most points in a season with less than 500 free throws

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has scored the most points with fewer than 500 free throws in a season, with 2,596 points in 1970-71.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a season with less than 500 free throws

	NAME	PTS	FTM	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,596	470	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	1,311	272				264
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,541	476	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	32.6	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	12.7	25.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	3,067	522	428	221	61	207	188
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,534	408	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	34.7	22.9	3.4			14.6	28.5	51.0				12.1	46.4	51.3				3,301	1,673	250				146
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	2,450	394	1974-75	GSW	80	40.4	30.6	5.7	6.2	2.9	0.4	12.9	27.7	46.4				5.5	90.4	50.9	1.2	4.6		3,235	456	492	228	33		225
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,431	480	1996-97	CHI	82	37.9	29.6	5.9	4.3	1.7	0.5	11.2	23.1	48.6	1.4	3.6	37.4	7.0	83.3	56.7	1.4	4.5	2.0	3,106	482	352	140	44	166	156	+818
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,404	491	1991-92	CHI	80	38.8	30.1	6.4	6.1	2.3	0.9	11.8	22.7	51.9	0.3	1.3	27.0	7.4	83.2	57.9	1.1	5.3	2.5	3,102	511	489	182	75	200	201
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,377	471	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	29.3	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2,375	363	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	30.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	2,370	478	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	33.9	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
10	George Gervin G. Gervin	2,365	471	1978-79	SAS	80	36.1	29.6	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	11.8	21.9	54.1				7.1	82.6	59.1	1.8	3.2	3.6	2,888	400	219	137	91	286	275
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,361	485	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	1,190	337				283
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,350	454	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	28.7	16.6	2.3			11.6	27.0	42.8				8.2	67.2	46.8				3,633	1,362	186				225
13	Alex English A. English	2,345	411	1986-87	DEN	82	37.6	28.6	4.2	5.1	0.9	0.3	11.8	23.4	50.3	0.0	0.2	26.7	5.9	84.4	54.9	1.8	2.4	2.6	3,085	344	422	73	21	214	216
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,344	432	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	29.7	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
15	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	2,330	465	1983-84	DAL	79	36.7	29.5	5.9	4.5	1.0	0.3	11.7	22.3	52.4	0.2	0.7	26.8	7.9	74.9	57.2	2.0	3.9	3.6	2,900	469	358	80	22	285	246
16	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,327	467	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	1,406	113				266
17	Alex English A. English	2,326	406	1982-83	DEN	82	36.4	28.4	7.3	4.8	1.4	1.5	11.7	22.6	51.6	0.0	0.1	16.7	6.0	82.9	56.1	3.2	4.1	3.2	2,988	601	397	116	126	263	235
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,315	455	1994-95	ORL	79	37.0	29.3	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	11.8	20.2	58.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	10.8	53.3	58.8	4.2	7.3	2.6	2,923	901	214	73	192	204	258
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	2,295	403	1984-85	BOS	80	39.5	28.7	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	11.5	22.0	52.2	0.7	1.6	42.7	5.7	88.2	58.5	2.1	8.5	3.1	3,161	842	531	129	98	248	208
20	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	2,295	494	1983-84	DEN	78	35.1	29.4	4.8	3.1	0.7	0.6	11.5	20.6	55.8	0.1	0.4	36.7	7.4	85.2	61.8	1.1	3.7	2.0	2,734	373	238	53	50	156	187
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,292	328	1972-73	MIL	76	42.8	30.2	16.1	5.0			12.9	23.3	55.4				6.1	71.3	58.0				3,254	1,224	379				208
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	2,275	415	1987-88	BOS	76	39.0	29.9	9.3	6.1	1.6	0.8	11.6	22.0	52.7	1.3	3.1	41.4	6.0	91.6	60.8	1.4	7.8	2.8	2,965	703	467	125	57	213	157
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,275	447	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		3,379	1,383	413	119	338		292
24	Alex English A. English	2,262	383	1984-85	DEN	81	36.1	27.9	5.7	4.2	1.2	0.6	11.6	22.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	5.7	82.9	56.1	2.5	3.1	3.1	2,924	458	344	101	46	251	259
25	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2,261	459	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	30.6	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3	12.2	22.3	54.7				7.8	79.3	59.4	3.8	11.3		3,185	1,117	170	88	246		252