List of National Basketball Association career playoff free throw scoring leaders
This article provides two lists:
- A list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff free throws made.
- A progressive list of playoffs free throws made leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[1]
Free throw scoring leaders[]
This article provides a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff free throws made.
- Statistics accurate as of the 2021 NBA playoffs.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[2] |
§ | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2022[3] |
Rank | Player | Position(s) | Playoff team(s) played for (years)[4] | Total free throws made |
Total free throws attempted |
Free throw percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LeBron James^ | SF | Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021) |
1,749 | 2,364 | .740 |
2 | Michael Jordan* | SG | Chicago Bulls (1984–1993, 1995–1998) | 1,463 | 1,766 | .828 |
3 | Kobe Bryant* | SG | Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2006–2012) | 1,320 | 1,617 | .816 |
4 | Karl Malone* | PF | Utah Jazz (1986–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2004) |
1,269 | 1,725 | .736 |
5 | Tim Duncan* | PF/C | San Antonio Spurs (1998–1999, 2001–2016) | 1,217 | 1,766 | .689 |
6 | Jerry West* | PG/SG | Los Angeles Lakers (1961–1970, 1972–1974) | 1,213 | 1,506 | .805 |
7 | Shaquille O'Neal* | C | Orlando Magic (1994–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004) Miami Heat (2005–2007) Phoenix Suns (2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2010) Boston Celtics (2011) |
1,168 | 2,317 | .504 |
8 | Kevin Durant^ | SF | Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016) Golden State Warriors (2017–2019) Brooklyn Nets (2021) |
1,101 | 1,273 | .865 |
9 | Dirk Nowitzki† | PF | Dallas Mavericks (2001–2012, 2014–2016) | 1,074 | 1,204 | .892 |
10 | Magic Johnson* | PG | Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996) | 1,068 | 1,274 | .838 |
11 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*[5] | C | Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974) Los Angeles Lakers (1977–1989) |
1,050 | 1,419 | .740 |
12 | Dwyane Wade† | SG | Miami Heat (2004–2007, 2009–2014, 2016, 2018) Chicago Bulls (2017) |
951 | 1,220 | .780 |
13 | James Harden^ | PG/SG | Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2013–2020) Brooklyn Nets (2021) |
944 | 1,088 | .868 |
14 | Larry Bird* | SF/PF | Boston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992) | 901 | 1,012 | .890 |
15 | John Havlicek* | SF | Boston Celtics (1963–1969, 1972–1977) | 874 | 1,046 | .836 |
16 | Paul Pierce* | SF | Boston Celtics (2002–2005, 2008–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2014) Washington Wizards (2015) Los Angeles Clippers (2016–2017) |
860 | 1,036 | .830 |
17 | Elgin Baylor* | SF | Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1959–1970) | 847 | 1,101 | .769 |
18 | Manu Ginóbili§ | SG | San Antonio Spurs (2003–2008, 2010–2018) | 818 | 1,001 | .817 |
19 | Chauncey Billups | PG | Minnesota Timberwolves (2001–2002) Detroit Pistons (2003–2008) Denver Nuggets (2009–2010) New York Knicks (2011) Los Angeles Clippers (2013) |
785 | 892 | .880 |
20 | Scottie Pippen* | SF | Chicago Bulls (1988–1998) Houston Rockets (1999) Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003) |
772 | 1,067 | .724 |
21 | Reggie Miller* | SG | Indiana Pacers (1990–1996, 1998–2005) | 770 | 862 | .893 |
22 | Kevin McHale* | PF | Boston Celtics (1981–1993) | 766 | 972 | .788 |
23 | Wilt Chamberlain* | C | Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1960–1962, 1964) Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968) Los Angeles Lakers (1969–1973) |
757 | 1,627 | .465 |
24 | Dennis Johnson* | PG | Seattle SuperSonics (1978–1980) Phoenix Suns (1981–1983) Boston Celtics (1984–1990) |
756 | 943 | .802 |
25 | Charles Barkley* | PF | Philadelphia 76ers (1985–1987, 1989–1991) Phoenix Suns (1993–1996) Houston Rockets (1997–1999) |
