1986-1987 NBA Free Throw Percentage Leaders

Share of free throws made

Larry Bird led the NBA in free throw percentage in 1986-1987 with 91.0%, 1.3 percentage points ahead of Danny Ainge (89.7%). It was one of 4 times Larry Bird led in free throw percentage.

FG%3P%FT%eFG%TS%FGA 3PA FTA

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Led the NBA in 1986-1987 Larry Bird BOS

91.0% Free Throw Percentage 1.3% clear of Danny Ainge

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#	Player	Team	FT%	GP	FGM	FGA	FG%
1	Larry Bird	BOS	91.0%	74	786	1,497	52.5%
2	Danny Ainge	BOS	89.7%	71	410	844	48.6%
3	Bill Laimbeer	DET	89.4%	82	506	1,010	50.1%
4	Byron Scott	LAL	89.2%	82	554	1,134	48.9%
5	Craig Hodges	MIL	89.1%	78	315	682	46.2%
6	John Long	IND	89.0%	80	490	1,170	41.9%
7	Kiki Vandeweghe	POR	88.6%	79	808	1,545	52.3%
8	Jeff Malone	WAS	88.5%	80	689	1,509	45.7%
9	Rolando Blackman	DAL	88.4%	80	626	1,264	49.5%
10	Ricky Pierce	MIL	88.0%	79	575	1,077	53.4%
11	Kelly Tripucka	UTH	87.2%	79	291	621	46.9%
12	Reggie Theus	SAC	86.7%	79	577	1,223	47.2%
13	Walter Davis	PHX	86.2%	79	779	1,515	51.4%
14	Sleepy Floyd	GOS	86.0%	82	503	1,030	48.8%
15	Brad Davis	DAL	86.0%	82	199	436	45.6%
16	Michael Jordan	CHI	85.7%	82	1,098	2,279	48.2%
17	Purvis Short	GOS	85.6%	34	240	501	47.9%
18	Michael Cooper	LAL	85.1%	82	322	736	43.8%
19	Tom Chambers	SEA	84.9%	82	660	1,446	45.6%
20	Magic Johnson	LAL	84.8%	80	683	1,308	52.2%
21	Jack Sikma	MIL	84.7%	82	390	842	46.3%
22	Mike Gminski	NJN	84.6%	72	433	947	45.7%
23	Alex English	DEN	84.4%	82	965	1,920	50.3%
24	Sidney Moncrief	MIL	84.0%	39	158	324	48.8%
25	Terry Porter	POR	83.8%	80	376	770	48.8%
26	Larry Drew	LAC	83.7%	60	295	683	43.2%
27	Steve Stipanovich	IND	83.7%	81	382	760	50.3%
28	Kevin McHale	BOS	83.6%	77	790	1,307	60.4%
29	Rod Higgins	GOS	83.3%	73	214	412	51.9%
30	Dennis Johnson	BOS	83.3%	79	423	953	44.4%
31	Eddie Johnson	SAC	82.9%	81	606	1,309	46.3%
32	Sam Perkins	DAL	82.8%	80	461	957	48.2%
33	Doc Rivers	ATL	82.8%	82	342	758	45.1%
34	Mike Woodson	LAC	82.8%	74	494	1,130	43.7%
35	Rickey Green	UTH	82.7%	81	301	644	46.7%
36	Gerald Henderson	NYK	82.6%	74	298	674	44.2%
37	Chris Mullin	GOS	82.5%	82	477	928	51.4%
38	Moses Malone	WAS	82.4%	73	595	1,311	45.4%
39	Dominique Wilkins	ATL	81.8%	79	828	1,787	46.3%
40	Darnell Valentine	LAC	81.5%	65	275	671	41.0%
41	Julius Erving	PHL	81.3%	60	400	850	47.1%
42	Adrian Dantley	DET	81.2%	81	601	1,126	53.4%
43	James Donaldson	DAL	81.2%	82	311	531	58.6%
44	Jim Paxson	POR	80.6%	72	337	733	46.0%
45	Thurl Bailey	UTH	80.5%	81	463	1,036	44.7%
46	Maurice Lucas	SEA	80.2%	63	175	388	45.1%
47	Johnny Dawkins	SAN	80.1%	81	334	764	43.7%
48	Andrew Toney	PHL	79.6%	52	197	437	45.1%
49	Bill Cartwright	NYK	79.0%	58	335	631	53.1%
50	Alvan Adams	PHX	78.8%	68	311	618	50.3%