highest free throws per game single season average nba history

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

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highest free throws per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player single season average 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
5Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
10.2
2025-26
LAL LAL
6
37.8
32.0
5.3
9.0
1.7
0.0
9.5
18.8
50.4
2.8
7.8
36.2
11.2
91.0
67.4
0.3
5.0
3.5
227
192
32
54
10
0
21
12
+39
6Michael 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
7Oscar 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
8Joel 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
9Shai 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
10Oscar 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
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
23Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
9.2
2025-26
PHI PHI
5
43.2
35.2
4.6
9.4
1.2
1.0
10.8
23.4
46.2
4.4
9.4
46.8
10.6
86.8
62.7
0.4
4.2
2.6
216
176
23
47
6
5
13
14
+33
24Oscar 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
25Jerry 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
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