most career playoff free throws missed by a player before 2013

Before 2012-13, Shaquille O'Neal missed the most free throws in the playoffs, with 1,149 misses.

	NAME	FT MISS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,149	216	37.5	24.3	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	5,250	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	870	160	47.2	22.5	24.5	4.2			8.9	17.1	52.2				4.7	10.2	46.5	52.4				7,559	3,607	3,913	673				412
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	485	190	39.0	22.3	12.1	3.4	0.7	2.5	8.4	16.8	50.1	0.0	0.2	16.1	5.4	8.0	67.9	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.9	7,415	4,233	2,308	642	132	482	548	552	+756
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	456	193	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	4,761	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	439	165	45.4	16.2	24.9	4.7			6.1	14.2	43.0				4.0	6.7	60.3	47.4				7,497	2,673	4,104	770				546
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	369	237	37.3	24.3	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	9.9	18.7	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.0	74.0	57.1	2.6	6.5	2.6	8,851	5,762	2,481	767	189	476	447	797
7	LeBron James L. James	304	115	43.4	28.5	8.7	6.7	1.7	0.9	9.7	20.7	46.9	1.4	4.4	31.2	7.7	10.3	74.5	56.4	1.6	7.1	3.6	4,994	3,275	998	772	195	109	412	273	+482
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	303	179	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	5,987	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	297	220	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	5,640	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+555
10	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	297	123	39.4	23.0	12.9	3.9	1.6	0.9	8.2	16.0	51.3	0.5	2.0	25.5	6.1	8.5	71.7	58.4	4.1	8.7	2.9	4,849	2,833	1,582	482	193	108	353	408	+1
11	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	295	208	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	3,642	1,583	1,048	395	185	602	686	+232
12	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	294	130	34.8	7.2	11.2	1.3	1.5	1.9	2.8	5.8	48.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	3.9	41.8	48.0	3.6	7.6	1.0	4,524	939	1,454	173	199	250	136	296	+368
13	Jerry West J. West	293	153	41.3	29.1	5.6	6.3	0.0	0.0	10.6	22.6	46.9				7.9	9.8	80.5	54.1	0.0	2.0		6,321	4,457	855	970	0	0		451
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	291	145	39.6	25.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
15	David Robinson D. Robinson	282	123	34.3	18.1	10.6	2.3	1.2	2.5	6.2	13.0	47.9	0.0	0.1	10.0	5.6	7.9	70.8	54.7	3.0	7.6	2.3	4,221	2,221	1,301	280	151	312	280	423	+362
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	251	134	41.1	27.0	12.9	4.0			10.4	23.6	43.9				6.3	8.2	77.1	49.7				5,510	3,623	1,724	541				435
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	243	57	39.4	19.9	14.4	1.4	0.8	2.8	6.9	11.5	60.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.1	10.4	58.8	61.9	4.2	10.1	3.5	2,246	1,133	818	81	45	158	200	237	+89
18	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	234	139	37.5	20.2	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.2	7.9	16.9	46.9	0.1	0.2	34.8	4.3	6.0	71.8	51.7	2.4	7.9	2.5	5,207	2,813	1,435	275	122	303	345	522	+8
19	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	228	96	43.3	22.9	13.0	1.9	1.1	2.6	9.2	19.8	46.4	0.0	0.0		4.5	6.8	65.2	50.1	4.0	9.0	2.8	4,160	2,194	1,244	185	97	222	124	378
20	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	217	95	27.3	13.6	7.0	0.9	0.5	2.3	4.6	9.1	51.2	0.1	0.2	36.8	4.2	6.5	64.9	57.0	1.9	5.1	2.4	2,597	1,291	665	81	45	215	226	330	+43
21	Robert Parish R. Parish	214	184	33.6	15.3	9.6	1.3	0.8	1.7	6.2	12.2	50.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.2	72.2	54.7	3.1	6.5	2.1	6,177	2,820	1,765	234	145	309	365	617	-3
22	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	208	110	40.3	25.2	5.6	5.3	1.7	1.1	9.0	18.7	47.8	0.7	2.1	32.2	6.6	8.5	77.8	56.1	1.4	4.2	3.7	4,432	2,776	619	586	182	125	412	326	+396
23	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	207	88	40.3	25.5	14.8	2.7			8.7	20.8	41.8				8.0	10.4	77.4	50.1				3,545	2,240	1,304	241				277
24	Kevin McHale K. McHale	206	169	33.8	18.8	7.4	1.6	0.4	1.7	7.1	12.7	56.1	0.0	0.1	38.1	4.5	5.8	78.8	61.8	2.7	4.7	1.9	5,716	3,182	1,253	274	65	281	326	571
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	206	190	39.7	19.5	7.7	12.3	1.9	0.3	6.8	13.4	50.6	0.3	1.1	24.1	5.6	6.7	83.8	59.5	1.8	5.9	3.7	7,538	3,701	1,465	2,346	358	64	696	524

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PPG

39.3

Dončić

RPG

10.8

Kessler

APG

7.9

Dončić

Team Rankings

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122.4

1st

DRTG

114.7

18th

NETRTG

7.7

8th

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38.4

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 11/20	SAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

10 - 2

124

Final

114

Hawks

7 - 5

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.7

Young

8.6

Wagner

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

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72.2

Curry

70.5

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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122.4

120.9

120.4

120.3

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.4

107.5

108.2

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12.2

11.8

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.7

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1-10

1-8

2-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

37.1

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36.6

Wembanyama

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37.4

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.6

Wagner

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

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2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

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10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

2-9

3-8

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Magic	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	10	.091	8.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	7	3	.700	2.0
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.0
14	Kings	1	10	.091	8.5
15	Jazz	1	10	.091	8.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	WAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	DEN	@	MEM	8:00 PM
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Before 2012-13, Shaquille O'Neal missed the most free throws in the playoffs, with 1,149 misses.

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