This article contains a list of the top 50 players with the highest all-time free throw percentage in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The list only includes regular season games and only includes players with at least 1,200 free throws made.
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Free throw percentage leaders
- Statistics accurate as of March 4, 2024.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
โ | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a] |
ยง | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[2] |
Progressive list of free throw percentage leaders
This is a progressive list of free throw percentage leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[3]
- Statistics accurate as of March 4, 2024.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
โ | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a] |
ยง | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[4] |
ATL | Atlanta Hawks | DAL | Dallas Mavericks | NOH | New Orleans Hornets | ROC | Rochester Royals |
BLB | Baltimore Bullets (1944โ1954) | DEN | Denver Nuggets | NOP | New Orleans Pelicans | SAC | Sacramento Kings |
BAL | Baltimore Bullets (1963โ1973) | FTW | Fort Wayne Pistons | NYK | New York Knicks | SDR | San Diego Rockets |
BOS | Boston Celtics | GSW | Golden State Warriors | OKC | Oklahoma City Thunder | SFW | San Francisco Warriors |
BUF | Buffalo Braves | HOU | Houston Rockets | ORL | Orlando Magic | SYR | Syracuse Nationals |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | IND | Indiana Pacers | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
CHS | Chicago Stags | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | PHW | Philadelphia Warriors | UTA | Utah Jazz |
CIN | Cincinnati Royals | MIA | Miami Heat | PHX | Phoenix Suns | WSB | Washington Bullets |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | MIL | Milwaukee Bucks | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | WSC | Washington Capitols |
Season | Year-by-year leader[5] | FT% | Active player leader | FT% | Career record | FT% | Single-season record | FT% | Season |
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1946โ47 | Fred ScolariWSC | .8111 | N/A | N/A | Fred ScolariWSC | .8111 | 1946โ47 | ||
1947โ48 | Bob FeerickWSC | .7875 | 1947โ48 | ||||||
1948โ49 | .8591 | Joe Fulks*PHW | .7600 | Joe Fulks*PHW | .7600 | Bob FeerickWSC | .8591 | 1948โ49 | |
1949โ50 | Max ZaslofskyCHS | .8425 | .7468 | .7468 | 1949โ50 | ||||
1950โ51 | Joe Fulks*PHW | .8552 | Max ZaslofskyNYK | .8015 | Max ZaslofskyNYK | .8015 | 1950โ51 | ||
1951โ52 | Bobby Wanzer*ROC | .9041 | Fred ScolariBLB | .8155 | Fred ScolariBLB | .8155 | Bobby Wanzer*ROC | .9041 | 1951โ52 |
1952โ53 | Bill Sharman*BOS | .8504 | Bobby Wanzer*ROC | .8399 | Bobby Wanzer*ROC | .8399 | 1952โ53 | ||
1953โ54 | .8444 | Fred SchausFTW & NYK | .8229 | Fred SchausFTW & NYK | .8229 | 1953โ54 | |||
1954โ55 | .8966 | Bill Sharman*BOS | .8648 | Bill Sharman*BOS | .8648 | 1954โ55 | |||
1955โ56 | .8668 | .8652 | .8652 | 1955โ56 | |||||
