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This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season free throws made. Statistics accurate as of January 4, 2025. Karl Malone has made the most free throws in NBA history. ^
Murphy was one of the best free-throw shooters in league history, setting NBA records for most consecutive free throws made and for the highest free throw percentage in a single season (1980–1981), though both records have since been broken.
Most 30-point games with at most 6 free throws attempted 164 by Stephen Curry [ 235 ] Only player with 40 points, five 3-pointers, and a 65% field goal percentage in consecutive games
In the process, he broke Calvin Murphy's 1981 record of 78 successive free throws, continuing his streak into the following season , making his first 13 attempts. As of 2022 he still holds the NBA record for consecutive free throws made during the regular season at 97, spanning 19 regular-season games from March 24 to November 9, 1993.
During the 1970–71 season he led the league in scoring (29.4 points per game) and led the league again in 1971–72 with 31.5 points per game. In both of those years he also led the ABA in free throw percentage as he had in 1968–69. Barry also became the ABA record holder for most consecutive free throws in one game with 23.
Most free throws made - 43 by Kevin Johnson, Phoenix Suns (vs. Denver Nuggets), 1989 (43/46, 93.5%) Most free throws attempted - 47 by Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Nationals (vs. Boston Celtics), 1959 Highest free throw percentage (min. 15 attempts) - 100% by Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls (vs. Washington Bullets), 1997 (15/15)
Stephen Curry has the highest free throw percentage in the NBA. 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.
NBA record – Most seasons leading the NBA in free throw attempts (9) NBA record – Most consecutive seasons leading the NBA in free throw attempts (6 from 1959–60 through 1964–65) NBA record – Most free throws Attempted in a season (1,363 in 1961–62) Chamberlain also holds the next four spots with 1,113, 1,054, 1,016, and 991.