# List of NBA annual free throw percentage leaders

In basketball, a free throw is an unopposed attempt to score points from behind the free throw line. The National Basketball Association's (NBA) free throw percentage leader is the player with the highest free throw percentage in a given season. José Calderón holds the record for best free throw percentage in a season, which he accomplished with the Toronto Raptors in the 2008–09 NBA season with 98.05%, missing only 3 free throws that season. To qualify as a free throw percentage leader, the player must have at least 125free throws made. Aside from the strike shortened 1998–99 and 2011–12 seasons, this has been the entry criteria since the 1974–75 season. Bill Sharman has been the free throw percentage leader a league-best 7 times, followed by Rick Barry (6), Reggie Miller (5), Stephen Curry (4), and Larry Bird (4).

## Key

| ^ | ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |
| * | * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Player (X) | Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the free throw percentage leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the free throw percentage leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the free throw percentage leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the free throw percentage leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the free throw percentage leader up to and including that season |
| G | Guard | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |

## Annual leaders

| Season | Player | Position | Team | Games played | Free throws made | Free throws attempted | Free throw % |
| 1946–47 | Fred Scolari | G | Washington Capitols | 58 | 146 | 180 | 81.11 |
| 1947–48 | Bob Feerick | F/G | Washington Capitols | 48 | 189 | 240 | 78.75 |
| 1948–49 | Bob Feerick (2) | F/G | Washington Capitols | 58 | 256 | 298 | 85.91 |
| 1949–50 | Max Zaslofsky | G/F | Chicago Stags | 68 | 321 | 381 | 84.25 |
| 1950–51 | Joe Fulks* | F | Philadelphia Warriors | 66 | 378 | 442 | 85.52 |
| 1951–52 | Bobby Wanzer* | G | Rochester Royals | 66 | 377 | 417 | 90.41 |
| 1952–53 | Bill Sharman* | G | Boston Celtics | 71 | 341 | 401 | 85.04 |
| 1953–54 | Bill Sharman* (2) | G | Boston Celtics | 72 | 331 | 392 | 84.44 |
| 1954–55 | Bill Sharman* (3) | G | Boston Celtics | 68 | 347 | 387 | 89.66 |
| 1955–56 | Bill Sharman* (4) | G | Boston Celtics | 72 | 358 | 413 | 86.68 |
| 1956–57 | Bill Sharman* (5) | G | Boston Celtics | 67 | 381 | 421 | 90.50 |
| 1957–58 | Dolph Schayes* | F/C | Syracuse Nationals | 72 | 629 | 696 | 90.37 |
| 1958–59 | Bill Sharman* (6) | G | Boston Celtics | 72 | 342 | 367 | 93.19 |
| 1959–60 | Dolph Schayes* (2) | F/C | Syracuse Nationals | 75 | 533 | 597 | 89.28 |
| 1960–61 | Bill Sharman* (7) | G | Boston Celtics | 61 | 210 | 228 | 92.11 |
| 1961–62 | Dolph Schayes* (3) | F/C | Syracuse Nationals | 56 | 286 | 319 | 89.66 |
| 1962–63 | Larry Costello | G | Syracuse Nationals | 78 | 288 | 327 | 88.07 |
| 1963–64 | Oscar Robertson* | G | Cincinnati Royals | 79 | 800 | 938 | 85.29 |
| 1964–65 | Larry Costello (2) | G | Philadelphia 76ers | 64 | 243 | 277 | 87.73 |
| 1965–66 | Larry Siegfried | F | Boston Celtics | 71 | 274 | 311 | 88.10 |
| 1966–67 | Adrian Smith | G | Cincinnati Royals | 81 | 343 | 380 | 90.26 |
| 1967–68 | Oscar Robertson* (2) | G | Cincinnati Royals | 65 | 576 | 660 | 87.27 |
| 1968–69 | Larry Siegfried (2) | F | Boston Celtics | 79 | 336 | 389 | 86.38 |
| 1969–70 | Flynn Robinson | G | Milwaukee Bucks | 81 | 439 | 489 | 89.78 |
| 1970–71 | Chet Walker* | F/G | Chicago Bulls | 81 | 480 | 559 | 85.87 |
| 1971–72 | Jack Marin | F/G | Baltimore Bullets | 78 | 356 | 398 | 89.45 |
| 1972–73 | Rick Barry* | F | Golden State Warriors | 82 | 358 | 397 | 90.18 |
| 1973–74 | Ernie DiGregorio | G | Buffalo Braves | 81 | 174 | 193 | 90.16 |
| 1974–75 | Rick Barry* (2) | F | Golden State Warriors | 80 | 394 | 436 | 90.37 |
