nba league average 3 point percentage for all positions by decade

Point guards sank 28.5 percent of their threes in the 1980s.

	POSITION	DECADE	3P%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Point Guard	1980s	28.5	35,401	24.5	9.8	2.3	5.1	1.3	0.2	3.8	8.2	46.6	0.2	0.6	2.0	2.5	79.1	52.6	0.6	1.7	2.0	868,676	346,977	82,489	180,337	44,461	5,538	69,392	74,413
2	Shooting Guard	1980s	31.1	39,856	23.8	11.9	2.6	2.9	1.0	0.2	4.7	10.0	47.3	0.2	0.6	2.2	2.8	79.3	52.9	0.9	1.7	1.7	949,613	472,972	104,724	114,139	40,191	9,603	67,983	85,244
3	Small Forward	1980s	28.8	38,006	24.5	12.6	4.4	2.1	0.9	0.4	5.0	10.2	48.9	0.1	0.3	2.5	3.2	76.7	54.0	1.6	2.8	1.7	932,679	477,367	167,491	80,533	32,563	16,279	66,093	91,335
4	Power Forward	1980s	22.1	40,992	23.1	9.8	5.8	1.5	0.7	0.7	3.8	7.7	49.7	0.0	0.1	2.1	2.9	72.2	54.4	2.0	3.8	1.6	945,829	402,924	237,665	60,306	27,809	28,232	67,431	113,635
5	Center	1980s	19.8	38,404	22.9	9.6	6.2	1.4	0.6	1.1	3.8	7.5	50.3	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.9	72.5	55.0	1.9	4.2	1.6	878,833	370,031	236,744	53,591	21,495	42,096	62,775	107,709
6	Point Guard	1990s	34.9	44,161	24.3	9.5	2.3	4.8	1.1	0.1	3.5	8.0	44.3	0.6	1.7	1.8	2.3	78.9	52.8	0.6	1.8	1.8	1,074,307	420,646	102,683	209,811	49,415	6,093	78,550	81,880	+521
7	Shooting Guard	1990s	35.7	43,469	25.0	11.5	2.9	2.5	1.0	0.3	4.3	9.6	44.9	0.7	2.1	2.2	2.7	79.4	53.4	0.9	2.0	1.5	1,088,490	499,399	124,954	109,404	42,442	11,367	66,875	87,106	+1949
8	Small Forward	1990s	34.7	42,687	25.1	11.1	4.1	2.0	0.9	0.4	4.3	9.2	46.1	0.5	1.4	2.1	2.8	75.8	53.1	1.3	2.8	1.5	1,070,675	473,816	175,983	84,000	37,140	18,611	63,955	95,676	-750
9	Power Forward	1990s	30.6	47,077	23.5	9.7	5.8	1.4	0.7	0.6	3.8	7.8	48.4	0.1	0.4	2.0	2.9	71.2	53.6	2.0	3.8	1.4	1,106,278	455,373	273,663	65,744	32,023	29,376	66,626	118,096	-1882
10	Center	1990s	28.6	44,163	21.4	8.3	5.6	1.0	0.5	1.1	3.2	6.6	49.2	0.0	0.1	1.8	2.6	68.6	53.6	1.8	3.8	1.3	945,670	365,614	248,388	44,287	23,414	47,137	57,613	114,448	+162
11	Point Guard	2000s	35.2	49,103	24.4	9.5	2.4	4.2	0.9	0.1	3.5	8.2	42.5	0.8	2.2	1.8	2.2	79.8	51.9	0.5	2.0	1.7	1,196,852	464,801	120,285	204,871	45,911	6,278	81,153	90,856	-306
12	Shooting Guard	2000s	36.4	47,188	25.6	11.1	3.0	2.4	0.9	0.2	4.0	9.3	43.3	0.9	2.6	2.1	2.6	80.2	53.1	0.7	2.3	1.4	1,206,027	523,362	142,801	112,550	41,602	11,569	67,937	91,340	+2071
