Dolph Schayes had the best free-throw percentage in 1961-62, at 89.7 percent.

Interpreted as:

most ft% with a minimum of 125 free-throws made per 82 team games by a player 1962

	NAME	FT%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	89.7	1961-62	SYR	56	26.4	14.7	7.8	2.1	4.8	13.4	35.7	5.1	5.7	46.1	1,480	822	439	120	167
2	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	84.2	1961-62	NYK	75	39.7	25.0	11.6	2.6	10.0	24.0	41.5	5.1	6.1	47.0	2,978	1,877	867	192	260
3	Larry Costello L. Costello	83.7	1961-62	SYR	63	29.4	13.8	3.9	5.7	4.9	11.5	42.7	3.9	4.7	50.7	1,854	867	245	359	220
4	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	82.9	1961-62	STL	40	29.8	20.9	8.8	1.7	8.5	18.1	47.1	3.9	4.7	51.9	1,192	837	350	68	136
5	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	82.5	1961-62	BOS	79	24.2	15.3	4.9	1.4	5.5	12.9	42.8	4.2	5.1	50.4	1,913	1,206	387	109	245
6	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	82.5	1961-62	STL	77	36.2	22.9	8.2	4.8	9.1	19.4	47.0	4.7	5.7	52.4	2,784	1,764	633	370	282
7	Tom Meschery T. Meschery	82.4	1961-62	PHI	80	31.4	12.1	9.1	1.8	4.7	11.6	40.4	2.7	3.3	46.3	2,509	966	729	145	330
8	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	82.0	1961-62	NYK	78	42.9	29.5	6.4	6.9	10.8	24.3	44.2	8.0	9.8	51.6	3,348	2,303	501	539	299
9	Hal Greer H. Greer	81.9	1961-62	SYR	71	38.1	22.8	7.4	4.4	9.1	20.3	44.7	4.7	5.7	50.0	2,705	1,619	524	313	252
10	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	81.9	1961-62	BOS	79	30.2	22.1	9.5	2.1	8.8	20.4	42.9	4.5	5.5	48.2	2,383	1,742	747	165	280
11	Sam Jones S. Jones	81.8	1961-62	BOS	78	30.6	18.4	5.9	3.0	7.6	16.5	46.4	3.1	3.8	50.7	2,388	1,435	458	232	149
12	Dave Gambee D. Gambee	81.7	1961-62	SYR	80	28.8	16.7	7.9	1.4	6.0	14.1	42.4	4.8	5.9	50.2	2,301	1,338	631	114	275
13	Larry Foust L. Foust	81.5	1961-62	STL	57	20.2	9.7	5.8	1.4	3.6	7.6	47.1	2.5	3.1	54.1	1,153	553	328	78	186
14	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	81.1	1961-62	CIN	80	37.4	22.9	8.0	2.7	9.2	19.3	47.9	4.4	5.4	52.8	2,991	1,831	638	215	323
15	Gene Shue G. Shue	81.0	1961-62	DET	80	39.3	19.0	4.7	5.8	7.3	17.8	40.8	4.5	5.6	47.0	3,143	1,522	372	465	192
16	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	80.5	1961-62	PHI	78	35.7	21.9	6.8	2.6	7.8	19.1	41.0	6.2	7.7	48.6	2,785	1,706	527	201	307
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	80.3	1961-62	CIN	79	44.3	30.8	12.5	11.4	11.0	22.9	47.8	8.9	11.0	55.4	3,503	2,432	985	899	258
18	Al Ferrari A. Ferrari	79.9	1961-62	STL	79	25.9	7.5	2.7	4.0	2.6	7.4	35.7	2.2	2.8	43.6	2,046	591	213	313	278
19	Bucky Bockhorn B. Bockhorn	78.9	1961-62	CIN	80	38.3	15.8	4.7	4.6	6.6	15.4	43.0	2.5	3.1	46.9	3,062	1,260	376	366	280
20	Adrian Smith A. Smith	77.5	1961-62	CIN	80	18.3	7.2	1.9	2.1	2.5	6.2	40.5	2.2	2.8	48.3	1,462	576	151	167	101
21	Paul Neumann P. Neumann	77.3	1961-62	SYR	77	16.4	6.2	2.5	2.3	2.2	5.2	42.9	1.7	2.2	50.0	1,265	477	194	176	203
22	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	77.1	1961-62	STL	78	42.1	31.1	18.7	3.7	11.1	24.7	45.0	8.9	11.6	52.2	3,282	2,429	1,459	289	296
23	Lee Shaffer L. Shaffer	77.1	1961-62	SYR	75	27.8	16.9	6.8	1.3	6.9	15.7	43.6	3.2	4.1	48.1	2,083	1,267	511	99	266
24	Jerry West J. West	76.9	1961-62	LAL	75	41.2	30.8	7.9	5.4	10.7	23.9	44.5	9.5	12.3	52.4	3,087	2,310	591	402	173
25	Bailey Howell B. Howell	76.8	1961-62	DET	79	36.2	19.9	12.6	2.4	7.0	15.1	46.4	5.9	7.7	53.9	2,857	1,576	996	186	317