most threes guards decade 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Danny Ainge made the most threes by a guard in a decade, with 406 three-pointers in the 1980s.

NAME3PMDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
406
1980s
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
2Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
402
1980s
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
3Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
396
1980s
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
4Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
378
1980s
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
5Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
355
1980s
239
37.9
26.1
4.7
2.5
1.2
0.3
10.1
19.9
50.7
3.5
42.4
4.5
5.6
79.1
58.3
2.1
2.6
2.6
9,053
6,232
1,129
599
286
65
628
685
6Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
345
1980s
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
7Michael Adams
M. Adams
333
1980s
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
8Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
295
1980s
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
9Derek Harper
D. Harper
271
1980s
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
10Byron Scott
B. Scott
260
1980s
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
11Mike Evans
M. Evans
231
1980s
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
12John Lucas
J. Lucas
218
1980s
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
13World B. Free
W. B. Free
213
1980s
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
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
212
1980s
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
15Brad Davis
B. Davis
208
1980s
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
16Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
194
1980s
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
17Kyle Macy
K. Macy
192
1980s
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
18Mark Price
M. Price
188
1980s
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
19Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
176
1980s
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
20Don Buse
D. Buse
169
1980s
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
21Jon Sundvold
J. Sundvold
166
1980s
412
18.7
8.2
1.2
3.3
0.5
0.0
3.5
7.7
45.9
1.1
37.7
0.8
0.9
84.5
50.8
0.3
0.9
1.2
7,711
3,387
474
1,341
188
5
492
519
22Reggie Theus
R. Theus
160
1980s
787
33.7
18.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.4
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
14,729
2,671
5,239
968
171
2,712
2,313
23Reggie Miller
R. Miller
159
1980s
156
28.1
12.8
3.1
2.3
0.9
0.3
4.5
9.3
48.3
2.7
38.2
2.8
3.4
82.9
59.3
1.1
2.0
1.6
4,376
2,003
482
359
146
48
244
327
24John Paxson
J. Paxson
158
1980s
443
21.7
7.1
1.2
3.9
0.6
0.0
3.0
6.2
48.5
1.1
33.3
0.8
1.0
80.0
54.0
0.2
1.0
0.9
9,602
3,160
532
1,716
278
22
416
859
25Leon Wood
L. Wood
157
1980s
234
17.6
6.9
1.2
3.3
0.5
0.0
2.4
6.0
39.4
2.0
33.3
1.5
1.9
78.3
50.2
0.3
0.9
1.1
4,109
1,611
285
771
116
4
259
263
StatMuse has season-level data for three-pointers going back to the 1979-80 season.

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