most three point attempts per game before 1993

Before 1992-93, Michael Adams attempted the most three-pointers per game with 5.0 attempts per game.

Interpreted as:
most three point attempts per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player before 1993
NAME3PAGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Adams
M. Adams
5.0
463
32.0
16.1
3.1
6.6
1.8
0.1
5.4
13.2
41.1
1.7
33.6
3.6
4.2
85.2
53.6
0.7
2.4
2.2
14,838
7,435
1,426
3,041
841
52
1,009
841
2Dennis Scott
D. Scott
4.2
100
29.4
16.4
3.0
1.7
0.8
0.3
6.4
15.1
42.0
1.5
36.4
2.2
2.8
78.9
50.2
0.8
2.3
1.6
2,944
1,643
301
169
82
34
158
252
3Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
3.8
320
30.1
13.8
2.8
3.8
1.3
0.2
5.1
12.2
41.8
1.2
32.4
2.3
3.2
72.8
50.5
0.6
2.3
2.1
9,622
4,410
911
1,226
401
61
670
663
4Reggie Miller
R. Miller
3.6
402
34.0
18.8
3.4
3.3
1.2
0.3
6.3
12.5
50.2
1.4
38.2
4.9
5.6
87.0
62.8
1.1
2.4
2.0
13,660
7,569
1,376
1,315
470
105
786
877
5Rick 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
6Joe 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
7Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
3.0
637
28.5
17.9
3.8
1.7
0.9
0.2
6.9
14.3
48.7
1.2
40.3
2.8
3.6
77.9
56.5
1.6
2.2
1.8
18,160
11,378
2,449
1,057
578
123
1,121
1,399
8Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
2.9
242
38.1
20.4
3.9
9.5
2.2
0.2
8.0
17.1
46.9
1.0
34.7
3.4
4.3
77.9
53.8
0.9
3.0
3.3
9,210
4,936
952
2,289
543
37
797
668
9Mark Price
M. Price
2.9
383
31.3
15.9
2.6
7.0
1.3
0.1
5.8
11.9
48.6
1.2
41.1
3.2
3.5
89.9
59.2
0.6
1.9
2.4
11,986
6,105
992
2,680
507
42
930
517
10Glen Rice
G. Rice
2.8
233
34.2
17.8
4.8
2.2
1.1
0.4
7.3
15.9
45.8
1.0
37.4
2.3
2.8
81.1
52.2
1.2
3.7
1.8
7,964
4,155
1,127
511
258
88
424
584
11Chuck Person
C. Person
2.8
479
35.4
19.0
6.3
3.6
0.9
0.2
7.9
16.3
48.1
1.0
35.0
2.3
3.1
73.9
53.6
1.8
4.5
2.7
16,978
9,096
3,017
1,743
423
97
1,299
1,541
12Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
2.7
322
35.9
18.7
3.4
3.3
1.8
0.5
6.4
13.9
46.3
1.1
40.9
4.7
5.4
86.9
57.3
0.7
2.7
2.3
11,556
6,014
1,110
1,047
585
147
745
757
13Mike Iuzzolino
M. Iuzzolino
2.6
52
24.6
9.3
1.9
3.7
0.6
0.0
3.1
6.8
45.1
1.1
43.4
2.1
2.5
83.6
59.1
0.5
1.4
1.8
1,280
486
98
194
33
1
92
79
14Ricky 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
15Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
2.3
221
30.1
16.2
2.8
2.9
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.2
42.3
0.7
32.0
2.6
3.3
78.8
48.6
0.8
2.0
1.8
6,648
3,584
615
647
204
55
389
498
16Dana Barros
D. Barros
2.3
222
16.7
8.2
1.3
2.0
0.6
0.0
3.1
6.9
44.8
0.9
41.6
1.0
1.2
82.8
54.7
0.3
1.0
1.0
3,711
1,819
284
441
127
6
233
221
17Terry Porter
T. Porter
2.2
565
32.3
15.1
3.6
7.7
1.7
0.1
5.4
11.1
48.4
0.8
37.6
3.5
4.1
84.9
58.3
0.7
2.8
2.6
18,251
8,532
2,008
4,366
972
62
1,475
1,175
18Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
2.2
820
27.6
12.0
2.8
4.3
1.2
0.1
4.7
10.0
47.3
0.8
38.1
1.7
2.0
85.0
55.1
0.7
2.1
1.6
22,663
9,840
2,314
3,549
961
109
1,293
2,079
19John Starks
J. Starks
2.2
179
20.2
9.8
2.0
2.8
1.0
0.2
3.6
8.0
44.3
0.7
33.7
1.9
2.6
75.8
53.4
0.5
1.5
1.5
3,607
1,751
363
507
185
38
263
404
20Derek Harper
D. Harper
2.1
707
32.2
14.7
2.7
6.2
1.9
0.3
5.8
12.0
48.0
0.7
34.0
2.4
3.3
75.0
54.6
0.7
2.0
2.0
22,774
10,393
1,917
4,358
1,334
239
1,449
1,677
21Chris Morris
C. Morris
2.1
312
30.4
13.4
5.9
2.2
1.6
1.0
5.2
11.7
44.2
0.6
29.2
2.4
3.3
72.2
50.8
2.5
3.3
2.3
9,492
4,182
1,834
679
499
316
713
928
22Brian 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
23Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
2.1
765
28.0
16.2
3.3
2.1
1.2
0.3
6.8
14.8
46.3
0.7
33.2
1.8
2.6
70.7
50.9
1.0
2.3
2.1
21,403
12,391
2,519
1,627
931
242
1,632
1,689
24Steve Smith
S. Smith
2.0
61
29.6
12.0
3.1
4.6
1.0
0.3
4.9
10.7
45.4
0.7
32.0
1.6
2.1
74.8
51.3
1.3
1.8
2.5
1,806
729
188
278
59
19
152
162
25Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
2.0
695
21.7
8.5
1.3
2.5
0.8
0.0
3.4
7.4
46.1
0.8
40.0
0.9
1.1
82.8
54.2
0.4
0.9
1.2
15,077
5,940
937
1,769
553
26
815
1,368
StatMuse has season-level data for three-point attempts per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

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WesternWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
24
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.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
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Rockets Rockets
16
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