751 | 1,048 | .717 |
Rank | Player | Position(s) | Playoff team(s) played for (years)[4] | Total free throws made |
Total free throws attempted |
Free throw percentage |
Progressive list of playoff free throw scoring leaders[]
This is a progressive list of free throw scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[6]
- Statistics accurate as of the 2021 NBA playoffs.[7]
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[2] |
§ | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2022[8] |
BAL | Baltimore Bullets | DET | Detroit Pistons | NYK | New York Knicks | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | SYR | Syracuse Nationals |
BOS | Boston Celtics | HOU | Houston Rockets | OKC | Oklahoma City Thunder | ROC | Rochester Royals | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | ORL | Orlando Magic | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | UTA | Utah Jazz |
CIN | Cincinnati Royals | MIA | Miami Heat | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | SEA | Seattle SuperSonics | WAS | Washington Wizards |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | MIL | Milwaukee Bucks | PHO | Phoenix Suns | SFW | San Francisco Warriors | WSB | Washington Bullets |
DAL | Dallas Mavericks | MNL | Minneapolis Lakers | PHW | Philadelphia Warriors | STL | St. Louis Hawks |
Season | Year-by-year leader | FT | Active player leader | FT | Career record | FT | Single-season record | FT | Season |
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1946–47 | Joe Fulks*PHW | 74 | Joe Fulks*PHW | 74 | Joe Fulks*PHW | 74 | Joe Fulks*PHW | 74 | 1946–47 |
1947–48 | 98 | 172 | 172 | 98 | 1947–48 | ||||
1948–49 | George Mikan*MNL | 97 | 1948–49 | ||||||
1949–50 | 134 | George Mikan*MNL | 231 | George Mikan*MNL | 231 | George Mikan*MNL | 134 | 1949–50 | |
1950–51 | Arnie Risen*ROC | 87 | 275 | 275 | 1950–51 | ||||
1951–52 | George Mikan*MNL | 109 | 384 | 384 | 1951–52 | ||||
1952–53 | 82 | 466 | 466 | 1952–53 | |||||
1953–54 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 80 | 544 | 544 | 1953–54 | ||||
1954–55 | 89 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 362 | 1954–55 | |||||
1955–56 | Paul Arizin*PHW | 83 | George Mikan*MNL | 554 | 554 | 1955–56 | |||
1956–57 | Bob Pettit*STL | 102 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 484 | 1956–57 | ||||
1957–58 | 86 | 514 | 1957–58 | ||||||
1958–59 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 98 | 612 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 612 | 1958–59 | |||
1959–60 | Bob Pettit*STL | 107 | 640 | 640 | 1959–60 | ||||
1960–61 | Elgin Baylor*LAL | 117 | 703 | 703 | 1960–61 | ||||
1961–62 | 130 | 712 | 712 | 1961–62 | |||||
1962–63 | Oscar Robertson*CIN | 133 | 723 | 723 | 1962–63 | ||||
1963–64 | 109 | 1963–64 | |||||||
1964–65 | Jerry West*LAL | 137 | Bob Pettit*STL | 708 | Jerry West*LAL | 137 | 1964–65 | ||
1965–66 | Sam Jones*BOS | 114 | Elgin Baylor*LAL | 633 | 1965–66 | ||||
1966–67 | Rick Barry*SFW | 127 | 648 | 1966–67 | |||||
1967–68 | Jerry West*LAL | 132 | 724 | Elgin Baylor*LAL | 724 | 1967–68 | |||
1968–69 | 164 | Jerry West*LAL | 856 | Jerry West*LAL | 856 | 164 | 1968–69 | ||
1969–70 | 170 | 1,026 | 1,026 | 170 | 1969–70 | ||||
1970–71 | Earl Monroe*BAL | 107 | 1970–71 | ||||||
1971–72 | Gail Goodrich*LAL | 97 | 1,114 | 1,114 | 1971–72 | ||||
1972–73 | Jerry West*LAL | 99 | 1,213 | 1,213 | 1972–73 | ||||
1973–74 | John Havlicek*BOS | 89 | 1973–74 | ||||||
1974–75 | Phil Chenier*WSB | 102 | John Havlicek*BOS | 795 | 1974–75 | ||||
1975–76 | Jo Jo White*BOS | 78 | 833 | 1975–76 | |||||
1976–77 | Julius Erving*PHI | 110 | 874 | 1976–77 | |||||
1977–78 | Dennis Johnson*SEA | 112 | 1977–78 | ||||||
1978–79 | Bob DandridgeMIL | 91 | Elvin Hayes*WSB | 412 | 1978–79 | ||||
1979–80 | Julius Erving*PHI | 108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL | 493 | 1979–80 | ||||
1980–81 | Moses Malone*HOU | 148 | 513 | 1980–81 | |||||
