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List of NBA career free throw scoring leaders

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This article provides two lists: :A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season free throws made. :A progressive list of free throws made leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.

Free throws made leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season free throws made. :Statistics accurate as of January 22, 2026.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026--
RankPlayerPosition(s)Team(s) played for (years)Total free throws
madeTotal free throws
attemptedFree throw
percentageFree throws
made per game
1*PFUtah Jazz (–)
Los Angeles Lakers ()9,78713,188.7426.63
2^SFCleveland Cavaliers (–, –)
Miami Heat (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–present)8,76111,886.737
3*CBuffalo Braves ()
Houston Rockets (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–, )
Washington Bullets (–)
Atlanta Hawks (–)
Milwaukee Bucks (–)
San Antonio Spurs ()8,53111,090.7696.42
4^SG/PGOklahoma City Thunder (–)
Houston Rockets (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–present)8,4839,833.863
5*SGLos Angeles Lakers (–)8,37810,011.8376.22
6*PGCincinnati Royals (–)
Milwaukee Bucks (–)7,6949,185.8387.40
7^SF/PFSeattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (–)
Golden State Warriors (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Houston Rockets (–present)7,5158,518.882
8*SGChicago Bulls (–, –)
Washington Wizards (–)7,3278,772.8356.83
9*PFDallas Mavericks (–)7,2408,239.8794.76
10*PG/SGLos Angeles Lakers (–)7,1608,801.8147.68
11*SFBoston Celtics (–)
Brooklyn Nets ()
Washington Wizards ()
Los Angeles Clippers (–)6,9188,578.8065.15
12*SFBuffalo Braves ()
Indiana Pacers ()
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Utah Jazz (–)
Detroit Pistons (–)
Dallas Mavericks (–)
Milwaukee Bucks ()6,8328,351.8187.15
13^SG/SFToronto Raptors (–)
San Antonio Spurs (–)
Chicago Bulls (–)
Sacramento Kings (–present)6,7578,016.843
14*CMilwaukee Bucks (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)6,7129,304.7214.30
*PFSyracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (–)7,904.8496.74
16*SG/PGPhiladelphia 76ers (–, )
Denver Nuggets (–)
Detroit Pistons ()
Memphis Grizzlies ()6,3758,168.7806.97
17*PFPhiladelphia 76ers (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Houston Rockets (–)6,3498,643.7355.92
18*SFDenver Nuggets (–)
New York Knicks (–)
Oklahoma City Thunder ()
Houston Rockets ()
Portland Trail Blazers (–)
Los Angeles Lakers ()6,3207,764.8145.02
19*SGIndiana Pacers (–)6,2377,026.8884.49
20*PFMilwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (–)6,1828,119.7617.81
21^PGOklahoma City Thunder (–)
Houston Rockets ()
Washington Wizards ()
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–)
Denver Nuggets ()
Sacramento Kings (–present)6,0747,878.771
22*CPhiladelphia/San Francisco Warriors (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)6,05711,862.5115.80
