Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, shooting guards sank the most threes, with 7,908 three-pointers.
| POSITION | 3PM | 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 | Shooting Guard | 7,908 | 39,856 | 23.8 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 10.0 | 47.3 | 0.6 | 31.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 79.3 | 52.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 949,613 | 472,972 | 104,724 | 114,139 | 40,191 | 9,603 | 67,983 | 85,244 | |
| 2 | Point Guard | 6,207 | 35,401 | 24.5 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 46.6 | 0.6 | 28.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 79.1 | 52.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 868,676 | 346,977 | 82,489 | 180,337 | 44,461 | 5,538 | 69,392 | 74,413 | |
| 3 | Small Forward | 3,605 | 38,006 | 24.5 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 48.9 | 0.3 | 28.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 76.7 | 54.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 932,679 | 477,367 | 167,491 | 80,533 | 32,563 | 16,279 | 66,093 | 91,335 | |
| 4 | Power Forward | 983 | 40,992 | 23.1 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 49.7 | 0.1 | 22.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 72.2 | 54.4 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 945,829 | 402,924 | 237,665 | 60,306 | 27,809 | 28,232 | 67,431 | 113,635 | |
| 5 | Center | 339 | 38,404 | 22.9 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 72.5 | 55.0 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 878,833 | 370,031 | 236,744 | 53,591 | 21,495 | 42,096 | 62,775 | 107,709 |
StatMuse has season-level data for three-pointers going back to the 1979-80 season.
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