1981–82 | Julius Erving*PHI | 124 | 568 | 1981–82 | |||||
1982–83 | Moses Malone*PHI | 86 | 648 | 1982–83 | |||||
1983–84 | Larry Bird*BOS | 167 | 738 | 1983–84 | |||||
1984–85 | Larry Bird*BOS Kevin McHale*BOS |
121 | 818 | 1984–85 | |||||
1985–86 | Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU | 127 | 866 | 1985–86 | |||||
1986–87 | Larry Bird*BOS | 176 | 963 | Larry Bird*BOS | 176 | 1986–87 | |||
1987–88 | Adrian Dantley*DET | 140 | 1,019 | 1987–88 | |||||
1988–89 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 183 | 1,050 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 183 | 1988–89 | |||
1989–90 | Terry PorterPOR | 139 | Magic Johnson*LAL | 883 | 1989–90 | ||||
1990–91 | Magic Johnson*LAL | 157 | 1,040 | 1990–91 | |||||
1991–92 | Karl Malone*UTA | 169 | Larry Bird*BOS | 901 | 1991–92 | ||||
1992–93 | Charles Barkley*PHO | 168 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 942 | 1992–93 | ||||
1993–94 | Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU | 128 | Moses Malone*PHI | 576 | 1993–94 | ||||
1994–95 | Shaquille O'Neal*ORL | 149 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 1,006 | 1994–95 | ||||
1995–96 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 153 | 1,159 | 1995–96 | |||||
1996–97 | Karl Malone*UTA | 144 | 1,282 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 1,282 | 1996–97 | |||
1997–98 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 181 | 1,463 | 1,463 | 1997–98 | ||||
1998–99 | Latrell SprewellNYK | 113 | Karl Malone*UTA | 1,070 | 1998–99 | ||||
1999–00 | Shaquille O'Neal*LAL | 135 | 1,134 | 1999–00 | |||||
2000–01 | Allen Iverson*PHI | 161 | 1,173 | 2000–01 | |||||
2001–02 | Shaquille O'Neal*LAL | 135 | Michael Jordan*WAS | 1,463 | 2001–02 | ||||
2002–03 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 157 | 2002–03 | ||||||
2003–04 | Kobe Bryant*LAL | 135 | Karl Malone*LAL | 1,269 | 2003–04 | ||||
2004–05 | Tim Duncan*SAS |
147 | Shaquille O'Neal* MIA 2004–07 PHO 2007–09 CLE 2009–10 |
1,028 | 2004–05 | ||||
2005–06 | Dirk Nowitzki†DAL | 205 | 1,096 | Dirk Nowitzki†DAL | 205 | 2005–06 | |||
2006–07 | LeBron James^CLE | 148 | 1,105 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | Kobe Bryant*LAL | 157 | 1,137 | 2007–08 | |||||
2008–09 | 174 | 2008–09 | |||||||
2009–10 | 154 | Kobe Bryant*LAL | 1,191 | 2009–10 | |||||
2010–11 | Dirk Nowitzki†DAL | 175 | 1,241 | 2010–11 | |||||
2011–12 | LeBron James^MIA | 173 | 1,320 | 2011–12 | |||||
2012–13 | 136 | 2012–13 | |||||||
2013–14 | Russell Westbrook^OKC | 145 | 2013–14 | ||||||
2014–15 | James Harden^HOU | 163 | 2014–15 | ||||||
2015–16 | Kevin Durant^OKC | 130 | LeBron James^ CLE 2015–18 LAL 2020–21 |
1,355 | 2015–16 | ||||
2016–17 | LeBron James^CLE | 113 | 1,468 | LeBron James^ CLE 2015–18 LAL 2020–21 |
1,468 | 2016–17 | |||
2017–18 | 159 | 1,627 | 1,627 | 2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | Kawhi Leonard^TOR | 191 | 2018–19 | ||||||
2019–20 | Jimmy Butler^MIA | 164 | 1,735 | 1,735 | 2019–20 | ||||
2020–21 | Devin Booker^PHO | 133 | 1,749 | 1,749 | 2020–21 | ||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | FT | Active player leader | FT | Career record | FT | Single-season record | FT | Season |
See also[]
- Basketball statistics
- NBA post-season records
References[]
- ^ "NBA & ABA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Free Throws". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ a b A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ "2022 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ a b American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.
- ^ Known as Lew Alcindor prior to May 1, 1971.
- ^ "NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Free Throws". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "2019 NBA Playoffs Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "2022 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
External links[]
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