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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. [1]

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 the 2023–24 NBA season.
Karl Malone has made the most free throws in NBA history.
^ Active NBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
† Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [a]
Rank Player Position(s) Team(s) played for (years) [b] Total free throws
made 		Total free throws
attempted 		Free throw
percentage 		Free throws
made per game
1 Karl Malone* PF Utah Jazz ( 1985– 2003)
Los Angeles Lakers ( 2003–2004) 		9,787 13,188 .742 6.63
2 Moses Malone* C Buffalo Braves ( 1976)
Houston Rockets ( 1976– 1982)
Philadelphia 76ers ( 1982– 1986, 1993–1994)
Washington Bullets ( 1986– 1988)
Atlanta Hawks ( 1988– 1991)
Milwaukee Bucks ( 1991– 1993)
San Antonio Spurs ( 1994–1995) 		8,531 11,090 .769 6.42
3 LeBron James^ SF Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2003– 2010, 2014– 2018)
Miami Heat ( 2010– 2014)
Los Angeles Lakers ( 2018–present) 		8,390 11,404 .736 5.62
4 Kobe Bryant* SG Los Angeles Lakers ( 1996– 2016) 8,378 10,011 .837 6.22
5 Oscar Robertson* PG Cincinnati Royals ( 1960– 1970)
Milwaukee Bucks ( 1970– 1974) 		7,694 9,185 .838 7.40
6 James Harden^ SG/PG Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2009– 2012)
Houston Rockets ( 2012– 2021)
Brooklyn Nets ( 2021– 2022)
Philadelphia 76ers ( 2022– 2023)
Los Angeles Clippers ( 2023–present) 		7,659 8,900 .861 7.14
7 Michael Jordan* SG Chicago Bulls ( 1984– 1993, 1995– 1998)
Washington Wizards ( 2001– 2003) 		7,327 8,772 .835 6.83
8 Dirk Nowitzki* PF Dallas Mavericks ( 1998– 2019) 7,240 8,239 .879 4.76
9 Jerry West* PG/SG Los Angeles Lakers ( 1960– 1974) 7,160 8,801 .814 7.68
10 Kevin Durant^ SF/PF Seattle SuperSonics/ Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2007– 2016)
Golden State Warriors ( 2016– 2019)
Brooklyn Nets ( 2019– 2023)
Phoenix Suns ( 2023–present) 		6,993 7,910 .884 6.59
11 Paul Pierce* SF Boston Celtics ( 1998– 2013)
Brooklyn Nets ( 2013–2014)
Washington Wizards ( 2014–2015)
Los Angeles Clippers ( 2015– 2017) 		6,918 8,578 .806 5.15
12 Adrian Dantley* SF Buffalo Braves ( 1976–1977)
Indiana Pacers ( 1977)
Los Angeles Lakers ( 1977– 1979)
Utah Jazz ( 1979– 1986)
Detroit Pistons ( 1986– 1989)
Dallas Mavericks ( 1989– 1990)
Milwaukee Bucks ( 1991) 		6,832 8,351 .818 7.15
13 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* C Milwaukee Bucks ( 1969– 1975)
Los Angeles Lakers ( 1975– 1989) 		6,712 9,304 .721 4.30
Dolph Schayes* PF Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers ( 1949– 1964) 7,904 .849 6.74
15 Allen Iverson* SG/PG Philadelphia 76ers ( 1996– 2006, 2009–2010)
Denver Nuggets ( 2006– 2008)
Detroit Pistons ( 2008–2009)
Memphis Grizzlies ( 2009) 		6,375 8,168 .780 6.97
16 Charles Barkley* PF Philadelphia 76ers ( 1984– 1992)
Phoenix Suns ( 1992– 1996)
