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List of NBA career playoff free throw scoring leaders

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A list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff free throws made.

A progressive list of playoffs free throws made leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.^[1]

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"NBA & ABA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Free Throws". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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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. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.

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Known as Lew Alcindor prior to May 1, 1971.

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"NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Free Throws". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.

[Stats_2024-5] [5]
"2024 NBA Playoffs Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

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Rank	Player	Position(s)	Playoff team(s) played for (years)^[2]	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)	1,831	2,472	.741	6.40
2	Michael Jordan*	SG	Chicago Bulls (1984–1993, 1995–1998)	1,463	1,766	.828	8.17
3	Kobe Bryant*	SG	Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2006–2012)	1,320	1,617	.816	6.00
4	Karl Malone*	PF	Utah Jazz (1986–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2004)	1,269	1,725	.736	6.58
5	Kevin Durant^	SF/PF	Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016) Golden State Warriors (2017–2019) Brooklyn Nets (2021–2022) Phoenix Suns (2023–2024)	1,244	1,432	.869	7.36
6	Tim Duncan*	PF/C	San Antonio Spurs (1998–1999, 2001–2016)	1,217	1,766	.689	4.85
7	Jerry West*	PG/SG	Los Angeles Lakers (1961–1970, 1972–1974)	1,213	1,506	.805	7.93
8	Shaquille O'Neal*	C	Orlando Magic (1994–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004) Miami Heat (2005–2007) Phoenix Suns (2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2010) Boston Celtics (2011)	1,168	2,317	.504	5.41
9	James Harden^	SG/PG	Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2013–2020) Brooklyn Nets (2021) Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023) Los Angeles Clippers (2024)	1,075	1,236	.870	6.60
10	Dirk Nowitzki*	PF	Dallas Mavericks (2001–2012, 2014–2016)	1,074	1,204	.892	7.41
11	Magic Johnson*	PG	Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996)	1,068	1,274	.838	5.62
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*^[3]	C	Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974) Los Angeles Lakers (1977–1989)	1,050	1,419	.740	4.43
13	Dwyane Wade*	SG	Miami Heat (2004–2007, 2009–2014, 2016, 2018) Chicago Bulls (2017)	951	1,220	.780	5.37
14	Larry Bird*	SF/PF	Boston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992)	901	1,012	.890	5.49
15	John Havlicek*	SF	Boston Celtics (1963–1969, 1972–1977)	874	1,046	.836	5.08
16	Paul Pierce*	SF	Boston Celtics (2002–2005, 2008–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2014) Washington Wizards (2015) Los Angeles Clippers (2016–2017)	860	1,036	.830	5.06
17	Elgin Baylor*	SF	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1959–1970)	847	1,101	.769	6.32
18	Manu Ginóbili*	SG	San Antonio Spurs (2003–2008, 2010–2018)	818	1,001	.817	3.75
19	Chauncey Billups*	PG	Minnesota Timberwolves (2001–2002) Detroit Pistons (2003–2008) Denver Nuggets (2009–2010) New York Knicks (2011) Los Angeles Clippers (2013)	785	892	.880	5.38
20	Scottie Pippen*	SF	Chicago Bulls (1988–1998) Houston Rockets (1999) Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)	772	1,067	.724	3.71
21	Reggie Miller*	SG	Indiana Pacers (1990–1996, 1998–2005)	770	862	.893	5.35
22	Kevin McHale*	PF	Boston Celtics (1981–1993)	766	972	.788	4.53
23	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1960–1962, 1964) Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968) Los Angeles Lakers (1969–1973)	757	1,627	.465	4.73
24	Dennis Johnson*	PG	Seattle SuperSonics (1978–1980) Phoenix Suns (1981–1983) Boston Celtics (1984–1990)	756	943	.802	4.20
25	Charles Barkley*	PF	Philadelphia 76ers (1985–1987, 1989–1991) Phoenix Suns (1993–1996) Houston Rockets (1997–1999)	751	1,048	.717	6.11
Rank	Player	Position(s)	Playoff team(s) played for (years)^[2]	Total free throws made	Total free throws attempted	Free throw percentage	Free throws made per game

