nba league average free throw percentage by point guards year by year since the merger

Point guards averaged 68.0 percent from the free-throw line in 1946-47.

POSITIONFT%SEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTATS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
68.0
1946-47
1,044
7.2
1.0
2.8
10.1
27.5
1.6
2.4
32.2
7,483
1,072
2,206
2
Point Guard
71.7
1947-48
629
7.7
1.1
2.9
10.4
28.0
1.9
2.6
33.3
4,827
720
1,341
3
Point Guard
74.3
1948-49
1,293
7.7
2.4
2.8
8.7
32.1
2.1
2.8
38.6
9,943
3,156
2,970
4
Point Guard
73.5
1949-50
1,973
7.8
2.7
2.8
8.4
33.0
2.2
3.1
40.0
15,360
5,380
4,726
5
Point Guard
74.3
1950-51
981
9.3
3.5
3.5
3.3
9.5
34.9
2.6
3.5
41.8
9,093
3,452
3,453
2,476
6
Point Guard
74.3
1951-52
1,016
28.3
9.2
3.5
3.8
3.2
8.9
35.9
2.8
3.8
43.6
28,736
9,343
3,528
3,881
3,007
7
Point Guard
72.0
1952-53
1,133
26.3
8.6
3.0
3.4
2.9
8.1
35.9
2.8
3.9
44.0
29,813
9,784
3,409
3,797
3,350
8
Point Guard
69.2
1953-54
1,152
26.4
8.4
3.0
3.4
2.9
8.1
36.1
2.5
3.6
43.1
30,374
9,631
3,428
3,885
2,947
9
Point Guard
71.3
1954-55
1,017
25.8
8.8
3.3
4.2
3.2
8.8
36.7
2.3
3.3
43.0
26,204
8,958
3,317
4,274
2,302
10
Point Guard
73.3
1955-56
956
27.6
9.1
3.4
4.4
3.3
9.0
36.2
2.5
3.4
42.9
26,354
8,658
3,230
4,196
2,181
11
Point Guard
74.1
1956-57
1,053
27.3
9.3
3.5
3.2
3.4
9.4
36.4
2.5
3.3
42.9
28,730
9,776
3,651
3,339
2,351
12
Point Guard
75.2
1957-58
1,009
26.2
9.5
3.8
3.5
3.5
9.6
36.6
2.5
3.4
43.2
26,386
9,628
3,815
3,509
2,303
13
Point Guard
77.0
1958-59
978
27.2
10.2
3.8
3.8
3.8
10.0
38.4
2.5
3.3
44.6
26,565
10,016
3,758
3,762
2,169
14
Point Guard
75.6
1959-60
1,142
27.1
10.4
3.9
4.5
4.0
10.4
38.6
2.4
3.1
44.2
30,990
11,865
4,411
5,084
2,771
15
Point Guard
75.3
1960-61
1,220
25.5
11.4
3.8
4.4
4.3
10.6
40.2
2.9
3.8
46.4
31,138
13,909
4,615
5,318
3,230
16
Point Guard
74.6
1961-62
1,470
24.8
11.2
3.8
4.2
4.3
10.4
41.2
2.7
3.6
47.0
36,391
16,537
5,588
6,237
3,383
17
Point Guard
75.3
1962-63
1,248
25.0
10.8
3.5
4.2
4.1
9.8
42.2
2.5
3.3
47.9
31,142
13,430
4,323
5,223
3,089
18
Point Guard
76.0
1963-64
1,287
25.4
11.0
3.5
3.9
4.1
9.7
42.4
2.7
3.6
48.6
32,635
14,106
4,488
4,991
3,539
19
Point Guard
76.3
1964-65
1,357
26.0
11.9
3.2
3.8
4.5
10.5
42.7
2.9
3.9
48.8
35,222
16,164
4,368
5,121
3,816
20
Point Guard
76.2
1965-66
1,313
28.1
13.0
3.4
4.4
5.0
11.8
42.7
3.0
3.9
48.3
36,875
17,115
4,460
5,842
3,646
21
Point Guard
78.6
1966-67
1,446
25.7
11.9
3.3
4.2
4.5
10.5
43.2
2.8
3.5
49.1
37,163
17,152
4,808
6,088
3,860
22
Point Guard
77.0
1967-68
1,914
25.1
12.5
3.1
3.9
4.8
11.1
43.1
3.0
3.9
49.1
48,090
24,006
5,999
7,474
4,850
23
Point Guard
77.7
1968-69
1,909
28.3
13.1
3.5
4.7
4.9
11.5
42.7
3.2
4.2
48.9
53,951
24,973
6,710
8,935
5,367
24
Point Guard
80.3
1969-70
1,948
28.1
14.2
3.2
4.9
5.3
11.7
45.4
3.5
4.4
51.9
54,695
27,604
6,225
9,507
4,982
25
Point Guard
78.9
1970-71
2,361
27.3
13.4
3.2
4.4
5.1
11.4
44.8
3.2
4.1
51.0
64,550
31,718
7,589
10,328
5,937

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