nba three point leaders from 1978-79 to 1988-89

Between the 1978-79 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Adams sank the most three-pointers per game with 1.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA three point with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders from 1978-79 to 1988-89
NAME3PMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Adams
M. Adams
1.4
240
29.2
12.7
2.6
5.2
1.8
0.1
4.4
10.2
43.3
4.0
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
2Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
1.0
450
27.8
17.7
4.0
1.7
0.9
0.2
6.9
14.0
49.1
2.6
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
3Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
1.0
189
14.7
6.9
1.2
1.6
0.5
0.1
2.8
6.7
40.9
3.1
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
4Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1.0
156
28.1
12.8
3.1
2.3
0.9
0.3
4.5
9.3
48.3
2.7
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
5Ricky Berry
R. Berry
1.0
64
22.0
11.0
3.1
1.3
0.6
0.3
4.0
8.9
45.0
2.5
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
6Rick Barry
R. Barry
1.0
72
25.2
12.0
3.3
3.7
1.1
0.4
4.5
10.7
42.2
3.1
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
7Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
0.9
79
32.6
15.1
2.8
3.0
1.5
0.5
5.6
12.3
45.5
2.1
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
8Mark Price
M. Price
0.8
222
29.6
14.2
2.4
5.9
1.2
0.1
5.4
10.8
49.7
1.9
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
9Chris Morris
C. Morris
0.8
76
27.6
14.1
5.2
1.6
1.3
0.8
5.4
11.9
45.7
2.3
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
10Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
0.8
75
29.6
16.9
2.5
2.3
0.9
0.3
7.0
16.9
41.4
2.5
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
11Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
0.8
199
31.9
11.6
2.2
5.0
1.6
0.3
4.5
9.1
49.2
2.1
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
12Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
0.8
503
25.1
9.8
1.6
3.0
0.9
0.0
3.9
8.4
47.0
2.0
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
13Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
0.7
154
37.2
15.1
4.8
9.7
2.2
0.1
6.0
13.2
45.0
2.4
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
14Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
0.7
227
22.9
9.1
4.5
2.1
1.0
0.7
3.7
8.3
44.1
1.9
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
15Chuck Person
C. Person
0.7
241
36.4
19.1
7.2
3.7
1.0
0.2
8.0
16.9
47.3
2.2
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
16Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
0.7
584
28.5
11.7
2.8
4.5
1.2
0.1
4.7
9.7
48.4
1.8
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
17Leon Wood
L. Wood
0.7
234
17.6
6.9
1.2
3.3
0.5
0.0
2.4
6.0
39.4
2.0
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
18Scott Brooks
S. Brooks
0.7
82
16.7
5.2
1.1
3.7
0.8
0.0
1.9
4.5
42.0
1.9
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
19Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
0.7
517
22.1
8.9
2.2
2.2
1.0
0.1
3.8
8.1
46.7
1.6
41.4
0.7
0.9
75.4
52.5
0.8
1.4
0.9
11,428
4,595
1,133
1,139
516
62
442
1,211
20Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
0.7
608
31.2
18.5
3.7
2.5
1.4
0.4
7.8
16.8
46.6
2.0
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
21Larry Bird
L. Bird
0.6
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
1.7
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
22Mike McGee
M. McGee
0.6
506
17.8
9.6
2.1
1.2
0.7
0.1
4.0
8.3
48.7
1.7
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
23Johnny Newman
J. Newman
0.6
217
21.0
10.9
2.0
1.2
0.9
0.2
3.9
8.5
45.2
1.9
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
24Derek Harper
D. Harper
0.6
483
30.3
12.9
2.6
5.9
1.9
0.4
5.2
10.6
48.8
1.7
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
25Byron Scott
B. Scott
0.6
468
31.0
16.8
3.2
3.1
1.4
0.3
6.9
13.6
50.8
1.4
38.5
2.4
2.9
84.4
56.5
0.8
2.4
1.8
14,514
7,856
1,484
1,432
660
123
826
1,086
StatMuse has season-level data for three-pointers per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

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62
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54
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53
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