what position has the highest three point percentage all time

Shooting guards have the best three-point percentage, at 36.1 percent.

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  • Data note: Three-Point Percentage: player season data complete from 1979-80
POSITION3P%3PMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PAFTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Shooting Guard
36.1
218,413
229,776
24.2
11.1
2.9
2.4
0.9
0.3
4.1
9.2
44.5
2.6
1.9
2.4
80.0
54.0
0.7
2.2
1.4
5,564,638
2,547,194
658,048
557,746
200,631
58,913
325,885
434,165
-3190
2
Small Forward
35.4
153,797
212,421
24.5
10.8
4.0
1.9
0.8
0.4
4.1
8.9
45.9
2.0
1.9
2.5
77.0
54.1
1.1
2.9
1.4
5,200,799
2,300,133
854,907
407,914
173,676
85,657
293,588
438,748
-12637
3
Point Guard
35.2
171,434
211,630
24.3
10.2
2.6
4.5
1.0
0.2
3.8
8.5
43.9
2.3
1.9
2.3
80.0
53.2
0.5
2.0
1.8
5,141,706
2,152,405
541,851
948,335
215,720
35,992
372,430
392,924
+12184
4
Power Forward
34.6
86,636
223,580
22.9
9.7
5.5
1.5
0.7
0.6
3.7
7.8
48.0
1.1
1.9
2.5
72.8
54.5
1.7
3.8
1.3
5,126,510
2,169,665
1,224,486
325,413
146,168
138,375
296,983
524,490
+2668
5
Center
33.1
26,063
214,361
21.4
8.6
5.9
1.2
0.5
1.0
3.4
6.6
50.9
0.4
1.7
2.5
69.5
55.6
1.9
4.0
1.3
4,592,618
1,843,309
1,270,992
253,358
113,668
215,001
276,507
531,587
+1230

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2
.833
2
9
3
.750
1.0
3
7
3
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4
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5
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7
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4.5
8
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4.5
9
4
7
.364
5.5
10
4
7
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5.5
11
4
8
.333
6.0
12
4
8
.333
6.0
13
3
8
.273
6.5
14
1
9
.100
8.0
15
1
11
.083
9.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
11
2
.846
2
10
2
.833
0.5
3
9
3
.750
1.5
4
8
3
.727
2.0
5
8
3
.727
2.0
6
8
4
.667
2.5
7
8
4
.667
2.5
8
7
4
.636
3.0
9
7
4
.636
3.0
10
6
4
.600
3.5
11
4
6
.400
5.5
12
4
8
.333
6.5
13
2
8
.200
7.5
14
1
10
.091
9.0
15
1
11
.083
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