most 3 points attempts per game in a season between 1979-80 to 1990-91

Between the 1979-80 and 1990-91 seasons, Michael Adams attempted the most three-pointers per game in a season with 8.5 attempts per game in 1990-91.

Interpreted as:
most 3 points attempts per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season between 1979-80 to 1990-91
NAME 3PA SEASON TM 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
8.5
1990-91
DEN DEN
66
35.5
26.5
3.9
10.5
2.2
0.1
8.5
21.5
39.4
2.5
29.6
7.0
8.0
87.9
53.0
0.9
3.0
3.6
2,346
1,752
256
693
147
6
240
162
2 Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
6.2
1990-91
HOU HOU
82
35.0
17.0
2.9
3.7
1.5
0.2
6.1
15.2
40.4
2.1
33.7
2.6
3.6
73.3
50.7
0.5
2.4
2.1
2,870
1,397
238
303
127
15
171
179
3 Michael Adams
M. Adams
6.1
1988-89
DEN DEN
77
36.2
18.5
3.7
6.4
2.2
0.1
6.1
14.1
43.3
2.2
35.6
4.2
5.1
81.9
56.7
0.9
2.8
2.3
2,787
1,424
283
490
166
11
180
149
4 Michael Adams
M. Adams
5.5
1989-90
DEN DEN
79
34.1
15.5
2.8
6.3
1.5
0.0
5.0
12.5
40.2
2.0
36.6
3.4
4.0
85.0
54.2
0.6
2.2
1.8
2,690
1,221
225
495
121
3
141
133
5 Mark Price
M. Price
5.1
1989-90
CLE CLE
73
37.1
19.6
3.4
9.1
1.6
0.1
6.7
14.6
45.9
2.1
40.6
4.1
4.6
88.8
58.9
0.9
2.5
2.9
2,706
1,430
251
666
114
5
214
89
6 Michael Adams
M. Adams
4.6
1987-88
DEN DEN
82
33.9
13.9
2.7
6.1
2.0
0.2
5.1
11.3
44.9
1.7
36.7
2.0
2.4
83.4
56.0
0.5
2.2
1.8
2,778
1,137
223
503
168
16
144
138
7 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
4.4
1989-90
IND IND
82
38.9
24.6
3.6
3.8
1.3
0.2
8.1
15.7
51.4
1.8
41.4
6.6
7.6
86.8
64.5
1.2
2.4
2.7
3,192
2,016
295
311
110
18
222
175
8 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
4.4
1987-88
BOS BOS
81
37.3
15.7
3.1
6.2
1.4
0.2
6.0
12.1
49.1
1.8
41.5
2.0
2.2
87.8
59.8
0.7
2.3
1.9
3,018
1,270
249
503
115
17
153
203
9 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
4.2
1988-89
TOT
73
32.6
17.5
3.5
5.5
1.3
0.1
6.6
14.4
45.7
1.6
38.0
2.8
3.3
85.4
55.4
1.0
2.5
2.0
2,377
1,281
255
402
93
8
145
186
10 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
4.1
1988-89
SEA SEA
82
38.9
27.5
4.2
2.0
1.3
0.3
10.5
20.9
50.1
2.0
47.8
4.6
5.6
81.6
58.9
1.9
2.3
2.7
3,190
2,253
342
164
108
22
218
197
11 Dennis Scott
D. Scott
4.1
1990-91
ORL ORL
82
28.5
15.7
2.9
1.6
0.8
0.3
6.1
14.4
42.5
1.5
37.4
1.9
2.5
75.0
50.4
0.8
2.1
1.5
2,336
1,284
235
134
62
25
127
203
12 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
3.9
1990-91
IND IND
82
36.2
22.6
3.4
4.0
1.3
0.2
7.3
14.2
51.2
1.4
34.8
6.7
7.3
91.8
65.0
1.0
2.4
2.0
2,972
1,855
281
331
109
13
163
165
13 Terry Porter
T. Porter
3.9
1990-91
POR POR
81
32.9
17.0
3.5
8.0
2.0
0.1
6.0
11.7
51.5
1.6
41.5
3.4
4.2
82.3
63.2
0.6
2.8
2.3
2,665
1,381
282
649
158
12
189
151
14 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
3.9
1989-90
SAC SAC
75
36.4
17.9
4.3
6.0
1.5
0.2
