Free throw percentage (FT%) is the ratio of successful free throws to attempts in basketball — an important metric for evaluating a player's shooting consistency.
Enter the number of free throws made and attempted to instantly calculate the free throw percentage (%).
For example, 18 successes in 20 attempts gives a free throw percentage of 90%.
Free throw percentage (FT%) is the share of unopposed free throw attempts that are made. It is a pure shooting measure, unaffected by defence, and it is often decisive in close games.
Enter the free throws made and attempted to calculate the percentage.
The NBA average is about 78% and the EuroLeague sits near 76%, so anything above 85% is excellent. Because free throws are unopposed and always taken from the same distance, the rate is remarkably stable from month to month and is treated as the cleanest measure of pure shooting touch.
FT% = Free throws made / Free throws attempted × 100NBA league average is about 75–78%. Anything above 85% is excellent — the best shooters such as Stephen Curry and Steve Nash have career marks near or above 90%.
Because the clock stops and the defence cannot contest them, free throws are the cheapest points in basketball. Teams intentionally foul poor free-throw shooters to exploit this in "hack-a" strategies.
Two when fouled on a two-point attempt, three when fouled on a three-point attempt, and one for an and-one after a made basket. Once a team reaches five fouls in a quarter, every defensive foul sends the opponent to the line for two.
The conditions never change: same distance, no defender, no clock pressure. With hundreds of attempts the rate converges quickly, so a player shooting 90% in November is very likely to finish near 90% — unlike three-point shooting, which varies far more.
2026-10-19