most 3pm per game in a season before 2017

Before 2016-17, Stephen Curry averaged the most three-pointers per game in a season with 5.1 per game in 2015-16.

Interpreted as:

most 3pm per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season before 2017

	NAME	3PM	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5.1	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	30.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	3.6	2014-15	GSW	80	32.7	23.8	4.3	7.7	2.0	0.2	8.2	16.8	48.7	8.1	44.3	3.9	4.2	91.4	63.8	0.7	3.6	3.1	2,613	1,900	341	619	163	16	249	158	+920
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	3.5	2012-13	GSW	78	38.2	22.9	4.0	6.9	1.6	0.2	8.0	17.8	45.1	7.7	45.3	3.4	3.7	90.0	58.9	0.8	3.3	3.1	2,983	1,786	314	539	126	12	240	198	+135
4	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3.5	2015-16	GSW	80	33.3	22.1	3.8	2.1	0.8	0.6	8.1	17.3	47.0	8.1	42.5	2.4	2.8	87.3	59.7	0.4	3.4	1.7	2,666	1,771	306	166	60	49	138	152	+836
5	Ray Allen R. Allen	3.4	2005-06	SEA	78	38.7	25.1	4.3	3.7	1.3	0.2	8.7	19.2	45.4	8.4	41.2	4.2	4.6	90.3	59.0	0.9	3.3	2.4	3,022	1,955	332	286	105	16	188	151	-52
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	3.3	2013-14	GSW	78	36.5	24.0	4.3	8.5	1.6	0.2	8.4	17.7	47.1	7.9	42.4	3.9	4.5	88.5	61.0	0.6	3.7	3.8	2,846	1,873	334	666	128	14	294	194	+573
7	Ray Allen R. Allen	3.3	2001-02	MIL	69	36.6	21.8	4.5	3.9	1.3	0.3	7.7	16.6	46.2	7.7	43.4	3.1	3.6	87.3	59.8	1.2	3.3	2.3	2,525	1,503	312	271	88	18	159	157	+49
8	Dennis Scott D. Scott	3.3	1995-96	ORL	82	37.1	17.5	3.8	3.0	1.1	0.4	6.0	13.6	44.0	7.7	42.5	2.2	2.7	82.0	58.9	0.8	3.0	1.5	3,041	1,431	309	243	90	29	122	169
9	George McCloud G. McCloud	3.3	1995-96	DAL	79	36.0	18.9	4.8	2.7	1.4	0.5	6.7	16.2	41.4	8.6	37.9	2.3	2.8	80.4	54.3	1.5	3.3	2.1	2,846	1,497	379	212	113	38	166	212
10	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3.1	2014-15	GSW	77	31.9	21.7	3.2	2.9	1.1	0.8	7.8	16.9	46.3	7.1	43.9	2.9	3.3	87.9	59.1	0.4	2.9	1.9	2,455	1,668	247	222	87	60	149	122	+776
11	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	3.1	2015-16	POR	75	35.7	25.1	4.0	6.8	0.9	0.4	8.2	19.7	41.9	8.1	37.5	5.5	6.2	89.2	56.0	0.6	3.4	3.2	2,676	1,879	302	512	65	28	242	165	+94
12	Peja Stojakovic P. Stojakovic	3.0	2007-08	NOH	77	35.2	16.4	4.3	1.2	0.7	0.1	5.9	13.3	44.0	6.8	44.1	1.7	1.8	92.9	58.1	0.8	3.5	0.8	2,711	1,263	331	96	57	10	61	127	+462
13	Jason Richardson J. Richardson	3.0	2007-08	CHA	82	38.4	21.8	5.4	3.1	1.4	0.7	7.9	17.9	44.1	7.3	40.6	3.0	4.0	75.2	55.4	1.0	4.4	2.0	3,149	1,788	441	258	116	57	166	241	-225
14	Peja Stojakovic P. Stojakovic	3.0	2003-04	SAC	81	40.3	24.2	6.3	2.1	1.3	0.2	8.2	17.1	48.0	6.8	43.3	4.9	5.2	92.7	62.4	1.1	5.1	1.9	3,264	1,964	508	173	108	14	153	159	+426
15	Kyle Korver K. Korver	2.9	2014-15	ATL	75	32.2	12.1	4.1	2.6	0.7	0.6	3.9	8.0	48.7	6.0	49.2	1.4	1.6	89.8	69.9	0.2	3.9	1.4	2,418	911	304	196	52	42	107	140	+620
16	Mike Miller M. Miller	2.9	2006-07	MEM	70	39.1	18.5	5.4	4.3	0.8	0.3	6.6	14.4	46.0	7.1	40.6	2.3	2.9	79.3	58.8	0.7	4.7	2.6	2,740	1,293	378	298	54	18	179	138	-303
17	Wesley Matthews W. Matthews	2.9	2014-15	POR	60	33.7	15.9	3.7	2.3	1.3	0.2	5.6	12.5	44.8	7.4	38.9	1.8	2.4	75.2	58.6	0.6	3.1	1.4	2,024	956	222	139	77	10	81	132	+273
18	James Harden J. Harden	2.9	2015-16	HOU	82	38.1	29.0	6.1	7.5	1.7	0.6	8.7	19.7	43.9	8.0	35.9	8.8	10.2	86.0	59.8	0.8	5.3	4.6	3,125	2,376	501	612	139	51	374	229	+125
19	Quentin Richardson Q. Richardson	2.9	2004-05	PHX	79	35.9	14.9	6.1	2.0	1.2	0.3	5.2	13.2	38.9	8.0	35.8	1.7	2.3	73.9	52.2	1.2	4.9	1.3	2,839	1,176	479	158	96	27	102	197	+515
20	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	2.9	1995-96	ATL	81	35.7	15.7	4.1	5.9	2.6	0.2	5.6	13.9	40.5	7.7	37.1	1.6	2.1	74.7	52.9	1.4	2.7	2.3	2,893	1,268	332	478	212	17	188	151
21	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	2.8	1996-97	ATL	78	39.2	17.4	5.3	5.9	2.7	0.3	6.4	14.9	43.2	7.7	36.6	1.7	2.2	75.3	54.8	1.5	3.8	2.4	3,056	1,354	413	463	212	20	185	141	+585
22	Reggie Miller R. Miller	2.8	1996-97	IND	81	36.6	21.6	3.5	3.4	0.9	0.3	6.8	15.4	44.4	6.6	42.7	5.2	5.9	88.0	60.3	0.7	2.9	2.0	2,966	1,751	286	273	75	25	166	172	+99
23	Baron Davis B. Davis	2.8	2003-04	NOH	67	40.1	22.9	4.3	7.5	2.4	0.4	8.3	20.9	39.5	8.7	32.1	3.5	5.3	67.3	49.2	1.0	3.3	3.2	2,686	1,532	287	501	158	27	215	178	+172
24	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	2.8	2007-08	ORL	81	38.0	18.2	5.4	2.4	1.2	0.5	6.4	14.0	45.5	6.8	40.9	2.7	3.2	83.8	59.1	1.2	4.2	1.7	3,076	1,476	437	196	99	38	140	214	+418
25	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	2.8	2008-09	ORL	79	36.2	17.7	5.7	2.6	1.0	0.6	6.1	13.8	43.9	7.0	39.7	2.8	3.4	83.6	58.0	1.2	4.6	2.0	2,859	1,401	453	205	81	51	158	194	+584