highest 3pm per game by rookie nba history

Kon Knueppel has averaged the most three-pointers per game by a rookie with 3.6 per game this season.

Interpreted as:
highest 3pm per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player by rookie NBA history
NAME3PMSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
3.6
2025-26
30
33.7
19.4
5.2
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.7
14.2
47.4
8.7
41.9
2.3
2.5
89.5
63.2
0.9
4.3
2.4
1,011
581
156
106
22
7
73
69
-47
2Keegan Murray
K. Murray
2.6
2022-23
80
29.8
12.2
4.6
1.2
0.8
0.5
4.4
9.8
45.3
6.3
41.1
0.8
1.0
76.5
59.7
1.1
3.5
0.8
2,381
976
371
98
61
42
60
162
+99
3Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
2.5
2020-21
70
27.3
12.2
4.5
1.4
0.7
0.2
4.0
9.9
40.4
6.6
38.0
1.8
2.1
84.4
56.7
0.6
3.9
0.9
1,909
857
318
95
52
14
60
110
-213
4Brandon Miller
B. Miller
2.5
2023-24
74
32.2
17.3
4.3
2.4
0.9
0.6
6.4
14.6
44.0
6.7
37.3
1.9
2.3
82.7
55.2
0.8
3.4
1.8
2,383
1,279
315
175
66
42
132
184
-510
5Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
2.4
2020-21
72
32.1
19.3
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
6Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
2.4
2017-18
79
33.4
20.5
3.7
3.7
1.5
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
7Jalen Green
J. Green
2.3
2021-22
67
31.9
17.3
3.4
2.6
0.7
0.3
6.1
14.2
42.6
6.8
34.3
2.8
3.5
79.7
54.7
0.5
2.9
2.0
2,138
1,157
226
176
44
18
135
103
-519
8Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
2.3
2018-19
72
32.2
21.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
2.3
2012-13
82
38.6
19.0
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
3,167
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
10Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
2.1
2017-18
68
29.7
15.2
7.5
1.2
0.6
0.6
5.5
12.7
43.4
5.9
36.2
2.1
2.4
84.3
55.2
1.2
6.3
1.2
2,020
1,033
508
79
39
40
83
103
-387
11VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
2.1
2025-26
24
35.1
16.0
5.5
4.0
1.3
0.5
6.0
13.8
43.2
5.5
38.3
2.0
2.5
78.3
53.7
1.8
3.7
1.7
843
384
132
95
30
11
41
78
+94
12Landry Shamet
L. Shamet
2.1
2018-19
TOT
79
22.8
9.1
1.7
1.5
0.5
0.1
3.0
7.1
43.1
5.0
42.2
0.9
1.2
80.6
60.4
0.3
1.4
0.6
1,802
722
134
117
37
10
45
155
+63
13Tyler Herro
T. Herro
2.1
2019-20
55
27.4
13.5
4.1
2.2
0.6
0.2
4.9
11.5
42.8
5.4
38.9
1.6
1.8
87.0
55.0
0.3
3.8
1.6
1,508
743
224
121
34
9
87
76
-20
14Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
2.1
2020-21
58
30.1
13.0
3.0
5.3
1.3
0.5
5.0
10.7
47.2
5.1
40.9
0.8
1.0
85.7
58.5
0.7
2.3
1.6
1,746
753
173
309
77
28
92
83
-180
15Egor Dëmin
E. Dëmin
2.1
2025-26
26
23.8
9.4
3.2
3.5
0.9
0.3
3.3
8.3
39.6
5.7
36.5
0.7
0.8
86.4
54.0
0.5
2.7
1.8
618
245
82
90
23
8
48
48
-36
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2.1
2009-10
80
36.2
17.5
4.5
5.9
1.9
0.2
6.6
14.3
46.2
4.8
43.7
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
17Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
2.1
2017-18
77
31.2
16.1
6.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.0
5.6
36.6
1.9
2.7
70.7
54.9
1.1
5.1
1.8
2,401
1,242
483
141
49
34
140
160
-126
18Coby White
C. White
2.0
2019-20
65
25.8
13.2
3.5
2.7
0.8
0.1
4.8
12.2
39.4
5.8
35.4
1.6
2.0
79.1
50.6
0.4
3.1
1.7
1,674
859
230
175
49
6
109
117
-163
19Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
2.0
2019-20
67
29.3
15.3
2.7
3.3
0.8
0.2
6.0
13.6
43.9
5.8
35.0
1.3
1.5
85.0
53.4
0.3
2.4
1.7
1,962
1,024
180
220
56
15
114
152
+61
20Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.0
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
21Rudy Fernandez
R. Fernandez
2.0
2008-09
78
25.6
10.4
2.7
2.0
0.9
0.2
3.4
8.1
42.5
5.1
39.9
1.5
1.8
83.9
58.8
0.6
2.1
1.1
1,993
815
207
159
69
12
86
111
+236
22Tre Johnson
T. Johnson
2.0
2025-26
21
23.2
11.5
3.2
1.4
0.5
0.4
4.2
9.6
43.8
5.1
38.9
1.1
1.3
85.2
56.6
0.6
2.6
1.4
488
241
67
30
10
9
29
35
-98
23Jason Williams
J. Williams
2.0
1998-99
50
36.1
12.8
3.1
6.0
1.9
0.0
4.6
12.3
37.4
6.5
31.0
1.6
2.1
75.2
48.3
0.3
2.8
2.9
1,805
641
153
299
95
1
143
91
-44
24Keyonte George
K. George
2.0
2023-24
75
27.0
13.0
2.8
4.4
0.5
0.1
4.3
10.9
39.1
5.9
33.4
2.5
3.0
84.8
53.3
0.2
2.6
2.5
2,023
974
211
332
36
7
188
91
-374
25Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
1.9
1996-97
82
36.7
16.4
3.9
3.0
1.9
0.4
6.2
14.5
42.6
5.1
37.7
2.1
2.8
77.1
52.3
1.3
2.6
1.5
3,012
1,347
319
249
157
35
127
165
-266
StatMuse has season-level data for three-pointers per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.6

