most 3 pointers attempts per game 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Adams attempted the most three-pointers per game with 4.0 attempts per game.

Interpreted as:
most 3 pointers attempts per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player 1980s
NAME3PAGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Adams
M. Adams
4.0
240
29.2
12.7
2.6
5.2
1.8
0.1
4.4
10.2
43.3
1.4
35.1
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.2
0.6
2.0
1.7
7,007
3,054
635
1,259
428
34
416
384
2Rick Barry
R. Barry
3.1
72
25.2
12.0
3.3
3.7
1.1
0.4
4.5
10.7
42.2
1.0
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
3Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
3.1
189
14.7
6.9
1.2
1.6
0.5
0.1
2.8
6.7
40.9
1.0
33.6
0.4
0.5
82.8
49.8
0.4
0.8
0.6
2,775
1,308
226
303
91
13
112
258
4Reggie Miller
R. Miller
2.7
156
28.1
12.8
3.1
2.3
0.9
0.3
4.5
9.3
48.3
1.0
38.2
2.8
3.4
82.9
59.3
1.1
2.0
1.6
4,376
2,003
482
359
146
48
244
327
5Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
2.6
450
27.8
17.7
4.0
1.7
0.9
0.2
6.9
14.0
49.1
1.0
41.1
2.9
3.7
77.9
56.5
1.8
2.2
1.8
12,512
7,956
1,785
748
413
90
802
1,012
6Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
2.5
75
29.6
16.9
2.5
2.3
0.9
0.3
7.0
16.9
41.4
0.8
31.4
2.1
2.6
79.5
46.7
1.0
1.5
1.5
2,219
1,267
187
176
70
25
113
167
7Ricky Berry
R. Berry
2.5
64
22.0
11.0
3.1
1.3
0.6
0.3
4.0
8.9
45.0
1.0
40.6
2.0
2.6
78.9
55.2
0.9
2.2
1.3
1,406
706
197
80
37
22
82
197
8Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
2.4
154
37.2
15.1
4.8
9.7
2.2
0.1
6.0
13.2
45.0
0.7
30.9
2.5
3.4
73.7
51.4
1.5
3.3
3.1
5,726
2,333
737
1,487
344
13
484
407
9Chris Morris
C. Morris
2.3
76
27.6
14.1
5.2
1.6
1.3
0.8
5.4
11.9
45.7
0.8
36.6
2.4
3.3
71.7
52.8
2.5
2.8
2.5
2,096
1,074
397
119
102
60
190
250
10Chuck Person
C. Person
2.2
241
36.4
19.1
7.2
3.7
1.0
0.2
8.0
16.9
47.3
0.7
32.9
2.5
3.3
74.5
52.2
2.0
5.2
3.0
8,775
4,610
1,729
893
246
42
729
856
11Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
2.1
79
32.6
15.1
2.8
3.0
1.5
0.5
5.6
12.3
45.5
0.9
42.8
3.1
3.7
83.1
54.4
0.6
2.2
2.0
2,577
1,196
225
239
120
37
158
184
12Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
2.1
199
31.9
11.6
2.2
5.0
1.6
0.3
4.5
9.1
49.2
0.8
37.6
1.8
2.3
80.1
57.3
0.8
1.4
1.7
6,340
2,309
435
1,004
312
57
334
571
13Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
2.0
608
31.2
18.5
3.7
2.5
1.4
0.4
7.8
16.8
46.6
0.7
32.3
2.1
3.0
70.8
50.9
1.2
2.5
2.5
18,954
11,228
2,263
1,527
821
216
1,509
1,440
14Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
2.0
503
25.1
9.8
1.6
3.0
0.9
0.0
3.9
8.4
47.0
0.8
39.0
1.2
1.4
81.7
54.5
0.6
1.1
1.4
12,624
4,933
818
1,508
475
21
728
1,174
15Leon Wood
L. Wood
2.0
234
17.6
6.9
1.2
3.3
0.5
0.0
2.4
6.0
39.4
0.7
33.3
1.5
1.9
78.3
50.2
0.3
0.9
1.1
4,109
1,611
285
771
116
4
259
263
16Mark Price
M. Price
1.9
222
29.6
14.2
2.4
5.9
1.2
0.1
5.4
10.8
49.7
0.8
43.8
2.6
3.0
88.0
58.6
0.6
1.7
2.3
6,571
3,157
523
1,313
257
23
501
292
17Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
1.9
227
22.9
9.1
4.5
2.1
1.0
0.7
3.7
8.3
44.1
0.7
37.4
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
18Scott Brooks
S. Brooks
1.9
82
16.7
5.2
1.1
3.7
0.8
0.0
1.9
4.5
42.0
0.7
35.9
0.7
0.8
88.4
53.3
0.2
0.9
0.8
1,372
428
94
306
69
3
65
116
19Johnny Newman
J. Newman
1.9
217
21.0
10.9
2.0
1.2
0.9
0.2
3.9
8.5
45.2
0.6
30.8
2.6
3.1
83.1
54.9
1.0
1.0
1.4
4,555
2,359
435
251
203
41
302
530
20Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
1.8
584
28.5
11.7
2.8
4.5
1.2
0.1
4.7
9.7
48.4
0.7
38.6
1.6
1.8
86.1
55.5
0.8
2.0
1.6
16,631
6,824
1,635
2,609
712
65
938
1,498
21Derek Harper
D. Harper
1.7
483
30.3
12.9
2.6
5.9
1.9
0.4
5.2
10.6
48.8
0.6
33.0
2.1
2.8
74.3
54.9
0.7
1.9
1.9
14,636
6,249
1,270
2,828
899
182
911
1,081
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.7
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
23Mike McGee
M. McGee
1.7
506
17.8
9.6
2.1
1.2
0.7
0.1
4.0
8.3
48.7
0.6
35.3
0.9
1.6
60.1
53.5
1.0
1.1
1.2
8,991
4,866
1,076
613
363
48
616
984
24Reggie Williams
R. Williams
1.7
98
22.0
10.3
3.0
1.6
1.1
0.5
4.2
10.4
40.4
0.4
26.5
1.4
1.9
74.5
45.6
1.3
1.8
1.8
2,160
1,007
297
161
110
50
177
289
25Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
1.6
79
26.1
11.7
2.6
3.8
1.1
0.1
4.5
10.5
43.2
0.4
24.8
2.3
3.1
74.5
49.6
0.6
1.9
2.3
2,065
927
202
301
86
8
178
136
StatMuse has season-level data for three-point attempts per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

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