Single Season Free Throws Made Leaders Rank Player Season Games FTM FTA Pct 1 Cedric Maxwell 1978-79 80 574 716 .802 2 John Havlicek 1970-71 81 554 677 .818 3 Paul Pierce 2000-01 82 550 738 .745 4 Paul Pierce 2001-02 82 520 643 .809 5 Ed Macauley 1952-53 69 500 667 .750 6 Ed Macauley 1951-52 66 496 621 .799 7 John Havlicek 1969-70 81 488 578 .844 8 Paul Pierce 2002-03 65 485 601 .807 9 Bob Cousy 1952-53 71 479 587 .816 10 Bob Cousy 1955-56 72 476 564 .844 11 Ed Macauley 1950-51 68 466 614 .759 12 Bob Cousy 1954-55 71 460 570 .807 13 John Havlicek 1971-72 82 458 549 .834 14 Ed Macauley 1954-55 71 442 558 .792 15 Larry Bird 1985-86 82 441 492 .896 16 Kevin McHale 1988-89 78 436 533 .818 17 Cedric Maxwell 1979-80 80 436 554 .787 18 Kevin McHale 1986-87 77 428 512 .836 19 Sam Jones 1964-65 80 428 522 .820 20 Ed Macauley 1953-54 71 420 554 .758 21 Larry Bird 1987-88 76 415 453 .916 22 Larry Bird 1986-87 74 414 455 .910 23 Bob Cousy 1953-54 72 411 522 .787 24 Bob Cousy 1951-52 66 409 506 .808 25 Larry Bird 1984-85 80 403 457 .882 26 Ed Macauley 1955-56 71 400 504 .794 27 Kevin McHale 1989-90 82 393 440 .893 28 John Havlicek 1968-69 82 387 496 .780 29 Frank Ramsey 1957-58 69 383 472 .811 30 Bill Sharman 1956-57 67 381 421 .905 Record Index Record Index