NBA Single-Season Free Throws Made Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NBA single-season free throws made record is 840, set by Jerry West in 1965. It has stood for 60 years. The mark has been raised 7 times since 1951.
Record Holders
8 marks since 1951| Year | Player | FTM | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |
 Jerry West
|
840 | still standing |
| 1961 |
 Wilt Chamberlain
|
835 | 4 years |
| 1960 |
 Dolph Schayes
|
680 | 1 year |
| 1958 |
 Bob Pettit
|
667 | 2 years |
| 1957 |
 George Yardley
|
655 | 1 year |
| 1956 |
Dolph Schayes
|
625 | 1 year |
| 1954 | Neil Johnston | 589 | 2 years |
| 1951 |
 Paul Arizin
|
578 | 3 years |
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.