most free throws made by a player in the 1950s

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Dolph Schayes sank the most free throws, with 4,986 made.

NAMEFTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
4,986
696
36.7
19.1
13.3
3.1
6.0
15.7
38.0
8.5
83.9
49.1
20,784
13,298
8,413
2,177
2,453
2Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
3,750
641
35.7
17.5
7.5
3.2
5.8
13.4
43.6
7.7
76.1
52.2
18,071
11,234
4,325
2,079
1,667
3Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
3,574
484
39.5
23.0
8.9
2.3
7.8
18.5
42.2
9.1
80.8
51.1
16,559
11,122
4,300
1,111
1,859
4Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
3,480
615
38.4
19.4
5.9
7.4
6.9
18.6
37.0
6.9
81.6
44.9
20,986
11,944
3,644
4,544
1,579
5Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
3,417
516
35.5
19.4
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
8.6
76.8
53.4
18,298
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
6Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
3,103
630
31.9
13.3
11.9
1.8
4.2
10.4
40.3
6.3
77.6
50.4
15,813
8,409
6,684
1,145
1,959
7Larry Foust
L. Foust
3,008
620
31.8
14.9
10.8
1.8
5.0
12.5
40.2
6.6
73.2
48.3
17,565
9,216
6,703
1,117
2,297
8Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
2,969
699
32.5
14.4
9.4
2.2
5.1
12.6
40.3
5.5
76.6
47.8
18,443
10,063
5,940
1,515
2,812
9Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2,736
357
37.4
24.9
15.7
2.6
8.6
20.5
42.1
10.2
75.4
49.9
13,345
8,894
5,593
929
1,063
10Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
2,681
579
33.5
17.8
4.0
3.1
6.6
15.6
42.2
5.3
88.2
49.6
18,339
10,319
2,308
1,811
1,644
11George Mikan
G. Mikan
2,536
379
34.4
22.3
13.4
2.7
7.8
19.5
40.1
8.5
78.4
48.0
8,350
8,458
4,167
1,027
1,602
12Carl Braun
C. Braun
2,310
567
32.5
14.4
3.7
4.0
5.2
13.2
39.1
5.0
81.7
46.8
16,263
8,184
1,873
2,269
1,713
13George Yardley
G. Yardley
2,296
399
33.5
19.0
9.1
1.7
6.6
16.0
41.6
7.4
77.4
49.5
13,365
7,590
3,641
693
1,199
14Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
2,179
508
32.5
12.4
4.5
3.2
4.1
10.3
39.5
5.4
80.1
49.1
12,128
6,311
1,979
1,644
1,143
15Arnie Risen
A. Risen
2,108
577
28.3
11.5
9.7
1.7
3.9
10.5
37.5
5.2
70.5
45.2
12,690
6,638
5,011
958
2,233
16Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
2,100
621
35.3
12.8
9.3
2.0
4.7
13.4
35.2
4.8
70.6
41.3
19,917
7,932
5,225
1,271
2,148
17Slater Martin
S. Martin
1,960
681
36.9
10.2
3.4
4.2
3.7
10.0
36.4
3.8
76.4
43.5
20,133
6,940
2,115
2,830
2,064
18Ray Felix
R. Felix
1,867
432
26.2
13.2
10.0
0.8
4.4
10.6
41.7
6.4
67.8
49.1
11,317
5,687
4,302
333
1,674
19Frankie Brian
F. Brian
1,849
438
24.9
12.3
2.4
2.6
4.0
11.9
34.0
5.1
82.1
43.5
7,616
5,379
903
1,138
1,127
20Chuck Share
C. Share
1,751
555
22.3
8.6
8.6
1.3
2.7
6.8
40.0
4.5
69.4
48.9
12,372
4,757
4,765
747
1,964
21Bob Davies
B. Davies
1,740
402
31.3
14.2
2.9
4.8
4.9
12.9
38.0
5.7
75.7
45.8
8,617
5,690
980
1,929
1,369
22Paul Seymour
P. Seymour
1,736
596
30.4
9.7
3.2
3.9
3.4
9.6
35.2
3.7
79.6
43.1
14,660
5,760
1,693
2,335
1,328
23Dick McGuire
D. McGuire
1,701
670
29.2
8.1
4.2
5.7
2.8
7.2
38.5
3.9
64.6
45.2
15,704
5,439
2,520
3,847
1,583
24Kenny Sears
K. Sears
1,599
285
34.3
16.8
9.4
1.7
5.6
12.5
44.8
6.8
82.1
54.2
9,768
4,795
2,673
477
915
25Andy Phillip
A. Phillip
1,530
609
32.2
8.7
4.4
5.5
3.1
8.3
37.3
3.6
70.3
44.1
15,378
5,320
2,395
3,366
1,645

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