nba center with most 3 pointers in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Jack Sikma buried the most threes by a center, with 86 three-pointers.

NAME 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 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
86
713
34.5
16.8
10.5
3.4
1.1
1.1
6.2
13.2
46.9
0.4
31.9
4.3
5.0
84.9
54.4
2.4
8.1
2.4
24,634
11,990
7,483
2,442
778
749
1,721
2,506
2 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
59
654
34.2
14.7
11.2
2.2
0.7
1.0
5.9
11.8
50.3
0.3
29.2
2.7
3.3
83.5
55.5
3.1
8.1
1.7
22,369
9,609
7,340
1,455
473
663
1,106
2,350
3 Manute Bol
M. Bol
20
319
20.5
3.3
4.9
0.2
0.2
3.9
1.4
3.2
42.5
0.3
21.3
0.5
0.8
57.1
45.7
1.2
3.7
0.8
6,547
1,039
1,576
74
70
1,252
240
830
4 Dan Issel
D. Issel
19
476
29.9
20.5
7.2
2.2
0.9
0.6
7.5
14.9
50.2
0.2
25.3
5.5
6.8
80.5
57.2
2.1
5.2
1.8
14,242
9,768
3,443
1,068
446
280
851
1,264
5 Scott Hastings
S. Hastings
14
161
10.9
3.3
2.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
1.2
2.8
43.8
0.3
32.6
0.8
1.0
82.5
51.7
0.7
1.6
0.6
1,749
533
369
78
46
53
91
304
6 Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
10
403
31.2
13.2
7.8
2.3
1.0
0.9
5.0
10.3
48.4
0.1
17.9
3.2
4.0
79.6
54.7
1.9
5.9
1.9
12,591
5,323
3,131
938
415
380
777
1,435
7 Dave Corzine
D. Corzine
10
798
25.1
9.2
6.3
1.8
0.4
1.0
3.8
7.8
48.4
0.1
18.9
1.7
2.3
74.9
52.6
2.1
4.2
1.6
20,014
7,371
5,064
1,422
352
829
1,277
1,843
8 Richard Anderson
R. Anderson
7
78
16.3
5.2
3.5
1.5
0.7
0.3
2.2
5.5
40.4
0.2
36.8
0.6
0.9
69.6
43.7
1.4
2.1
1.2
1,274
403
272
120
57
26
93
170
9 Paul Mokeski
P. Mokeski
7
473
14.0
3.8
3.4
0.7
0.4
0.5
1.5
3.4
44.6
0.1
19.4
0.8
1.2
69.0
49.4
1.1
2.3
0.9
6,609
1,810
1,600
331
173
232
423
1,250
10 Edgar Jones
E. Jones
6
81
21.9
10.2
5.5
1.0
0.8
1.3
4.0
8.0
50.0
0.2
31.6
2.2
3.0
72.7
55.0
1.8
3.8
1.5
1,770
826
449
85
64
107
125
298
11 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
6
191
28.5
15.0
8.8
1.9
0.7
1.8
6.2
12.6
48.8
0.1
26.1
2.6
3.8
68.7
52.3
2.8
6.0
2.9
5,442
2,862
1,682
362
142
350
555
673
12 Kent Benson
K. Benson
6
354
24.4
9.5
5.8
1.8
0.9
0.9
4.0
8.2
48.6
0.1
20.0
1.5
2.0
77.2
52.5
1.8
4.0
1.8
8,622
3,374
2,062
641
304
330
622
991
13 Ben Poquette
B. Poquette
6
243
28.0
8.4
6.8
1.5
0.7
1.6
3.4
6.7
50.7
0.1
24.0
1.5
1.9
80.3
55.4
1.8
5.1
1.2
6,813
2,040
1,662
371
159
394
295
845
14 Joe Wolf
J. Wolf
5
108
24.0
6.5
4.2
2.0
0.6
0.3
2.8
6.8
41.6
0.3
17.2
0.8
1.1
75.4
44.8
1.2
3.0
1.6
2,587
706
458
211
70
32
170
291
15 Sam Bowie
S. Bowie
5
139
28.2
10.5
8.1
2.6
0.6
2.5
4.1
8.1
50.4
0.1
71.4
2.3
3.3
69.2
55.0
2.5
5.6
2.2
3,923
1,457
1,122
359
84
342
308
482
16 Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
5
500
22.9
9.6
6.9
1.0
0.4
1.8
4.0
8.7
45.4
0.1
16.1
1.7
2.2
74.8
49.4
2.4
4.5
1.4
11,469
4,789
3,450
508
176
882
678
1,772
17 Steve Hawes
S. Hawes
4
156
26.7
10.6
6.8
2.0
0.9
0.4
4.1
8.0
51.3
0.1
33.3
2.4
2.9
80.9
57.1
2.0
4.8
1.8
4,162
1,650
1,057
312
147
61
282
494
18 Danny Schayes
D. Schayes
3
458
20.6
8.7
5.6
1.4
0.5
0.9
3.0
6.2
48.8
0.0
21.4
2.6
3.3
79.1
56.7
1.8
3.8
1.8
9,441
3,963
2,578
664
236
399
832
1,641
19 Tom McMillen
T. McMillen
3
400
21.1
8.3
3.4
1.1
0.2
0.3
3.4
7.0
48.4
0.1
13.6
1.6
2.0
80.8
53.3
1.1
2.4
1.1
8,424
3,328
1,370
437
96
116
433
920
20 Coby Dietrick
C. Dietrick
3
243
16.9
4.7
3.4
1.8
0.8
0.6
1.9
4.2
45.5
0.1
18.8
0.8
1.2
71.9
49.5
1.0
2.4
1.0
4,106
1,140
824
427
187
134
245
543
21 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
3
279
23.4
6.2
5.6
3.8
0.9
1.0
2.6
5.8
44.0
0.1
18.8
1.0
1.3
75.8
48.0
1.4
4.2
2.0
6,542
1,724
1,567
1,054
257
292
547
957
22 Moses Malone
M. Malone
3
778
37.3
24.5
13.2
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
17.2
49.1
0.1
5.7
7.7
9.9
77.5
57.0
5.4
7.8
3.4
29,039
19,082
10,269
1,191
730
1,107
2,659
1,898
23 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
3
145
34.5
9.0
12.2
3.7
0.8
0.7
3.8
7.4
51.8
0.0
50.0
1.3
2.0
65.8
54.4
3.7
8.5
1.7
5,005
1,301
1,767
536
117
97
250
420
24 Bill Wennington
B. Wennington
2
209
11.1
3.4
2.8
0.5
0.2
0.4
1.3
2.9
44.7
0.1
11.8
0.8
1.1
73.1
50.1
0.9
1.9
0.6
2,321
709
586
95
45
76
123
422
25 Kevin Willis
K. Willis
2
82
21.8
9.3
6.4
0.4
0.4
0.6
3.9
8.4
46.7
0.1
22.2
1.5
2.2
65.7
49.7
2.2
4.2
1.3
1,785
765
522
36
31
49
104
226
StatMuse has season-level data for three-pointers going back to the 1979-80 season.

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1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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50
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