23*CSan Antonio Spurs (–)6,0358,201.7366.11
24*SFAtlanta Hawks (–)
Los Angeles Clippers ()
Boston Celtics ()
San Antonio Spurs ()
Orlando Magic ()6,0317,438.8115.62
25*COrlando Magic (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Miami Heat (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Cleveland Cavaliers ()
Boston Celtics ()5,93511,252.527
26*PF/CSan Antonio Spurs (–)5,8968,468.6964.24
27*SFMinneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (–)5,7637,391.7806.81
28*SGMiami Heat (–, –)
Chicago Bulls ()
Cleveland Cavaliers ()5,7087,463.7655.42
29*CHouston Rockets (–)
Toronto Raptors ()5,4237,621.7124.38
30*PGSt. Louis Hawks (–)
Seattle SuperSonics (–)
Cleveland Cavaliers (–)
Portland Trail Blazers ()5,3946,973.7745.01
31*CNew York Knicks (–)
Seattle SuperSonics ()
Orlando Magic ()5,3927,289.7404.56
32*SFBoston Celtics (–)5,3696,589.8154.23
33*COrlando Magic (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (, , )
Houston Rockets (–)
Atlanta Hawks ()
Charlotte Hornets ()
Washington Wizards ()
Philadelphia 76ers ()5,3619,455.5674.32
34*PFSan Diego/Houston Rockets (–)
Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (–)
Houston Rockets (–)5,3567,999.6704.11
35^PGPortland Trail Blazers (–)
Milwaukee Bucks (–)5,2625,853.899
36^SF/SGChicago Bulls (–)
Minnesota Timberwolves (–)
Philadelphia 76ers ()
Miami Heat (–)
Golden State Warriors (–present)5,1686,120.8440
37^PFMilwaukee Bucks (–present)5,1287,416.691
38*CChicago Packers/Zephyrs//Baltimore Bullets (–)
New York Knicks (–)
Detroit Pistons (–)
Atlanta Hawks (–)
New Orleans Jazz ()5,1138,088.6324.90
39*SFSyracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (–)
Chicago Bulls (–)5,0796,384.796
40PFSan Diego Clippers (–)
Seattle SuperSonics (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Utah Jazz (–)
Charlotte Hornets ()
Philadelphia 76ers ()5,0666,274.8074.58
41*SFPhiladelphia Warriors (–)5,0106,189.8107.03
42*PGLos Angeles Lakers (–, )4,9605,850.8485.47
43*PFMinnesota Timberwolves (–, –)
Boston Celtics (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)4,8876,190.7893.34
44^PGNew Orleans Hornets (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–, –present)
Houston Rockets (–)
Oklahoma City Thunder ()
Phoenix Suns (–)
Golden State Warriors ()
San Antonio Spurs ()4,8585,581.870
45*SG/SFToronto Raptors (–)
New Jersey Nets (–)
Orlando Magic (–)
Phoenix Suns ()
Dallas Mavericks (–)
Memphis Grizzlies (–)
Sacramento Kings ()
Atlanta Hawks (–)4,8526,082.7983.15
46*PGUtah Jazz (–)4,7885,796.8263.18
47*PF/CMemphis Grizzlies (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Chicago Bulls (–)
San Antonio Spurs (–)
Milwaukee Bucks ()4,7556,311.7533.88
48*SFDetroit Pistons (–)
Baltimore Bullets (–)
Boston Celtics (–)
Philadelphia 76ers ()4,7406,224.7624.99
49PGPhiladelphia 76ers (–, )
San Diego Clippers (–)
Golden State Warriors (–)
Cleveland Cavaliers (–)
Houston Rockets ()4,7186,264.7535.33
50*SGPortland Trail Blazers (–)
Houston Rockets (–)4,6985,962.7884.33