13	Small Forward	2000s	35.9	47,220	25.7	10.7	4.1	1.9	0.8	0.4	4.0	8.9	44.5	0.7	2.0	2.0	2.6	76.9	53.1	1.1	3.0	1.4	1,211,294	505,114	192,784	88,406	39,262	19,067	66,494	101,015	-315
14	Power Forward	2000s	34.5	49,534	23.5	9.5	5.6	1.4	0.6	0.6	3.7	7.8	46.6	0.3	0.9	1.9	2.6	73.0	53.0	1.7	3.9	1.3	1,163,872	471,638	276,202	68,741	32,170	31,710	65,332	118,694	+3194
15	Center	2000s	31.9	51,439	20.8	7.4	5.5	0.9	0.5	1.0	2.9	5.9	49.1	0.1	0.2	1.6	2.3	67.5	53.5	1.8	3.7	1.2	1,071,711	379,914	282,347	44,799	24,517	50,866	59,357	129,676	-4644
16	Point Guard	2010s	35.6	49,486	24.3	10.6	2.7	4.3	0.9	0.2	3.9	8.9	43.1	1.0	2.9	1.9	2.3	80.8	53.3	0.5	2.2	1.8	1,203,203	525,247	133,136	212,407	45,700	9,272	88,172	88,494	+4771
17	Shooting Guard	2010s	36.2	51,880	23.9	10.5	2.8	2.1	0.8	0.3	3.8	8.7	43.1	1.2	3.3	1.7	2.1	80.1	53.9	0.5	2.3	1.3	1,238,827	542,255	143,723	110,690	40,655	12,999	66,317	89,780	-2028
18	Small Forward	2010s	35.6	49,846	23.8	9.6	3.7	1.7	0.8	0.4	3.5	8.0	44.0	1.0	2.8	1.6	2.0	77.6	54.2	0.7	2.9	1.2	1,185,007	478,741	184,057	85,535	38,933	18,614	57,683	89,008	-3472
19	Power Forward	2010s	35.0	51,247	22.5	9.6	5.3	1.4	0.6	0.6	3.7	7.8	47.3	0.6	1.6	1.6	2.2	73.5	54.5	1.5	3.8	1.1	1,151,190	489,644	270,499	69,305	32,252	30,102	58,559	108,499	+895
20	Center	2010s	33.3	50,043	21.0	8.6	6.1	1.2	0.5	0.9	3.4	6.6	51.8	0.1	0.4	1.6	2.3	68.3	56.2	1.9	4.2	1.2	1,052,705	429,919	304,642	59,624	26,561	46,918	60,024	113,717	-166
21	Point Guard	2020s	36.0	28,238	23.9	11.7	3.1	4.2	0.9	0.3	4.2	9.6	44.1	1.4	4.0	1.9	2.3	81.5	55.6	0.5	2.6	1.6	675,468	331,258	87,381	118,808	25,268	7,412	46,180	47,835	+6183
22	Shooting Guard	2020s	36.7	39,407	23.1	10.9	3.0	2.4	0.7	0.3	3.9	8.8	44.2	1.5	4.2	1.6	1.9	81.2	56.4	0.6	2.4	1.2	910,470	431,185	119,112	92,683	29,424	11,286	47,759	67,207	-4967
23	Small Forward	2020s	35.9	28,894	23.1	10.3	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.4	3.8	8.2	45.8	1.3	3.5	1.6	2.0	78.8	57.0	0.8	3.0	1.1	667,278	298,785	111,762	56,713	21,155	10,809	32,153	51,112	-5736
24	Power Forward	2020s	35.7	29,498	21.8	10.1	4.9	1.7	0.6	0.6	3.7	7.7	48.3	1.0	2.9	1.6	2.1	75.2	58.2	1.2	3.7	1.1	643,934	296,666	143,296	51,177	18,262	16,362	32,827	55,909	-201
25	Center	2020s	34.3	24,754	21.3	9.8	6.6	1.7	0.6	0.9	3.9	7.0	55.2	0.5	1.3	1.7	2.3	71.3	61.3	2.0	4.6	1.2	527,536	243,730	163,764	41,257	14,262	23,022	30,195	54,399	+4984