| 1975–76 | Rick Barry* (3) | F | Golden State Warriors | 81 | 287 | 311 | 92.28 |
| 1976–77 | Ernie DiGregorio (2) | G | Buffalo Braves | 81 | 138 | 146 | 94.52 |
| 1977–78 | Rick Barry* (4) | F | Golden State Warriors | 82 | 378 | 409 | 92.42 |
| 1978–79 | Rick Barry* (5) | F | Houston Rockets | 80 | 160 | 169 | 94.67 |
| 1979–80 | Rick Barry* (6) | F | Houston Rockets | 72 | 143 | 153 | 93.46 |
| 1980–81 | Calvin Murphy* | G | Houston Rockets | 76 | 206 | 215 | 95.81 |
| 1981–82 | Kyle Macy | G | Phoenix Suns | 82 | 152 | 169 | 89.94 |
| 1982–83 | Calvin Murphy* (2) | G | Houston Rockets | 64 | 138 | 150 | 92.00 |
| 1983–84 | Larry Bird* | F | Boston Celtics | 79 | 374 | 421 | 88.84 |
| 1984–85 | Kyle Macy (2) | G | Phoenix Suns | 65 | 127 | 140 | 90.71 |
| 1985–86 | Larry Bird* (2) | F | Boston Celtics | 82 | 441 | 492 | 89.63 |
| 1986–87 | Larry Bird* (3) | F | Boston Celtics | 74 | 414 | 455 | 90.99 |
| 1987–88 | Jack Sikma | C/F | Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 321 | 348 | 92.24 |
| 1988–89 | Magic Johnson* | G | Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 513 | 563 | 91.12 |
| 1989–90 | Larry Bird* (4) | F | Boston Celtics | 75 | 319 | 343 | 93.00 |
| 1990–91 | Reggie Miller* | G | Indiana Pacers | 82 | 551 | 600 | 91.83 |
| 1991–92 | Mark Price | G | Cleveland Cavaliers | 72 | 270 | 285 | 94.74 |
| 1992–93 | Mark Price (2) | G | Cleveland Cavaliers | 75 | 289 | 305 | 94.75 |
| 1993–94 | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | G | Denver Nuggets | 80 | 219 | 229 | 95.63 |
| 1994–95 | Spud Webb | G | Sacramento Kings | 76 | 226 | 242 | 93.39 |
| 1995–96 | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (2) | G | Denver Nuggets | 57 | 146 | 157 | 92.99 |
| 1996–97 | Mark Price (3) | G | Golden State Warriors | 70 | 155 | 171 | 90.64 |
| 1997–98 | Chris Mullin* | G | Indiana Pacers | 82 | 154 | 164 | 93.90 |
| 1998–99 | Reggie Miller* (2) | G | Indiana Pacers | 50 | 226 | 247 | 91.50 |
| 1999–00 | Jeff Hornacek | G | Utah Jazz | 77 | 171 | 180 | 95.00 |
| 2000–01 | Reggie Miller* (3) | G | Indiana Pacers | 81 | 323 | 348 | 92.82 |
| 2001–02 | Reggie Miller* (4) | G | Indiana Pacers | 79 | 296 | 325 | 91.08 |
| 2002–03 | Allan Houston | G | New York Knicks | 82 | 363 | 395 | 91.90 |
| 2003–04 | Peja Stojaković | F | Sacramento Kings | 81 | 394 | 425 | 92.71 |
| 2004–05 | Reggie Miller* (5) | G | Indiana Pacers | 66 | 250 | 268 | 93.28 |
| 2005–06 | Steve Nash* | G | Phoenix Suns | 79 | 257 | 279 | 92.11 |
| 2006–07 | Kyle Korver | G/F | Philadelphia 76ers | 74 | 191 | 209 | 91.39 |
| 2007–08 | Peja Stojaković (2) | F | New Orleans Hornets | 77 | 130 | 140 | 92.86 |
| 2008–09 | José Calderón | G | Toronto Raptors | 68 | 151 | 154 | 98.05 |
| 2009–10 | Steve Nash* (2) | G | Phoenix Suns | 81 | 211 | 225 | 93.78 |
| 2010–11 | Stephen Curry^ | G | Golden State Warriors | 74 | 212 | 227 | 93.39 |
| 2011–12 | Jamal Crawford | G | Portland Trail Blazers | 60 | 191 | 206 | 92.72 |
| 2012–13 | Kevin Durant^ | F | Oklahoma City Thunder | 81 | 679 | 750 | 90.53 |
| 2013–14 | Brian Roberts | G | New Orleans Pelicans | 72 | 125 | 133 | 93.98 |
| 2014–15 | Stephen Curry^ (2) | G | Golden State Warriors | 80 | 308 | 337 | 91.39 |
| 2015–16 | Stephen Curry^ (3) | G | Golden State Warriors | 79 | 363 | 400 | 90.75 |
| 2016–17 | CJ McCollum^ | G | Portland Trail Blazers | 80 | 268 | 294 | 91.16 |
| 2017–18 | Stephen Curry^ (4) | G | Golden State Warriors | 51 | 278 | 302 | 92.05 |
| 2018–19 | Malcolm Brogdon^ | G | Milwaukee Bucks | 64 | 141 | 152 | 92.76 |
| 2019–20 | Brad Wanamaker | G | Boston Celtics | 71 | 126 | 136 | 92.65 |
| 2020–21 | Chris Paul^ | G | Phoenix Suns | 70 | 169 | 181 | 93.37 |
| 2021–22 | Jordan Poole^ | G | Golden State Warriors | 76 | 246 | 266 | 92.48 |
| 2022–23 | Tyler Herro^ | G | Miami Heat | 67 | 170 | 182 | 93.41 |
| 2023–24 | Klay Thompson^ | G | Golden State Warriors | 77 | 127 | 137 | 92.70 |