most career free throws missed by a player before 2013

Before 2012-13, Wilt Chamberlain missed the most free throws, with 5,805 misses.

NAMEFT MISSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
5,805
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5,317
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
9.3
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
3,401
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
4Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
2,975
1,043
37.3
20.1
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
2,643
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,592
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
2,559
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
2,466
963
42.3
15.1
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
9Dwight Howard
D. Howard
2,361
621
36.2
18.4
13.0
1.5
1.0
2.2
6.5
11.3
57.7
0.0
0.1
3.0
5.4
9.2
58.8
60.1
3.6
9.3
3.1
22,471
11,435
8,072
935
626
1,344
1,930
2,002
+2272
10Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2,312
1,111
35.4
20.3
11.3
3.1
0.7
2.2
7.8
15.5
50.7
0.0
0.1
17.7
4.6
6.7
68.8
55.1
3.0
8.3
2.6
39,369
22,558
12,533
3,428
822
2,469
2,854
2,763
+7422
11Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
2,294
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2,198
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
13David Robinson
D. Robinson
2,166
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
8.3
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
14Buck Williams
B. Williams
2,008
1,307
32.5
12.8
10.0
1.3
0.8
0.8
4.9
8.9
54.9
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.0
4.6
66.4
58.7
3.5
6.5
2.1
42,464
16,784
13,017
1,646
1,080
1,100
2,784
4,267
+155
15Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1,937
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
16Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,897
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
17Johnny Green
J. Green
1,891
1,057
23.3
11.6
8.6
1.4
4.7
9.5
49.3
2.2
4.0
55.3
51.4
24,617
12,281
9,089
1,445
2,855
18Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
1,805
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
7.0
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
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,793
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
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
20Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
1,759
1,257
31.7
14.0
8.2
2.2
0.7
0.4
5.5
10.0
54.6
0.0
0.1
4.7
3.1
4.5
68.7
58.4
2.7
5.5
2.2
39,822
17,600
10,370
2,730
840
501
2,774
4,146
-438
21Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1,694
964
37.2
15.0
15.0
2.7
0.5
2.1
5.7
13.6
42.1
3.5
5.3
66.7
47.0
2.8
6.8
35,881
14,437
14,464
2,575
125
553
2,624
22Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
1,654
909
32.7
17.1
10.1
2.0
0.5
1.9
6.3
10.5
59.9
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
6.3
71.3
64.3
2.9
7.2
2.8
29,685
15,579
9,161
1,777
470
1,747
2,347
2,986
23Jerry West
J. West
1,641
932
39.2
27.0
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
25,192
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1,628
846
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
25Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
1,605
1,380
30.8
14.2
4.6
2.2
1.0
1.0
5.4
12.2
43.8
0.9
2.5
35.6
2.6
3.7
68.9
51.2
1.3
3.2
1.8
42,561
19,591
6,306
3,094
1,402
1,390
2,502
4,175
+704
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