best career free throw percentage for big men

Dirk Nowitzki has the highest career free-throw percentage by a big man, at 87.9 percent.

Interpreted as:
best career free throw percentage with a minimum of 1200 free-throws made for big men
NAMEFT%FTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTATS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
87.9
7,240
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
5.4
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
2Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
87.1
1,650
492
31.3
18.9
7.1
1.5
0.7
0.5
6.5
14.3
45.8
2.6
6.9
37.0
3.8
59.4
1.5
5.6
1.4
15,399
9,323
3,490
746
357
243
689
919
-585
3Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
86.3
1,410
287
32.6
23.5
4.7
2.6
0.7
0.4
9.2
16.8
54.7
0.2
0.5
32.4
5.7
60.8
1.3
3.3
2.0
9,352
6,740
1,342
757
190
128
563
680
4Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
84.9
4,292
1,107
33.4
15.6
9.8
3.2
1.0
0.9
5.8
12.5
46.4
0.2
0.7
32.8
4.6
54.0
2.3
7.5
2.3
36,943
17,287
10,816
3,488
1,162
1,048
2,586
3,879
5Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
84.9
6,712
996
34.4
18.5
12.1
3.1
5.9
15.5
38.0
7.9
48.8
29,800
18,438
11,256
3,072
3,432
6Tobias Harris
T. Harris
84.7
1,848
752
32.1
16.1
6.3
2.5
0.8
0.6
6.1
12.8
47.9
1.4
3.7
36.8
2.9
57.2
1.0
5.3
1.4
24,159
12,116
4,771
1,880
619
429
1,047
1,528
+913
7Mike Gminski
M. Gminski
84.3
2,531
938
25.6
11.7
6.9
1.3
0.5
1.1
4.5
9.6
46.5
0.0
0.1
12.2
3.2
52.8
2.2
4.7
1.5
24,058
10,953
6,480
1,203
507
989
1,368
1,574
8Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
83.9
3,132
705
33.8
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.7
5.3
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
23,840
16,062
7,848
2,205
576
805
1,895
2,410
+1641
9Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
83.7
2,440
1,068
31.8
12.9
9.7
2.0
0.7
0.9
5.2
10.5
49.8
0.2
0.6
32.6
2.7
55.2
2.6
7.1
1.5
33,956
13,790
10,400
2,184
710
965
1,594
3,633
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
83.6
1,305
349
33.1
20.4
6.1
2.0
0.8
0.6
7.3
16.8
43.5
2.0
5.3
38.5
4.5
54.3
1.3
4.8
1.8
11,557
7,112
2,117
705
289
197
633
941
+684
11Yao Ming
Y. Ming
83.3
2,485
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
6.1
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
12Brandon Bass
B. Bass
83.2
1,447
758
21.6
8.7
4.5
0.8
0.4
0.6
3.4
6.8
49.9
0.0
0.1
20.7
2.3
55.8
1.5
3.0
0.9
16,410
6,575
3,448
608
295
479
718
1,375
-596
13Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
83.0
3,999
485
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
9.9
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,437
13,401
5,236
1,788
432
773
1,645
1,439
+2617
14Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
82.9
2,054
520
30.5
19.5
7.7
1.9
0.7
1.8
6.8
14.8
46.1
1.9
5.2
36.5
4.8
57.6
1.7
5.9
1.6
15,857
10,151
3,981
965
374
933
854
1,553
+958
15Kevin Love
K. Love
82.8
3,631
986
28.5
15.9
9.8
2.3
0.6
0.4
5.2
11.9
43.7
1.7
4.7
36.8
4.4
57.1
2.3
7.5
1.7
28,078
15,646
9,694
2,235
589
377
1,707
1,893
+656
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
82.5
3,242
793
31.9
22.2
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.1
1.1
3.1
36.2
5.0
64.1
2.7
8.3
3.0
25,298
17,594
8,741
5,877
1,014
573
2,358
2,127
+4465
17Andrea Bargnani
A. Bargnani
82.4
1,382
550
28.7
14.3
4.6
1.2
0.4
0.9
5.3
12.1
43.9
1.1
3.2
35.4
3.0
53.1
1.0
3.7
1.5
15,806
7,873
2,541
653
207
470
851
1,338
-1284
18Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
82.0
2,957
868
29.7
12.8
6.7
2.6
1.1
0.8
4.6
9.7
48.0
0.1
0.4
26.1
4.2
55.7
1.9
4.8
2.2
25,760
11,121
5,806
2,224
917
675
1,932
2,768
+540
19David West
D. West
81.9
2,537
1,004
28.5
13.8
6.4
2.2
0.7
0.8
5.6
11.3
49.6
0.1
0.2
26.2
3.1
54.5
1.7
4.7
1.6
28,592
13,848
6,461
2,250
752
834
1,623
2,346
+1849
20Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
81.4
3,149
1,210
28.0
11.7
5.9
1.5
0.8
0.7
4.2
9.2
45.6
0.7
1.9
36.3
3.2
55.1
1.7
4.1
1.2
33,930
14,118
7,094
1,800
1,017
869
1,438
2,952
+1069
21Detlef Schrempf
D. Schrempf
81.4
1,481
309
31.3
15.5
7.9
3.4
0.8
0.3
5.3
10.2
51.5
0.2
0.6
32.0
5.9
60.6
2.1
5.8
2.2
9,660
4,795
2,445
1,039
232
94
679
1,039
22LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
81.3
3,709
1,076
33.7
19.1
8.1
1.9
0.7
1.1
7.7
15.7
49.3
0.2
0.7
32.0
4.2
54.4
2.6
5.5
1.5
36,243
20,558
8,736
2,076
758
1,187
1,643
2,598
+2788
23Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
81.2
2,253
716
28.8
15.8
9.1
1.6
6.3
15.6
40.6
3.9
45.7
20,620
11,305
6,508
1,112
2,216
24Jeff Green
J. Green
81.0
1,799
849
26.0
11.2
3.8
1.4
0.6
0.5
4.0
8.6
46.8
1.0
2.8
34.7
2.6
57.2
0.8
3.1
1.2
22,068
9,498
3,264
1,178
509
409
984
1,715
-511
25Mark Olberding
M. Olberding
80.9
1,967
708
24.2
9.0
5.1
2.2
0.6
0.3
3.1
6.3
49.0
0.0
0.1
12.9
3.4
57.4
1.4
3.7
1.8
17,118
6,341
3,614
1,586
431
182
1,127
2,302

