most free throw attempts per game by an nba player in a career per 36 minutes since 1980

Since 1979-80, Darryl Watkins has attempted the most free throws per game when playing 36+ minutes, with 13.0 attempts per game.

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most free throw attempts per game by an NBA player in a career per 36 or more minutes since 1980
NAMEFTAMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Darryl Watkins
D. Watkins
13.0
42
1
42.0
13.0
10.0
1.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
6.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
7.0
53.8
55.5
1.0
9.0
4.0
13
10
1
3
1
4
4
-15
2John Drew
J. Drew
12.7
380
10
38.0
27.3
6.0
3.4
0.2
8.8
19.8
44.4
0.2
0.3
66.7
9.5
74.8
53.8
273
60
34
2
31
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
12.7
3,849
101
38.1
34.2
12.6
4.5
1.1
1.8
11.1
21.4
52.0
1.2
3.7
33.2
10.8
84.9
63.5
2.3
10.2
3.8
3,456
1,269
456
107
182
379
330
+542
4Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
12.0
40
1
40.4
42.0
14.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
17.0
25.0
68.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
66.7
69.4
6.0
8.0
2.0
42
14
0
1
0
2
3
-17
5Ryan Hollins
R. Hollins
12.0
36
1
36.4
13.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
3.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
0.0
0.0
7.0
58.3
70.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
13
3
2
2
3
2
5
+33
6Vladimir Stepania
V. Stepania
12.0
45
1
45.0
19.0
12.0
1.0
0.0
7.0
7.0
14.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
5.0
41.7
49.3
3.0
9.0
2.0
19
12
1
0
7
2
1
-10
7Brad Branson
B. Branson
12.0
37
1
37.0
22.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
6.0
13.0
46.2
0.0
0.0
10.0
83.3
60.2
1.0
5.0
2.0
22
6
1
0
2
2
2
8Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
11.2
9,965
251
39.7
29.2
5.7
3.6
0.1
9.9
17.9
55.3
0.0
0.0
9.1
9.4
83.4
63.9
7,324
1,419
905
24
682
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
11.1
25,677
636
40.4
28.0
12.8
3.0
0.7
2.7
11.1
19.2
57.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
52.8
58.1
4.2
8.6
3.0
17,828
8,140
1,893
452
1,737
1,928
2,198
+2248
10Petur Gudmundsson
P. Gudmundsson
11.0
36
1
36.0
19.0
15.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
5.0
10.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
81.8
64.0
7.0
8.0
1.0
19
15
3
0
1
1
5
11Moses Malone
M. Malone
10.8
14,566
371
39.3
24.5
13.2
1.5
1.5
8.0
16.8
47.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
8.5
79.1
57.0
9,103
4,909
561
538
912
12Tony Dumas
T. Dumas
10.7
109
3
36.3
20.7
3.3
0.3
0.7
0.7
6.3
17.3
36.5
2.0
5.7
35.3
6.0
56.3
46.9
1.0
2.3
2.7
62
10
1
2
2
8
9
13Dwight Howard
D. Howard
10.2
19,535
489
39.9
20.4
14.5
1.7
1.1
2.3
7.3
12.5
58.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.8
57.5
60.0
4.0
10.5
3.2
9,965
7,088
832
546
1,117
1,581
1,577
+1117
14James Harden
J. Harden
10.1
23,555
596
39.5
28.7
6.5
8.6
1.7
0.7
8.4
19.4
43.4
3.1
8.9
35.2
8.7
86.1
60.0
0.9
5.6
4.4
17,090
3,895
5,142
1,017
403
2,601
1,610
+1966
15David Robinson
D. Robinson
10.0
20,479
505
40.6
25.8
12.2
3.1
1.7
3.5
9.1
17.6
51.8
0.0
0.2
27.3
7.4
74.0
58.4
3.5
8.7
2.9
13,013
6,163
1,588
846
1,772
1,473
1,522
+301
16Mark Williams
M. Williams
10.0
36
1
36.3
31.0
13.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
12.0
14.0
85.7
0.0
0.0
7.0
70.0
84.2
6.0
7.0
0.0
31
13
2
2
1
0
1
+17
17Thomas Robinson
T. Robinson
10.0
40
1
40.5
18.0
17.0
5.0
4.0
0.0
7.0
14.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
40.0
48.9
7.0
10.0
6.0
18
17
5
4
0
6
4
-11
18Paul Davis
P. Davis
10.0
39
1
38.5
18.0
5.0
3.0
3.0
0.0
4.0
10.0
40.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
100.0
62.5
4.0
1.0
1.0
18
5
3
3
0
1
4
+3
19Tremaine Fowlkes
T. Fowlkes
10.0
46
1
46.0
16.0
9.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
3.0
10.0
30.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
10.0
100.0
55.6
6.0
3.0
0.0
16
9
2
1
0
0
3
+12
20Dwayne Whitfield
D. Whitfield
10.0
42
1
42.0
16.0
12.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
4.0
9.0
44.4
0.0
0.0
8.0
80.0
59.7
6.0
6.0
3.0
16
12
2
1
1
3
5
21Bob Martin
B. Martin
10.0
38
1
38.0
8.0
7.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
5.0
20.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
60.0
42.6
2.0
5.0
2.0
8
7
0
1
0
2
2
22Sylvester Gray
S. Gray
10.0
43
1
43.0
14.0
12.0
6.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
13.0
23.1
0.0
0.0
8.0
80.0
40.2
3.0
9.0
4.0
14
12
6
1
1
4
3
23Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
10.0
37
1
37.0
21.0
14.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
8.0
16.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
50.0
51.5
10.0
4.0
0.0
21
14
1
0
2
0
4
24Corey Maggette
C. Maggette
9.9
8,644
218
39.7
23.3
6.6
3.2
1.0
0.2
7.0
15.1
46.4
1.0
2.9
34.9
8.2
83.6
59.8
1.4
5.2
2.9
5,072
1,434
689
221
43
642
697
-254
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
9.8
40,949
1,016
40.3
27.4
11.0
3.7
1.5
0.9
10.0
19.4
51.4
0.1
0.2
27.7
7.3
74.6
57.6
2.7
8.3
3.1
27,792
11,152
3,734
1,492
869
3,197
3,252
+1638
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