highest free throw attempt average in playoff history and usage rate

Shaquille O'Neal has attempted the most career free throws per game in the playoffs, with 10.7 attempts per game.

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highest free throw attempt average in playoff history and usage rate by a player
NAMEFTAUSG%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
10.7
30.0
216
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
9.4
16.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
5.4
50.4
56.5
4.0
7.6
3.0
8,098
5,250
2,508
582
117
459
649
769
+638
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
9.9
35.5
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
5,987
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
9.6
32.1
84
36.2
27.0
12.2
5.3
1.0
1.3
10.1
19.1
53.2
0.7
2.8
25.9
6.0
62.5
58.0
2.4
9.7
3.4
3,041
2,270
1,022
446
85
110
283
271
+243
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
9.5
31.5
66
35.1
24.8
10.5
3.3
0.8
1.6
7.9
17.3
45.9
1.1
3.8
27.7
7.9
82.8
57.8
2.0
8.4
3.5
2,316
1,637
692
220
51
108
233
214
+273
5Campy Russell
C. Russell
9.5
24.3
4
44.3
25.3
6.0
5.0
1.8
0.5
8.5
18.3
46.6
0.0
1.0
0.0
8.3
86.8
56.3
2.0
4.0
4.5
177
101
24
20
7
2
18
18
6Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
9.4
28.4
5
34.8
22.2
6.0
4.6
0.4
0.6
7.0
15.6
44.9
1.4
4.0
35.0
6.8
72.3
56.2
0.6
5.4
3.4
174
111
30
23
2
3
17
19
-65
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
8.9
29.8
193
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
4,761
2,062
610
258
135
550
662
+123
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
8.8
34.3
71
45.1
29.7
3.8
6.0
2.1
0.2
10.6
26.5
40.1
1.7
5.3
32.7
6.7
76.4
48.9
0.8
3.0
3.1
3,203
2,111
273
425
147
14
221
157
-138
9Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
8.6
33.7
19
38.5
27.4
8.7
4.9
1.1
0.7
9.6
21.9
43.8
2.2
5.7
38.5
6.0
69.5
53.3
1.8
6.8
3.7
732
520
165
93
21
13
71
50
-33
10LeBron James
L. James
8.5
31.5
302
41.2
28.2
8.9
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.1
20.4
49.5
1.6
5.0
33.2
6.3
74.1
58.3
1.5
7.4
3.6
12,446
8,521
2,695
2,168
506
287
1,085
679
+1234
11Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
8.5
24.6
73
34.5
21.3
5.4
2.3
0.9
0.1
7.3
13.9
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.8
79.6
60.6
2.0
3.4
2.5
2,515
1,558
395
169
69
6
185
188
12Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
8.5
25.1
123
39.4
23.0
12.9
3.9
1.6
0.9
8.2
16.0
51.3
0.5
2.0
25.5
6.1
71.7
58.4
4.1
8.7
2.9
4,849
2,833
1,582
482
193
108
353
408
+1
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
8.5
30.6
171
40.5
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.7
47.8
2.1
6.0
35.5
7.4
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.3
6,934
5,008
1,333
713
173
205
559
431
+641
14Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
8.3
27.0
145
40.7
25.3
10.0
2.5
1.0
0.9
8.4
18.2
46.2
1.0
2.8
36.5
7.4
89.2
57.7
1.5
8.5
2.3
5,895
3,663
1,446
360
149
129
328
407
+48
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8.2
36.3
55
39.2
30.9
9.2
7.8
1.6
0.5
10.8
23.3
46.1
3.3
9.5
34.7
6.0
73.7
57.3
0.7
8.5
4.2
2,156
1,697
504
427
89
26
232
150
+73
16Moses Malone
M. Malone
8.1
24.7
82
40.0
22.6
13.3
1.6
0.9
1.6
8.2
17.1
47.6
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.3
77.1
54.6
5.2
8.1
2.6
3,278
1,852
1,092
129
71
130
215
202
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
8.0
29.3
61
36.8
26.2
4.8
6.2
1.4
1.0
8.9
19.1
46.7
1.5
4.3
34.0
7.0
86.9
58.0
0.7
4.1
2.4
2,245
1,600
292
381
83
58
148
164
+184
18Steve Francis
S. Francis
8.0
23.5
5
44.4
19.2
8.4
7.6
1.4
0.2
6.0
14.0
42.9
1.4
3.4
41.2
5.8
72.5
54.8
1.2
7.2
4.2
222
96
42
38
7
1
21
18
-25
19Austin Carr
A. Carr
8.0
21.0
2
34.5
17.5
4.0
2.5
1.0
0.5
5.0
13.5
37.0
7.5
93.8
51.4
1.5
2.5
2.0
69
35
8
5
2
1
4
8
20Dwight Howard
D. Howard
8.0
22.1
125
31.6
15.3
11.8
1.2
0.8
2.0
5.4
9.2
58.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.4
54.8
59.9
3.5
8.3
2.6
3,945
1,909
1,473
149
94
248
323
467
-77
21Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
7.9
31.3
56
38.8
25.4
6.7
2.6
1.3
0.6
9.2
21.4
42.9
0.5
1.7
28.1
6.5
82.4
51.0
2.8
3.9
2.7
2,172
1,423
375
143
73
35
153
123
-6
22David Robinson
D. Robinson
7.9
24.9
123
34.3
18.1
10.6
2.3
1.2
2.5
6.2
13.0
47.9
0.0
0.1
10.0
5.6
70.8
54.7
3.0
7.6
2.3
4,221
2,221
1,301
280
151
312
280
423
+362
23Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
7.9
32.0
20
41.0
27.2
6.1
7.9
1.3
0.8
9.1
21.2
43.0
2.3
6.5
35.4
6.7
85.4
55.3
1.0
5.2
5.6
820
544
122
157
26
16
111
63
+43
24Trae Young
T. Young
7.8
33.8
27
37.7
26.4
3.4
9.0
1.2
0.1
8.6
21.4
40.2
2.6
8.7
29.7
6.6
85.2
53.3
0.6
2.8
4.4
1,019
713
92
243
33
4
119
59
-102
25Anthony Davis
A. Davis
7.6
27.1
60
37.7
26.1
11.8
2.8
1.3
2.2
9.6
17.7
54.2
0.6
1.9
31.3
6.4
84.0
62.2
2.5
9.3
2.3
2,259
1,566
705
170
76
129
140
172
+202
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