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List of NBA career free throw percentage leaders

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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.

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[3] 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.

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^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025^[2]

Rank	Player	Pos	Team(s) played for (years)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free throw percentage	Free throws made	Free throws attempted
1	Stephen Curry^	PG	Golden State Warriors (2009–present)	.9098	3,753	4,125
2	Steve Nash*	PG	Phoenix Suns (1996–1998, 2004–2012) Dallas Mavericks (1998–2004) Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2014)	.9043	3,060	3,384
3	Mark Price	PG	Cleveland Cavaliers (1986–1995) Washington Bullets (1996) Golden State Warriors (1996–1997) Orlando Magic (1997–1998)	.9039	2,135	2,362
4	Rick Barry*	SF	San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (1965–1967, 1972–1978) Houston Rockets (1978–1980)	.8998	3,818	4,243
5	Damian Lillard^	PG	Portland Trail Blazers (2012–2023) Milwaukee Bucks (2023–present)	.8974	4,900	5,460
6	Peja Stojaković	SF	Sacramento Kings (1999–2006) Indiana Pacers (2006) New Orleans/Oklahoma City/New Orleans Hornets (2006–2010) Toronto Raptors (2010–2011) Dallas Mavericks (2011)	.8948	2,237	2,500
7	Chauncey Billups*	PG	Boston Celtics (1997–1998) Toronto Raptors (1998) Denver Nuggets (1999, 2008–2011) Minnesota Timberwolves (2000–2002) Detroit Pistons (2002–2008, 2013–2014) New York Knicks (2011) Los Angeles Clippers (2011–2013)	.8940	4,496	5,029
8	Ray Allen*	SG	Milwaukee Bucks (1996–2003) Seattle SuperSonics (2003–2007) Boston Celtics (2007–2012) Miami Heat (2012–2014)	.8939	4,398	4,920
9	JJ Redick^§	SG	Orlando Magic (2006–2013) Milwaukee Bucks (2013) Los Angeles Clippers (2013–2017) Philadelphia 76ers (2017–2019) New Orleans Pelicans (2019–2021) Dallas Mavericks (2021)	.8918	2,060	2,310
10	Calvin Murphy*	PG/SG	San Diego/Houston Rockets (1970–1983)	.8916	3,445	3,864
11	Scott Skiles	PG	Milwaukee Bucks (1986) Indiana Pacers (1987–1989) Orlando Magic (1989–1994) Washington Bullets (1994–1995) Philadelphia 76ers (1995–1996)	.8891	1,548	1,741
12	Reggie Miller*	SG	Indiana Pacers (1987–2005)	.8877	6,237	7,026
13	Kyrie Irving^	PG	Cleveland Cavaliers (2011–2017) Boston Celtics (2017–2019) Brooklyn Nets (2019–2023) Dallas Mavericks (2023–present)	.8859	2,787	3,146
14	Larry Bird*	SF/PF	Boston Celtics (1979–1992)	.8857	3,960	4,471
15	Kevin Durant^	SF/PF	Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (2007–2016) Golden State Warriors (2016–2019) Brooklyn Nets (2020–2023) Phoenix Suns (2023–present)	.8841	6,993	7,910
16	Bill Sharman*	SG	Washington Capitols (1950–1951) Boston Celtics (1951–1961)	.8831	3,143	3,559
17	Khris Middleton^	SF	Detroit Pistons (2012–2013) Milwaukee Bucks (2013–present)	.8791	2,044	2,325
18	Dirk Nowitzki*	PF	Dallas Mavericks (1999–2019)	.8788	7,240	8,239