Houston Rockets ( 1996– 2000) 		6,349 8,643 .735 5.92
17 Carmelo Anthony† SF Denver Nuggets ( 2003– 2011)
New York Knicks ( 2011– 2017)
Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2017–2018)
Houston Rockets ( 2018–2019)
Portland Trail Blazers ( 2019– 2021)
Los Angeles Lakers ( 2021–2022) 		6,320 7,764 .814 5.02
18 Reggie Miller* SG Indiana Pacers ( 1987– 2005) 6,237 7,026 .888 4.49
19 Bob Pettit* PF Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks ( 1954– 1965) 6,182 8,119 .761 7.81
20 DeMar DeRozan^ SG/SF Toronto Raptors ( 2009– 2018)
San Antonio Spurs ( 2018– 2021)
Chicago Bulls ( 2021–present) 		6,171 7,337 .841 5.56
21 Wilt Chamberlain* C Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors ( 1959– 1965)
Philadelphia 76ers ( 1965– 1968)
Los Angeles Lakers ( 1968– 1973) 		6,057 11,862 .511 5.80
22 David Robinson* C San Antonio Spurs ( 1989– 2003) 6,035 8,201 .736 6.11
23 Dominique Wilkins* SF Atlanta Hawks ( 1982– 1994)
Los Angeles Clippers ( 1994)
Boston Celtics ( 1994–1995)
San Antonio Spurs ( 1996–1997)
Orlando Magic ( 1999) 		6,031 7,438 .811 5.62
24 Shaquille O'Neal* C Orlando Magic ( 1992– 1996)
Los Angeles Lakers ( 1996– 2004)
Miami Heat ( 2004– 2008)
Phoenix Suns ( 2008– 2009)
Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2009–2010)
Boston Celtics ( 2010–2011) 		5,935 11,252 .527 4.92
25 Tim Duncan* PF/C San Antonio Spurs ( 1997– 2016) 5,896 8,468 .696 4.24
26 Russell Westbrook^ PG Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2008– 2019)
Houston Rockets ( 2019–2020)
Washington Wizards ( 2020–2021)
Los Angeles Lakers ( 2021– 2023)
Los Angeles Clippers ( 2023–present) 		5,828 7,512 .776 5.02
27 Elgin Baylor* SF Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers ( 1958– 1971) 5,763 7,391 .780 6.81
28 Dwyane Wade* SG Miami Heat ( 2003– 2016, 2018– 2019)
Chicago Bulls ( 2016–2017)
Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2017–2018) 		5,708 7,463 .765 5.42
29 Hakeem Olajuwon* C Houston Rockets ( 1984– 2001)
Toronto Raptors ( 2001–2002) 		5,423 7,621 .712 4.38
30 Lenny Wilkens* PG St. Louis Hawks ( 1960– 1968)
Seattle SuperSonics ( 1968– 1972)
Cleveland Cavaliers ( 1972– 1974)
Portland Trail Blazers ( 1974–1975) 		5,394 6,973 .774 5.01
31 Patrick Ewing* C New York Knicks ( 1985– 2000)
Seattle SuperSonics ( 2000–2001)
Orlando Magic ( 2001–2002) 		5,392 7,289 .740 4.56
32 John Havlicek* SF Boston Celtics ( 1962– 1978) 5,369 6,589 .815 4.23
33 Dwight Howard† C Orlando Magic ( 2004– 2012)
Los Angeles Lakers ( 2012–2013, 2019–2020, 2021–2022)
Houston Rockets ( 2013– 2016)
Atlanta Hawks ( 2016–2017)
Charlotte Hornets ( 2017–2018)
Washington Wizards ( 2018–2019)
Philadelphia 76ers ( 2020–2021) 		5,361 9,455 .567 4.32
34 Elvin Hayes* PF San Diego/Houston Rockets ( 1968– 1972)
Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets ( 1972– 1981)
Houston Rockets ( 1981– 1984) 		5,356 7,999 .670 4.11
