nba league average 3 point percentage by position over the years

Point guards had a three-point percentage of 27.0 in 1979-80.

POSITION3P%SEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PAFTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
27.0
1979-80
3,302
24.4
9.6
2.3
4.3
1.3
0.2
3.8
8.2
46.1
0.1
0.4
2.0
2.5
80.4
52.1
0.7
1.6
1.9
80,694
31,839
7,517
14,102
4,168
534
6,343
6,944
2
Shooting Guard
30.9
1979-80
3,761
24.5
12.6
2.6
3.0
1.1
0.3
5.0
10.7
47.1
0.2
0.6
2.3
2.9
79.7
52.5
0.9
1.6
2.0
91,991
47,228
9,699
11,230
4,027
998
7,347
7,861
3
Small Forward
27.2
1979-80
3,480
25.8
12.9
4.9
2.3
1.1
0.5
5.3
10.8
48.6
0.1
0.3
2.3
3.0
78.6
53.3
1.7
3.2
2.0
89,769
45,003
16,998
8,103
3,672
1,830
6,798
8,873
4
Power Forward
21.1
1979-80
3,741
23.3
10.0
5.9
1.6
0.7
0.7
4.0
8.2
48.6
0.0
0.1
2.1
2.9
71.5
53.1
2.0
3.9
1.8
87,255
37,458
22,049
6,138
2,749
2,487
6,766
10,268
5
Center
13.1
1979-80
3,413
25.4
10.5
7.3
2.0
0.7
1.1
4.2
8.3
50.5
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.9
72.5
54.8
2.3
5.0
1.9
86,551
35,711
24,802
6,994
2,377
3,712
6,342
10,006
6
Point Guard
24.2
1980-81
3,516
24.1
9.5
2.2
4.5
1.2
0.2
3.7
8.0
46.9
0.1
0.3
1.9
2.5
78.9
52.5
0.6
1.5
2.1
84,842
33,403
7,579
15,741
4,219
594
7,268
7,909
7
Shooting Guard
27.2
1980-81
3,771
24.6
12.3
2.5
2.8
1.1
0.2
4.9
10.3
47.6
0.1
0.5
2.3
3.0
79.0
52.9
0.9
1.6
1.9
92,660
46,252
9,477
10,679
4,048
931
7,035
8,140
8
Small Forward
23.1
1980-81
3,620
25.6
12.8
4.7
2.3
1.0
0.4
5.2
10.6
48.9
0.0
0.2
2.5
3.2
76.6
53.5
1.7
3.0
1.9
92,829
46,429
16,877
8,271
3,457
1,598
6,782
8,848
9
Power Forward
12.7
1980-81
3,791
23.4
9.6
5.8
1.7
0.7
0.7
3.8
7.8
48.8
0.0
0.1
2.0
2.9
69.9
53.1
2.0
3.8
1.7
88,564
36,537
22,011
6,370
2,841
2,739
6,572
10,914
10
Center
17.5
1980-81
3,915
24.6
10.5
6.7
1.8
0.6
1.1
4.2
8.2
50.7
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
71.9
55.2
2.1
4.6
1.8
96,445
41,265
26,066
6,973
2,399
4,174
7,146
11,454
11
Point Guard
26.7
1981-82
3,094
25.4
10.0
2.4
5.1
1.3
0.2
4.0
8.5
47.1
0.1
0.5
1.8
2.4
76.3
52.1
0.6
1.7
1.9
78,613
30,838
7,381
15,743
4,106
490
6,001
7,133
12
Shooting Guard
27.5
1981-82
4,395
23.3
11.7
2.5
2.7
0.9
0.2
4.7
9.8
47.5
0.1
0.4
2.2
2.8
78.2
52.6
0.9
1.6
1.7
102,341
51,274
10,890
12,047
3,977
983
7,318
9,802
13
Small Forward
25.7
1981-82
4,135
23.8
11.5
4.4
2.1
0.8
0.4
4.6
9.2
50.3
0.0
0.2
2.3
3.0
75.2
54.9
1.6
