best single season 3 point percent before 1990

Before 1989-90, Craig Hodges had the highest three-point percentage in a season, at 49.1 percent in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:
best single season 3 point percent with a minimum of 82 3-point field-goals made per 82 team games by a player before 1990
NAME3P%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PAFTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
49.1
1987-88
TOT
66
21.9
9.5
1.2
2.3
0.7
0.0
3.7
7.9
46.3
1.3
2.7
0.9
1.1
83.1
56.7
0.3
0.9
1.2
1,445
629
78
153
46
2
77
118
2Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
47.8
1988-89
82
38.9
27.5
4.2
2.0
1.3
0.3
10.5
20.9
50.1
2.0
4.1
4.6
5.6
81.6
58.9
1.9
2.3
2.7
3,190
2,253
342
164
108
22
218
197
3Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
44.3
1986-87
71
35.2
14.8
3.4
5.6
1.4
0.2
5.8
11.9
48.6
1.2
2.7
2.1
2.3
89.7
57.4
0.7
2.7
2.0
2,499
1,053
242
400
101
14
141
189
4Mark Price
M. Price
44.1
1988-89
75
36.4
18.9
3.0
8.4
1.5
0.1
7.1
13.4
52.6
1.2
2.8
3.5
3.9
90.1
62.3
0.6
2.4
2.8
2,728
1,414
226
631
115
7
212
98
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
42.3
1985-86
82
38.0
25.8
9.8
6.8
2.0
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.6
1.0
2.4
5.4
6.0
89.6
58.0
2.3
7.5
3.2
3,113
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
6Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
41.5
1987-88
81
37.3
15.7
3.1
6.2
1.4
0.2
6.0
12.1
49.1
1.8
4.4
2.0
2.2
87.8
59.8
0.7
2.3
1.9
3,018
1,270
249
503
115
17
153
203
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
41.4
1987-88
76
39.0
29.9
9.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
11.6
22.0
52.7
1.3
3.1
5.5
6.0
91.6
60.8
1.4
7.8
2.8
2,965
2,275
703
467
125
57
213
157
8Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
41.3
1987-88
75
37.2
25.8
4.5
2.6
1.0
0.1
10.2
20.3
50.3
1.4
3.5
4.0
5.3
76.7
57.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2,790
1,938
340
197
74
11
172
221
9Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
40.3
1988-89
80
28.2
12.3
6.1
2.2
1.2
1.0
4.8
10.9
43.9
1.5
3.7
1.2
1.5
78.0
52.9
2.7
3.4
1.6
2,257
981
485
174
93
76
124
215
10Reggie Miller
R. Miller
40.2
1988-89
74
34.3
16.0
3.9
3.1
1.3
0.4
5.4
11.2
47.9
1.3
3.3
3.9
4.6
84.4
60.2
1.0
3.0
1.9
2,536
1,181
292
227
93
29
143
170
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
40.0
1986-87
74
40.6
28.1
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
10.6
20.2
52.5
1.2
3.0
5.6
6.1
91.0
61.2
1.7
7.5
3.2
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
240
185
12Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
39.9
1988-89
81
22.5
8.5
2.2
1.6
1.1
0.1
3.2
7.1
45.4
1.5
3.7
0.5
0.7
78.2
56.9
0.7
1.5
0.7
1,824
687
176
132
88
6
59
163
13Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
38.5
1986-87
82
27.5
10.5
3.1
4.5
1.0
0.5
3.9
9.0
43.8
1.1
2.8
1.5
1.8
85.1
53.6
0.7
2.4
1.2
2,253
859
254
373
78
43
102
199
14Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
38.0
1988-89
TOT
73
32.6
17.5
3.5
5.5
1.3
0.1
6.6
14.4
45.7
1.6
4.2
2.8
3.3
85.4
55.4
1.0
2.5
2.0
2,377
1,281
255
402
93
8
145
186
15Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
38.0
1988-89
80
32.3
13.4
7.8
3.6
1.1
0.8
4.5
10.4
43.1
1.0
2.7
3.3
3.7
90.5
55.4
1.8
6.0
1.8
2,587
1,068
623
289
85
61
145
300
16Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
37.7
1979-80
78
35.3
13.5
2.4
4.3
1.9
0.3
5.4
11.5
46.7
1.2
3.1
1.7
2.1
80.2
54.6
1.0
1.4
1.8
2,754
1,056
188
335
147
25
141
246
17Mike McGee
M. McGee
37.6
1986-87
76
18.7
10.4
2.1
2.0
0.8
0.0
4.1
8.9
45.9
1.1
3.0
1.1
1.8
58.4
53.4
0.9
1.2
1.4
1,420
788
159
149
61
2
104
156
18Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
37.3
1988-89
82
34.0
14.2
3.7
8.6
1.5
0.1
4.8
10.9
44.3
1.3
3.6
3.2
3.8
84.5
56.5
0.6
3.1
3.1
2,788
1,162
306
709
124
11
253
196
19Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
37.3
1986-87
78
27.5
10.8
1.8
3.1
1.0
0.1
4.0
8.7
46.2
1.1
2.9
1.7
1.9
89.1
56.7
0.6
1.2
1.6
2,147
846
140
240
76
7
124
189
20Michael Adams
M. Adams
36.7
1987-88
82
33.9
13.9
2.7
6.1
2.0
0.2
5.1
11.3
44.9
1.7
4.6
2.0
2.4
83.4
56.0
0.5
2.2
1.8
2,778
1,137
223
503
168
16
144
138
21Mike McGee
M. McGee
36.5
1988-89
80
25.3
13.0
2.4
1.5
1.0
0.2
5.4
11.5
47.3
1.2
3.2
1.0
1.8
53.5
52.9
0.9
1.5
1.6
2,027
1,038
189
116
80
12
124
184
22Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
36.1
1983-84
82
32.3
20.0
4.1
3.5
1.4
0.3
8.5
17.4
49.0
1.1
3.1
1.8
2.6
69.6
53.9
1.2
3.0
3.0
2,650
1,636
338
283
114
23
243
202
23Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
35.8
1986-87
82
37.5
24.9
5.5
2.9
1.3
0.4
9.6
18.5
51.6
1.0
2.9
4.7
6.0
78.7
58.8
2.3
3.2
2.9
3,073
2,041
447
238
104
32
238
267
24Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
35.8
1984-85
78
35.6
22.6
4.4
3.1
1.7
0.4
9.3
20.4
45.7
1.2
3.3
2.8
3.8
72.5
51.2
1.6
2.8
3.2
2,776
1,764
344
243
133
30
247
178
25Michael Adams
M. Adams
35.6
1988-89
77
36.2
18.5
3.7
6.4
2.2
0.1
6.1
14.1
43.3
2.2
6.1
4.2
5.1
81.9
56.7
0.9
2.8
2.3
2,787
1,424
283
490
166
11
180
149
StatMuse has season-level data for FG3M/82TG and three-point percentage going back to the 1979-80 season.

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
45
37
.549
15.0
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/17
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111-147
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3/17
@
135-120
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3/17
@
118-125
Tue
3/17
@
124-116
Wed
3/18
@
117-95

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/15
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7:30 PM
Wed
4/15
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10:00 PM
Sat
4/18
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1:00 PM
Sat
4/18
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3:30 PM
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4/18
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6:00 PM