35 Walt Bellamy* C Chicago Packers/Zephyrs//Baltimore Bullets ( 1961– 1965)
New York Knicks ( 1965– 1968)
Detroit Pistons ( 1968– 1970)
Atlanta Hawks ( 1970– 1974)
New Orleans Jazz ( 1974) 		5,113 8,088 .632 4.90
36 Chet Walker* SF Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers ( 1962– 1969)
Chicago Bulls ( 1969– 1975) 		5,079 6,384 .796 4.92
37 Tom Chambers PF San Diego Clippers ( 1981– 1983)
Seattle SuperSonics ( 1983– 1988)
Phoenix Suns ( 1988– 1993)
Utah Jazz ( 1993– 1995)
Charlotte Hornets ( 1997)
Philadelphia 76ers ( 1997) 		5,066 6,274 .807 4.58
38 Paul Arizin* SF Philadelphia Warriors ( 1950– 1962) 5,010 6,189 .810 7.03
39 Magic Johnson* PG Los Angeles Lakers ( 1979– 1991, 1996) 4,960 5,850 .848 5.47
40 Damian Lillard^ PG Portland Trail Blazers ( 2012– 2023)
Milwaukee Bucks ( 2023–present) 		4,900 5,460 .897 5.82
41 Kevin Garnett* PF Minnesota Timberwolves ( 1995– 2007, 2015– 2016)
Boston Celtics ( 2007– 2013)
Brooklyn Nets ( 2013– 2015) 		4,887 6,190 .789 3.34
42 Vince Carter* SG/SF Toronto Raptors ( 1998– 2004)
New Jersey Nets ( 2004– 2009)
Orlando Magic ( 2009– 2010)
Phoenix Suns ( 2010–2011)
Dallas Mavericks ( 2011– 2014)
Memphis Grizzlies ( 2014– 2017)
Sacramento Kings ( 2017–2018)
Atlanta Hawks ( 2018– 2020) 		4,852 6,082 .798 3.15
43 John Stockton* PG Utah Jazz ( 1984– 2003) 4,788 5,796 .826 3.18
44 Chris Paul^ PG New Orleans Hornets ( 2005– 2011)
Los Angeles Clippers ( 2011– 2017)
Houston Rockets ( 2017– 2019)
Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2019–2020)
Phoenix Suns ( 2020– 2023)
Golden State Warriors ( 2023–present) 		4,772 5,487 .870 3.75
45 Pau Gasol* PF/C Memphis Grizzlies ( 2001– 2008)
Los Angeles Lakers ( 2008– 2014)
Chicago Bulls ( 2014– 2016)
San Antonio Spurs ( 2016– 2019)
Milwaukee Bucks ( 2019) 		4,755 6,311 .753 3.88
46 Bailey Howell* SF Detroit Pistons ( 1959– 1964)
Baltimore Bullets ( 1964– 1966)
Boston Celtics ( 1966– 1970)
Philadelphia 76ers ( 1970–1971) 		4,740 6,224 .762 4.99
47 World B. Free PG Philadelphia 76ers ( 1975– 1978, 1987)
San Diego Clippers ( 1978– 1980)
Golden State Warriors ( 1980– 1982)
Cleveland Cavaliers ( 1982– 1986)
Houston Rockets ( 1987–1988) 		4,718 6,264 .753 5.33
48 Clyde Drexler* SG Portland Trail Blazers ( 1983– 1995)
Houston Rockets ( 1995– 1998) 		4,698 5,962 .788 4.33
49 Nate Archibald* PG Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City(-Omaha) Kings ( 1970– 1976)
New York Nets ( 1976–1977)
Boston Celtics ( 1978– 1983)
Milwaukee Bucks ( 1983–1984) 		4,664 5,760 .810 5.32
50 Reggie Theus SG Chicago Bulls ( 1978– 1984)
Kansas City/Sacramento Kings ( 1984– 1988)
Atlanta Hawks ( 1988–1989)
Orlando Magic ( 1989–1990)
New Jersey Nets ( 1990–1991) 		4,663 5,644 .826 4.54

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 the 2023–24 NBA season.
^ Active NBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Team Abbreviations Team listed is the one player was on when he established the record.
