nba league average free throw percentage by position every year

Point guards sank 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
Shooting Guard
65.1
1946-47
1,557
6.7
0.6
2.7
9.3
28.7
1.4
2.2
32.9
10,505
982
2,727
3
Small Forward
63.1
1946-47
1,690
6.1
0.6
2.3
8.6
27.1
1.4
2.2
31.7
10,277
1,084
3,288
4
Power Forward
65.3
1946-47
1,172
7.2
0.6
2.7
9.7
27.4
1.9
2.9
32.8
8,473
746
2,838
5
Center
60.2
1946-47
1,188
6.8
0.6
2.6
8.9
28.9
1.7
2.8
33.8
8,123
684
2,737
6
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
7
Shooting Guard
69.3
1947-48
886
7.8
0.7
3.0
10.2
29.5
1.8
2.6
34.5
6,943
622
1,863
8
Small Forward
67.6
1947-48
756
6.9
0.7
2.6
9.4
27.4
1.7
2.6
32.7
5,222
563
1,743
9
Power Forward
67.4
1947-48
609
7.8
0.6
2.8
10.5
27.2
2.1
3.1
32.9
4,752
352
1,620
10
Center
63.3
1947-48
649
9.5
0.7
3.5
12.0
29.1
2.5
3.9
34.5
6,155
440
1,965
11
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
12
Shooting Guard
71.6
1948-49
1,692
7.7
2.1
2.8
8.8
32.0
2.1
3.0
38.4
13,095
3,499
3,867
13
Small Forward
69.3
1948-49
1,546
7.6
1.7
2.8
8.7
32.2
2.0
2.9
38.1
11,720
2,698
3,736
14
Power Forward
68.2
1948-49
1,142
8.1
1.4
2.9
8.8
33.3
2.3
3.3
39.6
9,285
1,622
3,164
15
Center
68.5
1948-49
1,479
9.2
1.6
3.3
9.6
34.1
2.6
3.8
40.6
13,566
2,407
4,703
16
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
17
Shooting Guard
73.0
1949-50
2,876
7.5
2.1
2.6
7.8
33.3
2.3
3.1
40.7
21,499
5,969
7,046
18
Small Forward
70.6
1949-50
2,160
7.4
1.7
2.7
7.8
34.3
2.1
2.9
40.8
16,024
3,654
5,313
19
Power Forward
69.8
1949-50
2,030
8.4
1.8
3.0
8.8
33.8
2.5
3.5
40.6
17,150
3,643
6,434
20
Center
69.6
1949-50
2,174
9.1
1.5
3.2
8.9
35.4
2.8
4.0
42.6
19,773
3,359
6,745
21
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
22
Shooting Guard
74.6
1950-51
1,601
7.9
3.0
2.2
2.8
8.2
34.1
2.3
3.1
41.4
12,717
4,735
3,557
4,013
23
Small Forward
73.3
1950-51
1,510
7.9
4.4
1.9
2.8
7.8
36.0
2.3
3.2
43.2
11,999
6,716
2,896
4,113
24
Power Forward
72.2
1950-51
1,402
8.6
6.4
1.9
3.1
8.8
35.2
2.4
3.3
41.9
12,021
8,923
2,668
4,194
25
Center
72.6
1950-51
1,270
10.8
7.1
1.8
3.8
9.9
37.9
3.2
4.5
45.2
13,684
9,014
2,256
4,343

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