player with most 3pa per game until 1990 nba

Before 1990-91, Michael Adams attempted the most three-pointers per game with 4.3 attempts per game.

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  • Assumption:41+ GP/82TG
  • Data note: Three-Point Attempts Per Game: player season data complete from 1979-80
NAME3PAGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Adams
M. Adams
4.3
319
30.4
13.4
2.7
5.5
1.7
0.1
4.6
10.8
42.4
1.5
35.5
2.7
3.3
83.3
54.9
0.6
2.1
1.7
9,697
4,275
860
1,754
549
37
557
517
2Reggie Miller
R. Miller
3.3
238
31.8
16.9
3.3
2.8
1.1
0.3
5.7
11.5
49.7
1.3
39.7
4.1
4.8
85.0
61.8
1.1
2.2
2.0
7,568
4,019
777
670
256
66
466
502
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
3.1
72
25.2
12.0
3.3
3.7
1.1
0.4
4.5
10.7
42.2
1.0
33.0
2.0
2.1
93.5
51.7
0.7
2.5
2.1
1,816
866
236
268
80
28
152
182
4Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
3.1
189
14.7
6.9
1.2
1.6
0.5
0.1
2.8
6.7
40.9
1.0
33.6
0.4
0.5
82.8
49.8
0.4
0.8
0.6
2,775
1,308
226
303
91
13
112
258
5Dana Barros
D. Barros
2.9
81
20.1
9.7
1.6
2.5
0.7
0.0
3.7
9.1
40.5
1.2
39.9
1.1
1.4
80.9
49.7
0.4
1.2
1.5
1,630
782
132
205
53
1
123
97
6Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
2.8
505
28.8
18.3
4.0
1.7
0.9
0.2
7.1
14.5
49.1
1.1
40.4
2.9
3.7
78.4
56.7
1.8
2.2
1.8
14,545
9,249
2,023
858
472
97
921
1,136
7Mark Price
M. Price
2.7
295
31.4
15.5
2.6
6.7
1.3
0.1
5.7
11.8
48.5
1.2
42.3
3.0
3.4
88.3
58.7
0.7
1.9
2.4
9,277
4,587
774
1,979
371
28
715
381
8Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
2.6
129
30.9
17.1
2.8
2.4
0.9
0.2
7.0
17.0
41.1
0.8
32.1
2.3
3.0
77.3
46.8
1.0
1.9
1.7
3,981
2,212
366
308
116
31
213
280
9Ricky Berry
R. Berry
2.5
64
22.0
11.0
3.1
1.3
0.6
0.3
4.0
8.9
45.0
1.0
40.6
2.0
2.6
78.9
55.2
0.9
2.2
1.3
1,406
706
197
80
37
22
82
197
10Chuck Person
C. Person
2.4
318
36.1
19.3
6.8
3.5
0.9
0.2
7.9
16.7
47.6
0.8
34.3
2.5
3.4
75.4
53.0
1.9
4.9
2.8
11,489
6,125
2,174
1,123
299
62
899
1,073
11Chris Morris
C. Morris
2.4
156
29.1
14.5
5.3
1.7
1.5
0.9
5.5
12.6
43.8
0.8
34.0
2.6
3.7
71.9
50.9
2.4
2.8
2.4
4,545
2,261
819
262
232
139
375
469
12Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
2.3
161
33.7
16.8
3.3
3.1
1.6
0.4
6.0
13.1
45.8
1.0
42.3
3.9
4.5
86.5
55.9
0.8
2.4
2.1
5,433
2,711
529
500
250
65
343
401
13Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
2.1
566
24.2
9.4
1.5
2.9
0.9
0.0
3.8
8.0
46.7
0.9
40.4
1.1
1.3
82.1
54.8
0.5
1.0
1.3
13,679
5,340
871
1,618
505
23
758
1,261
14Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
2.1
690
29.6
17.3
3.5
2.3
1.3
0.3
7.3
15.7
46.6
0.7
33.1
2.0
2.8
70.6
51.1
1.1
2.4
2.3
20,398
11,961
2,429
1,590
889
235
1,584
1,589
15Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
2.1
236
34.6
13.3
4.5
8.9
1.9
0.1
5.3
11.8
44.6
0.6
29.8
2.1
2.9
73.4
50.8
1.4
3.1
2.9
8,154
3,142
1,055
2,091
453
17
695
528
16Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
2.1
199
31.9
11.6
2.2
5.0
1.6
0.3
4.5
9.1
49.2
0.8
37.6
1.8
2.3
80.1
57.3
0.8
1.4
1.7
6,340
2,309
435
1,004
312
57
334
571
17Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
2.0
659
29.4
12.4
3.0
4.6
1.3
0.1
4.9
10.4
47.6
0.8
38.4
1.7
2.0
85.5
55.1
0.8
2.2
1.7
19,358
8,166
1,961
3,062
825
83
1,123
1,736
18Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
1.9
299
22.7
9.0
4.5
2.1
0.9
0.6
3.6
8.2
43.7
0.7
35.8
1.2
1.5
77.8
50.9
1.7
2.7
1.4
6,802
2,702
1,339
628
275
188
410
670
19Leon Wood
L. Wood
1.9
262
16.4
6.3
1.1
3.1
0.5
0.0
2.2
5.6
39.2
0.6
32.7
1.4
1.7
78.7
50.0
0.3
0.9
1.0
4,309
1,661
297
818
122
4
267
279
20Derek Harper
D. Harper
1.9
565
31.2
13.7
2.7
6.1
1.9
0.4
5.4
11.1
48.8
0.6
34.0
2.2
2.9
75.3
55.2
0.7
2.0
2.0
17,643
7,722
1,514
3,437
1,086
208
1,118
1,305
21Johnny Newman
J. Newman
1.8
297
23.0
11.4
2.1
1.5
1.0
0.2
4.1
8.9
45.9
0.6
31.1
2.7
3.3
82.1
55.3
0.9
1.2
1.5
6,832
3,391
626
431
298
63
445
784
22Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
1.8
598
22.0
8.8
2.2
2.2
1.0
0.1
3.7
8.0
46.1
0.7
40.8
0.7
0.9
75.6
52.4
0.8
1.4
0.9
13,153
5,262
1,307
1,312
590
70
515
1,370
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.8
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
30,504
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
24Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
1.8
640
31.9
15.3
3.1
6.7
1.4
0.2
5.5
11.9
45.9
0.6
34.3
3.7
4.5
82.8
54.9
0.8
2.3
2.8
20,436
9,769
1,975
4,260
911
157
1,803
1,519
25Mike McGee
M. McGee
1.7
520
17.8
9.6
2.1
1.2
0.7
0.1
4.0
8.2
48.7
0.6
35.3
0.9
1.6
59.7
53.5
1.0
1.1
1.2
9,271
4,968
1,112
629
371
49
630
1,012

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11
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2
11
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.846
3
10
3
.769
1.0
4
9
3
.750
1.5
5
9
3
.750
1.5
6
8
4
.667
2.5
7
8
5
.615
3.0
8
8
5
.615
3.0
9
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4
.600
3.5
10
7
5
.583
3.5
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.455
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