What is Percentage of Points from Free Throws?
Percentage of Points from Free Throws measures the share of scoring generated at the free throw line, indicating how often a team draws fouls.
Percentage of Points from Free Throws | NBA Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 22.5% | 27.9% | 25.9% | 26.0% | 22.2% | 23.8% | 20.7% | 17.4% |
| 2 |  | 20.7% | 13.4% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 20.7% | 17.2% | 23.4% | 14.8% |
| 3 |  | 20.3% | 24.1% | 21.2% | 20.4% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.2% | 16.9% |
| 4 |  | 19.8% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.9% | 20.7% | 18.4% | 21.0% | 16.7% |
| 5 |  | 19.6% | 16.3% | 17.7% | 21.1% | 19.6% | 17.8% | 21.3% | 17.5% |
| 6 |  | 18.5% | 25.9% | 19.2% | 17.7% | 18.0% | 19.1% | 17.7% | 16.9% |
| 6 |  | 18.5% | 18.6% | 17.6% | 16.8% | 16.6% | 23.2% | 15.5% | 14.4% |
| 8 |  | 18.3% | 14.6% | 17.9% | 19.9% | 17.5% | 17.6% | 19.0% | 17.4% |
| 9 |  | 18.0% | 10.5% | 16.2% | 20.8% | 17.9% | 19.7% | 16.5% | 16.1% |
| 10 |  | 17.9% | 17.6% | 16.4% | 18.4% | 17.1% | 16.9% | 19.2% | 14.9% |
| 11 |  | 17.7% | 17.3% | 17.5% | 17.3% | 17.7% | 19.3% | 16.1% | 17.8% |
| 12 |  | 17.6% | 8.9% | 13.4% | 16.9% | 17.6% | 20.7% | 15.3% | 17.1% |
| 13 |  | 17.1% | 12.2% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 16.7% | 15.3% | 19.6% | 15.5% |
| 13 |  | 17.1% | 16.1% | 13.7% | 15.1% | 16.1% | 17.1% | 17.2% | 15.7% |
| 15 |  | 17.0% | 22.9% | 19.4% | 17.0% | 16.3% | 18.3% | 15.9% | 16.9% |
| 16 |  | 16.8% | 28.7% | 17.6% | 18.5% | 16.6% | 15.1% | 17.8% | 16.3% |
| 17 |  | 16.6% | 18.7% | 15.8% | 14.1% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 17.0% | 19.1% |
| 18 |  | 16.5% | 16.1% | 19.8% | 17.0% | 16.4% | 17.4% | 15.4% | 15.7% |
| 19 |  | 16.4% | 21.3% | 17.8% | 16.5% | 16.9% | 16.8% | 16.2% | 16.0% |
| 19 |  | 16.4% | 10.3% | 13.2% | 17.2% | 16.2% | 18.6% | 12.6% | 14.4% |
| 19 |  | 16.4% | 18.4% | 13.9% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 18.4% | 14.5% | 15.5% |
| 19 |  | 16.4% | 24.5% | 11.2% | 13.4% | 17.1% | 18.8% | 14.5% | 13.1% |
| 23 |  | 16.0% | 18.0% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 16.0% | 17.6% | 14.1% | 15.9% |
| 23 |  | 16.0% | 17.4% | 13.9% | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.8% | 15.2% | 15.5% |
| 25 |  | 15.8% | 11.7% | 16.0% | 17.5% | 15.9% | 16.8% | 14.4% | 17.0% |
| 26 |  | 15.6% | 16.7% | 14.7% | 17.8% | 16.2% | 14.6% | 16.9% | 15.3% |
| 27 |  | 14.7% | 25.9% | 17.0% | 16.7% | 14.9% | 15.4% | 13.7% | 12.6% |
| 28 |  | 14.3% | 10.5% | 18.7% | 15.5% | 14.3% | 13.5% | 15.1% | 16.1% |
| 29 |  | 13.9% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 10.9% | 13.4% | 12.4% | 18.4% | 14.1% |
| 30 |  | 13.2% | 14.9% | 14.3% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 14.0% |
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Which teams have the highest percentage of points from free throws in the NBA in 2026?
New Orleans leads the NBA in percentage of points from free throws at 22.5%, through games played November 12, 2026. Chicago is second at 20.7% & Brooklyn third at 20.3%. New Orleans's rate is 1.8 percentage points above second place & 6.7 percentage points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 4.6 percentage points separate first from tenth. Portland is fourth at 19.8% & the Los Angeles Lakers fifth at 19.6%. Utah & Washington are tied for sixth at 18.5%. Philadelphia is eighth at 18.3%, San Antonio ninth at 18.0% & Golden State tenth at 17.9%.
Four separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. The LA Clippers are 11th at 17.7% & Denver 12th at 17.6%. Houston & Toronto are tied 13th at 17.1%. Detroit is 15th at 17.0%, Miami 16th at 16.8% & Orlando 17th at 16.6%.
All 10 teams are within seven tenths of a percentage point. Memphis is 18th at 16.5%. Oklahoma City, New York, Indiana & Boston are tied 19th at 16.4% and Sacramento & Cleveland tied 23rd at 16.0%. Dallas is 25th at 15.8%.
How this ranking is measured
These 25 are drawn from 30 NBA teams ranked in the 2026 regular season. Percentage of Points from Free Throws measures the share of scoring generated at the free throw line, indicating how often a team draws fouls. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.