19	Jeff Hornacek	SG/PG	Phoenix Suns (1986–1992) Philadelphia 76ers (1992–1994) Utah Jazz (1994–2000)	.8770	2,973	3,390
20	Kyle Korver	SG/SF	Philadelphia 76ers (2003–2007) Utah Jazz (2007–2010, 2018–2019) Chicago Bulls (2010–2012) Atlanta Hawks (2012–2017) Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018) Milwaukee Bucks (2019–2020)	.8769	1,297	1,479
21	Danilo Gallinari^	SF/PF	New York Knicks (2008–2011) Denver Nuggets (2011–2017) Los Angeles Clippers (2017–2019) Oklahoma City Thunder (2019–2020) Atlanta Hawks (2020–2022) Washington Wizards (2023–2024) Detroit Pistons (2024) Milwaukee Bucks (2024–present)	.8764	3,077	3,511
22	Earl Boykins	PG/SG	New Jersey Nets (1999) Cleveland Cavaliers (1999, 2000) Orlando Magic (1999) Los Angeles Clippers (2000–2002) Golden State Warriors (2002–2003) Denver Nuggets (2003–2007) Milwaukee Bucks (2007, 2010–2011) Charlotte Bobcats (2008) Washington Wizards (2009–2010) Houston Rockets (2012)	.8758	1,255	1,433
23	Ricky Pierce	SG/PG	Detroit Pistons (1982–1983) San Diego Clippers (1983–1984) Milwaukee Bucks (1985–1991, 1997–1998) Seattle SuperSonics (1991–1994) Golden State Warriors (1994–1995) Indiana Pacers (1995–1996) Denver Nuggets (1996–1997) Charlotte Hornets (1997)	.8755	3,389	3,871
24	Terrell Brandon	PG	Cleveland Cavaliers (1991–1997) Milwaukee Bucks (1997–1999) Minnesota Timberwolves (1999–2002)	.8732	1,784	2,043
25	Trae Young^	PG	Atlanta Hawks (2018–present)	.8730	2,722	3,118
26	Isaiah Thomas^	PG	Sacramento Kings (2011–2014) Phoenix Suns (2014–2015, 2024–present) Boston Celtics (2015–2017) Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018) Los Angeles Lakers (2018, 2021) Denver Nuggets (2018–2019) Washington Wizards (2019–2020) New Orleans Pelicans (2021) Dallas Mavericks (2021–2022) Charlotte Hornets (2022)	.8721	2,339	2,682
27	Kiki VanDeWeghe	SF/PF	Denver Nuggets (1980–1984) Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1989) New York Knicks (1989–1992) Los Angeles Clippers (1992–1993)	.8717	3,484	3,997
28	Darrell Armstrong	PG	Orlando Magic (1995–2003) New Orleans Hornets (2003–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2004–2006) Indiana Pacers (2006–2007) New Jersey Nets (2007–2008)	.8713	1,463	1,679
29	Jeff Malone	SG	Washington Bullets (1983–1990) Utah Jazz (1990–1994) Philadelphia 76ers (1994–1995) Miami Heat (1996)	.8711	2,947	3,383
30	Mo Williams	PG/SG	Utah Jazz (2003–2004, 2012–2013) Milwaukee Bucks (2004–2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2011, 2015–2016) Los Angeles Clippers (2011–2012) Portland Trail Blazers (2013–2014) Minnesota Timberwolves (2014–2015) Charlotte Hornets (2015)	.8708	1,563	1,795
31	Devin Booker^	SG	Phoenix Suns (2015–present)	.8705	3,098	3,559
32	Kevin Martin	SG/PG	Sacramento Kings (2004–2010) Houston Rockets (2010–2012) Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2013) Minnesota Timberwolves (2013–2016) San Antonio Spurs (2016)	.8704	3,561	4,091