2.8
1.7
98,531
47,625
18,085
8,602
3,383
1,655
6,964
9,948
14
Power Forward
14.6
1981-82
4,218
21.8
9.0
5.4
1.4
0.6
0.7
3.6
7.2
49.5
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.6
70.2
53.7
1.8
3.6
1.6
92,095
37,985
22,959
5,900
2,705
2,846
6,581
12,045
15
Center
19.4
1981-82
3,443
24.4
10.8
6.6
1.5
0.6
1.2
4.3
8.3
51.6
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
72.8
56.0
2.0
4.6
1.8
84,110
37,054
22,672
5,146
1,936
4,156
6,044
10,424
16
Point Guard
21.6
1982-83
3,586
24.8
10.2
2.3
4.9
1.3
0.2
4.1
8.7
46.5
0.1
0.4
1.9
2.5
76.5
51.5
0.7
1.7
2.1
88,839
36,419
8,421
17,413
4,749
586
7,635
7,795
17
Shooting Guard
27.7
1982-83
3,968
22.5
10.9
2.5
2.8
0.9
0.2
4.4
9.3
47.4
0.1
0.4
2.0
2.6
76.9
52.3
0.9
1.6
1.7
89,470
43,315
10,086
11,055
3,737
934
6,853
8,549
18
Small Forward
24.9
1982-83
3,809
24.3
12.2
4.6
2.1
0.8
0.4
4.9
10.1
49.0
0.1
0.2
2.3
3.0
74.8
53.5
1.7
2.9
1.8
92,507
46,444
17,424
8,169
3,164
1,523
6,941
9,618
19
Power Forward
17.3
1982-83
4,130
23.6
10.1
5.9
1.5
0.7
0.7
4.0
8.1
49.7
0.0
0.1
2.0
2.8
71.3
54.0
2.0
3.9
1.8
97,583
41,742
24,300
6,392
2,894
3,057
7,324
11,640
20
Center
13.1
1982-83
3,806
22.8
9.7
6.2
1.5
0.6
1.2
3.8
7.7
50.2
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.8
71.2
54.5
1.9
4.3
1.8
86,691
36,738
23,622
5,833
2,234
4,466
6,802
10,771
21
Point Guard
25.6
1983-84
3,690
23.6
9.3
2.1
5.1
1.2
0.2
3.7
7.9
46.6
0.1
0.4
1.8
2.4
77.7
52.1
0.6
1.5
1.9
87,196
34,364
7,611
18,736
4,422
581
6,967
7,902
22
Shooting Guard
27.4
1983-84
4,092
23.5
11.8
2.6
2.7
1.0
0.2
4.7
9.8
48.0
0.1
0.4
2.3
2.9
79.7
53.5
0.9
1.7
1.7
96,277
48,258
10,731
10,994
3,923
934
6,864
9,150
23
Small Forward
22.8
1983-84
3,556
24.8
13.0
4.5
2.2
0.8
0.4
5.2
10.4
49.9
0.0
0.2
2.6
3.4
76.4
54.7
1.6
2.9
1.7
88,089
46,379
15,962
7,665
2,895
1,504
6,214
8,697
24
Power Forward
16.6
1983-84
4,262
22.0
8.9
5.3
1.5
0.6
0.7
3.5
6.9
50.3
0.0
0.1
1.9
2.6
73.3
55.1
1.7
3.5
1.5
93,675
37,726
22,399
6,250
2,596
2,910
6,306
11,452
25
Center
16.0
1983-84
3,934
23.2
10.4
6.2
1.5
0.6
1.0
4.1
7.9
51.3
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.1
73.1
56.1
1.9
4.3
1.8
91,253
40,941
24,447
5,752
2,205
4,075
6,927
11,372
StatMuse has season-level data for three-point percentage going back to the 1979-80 season.

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64
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