BOS Boston Celtics HOU Houston Rockets NOJ New Orleans Jazz SAC Sacramento Kings
BUF Buffalo Braves IND Indiana Pacers NOP New Orleans Pelicans SDC San Diego Clippers
CHI Chicago Bulls KCO Kansas City–Omaha Kings OKC Oklahoma City Thunder SFW San Francisco Warriors
CIN Cincinnati Royals LAC Los Angeles Clippers PHI Philadelphia 76ers STL St. Louis Hawks
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers LAL Los Angeles Lakers PHO Phoenix Suns SYR Syracuse Nationals
DAL Dallas Mavericks MIA Miami Heat PHW Philadelphia Warriors TOR Toronto Raptors
DEN Denver Nuggets MIL Milwaukee Bucks POR Portland Trail Blazers UTA Utah Jazz
DET Detroit Pistons MNL Minneapolis Lakers SAS San Antonio Spurs WSB Washington Bullets
Free Throw Leader at the end of every season
Season Year-by-Year FT Active Player FT Career Record FT Single Season Record FT Season
1946–47 Joe Fulks*000 PHW 439 Joe Fulks*000 PHW 439 Joe Fulks*000 PHW 439 Joe Fulks*000 PHW 439 1946–47
1947–48 297 736 736 1947–48
1948–49 George Mikan*000 MNL 532 1,238 1,238 George Mikan*000 MNL 532 1948–49
1949–50 567 1,531 1,531 567 1949–50
1950–51 576 1,909 1,909 576 1950–51
1951–52 Paul Arizin*000 PHW 578 2,159 2,159 Paul Arizin*000 PHW 578 1951–52
1952–53 Neil Johnston*000 PHW 556 George Mikan*000 MNL 2,550 George Mikan*000 MNL 2,550 1952–53
1953–54 577 2,974 2,974 1953–54
1954–55 589 Ed Macauley*000 BOS 2,703 Neil Johnston*000 PHW 589 1954–55
1955–56 Bob Pettit*000 STL 557 Dolph Schayes*000 SYR 3,206 Dolph Schayes*000 SYR 3,206 1955–56
1956–57 Dolph Schayes*000 SYR 625 3,831 3,831 Dolph Schayes*000 SYR 625 1956–57
1957–58 George Yardley*000 DET 655 4,460 4,460 George Yardley*000 DET 655 1957–58
1958–59 Bob Pettit*000 STL 667 4,986 4,986 Bob Pettit*000 STL 667 1958–59
1959–60 Jack Twyman*000 CIN 598 5,519 5,519 1959–60
1960–61 Dolph Schayes*000 SYR 680 6,199 6,199 Dolph Schayes*000 SYR 680 1960–61
1961–62 Wilt Chamberlain*000 PHW 835 6,485 6,485 Wilt Chamberlain*000 PHW 835 1961–62
1962–63 Bob Pettit*000 STL 685 6,666 6,666 1962–63
1963–64 Oscar Robertson*000 CIN 800 6,712 6,712 1963–64
1964–65 665 Bob Pettit*000 STL 6,182 1964–65
1965–66 Jerry West*000 LAL 840 Oscar Robertson*
000 CIN 1965–70
000 MIL 1970–74		 4,174 Jerry West*000 LAL 840 1965–66
1966–67 Rick Barry*000 SFW 753 4,910 1966–67
1967–68 Oscar Robertson*000 CIN 576 5,486 1967–68
1968–69 643 6,129 1968–69
1969–70 Jerry West*000 LAL 647 6,583 1969–70
1970–71 Dave Bing*000 DET 615 6,968 Oscar Robertson*000 MIL 6,968 1970–71
1971–72 Nate Archibald*0 CIN
000 KCO 1972–73		 677 7,244 7,244 1971–72
1972–73 663 7,482 7,482 1972–73
1973–74 Gail Goodrich*000 LAL 508 7,694 7,694 1973–74
1974–75 Nate Archibald*000 KCO 652 Lenny Wilkens*000 POR 5,394 1974–75
1975–76 Bob McAdoo*000 BUF 559 John Havlicek*000 BOS 4,904 1975–76
1976–77 Pete Maravich*000 NOJ 501 5,139 1976–77