Progressive list of free throw scoring leaders

This is a progressive list of free throw scoring leaders showing how the record has increased through the years. :Statistics accurate as of January 22, 2026.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025--
DETDetroit PistonsMNLMinneapolis LakersSASSan Antonio SpursWSBWashington Bullets
SeasonYear-by-YearFTActive PlayerFTCareer RecordFTSingle Season RecordFTSeasonSeasonYear-by-YearFTActive PlayerFTCareer RecordFTSingle Season RecordFTSeason
1946–47Joe Fulks*PHW439Joe Fulks*PHW439Joe Fulks*PHW439Joe Fulks*PHW4391946–47
1947–482977367361947–48
1948–49George Mikan*MNL5321,2381,238George Mikan*MNL5321948–49
1949–505671,5311,5315671949–50
1950–515761,9091,9095761950–51
1951–52Paul Arizin*PHW5782,1592,159Paul Arizin*PHW5781951–52
1952–53Neil Johnston*PHW556George Mikan*MNL2,550George Mikan*MNL2,5501952–53
1953–545772,9742,9741953–54
1954–55589Ed Macauley*BOS2,703Neil Johnston*PHW5891954–55
1955–56Bob Pettit*STL557Dolph Schayes*SYR3,206Dolph Schayes*SYR3,2061955–56
1956–57Dolph Schayes*SYR6253,8313,831Dolph Schayes*SYR6251956–57
1957–58George Yardley*DET6554,4604,460George Yardley*DET6551957–58
1958–59Bob Pettit*STL6674,9864,986Bob Pettit*STL6671958–59
1959–60Jack Twyman*CIN5985,5195,5191959–60
1960–61Dolph Schayes*SYR6806,1996,199Dolph Schayes*SYR6801960–61
1961–62Wilt Chamberlain*PHW8356,4856,485Wilt Chamberlain*PHW8351961–62
1962–63Bob Pettit*STL6856,6666,6661962–63
1963–64Oscar Robertson*CIN8006,7126,7121963–64
1964–65665Bob Pettit*STL6,1821964–65
1965–66Jerry West*LAL840Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1965–70
MIL 1970–744,174Jerry West*LAL8401965–66
1966–67Rick Barry*SFW7534,9101966–67
1967–68Oscar Robertson*CIN5765,4861967–68
1968–696436,1291968–69
1969–70Jerry West*LAL6476,5831969–70
1970–71Dave Bing*DET6156,968Oscar Robertson*MIL6,9681970–71
1971–72Nate Archibald*CIN
KCO 1972–736777,2447,2441971–72
1972–736637,4827,4821972–73
1973–74Gail Goodrich*LAL5087,6947,6941973–74
1974–75Nate Archibald*KCO652Lenny Wilkens*POR5,3941974–75
1975–76Bob McAdoo*BUF559John Havlicek*BOS4,9041975–76
1976–77Pete Maravich*NOJ5015,1391976–77
1977–78Adrian Dantley*LAL5415,3691977–78
1978–79World B. FreeSDC654Gail Goodrich*NOJ4,3191978–79
1979–80572Elvin Hayes*
WSB 1979–81
HOU 1981–834,5231979–80
1980–81Adrian Dantley*UTA6324,7941980–81
1981–826485,0741981–82
1982–83Moses Malone*PHI6005,2701982–83
1983–84Adrian Dantley*UTA813Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL5,5151983–84
1984–85Moses Malone*PHI7375,8041984–85
1985–86Adrian Dantley*UTA6306,1401985–86
1986–87Michael Jordan*CHI8336,3851986–87
1987–88723Moses Malone*
WSB 1987–88
ATL 1988–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–956,6361987–88
1988–89Karl Malone*UTA7037,1971988–89
1989–906967,6901989–90
1990–916847,999Moses Malone*
ATL 1990–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–957,9991990–91
1991–926738,3958,3951991–92
1992–936198,4198,4191992–93
1993–94David Robinson*SAS6938,5098,5091993–94
1994–956568,5318,5311994–95
1995–96626Karl Malone*
UTA 1995–2003
LAL 2003–045,9841995–96
1996–97Karl Malone*UTA5216,5051996–97
1997–986287,1331997–98
1998–993787,5111998–99
1999–00Jerry StackhouseDET6188,1001999–00
2000–016668,636Karl Malone*
UTA 2000–03
LAL 2003–048,6362000–01
2001–02Tim Duncan*SAS5609,1459,1452001–02
2002–03Paul Pierce*BOS6049,6199,6192002–03
2003–04Corey MaggetteLAC5269,7879,7872003–04
2004–05Allen Iverson*PHI656Reggie Miller*IND6,2372004–05
2005–06Kobe Bryant*LAL696Shaquille O'Neal*MIA5,1472005–06
2006–07667Allen Iverson*
PHI 2006
DEN 2006–08
DET 2008–095,3552006–07
2007–08Allen Iverson*DEN6456,0002007–08
2008–09LeBron James^CLE5946,2712008–09
2009–10Kevin Durant^OKC756Kobe Bryant*LAL6,5432009–10
2010–11OKC}}Kevin MartinHOU5947,0262010–11
2011–12Kevin Durant^OKC4317,4072011–12
2012–136797,9322012–13
2013–147037,9502013–14
2014–15James Harden^HOU7158,1462014–15
2015–167208,3782015–16
2016–17746Dirk Nowitzki*DAL7,1042016–17
2017–186247,2012017–18
2018–197547,2402018–19
2019–20692LeBron JamesLAL7,4042019–20
2020–21Trae Young^ATL4847,5822020–21
2021–22Joel Embiid^PHI6547,8362021–22
2022–23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^OKC6698,0872022–23
2023–245678,3902023–24
2024–256018,6492024–25
2025–263518,7612025–26

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Notes

References

References

  1. "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Free Throws". Sports-Reference.
  2. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
  3. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
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