highest free throw percentage with at least 1000 ft made in the 50s

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Bill Sharman had the highest free-throw percentage when making 1,000+ free throws, at 88.2 percent.

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	NAME	FT%	FTM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTA	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	88.2	2,681	579	33.5	17.8	4.0	3.1	6.6	15.6	42.2	5.3	49.6	18,339	10,319	2,308	1,811	1,644
2	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	83.9	4,986	696	36.7	19.1	13.3	3.1	6.0	15.7	38.0	8.5	49.1	20,784	13,298	8,413	2,177	2,453
3	Fred Scolari F. Scolari	83.1	1,327	381	26.4	10.9	2.7	3.1	3.7	11.2	33.3	4.2	42.0	6,573	4,159	857	1,190	1,020
4	Dick Schnittker D. Schnittker	82.5	1,172	364	20.1	8.3	3.8	1.3	2.6	6.7	37.9	3.9	49.2	6,744	3,030	1,372	479	1,014
5	Fred Schaus F. Schaus	82.3	1,380	334	33.5	12.2	6.0	2.9	4.0	11.5	35.2	5.0	44.6	6,637	4,070	1,609	961	1,130
6	Frankie Brian F. Brian	82.1	1,849	438	24.9	12.3	2.4	2.6	4.0	11.9	34.0	5.1	43.5	7,616	5,379	903	1,138	1,127
7	Kenny Sears K. Sears	82.1	1,599	285	34.3	16.8	9.4	1.7	5.6	12.5	44.8	6.8	54.2	9,768	4,795	2,673	477	915
8	Carl Braun C. Braun	81.7	2,310	567	32.5	14.4	3.7	4.0	5.2	13.2	39.1	5.0	46.8	16,263	8,184	1,873	2,269	1,713
9	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	81.6	3,480	615	38.4	19.4	5.9	7.4	6.9	18.6	37.0	6.9	44.9	20,986	11,944	3,644	4,544	1,579
10	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	80.8	3,574	484	39.5	23.0	8.9	2.3	7.8	18.5	42.2	9.1	51.1	16,559	11,122	4,300	1,111	1,859
11	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	80.1	2,179	508	32.5	12.4	4.5	3.2	4.1	10.3	39.5	5.4	49.1	12,128	6,311	1,979	1,644	1,143
12	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	79.6	1,736	596	30.4	9.7	3.2	3.9	3.4	9.6	35.2	3.7	43.1	14,660	5,760	1,693	2,335	1,328
13	Dick Garmaker D. Garmaker	79.5	1,075	280	28.5	13.0	4.1	2.5	4.6	11.6	39.4	4.8	47.2	7,985	3,643	1,158	688	742
14	Gene Shue G. Shue	79.4	1,095	341	30.0	11.6	4.3	2.7	4.2	11.0	38.2	4.0	45.5	10,245	3,955	1,455	909	591
15	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	78.7	1,111	240	27.6	14.1	6.6	2.4	4.7	11.9	39.7	5.9	48.6	6,621	3,377	1,575	566	874
16	George Mikan G. Mikan	78.4	2,536	379	34.4	22.3	13.4	2.7	7.8	19.5	40.1	8.5	48.0	8,350	8,458	4,167	1,027	1,602
17	Odie Spears O. Spears	77.7	1,054	422	22.9	8.6	4.0	1.9	3.1	8.1	37.5	3.2	45.0	8,104	3,630	1,409	820	1,380
18	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	77.6	3,103	630	31.9	13.3	11.9	1.8	4.2	10.4	40.3	6.3	50.4	15,813	8,409	6,684	1,145	1,959
19	George Yardley G. Yardley	77.4	2,296	399	33.5	19.0	9.1	1.7	6.6	16.0	41.6	7.4	49.5	13,365	7,590	3,641	693	1,199
20	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	77.2	1,117	326	23.4	12.6	5.3	1.4	4.6	14.8	30.9	4.4	37.5	4,490	4,105	1,379	462	1,151
21	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	76.8	3,417	516	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5	6.4	14.4	44.4	8.6	53.4	18,298	10,023	5,856	1,269	1,681
22	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	76.6	2,969	699	32.5	14.4	9.4	2.2	5.1	12.6	40.3	5.5	47.8	18,443	10,063	5,940	1,515	2,812
23	Red Rocha R. Rocha	76.5	1,501	480	29.9	10.7	6.6	2.0	3.8	10.1	37.6	4.1	45.1	10,507	5,143	2,747	957	1,653
24	Slater Martin S. Martin	76.4	1,960	681	36.9	10.2	3.4	4.2	3.7	10.0	36.4	3.8	43.5	20,133	6,940	2,115	2,830	2,064
25	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	76.1	3,750	641	35.7	17.5	7.5	3.2	5.8	13.4	43.6	7.7	52.2	18,071	11,234	4,325	2,079	1,667

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