most free throw attempts per game in a season in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, World B. Free attempted the most free throws per game in a season, with 11.1 attempts per game in 1978-79.

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NAMEFTASEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1World B. Free
W. B. Free
11.1
1978-79
78
37.9
28.8
3.9
4.4
1.4
0.4
10.2
21.2
48.1
8.4
75.6
55.2
1.6
2.2
3.8
2,954
2,244
301
340
111
35
297
253
2Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
10.8
1971-72
76
43.1
28.2
2.9
9.2
9.7
19.9
48.6
8.9
82.2
57.2
3,272
2,145
222
701
198
3Jerry West
J. West
10.6
1969-70
74
42.0
31.2
4.6
7.5
11.2
22.6
49.7
8.7
82.4
57.2
3,106
2,309
338
554
160
4George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
10.1
1978-79
76
33.6
22.6
11.4
3.7
1.7
0.7
7.9
16.8
47.4
6.7
66.5
53.3
3.4
8.0
4.6
2,552
1,715
864
283
129
52
346
321
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
9.9
1978-79
82
41.3
24.8
17.6
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
73.9
60.4
7.2
10.5
4.0
3,390
2,031
1,444
147
79
119
326
223
6Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
9.8
1972-73
80
46.0
34.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
84.7
55.5
3,681
2,719
223
910
207
7Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
9.7
1974-75
82
43.2
34.5
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
8Dave Bing
D. Bing
9.4
1970-71
82
37.4
27.0
4.4
5.0
9.7
20.9
46.7
7.5
79.7
54.0
3,065
2,213
364
408
228
9Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
9.4
1975-76
78
42.7
31.1
12.4
4.0
1.2
2.1
12.0
24.6
48.7
7.2
76.2
54.2
3.1
9.3
3,328
2,427
965
315
93
160
298
10Connie Hawkins
C. Hawkins
9.1
1969-70
81
40.9
24.6
10.4
4.8
8.8
17.9
49.0
7.1
77.9
56.3
3,312
1,995
846
391
287
11Jerry West
J. West
9.1
1970-71
69
41.2
26.9
4.6
9.5
9.7
19.6
49.4
7.6
83.2
57.1
2,845
1,859
320
655
180
12Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
9.1
1974-75
82
39.6
26.5
2.7
6.8
1.5
0.1
9.3
20.3
45.6
8.0
87.2
54.4
0.6
2.1
3,244
2,170
222
557
119
7
187
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
9.1
1969-70
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
9.0
1971-72
81
44.2
34.8
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
15Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
9.0
1978-79
80
37.1
19.0
9.9
2.9
1.2
0.9
5.9
10.1
58.4
7.2
80.2
67.6
3.4
6.5
3.4
2,969
1,518
791
228
98
74
273
266
16Archie Clark
A. Clark
8.7
1971-72
TOT
77
42.7
25.2
3.5
8.0
9.2
19.7
47.0
6.7
77.1
53.6
3,285
1,938
268
613
194
17Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
8.6
1969-70
81
39.4
26.1
13.6
4.3
9.9
21.1
46.9
6.3
72.9
52.4
3,194
2,114
1,101
352
331
18Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
8.6
1977-78
TOT
79
37.1
21.5
7.8
3.2
1.5
0.3
7.3
14.3
51.2
6.8
79.6
59.5
3.4
4.5
2.9
2,933
1,697
620
253
118
24
228
233
19John Drew
J. Drew
8.6
1978-79
79
30.5
22.7
6.6
1.5
1.6
0.2
8.2
17.4
47.3
6.3
73.1
53.6
2.8
3.8
2.7
2,410
1,795
522
119
128
16
211
332
20John Drew
J. Drew
8.5
1975-76
77
30.5
21.6
8.6
1.9
1.8
0.4
7.6
15.2
50.2
6.3
74.4
57.0
3.7
4.9
2,351
1,660
660
150
138
30
261
21Dick Van Arsdale
D. Van Arsdale
8.4
1970-71
81
39.0
21.9
3.9
4.1
7.5
16.6
45.2
6.8
81.1
53.8
3,157
1,771
316
329
246
22John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
8.4
1970-71
81
45.4
28.9
9.0
7.5
11.0
24.5
45.0
6.8
81.8
51.3
3,678
2,338
730
607
200
23David Thompson
D. Thompson
8.4
1977-78
80
37.8
27.2
4.9
4.5
1.2
1.2
10.3
19.8
52.1
6.5
77.8
57.8
2.0
2.9
3.1
3,025
2,172
390
362
92
99
245
213
24George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
8.3
1975-76
77
38.3
23.0
12.6
4.7
2.6
0.5
8.4
20.2
41.7
6.2
74.0
48.2
3.4
9.2
2,946
1,769
967
359
198
41
334
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
8.3
1970-71
82
40.1
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264

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