most 3-pointers made by a rookie in regular season and playoffs single season nba 1979-80

Larry Bird drained the most threes by a rookie in the 1980 regular-season and playoffs, with 62 three-pointers in 1979-80.

NAME 3PM SEASON TM 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 Larry Bird
L. Bird
62
1979-80
BOS BOS
91
36.6
21.3
10.5
4.5
1.7
0.7
8.5
18.0
47.3
1.7
39.2
3.5
4.2
83.9
53.5
2.6
7.9
3.3
3,327
1,937
953
412
157
61
296
309
2 Terry Duerod
T. Duerod
15
1979-80
DET DET
67
19.9
9.3
1.5
1.7
0.6
0.2
4.2
8.9
47.2
0.8
28.3
0.7
1.0
68.2
49.8
0.4
1.0
1.2
1,331
624
98
117
41
11
79
102
3 Mike Evans
M. Evans
14
1979-80
SAS SAS
81
15.5
6.1
1.3
2.9
0.7
0.1
2.6
5.8
44.7
0.6
30.4
0.8
1.1
68.5
48.6
0.4
1.0
1.6
1,258
497
109
232
60
9
128
196
4 Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
10
1979-80
POR POR
19
17.8
13.4
2.1
2.3
1.0
0.2
5.4
10.8
50.2
1.4
38.5
2.1
2.8
73.6
55.8
0.8
1.3
1.8
339
255
39
43
19
3
35
39
5 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
9
1979-80
LAL LAL
93
37.1
18.1
8.2
7.7
2.5
0.5
6.5
12.3
52.8
0.4
23.1
4.9
6.1
80.8
60.1
2.3
5.9
4.0
3,453
1,680
764
714
236
47
370
265
6 Earl Evans
E. Evans
7
1979-80
DET DET
36
10.6
4.4
2.1
1.0
0.4
0.0
1.8
3.9
45.0
0.5
38.9
0.7
1.2
57.1
49.5
0.7
1.4
1.0
381
157
75
37
14
1
36
64
7 Gary Garland
G. Garland
6
1979-80
DEN DEN
78
14.2
4.3
1.8
1.9
0.7
0.1
2.0
4.6
43.5
0.2
31.6
0.2
0.3
69.2
45.4
0.6
1.1
0.9
1,106
334
138
145
54
4
73
80
8 Brad Holland
B. Holland
3
1979-80
LAL LAL
47
4.9
2.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.0
1.0
2.4
43.0
0.3
20.0
0.4
0.4
95.0
48.9
0.1
0.3
0.3
229
120
22
25
20
1
16
32
9 Geoff Huston
G. Huston
3
1979-80
NYK NYK
71
13.0
3.1
0.8
2.2
0.5
0.1
1.3
3.4
39.0
0.2
17.6
0.4
0.5
73.7
42.5
0.2
0.6
1.0
923
219
58
159
39
5
73
83
10 Greg Kelser
G. Kelser
3
1979-80
DET DET
50
24.6
14.2
5.5
2.2
1.2
0.7
5.6
11.9
47.2
0.3
20.0
2.9
4.1
71.9
52.0
2.5
3.0
2.8
1,231
709
276
108
60
34
140
176
11 Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
3
1979-80
HOU HOU
84
27.0
10.5
2.3
5.3
1.6
0.3
4.0
8.3
49.0
0.3
13.0
2.4
2.9
82.2
55.1
0.7
1.6
2.5
2,272
882
196
441
133
28
211
209
12 Calvin Natt
C. Natt
3
1979-80
TOT
81
36.8
19.8
8.8
2.1
1.3
0.4
7.9
16.6
47.8
0.1
27.3
3.9
5.3
72.7
52.2
3.1
5.8
2.6
2,982
1,601
715
171
104
35
208
212
13 Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
2
1979-80
IND IND
82
24.7
8.4
2.7
3.1
2.6
0.6
3.4
7.4
45.2
0.1
40.0
1.7
2.1
78.2
50.2
0.8
1.9
2.0
2,027
688
223
252
211
48
166
194
14 John Coughran
J. Coughran
2
1979-80
GSW GSW
24
6.7
2.8
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.0
1.2
3.4
35.8
0.4
22.2
0.3
0.6
57.1
39.0
0.1
0.7
0.5
160
68
19
12
7
1
13
24
15 Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
2
1979-80
BOS BOS
85
13.7
6.1
1.1
1.9
0.6
0.2
2.4
4.9
49.2
0.1
25.0
1.2
1.8
67.8
53.1
0.5
0.6
1.4
1,162
515
93
159
49
15
116
104
16 Paul Dawkins
P. Dawkins
1
1979-80
UTA UTA
57
13.6
5.5
2.2
1.4
0.6
0.2
2.5
5.3
47.0
0.1
20.0
0.6
0.8
68.8
49.2
0.7
1.5
1.3
776
316
125
77
33
9
76
112
17 Greg Deane
G. Deane
1
1979-80
UTA UTA
7
6.9
1.4
0.9
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.6
18.2
0.1
100.0
0.7
1.0
71.4
35.5
0.3
0.6
0.4
48
10
6
6
0
0
3
3
18 Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
1
1979-80
CHI CHI
82
34.0
16.3
9.4
2.2
0.7
1.6
6.1
12.8
47.4
0.1
14.3
4.1
5.1
81.0
54.1
2.7
6.7
2.6
2,791
1,334
773
182
60
129
210
313
19 Johnny High
J. High
1
1979-80
PHX PHX
90
13.8
4.9
2.2
1.5
0.9
0.2
1.7
3.9
44.1
0.1
11.1
1.4
2.2
66.0
50.2
0.9
1.3
1.4
1,241
441
198
139
77
17
130
192
20 Major Jones
M. Jones
1
1979-80
HOU HOU
88
18.4
5.3
4.6
0.8
0.6
0.8
2.3
4.7
48.5
0.0
33.3
0.8
1.3
57.3
50.5
1.8
2.8
1.3
1,615
466
403
71
50
69
116
194
21 Jim Paxson
J. Paxson
1
1979-80
POR POR
75
17.5
6.1
1.5
2.0
0.7
0.1
2.6
6.3
40.8
0.3
4.5
0.9
1.3
72.9
44.3
0.3
1.2
1.3
1,314
459
113
147
50
6
95
99
22 Clint Richardson
C. Richardson
1
1979-80
PHI PHI
55
18.0
6.3
2.2
1.9
0.5
0.3
2.9
6.4
45.6
0.1
20.0
0.5
0.8
62.2
47.1
1.0
1.2
1.2
991
349
123
107
25
15
65
97
23 Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
1
1979-80
NJN NJN
70
23.7
13.6
7.2
1.4
0.9
0.5
5.6
11.9
46.9
0.1
25.0
2.4
3.5
69.4
50.6
2.5
4.7
2.0
1,661
951
506
98
61
34
137
178
24 Bernard Toone
B. Toone
1
1979-80
PHI PHI
27
4.8
2.0
1.3
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.9
2.5
33.8
0.3
12.5
0.3
0.4
80.0
38.0
0.4
0.9
0.6
130
55
35
13
4
5
16
21
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120.6

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111.1

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9.4

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/22
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
10/24
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Sun
10/26
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:30 PM
Mon
10/27
BOS BOS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Last Game
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4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
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50
32
.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
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Pacers Pacers
50
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.610
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
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3/30
BKN BKN
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DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
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HOU HOU
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LAL LAL
98-104

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
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CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
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MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM