LeBron James career free throws attempted
12,051Career Regular Season
LeBron James has recorded 12,051 free throws attempted over 23 regular seasons, 2nd among 2,346 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 814 in 2005-06.
- Most recent: 316 in 2025-26.
Sum of 23 regular seasons, 2003-04 through 2025-26. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | FTA: Free throws taken, made or missed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 |  CLE | 1,654 | 432 | 465 | 130 | 58 | 41.7 | 29.0 | 75.4 | 48.8 | 460 |
| 2004-05 | CLE | 2,175 | 588 | 577 | 177 | 52 | 47.2 | 35.1 | 75.0 | 55.4 | 636 |
| 2005-06 | CLE | 2,478 | 556 | 521 | 123 | 66 | 48.0 | 33.5 | 73.8 | 56.8 | 814 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 2,132 | 526 | 470 | 125 | 55 | 47.6 | 31.9 | 69.8 | 55.2 | 701 |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 2,250 | 592 | 539 | 138 | 81 | 48.4 | 31.5 | 71.2 | 56.8 | 771 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 2,304 | 613 | 587 | 137 | 93 | 48.9 | 34.4 | 78.0 | 59.1 | 762 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 2,258 | 554 | 651 | 125 | 77 | 50.3 | 33.3 | 76.7 | 60.4 | 773 |
| 2010-11 |  MIA | 2,111 | 590 | 554 | 124 | 50 | 51.0 | 33.0 | 75.9 | 59.4 | 663 |
| 2011-12 | MIA | 1,683 | 492 | 387 | 115 | 50 | 53.1 | 36.2 | 77.1 | 60.5 | 502 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 2,036 | 610 | 551 | 129 | 67 | 56.5 | 40.6 | 75.3 | 64.0 | 535 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 2,089 | 533 | 488 | 121 | 26 | 56.7 | 37.9 | 75.0 | 64.9 | 585 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 1,743 | 416 | 511 | 109 | 49 | 48.8 | 35.4 | 71.0 | 57.7 | 528 |
| 2015-16 | CLE | 1,920 | 565 | 514 | 104 | 49 | 52.0 | 30.9 | 73.1 | 58.8 | 491 |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 1,954 | 639 | 646 | 92 | 44 | 54.8 | 36.3 | 67.4 | 61.9 | 531 |
| 2017-18 | CLE | 2,251 | 709 | 747 | 116 | 71 | 54.2 | 36.7 | 73.1 | 62.1 | 531 |
| 2018-19 |  LAL | 1,505 | 465 | 454 | 72 | 33 | 51.0 | 33.9 | 66.5 | 58.8 | 418 |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 1,698 | 525 | 684 | 78 | 36 | 49.3 | 34.8 | 69.3 | 57.7 | 381 |
| 2020-21 | LAL | 1,126 | 346 | 350 | 48 | 25 | 51.3 | 36.5 | 69.8 | 60.2 | 255 |
| 2021-22 | LAL | 1,695 | 459 | 349 | 73 | 59 | 52.4 | 35.9 | 75.6 | 61.9 | 336 |
| 2022-23 | LAL | 1,590 | 457 | 375 | 50 | 32 | 50.0 | 32.1 | 76.8 | 58.3 | 327 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 1,822 | 518 | 589 | 89 | 38 | 54.0 | 41.0 | 75.0 | 63.0 | 404 |
| 2024-25 | LAL | 1,710 | 546 | 575 | 70 | 39 | 51.3 | 37.6 | 78.2 | 60.4 | 331 |
| 2025-26 | LAL | 1,256 | 364 | 432 | 72 | 35 | 51.5 | 31.7 | 73.7 | 59.4 | 316 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS% · FTA
