List of NBA 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 2024 NBA playoffs.
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^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
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.[4]
- Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.[5]
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
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 |
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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*000PHW | 74 | Joe Fulks*000PHW | 74 | Joe Fulks*000PHW | 74 | Joe Fulks*000PHW | 74 | 1946–47 |
1947–48 | 98 | 172 | 172 | 98 | 1947–48 | ||||
1948–49 | George Mikan*000MNL | 97 | 1948–49 | ||||||
1949–50 | 134 | George Mikan*000MNL | 231 | George Mikan*000MNL | 231 | George Mikan*000MNL | 134 | 1949–50 | |
1950–51 | Arnie Risen*000ROC | 87 | 275 | 275 | 1950–51 | ||||
1951–52 | George Mikan*000MNL | 109 | 384 | 384 | 1951–52 | ||||
1952–53 | 82 | 466 | 466 | 1952–53 | |||||
1953–54 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 80 | 544 | 544 | 1953–54 | ||||
1954–55 | 89 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 362 | 1954–55 | |||||
1955–56 | Paul Arizin*000PHW | 83 | George Mikan*000MNL | 554 | 554 | 1955–56 | |||
1956–57 | Bob Pettit*000STL | 102 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 484 | 1956–57 | ||||
1957–58 | 86 | 514 | 1957–58 | ||||||
1958–59 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 98 | 612 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 612 | 1958–59 | |||
1959–60 | Bob Pettit*000STL | 107 | 640 | 640 | 1959–60 | ||||
1960–61 | Elgin Baylor*000LAL | 117 | 703 | 703 | 1960–61 | ||||
1961–62 | 130 | 712 | 712 | 1961–62 | |||||
1962–63 | Oscar Robertson*000CIN | 133 | 723 | 723 | 1962–63 | ||||
1963–64 | 109 | 1963–64 | |||||||
1964–65 | Jerry West*000LAL | 137 | Bob Pettit*000STL | 708 | Jerry West*000LAL | 137 | 1964–65 | ||
1965–66 | Sam Jones*000BOS | 114 | Elgin Baylor*000LAL | 633 | 1965–66 | ||||
1966–67 | Rick Barry*000SFW | 127 | 648 | 1966–67 | |||||
1967–68 | Jerry West*000LAL | 132 | 724 | Elgin Baylor*000LAL | 724 | 1967–68 | |||
1968–69 | 164 | Jerry West*000LAL | 856 | Jerry West*000LAL | 856 | 164 | 1968–69 | ||
1969–70 | 170 | 1,026 | 1,026 | 170 | 1969–70 | ||||
1970–71 | Earl Monroe*000BAL | 107 | 1970–71 | ||||||
1971–72 | Gail Goodrich*000LAL | 97 | 1,114 | 1,114 | 1971–72 | ||||
1972–73 | Jerry West*000LAL | 99 | 1,213 | 1,213 | 1972–73 | ||||
1973–74 | John Havlicek*000BOS | 89 | 1973–74 | ||||||
1974–75 | Phil Chenier*000WSB | 102 | John Havlicek*000BOS | 795 | 1974–75 | ||||
1975–76 | Jo Jo White*000BOS | 78 | 833 | 1975–76 | |||||
1976–77 | Julius Erving*000PHI | 110 | 874 | 1976–77 | |||||
1977–78 | Dennis Johnson*000SEA | 112 | 1977–78 | ||||||
1978–79 | Bob Dandridge*000MIL | 91 | Elvin Hayes*000WSB | 412 | 1978–79 | ||||
1979–80 | Julius Erving*000PHI | 108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL | 493 | 1979–80 | ||||
1980–81 | Moses Malone*000HOU | 148 | 513 | 1980–81 | |||||
1981–82 | Julius Erving*000PHI | 124 | 568 | 1981–82 | |||||
1982–83 | Moses Malone*000PHI | 86 | 648 | 1982–83 | |||||
1983–84 | Larry Bird*000BOS | 167 | 738 | 1983–84 | |||||
1984–85 | Larry Bird*000BOS Kevin McHale*000BOS | 121 | 818 | 1984–85 | |||||
1985–86 | Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU | 127 | 866 | 1985–86 | |||||
1986–87 | Larry Bird*000BOS | 176 | 963 | Larry Bird*000BOS | 176 | 1986–87 | |||
