1988-1989 NBA Free Throw Percentage Leaders
Share of free throws made
Magic Johnson led the NBA in free throw percentage with 91.1% in the 1988-1989 season, 0.6 percentage points ahead of Jack Sikma (90.5%).
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Led the NBA in 1988-1989
Magic Johnson
LAL
91.1%
Free Throw Percentage
0.6% clear of Jack Sikma
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Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | FT% | GP | FGM | FGA | FG% |
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| 1 |
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LAL | 91.1% | 77 | 579 | 1,137 | 50.9% |
| 2 |
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MIL | 90.5% | 80 | 360 | 835 | 43.1% |
| 3 |
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IND | 90.3% | 80 | 198 | 442 | 44.8% |
| 4 |
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CLE | 90.1% | 75 | 529 | 1,006 | 52.6% |
| 5 |
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GOS | 89.2% | 82 | 830 | 1,630 | 50.9% |
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PHX | 88.2% | 81 | 570 | 1,128 | 50.5% |
| 7 |
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BOS | 88.2% | 75 | 175 | 432 | 40.5% |
| 8 |
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DEN | 87.9% | 81 | 536 | 1,076 | 49.8% |
| 9 | Mike Gminski | PHL | 87.1% | 82 | 556 | 1,166 | 47.7% |
| 10 |
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WAS | 87.1% | 76 | 677 | 1,410 | 48.0% |
| 11 |
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PHX | 86.8% | 70 | 608 | 1,224 | 49.7% |
| 12 | Kelly Tripucka | CHH | 86.6% | 71 | 568 | 1,215 | 46.7% |
| 13 |
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MIL | 86.5% | 62 | 261 | 532 | 49.1% |
| 14 |
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UTH | 86.3% | 82 | 497 | 923 | 53.8% |
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LAL | 86.3% | 74 | 588 | 1,198 | 49.1% |
| 16 |
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ATL | 86.1% | 76 | 371 | 816 | 45.5% |
| 17 |
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MIL | 85.9% | 75 | 527 | 1,018 | 51.8% |
| 18 |
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DEN | 85.8% | 82 | 924 | 1,881 | 49.1% |
| 19 | Ron Anderson | PHL | 85.6% | 82 | 566 | 1,152 | 49.1% |
| 20 | Antoine Carr | ATL | 85.5% | 78 | 226 | 471 | 48.0% |
| 21 |
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SAC | 85.4% | 73 | 480 | 1,051 | 45.7% |
| 22 | Rolando Blackman | DAL | 85.4% | 78 | 594 | 1,249 | 47.6% |
| 23 | Tom Chambers | PHX | 85.1% | 81 | 774 | 1,643 | 47.1% |
| 24 |
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ATL | 85.1% | 82 | 497 | 1,067 | 46.6% |
| 25 |
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CHI | 85.0% | 81 | 966 | 1,795 | 53.8% |
| 26 | Joe Dumars | DET | 85.0% | 69 | 456 | 903 | 50.5% |
| 27 | Dennis Hopson | NJN | 84.9% | 62 | 299 | 714 | 41.9% |
| 28 | Sleepy Floyd | HOU | 84.5% | 82 | 396 | 893 | 44.3% |
| 29 |
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IND | 84.4% | 74 | 398 | 831 | 47.9% |
| 30 |
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ATL | 84.4% | 80 | 814 | 1,756 | 46.4% |
| 31 |
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DET | 84.0% | 81 | 449 | 900 | 49.9% |
| 32 |
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POR | 84.0% | 81 | 540 | 1,146 | 47.1% |
| 33 | Sam Perkins | DAL | 83.3% | 78 | 445 | 959 | 46.4% |
| 34 |
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PHL | 83.1% | 79 | 442 | 971 | 45.5% |
| 35 | Dan Schayes | DEN | 82.6% | 76 | 317 | 607 | 52.2% |
| 36 |
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PHX | 82.6% | 78 | 440 | 889 | 49.5% |
| 37 |
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UTH | 82.5% | 82 | 615 | 1,272 | 48.3% |
| 38 |
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MIL | 82.3% | 80 | 362 | 766 | 47.3% |
| 39 |
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HOU | 82.3% | 81 | 410 | 936 | 43.8% |
| 40 | Rod Higgins | GOS | 82.1% | 81 | 301 | 633 | 47.6% |
| 41 |
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BOS | 82.1% | 72 | 277 | 638 | 43.4% |
| 42 |
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DEN | 81.9% | 77 | 468 | 1,082 | 43.3% |
| 43 |
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WAS | 81.9% | 81 | 654 | 1,371 | 47.7% |
| 44 |
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BOS | 81.8% | 78 | 661 | 1,211 | 54.6% |
| 45 |
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DET | 81.8% | 80 | 569 | 1,227 | 46.4% |
| 46 |
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MIL | 81.6% | 73 | 345 | 714 | 48.3% |
| 47 |
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SEA | 81.6% | 82 | 857 | 1,710 | 50.1% |
| 48 | John Battle | ATL | 81.5% | 82 | 287 | 628 | 45.7% |
| 49 |
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NYK | 81.5% | 81 | 455 | 957 | 47.5% |
| 50 |
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GOS | 81.0% | 79 | 649 | 1,386 | 46.8% |
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