nba league average 3 point shots attempted by position in 1980

Point guards attempted 0.4 three-pointers per game in 1979-80.

POSITION3PASEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
0.4
1979-80
3,302
24.4
9.6
2.3
4.3
1.3
0.2
3.8
8.2
46.1
0.1
27.0
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
0.6
1979-80
3,761
24.5
12.6
2.6
3.0
1.1
0.3
5.0
10.7
47.1
0.2
30.9
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
0.3
1979-80
3,480
25.8
12.9
4.9
2.3
1.1
0.5
5.3
10.8
48.6
0.1
27.2
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
0.1
1979-80
3,741
23.3
10.0
5.9
1.6
0.7
0.7
4.0
8.2
48.6
0.0
21.1
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
0.0
1979-80
3,413
25.4
10.5
7.3
2.0
0.7
1.1
4.2
8.3
50.5
0.0
13.1
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
StatMuse has season-level data for three-point attempts per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
41
20
.672
4.5
3
40
22
.645
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
26
.574
10.5
6
33
28
.541
12.5
7
32
28
.533
13.0
8
33
29
.532
13.0
9
31
31
.500
15.0
10
31
31
.500
15.0
11
26
34
.433
19.0
12
25
37
.403
21.0
13
16
45
.262
29.5
14
15
46
.246
30.5
15
15
46
.246
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
48
15
.762
2
44
17
.721
3.0
3
38
22
.633
8.5
4
39
23
.629
8.5
5
38
24
.613
9.5
6
36
24
.600
10.5
7
34
26
.567
12.5
8
31
30
.508
16.0
9
29
31
.483
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.5
11
23
37
.383
23.5
12
21
40
.344
26.0
13
19
43
.306
28.5
14
18
43
.295
29.0
15
14
48
.226
33.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/29
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97-127
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1/29
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113-126
Thu
1/29
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109-122
Thu
1/29
@
109-99
Thu
1/29
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131-124

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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3/4
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7:00 PM
Wed
3/4
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7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
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7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
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8:00 PM
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3/4
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9:30 PM