nba total 3pa by position and by year for the last 47 seasons

Point guards had 1,422 three-point attempts in 1979-80.

	POSITION	3PA	SEASON	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Point Guard	1,422	1979-80	3,302	80,694	31,839	7,517	14,102	4,168	534	12,422	26,960	46.1	384	27.0	6,611	8,226	80.4	52.1	2,362	5,155	6,343	6,944	24.4	9.6	2.3	4.3	1.3	0.2	1.9
2	Shooting Guard	2,187	1979-80	3,761	91,991	47,228	9,699	11,230	4,027	998	18,924	40,150	47.1	675	30.9	8,705	10,916	79.7	52.5	3,559	6,140	7,347	7,861	24.5	12.6	2.6	3.0	1.1	0.3	2.0
3	Small Forward	951	1979-80	3,480	89,769	45,003	16,998	8,103	3,672	1,830	18,299	37,660	48.6	259	27.2	8,146	10,363	78.6	53.3	6,010	10,988	6,798	8,873	25.8	12.9	4.9	2.3	1.1	0.5	2.0
4	Power Forward	336	1979-80	3,741	87,255	37,458	22,049	6,138	2,749	2,487	14,855	30,569	48.6	71	21.1	7,677	10,736	71.5	53.1	7,496	14,553	6,766	10,268	23.3	10.0	5.9	1.6	0.7	0.7	1.8
5	Center	107	1979-80	3,413	86,551	35,711	24,802	6,994	2,377	3,712	14,235	28,182	50.5	14	13.1	7,227	9,971	72.5	54.8	7,738	17,064	6,342	10,006	25.4	10.5	7.3	2.0	0.7	1.1	1.9
6	Point Guard	1,194	1980-81	3,516	84,842	33,403	7,579	15,741	4,219	594	13,137	28,028	46.9	289	24.2	6,840	8,666	78.9	52.5	2,217	5,362	7,268	7,909	24.1	9.5	2.2	4.5	1.2	0.2	2.1
7	Shooting Guard	1,733	1980-81	3,771	92,660	46,252	9,477	10,679	4,048	931	18,469	38,821	47.6	472	27.2	8,842	11,199	79.0	52.9	3,461	6,016	7,035	8,140	24.6	12.3	2.5	2.8	1.1	0.2	1.9
8	Small Forward	555	1980-81	3,620	92,829	46,429	16,877	8,271	3,457	1,598	18,694	38,241	48.9	128	23.1	8,913	11,638	76.6	53.5	5,999	10,878	6,782	8,848	25.6	12.8	4.7	2.3	1.0	0.4	1.9
9	Power Forward	236	1980-81	3,791	88,564	36,537	22,011	6,370	2,841	2,739	14,450	29,593	48.8	30	12.7	7,607	10,881	69.9	53.1	7,577	14,434	6,572	10,914	23.4	9.6	5.8	1.7	0.7	0.7	1.7
10	Center	97	1980-81	3,915	96,445	41,265	26,066	6,973	2,399	4,174	16,275	32,086	50.7	17	17.5	8,698	12,097	71.9	55.2	8,183	17,883	7,146	11,454	24.6	10.5	6.7	1.8	0.6	1.1	1.8
11	Point Guard	1,417	1981-82	3,094	78,613	30,838	7,381	15,743	4,106	490	12,387	26,322	47.1	379	26.7	5,685	7,449	76.3	52.1	1,971	5,410	6,001	7,133	25.4	10.0	2.4	5.1	1.3	0.2	1.9
12	Shooting Guard	1,963	1981-82	4,395	102,341	51,274	10,890	12,047	3,977	983	20,528	43,261	47.5	540	27.5	9,678	12,373	78.2	52.6	4,012	6,878	7,318	9,802	23.3	11.7	2.5	2.7	0.9	0.2	1.7
13	Small Forward	627	1981-82	4,135	98,531	47,625	18,085	8,602	3,383	1,655	19,039	37,859	50.3	161	25.7	9,386	12,474	75.2	54.9	6,495	11,590	6,964	9,948	23.8	11.5	4.4	2.1	0.8	0.4	1.7
14	Power Forward	198	1981-82	4,218	92,095	37,985	22,959	5,900	2,705	2,846	15,117	30,536	49.5	29	14.6	7,722	10,993	70.2	53.7	7,641	15,318	6,581	12,045	21.8	9.0	5.4	1.4	0.6	0.7	1.6
15	Center	103	1981-82	3,443	84,110	37,054	22,672	5,146	1,936	4,156	14,661	28,440	51.6	20	19.4	7,712	10,600	72.8	56.0	6,920	15,752	6,044	10,424	24.4	10.8	6.6	1.5	0.6	1.2	1.8
16	Point Guard	1,451	1982-83	3,586	88,839	36,419	8,421	17,413	4,749	586	14,564	31,339	46.5	313	21.6	6,978	9,126	76.5	51.5	2,416	6,005	7,635	7,795	24.8	10.2	2.3	4.9	1.3	0.2	2.1
17	Shooting Guard	1,492	1982-83	3,968	89,470	43,315	10,086	11,055	3,737	934	17,449	36,839	47.4	414	27.7	8,003	10,412	76.9	52.3	3,614	6,472	6,853	8,549	22.5	10.9	2.5	2.8	0.9	0.2	1.7
18	Small Forward	840	1982-83	3,809	92,507	46,444	17,424	8,169	3,164	1,523	18,791	38,317	49.0	209	24.9	8,653	11,568	74.8	53.5	6,348	11,076	6,941	9,618	24.3	12.2	4.6	2.1	0.8	0.4	1.8
19	Power Forward	335	1982-83	4,130	97,583	41,742	24,300	6,392	2,894	3,057	16,656	33,487	49.7	58	17.3	8,372	11,742	71.3	54.0	8,225	16,075	7,324	11,640	23.6	10.1	5.9	1.5	0.7	0.7	1.8
20	Center	130	1982-83	3,806	86,691	36,738	23,622	5,833	2,234	4,466	14,627	29,116	50.2	17	13.1	7,467	10,488	71.2	54.5	7,367	16,255	6,802	10,771	22.8	9.7	6.2	1.5	0.6	1.2	1.8
21	Point Guard	1,537	1983-84	3,690	87,196	34,364	7,611	18,736	4,422	581	13,586	29,130	46.6	393	25.6	6,799	8,755	77.7	52.1	2,157	5,454	6,967	7,902	23.6	9.3	2.1	5.1	1.2	0.2	1.9
22	Shooting Guard	1,795	1983-84	4,092	96,277	48,258	10,731	10,994	3,923	934	19,186	39,957	48.0	492	27.4	9,394	11,783	79.7	53.5	3,827	6,904	6,864	9,150	23.5	11.8	2.6	2.7	1.0	0.2	1.7
23	Small Forward	725	1983-84	3,556	88,089	46,379	15,962	7,665	2,895	1,504	18,498	37,084	49.9	165	22.8	9,218	12,060	76.4	54.7	5,725	10,237	6,214	8,697	24.8	13.0	4.5	2.2	0.8	0.4	1.7
24	Power Forward	277	1983-84	4,262	93,675	37,726	22,399	6,250	2,596	2,910	14,758	29,342	50.3	46	16.6	8,164	11,135	73.3	55.1	7,423	14,976	6,306	11,452	22.0	8.9	5.3	1.5	0.6	0.7	1.5
25	Center	150	1983-84	3,934	91,253	40,941	24,447	5,752	2,205	4,075	15,979	31,125	51.3	24	16.0	8,959	12,259	73.1	56.1	7,640	16,807	6,927	11,372	23.2	10.4	6.2	1.5	0.6	1.0	1.8

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Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

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Dončić

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Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Jokić

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Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0