first nba player to make 12 3 pointers

Nate Archibald buried 19 three-pointers in his career.

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first NBA player to make 12 or more 3 pointers
NAME3PMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
19
340
31.5
12.1
1.9
7.1
0.9
0.1
4.2
9.0
47.4
0.3
22.4
3.6
4.6
78.0
55.3
0.5
1.5
2.7
10,700
4,130
656
2,399
304
35
926
738
2Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
93
644
30.4
13.9
6.4
2.4
1.2
0.3
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.4
33.8
1.9
2.4
79.9
51.3
1.8
4.6
1.4
19,585
8,942
4,142
1,555
789
213
898
1,550
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
73
72
25.2
12.0
3.3
3.7
1.1
0.4
4.5
10.7
42.2
3.1
33.0
2.0
2.1
93.5
51.7
0.7
2.5
2.1
1,816
866
236
268
80
28
152
182
4Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
36
187
17.8
11.7
1.7
1.9
0.8
0.1
4.8
10.1
47.4
0.6
30.3
2.0
2.5
79.6
52.5
0.8
0.9
1.5
3,328
2,197
313
352
151
16
274
265
5Henry Bibby
H. Bibby
43
155
20.3
6.9
1.8
3.3
0.7
0.1
2.4
6.0
39.6
0.9
29.3
1.9
2.5
76.3
48.8
0.6
1.2
1.4
3,147
1,074
282
507
109
8
223
246
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
649
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
7Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
49
541
31.3
17.8
2.9
3.3
1.2
0.2
7.6
15.1
50.7
0.3
27.4
2.4
3.8
63.5
53.1
1.2
1.6
2.1
16,910
9,610
1,543
1,805
659
114
1,146
1,349
8Ron Boone
R. Boone
30
133
26.6
10.6
2.3
3.5
1.0
0.1
4.2
9.7
43.9
0.7
33.7
1.9
2.2
86.2
49.9
0.5
1.8
2.3
3,538
1,410
311
470
130
11
308
358
9Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
101
600
17.0
5.2
1.8
1.9
1.6
0.3
2.0
4.6
44.0
0.6
29.2
1.0
1.3
73.0
50.0
0.5
1.3
1.1
10,192
3,131
1,098
1,147
940
182
682
1,220
10Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
150
429
19.5
7.2
1.8
3.6
1.0
0.1
2.7
6.9
39.9
1.1
30.5
1.4
1.6
83.3
47.3
0.5
1.3
1.5
8,383
3,084
774
1,549
445
47
630
836
11Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
30
420
24.9
11.7
1.8
1.8
0.9
0.4
4.9
10.9
45.3
0.3
24.8
1.8
2.1
82.5
49.4
0.6
1.2
1.3
10,438
4,893
742
755
378
170
553
654
12Junior Bridgeman
J. Bridgeman
40
522
25.6
13.9
3.3
2.6
0.7
0.2
5.8
12.1
47.4
0.3
24.4
2.3
2.7
85.7
52.1
0.8
2.4
1.6
13,362
7,251
1,698
1,366
391
102
855
1,127
13Allan Bristow
A. Bristow
16
283
23.7
8.3
4.7
4.4
0.8
0.1
3.2
7.0
45.6
0.2
28.6
1.8
2.2
81.9
51.7
1.5
3.3
1.9
6,711
2,343
1,340
1,242
222
16
546
669
14Fred Brown
F. Brown
110
391
20.5
11.5
1.6
2.8
0.8
0.1
4.9
10.1
48.8
0.8
37.3
1.4
1.6
84.4
53.1
0.5
1.2
1.3
8,033
4,504
629
1,081
330
49
512
551
15Joe Bryant
J. Bryant
23
319
27.4
10.7
4.7
2.2
1.0
0.4
4.3
9.2
46.2
0.4
20.0
2.1
2.7
76.1
51.2
1.5
3.2
2.2
8,730
3,403
1,507
708
334
132
706
1,030
16Don Buse
D. Buse
169
403
22.4
6.2
1.9
3.7
1.3
0.1
2.5
5.7
43.1
1.3
33.3
0.9
1.2
76.7
50.1
0.5
1.4
0.9
9,032
2,513
771
1,488
538
49
381
545
17Marty Byrnes
M. Byrnes
15
184
16.3
5.5
2.1
1.7
0.4
0.1
2.2
4.8
45.5
0.3
32.6
1.1
1.5
76.4
51.1
0.9
1.3
0.8
2,990
1,015
395
305
75
24
156
307
18M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
33
363
16.0
6.3
2.3
1.3
0.8
0.3
2.5
5.6
45.0
0.4
25.6
1.2
1.6
75.8
50.2
0.8
1.5
1.1
5,810
2,285
818
484
303
95
402
675
19Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
52
1,019
31.8
11.3
2.8
6.8
2.1
0.3
4.5
8.6
52.4
0.2
25.5
2.2
2.7
79.7
57.4
0.6
2.1
2.0
32,436
11,510
2,834
6,961
2,136
282
2,075
2,060
20Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
428
870
27.2
8.9
3.2
4.2
1.2
0.6
3.5
7.4
46.9
1.4
34.0
1.5
1.8
83.3
54.4
0.9
2.3
1.6
23,628
7,723
2,769
3,666
1,032
523
1,428
2,328
21Charlie Criss
C. Criss
19
287
21.4
8.3
1.4
3.1
0.8
0.0
3.1
7.0
44.2
0.4
17.9
2.0
2.4
85.2
51.5
0.3
1.1
1.4
6,146
2,375
411
903
217
13
411
376
22Brad Davis
B. Davis
270
901
24.1
8.6
1.9
5.1
0.8
0.2
3.2
6.3
51.1
0.9
32.1
1.8
2.2
83.0
58.8
0.3
1.5
1.5
21,670
7,706
1,686
4,574
725
142
1,325
2,068
23Johnny Davis
J. Davis
33
510
28.6
13.3
2.0
5.0
0.9
0.1
5.0
11.2
44.6
0.4
17.6
3.2
3.8
82.8
51.3
0.7
1.3
2.0
14,590
6,758
1,015
2,550
466
69
1,033
991
24Walter Davis
W. Davis
157
873
27.3
18.0
2.5
3.7
1.2
0.1
7.5
14.9
50.5
0.7
27.2
2.8
3.2
85.7
55.1
0.7
1.8
2.3
23,832
15,694
2,196
3,266
1,020
87
1,965
1,962
25Terry Duerod
T. Duerod
23
143
13.8
6.7
1.1
1.2
0.4
0.1
3.0
6.5
46.2
0.5
32.9
0.6
0.8
67.2
49.0
0.4
0.8
0.9
1,977
961
160
170
63
17
125
143
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