1956โ57 | .9050 | .8724 | .8724 | Bill Sharman*BOS | .9050 | 1956โ57 | |||
1957โ58 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | .9037 | .8750 | .8750 | 1957โ58 | ||||
1958โ59 | Bill Sharman*BOS | .9319 | .8819 | .8819 | .9319 | 1958โ59 | |||
1959โ60 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | .8928 | .8805 | .8805 | 1959โ60 | ||||
1960โ61 | Bill Sharman*BOS | .9211 | .8831 | .8831 | 1960โ61 | ||||
1961โ62 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | .8965 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | .8487 | 1961โ62 | ||||
1962โ63 | Larry Costello*SYR | .8807 | .8495 | 1962โ63 | |||||
1963โ64 | Oscar Robertson*CIN | .8529 | .8492 | 1963โ64 | |||||
1964โ65 | Larry Costello*PHI | .8773 | Larry Costello*PHI | .8386 | 1964โ65 | ||||
1965โ66 | Larry SiegfriedBOS | .8810 | Oscar Robertson*CIN | .8288 | 1965โ66 | ||||
1966โ67 | Adrian SmithCIN | .9026 | Rick Barry*SFW | .8743 | 1966โ67 | ||||
1967โ68 | Oscar Robertson*CIN | .8727 | Larry Costello*PHI | .8412 | 1967โ68 | ||||
1968โ69 | Larry SiegfriedBOS | .8638 | Larry Siegfried BOS 1968โ70 SDR 1970โ71 HOU 1971 ATL 1971โ72 |
.8545 | 1968โ69 | ||||
1969โ70 | Flynn RobinsonMIL | .8978 | .8547 | 1969โ70 | |||||
1970โ71 | Chet Walker*CHI | .8587 | .8543 | 1970โ71 | |||||
1971โ72 | Jack MarinBAL | .8945 | .8545 | 1971โ72 | |||||
1972โ73 | Rick Barry*GSW | .9018 | Rick Barry* GSW 1972โ78 HOU 1978โ80 |
.8800 | 1972โ73 | ||||
1973โ74 | Ernie DiGregorioBUF | .9015 | .8837 | Rick Barry* GSW 1973โ78 HOU 1978โ80 |
.8837 | 1973โ74 | |||
1974โ75 | Rick Barry*GSW | .9037 | .8868 | .8868 | 1974โ75 | ||||
1975โ76 | .9228 | .8904 | .8904 | 1975โ76 | |||||
1976โ77 | Ernie DiGregorioBUF | .9452 | .8932 | .8932 | Ernie DiGregorioBUF | .9452 | 1976โ77 | ||
1977โ78 | Rick Barry* GSW 1977โ78 HOU 1978โ80 |
.9242 | .8964 | .8964 | 1977โ78 | ||||
1978โ79 | .9467 | .8985 | .8985 | Rick Barry*HOU | .9467 | 1978โ79 | |||
1979โ80 | .9346 | .8998 | .8998 | 1979โ80 | |||||
1980โ81 | Calvin Murphy*HOU | .9581 | Calvin Murphy*HOU | .8898 | Calvin Murphy*HOU | .9581 | 1980โ81 | ||
1981โ82 | Kyle MacyPHX | .8994 | .8904 | 1981โ82 | |||||
1982โ83 | Calvin Murphy*HOU | .9200 | .8916 | 1982โ83 | |||||
1983โ84 | Larry Bird*BOS | .8884 | Larry Bird*BOS | .8584 | 1983โ84 | ||||
1984โ85 | Kyle MacyPHX | .9071 | Kiki VanDeWeghePOR | .8648 | 1984โ85 | ||||
1985โ86 | Larry Bird*BOS | .8963 | Larry Bird*BOS | .8687 | 1985โ86 | ||||
1986โ87 | .9099 | .8744 | 1986โ87 | ||||||
1987โ88 | Jack Sikma*MIL | .9224 | .8794 | 1987โ88 | |||||
1988โ89 | Magic Johnson*LAL | .9112 | .8797 | 1988โ89 | |||||
1989โ90 | Larry Bird*BOS | .9300 | .8839 | 1989โ90 | |||||
1990โ91 | Reggie Miller*IND | .9183 | .8842 | 1990โ91 | |||||
1991โ92 | Mark PriceCLE | .9474 | Mark Price CLE 1991โ95 WSB 1995โ96 GSW 1996โ97 ORL 1997โ98 |
.8995 | 1991โ92 | ||||
1992โ93 | .9475 | .9084 | Mark Price CLE 1992โ95 WSB 1995โ96 GSW 1996โ97 ORL 1997โ98 |
.9084 | 1992โ93 | ||||
1993โ94 | Mahmoud Abdul-RaufDEN | .9563 | .9055 | .9055 | 1993โ94 | ||||
1994โ95 | Spud WebbSAC | .9339 | .9062 | .9062 | 1994โ95 | ||||
