highest ft% with 540 games played from 1979-80 to 1988-89

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Larry Bird had the best free-throw percentage when playing 540+ games, at 88.0 percent.

Interpreted as:
highest ft% by a player with 540 or more games played from 1979-80 to 1988-89
NAME FT% GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Larry Bird
L. Bird
88.0
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
2 Kyle Macy
K. Macy
87.3
551
25.9
9.5
2.2
4.0
1.1
0.1
3.9
7.9
50.1
0.3
1.0
33.8
1.3
1.5
55.9
0.6
1.6
1.3
14,246
5,259
1,214
2,198
631
49
712
1,081
3 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
87.0
605
33.2
22.8
4.0
2.4
0.6
0.4
8.8
16.5
53.2
0.2
0.5
36.2
5.1
5.8
59.9
1.3
2.7
1.9
20,088
13,775
2,416
1,435
383
215
1,129
1,278
4 John Long
J. Long
86.5
706
26.2
14.4
2.9
2.1
1.1
0.2
6.1
12.9
46.9
0.1
0.3
31.4
2.2
2.6
51.4
1.2
1.8
1.8
18,526
10,183
2,071
1,493
747
152
1,305
1,533
5 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
86.1
584
28.5
11.7
2.8
4.5
1.2
0.1
4.7
9.7
48.4
0.7
1.8
38.6
1.6
1.8
55.5
0.8
2.0
1.6
16,631
6,824
1,635
2,609
712
65
938
1,498
6 Jerry Sichting
J. Sichting
85.8
563
21.7
7.1
1.4
3.3
0.8
0.0
3.1
6.0
51.1
0.1
0.3
27.3
0.9
1.0
54.9
0.3
1.1
1.1
12,236
4,020
798
1,868
423
17
635
900
7 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
85.6
795
34.7
16.8
10.3
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.2
13.2
47.1
0.1
0.4
31.3
4.2
5.0
54.6
2.4
7.9
2.4
27,557
13,342
8,192
2,721
871
829
1,878
2,822
8 George Gervin
G. Gervin
85.0
547
33.1
26.0
4.3
2.7
1.0
0.7
10.1
20.2
49.8
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.7
56.1
1.4
2.8
2.8
18,086
14,216
2,333
1,455
563
365
1,545
1,515
9 Walter Davis
W. Davis
84.8
687
29.1
19.1
2.6
4.2
1.2
0.1
8.0
15.6
51.2
0.2
0.7
28.2
2.9
3.4
55.7
0.7
1.9
2.5
19,973
13,106
1,766
2,918
852
74
1,730
1,583
10 Mike Gminski
M. Gminski
84.8
679
26.7
12.7
7.3
1.4
0.6
1.2
4.7
10.1
47.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
3.8
54.0
2.4
4.9
1.7
18,144
8,616
4,934
933
399
790
1,141
1,251
11 Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
84.2
551
31.3
18.8
4.0
3.1
1.0
0.2
6.9
14.4
47.9
0.2
0.6
36.4
4.8
5.7
55.6
1.5
2.5
2.6
17,266
10,369
2,205
1,707
570
108
1,429
1,284
12 Brad Davis
B. Davis
83.9
715
25.9
9.4
2.0
5.6
0.9
0.2
3.5
6.8
52.0
0.3
0.9
32.8
2.0
2.4
59.7
0.4
1.6
1.6
18,523
6,713
1,442
4,036
622
113
1,135
1,648
13 Alex English
A. English
83.8
811
36.0
25.9
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
5.4
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
29,208
21,018
4,780
3,596
848
634
2,294
2,286
14 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
83.4
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
2,800
1,685
15 Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
83.4
700
23.2
9.5
1.7
4.8
1.3
0.2
3.6
8.1
45.0
0.2
0.9
23.4
2.1
2.5
52.0
0.4
1.2
1.9
16,248
6,684
1,164
3,339
929
120
1,324
1,489
16 Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
83.3
630
33.7
19.2
3.7
3.1
0.7
0.3
7.4
14.8
50.3
0.1
0.3
27.2
4.3
5.1
56.4
1.2
2.4
2.0
21,258
12,127
2,308
1,954
472
196
1,234
990
17 Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
83.2
695
31.7
16.7
5.0
3.9
1.3
0.3
5.8
11.5
50.3
0.1
0.5
27.6
5.0
6.1
59.1
2.0
3.0
2.1
22,054
11,594
3,447
2,689
874
217
1,485
1,523
18 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
83.1
734
33.0
14.1
10.8
2.1
0.7
1.0
5.6
11.2
50.2
0.1
0.3
29.3
2.7
3.2
55.6
3.1
7.8
1.7
24,198
10,327
7,957
1,555
512
727
1,227
2,646
19 Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
83.0
558
31.9
15.7
3.2
6.6
1.5
0.3
5.6
12.3
46.0
0.5
1.6
33.3
3.9
4.7
54.8
0.8
2.4
2.9
17,806
8,769
1,777
3,660
817
146
1,599
1,360
20 Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
82.9
790
27.6
9.1
3.2
4.4
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.5
47.6
0.5
1.4
34.3
1.5
1.8
54.9
0.9
2.4
1.7
21,777
7,208
2,542
3,451
965
487
1,337
2,122
21 Purvis Short
P. Short
82.7
685
30.1
18.6
4.4
2.7
1.1
0.2
7.5
15.7
47.6
0.2
0.6
28.2
3.4
4.2
52.9
1.7
2.7
2.2
20,633
12,740
3,030
1,881
758
146
1,490
2,044
22 Reggie Theus
R. Theus
82.7
787
33.7
18.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.4
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
14,729
2,671
5,239
968
171
2,712
2,313
23 Rickey Green
R. Green
82.2
669
27.2
10.8
2.2
6.5
1.7
0.1
4.3
9.1
47.9
0.0
0.2
21.2
2.0
2.5
53.0
0.5
1.6
1.9
18,200
7,208
1,448
4,346
1,140
41
1,272
1,102
24 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
82.0
684
36.8
26.5
5.4
3.2
0.9
0.1
9.4
17.1
55.0
0.0
0.1
16.7
7.8
9.5
62.5
2.2
3.3
3.0
25,201
18,157
3,721
2,206
647
92
2,039
1,833
25 Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
82.0
626
31.3
18.9
4.9
2.7
0.7
0.2
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.3
1.0
31.5
3.0
3.7
53.2
1.9
3.1
2.1
19,590
11,825
3,081
1,701
455
129
1,331
1,815

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0