most 3pa per game single season before 1990

Before 1989-90, Michael Adams attempted the most three-pointers per game in a season with 6.1 attempts per game in 1988-89.

Interpreted as:
most 3pa per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player single season before 1990
NAME3PASEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Adams
M. Adams
6.1
1988-89
DEN DEN
77
36.2
18.5
3.7
6.4
2.2
0.1
6.1
14.1
43.3
2.2
35.6
4.2
5.1
81.9
56.7
0.9
2.8
2.3
2,787
1,424
283
490
166
11
180
149
2Michael Adams
M. Adams
4.6
1987-88
DEN DEN
82
33.9
13.9
2.7
6.1
2.0
0.2
5.1
11.3
44.9
1.7
36.7
2.0
2.4
83.4
56.0
0.5
2.2
1.8
2,778
1,137
223
503
168
16
144
138
3Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
4.4
1987-88
BOS BOS
81
37.3
15.7
3.1
6.2
1.4
0.2
6.0
12.1
49.1
1.8
41.5
2.0
2.2
87.8
59.8
0.7
2.3
1.9
3,018
1,270
249
503
115
17
153
203
4Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
4.2
1988-89
TOT
73
32.6
17.5
3.5
5.5
1.3
0.1
6.6
14.4
45.7
1.6
38.0
2.8
3.3
85.4
55.4
1.0
2.5
2.0
2,377
1,281
255
402
93
8
145
186
5Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
4.1
1988-89
SEA SEA
82
38.9
27.5
4.2
2.0
1.3
0.3
10.5
20.9
50.1
2.0
47.8
4.6
5.6
81.6
58.9
1.9
2.3
2.7
3,190
2,253
342
164
108
22
218
197
6Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
3.7
1988-89
SAC SAC
80
28.2
12.3
6.1
2.2
1.2
1.0
4.8
10.9
43.9
1.5
40.3
1.2
1.5
78.0
52.9
2.7
3.4
1.6
2,257
981
485
174
93
76
124
215
7Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
3.7
1988-89
NYK NYK
81
22.5
8.5
2.2
1.6
1.1
0.1
3.2
7.1
45.4
1.5
39.9
0.5
0.7
78.2
56.9
0.7
1.5
0.7
1,824
687
176
132
88
6
59
163
8Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
3.6
1988-89
HOU HOU
82
34.0
14.2
3.7
8.6
1.5
0.1
4.8
10.9
44.3
1.3
37.3
3.2
3.8
84.5
56.5
0.6
3.1
3.1
2,788
1,162
306
709
124
11
253
196
9Johnny Newman
J. Newman
3.5
1988-89
NYK NYK
81
28.8
16.0
2.5
2.0
1.4
0.3
5.6
11.8
47.5
1.2
33.8
3.5
4.3
81.5
58.2
1.1
1.4
1.9
2,336
1,293
206
162
111
23
153
259
10Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
3.5
1987-88
SEA SEA
75
37.2
25.8
4.5
2.6
1.0
0.1
10.2
20.3
50.3
1.4
41.3
4.0
5.3
76.7
57.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2,790
1,938
340
197
74
11
172
221
11Derek Harper
D. Harper
3.4
1988-89
DAL DAL
81
36.6
17.3
2.8
7.0
2.1
0.5
6.6
13.9
47.7
1.2
35.6
2.8
3.5
80.6
56.1
0.6
2.2
2.5
2,968
1,404
228
570
172
41
205
219
12Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
3.3
1988-89
NYK NYK
72
34.4
16.9
4.7
8.6
1.9
0.1
6.7
14.2
46.7
1.1
33.8
2.5
3.6
69.8
53.5
1.5
3.3
3.1
2,477
1,219
341
619
139
7
226
163
13Reggie Miller
R. Miller
3.3
1988-89
IND IND
74
34.3
16.0
3.9
3.1
1.3
0.4
5.4
11.2
47.9
1.3
40.2
3.9
4.6
84.4
60.2
1.0
3.0
1.9
2,536
1,181
292
227
93
29
143
170
14Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
3.3
1984-85
UTA UTA
78
35.6
22.6
4.4
3.1
1.7
0.4
9.3
20.4
45.7
1.2
35.8
2.8
3.8
72.5
51.2
1.6
2.8
3.2
2,776
1,764
344
243
133
30
247
178
15Mike McGee
M. McGee
3.2
1988-89
NJN NJN
80
25.3
13.0
2.4
1.5
1.0
0.2
5.4
11.5
47.3
1.2
36.5
1.0
1.8
53.5
52.9
0.9
1.5
1.6
2,027
1,038
189
116
80
12
124
184
16Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
3.1
1981-82
GSW GSW
68
11.6
5.7
0.8
1.5
0.4
0.0
2.1
5.6
37.7
1.0
33.2
0.5
0.5
83.8
49.0
0.2
0.6
0.5
787
390
53
104
30
3
36
94
17Larry Bird
L. Bird
3.1
1987-88
BOS BOS
76
39.0
29.9
9.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
11.6
22.0
52.7
1.3
41.4
5.5
6.0
91.6
60.8
1.4
7.8
2.8
2,965
2,275
703
467
125
57
213
157
18Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
3.1
1983-84
UTA UTA
82
32.3
20.0
4.1
3.5
1.4
0.3
8.5
17.4
49.0
1.1
36.1
1.8
2.6
69.6
53.9
1.2
3.0
3.0
2,650
1,636
338
283
114
23
243
202
19Rick Barry
R. Barry
3.1
1979-80
HOU HOU
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
20Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
3.1
1979-80
SDC SDC
78
35.3
13.5
2.4
4.3
1.9
0.3
5.4
11.5
46.7
1.2
37.7
1.7
2.1
80.2
54.6
1.0
1.4
1.8
2,754
1,056
188
335
147
25
141
246
21Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
3.1
1988-89
TOT
59
20.4
9.0
1.5
2.5
0.7
0.1
3.4
7.3
47.2
1.3
41.7
0.8
1.0
84.2
58.1
0.4
1.1
1.0
1,204
529
89
146
43
4
57
90
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
3.0
1986-87
BOS BOS
74
40.6
28.1
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
10.6
20.2
52.5
1.2
40.0
5.6
6.1
91.0
61.2
1.7
7.5
3.2
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
240
185
23Mike McGee
M. McGee
3.0
1986-87
ATL ATL
76
18.7
10.4
2.1
2.0
0.8
0.0
4.1
8.9
45.9
1.1
37.6
1.1
1.8
58.4
53.4
0.9
1.2
1.4
1,420
788
159
149
61
2
104
156
24Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
2.9
1986-87
SEA SEA
82
37.5
24.9
5.5
2.9
1.3
0.4
9.6
18.5
51.6
1.0
35.8
4.7
6.0
78.7
58.8
2.3
3.2
2.9
3,073
2,041
447
238
104
32
238
267
25Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
2.9
1986-87
MIL MIL
78
27.5
10.8
1.8
3.1
1.0
0.1
4.0
8.7
46.2
1.1
37.3
1.7
1.9
89.1
56.7
0.6
1.2
1.6
2,147
846
140
240
76
7
124
189
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