33	Hersey Hawkins	SG	Philadelphia 76ers (1988–1993) Charlotte Hornets (1993–1995, 2000–2001) Seattle SuperSonics (1995–1999) Chicago Bulls (1999–2000)	.8698	3,466	3,985
34	Chris Paul^	PG	New Orleans/Oklahoma City/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)	.8697	4,772	5,487
35	Mike Newlin	SG	Houston Rockets (1971–1979) New Jersey Nets (1979–1981) New York Knicks (1981–1982)	.8695	3,005	3,456
36	Micheal Williams	PG	Detroit Pistons (1988–1989) Phoenix Suns (1989) Charlotte Hornets (1990) Indiana Pacers (1990–1992) Minnesota Timberwolves (1992–1998) Toronto Raptors (1999)	.8680	1,545	1,780
37	D. J. Augustin	PG	Charlotte Bobcats (2008–2012) Indiana Pacers (2012–2013) Toronto Raptors (2013) Chicago Bulls (2013–2014) Detroit Pistons (2014–2015) Oklahoma City Thunder (2015–2016) Denver Nuggets (2016) Orlando Magic (2016–2020) Milwaukee Bucks (2020–2021) Houston Rockets (2021–2022) Los Angeles Lakers (2022)	.8671	2,009	2,317
38	Lauri Markkanen^	PF	Chicago Bulls (2017–2021) Cleveland Cavaliers (2021–2022) Utah Jazz (2022–present)	.8661	1,248	1,441
39	Chris Mullin*	SF/SG	Golden State Warriors (1985–1997, 2000–2001) Indiana Pacers (1997–2000)	.8655	3,616	4,178
40	Allan Houston	SG	Detroit Pistons (1993–1996) New York Knicks (1996–2005)	.8634	2,572	2,979
41	Luke Ridnour	PG/SG	Seattle SuperSonics (2003–2008) Milwaukee Bucks (2008–2010, 2013–2014) Minnesota Timberwolves (2010–2013) Charlotte Bobcats (2014) Orlando Magic (2014–2015)	.8623	1,290	1,496
42	John Long	SG	Detroit Pistons (1978–1986, 1989, 1991) Indiana Pacers (1986–1989) Atlanta Hawks (1990) Toronto Raptors (1996–1997)	.8622	1,814	2,104
43	Jamal Crawford	SG	Chicago Bulls (2000–2004) New York Knicks (2004–2008) Golden State Warriors (2008–2009) Atlanta Hawks (2009–2011) Portland Trail Blazers (2011–2012) Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017) Minnesota Timberwolves (2017–2018) Phoenix Suns (2018–2019) Brooklyn Nets (2019–2020)	.8619	3,694	4,286
44	Kawhi Leonard^	SF	San Antonio Spurs (2011–2018) Toronto Raptors (2018–2019) Los Angeles Clippers (2019–present)	.8615	2,744	3,185
45	Sam Cassell	PG	Houston Rockets (1993–1996) Phoenix Suns (1996) Dallas Mavericks (1996–1997) New Jersey Nets (1997–1999) Milwaukee Bucks (1999–2003) Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–2005) Los Angeles Clippers (2005–2008) Boston Celtics (2008)	.8608	3,567	4,144
46	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)	.8606	7,659	8,900
47	Wally Szczerbiak	SF	Minnesota Timberwolves (1999–2006) Boston Celtics (2006–2007) Seattle SuperSonics (2007–2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2009)	.8599	1,633	1,899
48	Bojan Bogdanović^	SF/PF	Brooklyn Nets (2014–2017) Washington Wizards (2017) Indiana Pacers (2017–2019) Utah Jazz (2019–2022) Detroit Pistons (2022–2024) New York Knicks (2024–present)	.8592	1,929	2,245
49	Klay Thompson^	SG	Golden State Warriors (2011–present)	.8580	1,462	1,704
50	Dana Barros	PG/SG	Seattle SuperSonics (1989–1993) Philadelphia 76ers (1993–1995) Boston Celtics (1995–2000, 2004) Detroit Pistons (2000–2002)	.8578	1,249	1,456

