most career airball free throws

Diana Taurasi has hit the most career free throws, with 2,517 made.

Interpreted as:
most career airball free throws by a player
NAMEFTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
2,517
565
30.7
18.8
3.9
4.2
0.9
0.6
5.9
13.9
42.5
2.6
7.1
36.0
5.1
87.0
58.2
0.4
3.5
2.7
17,333
10,646
2,210
2,394
518
351
1,520
1,735
+1150
2DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
2,027
573
29.8
14.3
6.0
2.2
1.2
0.7
4.8
11.5
41.5
1.2
4.1
30.2
4.1
85.7
53.7
1.2
4.8
1.5
17,061
8,207
3,433
1,235
675
373
857
954
+1091
3Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
2,002
457
31.4
16.1
7.3
3.3
2.3
0.8
5.2
12.6
41.5
1.3
3.7
35.6
5.2
84.0
54.3
2.0
5.2
2.3
14,370
7,378
3,314
1,488
1,073
384
1,043
1,229
+1573
4A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
1,707
304
31.3
22.0
9.4
2.4
1.3
2.0
8.0
15.9
50.1
0.4
1.1
37.4
6.8
82.7
58.1
1.9
7.4
1.8
9,515
6,681
2,843
730
388
607
532
590
+1932
5Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
1,655
331
32.6
20.5
8.4
3.2
1.4
1.4
7.0
15.0
46.8
1.5
4.3
34.1
6.0
83.8
58.2
1.3
7.1
1.9
10,775
6,782
2,790
1,052
461
478
625
725
+2030
6Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
1,512
311
27.9
18.6
5.0
2.9
2.0
0.6
6.5
15.1
42.9
0.8
2.7
29.3
6.1
80.2
52.4
1.6
3.4
3.0
8,677
5,797
1,561
915
627
193
948
857
+736
7Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
1,491
354
31.8
16.3
2.9
5.3
1.3
0.7
5.4
12.9
41.8
1.3
3.9
32.9
5.0
84.0
53.8
0.7
2.2
2.6
11,244
5,758
1,015
1,861
463
232
912
831
+325
8Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
1,480
496
32.4
15.1
6.2
1.6
0.9
0.8
5.3
12.7
41.8
1.5
4.1
37.1
3.6
83.2
52.9
1.8
4.4
2.5
16,089
7,488
3,069
804
452
372
1,216
1,270
+1261
9Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
1,477
363
32.1
17.3
9.1
2.4
1.4
2.3
6.4
13.7
47.0
0.3
1.1
31.6
5.9
69.5
53.1
2.4
6.7
3.3
11,639
6,263
3,307
874
492
822
1,193
1,397
+1678
10Tina Charles
T. Charles
1,471
473
31.6
17.8
9.0
2.2
0.8
0.9
7.1
15.8
45.0
0.4
1.3
31.6
4.0
78.4
50.5
2.5
6.5
2.2
14,944
8,396
4,262
1,033
384
428
1,040
1,037
-638
11Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
1,455
416
30.7
16.4
3.7
3.8
1.0
0.2
5.9
13.9
42.2
1.1
3.2
35.0
4.2
84.2
51.9
0.6
3.1
2.3
12,772
6,811
1,520
1,578
409
71
948
873
-139
12Katie Smith
K. Smith
1,438
482
32.6
13.4
2.9
2.6
0.8
0.2
4.3
10.5
40.4
1.9
5.1
36.7
3.5
85.9
55.4
0.7
2.2
1.9
15,721
6,450
1,383
1,258
408
78
935
1,199
+183
13Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
1,416
475
30.1
16.8
7.6
2.1
1.5
0.6
6.6
12.3
53.7
0.6
1.6
37.3
3.5
84.0
60.6
1.9
5.7
1.8
14,276
7,975
3,614
1,013
713
273
856
1,196
+1354
14Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
1,407
480
28.3
11.5
3.8
4.9
1.0
0.1
4.1
8.9
46.1
0.4
1.4
29.0
3.6
81.2
55.1
0.7
3.0
2.1
13,589
5,523
1,813
2,348
500
41
1,007
1,001
+2047
15Swin Cash
S. Cash
1,397
479
28.0
10.7
5.3
2.4
0.8
0.5
3.7
9.1
40.7
0.4
1.3
27.6
3.9
75.7
49.5
1.6
3.6
2.4
13,426
5,119
2,521
1,131
384
258
1,127
1,146
+911
16Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
1,391
317
31.9
18.9
7.7
1.4
1.1
1.8
6.6
14.3
46.0
1.4
3.9
35.1
5.2
84.2
57.0
2.2
5.5
1.7
10,125
6,007
2,447
435
360
586
549
982
+1541
17Jewell Loyd
J. Loyd
1,384
409
29.8
15.4
3.5
2.9
1.2
0.2
5.1
12.9
39.9
1.8
5.1
35.0
3.8
88.0
52.9
0.8
2.6
2.0
12,194
6,319
1,420
1,188
481
96
816
730
+1022
18Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
1,352
408
30.2
15.7
9.8
1.1
1.2
1.8
6.2
10.3
59.9
0.0
0.0
100.0
4.6
72.8
63.6
2.8
7.0
2.4
12,306
6,413
4,005
461
490
721
961
1,049
+1081
19Tiffany Hayes
T. Hayes
1,335
414
26.2
12.7
3.2
2.4
1.0
0.2
4.2
9.5
43.9
1.1
3.3
34.2
4.1
79.2
56.2
0.8
2.4
1.6
10,831
5,266
1,312
1,011
408
95
648
1,068
+580
20Candace Parker
C. Parker
1,290
410
30.3
16.0
8.5
4.0
1.3
1.5
6.0
12.6
47.9
0.8
2.5
33.3
4.1
76.7
55.7
1.5
6.9
2.6
12,438
6,574
3,467
1,634
521
619
1,062
834
+1838
21Monique Currie
M. Currie
1,273
411
23.7
10.3
4.1
1.8
0.9
0.3
3.3
8.2
40.1
0.7
2.0
33.8
3.8
82.3
52.6
1.0
3.1
1.8
9,722
4,253
1,666
740
378
114
724
1,137
-552
22Brittney Griner
B. Griner
1,266
372
29.1
16.6
7.1
1.8
0.5
2.4
6.6
11.8
55.7
0.1
0.2
32.8
4.3
79.2
60.7
1.6
5.5
2.1
10,828
6,192
2,630
678
174
891
764
1,013
+762
23Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
1,232
311
28.8
13.6
7.9
1.5
1.7
1.0
4.8
9.6
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.6
71.3
56.8
3.4
4.5
2.1
8,967
4,238
2,444
453
529
323
655
994
+1234
24Kayla McBride
K. McBride
1,222
414
30.5
14.8
3.2
2.5
1.2
0.1
4.9
11.7
41.8
2.0
5.3
37.9
3.3
89.8
56.1
0.5
2.7
1.6
12,621
6,112
1,306
1,031
485
49
673
583
+556
25Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
1,182
450
27.9
13.0
2.5
3.8
1.1
0.1
4.3
9.7
43.8
1.8
4.9
37.8
2.9
89.7
59.0
0.4
2.1
2.7
12,559
5,841
1,110
1,708
488
59
1,224
737
+490
StatMuse has season-level data for free throws going back to the 1997 season.

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