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1955 NBA Free Throw Percentage Leaders

Share of free throws made

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Bill Sharman led the NBA in free throw percentage in 1955 with 86.7%, 0.9 percentage points ahead of Dolph Schayes (85.8%). It was one of 7 times Bill Sharman led in free throw percentage.

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Bill Sharman Led the NBA in 1955 Bill Sharman BOS
86.7% Free Throw Percentage 0.9% clear of Dolph Schayes
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# Player Team FT% GP FGM FGA FG%
1 Bill Sharman Bill Sharman BOS 86.7% 72 538 1,229 43.8%
2 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes SYR 85.8% 72 465 1,202 38.7%
3 Dick Schnittker Dick Schnittker MNL 85.6% 72 254 647 39.3%
4 Bob Cousy Bob Cousy BOS 84.4% 72 440 1,223 36.0%
5 Carl Braun Carl Braun NYK 83.8% 72 396 1,064 37.2%
6 Slater Martin Slater Martin MNL 83.3% 72 309 863 35.8%
7 Paul Arizin Paul Arizin PHW 81.0% 72 617 1,378 44.8%
8 Paul Seymour Paul Seymour SYR 80.7% 57 227 670 33.9%
9 Vern Mikkelsen Vern Mikkelsen MNL 80.4% 72 317 821 38.6%
10 Whitey Skoog MNL 80.3% 72 340 854 39.8%
11 Neil Johnston Neil Johnston PHW 80.1% 70 499 1,092 45.7%
12 Jim Baechtold NYK 80.1% 70 268 695 38.6%
13 Ken Sears Ken Sears NYK 79.6% 70 319 728 43.8%
14 Ed Macauley Ed Macauley BOS 79.4% 71 420 995 42.2%
15 Odie Spears FTW 79.1% 72 166 468 35.5%
16 Jack Nichols Jack Nichols BOS 79.1% 60 330 799 41.3%
17 Harry Gallatin Harry Gallatin NYK 78.7% 72 322 834 38.6%
18 Red Rocha Red Rocha SYR 78.3% 72 250 692 36.1%
19 Don Meineke ROC 78.0% 69 154 414 37.2%
20 Larry Foust Larry Foust FTW 77.8% 72 367 821 44.7%
21 Earl Lloyd Earl Lloyd SYR 77.2% 72 213 636 33.5%
22 Gene Shue Gene Shue NYK 76.4% 72 240 625 38.4%
23 Walter Devlin FTW 76.0% 69 200 541 37.0%
24 Bill Kenville SYR 75.9% 72 170 448 37.9%
25 Jack George PHW 75.7% 72 352 940 37.4%
26 Chuck Noble FTW 74.9% 72 270 767 35.2%
27 Ed Fleming ROC 74.5% 71 306 824 37.1%
28 George Yardley George Yardley FTW 74.2% 71 434 1,067 40.7%
29 Bob Houbregs FTW 73.9% 70 247 575 43.0%
30 Ed Kalafat MNL 73.8% 72 194 540 35.9%
31 Bob Pettit Bob Pettit STL 73.6% 72 646 1,507 42.9%
32 Tom Gola Tom Gola PHW 73.3% 68 244 592 41.2%
33 Clyde Lovellette Clyde Lovellette MNL 72.1% 71 594 1,370 43.4%
34 Bobby Wanzer Bobby Wanzer ROC 71.9% 72 245 651 37.6%
35 Maurice Stokes Maurice Stokes ROC 71.4% 67 403 1,137 35.4%
36 Jack Coleman STL 71.1% 75 390 946 41.2%
37 Arnie Risen Arnie Risen BOS 70.8% 68 189 493 38.3%
38 Dick Ricketts Dick Ricketts ROC 70.8% 68 235 752 31.3%
39 Walter Dukes Walter Dukes NYK 70.8% 60 149 370 40.3%
40 Nat Clifton Nat Clifton NYK 70.7% 64 213 541 39.4%
41 Joe Graboski Joe Graboski PHW 70.6% 72 397 1,075 36.9%
42 Ray Felix NYK 70.6% 72 277 668 41.5%
43 Al Ferrari Al Ferrari STL 69.5% 68 191 534 35.8%
44 Charlie Share Charlie Share STL 69.5% 72 315 733 43.0%
45 Jack Stephens STL 69.2% 72 248 643 38.6%
46 Dick Farley Dick Farley SYR 69.1% 72 168 451 37.3%
47 Art Spoelstra Art Spoelstra ROC 68.5% 72 226 576 39.2%
48 Jack Twyman Jack Twyman ROC 68.5% 72 417 987 42.2%
49 Ed Conlin SYR 68.0% 66 211 574 36.8%
50 Jim Loscutoff Jim Loscutoff BOS 67.1% 71 226 628 36.0%
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