most free throws in a postseason by a rookie

Elgin Baylor has hit the most free throws by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 87 made in 1958-59.

	NAME	FTM	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	87	1958-59	MIN	13	42.8	25.5	12.0	3.3			9.4	23.3	40.3				8.7	77.0	46.9				556	331	156	43				52
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	85	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	18.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	0.4	6.4	12.4	51.8	0.1	0.5	25.0	6.6	80.2	59.6	3.3	7.3	4.1	658	293	168	151	49	6	65	47
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	82	2017-18	BOS	19	35.9	18.5	4.4	2.7	1.2	0.5	6.5	13.7	47.1	1.2	3.7	32.4	5.1	84.5	57.8	0.5	3.8	2.2	683	351	83	52	23	10	41	50	+51
4	Jerry West J. West	77	1960-61	LAL	12	38.4	22.9	8.7	5.3			8.3	16.8	49.0				8.8	72.6	55.3				461	275	104	63				39
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	74	1969-70	MIL	10	43.5	35.2	16.8	4.1			13.9	24.5	56.7				10.1	73.3	60.8				435	352	168	41				25
6	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	74	1949-50	SYR	11		17.1		2.5			5.2	13.5	38.5				9.2	73.3	48.8					188		28				43
7	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	74	1946-47	PHI	10		22.2		0.3			7.4	25.7	28.8				9.4	78.7	37.2					222		3				32
8	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	72	1992-93	CHA	9	40.8	23.8	9.9	1.4	0.7	3.4	7.9	16.4	48.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	10.3	77.4	56.6	3.1	6.8	4.1	367	214	89	13	6	31	37	37
9	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	71	1977-78	SEA	22	31.9	13.7	8.1	1.2	0.8	0.5	5.2	11.2	46.6				4.1	78.0	52.4	2.3	5.8	1.6	701	301	178	27	18	11	35	101
10	Alvan Adams A. Adams	67	1975-76	PHX	19	35.2	17.9	10.1	5.2	1.3	1.1	7.2	15.9	45.2				4.3	81.7	50.3	2.8	7.2		668	341	191	98	24	20		60
11	Andrew Toney A. Toney	66	1980-81	PHI	16	22.3	13.8	2.3	3.4	0.7	0.4	4.8	11.3	42.8	0.1	0.6	11.1	5.1	81.5	51.2	0.6	1.7	3.4	356	221	37	54	11	7	54	50
12	David Robinson D. Robinson	65	1989-90	SAS	10	37.5	24.3	12.0	2.3	1.1	4.0	8.9	16.7	53.3	0.0	0.0		9.6	67.7	58.1	3.6	8.4	2.4	375	243	120	23	11	40	24	35
13	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	64	1993-94	HOU	22	21.7	9.4	2.7	4.2	1.0	0.2	2.9	7.3	39.4	0.8	2.0	37.8	3.4	86.5	53.7	0.9	1.8	2.1	478	207	59	93	21	5	47	62
14	Tom Meschery T. Meschery	63	1961-62	PHI	12	42.3	20.1	11.5	2.7			7.4	18.7	39.7				6.1	86.3	47.0				508	241	138	32				48
15	Dylan Harper D. Harper	62	2025-26	SAS	23	26.7	14.1	5.6	2.7	1.0	0.2	5.2	10.1	51.5	1.0	3.0	33.3	3.3	82.7	61.1	1.3	4.3	1.5	615	325	128	62	22	5	35	53	+141
16	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	59	2003-04	MIA	13	39.2	18.0	4.0	5.6	1.3	0.3	6.6	14.5	45.5	0.2	0.6	37.5	5.8	78.7	52.7	1.2	2.8	4.2	510	234	52	73	17	4	54	45	+6
17	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	56	2002-03	SAS	24	27.5	9.4	3.8	2.9	1.7	0.4	3.0	7.7	38.6	1.2	3.0	38.4	3.1	75.7	52.2	1.2	2.6	1.5	660	226	92	70	41	9	36	62	+191
18	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	55	1975-76	PHX	19	29.6	13.0	3.3	4.2	0.9	0.3	5.1	10.8	46.8				3.5	83.3	52.8	1.1	2.3		563	247	63	79	18	6		77
19	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	55	1946-47	CHI	11		14.1		0.3			4.5	18.0	25.3				8.3	60.4	32.6					155		3				32
20	Al Ferrari A. Ferrari	54	1955-56	STL	8	33.0	14.8	4.1	3.0			4.0	10.6	37.6				8.8	77.1	50.9				264	118	33	24				28
21	Rodney Stuckey R. Stuckey	51	2007-08	DET	17	22.4	8.2	1.9	3.4	1.1	0.1	2.5	6.8	37.1	0.1	0.4	28.6	3.4	87.9	49.1	0.6	1.2	1.4	380	139	32	58	18	2	23	35	+7
22	George Ratkovicz G. Ratkovicz	50	1949-50	SYR	11		13.1		1.9			4.3	11.0	38.8				6.6	68.5	47.0					144		21				45
23	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	49	1966-67	STL	9	35.2	22.6	5.3	1.7			8.6	19.9	43.0				7.6	72.1	48.6				317	203	48	15				35
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49	1959-60	PHI	9	46.1	33.2	25.8	2.1			13.9	28.0	49.6				12.2	44.5	49.8				415	299	232	19				17
25	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	49	1956-57	BOS	10	37.0	22.9	11.7	2.0			9.0	23.1	39.0				6.9	71.0	43.8				370	229	117	20				40

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