List of NBA career free throw scoring leaders

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. ^[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 [lower-alpha 1]

Rank	Player	Position(s)	Team(s) played for (years) [lower-alpha 2]	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. Free 000 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 Stackhouse 000 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 Maggette 000 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 Durant^00 OKC Kevin Martin 00 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 James 000 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

• List of NBA regular season records
•   Basketballportal

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

• Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career leaders in free throws made
• National Basketball Association official website enumeration of NBA career leaders in free throws made