players most nba finals free throws missed in 1951-52 to 1971-72

Between the 1951-52 and 1971-72 seasons, Bill Russell missed the most free throws in the NBA Finals, with 203 misses.

NAMEFT MISSSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
203
NBA Finals
70
45.5
16.4
24.5
5.9
13.0
45.6
4.6
7.5
61.3
50.5
3,185
1,151
1,718
225
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
181
NBA Finals
30
47.2
19.8
25.6
3.8
8.1
14.3
56.3
3.7
9.7
37.8
53.2
1,417
594
769
115
85
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
90
NBA Finals
44
42.0
26.4
13.5
10.0
23.5
42.7
6.3
8.3
75.5
48.6
1,850
1,161
593
140
4Jerry West
J. West
85
NBA Finals
50
44.2
31.4
5.2
5.7
11.4
24.8
46.0
8.6
10.3
83.6
53.6
2,208
1,572
261
283
145
5Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
77
NBA Finals
52
30.8
19.9
9.1
7.8
19.5
40.1
4.3
5.7
74.2
45.1
1,602
1,035
473
209
6Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
74
NBA Finals
25
41.5
28.4
16.6
9.6
23.0
41.8
9.1
12.0
75.4
50.0
1,037
709
416
77
7Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
59
NBA Finals
42
39.0
17.0
5.0
9.5
6.1
18.2
33.7
4.7
6.1
77.0
40.6
1,639
713
210
397
114
8Slater Martin
S. Martin
56
NBA Finals
32
11.0
3.6
10.4
34.6
3.8
5.6
68.5
42.9
352
128
9Sam Jones
S. Jones
49
NBA Finals
64
29.2
17.9
4.9
7.2
15.5
46.1
3.5
4.3
82.2
51.2
1,871
1,143
312
151
10Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
44
NBA Finals
47
24.6
13.5
4.8
4.7
11.3
41.3
4.1
5.1
81.5
49.7
1,158
634
224
178
11Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
43
NBA Finals
25
32.3
13.0
7.9
1.8
4.2
10.4
40.5
4.6
6.3
72.8
49.5
808
325
198
44
97
12George Mikan
G. Mikan
36
NBA Finals
19
20.2
6.5
17.7
36.8
7.1
9.0
78.9
46.5
383
90
13Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
35
NBA Finals
25
37.0
23.0
10.8
8.0
17.9
45.0
7.0
8.4
83.3
53.4
926
576
269
109
14John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
30
NBA Finals
34
38.1
21.8
7.7
4.0
8.3
19.6
42.4
5.2
6.1
85.4
49.0
1,296
742
263
135
116
15Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
30
NBA Finals
43
26.2
10.5
6.4
1.2
4.3
9.3
46.1
1.9
2.6
73.5
50.3
1,126
453
277
50
179
16K.C. Jones
K.C. Jones
29
NBA Finals
44
22.0
6.5
2.5
2.5
6.2
39.9
1.6
2.3
71.0
45.6
969
287
110
128
17Wally Osterkorn
W. Osterkorn
26
NBA Finals
14
7.6
2.4
2.9
4.8
61.2
107
28
18Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
26
NBA Finals
14
14.1
4.4
5.4
7.3
74.5
198
48
19Connie Simmons
C. Simmons
25
NBA Finals
12
14.8
4.8
13.3
36.5
5.1
7.2
70.9
45.0
177
45
20Dick Barnett
D. Barnett
23
NBA Finals
22
28.4
15.1
2.5
2.6
5.7
12.4
46.0
3.8
4.8
78.3
52.3
625
333
55
57
68
21Leroy Ellis
L. Ellis
23
NBA Finals
23
23.3
9.1
7.0
0.7
3.6
8.2
43.4
2.0
3.0
66.2
47.7
536
209
161
16
58
22Larry Foust
L. Foust
22
NBA Finals
23
12.4
4.2
4.0
4.9
80.5
285
73
23Don Nelson
D. Nelson
21
NBA Finals
25
22.2
10.2
6.1
1.2
3.9
8.6
45.3
2.5
3.3
74.7
51.1
554
256
152
31
77
24Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
21
NBA Finals
11
44.0
12.8
20.5
2.4
4.5
13.2
33.8
3.9
5.8
67.2
40.7
484
141
225
26
35
25George King
G. King
21
NBA Finals
12
7.8
3.0
1.8
3.6
51.2
94
31

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