ABA Single-Season Free Throw Percentage Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The ABA single-season free throw percentage record is 91.1%, set by Mike Butler in 1970. It has stood for 5 years. The mark has been raised 3 times since 1967.
Record Holders
4 marks since 1967| Year | Player | FT% | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Mike Butler | 91.1% | still standing |
| 1969 | Darel Carrier | 89.2% | 1 year |
| 1968 | Rick Barry | 88.8% | 1 year |
| 1967 | Charlie Beasley | 87.2% | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.
Every Season
9 seasons| Year | Leader | FT% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Mack Calvin | 88.8% | |
| 1974 | Mack Calvin | 89.6% | |
| 1973 | Jimmy Jones | 88.4% | |
| 1972 | Billy Keller | 87.0% | |
| 1971 | George Lehmann | 88.0% | |
| 1970 | Mike Butler | 91.1% | new record |
| 1969 | Darel Carrier | 89.2% | new record |
| 1968 | Rick Barry | 88.8% | new record |
| 1967 | Charlie Beasley | 87.2% | new record |