highest free throw percentage for an nba player to average 20 points per game in the first 15 years of their career minimum 1 3 pt field goal per game since 1990

Larry Bird had the best free-throw percentage by a player when putting up 20.0+ points per game and making 1.0+ three-pointer per game in his first 15 seasons, at 91.9 percent.

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highest free throw percentage for an NBA player to average 20 or higher points per game in the first 15 years of their career minimum 1 3 pt field goal per game since 1990
NAME FT% PPG 3PM GP MPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTM FTA TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Larry Bird
L. Bird
91.9
21.6
1.1
180
38.2
9.2
7.2
1.4
0.8
8.5
18.3
46.6
2.9
37.2
3.5
3.8
54.1
1.1
8.1
3.1
6,883
3,892
1,655
1,299
256
152
555
373
2 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
91.0
24.8
3.9
956
34.2
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.2
8.5
17.9
47.3
9.2
42.6
3.9
4.3
62.6
0.7
4.1
3.1
32,723
23,668
4,509
6,119
1,473
235
2,987
2,215
+5878
3 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
89.9
25.1
3.1
900
36.2
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
4 Ray Allen
R. Allen
89.3
20.2
2.4
1,102
37.0
4.3
3.6
1.2
0.2
7.1
15.7
45.2
5.9
39.9
3.7
4.1
57.8
1.0
3.2
2.2
40,808
22,286
4,708
3,974
1,281
213
2,454
2,531
+3055
5 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
88.8
23.7
2.4
779
34.5
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
6 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
88.6
27.3
1.9
986
36.7
7.1
4.3
1.1
1.1
9.3
18.7
49.9
4.9
38.5
6.7
7.6
61.9
0.7
6.4
3.2
36,180
26,892
6,959
4,267
1,055
1,105
3,120
1,900
+4481
7 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
87.7
22.6
1.2
1,108
36.1
8.2
2.6
0.9
0.9
7.9
16.7
47.5
3.2
38.1
5.6
6.3
58.1
1.2
7.1
1.9
39,975
25,051
9,096
2,923
964
1,050
2,091
2,780
+5857
8 Trae Young
T. Young
87.3
25.3
2.6
483
34.4
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.5
43.3
7.5
35.2
6.7
7.6
57.9
0.6
2.9
4.2
16,621
12,220
1,687
4,748
505
74
2,051
841
-121
9 Devin Booker
D. Booker
87.3
24.4
2.1
673
34.4
4.0
5.2
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.4
6.0
35.4
5.2
6.0
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
23,148
16,452
2,718
3,522
577
190
2,035
1,972
+30
10 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
86.2
24.4
1.3
462
33.1
4.8
5.1
1.4
0.8
8.5
17.0
50.1
3.7
35.5
6.0
7.0
60.7
0.8
4.0
2.3
15,291
11,294
2,211
2,362
666
370
1,072
1,044
+1274
11 James Harden
J. Harden
86.1
24.1
2.7
1,072
34.7
5.6
7.1
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
44.1
7.5
36.4
7.1
8.3
61.0
0.8
4.9
3.7
37,222
25,885
6,017
7,629
1,597
600
3,919
2,695
+4266
12 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
86.0
20.1
1.6
733
31.8
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.3
14.6
49.9
4.1
39.2
3.9
4.5
60.4
1.2
5.2
1.7
23,281
14,733
4,662
2,236
1,255
471
1,212
1,225
+4597
13 Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
85.4
20.9
1.4
897
35.2
3.7
3.4
1.3
0.3
7.4
16.3
45.4
3.7
38.9
4.6
5.4
55.9
0.8
2.9
2.6
31,592
18,756
3,333
3,064
1,129
241
2,310
2,280
-406
14 Paul George
P. George
85.3
20.6
2.6
908
33.6
6.3
3.7
1.7
0.4
7.0
16.0
44.0
6.7
38.3
3.9
4.6
57.1
0.8
5.4
2.7
30,516
18,697
5,684
3,369
1,539
401
2,423
2,418
+3384
15 Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
85.3
22.1
1.9
208
33.7
5.4
7.4
1.0
0.6
8.3
18.6
44.6
5.7
33.9
3.5
4.1
53.9
0.8
4.6
3.8
7,014
4,588
1,121
1,530
215
125
794
582
-510
16 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
84.0
24.7
3.0
539
33.8
4.3
4.7
1.4
0.3
8.8
19.5
44.9
8.2
36.6
4.2
5.0
56.9
0.8
3.5
2.7
18,244
13,320
2,324
2,530
740
173
1,447
1,300
+2590
17 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
84.0
23.6
2.6
585
34.5
7.3
3.8
1.1
0.7
8.2
17.8
45.9
7.1
37.0
4.5
5.4
58.3
0.9
6.5
2.4
20,185
13,784
4,293
2,243
640
384
1,389
1,232
+3645
18 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
83.7
23.1
1.7
645
34.1
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.5
16.2
52.4
4.3
40.0
4.4
5.3
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
21,971
14,880
7,136
2,037
523
771
1,745
2,197
+1278
19 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
83.7
25.3
1.3
1,103
36.4
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.4
45.4
3.8
33.9
6.4
7.6
55.6
1.2
4.1
2.9
40,145
27,868
5,829
5,154
1,653
576
3,228
2,886
+4775
20 LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
83.7
21.0
3.1
231
31.9
6.0
7.4
1.5
0.3
7.4
17.6
42.1
8.4
36.5
3.1
3.7
54.6
1.3
4.7
3.3
7,374
4,859
1,379
1,710
340
76
769
727
-404
21 Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
83.3
20.8
2.3
654
32.8
4.1
4.0
0.9
0.3
7.4
15.8
47.0
6.0
39.1
3.6
4.3
58.7
0.4
3.6
2.6
21,461
13,590
2,665
2,595
571
183
1,725
1,376
-1794
22 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
82.8
27.7
1.2
452
31.9
11.0
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
3.5
33.9
8.3
10.0
61.3
2.2
8.8
3.4
14,408
12,523
4,987
1,658
411
738
1,547
1,369
+2490
23 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
82.4
21.8
1.1
745
31.7
10.9
7.2
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.0
3.0
36.0
3.9
4.8
63.8
2.7
8.3
2.9
23,639
16,210
8,141
5,383
949
536
2,177
1,996
+4071
24 Bradley Beal
B. Beal
82.1
21.5
2.1
801
34.4
4.1
4.3
1.1
0.4
7.9
17.1
46.4
5.7
37.6
3.6
4.3
56.8
0.9
3.2
2.4
27,560
17,257
3,245
3,432
882
339
1,938
1,805
+160
25 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
81.9
23.5
1.1
515
33.9
6.6
2.6
1.1
0.5
8.5
18.7
45.4
3.3
33.4
5.4
6.6
54.4
2.5
4.0
2.3
17,469
12,111
3,385
1,320
567
239
1,184
865
-392
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64
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2
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61
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1
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68
14
.829
2
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52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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50
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50
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49
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64
18
.780
2
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61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
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48
34
.585
16.0
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44
38
.537
20.0