BAL	Baltimore Bullets	DET	Detroit Pistons	NYK	New York Knicks	POR	Portland Trail Blazers	SYR	Syracuse Nationals
BOS	Boston Celtics	HOU	Houston Rockets	OKC	Oklahoma City Thunder	ROC	Rochester Royals	TOR	Toronto Raptors
CHI	Chicago Bulls	LAL	Los Angeles Lakers	ORL	Orlando Magic	SAS	San Antonio Spurs	UTA	Utah Jazz
CIN	Cincinnati Royals	MIA	Miami Heat	PHI	Philadelphia 76ers	SEA	Seattle SuperSonics	WAS	Washington Wizards
CLE	Cleveland Cavaliers	MIL	Milwaukee Bucks	PHO	Phoenix Suns	SFW	San Francisco Warriors	WSB	Washington Bullets
DAL	Dallas Mavericks	MNL	Minneapolis Lakers	PHW	Philadelphia Warriors	STL	St. Louis Hawks

Season	Year-by-year leader	FT	Active player leader	FT	Career record	FT	Single-season record	FT	Season
1946–47	Joe Fulks*000PHW	74	Joe Fulks*000PHW	74	Joe Fulks*000PHW	74	Joe Fulks*000PHW	74	1946–47
1947–48	Joe Fulks*000PHW	98		172		172		98	1947–48
1948–49	George Mikan*000MNL	97		172		172		98	1948–49
1949–50	George Mikan*000MNL	134	George Mikan*000MNL	231	George Mikan*000MNL	231	George Mikan*000MNL	134	1949–50
1950–51	Arnie Risen*000ROC	87		275		275			1950–51
1951–52	George Mikan*000MNL	109		384		384			1951–52
1952–53	George Mikan*000MNL	82		466		466			1952–53
1953–54	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	80		544		544			1953–54
1954–55	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	89	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	362		544			1954–55
1955–56	Paul Arizin*000PHW	83	George Mikan*000MNL	554		554			1955–56
1956–57	Bob Pettit*000STL	102	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	484					1956–57
1957–58	Bob Pettit*000STL	86		514					1957–58
1958–59	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	98		612	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	612			1958–59
1959–60	Bob Pettit*000STL	107		640		640			1959–60
1960–61	Elgin Baylor*000LAL	117		703		703			1960–61
1961–62	Elgin Baylor*000LAL	130		712		712			1961–62
1962–63	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	133		723		723			1962–63
1963–64	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	109		723					1963–64
1964–65	Jerry West*000LAL	137	Bob Pettit*000STL	708			Jerry West*000LAL	137	1964–65
1965–66	Sam Jones*000BOS	114	Elgin Baylor*000LAL	633					1965–66
1966–67	Rick Barry*000SFW	127		648					1966–67
1967–68	Jerry West*000LAL	132		724	Elgin Baylor*000LAL	724			1967–68
1968–69		164	Jerry West*000LAL	856	Jerry West*000LAL	856		164	1968–69
1969–70		170		1,026		1,026		170	1969–70
1970–71	Earl Monroe*000BAL	107		1,026		1,026			1970–71
1971–72	Gail Goodrich*000LAL	97		1,114		1,114			1971–72
1972–73	Jerry West*000LAL	99		1,213		1,213			1972–73
1973–74	John Havlicek*000BOS	89		1,213					1973–74
1974–75	Phil Chenier*000WSB	102	John Havlicek*000BOS	795					1974–75
1975–76	Jo Jo White*000BOS	78		833					1975–76
1976–77	Julius Erving*000PHI	110		874					1976–77
1977–78	Dennis Johnson*000SEA	112		874					1977–78
1978–79	Bob Dandridge*000MIL	91	Elvin Hayes*000WSB	412					1978–79
1979–80	Julius Erving*000PHI	108	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL	493					1979–80
1980–81	Moses Malone*000HOU	148		513					1980–81
