1987-1988 NBA Free Throw Percentage Leaders
Share of free throws made
Jack Sikma led the NBA in free throw percentage in 1987-1988 with 92.2%, 0.6 percentage points ahead of Larry Bird (91.6%). It stands 44th among all single seasons in NBA history.
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Led the NBA in 1987-1988
Jack Sikma
MIL
92.2%
Free Throw Percentage
0.6% clear of Larry Bird
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| # | Player | Team | FT% | GP | FGM | FGA | FG% |
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| 1 |
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MIL | 92.2% | 82 | 514 | 1,058 | 48.6% |
| 2 |
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BOS | 91.6% | 76 | 881 | 1,672 | 52.7% |
| 3 | John Long | IND | 90.7% | 81 | 417 | 879 | 47.4% |
| 4 | Mike Gminski | PHL | 90.6% | 81 | 505 | 1,126 | 44.8% |
| 5 |
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SAN | 89.6% | 65 | 405 | 835 | 48.5% |
| 6 |
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PHX | 88.7% | 68 | 488 | 1,031 | 47.3% |
| 7 |
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GOS | 88.5% | 60 | 470 | 926 | 50.8% |
| 8 |
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WAS | 88.2% | 80 | 648 | 1,360 | 47.6% |
| 9 | Winston Garland | GOS | 87.9% | 67 | 340 | 775 | 43.9% |
| 10 | Kiki Vandeweghe | POR | 87.8% | 37 | 283 | 557 | 50.8% |
| 11 |
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BOS | 87.8% | 81 | 482 | 982 | 49.1% |
| 12 |
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CLE | 87.7% | 80 | 493 | 974 | 50.6% |
| 13 |
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DET | 87.4% | 82 | 455 | 923 | 49.3% |
| 14 | Rolando Blackman | DAL | 87.3% | 71 | 497 | 1,050 | 47.3% |
| 15 | Allen Leavell | HOU | 86.9% | 80 | 291 | 666 | 43.7% |
| 16 | Sam Vincent | CHI | 86.8% | 72 | 210 | 461 | 45.6% |
| 17 |
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LAC | 86.8% | 80 | 562 | 1,263 | 44.5% |
| 18 |
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DET | 86.0% | 69 | 444 | 863 | 51.4% |
| 19 |
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HOU | 85.8% | 81 | 474 | 986 | 48.1% |
| 20 |
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LAL | 85.8% | 81 | 710 | 1,348 | 52.7% |
| 21 |
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BOS | 85.6% | 77 | 352 | 803 | 43.8% |
| 22 |
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LAL | 85.3% | 72 | 490 | 996 | 49.2% |
| 23 | Sleepy Floyd | HOU | 85.0% | 77 | 420 | 969 | 43.3% |
| 24 |
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PHX | 85.0% | 73 | 533 | 1,110 | 48.0% |
| 25 | Rod Higgins | GOS | 84.8% | 68 | 381 | 725 | 52.6% |
| 26 |
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POR | 84.6% | 82 | 462 | 890 | 51.9% |
| 27 |
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NYK | 84.1% | 77 | 270 | 620 | 43.5% |
| 28 |
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CHI | 84.1% | 82 | 1,069 | 1,998 | 53.5% |
| 29 |
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UTH | 84.0% | 82 | 454 | 791 | 57.4% |
| 30 |
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PHX | 83.9% | 80 | 275 | 596 | 46.1% |
| 31 |
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MIL | 83.7% | 56 | 217 | 444 | 48.9% |
| 32 | Dan Schayes | DEN | 83.6% | 81 | 361 | 668 | 54.0% |
| 33 |
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DEN | 83.4% | 82 | 416 | 927 | 44.9% |
| 34 |
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SAC | 83.1% | 73 | 619 | 1,318 | 47.0% |
| 35 |
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DEN | 82.8% | 80 | 843 | 1,704 | 49.5% |
| 36 |
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UTH | 82.6% | 82 | 633 | 1,286 | 49.2% |
| 37 |
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ATL | 82.6% | 78 | 909 | 1,957 | 46.4% |
| 38 |
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PHL | 82.5% | 79 | 428 | 865 | 49.5% |
| 39 |
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SAN | 82.5% | 68 | 378 | 784 | 48.2% |
| 40 | Sam Perkins | DAL | 82.2% | 75 | 394 | 876 | 45.0% |
| 41 | John Bagley | NJN | 82.2% | 82 | 393 | 896 | 43.9% |
| 42 |
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PHX | 82.2% | 82 | 306 | 605 | 50.6% |
| 43 |
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SAC | 81.9% | 61 | 331 | 694 | 47.7% |
| 44 | Joe Dumars | DET | 81.5% | 82 | 453 | 960 | 47.2% |
| 45 |
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SAC | 81.4% | 82 | 324 | 686 | 47.2% |
| 46 |
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PHL | 81.2% | 75 | 194 | 453 | 42.8% |
| 47 |
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POR | 81.1% | 81 | 849 | 1,679 | 50.6% |
| 48 | Steve Stipanovich | IND | 80.9% | 80 | 411 | 828 | 49.6% |
| 49 | Tom Chambers | SEA | 80.7% | 82 | 611 | 1,364 | 44.8% |
| 50 | Jay Vincent | DEN | 80.5% | 73 | 446 | 958 | 46.6% |
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