highest three point percentage by a sf before 2000

Before 1999-00, Wesley Person had the highest three-point percentage by a small forward, at 43.6 percent.

Interpreted as:
highest three point percentage with a minimum of 41 3-point field-goals made per 82 team games by a sf before 2000
NAME3P%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PAFTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wesley Person
W. Person
43.6
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
2Doug Christie
D. Christie
43.4
55
18.8
7.5
2.8
2.1
1.3
0.3
2.7
6.1
44.5
0.8
1.9
1.3
1.7
74.2
54.9
0.6
2.2
1.7
1,036
415
154
117
70
19
95
141
3Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
41.2
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
4Glen Rice
G. Rice
40.8
745
37.4
20.6
4.7
2.3
1.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.2
1.7
4.2
3.5
4.2
84.4
55.7
1.1
3.7
1.9
27,843
15,371
3,511
1,712
829
232
1,431
1,848
+400
5Dennis Scott
D. Scott
40.3
446
30.7
14.8
3.1
2.3
1.0
0.3
5.4
12.9
42.2
2.2
5.5
1.7
2.2
78.9
53.5
0.7
2.4
1.4
13,692
6,603
1,363
1,034
429
146
615
970
+110
6Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
39.6
661
25.8
12.3
3.2
1.1
0.6
0.1
4.7
10.4
45.5
1.4
3.5
1.5
1.9
77.8
55.0
1.1
2.1
1.1
17,034
8,144
2,109
732
429
80
738
1,207
-465
7Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
38.9
782
35.1
19.9
4.6
3.9
1.7
0.6
7.5
14.6
51.4
0.9
2.4
4.0
4.6
86.7
59.9
1.2
3.5
2.6
27,439
15,544
3,621
3,028
1,318
471
2,039
1,615
+313
8Tracy Murray
T. Murray
38.8
450
20.0
10.2
2.7
0.8
0.6
0.3
3.7
8.6
43.7
1.2
3.2
1.4
1.7
82.9
54.4
0.9
1.8
1.0
8,983
4,577
1,216
381
287
119
452
798
+195
9Matt Bullard
M. Bullard
38.6
297
16.3
6.3
2.4
1.1
0.4
0.2
2.4
5.4
43.8
1.1
2.8
0.5
0.6
76.2
55.2
0.6
1.8
0.6
4,849
1,873
708
312
108
74
190
430
-25
10Sam Mack
S. Mack
38.3
115
19.3
8.3
2.1
1.3
0.6
0.2
2.9
6.9
42.5
1.3
3.3
1.2
1.4
83.3
55.2
0.4
1.7
0.7
2,218
949
241
149
71
18
83
213
-43
11Scott Burrell
S. Burrell
38.0
305
20.4
7.1
3.5
1.5
0.9
0.4
2.6
6.2
42.3
0.8
2.2
1.1
1.5
72.1
52.2
1.1
2.4
1.0
6,215
2,179
1,073
454
271
136
299
684
+155
12Walt Williams
W. Williams
37.7
387
29.5
13.3
4.2
2.8
1.2
0.7
4.7
11.0
42.4
1.5
3.9
2.5
3.4
73.6
53.2
1.2
3.0
2.2
11,425
5,145
1,609
1,077
453
269
868
1,247
-34
13Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
37.4
227
22.9
9.1
4.5
2.1
1.0
0.7
3.7
8.3
44.1
0.7
1.9
1.0
1.3
77.7
51.0
1.9
2.7
1.4
5,199
2,066
1,030
479
217
152
322
522
14George McCloud
G. McCloud
37.1
425
23.5
10.2
3.3
2.0
0.9
0.2
3.7
8.9
41.6
1.5
3.9
1.4
1.7
80.3
53.0
1.0
2.4
1.3
9,991
4,344
1,422
845
375
104
548
929
+39
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
37.1
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
30,504
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
16Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
37.1
671
34.1
14.9
4.5
2.7
0.8
0.4
5.5
11.7
46.7
0.8
2.1
3.2
4.0
80.2
55.5
1.2
3.3
1.9
22,882
10,021
2,987
1,788
541
257
1,258
1,512
+29
17Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
36.6
528
32.1
15.9
4.9
2.3
1.1
1.0
5.9
13.0
45.1
1.0
2.8
3.2
4.7
67.8
52.9
1.6
3.3
2.0
16,945
8,394
2,589
1,235
594
548
1,039
1,678
+638
18Chuck Person
C. Person
36.5
906
31.6
15.2
5.2
2.9
0.7
0.2
6.1
13.3
46.0
1.3
3.6
1.6
2.3
72.4
53.1
1.3
3.9
2.1
28,601
13,756
4,710
2,623
678
195
1,940
2,509
+118
19Tyrone Nesby
T. Nesby
36.5
50
25.8
10.1
3.5
1.6
1.5
0.4
3.6
8.1
44.9
0.7
1.9
2.1
2.7
78.2
54.3
1.1
2.4
1.1
1,288
503
175
82
77
20
53
143
-149
20Tim Thomas
T. Thomas
36.3
77
23.1
11.0
3.7
1.2
0.7
0.2
4.0
8.9
44.7
0.8
2.2
2.2
3.0
74.0
53.8
1.4
2.4
1.5
1,779
845
288
90
54
17
118
185
-103
21Mario Elie
M. Elie
36.2
459
26.1
9.4
2.7
2.8
0.9
0.2
3.2
6.6
47.7
0.9
2.4
2.2
2.6
85.8
60.6
0.7
2.0
1.4
11,963
4,301
1,249
1,288
426
81
626
920
+315
22Bryon Russell
B. Russell
35.8
402
22.6
7.5
3.3
1.0
1.1
0.3
2.6
5.7
45.6
0.7
1.8
1.7
2.4
72.5
56.2
0.9
2.4
1.0
9,072
3,024
1,335
415
440
111
384
925
+1221
23Dan Majerle
D. Majerle
35.6
172
31.8
13.2
5.0
3.0
1.4
0.4
5.1
11.2
45.2
1.1
3.0
2.0
2.8
71.0
53.0
1.5
3.5
1.2
5,471
2,275
854
520
248
71
200
372
+122
24Chris Mills
C. Mills
35.3
446
32.8
11.8
5.3
2.0
0.8
0.5
4.4
10.1
43.8
0.8
2.3
2.1
2.6
81.7
52.3
1.4
3.9
1.4
14,641
5,265
2,352
904
356
222
615
1,280
+322
25Rodney Rogers
R. Rogers
35.1
227
25.7
11.0
4.1
2.2
1.0
0.6
4.2
9.1
46.0
0.7
1.9
1.9
2.9
65.6
52.7
1.5
2.6
2.2
5,836
2,486
923
490
226
144
496
683
-142
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