ATL	Atlanta Hawks	DAL	Dallas Mavericks	NOH	New Orleans Hornets	ROC	Rochester Royals
BLB	Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)	DEN	Denver Nuggets	NOP	New Orleans Pelicans	SAC	Sacramento Kings
BAL	Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973)	FTW	Fort Wayne Pistons	NYK	New York Knicks	SDR	San Diego Rockets
BOS	Boston Celtics	GSW	Golden State Warriors	OKC	Oklahoma City Thunder	SFW	San Francisco Warriors
BUF	Buffalo Braves	HOU	Houston Rockets	ORL	Orlando Magic	SYR	Syracuse Nationals
CHI	Chicago Bulls	IND	Indiana Pacers	PHI	Philadelphia 76ers	TOR	Toronto Raptors
CHS	Chicago Stags	LAL	Los Angeles Lakers	PHW	Philadelphia Warriors	UTA	Utah Jazz
CIN	Cincinnati Royals	MIA	Miami Heat	PHX	Phoenix Suns	WSB	Washington Bullets
CLE	Cleveland Cavaliers	MIL	Milwaukee Bucks	POR	Portland Trail Blazers	WSC	Washington Capitols

Season	Year-by-year leader^[4]	FT%	Active player leader	FT%	Career record	FT%	Single-season record	FT%	Season
1946–47	Fred Scolari000WSC	.8111	N/A		N/A		Fred Scolari000WSC	.8111	1946–47
1947–48	Bob Feerick000WSC	.7875	N/A		N/A		Fred Scolari000WSC	.8111	1947–48
1948–49	Bob Feerick000WSC	.8591	Joe Fulks*000PHW	.7600	Joe Fulks*000PHW	.7600	Bob Feerick000WSC	.8591	1948–49
1949–50	Max Zaslofsky000CHS	.8425	Joe Fulks*000PHW	.7468	Joe Fulks*000PHW	.7468			1949–50
1950–51	Joe Fulks*000PHW	.8552	Max Zaslofsky000NYK	.8015	Max Zaslofsky000NYK	.8015			1950–51
1951–52	Bobby Wanzer*000ROC	.9041	Fred Scolari000BLB	.8155	Fred Scolari000BLB	.8155	Bobby Wanzer*000ROC	.9041	1951–52
1952–53	Bill Sharman*000BOS	.8504	Bobby Wanzer*000ROC	.8399	Bobby Wanzer*000ROC	.8399			1952–53
1953–54		.8444	Fred Schaus000FTW & NYK	.8229	Fred Schaus000FTW & NYK	.8229			1953–54
1954–55		.8966	Bill Sharman*000BOS	.8648	Bill Sharman*000BOS	.8648			1954–55
1955–56		.8668		.8652		.8652			1955–56
1956–57		.9050		.8724		.8724	Bill Sharman*000BOS	.9050	1956–57
1957–58	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	.9037		.8750		.8750		.9050	1957–58
1958–59	Bill Sharman*000BOS	.9319		.8819		.8819		.9319	1958–59
1959–60	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	.8928		.8805		.8805			1959–60
1960–61	Bill Sharman*000BOS	.9211		.8831		.8831			1960–61
1961–62	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	.8965	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	.8487					1961–62
1962–63	Larry Costello*000SYR	.8807		.8495					1962–63
1963–64	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	.8529		.8492					1963–64
1964–65	Larry Costello*000PHI	.8773	Larry Costello*000PHI	.8386					1964–65
1965–66	Larry Siegfried000BOS	.8810	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	.8288					1965–66
1966–67	Adrian Smith000CIN	.9026	Rick Barry*000SFW	.8743					1966–67
1967–68	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	.8727	Larry Costello*000PHI	.8412					1967–68
1968–69	Larry Siegfried000BOS	.8638	Larry Siegfried 000BOS 1968–70 000SDR 1970–71 000HOU 1971 000ATL 1971–72	.8545					1968–69
1969–70	Flynn Robinson000MIL	.8978		.8547					1969–70
1970–71	Chet Walker*000CHI	.8587		.8543					1970–71
1971–72	Jack Marin000BAL	.8945		.8545					1971–72
1972–73	Rick Barry*000GSW	.9018	Rick Barry* 000GSW 1972–78 000HOU 1978–80	.8800					1972–73
1973–74	Ernie DiGregorio000BUF	.9015		.8837	Rick Barry* 000GSW 1973–78 000HOU 1978–80	.8837			1973–74
1974–75	Rick Barry*000GSW	.9037		.8868		.8868			1974–75
1975–76	Rick Barry*000GSW	.9228		.8904		.8904			1975–76
1976–77	Ernie DiGregorio000BUF	.9452		.8932		.8932	Ernie DiGregorio000BUF	.9452	1976–77