1977–78 Adrian Dantley*000 LAL 541 5,369 1977–78
1978–79 World B. Free000 SDC 654 Gail Goodrich*000 NOJ 4,319 1978–79
1979–80 572 Elvin Hayes*
000 WSB 1979–81
000 HOU 1981–83		 4,523 1979–80
1980–81 Adrian Dantley*000 UTA 632 4,794 1980–81
1981–82 648 5,074 1981–82
1982–83 Moses Malone*000 PHI 600 5,270 1982–83
1983–84 Adrian Dantley*000 UTA 813 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000 LAL 5,515 1983–84
1984–85 Moses Malone*000 PHI 737 5,804 1984–85
1985–86 Adrian Dantley*000 UTA 630 6,140 1985–86
1986–87 Michael Jordan*000 CHI 833 6,385 1986–87
1987–88 723 Moses Malone*
000 WSB 1987–88
000 ATL 1988–91
000 MIL 1991–93
000 PHI 1993–94
000 SAS 1994–95		 6,636 1987–88
1988–89 Karl Malone*000 UTA 703 7,197 1988–89
1989–90 696 7,690 1989–90
1990–91 684 7,999 Moses Malone*
000 ATL 1990–91
000 MIL 1991–93
000 PHI 1993–94
000 SAS 1994–95		 7,999 1990–91
1991–92 673 8,395 8,395 1991–92
1992–93 619 8,419 8,419 1992–93
1993–94 David Robinson*000 SAS 693 8,509 8,509 1993–94
1994–95 656 8,531 8,531 1994–95
1995–96 626 Karl Malone*
000 UTA 1995–2003
000 LAL 2003–04		 5,984 1995–96
1996–97 Karl Malone*000 UTA 521 6,505 1996–97
1997–98 628 7,133 1997–98
1998–99 378 7,511 1998–99
1999–00 Jerry Stackhouse000 DET 618 8,100 1999–00
2000–01 666 8,636 Karl Malone*
000 UTA 2000–03
000 LAL 2003–04		 8,636 2000–01
2001–02 Tim Duncan*000 SAS 560 9,145 9,145 2001–02
2002–03 Paul Pierce*000 BOS 604 9,619 9,619 2002–03
2003–04 Corey Maggette000 LAC 526 9,787 9,787 2003–04
2004–05 Allen Iverson*000 PHI 656 Reggie Miller*000 IND 6,237 2004–05
2005–06 Kobe Bryant*000 LAL 696 Shaquille O'Neal*000 MIA 5,147 2005–06
2006–07 667 Allen Iverson*
000 PHI 2006
000 DEN 2006–08
000 DET 2008–09		 5,355 2006–07
2007–08 Allen Iverson*00 DEN 645 6,000 2007–08
2008–09 LeBron James^000 CLE 594 6,271 2008–09
2009–10 Kevin Durant^000 OKC 756 Kobe Bryant*000 LAL 6,543 2009–10
2010–11 Kevin Martin00 HOU 594 7,026 2010–11
2011–12 Kevin Durant^000 OKC 431 7,407 2011–12
2012–13 679 7,932 2012–13
2013–14 703 7,950 2013–14
2014–15 James Harden^000 HOU 715 8,146 2014–15
2015–16 720 8,378 2015–16
2016–17 746 Dirk Nowitzki*000 DAL 7,104 2016–17
2017–18 624 7,201 2017–18
2018–19 754 7,240 2018–19
2019–20 692 LeBron James000 LAL 7,404 2019–20
2020–21 Trae Young^000 ATL 484 7,582 2020–21
2021–22 Joel Embiid^000 PHI 654 7,836 2021–22
2022–23 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^000 OKC 669 8,087 2022–23
2023–24 567 8,390 2023–24
Season Year-by-Year FT Active Player FT Career Record FT Single Season Record FT Season

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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

  1. ^ "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Free Throws". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2015.

External links

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