three point shooting by position by decade

Point guards hit 6,207 shots from beyond the arc in the 1980s.

	POSITION	DECADE	3PM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Point Guard	1980s	6,207	35,401	24.5	9.8	2.3	5.1	1.3	0.2	3.8	8.2	46.6	0.6	28.5	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	7,908	39,856	23.8	11.9	2.6	2.9	1.0	0.2	4.7	10.0	47.3	0.6	31.1	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	3,605	38,006	24.5	12.6	4.4	2.1	0.9	0.4	5.0	10.2	48.9	0.3	28.8	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	983	40,992	23.1	9.8	5.8	1.5	0.7	0.7	3.8	7.7	49.7	0.1	22.1	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	339	38,404	22.9	9.6	6.2	1.4	0.6	1.1	3.8	7.5	50.3	0.0	19.8	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	26,882	44,161	24.3	9.5	2.3	4.8	1.1	0.1	3.5	8.0	44.3	1.7	34.9	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	32,366	43,469	25.0	11.5	2.9	2.5	1.0	0.3	4.3	9.6	44.9	2.1	35.7	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	20,408	42,687	25.1	11.1	4.1	2.0	0.9	0.4	4.3	9.2	46.1	1.4	34.7	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	5,623	47,077	23.5	9.7	5.8	1.4	0.7	0.6	3.8	7.8	48.4	0.4	30.6	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	1,610	44,163	21.4	8.3	5.6	1.0	0.5	1.1	3.2	6.6	49.2	0.1	28.6	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	38,285	49,103	24.4	9.5	2.4	4.2	0.9	0.1	3.5	8.2	42.5	2.2	35.2	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	44,513	47,188	25.6	11.1	3.0	2.4	0.9	0.2	4.0	9.3	43.3	2.6	36.4	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	34,710	47,220	25.7	10.7	4.1	1.9	0.8	0.4	4.0	8.9	44.5	2.0	35.9	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	15,087	49,534	23.5	9.5	5.6	1.4	0.6	0.6	3.7	7.8	46.6	0.9	34.5	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	2,630	51,439	20.8	7.4	5.5	0.9	0.5	1.0	2.9	5.9	49.1	0.2	31.9	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	50,789	49,486	24.3	10.6	2.7	4.3	0.9	0.2	3.9	8.9	43.1	2.9	35.6	1.9	2.3	80.8	53.3	0.5	2.2	1.8	1,203,204	525,247	133,136	212,407	45,700	9,272	88,172	88,494	+4771
17	Shooting Guard	2010s	61,667	51,880	23.9	10.5	2.8	2.1	0.8	0.3	3.8	8.7	43.1	3.3	36.2	1.7	2.1	80.1	53.9	0.5	2.3	1.3	1,238,825	542,255	143,723	110,690	40,655	12,999	66,317	89,780	-2028
18	Small Forward	2010s	50,490	49,846	23.8	9.6	3.7	1.7	0.8	0.4	3.5	8.0	44.0	2.8	35.6	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	28,810	51,247	22.5	9.6	5.3	1.4	0.6	0.6	3.7	7.8	47.3	1.6	35.0	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	7,065	50,043	21.0	8.6	6.1	1.2	0.5	0.9	3.4	6.6	51.8	0.4	33.3	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	40,753	28,111	23.9	11.7	3.1	4.2	0.9	0.3	4.2	9.6	44.1	4.0	36.0	1.9	2.3	81.5	55.6	0.5	2.6	1.6	672,541	329,711	86,999	118,289	25,140	7,380	45,933	47,580	+6126
22	Shooting Guard	2020s	60,558	39,216	23.1	10.9	3.0	2.4	0.7	0.3	3.9	8.9	44.2	4.2	36.7	1.6	1.9	81.2	56.4	0.6	2.4	1.2	906,396	429,202	118,562	92,264	29,275	11,234	47,519	66,831	-4955
23	Small Forward	2020s	36,670	28,757	23.1	10.3	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.4	3.8	8.2	45.8	3.5	35.9	1.5	2.0	78.8	57.0	0.8	3.0	1.1	664,043	297,216	111,211	56,431	21,042	10,762	31,985	50,799	-5596
24	Power Forward	2020s	30,028	29,365	21.8	10.1	4.9	1.7	0.6	0.6	3.7	7.7	48.3	2.9	35.7	1.6	2.1	75.2	58.2	1.2	3.7	1.1	640,998	295,250	142,673	50,942	18,172	16,300	32,658	55,649	-224
25	Center	2020s	11,088	24,599	21.3	9.9	6.6	1.7	0.6	0.9	3.9	7.0	55.2	1.3	34.3	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