most average free throw attempt per game by a player in last 40 years

Between June 5, 1986 and June 5, 2026, Joel Embiid has attempted the most free throws per game, with 9.9 attempts per game.

NAMEFTAGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
9.9
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,610
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
9.3
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
9.2
1,395
37.5
25.6
10.2
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.1
51.7
0.1
0.2
27.6
6.9
75.0
58.0
2.4
7.8
3.0
52,377
35,725
14,250
5,012
1,982
1,101
4,245
4,283
+3010
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
8.9
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,583
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8.5
514
35.0
29.2
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
17,999
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
6Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
8.4
911
37.4
23.1
11.9
4.1
1.5
0.7
8.1
15.1
53.8
0.6
2.1
26.8
6.2
73.8
61.2
4.0
7.9
3.1
34,028
21,006
10,817
3,748
1,380
683
2,817
2,652
+532
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
8.4
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
8David Robinson
D. Robinson
8.3
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
9James Harden
J. Harden
8.2
1,221
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,448
29,339
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
8.1
972
38.5
30.4
6.2
5.2
2.3
0.8
11.5
23.2
49.6
0.6
1.8
33.3
6.8
83.4
56.7
1.5
4.7
2.7
37,416
29,571
6,074
5,099
2,281
802
2,588
2,452
+1438
11Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
7.8
276
31.0
23.8
6.4
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.1
15.5
59.1
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
69.5
63.0
2.2
4.2
2.7
8,555
6,581
1,768
1,119
279
172
734
624
+319
12Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
7.7
270
34.5
22.3
7.4
4.8
0.8
0.6
7.6
17.0
44.9
1.4
4.4
31.7
5.7
74.3
54.8
1.1
6.3
3.0
9,312
6,031
2,000
1,292
218
154
805
554
-238
13Dwight Howard
D. Howard
7.6
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,434
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
14Trae Young
T. Young
7.6
498
34.1
25.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
17,004
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
15Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
7.5
278
31.4
18.9
3.8
2.1
0.6
0.1
6.3
12.5
50.8
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.1
82.0
59.6
1.4
2.4
2.0
8,728
5,241
1,061
593
170
37
560
630
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
7.4
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,638
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
17LeBron James
L. James
7.4
1,622
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,030
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
18Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
7.4
419
36.4
21.0
6.7
11.8
1.6
0.3
6.9
14.0
49.6
0.7
2.1
33.0
6.5
88.0
61.1
1.4
5.3
3.8
15,255
8,811
2,816
4,939
650
135
1,587
852
19Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
7.3
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,549
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
7.3
1,201
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.2
3.2
44,075
32,597
8,254
5,280
1,235
1,344
3,799
2,279
+5072
21Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
7.1
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,774
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
22Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
7.0
752
35.1
25.1
6.6
2.7
1.2
0.5
9.2
20.1
45.8
0.9
2.7
32.6
5.8
82.2
54.1
2.6
3.9
2.4
26,383
18,901
4,934
2,016
904
390
1,798
1,314
-392
23Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
7.0
838
31.0
17.1
8.5
1.1
0.5
2.8
6.1
11.6
52.7
0.0
0.1
24.7
4.8
69.2
58.3
2.6
5.9
2.6
25,975
14,311
7,137
946
414
2,356
2,209
2,810
+1651
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
7.0
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,707
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
25Corey Maggette
C. Maggette
6.8
827
28.2
16.0
4.9
2.1
0.7
0.2
4.9
10.8
45.3
0.6
1.7
32.4
5.6
82.2
57.7
1.1
3.8
2.3
23,357
13,198
4,022
1,696
590
139
1,874
2,338
-1542
StatMuse has game-level data for free-throw attempts per game going back to the 1953-54 season.

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115.4

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115.5

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.561
14.0
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46
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.561
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.549
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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
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4
52
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.634
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36
.561
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7
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8
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16.0
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.524
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11
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32
50
.390
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31
51
.378
29.0
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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
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26
56
.317
38.0
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102-112
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