most free throw attempts per games by season the past 50 years

Between October 3, 1976 and October 3, 2026, Shaquille O'Neal has attempted the most free throws per game in a season, with 13.1 attempts per game in 2000-01.

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	NAME	FTA	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	13.1	2000-01	LAL	74	39.5	28.7	12.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	11.0	19.2	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	51.3	57.4	3.9	8.8	2.9	2,924	2,125	940	277	47	204	218	256	+463
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	12.3	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	31.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
3	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	12.0	1983-84	UTA	79	37.8	30.6	5.7	3.9	0.8	0.1	10.2	18.2	55.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	10.3	85.9	65.2			3.3	2,984	2,418	451	310	61	4	264	200
4	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	11.9	1987-88	PHI	80	39.6	28.3	11.9	3.2	1.3	1.3	9.4	16.0	58.7	0.6	2.0	28.0	8.9	75.1	66.5	4.8	7.1	3.8	3,170	2,264	951	254	100	103	304	278
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11.9	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	11.8	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
7	James Harden J. Harden	11.8	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	34.3	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
8	Dwight Howard D. Howard	11.7	2010-11	ORL	78	37.6	22.9	14.1	1.4	1.4	2.4	7.9	13.4	59.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.0	59.6	61.6	4.0	10.1	3.6	2,935	1,784	1,098	107	107	186	279	258	+498
9	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	11.7	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	11.6	2023-24	PHI	39	33.6	34.7	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	21.8	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	88.3	64.4	2.4	8.6	3.8	1,309	1,353	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
11	David Robinson D. Robinson	11.6	1993-94	SAS	80	40.5	29.8	10.7	4.8	1.7	3.3	10.5	20.7	50.7	0.1	0.4	34.5	8.7	74.9	57.7	3.0	7.7	3.2	3,241	2,383	855	381	139	265	253	228
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	11.5	2005-06	PHI	72	43.1	33.0	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	11.3	25.3	44.7	1.0	3.1	32.3	9.4	81.4	54.3	0.6	2.6	3.4	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	11.5	1988-89	UTA	80	39.1	29.1	10.7	2.7	1.8	0.9	10.1	19.5	51.9	0.1	0.2	31.3	8.8	76.6	59.2	3.2	7.4	3.6	3,126	2,326	853	219	144	70	285	286
14	Moses Malone M. Malone	11.4	1984-85	PHI	79	37.4	24.6	13.1	1.6	0.8	1.6	7.6	16.3	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.3	81.5	57.7	4.9	8.2	3.6	2,957	1,941	1,031	130	67	123	286	216
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	11.4	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	29.9	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	10.3	18.6	55.3	1.1	3.6	29.3	8.3	72.2	63.3	2.0	9.6	3.3	2,204	2,002	778	388	72	91	219	212	+397
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	11.4	1997-98	LAL	60	36.3	28.3	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	11.2	19.1	58.4	0.0	0.0		6.0	52.7	58.7	3.5	7.9	2.9	2,175	1,699	681	142	39	144	175	193	+649
17	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	11.3	1982-83	UTA	22	40.3	30.7	6.4	4.8		0.0	10.6	18.3	58.0	0.0	0.0		9.5	84.7	66.1				887	676	140	105		0		61
18	Eric Williams E. Williams	11.3	1997-98	DEN	4	36.3	19.8	5.3	3.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	15.3	39.3	0.0	0.0		7.8	68.9	48.9	2.5	2.8	2.3	145	79	21	12	4	0	9	9	-11
19	World B. Free W. B. Free	11.2	1979-80	SDC	68	38.0	30.2	3.5	4.2		0.5	10.8	22.9	47.4	0.1	0.4	36.0	8.4	75.3	54.4				2,585	2,055	238	283		32		195
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	11.1	1989-90	UTA	82	38.1	31.0	11.1	2.8	1.5	0.6	11.1	19.8	56.2	0.2	0.5	37.2	8.5	76.2	62.6	2.8	8.3	3.7	3,122	2,540	911	226	121	50	304	259
21	World B. Free W. B. Free	11.1	1978-79	SDC	78	37.9	28.7	3.9	4.4			10.2	21.2	48.0				8.4	75.6	55.1				2,958	2,242	301	340				255
22	James Harden J. Harden	11.0	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
23	Dwight Howard D. Howard	10.9	2007-08	ORL	82	37.7	20.7	14.2	1.3	0.9	2.1	7.1	11.9	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	59.0	61.9	3.4	10.8	3.2	3,088	1,695	1,161	110	74	176	263	274	+484
24	James Harden J. Harden	10.9	2016-17	HOU	81	36.4	29.1	8.1	11.2	1.5	0.5	8.3	18.9	44.0	3.2	9.3	34.7	9.2	84.7	61.3	1.2	7.0	5.7	2,947	2,356	659	907	121	38	464	215	+425
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.9	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	31.4	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	2,135	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149

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Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
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