Single Season Free Throw Attempts Leaders Rank Player Season Games FTM FTA Pct 1 Paul Pierce 2000-01 82 550 738 .745 2 Cedric Maxwell 1978-79 80 574 716 .802 3 John Havlicek 1970-71 81 554 677 .818 4 Ed Macauley 1952-53 69 500 667 .750 5 Paul Pierce 2001-02 82 520 643 .809 6 Ed Macauley 1951-52 66 496 621 .799 7 Ed Macauley 1950-51 68 466 614 .759 8 Paul Pierce 2002-03 65 485 601 .807 9 Bob Cousy 1952-53 71 479 587 .816 10 John Havlicek 1969-70 81 488 578 .844 11 Bob Cousy 1954-55 71 460 570 .807 12 Bob Cousy 1955-56 72 476 564 .844 13 Ed Macauley 1954-55 71 442 558 .792 14 Cedric Maxwell 1979-80 80 436 554 .787 15 Ed Macauley 1953-54 71 420 554 .758 16 John Havlicek 1971-72 82 458 549 .834 17 Kevin McHale 1988-89 78 436 533 .818 18 Bob Cousy 1953-54 72 411 522 .787 19 Sam Jones 1964-65 80 428 522 .820 20 Bill Russell 1962-63 78 287 517 .555 21 Kevin McHale 1986-87 77 428 512 .836 22 Bob Cousy 1951-52 66 409 506 .808 23 Ed Macauley 1955-56 71 400 504 .794 24 John Havlicek 1968-69 82 387 496 .780 25 Larry Bird 1985-86 82 441 492 .896 26 Bill Russell 1961-62 76 286 481 .595 27 Cedric Maxwell 1981-82 78 357 478 .747 28 Antoine Walker 1997-98 82 305 473 .645 29 Frank Ramsey 1957-58 69 383 472 .811 30 Bailey Howell 1966-67 81 349 471 .741 Record Index Record Index