1987–88 | Adrian Dantley*000DET | 140 | 1,019 | 1987–88 | |||||
1988–89 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 183 | 1,050 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 183 | 1988–89 | |||
1989–90 | Terry Porter000POR | 139 | Magic Johnson*000LAL | 883 | 1989–90 | ||||
1990–91 | Magic Johnson*000LAL | 157 | 1,040 | 1990–91 | |||||
1991–92 | Karl Malone*000UTA | 169 | Larry Bird*000BOS | 901 | 1991–92 | ||||
1992–93 | Charles Barkley*000PHO | 168 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 942 | 1992–93 | ||||
1993–94 | Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU | 128 | Moses Malone*000PHI | 576 | 1993–94 | ||||
1994–95 | Shaquille O'Neal*000ORL | 149 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 1,006 | 1994–95 | ||||
1995–96 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 153 | 1,159 | 1995–96 | |||||
1996–97 | Karl Malone*000UTA | 144 | 1,282 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 1,282 | 1996–97 | |||
1997–98 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 181 | 1,463 | 1,463 | 1997–98 | ||||
1998–99 | Latrell Sprewell000NYK | 113 | Karl Malone*000UTA | 1,070 | 1998–99 | ||||
1999–00 | Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL | 135 | 1,134 | 1999–00 | |||||
2000–01 | Allen Iverson*000PHI | 161 | 1,173 | 2000–01 | |||||
2001–02 | Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL | 135 | Michael Jordan*000WAS | 1,463 | 2001–02 | ||||
2002–03 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 157 | 2002–03 | ||||||
2003–04 | Kobe Bryant*000LAL | 135 | Karl Malone*000LAL | 1,269 | 2003–04 | ||||
2004–05 | 147 | Shaquille O'Neal* 000MIA 2004–07 000PHO 2007–09 000CLE 2009–10 | 1,028 | 2004–05 | |||||
2005–06 | Dirk Nowitzki*000DAL | 205 | 1,096 | Dirk Nowitzki*000DAL | 205 | 2005–06 | |||
2006–07 | LeBron James^000CLE | 148 | 1,105 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | Kobe Bryant*000LAL | 157 | 1,137 | 2007–08 | |||||
2008–09 | 174 | 2008–09 | |||||||
2009–10 | 154 | Kobe Bryant*000LAL | 1,191 | 2009–10 | |||||
2010–11 | Dirk Nowitzki*000DAL | 175 | 1,241 | 2010–11 | |||||
2011–12 | LeBron James^000MIA | 173 | 1,320 | 2011–12 | |||||
2012–13 | 136 | 2012–13 | |||||||
2013–14 | Russell Westbrook^0OKC | 145 | 2013–14 | ||||||
2014–15 | James Harden^000HOU | 163 | 2014–15 | ||||||
2015–16 | Kevin Durant^000OKC | 130 | LeBron James^000 00CLE 2015–18 000LAL 2018–24 | 1,355 | 2015–16 | ||||
2016–17 | LeBron James^000CLE | 113 | 1,468 | LeBron James^000 00CLE 2016–18 000LAL 2018–24 | 1,468 | 2016–17 | |||
2017–18 | 159 | 1,627 | 1,627 | 2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | Kawhi Leonard^000TOR | 191 | 2018–19 | ||||||
2019–20 | Jimmy Butler^000MIA | 164 | 1,735 | 1,735 | 2019–20 | ||||
2020–21 | Devin Booker^000PHO | 133 | 1,749 | 1,749 | 2020–21 | ||||
2021–22 | Jayson Tatum^000BOS | 136 | 2021–22 | ||||||
2022–23 | Jimmy Butler^000MIA | 150 | 1,819 | 1,819 | 2022–23 | ||||
2023–24 | Jayson Tatum^000BOS | 118 | 1,836 | 1,836 | 2023–24 | ||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | FT | Active player leader | FT | Career record | FT | Single-season record | FT | Season |
See also
References
- ^ "NBA & ABA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Free Throws". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024 NBA Playoffs Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
External links
- Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career playoff leaders in free throws made