most 3 pointers scored in 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Dale Ellis made the most threes, with 472 three-pointers.

Interpreted as:
most 3 pointers by a player scored in 1980s
NAME3PMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
472
450
27.8
17.7
4.0
1.7
0.9
0.2
6.9
14.0
49.1
2.6
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
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
455
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
1.7
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
3Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
406
584
28.5
11.7
2.8
4.5
1.2
0.1
4.7
9.7
48.4
1.8
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
4Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
402
608
31.2
18.5
3.7
2.5
1.4
0.4
7.8
16.8
46.6
2.0
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
5Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
396
503
25.1
9.8
1.6
3.0
0.9
0.0
3.9
8.4
47.0
2.0
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
6Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
378
790
27.6
9.1
3.2
4.4
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.5
47.6
1.4
34.3
1.5
1.8
82.9
54.9
0.9
2.4
1.7
21,777
7,208
2,542
3,451
965
487
1,337
2,122
7Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
345
517
22.1
8.9
2.2
2.2
1.0
0.1
3.8
8.1
46.7
1.6
41.4
0.7
0.9
75.4
52.5
0.8
1.4
0.9
11,428
4,595
1,133
1,139
516
62
442
1,211
8Michael Adams
M. Adams
333
240
29.2
12.7
2.6
5.2
1.8
0.1
4.4
10.2
43.3
4.0
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
9Mike McGee
M. McGee
298
506
17.8
9.6
2.1
1.2
0.7
0.1
4.0
8.3
48.7
1.7
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
10Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
295
558
31.9
15.7
3.2
6.6
1.5
0.3
5.6
12.3
46.0
1.6
33.3
3.9
4.7
83.0
54.8
0.8
2.4
2.9
17,806
8,769
1,777
3,660
817
146
1,599
1,360
11Derek Harper
D. Harper
271
483
30.3
12.9
2.6
5.9
1.9
0.4
5.2
10.6
48.8
1.7
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
12Byron Scott
B. Scott
260
468
31.0
16.8
3.2
3.1
1.4
0.3
6.9
13.6
50.8
1.4
38.5
2.4
2.9
84.4
56.5
0.8
2.4
1.8
14,514
7,856
1,484
1,432
660
123
826
1,086
13Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
255
602
33.6
24.1
5.6
3.7
0.9
0.4
9.4
19.1
49.2
1.4
30.4
4.9
6.5
74.2
54.7
2.2
3.5
3.0
20,222
14,488
3,395
2,252
518
231
1,814
1,819
14Mike Evans
M. Evans
231
591
16.7
7.7
1.4
2.6
0.7
0.1
3.1
6.9
45.2
1.3
30.7
1.1
1.3
80.7
51.4
0.3
1.1
1.4
9,858
4,531
808
1,514
430
51
818
1,173
15John Lucas
J. Lucas
218
633
25.4
10.1
2.1
6.7
1.2
0.1
3.9
8.7
44.9
1.1
30.3
2.0
2.6
76.6
51.5
0.5
1.6
2.0
16,059
6,413
1,340
4,223
791
34
1,250
1,021
16World B. Free
W. B. Free
213
583
31.8
21.7
2.7
4.0
1.1
0.2
7.9
17.5
45.2
1.1
33.7
5.5
7.2
76.6
52.4
1.1
1.6
2.4
18,515
12,662
1,555
2,303
619
116
1,372
1,504
17Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
212
635
36.7
20.3
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.3
1.2
27.8
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
1.0
2.7
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
6,220
1,338
181
2,437
2,105
18Brad Davis
B. Davis
208
715
25.9
9.4
2.0
5.6
0.9
0.2
3.5
6.8
52.0
0.9
32.8
2.0
2.4
83.9
59.7
0.4
1.6
1.6
18,523
6,713
1,442
4,036
622
113
1,135
1,648
19Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
194
189
14.7
6.9
1.2
1.6
0.5
0.1
2.8
6.7
40.9
3.1
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
20Kyle Macy
K. Macy
192
551
25.9
9.5
2.2
4.0
1.1
0.1
3.9
7.9
50.1
1.0
33.8
1.3
1.5
87.3
55.9
0.6
1.6
1.3
14,246
5,259
1,214
2,198
631
49
712
1,081
21Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
190
626
31.3
18.9
4.9
2.7
0.7
0.2
7.8
16.1
48.2
1.0
31.5
3.0
3.7
82.0
53.2
1.9
3.1
2.1
19,590
11,825
3,081
1,701
455
129
1,331
1,815
22Mark Price
M. Price
188
222
29.6
14.2
2.4
5.9
1.2
0.1
5.4
10.8
49.7
1.9
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
23Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
176
775
23.1
9.7
1.8
3.9
1.2
0.1
3.8
8.1
47.3
0.7
32.4
1.8
2.3
77.6
53.1
0.7
1.1
1.9
17,904
7,479
1,365
2,995
908
95
1,501
1,813
24Chuck Person
C. Person
171
241
36.4
19.1
7.2
3.7
1.0
0.2
8.0
16.9
47.3
2.2
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
25Don 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
StatMuse has season-level data for three-pointers going back to the 1979-80 season.

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