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1980-1981 NBA Free Throw Percentage Leaders

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Calvin Murphy led the NBA in free throw percentage in 1980-1981 with 95.8%, 2.3 percentage points ahead of Ricky Sobers (93.5%). It stands 2nd among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 2 times Calvin Murphy led in free throw percentage.

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Calvin Murphy Led the NBA in 1980-1981 Calvin Murphy HOU
95.8% Free Throw Percentage 2.3% clear of Ricky Sobers
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# Player Team FT% GP FGM FGA FG%
1 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 95.8% 76 528 1,074 49.2%
2 Ricky Sobers Ricky Sobers CHI 93.5% 71 355 769 46.2%
3 Mike Newlin Mike Newlin NJN 88.8% 79 632 1,272 49.7%
4 Jim Spanarkel Jim Spanarkel DAL 88.7% 82 404 866 46.7%
5 Junior Bridgeman Junior Bridgeman MIL 88.4% 77 537 1,102 48.7%
6 John Long DET 87.0% 59 441 957 46.1%
7 Charlie Criss Charlie Criss ATL 86.4% 66 220 485 45.4%
8 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 86.3% 82 719 1,503 47.8%
9 Billyray Bates Billyray Bates POR 85.4% 77 439 902 48.7%
10 Keith Herron DET 85.4% 80 432 954 45.3%
11 Freeman Williams Freeman Williams SDC 85.2% 82 642 1,381 46.5%
12 James Silas SAN 85.0% 75 476 997 47.7%
13 Alex English Alex English DEN 85.0% 81 768 1,555 49.4%
14 Bob Gross Bob Gross POR 84.9% 82 253 479 52.8%
15 Greg Ballard WAS 84.7% 82 549 1,186 46.3%
16 Kevin Grevey Kevin Grevey WAS 84.1% 75 500 1,103 45.3%
17 Bob Wilkerson Bob Wilkerson CHI 84.0% 80 330 715 46.2%
18 Roger Phegley Roger Phegley CLE 83.9% 82 474 965 49.1%
19 Mike Dunleavy HOU 83.9% 74 310 632 49.1%
20 Allan Bristow Allan Bristow UTH 83.8% 82 271 611 44.4%
21 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 83.6% 78 593 1,101 53.9%
22 Steve Mix Steve Mix PHL 83.3% 72 288 575 50.1%
23 Fred Brown Fred Brown SEA 83.2% 78 505 1,035 48.8%
24 Billy Knight Billy Knight IND 83.2% 82 546 1,025 53.3%
25 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal SEA 83.2% 36 221 500 44.2%
26 Phil Ford Phil Ford KCK 83.1% 66 424 887 47.8%
27 Mark Olberding Mark Olberding SAN 82.9% 82 348 685 50.8%
28 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 82.6% 82 850 1,729 49.2%
29 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 82.3% 82 595 1,311 45.4%
30 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson PHX 82.0% 79 532 1,220 43.6%
31 Purvis Short Purvis Short GOS 82.0% 79 549 1,157 47.5%
32 Kiki Vandeweghe DEN 81.8% 51 229 537 42.6%
33 Ray Williams Ray Williams NYK 81.7% 79 616 1,335 46.1%
34 Nate Archibald Nate Archibald BOS 81.6% 80 382 766 49.9%
35 Randy Smith Randy Smith CLE 81.5% 82 486 1,043 46.6%
36 Kenny Higgs DEN 81.4% 72 209 474 44.1%
37 Abdul Jeelani DAL 81.4% 66 187 440 42.5%
38 World Free World Free GOS 81.4% 65 516 1,157 44.6%
39 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones PHL 81.3% 81 407 755 53.9%
40 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus CHI 80.9% 82 543 1,097 49.5%
41 John Johnson John Johnson SEA 80.8% 80 373 866 43.1%
42 Louis Orr Louis Orr IND 80.7% 82 348 709 49.1%
43 Adrian Dantley Adrian Dantley UTH 80.6% 80 909 1,627 55.9%
44 Sidney Moncrief Sidney Moncrief MIL 80.4% 80 400 739 54.1%
45 Brad Davis Brad Davis DAL 79.9% 56 230 410 56.1%
46 Steve Hawes Steve Hawes ATL 79.9% 74 333 637 52.3%
47 Johnny Davis IND 79.6% 76 426 917 46.5%
48 David Thompson David Thompson DEN 79.5% 77 734 1,451 50.6%
49 Swen Nater Swen Nater SDC 79.5% 82 517 935 55.3%
50 Vinnie Johnson SEA 79.3% 81 419 785 53.4%
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