Free Throw Percentage measures success on a fundamentally simple shot: no defender, no clock, always the same distance. It's as much a technique indicator as a mental poise measure under pressure.
A good free throw shooter is above 80%. Elite shooters like Stephen Curry or Steve Nash have cleared 90% career. Conversely, some dominant bigs (Shaquille O'Neal, Ben Simmons) have stayed under 55%, making them targets of Hack-a-Shaq strategy late in games.
FT% is also a useful predictor of a player's overall shooting touch. A rookie with high FT% is often seen as a credible candidate to develop into a good three-point shooter long-term.
On HoopsTrackR, each game card shows your free throws made and attempted, with a season-long trend line.
Formula
FT% = (FTM / FTA) × 100Real example
A player making 7 free throws on 8 attempts has a FT% of 87.5%.
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