best ft% for a big man all-time

Dirk Nowitzki has the highest career free-throw percentage by a big man, at 87.9 percent.

Interpreted as:
Best ft% with a minimum of 1200 free-throws made for a big man all-time
NAMEFT%FTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTATS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
87.9
7,240
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
5.4
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
2Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
87.1
1,650
492
31.3
18.9
7.1
1.5
0.7
0.5
6.5
14.3
45.8
2.6
6.9
37.0
3.8
59.4
1.5
5.6
1.4
15,399
9,323
3,490
746
357
243
689
919
-585
3Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
86.3
1,410
287
32.6
23.5
4.7
2.6
0.7
0.4
9.2
16.8
54.7
0.2
0.5
32.4
5.7
60.8
1.3
3.3
2.0
9,352
6,740
1,342
757
190
128
563
680
4Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
84.9
4,292
1,107
33.4
15.6
9.8
3.2
1.0
0.9
5.8
12.5
46.4
0.2
0.7
32.8
4.6
54.0
2.3
7.5
2.3
36,943
17,287
10,816
3,488
1,162
1,048
2,586
3,879
5Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
84.9
6,712
996
34.4
18.5
12.1
3.1
5.9
15.5
38.0
7.9
48.8
29,800
18,438
11,256
3,072
3,432
6Tobias Harris
T. Harris
84.7
1,878
769
32.0
16.0
6.3
2.5
0.8
0.6
6.1
12.7
48.0
1.4
3.7
37.0
2.9
57.2
1.0
5.3
1.4
24,591
12,336
4,850
1,935
632
443
1,061
1,556
+1091
7Mike Gminski
M. Gminski
84.3
2,531
938
25.6
11.7
6.9
1.3
0.5
1.1
4.5
9.6
46.5
0.0
0.1
12.2
3.2
52.8
2.2
4.7
1.5
24,058
10,953
6,480
1,203
507
989
1,368
1,574
8Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
84.0
3,200
720
33.7
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
5.3
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,293
16,384
8,025
2,263
588
811
1,932
2,452
+1656
9Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
83.7
2,440
1,068
31.8
12.9
9.7
2.0
0.7
0.9
5.2
10.5
49.8
0.2
0.6
32.6
2.7
55.2
2.6
7.1
1.5
33,956
13,790
10,400
2,184
710
965
1,594
3,633
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
83.6
1,305
349
33.1
20.4
6.1
2.0
0.8
0.6
7.3
16.8
43.5
2.0
5.3
38.5
4.5
54.3
1.3
4.8
1.8
11,557
7,112
2,117
705
289
197
633
941
+684
11Yao Ming
Y. Ming
83.3
2,485
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
6.1
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
12Brandon Bass
B. Bass
83.2
1,447
758
21.6
8.7
4.5
0.8
0.4
0.6
3.4
6.8
49.9
0.0
0.1
20.7
2.3
55.8
1.5
3.0
0.9
16,410
6,575
3,448
608
295
479
718
1,375
-596
13Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
83.0
2,116
533
30.3
19.5
7.6
1.9
0.7
1.8
6.8
14.8
46.1
1.9
5.2
36.4
4.8
57.7
1.7
5.9
1.6
16,173
10,372
4,055
994
383
947
876
1,587
+952
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
83.0
4,043
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
9.9
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,609
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
15Kevin Love
K. Love
82.8
3,636
989
28.4
15.8
9.8
2.3
0.6
0.4
5.2
11.9
43.7
1.7
4.7
36.9
4.4
57.1
2.3
7.5
1.7
28,118
15,669
9,712
2,239
591
377
1,709
1,895
+671
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
82.5
3,323
810
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
5.0
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
25,904
18,009
8,977
6,080
1,041
589
2,420
2,169
+4626
17Andrea Bargnani
A. Bargnani
82.4
1,382
550
28.7
14.3
4.6
1.2
0.4
0.9
5.3
12.1
43.9
1.1
3.2
35.4
3.0
53.1
1.0
3.7
1.5
15,806
7,873
2,541
653
207
470
851
1,338
-1284
18Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
82.0
2,957
868
29.7
12.8
6.7
2.6
1.1
0.8
4.6
9.7
48.0
0.1
0.4
26.1
4.2
55.7
1.9
4.8
2.2
25,760
11,121
5,806
2,224
917
675
1,932
2,768
+540
19David West
D. West
81.9
2,537
1,004
28.5
13.8
6.4
2.2
0.7
0.8
5.6
11.3
49.6
0.1
0.2
26.2
3.1
54.5
1.7
4.7
1.6
28,592
13,848
6,461
2,250
752
834
1,623
2,346
+1849
20Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
81.4
3,149
1,210
28.0
11.7
5.9
1.5
0.8
0.7
4.2
9.2
45.6
0.7
1.9
36.3
3.2
55.1
1.7
4.1
1.2
33,930
14,118
7,094
1,800
1,017
869
1,438
2,952
+1069
21Detlef Schrempf
D. Schrempf
81.4
1,481
309
31.3
15.5
7.9
3.4
0.8
0.3
5.3
10.2
51.5
0.2
0.6
32.0
5.9
60.6
2.1
5.8
2.2
9,660
4,795
2,445
1,039
232
94
679
1,039
22LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
81.3
3,709
1,076
33.7
19.1
8.1
1.9
0.7
1.1
7.7
15.7
49.3
0.2
0.7
32.0
4.2
54.4
2.6
5.5
1.5
36,243
20,558
8,736
2,076
758
1,187
1,643
2,598
+2788
23Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
81.2
2,253
716
28.8
15.8
9.1
1.6
6.3
15.6
40.6
3.9
45.7
20,620
11,305
6,508
1,112
2,216
24Jeff Green
J. Green
81.0
1,803
858
25.8
11.1
3.8
1.4
0.6
0.5
4.0
8.6
46.7
1.0
2.8
34.6
2.6
57.1
0.8
3.0
1.2
22,133
9,515
3,274
1,182
510
410
987
1,722
-524
25Mark Olberding
M. Olberding
80.9
1,967
708
24.2
9.0
5.1
2.2
0.6
0.3
3.1
6.3
49.0
0.0
0.1
12.9
3.4
57.4
1.4
3.7
1.8
17,118
6,341
3,614
1,586
431
182
1,127
2,302

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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
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5
46
36
.561
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46
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45
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.549
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45
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9
44
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16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
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32
50
.390
28.0
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31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
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22
60
.268
42.0
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22
60
.268
42.0