Anthony Morrow has the best three-point percentage by a rookie, at 46.7 percent in 2008-09.

highest 3 point percentage in nba history rookie

Interpreted as:

highest 3 point percentage with a minimum of 82 3-point field-goals made per 82 team games in NBA history rookie

NAME	3P%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Anthony Morrow	46.7	2008-09	GSW	67	22.6	10.1	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.2	3.8	8.0	47.8	1.3	2.7	1.2	1.4	87.0	58.8	1.2	1.8	0.8	1,515	676	199	80	36	12	52	130	-58
D.J. Augustin	43.9	2008-09	CHA	72	26.5	11.8	1.8	3.5	0.6	0.0	3.7	8.6	43.0	1.5	3.4	2.9	3.2	89.3	58.7	0.2	1.6	1.7	1,908	850	133	250	42	2	119	140	-39
Stephen Curry	43.7	2009-10	GSW	80	36.2	17.5	4.5	5.9	1.9	0.2	6.6	14.3	46.2	2.1	4.8	2.2	2.5	88.5	56.8	0.6	3.9	3.0	2,896	1,399	356	472	152	19	243	252	-186
Wesley Person	43.6	1994-95	PHX	78	23.1	10.4	2.6	1.3	0.6	0.3	4.0	8.2	48.4	1.5	3.4	1.0	1.3	79.2	59.6	0.9	1.7	1.0	1,800	814	201	105	48	24	79	149
Jayson Tatum	43.4	2017-18	BOS	80	30.5	13.9	5.0	1.6	1.0	0.7	5.0	10.4	47.5	1.3	3.0	2.7	3.2	82.6	58.6	0.6	4.4	1.4	2,443	1,112	402	128	83	58	114	170	+344
Michael Dickerson	43.3	1998-99	HOU	50	31.2	10.9	1.7	1.9	0.5	0.2	4.3	9.2	46.5	1.4	3.3	0.9	1.4	63.9	55.4	0.5	1.1	1.3	1,558	547	83	95	27	11	66	90	+136
Desmond Bane	43.2	2020-21	MEM	68	22.3	9.2	3.1	1.7	0.6	0.2	3.4	7.3	46.9	1.7	4.0	0.6	0.7	81.6	60.0	0.5	2.6	0.9	1,519	625	210	118	41	16	59	125	+12
Landry Shamet	42.2	2018-19	TOT	79	22.8	9.1	1.7	1.5	0.5	0.1	3.0	7.1	43.1	2.1	5.0	0.9	1.2	80.6	60.4	0.3	1.4	0.6	1,802	722	134	117	37	10	45	155	+63
Gary Neal	41.9	2010-11	SAS	80	21.1	9.8	2.5	1.2	0.3	0.1	3.6	7.9	45.1	1.6	3.9	1.1	1.3	80.8	57.8	0.3	2.2	1.0	1,685	783	196	96	27	4	78	148	+88
Cason Wallace	41.9	2023-24	OKC	82	20.6	6.8	2.3	1.5	0.9	0.5	2.6	5.4	49.1	1.2	2.9	0.4	0.5	78.4	61.2	0.6	1.6	0.5	1,692	561	187	120	76	37	45	129	+128
Brent Barry	41.6	1995-96	LAC	79	24.0	10.1	2.1	2.9	1.2	0.3	3.6	7.6	47.4	1.6	3.7	1.4	1.7	81.0	60.9	0.5	1.6	1.5	1,898	800	168	230	95	22	120	196
Deron Williams	41.6	2005-06	UTA	80	28.8	10.8	2.4	4.5	0.8	0.2	4.2	10.1	42.1	1.1	2.7	1.2	1.7	70.4	50.0	0.4	2.0	1.8	2,307	864	194	359	60	17	145	233	-104
Klay Thompson	41.4	2011-12	GSW	66	24.4	12.5	2.4	2.0	0.7	0.3	4.8	10.9	44.3	1.7	4.1	1.2	1.4	86.8	54.5	0.4	2.1	1.6	1,608	826	161	133	49	20	103	155	-130
Paul Pierce	41.2	1998-99	BOS	48	34.0	16.5	6.4	2.4	1.7	1.0	5.9	13.5	43.9	1.8	4.3	2.9	4.1	71.3	54.0	2.4	4.0	2.4	1,632	791	309	115	82	50	113	139	-64
Payton Pritchard	41.1	2020-21	BOS	66	19.2	7.7	2.4	1.8	0.6	0.1	2.8	6.3	44.0	1.5	3.8	0.6	0.7	88.9	58.2	0.5	1.9	0.8	1,268	510	158	120	37	9	53	104	+40
Keegan Murray	41.1	2022-23	SAC	80	29.8	12.2	4.6	1.2	0.8	0.5	4.4	9.8	45.3	2.6	6.3	0.8	1.0	76.5	59.7	1.1	3.5	0.8	2,382	976	371	98	61	42	60	162	+99
Tyrese Haliburton	40.9	2020-21	SAC	58	30.1	13.0	3.0	5.3	1.3	0.5	5.0	10.7	47.2	2.1	5.1	0.8	1.0	85.7	58.5	0.7	2.3	1.6	1,746	753	173	309	77	28	92	83	-180
Mike Miller	40.7	2000-01	ORL	82	29.1	11.9	4.0	1.7	0.6	0.2	4.5	10.3	43.6	1.8	4.4	1.1	1.6	71.1	54.1	0.8	3.2	1.2	2,390	975	327	140	51	19	97	200	+150
Ben Gordon	40.5	2004-05	CHI	82	24.4	15.1	2.6	2.0	0.6	0.1	5.3	12.9	41.1	1.6	4.0	2.8	3.3	86.3	52.6	0.7	2.0	2.3	2,002	1,235	215	164	53	10	186	224	+146
Matt Maloney	40.4	1996-97	HOU	82	29.1	9.4	2.0	3.7	1.0	0.0	3.3	7.5	44.1	1.9	4.6	0.9	1.1	76.3	58.5	0.2	1.7	1.5	2,386	767	160	303	82	1	122	125	+326
Courtney Lee	40.4	2008-09	ORL	77	25.2	8.4	2.3	1.2	1.0	0.2	3.2	7.0	45.0	1.1	2.6	1.0	1.2	83.0	55.6	0.2	2.1	0.9	1,939	646	178	91	76	14	69	157	+239
Collin Sexton	40.2	2018-19	CLE	82	31.8	16.7	2.9	3.0	0.5	0.1	6.3	14.7	43.0	1.5	3.6	2.6	3.1	83.9	52.0	0.7	2.2	2.3	2,605	1,371	236	243	44	6	185	186	-672
Rudy Fernandez	39.9	2008-09	POR	78	25.6	10.4	2.7	2.0	0.9	0.2	3.4	8.1	42.5	2.0	5.1	1.5	1.8	83.9	58.8	0.6	2.1	1.1	1,993	815	207	159	69	12	86	111	+236
Dana Barros	39.9	1989-90	SEA	81	20.1	9.7	1.6	2.5	0.7	0.0	3.7	9.1	40.5	1.2	2.9	1.1	1.4	80.9	49.7	0.4	1.2	1.5	1,630	782	132	205	53	1	123	97
Kyrie Irving	39.9	2011-12	CLE	51	30.5	18.5	3.7	5.4	1.1	0.4	6.9	14.6	46.9	1.4	3.6	3.4	3.8	87.2	56.6	0.9	2.9	3.1	1,558	944	191	275	54	20	160	110	-160