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TEAMWLPCTGB
10
30
34
.469
19.5
11
23
39
.371
25.5
12
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14
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.297
30.5
Schedule
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Sun
3/8
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6:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
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8:00 PM
Fri
3/13
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7:30 PM
Sun
3/15
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
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100

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
17
.726
2
42
21
.667
3.5
3
41
23
.641
5.0
4
39
24
.619
6.5
5
35
27
.565
10.0
6
34
28
.548
11.0
7
35
29
.547
11.0
8
34
29
.540
11.5
9
33
31
.516
13.0
10
32
32
.500
14.0
11
27
35
.435
18.0
12
26
37
.413
19.5
13
16
46
.258
29.0
14
16
47
.254
29.5
15
15
48
.238
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
50
15
.769
2
46
17
.730
3.0
3
39
23
.629
9.5
4
40
24
.625
9.5
5
39
25
.609
10.5
6
38
25
.603
11.0
7
36
27
.571
13.0
8
32
31
.508
17.0
9
31
32
.492
18.0
10
30
34
.469
19.5
11
23
39
.371
25.5
12
21
42
.333
28.0
13
20
45
.308
30.0
14
19
45
.297
30.5
15
14
50
.219
35.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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2/2
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115-131
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92-128
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110-100
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2/2
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113-94
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130-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/8
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1:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/8
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6:00 PM
Sun
3/8
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6:00 PM
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3/8
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7:00 PM