6.7
15.4
43.8
1.4
37.4
3.0
3.6
83.1
52.8
0.9
3.4
2.5
2,727
1,342
326
453
113
18
185
238
15 Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
3.7
1988-89
SAC SAC
80
28.2
12.3
6.1
2.2
1.2
1.0
4.8
10.9
43.9
1.5
40.3
1.2
1.5
78.0
52.9
2.7
3.4
1.6
2,257
981
485
174
93
76
124
215
16 Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
3.7
1988-89
NYK NYK
81
22.5
8.5
2.2
1.6
1.1
0.1
3.2
7.1
45.4
1.5
39.9
0.5
0.7
78.2
56.9
0.7
1.5
0.7
1,824
687
176
132
88
6
59
163
17 Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
3.6
1988-89
HOU HOU
82
34.0
14.2
3.7
8.6
1.5
0.1
4.8
10.9
44.3
1.3
37.3
3.2
3.8
84.5
56.5
0.6
3.1
3.1
2,788
1,162
306
709
124
11
253
196
18 Johnny Newman
J. Newman
3.5
1988-89
NYK NYK
81
28.8
16.0
2.5
2.0
1.4
0.3
5.6
11.8
47.5
1.2
33.8
3.5
4.3
81.5
58.2
1.1
1.4
1.9
2,336
1,293
206
162
111
23
153
259
19 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3.5
1989-90
LAL LAL
79
37.2
22.3
6.6
11.5
1.7
0.4
6.9
14.4
48.0
1.3
38.4
7.2
8.1
89.0
62.2
1.6
5.0
3.7
2,937
1,765
522
907
132
34
289
167
20 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
3.5
1987-88
SEA SEA
75
37.2
25.8
4.5
2.6
1.0
0.1
10.2
20.3
50.3
1.4
41.3
4.0
5.3
76.7
57.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2,790
1,938
340
197
74
11
172
221
21 Derek Harper
D. Harper
3.4
1988-89
DAL DAL
81
36.6
17.3
2.8
7.0
2.1
0.5
6.6
13.9
47.7
1.2
35.6
2.8
3.5
80.6
56.1
0.6
2.2
2.5
2,968
1,404
228
570
172
41
205
219
22 Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
3.4
1990-91
PHI PHI
80
38.9
22.1
3.9
3.7
2.2
0.5
7.4
15.6
47.2
1.4
40.0
6.0
6.9
87.1
59.2
0.6
3.3
2.7
3,110
1,767
310
299
178
39
213
182
23 Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
3.3
1988-89
NYK NYK
72
34.4
16.9
4.7
8.6
1.9
0.1
6.7
14.2
46.7
1.1
33.8
2.5
3.6
69.8
53.5
1.5
3.3
3.1
2,477
1,219
341
619
139
7
226
163
24 Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
3.3
1990-91
ATL ATL
79
32.7
15.2
3.2
4.3
1.9
0.6
5.6
12.9
43.5
1.1
33.6
2.8
3.3
84.4
52.7
0.6
2.6
1.6
2,586
1,197
253
340
148
47
125
216
25 Larry Bird
L. Bird
3.3
1990-91
BOS BOS
60
38.0
19.4
8.5
7.2
1.8
1.0
7.7
17.0
45.4
1.3
38.9
2.7
3.1
89.1
53.0
0.9
7.6
3.1
2,277
1,164
509
431
108
58
187
118
StatMuse has season-level data for three-point attempts per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

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1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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50
32
.610
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.610
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64
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61
21
.744
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51
31
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50
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