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Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks shoots a free throw during a game vs the Washington Wizards.. In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free-throw line (informally known as the foul line or the charity stripe), a line situated at the end of the restricted area.
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 Houston Rockets (1976–1982) Philadelphia 76ers (1982–1986, 1993–1994) Washington Bullets (1986–1988)
Total free throws made Total free throws attempted Free throw percentage Free throws made per game 1 LeBron James ^ SF: Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2024) 1,836 2,479 .741 6.40 2 Michael Jordan * SG: Chicago Bulls (1984–1993, 1995–1998) 1,463 1,766 .828 8.17 ...
[3] [4] From 2005–06 through 2008–09, Hansbrough made 982 free throws, surpassing the 54-year-old record of 905 that was held by Wake Forest's Dickie Hemric. [3] [5] While Hansbrough's free throw percentage (79.1%) is better than Hemric's (66.6%), Hemric accomplished the feat in only 104 career games played compared to Hansbrough's 142.
The National Basketball Association's (NBA) free throw percentage leader is the player with the highest free throw percentage in a given season. José Calderón holds the record for best free throw percentage in a season, which he accomplished with the Toronto Raptors in the 2008–09 NBA season with 98.05%, missing only 3 free throws that ...
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.
The team that has recorded the most points at the end of a game is declared that game's winner. [citation needed] If a player makes a field goal from within the three-point line, the player scores two points; if that player is fouled in the act of shooting, a made free throw turns it into a three-point play. [1]
In the case of a non-shooting foul, the opposing player must make the first free throw in order to be awarded a second free throw. This is commonly referred to as "one-and-one". [7] (A shooting foul is not subject to this requirement; the player will get all free throw attempts allowed by the rules regardless of the result of the preceding shot.)