which nba player has highest ft% in a season before 2003

Before 2002-03, Calvin Murphy had the highest free-throw percentage in a season, at 95.8 percent in 1980-81.

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	NAME	FT%	SEASON	TM	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	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	95.8	1980-81	HOU	76	26.5	16.7	1.1	2.9	1.5	0.1	6.9	14.1	49.2	0.1	0.2	23.5	2.7	2.8	54.2	0.4	0.7	1.7	2,014	1,266	87	222	111	6	129	209
2	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	95.6	1993-94	DEN	80	32.7	18.0	2.1	4.5	1.0	0.1	7.4	16.0	46.0	0.5	1.7	31.6	2.7	2.9	52.1	0.3	1.8	1.9	2,617	1,437	168	362	82	10	151	150
3	Jeff Hornacek J. Hornacek	95.0	1999-00	UTA	77	27.7	12.4	2.4	2.6	0.9	0.2	4.6	9.5	49.2	0.9	1.8	47.8	2.2	2.3	59.0	0.6	1.7	1.5	2,133	953	182	202	66	16	113	149	+332
4	Mark Price M. Price	94.8	1992-93	CLE	75	31.7	18.2	2.7	8.0	1.2	0.1	6.4	13.1	48.4	1.6	3.9	41.6	3.9	4.1	60.9	0.5	2.2	2.6	2,380	1,365	201	602	89	11	196	105
5	Mark Price M. Price	94.7	1991-92	CLE	72	29.7	17.3	2.4	7.4	1.3	0.2	6.1	12.5	48.8	1.4	3.6	38.7	3.8	4.0	61.0	0.5	1.9	2.2	2,138	1,247	173	535	94	12	159	113
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	94.7	1978-79	HOU	80	32.1	13.5	3.5	6.3	1.2	0.5	5.8	12.5	46.1				2.0	2.1	50.4	0.5	3.0	2.5	2,566	1,082	277	502	95	38	198	195
7	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	94.5	1976-77	BUF	81	28.0	10.7	2.3	4.7	0.7	0.0	4.5	10.8	41.7				1.7	1.8	46.2	0.6	1.6		2,267	868	184	378	57	3		150
8	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	93.9	1997-98	IND	82	26.5	11.3	3.0	2.3	1.2	0.5	4.1	8.4	48.1	1.3	3.0	44.0	1.9	2.0	60.7	0.5	2.6	1.4	2,177	927	249	186	95	39	117	186	+454
9	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	93.5	1992-93	DEN	81	33.5	19.2	2.8	4.2	1.0	0.1	7.8	17.4	45.0	0.9	2.4	35.5	2.7	2.9	51.5	0.6	2.1	2.3	2,710	1,553	225	344	84	8	187	179
10	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	93.5	1980-81	CHI	71	25.4	13.5	2.0	4.0	1.4	0.2	5.0	10.8	46.2	0.2	0.9	25.8	3.3	3.5	54.6	0.6	1.4	2.9	1,803	958	144	284	98	17	206	225
11	Rick Barry R. Barry	93.5	1979-80	HOU	72	25.2	12.0	3.3	3.7	1.1	0.4	4.5	10.7	42.2	1.0	3.1	33.0	2.0	2.1	51.7	0.7	2.5	2.1	1,816	866	236	268	80	28	152	182
12	Spud Webb S. Webb	93.4	1994-95	SAC	76	32.3	11.6	2.3	6.2	1.0	0.1	4.0	9.1	43.8	0.6	1.9	33.1	3.0	3.2	55.2	0.4	1.9	2.4	2,458	878	174	468	75	8	185	148
13	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	93.2	1958-59	BOS	72	33.1	20.4	4.1	2.5			7.8	19.1	40.8				4.8	5.1	47.6				2,382	1,466	292	179				173
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	93.0	1989-90	BOS	75	39.3	24.3	9.5	7.5	1.4	0.8	9.6	20.2	47.3	0.9	2.6	33.3	4.3	4.6	54.6	1.2	8.3	3.2	2,944	1,820	712	562	106	61	243	173
15	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	93.0	1995-96	DEN	57	35.6	19.2	2.4	6.8	1.1	0.1	7.3	16.8	43.4	2.1	5.4	39.2	2.6	2.8	53.5	0.5	2.0	2.0	2,029	1,095	138	389	64	3	115	117
16	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	92.8	1978-79	HOU	82	35.9	20.2	2.1	4.3	1.4	0.1	8.6	17.4	49.6				3.0	3.2	53.9	1.0	1.2	2.3	2,941	1,660	173	351	117	6	187	288
17	Reggie Miller R. Miller	92.8	2000-01	IND	81	39.3	18.9	3.5	3.2	1.0	0.2	6.4	14.5	44.0	2.1	5.7	36.6	4.0	4.3	57.4	0.5	3.0	1.6	3,181	1,527	285	260	81	15	133	162	+2
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	92.6	1991-92	BOS	45	36.9	20.2	9.6	6.8	0.9	0.7	7.8	16.8	46.6	1.2	2.8	40.6	3.3	3.6	54.7	1.0	8.6	2.8	1,662	908	434	306	42	33	125	82
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	92.4	1977-78	GSW	82	36.9	23.1	5.5	5.4	1.9	0.5	9.3	20.6	45.1				4.6	5.0	50.9	0.9	4.6	2.7	3,024	1,898	449	446	158	45	224	188
20	Rick Barry R. Barry	92.3	1975-76	GSW	81	38.5	21.0	6.1	6.1	2.5	0.3	8.7	20.0	43.5				3.5	3.8	48.3	0.9	5.2		3,122	1,701	496	496	202	27		215
21	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	92.2	1987-88	MIL	82	35.6	16.5	8.6	3.4	1.1	1.0	6.3	12.9	48.6	0.0	0.2	21.4	3.9	4.2	55.8	2.4	6.3	1.9	2,923	1,352	709	279	93	80	157	316
22	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	92.1	1960-61	BOS	61	25.2	16.0	3.7	2.4			6.3	14.9	42.2				3.4	3.7	48.4				1,538	976	223	146				127
23	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	92.0	1982-83	HOU	64	22.2	12.8	1.2	2.5	0.9	0.1	5.3	11.8	44.7	0.1	0.2	28.6	2.2	2.3	49.8	0.5	0.6	1.4	1,423	816	74	158	59	4	89	163
24	Reggie Miller R. Miller	91.9	1999-00	IND	81	36.9	18.1	3.0	2.3	1.0	0.3	5.8	12.9	44.8	2.0	5.0	40.8	4.6	5.0	60.3	0.6	2.3	1.6	2,987	1,470	239	187	85	25	129	126	+274
25	Reggie Miller R. Miller	91.8	1990-91	IND	82	36.2	22.6	3.4	4.0	1.3	0.2	7.3	14.2	51.2	1.4	3.9	34.8	6.7	7.3	65.0	1.0	2.4	2.0	2,972	1,855	281	331	109	13	163	165

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