1977–78	Rick Barry* 000GSW 1977–78 000HOU 1978–80	.9242		.8964		.8964	Ernie DiGregorio000BUF	.9452	1977–78
1978–79		.9467		.8985		.8985	Rick Barry*000HOU	.9467	1978–79
1979–80		.9346		.8998		.8998	Rick Barry*000HOU	.9467	1979–80
1980–81	Calvin Murphy*000HOU	.9581	Calvin Murphy*000HOU	.8898			Calvin Murphy*000HOU	.9581	1980–81
1981–82	Kyle Macy000PHX	.8994		.8904					1981–82
1982–83	Calvin Murphy*000HOU	.9200		.8916					1982–83
1983–84	Larry Bird*000BOS	.8884	Larry Bird*000BOS	.8584					1983–84
1984–85	Kyle Macy000PHX	.9071	Kiki VanDeWeghe000POR	.8648					1984–85
1985–86	Larry Bird*000BOS	.8963	Larry Bird*000BOS	.8687					1985–86
1986–87	Larry Bird*000BOS	.9099		.8744					1986–87
1987–88	Jack Sikma*000MIL	.9224		.8794					1987–88
1988–89	Magic Johnson*000LAL	.9112		.8797					1988–89
1989–90	Larry Bird*000BOS	.9300		.8839					1989–90
1990–91	Reggie Miller*000IND	.9183		.8842					1990–91
1991–92	Mark Price000CLE	.9474	Mark Price 000CLE 1991–95 000WSB 1995–96 000GSW 1996–97 000ORL 1997–98	.8995					1991–92
1992–93	Mark Price000CLE	.9475		.9084	Mark Price 000CLE 1992–95 000WSB 1995–96 000GSW 1996–97 000ORL 1997–98	.9084			1992–93
1993–94	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf000DEN	.9563		.9055		.9055			1993–94
1994–95	Spud Webb000SAC	.9339		.9062		.9062			1994–95
1995–96	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf000DEN	.9299		.9066		.9066			1995–96
1996–97	Mark Price000GSW	.9064		.9066		.9066			1996–97
1997–98	Chris Mullin*000IND	.9390		.9039		.9039			1997–98
1998–99	Reggie Miller*000IND	.9150	Reggie Miller*000IND	.8785					1998–99
1999–00	Jeff Hornacek000UTA	.9500		.8814					1999–00
2000–01	Reggie Miller*000IND	.9282		.8841					2000–01
2001–02	Reggie Miller*000IND	.9108		.8854					2001–02
2002–03	Allan Houston000NYK	.9190		.8859					2002–03
2003–04	Peja Stojaković000SAC	.9271	Steve Nash* 000DAL 2003–04 000PHX 2004–12 000LAL 2012–14	.8928					2003–04
2004–05	Reggie Miller*000IND	.9328		.8919					2004–05
2005–06	Steve Nash*000PHX	.9212		.8962					2005–06
2006–07	Kyle Korver000PHI	.9139		.8965					2006–07
2007–08	Peja Stojaković00NOH	.9286		.8974					2007–08
2008–09	José Calderón000TOR	.9805		.9003			José Calderón000TOR	.9805	2008–09
2009–10	Steve Nash*000PHX	.9378		.9033					2009–10
2010–11	Stephen Curry^000GSW	.9339		.9039	Steve Nash*000PHX	.9039			2010–11
2011–12	Jamal Crawford000POR	.9272		.9035	Mark Price 000CLE 1992–95 000WSB 1995–96 000GSW 1996–97 000ORL 1997–98	.9039			2011–12
2012–13	Kevin Durant^000OKC	.9053		.9042	Steve Nash*000LAL	.9042			2012–13
2013–14	Brian Roberts000NOP	.9398		.9043		.9043			2013–14
2014–15	Stephen Curry^000GSW	.9140	Stephen Curry^000GSW	.9000					2014–15
2015–16	Stephen Curry^000GSW	.9075		.9016					2015–16
2016–17	CJ McCollum^000POR	.9116		.9010					2016–17
2017–18	Stephen Curry^000GSW	.9205		.9033					2017–18
2018–19	Malcolm Brogdon^000MIL	.9276		.9047	Stephen Curry^000GSW	.9047			2018–19
2019–20	Brad Wanamaker000BOS	.9265		.9055		.9055			2019–20
2020–21	Chris Paul^000PHX	.9337		.9069		.9069			2020–21
2021–22	Jordan Poole^000GSW	.9248		.9082		.9082			2021–22
2022–23	Tyler Herro^000MIA	.9341		.9087		.9087			2022–23
2023–24	Klay Thompson^000GSW	.9270		.9098		.9098			2023–24
Season	Year-by-year leader	FT%	Active player leader	FT%	Career record	FT%	Single-season record	FT%	Season

List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_free_throw_percentage_leaders

List of NBA career free throw percentage leaders

Free throw percentage leaders

Progressive list of free throw percentage leaders

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