what nba player averages the most 3 point attempts per game in the 80s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Adams attempted the most three-pointers per game with 4.0 attempts per game.

Interpreted as:
What NBA player averages the most 3 point attempts per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in the 80s?
NAME 3PA GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Michael Adams
M. Adams
4.0
240
29.2
12.7
2.6
5.2
1.8
0.1
4.4
10.2
43.3
1.4
35.1
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.2
0.6
2.0
1.7
7,007
3,054
635
1,259
428
34
416
384
2 Rick 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
3 Joe 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
4 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
2.7
156
28.1
12.8
3.1
2.3
0.9
0.3
4.5
9.3
48.3
1.0
38.2
2.8
3.4
82.9
59.3
1.1
2.0
1.6
4,376
2,003
482
359
146
48
244
327
5 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
2.6
450
27.8
17.7
4.0
1.7
0.9
0.2
6.9
14.0
49.1
1.0
41.1
2.9
3.7
77.9
56.5
1.8
2.2
1.8
12,512
7,956
1,785
748
413
90
802
1,012
6 Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
2.5
75
29.6
16.9
2.5
2.3
0.9
0.3
7.0
16.9
41.4
0.8
31.4
2.1
2.6
79.5
46.7
1.0
1.5
1.5
2,219
1,267
187
176
70
25
113
167
7 Ricky 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
8 Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
2.4
154
37.2
15.1
4.8
9.7
2.2
0.1
6.0
13.2
45.0
0.7
30.9
2.5
3.4
73.7
51.4
1.5
3.3
3.1
5,726
2,333
737
1,487
344
13
484
407
9 Chris Morris
C. Morris
2.3
76
27.6
14.1
5.2
1.6
1.3
0.8
5.4
11.9
45.7
0.8
36.6
2.4
3.3
71.7
52.8
2.5
2.8
2.5
2,096
1,074
397
119
102
60
190
250
10 Chuck Person
C. Person
2.2
241
36.4
19.1
7.2
3.7
1.0
0.2
8.0
16.9
47.3
0.7
32.9
2.5
3.3
74.5
52.2
2.0
5.2
3.0
8,775
4,610
1,729
893
246
42
729
856
11 Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
2.1
79
32.6
15.1
2.8
3.0
1.5
0.5
5.6
12.3
45.5
0.9
42.8
3.1
3.7
83.1
54.4
0.6
2.2
2.0
2,577
1,196
225
239
120
37
158
184
12 Brian 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
13 Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
2.0
608
31.2
18.5
3.7
2.5
1.4
0.4
7.8
16.8
46.6
0.7
32.3
2.1
3.0
70.8
50.9
1.2
2.5
2.5
18,954
11,228
2,263
1,527
821
216
1,509
1,440
14 Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
2.0
503
25.1
9.8
1.6
3.0
0.9
0.0
3.9
8.4
47.0
0.8
39.0
1.2
1.4
81.7
54.5
0.6
1.1
1.4
12,624
4,933
818
1,508
475
21
728
1,174
15 Leon Wood
L. Wood
2.0
234
17.6
6.9
1.2
3.3
0.5
0.0
2.4
6.0
39.4
0.7
33.3
1.5
1.9
78.3
50.2
0.3
0.9
1.1
4,109
1,611
285
771
116
4
259
263
16 Mark Price
M. Price
1.9
222
29.6
14.2
2.4
5.9
1.2
0.1
5.4
10.8
49.7
0.8
43.8
2.6
3.0
88.0
58.6
0.6
1.7
2.3
6,571
3,157
523
1,313
257
23
501
292
17 Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
1.9
227
22.9
9.1
4.5
2.1
1.0
0.7
3.7
8.3
44.1
0.7
37.4
1.0
1.3
77.7
51.0
1.9
2.7
1.4
5,199
2,066
1,030
479
217
152
322
522
18 Scott Brooks
S. Brooks
1.9
82
16.7
5.2
1.1
3.7
0.8
0.0
1.9
4.5
42.0
0.7
35.9
0.7
0.8
88.4
53.3
0.2
0.9
0.8
1,372
428
94
306
69
3
65
116
19 Johnny Newman
J. Newman
1.9
217
21.0
10.9
2.0
1.2
0.9
0.2
3.9
8.5
45.2
0.6
30.8
2.6
3.1
83.1
54.9
1.0
1.0
1.4
4,555
2,359
435
251
203
41
302
530
20 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
1.8
584
28.5
11.7
2.8
4.5
1.2
0.1
4.7
9.7
48.4
0.7
38.6
1.6
1.8
86.1
55.5
0.8
2.0
1.6
16,631
6,824
1,635
2,609
712
65
938
1,498
21 Derek Harper
D. Harper
1.7
483
30.3
12.9
2.6
5.9
1.9
0.4
5.2
10.6
48.8
0.6
33.0
2.1
2.8
74.3
54.9
0.7
1.9
1.9
14,636
6,249
1,270
2,828
899
182
911
1,081
22 Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.7
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
23 Mike McGee
M. McGee
1.7
506
17.8
9.6
2.1
1.2
0.7
0.1
4.0
8.3
48.7
0.6
35.3
0.9
1.6
60.1
53.5
1.0
1.1
1.2
8,991
4,866
1,076
613
363
48
616
984
24 Reggie Williams
R. Williams
1.7
98
22.0
10.3
3.0
1.6
1.1
0.5
4.2
10.4
40.4
0.4
26.5
1.4
1.9
74.5
45.6
1.3
1.8
1.8
2,160
1,007
297
161
110
50
177
289
25 Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
1.6
79
26.1
11.7
2.6
3.8
1.1
0.1
4.5
10.5
43.2
0.4
24.8
2.3
3.1
74.5
49.6
0.6
1.9
2.3
2,065
927
202
301
86
8
178
136
StatMuse has season-level data for three-point attempts per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

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