nba league average 3 point percentage for centers by decade

Centers had a three-point percentage of 19.8 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
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
Center
2020s
34.3
24,599
21.3
9.9
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
524,559
242,416
162,934
41,035
14,173
22,900
29,995
54,020
+4911
StatMuse has season-level data for three-point percentage going back to the 1979-80 season.

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0