Bridges

Miles Bridges

RPG

7.9

Diabaté

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APG

8.7

Ball

LaMelo Ball
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.1

17th

DRTG

118.5

24th

NETRTG

-3.4

22nd

3P%

35.9

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
14
15
.483
9.5
11
12
18
.400
12.0
12
Hornets Hornets
10
20
.333
14.0
13
9
19
.321
14.0
14
6
24
.200
18.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/26
@
7:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
1:00 PM
Fri
1/2
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

5 - 23

109

Final

126

CHA Hornets

10 - 20

Tue 23 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
6
.800
2
20
9
.690
3.5
3
18
11
.621
5.5
4
18
13
.581
6.5
5
16
12
.571
7.0
6
17
13
.567
7.0
7
17
14
.548
7.5
8
15
15
.500
9.0
9
15
16
.484
9.5
10
14
15
.483
9.5
11
12
18
.400
12.0
12
10
20
.333
14.0
13
9
19
.321
14.0
14
6
24
.200
18.0
15
5
23
.179
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
4
.867
2
22
7
.759
3.5
3
21
8
.724
4.5
4
19
9
.679
6.0
5
20
10
.667
6.0
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
16
13
.552
9.5
8
15
15
.500
11.0
9
14
16
.467
12.0
10
12
18
.400
14.0
11
12
19
.387
14.5
12
10
19
.345
15.5
13
8
21
.276
17.5
14
8
23
.258
18.5
15
7
23
.233
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/22
@
110-113
Sat
11/22
@
129-138
Sat
11/22
@
109-119
Sat
11/22
@
95-122
Sat
11/22
@
108-106

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/25
@
12:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
2:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
5:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
10:30 PM