nba league average 3 point percentage by position in the 2020s

Point guards had a three-point percentage of 36.1 between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons.

POSITION3P%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PAFTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
36.1
32,754
23.9
11.8
3.1
4.2
0.9
0.3
4.2
9.6
44.1
1.5
4.1
1.9
2.3
81.6
55.7
0.5
2.5
1.6
782,480
386,143
101,224
138,135
29,587
8,621
53,912
55,951
+6853
2
Shooting Guard
36.7
46,425
22.9
10.8
3.0
2.3
0.8
0.3
3.8
8.7
44.3
1.5
4.1
1.5
1.9
81.3
56.5
0.6
2.4
1.2
1,061,200
499,874
139,193
108,822
34,970
13,116
55,646
78,863
-5592
3
Small Forward
35.9
33,918
23.1
10.5
3.9
2.0
0.7
0.4
3.8
8.3
45.9
1.3
3.6
1.6
2.0
79.0
57.2
0.9
3.0
1.1
785,044
357,757
131,873
67,985
25,246
12,786
38,471
60,254
-6763
4
Power Forward
35.7
33,983
21.9
10.1
4.8
1.8
0.6
0.5
3.7
7.7
48.3
1.0
2.9
1.6
2.1
75.2
58.2
1.2
3.6
1.1
743,371
342,721
163,083
59,934
21,424
18,600
38,111
64,121
-215
5
Center
34.4
29,619
21.3
9.8
6.6
1.7
0.6
0.9
3.9
7.0
55.0
0.5
1.4
1.7
2.3
71.5
61.3
2.0
4.5
1.2
629,959
291,695
194,679
49,868
17,288
27,360
35,885
64,560
+5980
StatMuse has season-level data for three-point percentage going back to the 1979-80 season.

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62
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65
.207
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64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
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53
29
.646
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6
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33
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