Free Throws AttemptedFTA
FTA stands for free throws attempted in basketball. Trips to the line, counted one per shot rather than one per trip.
How FTA is calculated
FTA is the closest thing the box score has to a measure of how often a player attacks contact.
What counts as a good FTA?
Half of the 424 qualified NBA players in 2025-26 were at or below 1.6 per game. Clearing 4.9 put a season in the top tenth of the league.
- Median
- 1.6
- Top 10%
- 4.9
- Leader
- 10.1
By position, the median was 2.0 for C, 1.7 for F and 1.4 for G.
Qualified: 20+ games, non-zero, 2025-26 regular season.
Free Throws Attempted questions
- Who led the NBA in free throws attempted in 2020-21?
- Who led the NBA in free throws attempted in 2022-23?
- Who led the NBA in free throws attempted per game in 2022-23?
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