1995โ96 | Mahmoud Abdul-RaufDEN | .9299 | .9066 | .9066 | 1995โ96 | ||||
1996โ97 | Mark PriceGSW | .9064 | 1996โ97 | ||||||
1997โ98 | Chris Mullin*IND | .9390 | .9039 | .9039 | 1997โ98 | ||||
1998โ99 | Reggie Miller*IND | .9150 | Reggie Miller*IND | .8785 | 1998โ99 | ||||
1999โ00 | Jeff HornacekUTA | .9500 | .8814 | 1999โ00 | |||||
2000โ01 | Reggie Miller*IND | .9282 | .8841 | 2000โ01 | |||||
2001โ02 | .9108 | .8854 | 2001โ02 | ||||||
2002โ03 | Allan HoustonNYK | .9190 | .8859 | 2002โ03 | |||||
2003โ04 | Peja StojakoviฤSAC | .9271 | Steve Nash* DAL 2003โ04 PHX 2004โ12 LAL 2012โ14 |
.8928 | 2003โ04 | ||||
2004โ05 | Reggie Miller*IND | .9328 | .8919 | 2004โ05 | |||||
2005โ06 | Steve Nash*PHX | .9212 | .8962 | 2005โ06 | |||||
2006โ07 | Kyle KorverยงPHI | .9139 | .8965 | 2006โ07 | |||||
2007โ08 | Peja StojakoviฤNOH | .9286 | .8974 | 2007โ08 | |||||
2008โ09 | Josรฉ CalderรณnTOR | .9805 | .9003 | Josรฉ CalderรณnTOR | .9805 | 2008โ09 | |||
2009โ10 | Steve Nash*PHX | .9378 | .9033 | 2009โ10 | |||||
2010โ11 | Stephen Curry^GSW | .9339 | .9039 | Steve Nash*PHX | .9039 | 2010โ11 | |||
2011โ12 | Jamal CrawfordยงPOR | .9272 | .9035 | Mark Price CLE 1992โ95 WSB 1995โ96 GSW 1996โ97 ORL 1997โ98 |
.9039 | 2011โ12 | |||
2012โ13 | Kevin Durant^OKC | .9053 | .9042 | Steve Nash*LAL | .9042 | 2012โ13 | |||
2013โ14 | Brian RobertsNOP | .9398 | .9043 | .9043 | 2013โ14 | ||||
2014โ15 | Stephen Curry^GSW | .9140 | Stephen Curry^GSW | .9000 | 2014โ15 | ||||
2015โ16 | .9075 | .9016 | 2015โ16 | ||||||
2016โ17 | CJ McCollum^POR | .9116 | .9010 | 2016โ17 | |||||
2017โ18 | Stephen Curry^GSW | .9205 | .9033 | 2017โ18 | |||||
2018โ19 | Malcolm Brogdon^MIL | .9276 | .9047 | Stephen Curry^GSW | .9047 | 2018โ19 | |||
2019โ20 | Brad WanamakerBOS | .9265 | .9055 | .9055 | 2019โ20 | ||||
2020โ21 | Chris Paul^PHX | .9337 | .9069 | .9069 | 2020โ21 | ||||
2021โ22 | Jordan Poole^GSW | .9248 | .9082 | .9082 | 2021โ22 | ||||
2022โ23 | Tyler Herro^MIA | .9341 | .9087 | .9087 | 2022โ23 | ||||
2023โ24 | Damian Lillard^MIL | .9264 | .9096 | .9096 | 2023โ24 | ||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | FT% | Active player leader | FT% | Career record | FT% | Single-season record | FT% | Season |
See also
- NBA records
- List of National Basketball Association annual free throw percentage leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career 3-point field goal percentage leaders
- List of Women's National Basketball Association career free throw percentage leaders
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- ย Sports portal
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw Pct". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Free Throw Pct". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "NBA Regular Season FT% - Season Leaders". NBA.com. NBA. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
External links
- Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career leaders in free throw percentage
- National Basketball Association official website enumeration of NBA career leaders in free throw percentage