NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff Leaders and Records for Free Throws

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

Table
Year Lg Player FT Tm
2025 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 190 OKC
2024 NBA Jayson Tatum 118 BOS
2023 NBA Jimmy Butler 150 MIA
2022 NBA Jayson Tatum 136 BOS
2021 NBA Devin Booker 133 PHO
2020 NBA Jimmy Butler 164 MIA
2019 NBA Kawhi Leonard 191 TOR
2018 NBA LeBron James 159 CLE
2017 NBA LeBron James 113 CLE
2016 NBA Kevin Durant 130 OKC
2015 NBA James Harden 163 HOU
2014 NBA Russell Westbrook 145 OKC
2013 NBA LeBron James 136 MIA
2012 NBA LeBron James 173 MIA
2011 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 175 DAL
2010 NBA Kobe Bryant* 154 LAL
2009 NBA Kobe Bryant* 174 LAL
2008 NBA Kobe Bryant* 157 LAL
2007 NBA LeBron James 148 CLE
2006 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 205 DAL
2005 NBA Tim Duncan* 147 SAS
Manu Ginóbili* 147 SAS
2004 NBA Kobe Bryant* 135 LAL
2003 NBA Tim Duncan* 157 SAS
2002 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 135 LAL
2001 NBA Allen Iverson* 161 PHI
2000 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 135 LAL
1999 NBA Latrell Sprewell 113 NYK
1998 NBA Michael Jordan* 181 CHI
1997 NBA Karl Malone* 144 UTA
1996 NBA Michael Jordan* 153 CHI
1995 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 149 ORL
1994 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 128 HOU
1993 NBA Charles Barkley* 168 PHO
1992 NBA Karl Malone* 169 UTA
1991 NBA Magic Johnson* 157 LAL
1990 NBA Terry Porter 139 POR
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 183 CHI
1988 NBA Adrian Dantley* 140 DET
1987 NBA Larry Bird* 176 BOS
1986 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 127 HOU
1985 NBA Kevin McHale* 121 BOS
Larry Bird* 121 BOS
1984 NBA Larry Bird* 167 BOS
1983 NBA Moses Malone* 86 PHI
1982 NBA Julius Erving* 124 PHI
1981 NBA Moses Malone* 148 HOU
1980 NBA Julius Erving* 108 PHI
1979 NBA Bob Dandridge* 91 WSB
1978 NBA Dennis Johnson* 112 SEA
1977 NBA Julius Erving* 110 PHI
1976 NBA Jo Jo White* 78 BOS
ABA Julius Erving* 127 NYA
1975 NBA Phil Chenier 102 WSB
ABA George McGinnis* 132 INA
1974 NBA John Havlicek* 89 BOS
ABA George McGinnis* 96 INA
1973 NBA Jerry West* 99 LAL
ABA Dan Issel* 124 KEN
1972 NBA Gail Goodrich* 97 LAL
ABA Rick Barry* 125 NYA
1971 NBA Earl Monroe* 107 BAL
ABA Dan Issel* 122 KEN
1970 NBA Jerry West* 170 LAL
ABA Mack Calvin 122 LAS
1969 NBA Jerry West* 164 LAL
ABA Warren Jabali 135 OAK
1968 NBA Jerry West* 132 LAL
ABA Connie Hawkins* 129 PTP
1967 NBA Rick Barry* 127 SFW
1966 NBA Sam Jones* 114 BOS
1965 NBA Jerry West* 137 LAL
1964 NBA Oscar Robertson* 109 CIN
1963 NBA Oscar Robertson* 133 CIN
1962 NBA Elgin Baylor* 130 LAL
1961 NBA Elgin Baylor* 117 LAL
1960 NBA Bob Pettit* 107 STL
1959 NBA Dolph Schayes* 98 SYR
1958 NBA Bob Pettit* 86 STL
1957 NBA Bob Pettit* 102 STL
1956 NBA Paul Arizin* 83 PHW
1955 NBA Dolph Schayes* 89 SYR
1954 NBA Dolph Schayes* 80 SYR
1953 NBA George Mikan* 82 MNL
1952 NBA George Mikan* 109 MNL
1951 NBA Arnie Risen* 87 ROC
1950 NBA George Mikan* 134 MNL
1949 BAA George Mikan* 97 MNL
1948 BAA Joe Fulks* 98 PHW
1947 BAA Joe Fulks* 74 PHW

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