highest free throw percentage by a center season

Mike Gminski has the best free-throw percentage by a center in a season, at 90.6 percent in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:
highest free throw percentage with a minimum of 125 free-throws made per 82 team games by a center season
NAMEFT%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTATS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mike Gminski
M. Gminski
90.6
1987-88
TOT
81
36.6
16.9
10.0
1.7
0.8
1.5
6.2
13.9
44.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
4.8
52.6
3.0
7.0
2.2
2,961
1,365
814
139
64
118
177
176
2Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
90.5
1988-89
80
32.3
13.4
7.8
3.6
1.1
0.8
4.5
10.4
43.1
1.0
2.7
38.0
3.3
3.7
55.4
1.8
6.0
1.8
2,587
1,068
623
289
85
61
145
300
3Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
89.4
1986-87
82
34.8
15.4
11.6
1.8
0.9
0.8
6.2
12.3
50.1
0.1
0.3
28.6
3.0
3.3
55.9
3.0
8.7
1.5
2,854
1,263
955
151
72
69
120
283
4Mike Gminski
M. Gminski
89.3
1985-86
81
31.2
16.5
8.2
1.6
0.7
0.9
6.1
11.7
51.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
4.9
59.4
2.5
5.7
1.7
2,525
1,333
668
133
56
71
140
163
5Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
88.5
1989-90
71
31.7
13.9
6.9
3.2
1.1
0.7
4.8
11.6
41.6
1.0
2.8
34.2
3.2
3.7
52.4
1.5
5.4
2.0
2,250
986
492
229
76
48
139
244
6Alvan Adams
A. Adams
88.3
1984-85
82
26.0
14.7
6.1
3.8
1.4
0.6
5.8
11.2
52.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.5
57.8
1.9
4.2
2.4
2,136
1,202
500
308
115
48
197
254
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
88.3
2023-24
39
33.6
34.7
11.0
5.6
1.2
1.7
11.5
21.8
52.9
1.4
3.6
38.8
10.2
11.6
64.4
2.4
8.6
3.8
1,309
1,353
430
219
46
66
150
112
+267
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
88.2
2024-25
19
30.2
23.8
8.2
4.5
0.7
0.9
7.4
16.6
44.4
1.2
4.1
29.9
7.8
8.9
58.0
1.9
6.3
3.3
574
452
155
85
14
18
62
42
-57
9Joe Kleine
J. Kleine
88.2
1988-89
TOT
75
18.8
6.5
5.0
0.9
0.4
0.3
2.3
5.8
40.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.0
48.5
1.7
3.4
1.4
1,411
484
378
67
33
23
104
192
10Danny Fortson
D. Fortson
88.0
2004-05
62
16.9
7.5
5.6
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.9
3.6
52.2
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.2
68.2
2.5
3.1
1.5
1,047
463
348
8
15
7
91
265
+80
11Kevin Love
K. Love
88.0
2017-18
59
28.0
17.6
9.3
1.7
0.7
0.4
5.7
12.4
45.8
2.3
5.6
41.5
4.0
4.5
61.4
1.7
7.5
1.5
1,651
1,039
546
103
43
24
90
120
+80
12Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
87.9
2024-25
TOT
81
18.8
10.4
7.7
2.0
0.5
0.6
4.3
7.7
55.0
0.1
0.5
21.6
1.8
2.0
60.2
2.3
5.4
1.5
1,524
843
627
164
37
46
120
181
-304
13Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
87.7
2003-04
77
37.9
21.8
8.7
2.7
1.2
1.4
7.9
17.0
46.2
1.3
3.8
34.1
4.8
5.5
56.1
1.2
7.5
1.8
2,915
1,680
670
207
92
104
135
216
+406
14Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
87.4
1987-88
82
35.3
13.5
10.1
2.4
0.8
1.0
5.5
11.3
49.3
0.2
0.5
33.3
2.3
2.6
54.6
2.0
8.1
1.7
2,897
1,110
832
199
66
78
136
284
15Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
87.3
2023-24
62
32.7
21.8
8.3
3.0
0.7
0.7
7.7
15.3
50.4
2.2
5.3
41.6
4.1
4.7
62.5
1.5
6.8
2.9
2,026
1,349
515
189
43
41
177
204
+321
16Andrea Bargnani
A. Bargnani
87.3
2011-12
31
33.3
19.5
5.5
2.0
0.6
0.5
6.7
15.6
43.2
1.1
3.7
29.6
4.9
5.6
53.8
0.8
4.8
2.2
1,032
603
172
61
18
15
69
52
-45
17Mike Gminski
M. Gminski
87.1
1988-89
82
33.4
17.2
9.4
1.7
0.6
1.3
6.8
14.2
47.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.6
4.2
53.5
2.6
6.8
1.6
2,739
1,409
769
138
46
106
129
142
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
86.8
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
19Brandon Bass
B. Bass
86.7
2008-09
81
19.4
8.5
4.5
0.5
0.3
0.7
3.1
6.3
49.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
2.6
57.1
1.6
2.9
1.1
1,574
686
367
43
27
55
86
140
+75
20Yao Ming
Y. Ming
86.6
2008-09
77
33.6
19.7
9.9
1.8
0.4
1.9
7.4
13.4
54.8
0.0
0.0
100.0
4.9
5.7
61.8
2.6
7.2
3.0
2,589
1,514
761
137
30
150
234
257
+453
21Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
86.6
1983-84
82
34.9
17.3
12.2
1.8
0.6
1.0
6.7
12.7
53.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
4.5
59.0
4.0
8.2
1.8
2,864
1,422
1,003
149
49
84
151
273
22Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
86.4
1985-86
80
34.9
17.1
9.4
3.8
1.2
0.9
6.4
13.8
46.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
4.4
5.1
53.5
1.8
7.5
2.7
2,790
1,371
748
301
92
73
214
293
23Yao Ming
Y. Ming
86.2
2006-07
48
33.8
25.0
9.4
2.0
0.4
2.0
8.8
17.1
51.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.4
8.6
60.1
2.1
7.3
3.5
1,624
1,202
452
94
17
94
167
159
+298
24Drew Gooden
D. Gooden
86.1
2009-10
TOT
70
25.1
10.9
7.7
0.7
0.6
0.8
4.1
8.6
47.8
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.7
3.1
54.7
3.0
4.8
1.5
1,755
763
542
47
41
58
108
194
-279
25Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
85.9
2020-21
51
31.1
28.5
10.6
2.8
1.0
1.4
9.0
17.6
51.3
1.1
3.0
37.7
9.2
10.7
63.6
2.2
8.4
3.1
1,585
1,451
539
145
50
69
159
123
+405

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
3/27
@
114-113
Fri
3/27
@
128-149
Fri
3/27
@
102-109
Fri
3/27
@
119-109
Fri
3/27
@
113-131

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Sat
5/9
@
8:30 PM
Sun
5/10
@
3:30 PM
Sun
5/10
@
7:30 PM
Mon
5/11
@
8:00 PM