1981–82	Julius Erving*000PHI	124		568					1981–82
1982–83	Moses Malone*000PHI	86		648					1982–83
1983–84	Larry Bird*000BOS	167		738					1983–84
1984–85	Larry Bird000BOS Kevin McHale000BOS	121		818					1984–85
1985–86	Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU	127		866					1985–86
1986–87	Larry Bird*000BOS	176		963			Larry Bird*000BOS	176	1986–87
1987–88	Adrian Dantley*000DET	140		1,019			Larry Bird*000BOS	176	1987–88
1988–89	Michael Jordan*000CHI	183		1,050			Michael Jordan*000CHI	183	1988–89
1989–90	Terry Porter000POR	139	Magic Johnson*000LAL	883					1989–90
1990–91	Magic Johnson*000LAL	157	Magic Johnson*000LAL	1,040					1990–91
1991–92	Karl Malone*000UTA	169	Larry Bird*000BOS	901					1991–92
1992–93	Charles Barkley*000PHO	168	Michael Jordan*000CHI	942					1992–93
1993–94	Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU	128	Moses Malone*000PHI	576					1993–94
1994–95	Shaquille O'Neal*000ORL	149	Michael Jordan*000CHI	1,006					1994–95
1995–96	Michael Jordan*000CHI	153		1,159					1995–96
1996–97	Karl Malone*000UTA	144		1,282	Michael Jordan*000CHI	1,282			1996–97
1997–98	Michael Jordan*000CHI	181		1,463		1,463			1997–98
1998–99	Latrell Sprewell000NYK	113	Karl Malone*000UTA	1,070					1998–99
1999–00	Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL	135		1,134					1999–00
2000–01	Allen Iverson*000PHI	161		1,173					2000–01
2001–02	Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL	135	Michael Jordan*000WAS	1,463					2001–02
2002–03	Tim Duncan*000SAS	157	Michael Jordan*000WAS	1,463					2002–03
2003–04	Kobe Bryant*000LAL	135	Karl Malone*000LAL	1,269					2003–04
2004–05	Tim Duncan000SAS Manu Ginóbili000SAS	147	Shaquille O'Neal* 000MIA 2004–07 000PHO 2007–09 000CLE 2009–10	1,028					2004–05
2005–06	Dirk Nowitzki*000DAL	205		1,096			Dirk Nowitzki*000DAL	205	2005–06
2006–07	LeBron James^000CLE	148		1,105					2006–07
2007–08	Kobe Bryant*000LAL	157		1,137					2007–08
2008–09		174		1,137					2008–09
2009–10		154	Kobe Bryant*000LAL	1,191					2009–10
2010–11	Dirk Nowitzki*000DAL	175		1,241					2010–11
2011–12	LeBron James^000MIA	173		1,320					2011–12
2012–13	LeBron James^000MIA	136							2012–13
2013–14	Russell Westbrook^0OKC	145							2013–14
2014–15	James Harden^000HOU	163							2014–15
2015–16	Kevin Durant^000OKC	130	LeBron James^000 00CLE 2015–18 000LAL 2018–24	1,355					2015–16
2016–17	LeBron James^000CLE	113		1,468	LeBron James^000 00CLE 2016–18 000LAL 2018–24	1,468			2016–17
2017–18	LeBron James^000CLE	159		1,627		1,627			2017–18
2018–19	Kawhi Leonard^000TOR	191		1,627		1,627			2018–19
2019–20	Jimmy Butler^000MIA	164		1,735		1,735			2019–20
2020–21	Devin Booker^000PHO	133		1,749		1,749			2020–21
2021–22	Jayson Tatum^000BOS	136		1,749		1,749			2021–22
2022–23	Jimmy Butler^000MIA	150		1,819		1,819			2022–23
2023–24	Joel Embiid^000PHI	38		1,831		1,831			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_playoff_free_throw_scoring_leaders

List of NBA career playoff free throw scoring leaders

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Progressive list of playoff free throw scoring leaders

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