highest free throws per game in a season in nba history

Jerry West has averaged the most free throws per game in a season with 10.6 per game in 1965-66.

Interpreted as:
highest free throws per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season in NBA history
NAMEFTMSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerry West
J. West
10.6
1965-66
LAL LAL
79
40.7
31.3
7.1
6.1
10.4
21.9
47.3
12.4
86.0
57.3
3,218
2,476
562
480
243
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
10.4
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
50.4
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
3Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
10.3
1983-84
UTA UTA
79
37.8
30.6
5.7
3.9
0.8
0.1
10.2
18.2
55.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
12.0
85.9
65.2
2.3
3.4
3.3
2,984
2,418
448
310
61
4
263
201
4James Harden
J. Harden
10.2
2019-20
HOU HOU
68
36.5
34.3
6.6
7.5
1.8
0.9
9.9
22.3
44.4
4.4
12.4
35.5
11.8
86.5
62.6
1.0
5.5
4.5
2,483
2,335
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
10.2
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
6Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
10.1
1963-64
CIN CIN
79
45.1
31.4
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
48.3
11.9
85.3
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
280
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
10.0
2022-23
PHI PHI
66
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
9.8
2022-23
OKC OKC
68
35.5
31.4
4.8
5.5
1.6
1.0
10.4
20.3
51.0
0.9
2.5
34.5
10.9
90.5
62.6
0.9
4.0
2.8
2,416
2,135
329
371
112
65
192
192
+149
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
9.8
1965-66
CIN CIN
76
46.0
31.3
7.7
11.1
10.8
22.7
47.5
11.6
84.2
56.3
3,493
2,378
586
847
227
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
9.7
2025-26
LAL LAL
16
36.9
35.3
8.9
8.9
1.6
0.6
10.9
22.9
47.8
3.7
10.8
34.1
11.9
81.2
62.7
0.8
8.1
4.3
591
564
142
143
26
9
69
41
+67
11James Harden
J. Harden
9.7
2018-19
HOU HOU
78
36.8
36.1
6.6
7.5
2.0
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
2,867
2,818
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
12Rick Barry
R. Barry
9.7
1966-67
SFW SFW
78
40.7
35.6
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
10.9
88.4
53.1
3,175
2,775
714
282
258
13Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
9.6
2021-22
PHI PHI
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
2,296
2,079
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
14Jerry West
J. West
9.5
1961-62
LAL LAL
75
41.2
30.8
7.9
5.4
10.7
23.9
44.5
12.3
76.9
52.4
3,087
2,310
591
402
173
15Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
9.4
2005-06
PHI PHI
72
43.1
33.0
3.2
7.4
1.9
0.1
11.3
25.3
44.7
1.0
3.1
32.3
11.5
81.4
54.3
0.6
2.6
3.4
3,103
2,377
232
532
140
10
248
121
-3
16Moses Malone
M. Malone
9.3
1984-85
PHI PHI
79
37.4
24.6
13.1
1.6
0.8
1.6
7.6
16.3
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.4
81.5
57.7
4.9
8.2
3.6
2,957
1,941
1,031
130
67
123
286
216
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
9.3
1966-67
CIN CIN
79
43.9
30.5
6.2
10.7
10.6
21.5
49.3
10.7
87.3
58.3
3,468
2,412
486
845
226
18Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
9.3
1958-59
STL STL
72
39.9
29.2
16.4
3.1
10.0
22.8
43.8
12.2
75.9
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
200
19Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
9.3
1960-61
LAL LAL
73
42.9
34.8
19.8
5.1
12.8
29.7
43.0
11.8
78.3
49.8
3,133
2,538
1,447
371
279
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
9.2
2020-21
PHI PHI
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
10.7
85.9
63.6
2.2
8.4
3.1
1,585
1,451
539
145
50
69
159
123
+405
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
9.2
2009-10
OKC OKC
82
39.5
30.1
7.6
2.8
1.4
1.0
9.7
20.3
47.6
1.6
4.3
36.5
10.2
90.0
60.7
1.3
6.3
3.3
3,239
2,472
623
231
112
84
271
171
+431
22James Harden
J. Harden
9.2
2016-17
HOU HOU
81
36.4
29.1
8.1
11.2
1.5
0.5
8.3
18.9
44.0
3.2
9.3
34.7
10.9
84.7
61.3
1.2
7.0
5.7
2,947
2,356
659
907
121
38
464
215
+425
23Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
9.2
1960-61
CIN CIN
71
42.7
30.5
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
11.2
82.2
55.5
3,032
2,165
716
690
219
24Jerry West
J. West
9.1
1966-67
LAL LAL
66
40.5
28.7
5.9
6.8
9.8
21.0
46.4
10.4
87.8
55.9
2,670
1,892
392
447
160
25George Yardley
G. Yardley
9.1
1957-58
DET DET
72
39.5
27.8
10.7
1.3
9.3
22.6
41.4
11.2
81.1
50.5
2,843
2,001
768
97
226

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1
.957
2
Lakers Lakers
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Sun
12/7
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
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SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Last Game
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Final

126

BOS Celtics

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WesternWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Lakers Lakers
16
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5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
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Spurs Spurs
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Magic Magic
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11/9
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CHA CHA
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Sun
11/9
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DET DET
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BOS BOS
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TOR TOR
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CHA CHA
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