most free throw attempts per game for career since 1980

Since 1979-80, Joel Embiid has attempted the most free throws per game, with 9.9 attempts per game.

Interpreted as:
most free throw attempts per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player for career since 1980
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
15,609
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
3Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
9.1
739
36.0
25.5
5.3
3.1
0.9
0.1
9.0
16.5
54.6
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.5
81.9
62.2
2.1
3.2
2.9
26,627
18,876
3,906
2,295
672
99
2,120
1,940
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
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
8.9
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
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
6Moses Malone
M. Malone
8.5
1,106
33.5
20.9
11.6
1.4
0.8
1.2
7.2
14.7
48.7
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
77.8
56.8
4.8
6.8
2.9
37,068
23,151
12,810
1,529
895
1,357
3,258
2,399
7Luka 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
18,000
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
8Giannis 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
9David 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
10James 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
42,449
29,339
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
8.2
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
12Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
8.1
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
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
13Zion 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
14Paolo 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
9,313
6,031
2,000
1,292
218
154
805
554
-238
15Dwight 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
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
16John Drew
J. Drew
7.6
361
27.4
19.3
5.2
1.5
1.1
0.1
6.7
14.5
46.6
0.0
0.2
17.5
5.8
76.5
54.2
2.2
3.0
2.7
9,887
6,981
1,884
543
398
52
981
1,252
17Trae 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
17,005
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
18Kobe 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
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
19LeBron 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
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
20Shai 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
17,550
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
21Kevin 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
44,076
32,597
8,254
5,280
1,235
1,344
3,799
2,279
+5072
22World B. Free
W. B. Free
7.2
583
31.8
21.7
2.7
4.0
1.1
0.2
7.9
17.5
45.2
0.4
1.1
33.7
5.5
76.6
52.4
1.1
1.6
2.4
18,515
12,662
1,555
2,303
619
116
1,372
1,504
23Dwyane 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
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
24Alonzo 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
25Anthony 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
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879

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