Before 2020-21, Stephen Curry averaged the most three-pointers per game with 3.6 per game.

Interpreted as:

most 3pm per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player all-time before 2021

	NAME	3PM	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	Stephen Curry S. Curry	3.6	699	34.3	23.5	4.5	6.6	1.7	0.2	8.1	17.1	47.6	8.2	43.5	3.7	4.0	90.6	62.3	0.7	3.8	3.1	23,998	16,419	3,158	4,621	1,205	156	2,179	1,732	+4672
2	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	3.2	88	26.4	11.7	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.2	3.9	8.3	46.5	7.3	43.7	0.8	0.9	91.0	67.3	0.1	2.7	0.8	2,326	1,033	251	107	40	19	74	204	+318
3	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	2.9	615	33.1	19.5	3.5	2.3	0.9	0.5	7.3	16.0	45.9	7.0	41.9	1.9	2.3	84.8	57.5	0.4	3.0	1.7	20,340	11,995	2,130	1,416	561	332	1,053	1,313	+3676
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	2.9	615	36.4	24.2	4.2	6.5	1.0	0.3	8.0	18.2	43.7	7.7	37.3	5.4	6.1	88.9	57.9	0.6	3.6	2.8	22,380	14,887	2,573	4,009	603	193	1,709	1,229	+1700
5	James Harden J. Harden	2.8	833	34.3	25.2	5.3	6.3	1.6	0.5	7.4	16.7	44.3	7.7	36.3	7.6	8.8	85.8	61.1	0.8	4.6	3.7	28,589	20,962	4,446	5,255	1,314	443	3,078	2,204	+3423
6	Buddy Hield B. Hield	2.8	316	27.7	15.9	4.2	2.2	0.8	0.3	5.9	13.4	44.1	6.7	41.1	1.3	1.5	86.6	56.6	0.8	3.4	1.7	8,743	5,022	1,316	694	247	81	539	630	-475
7	Trae Young T. Young	2.6	141	32.8	23.6	3.9	8.6	1.0	0.2	7.6	17.8	42.8	7.4	34.4	5.8	6.9	84.7	56.7	0.7	3.3	4.2	4,623	3,327	556	1,213	137	23	597	244	-564
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	2.5	133	32.8	24.7	8.5	7.3	1.0	0.3	8.2	18.4	44.5	7.9	32.1	5.8	7.9	73.7	56.6	1.2	7.3	3.8	4,365	3,285	1,136	967	139	39	507	290	+135
9	Paul George P. George	2.4	652	33.5	20.0	6.4	3.4	1.7	0.4	6.8	15.6	43.3	6.4	38.1	4.0	4.8	84.6	56.5	0.9	5.5	2.6	21,843	13,016	4,163	2,185	1,139	287	1,683	1,750	+2325
10	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	2.4	225	33.8	22.7	4.1	4.0	1.3	0.3	8.3	18.8	43.9	6.9	35.5	3.7	4.5	82.4	54.5	0.7	3.3	2.7	7,600	5,100	916	907	294	72	617	593	+841
11	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	2.4	317	29.0	17.5	3.7	5.3	1.1	0.2	6.4	15.3	42.0	6.6	35.6	2.2	2.9	77.2	52.6	0.6	3.1	2.9	9,204	5,532	1,176	1,666	364	79	919	592	-1318
12	Robert Covington R. Covington	2.3	396	30.0	12.7	5.7	1.5	1.7	0.9	4.2	10.4	40.6	6.6	35.6	1.9	2.3	81.1	55.4	0.9	4.8	1.7	11,877	5,025	2,265	594	657	352	679	1,211	+78
13	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	2.3	665	32.8	16.6	2.5	2.9	0.9	0.3	5.6	13.2	42.5	6.3	37.0	3.0	3.7	81.1	55.7	0.4	2.1	2.0	21,799	11,017	1,640	1,896	599	226	1,313	1,314	+276
14	Devonte' Graham D. Graham	2.3	109	26.5	12.5	2.5	5.4	0.8	0.2	4.1	10.8	37.5	6.5	35.7	2.1	2.6	81.0	52.3	0.5	2.0	1.9	2,887	1,362	275	592	85	17	211	163	-285
15	Ray Allen R. Allen	2.3	1,300	35.6	18.9	4.1	3.4	1.1	0.2	6.6	14.6	45.2	5.7	40.0	3.4	3.8	89.4	58.0	0.9	3.1	2.1	46,344	24,505	5,272	4,361	1,451	244	2,709	2,858	+3491
16	Bradley Beal B. Beal	2.3	545	34.6	21.0	4.0	4.0	1.1	0.4	7.6	16.9	45.2	6.0	38.0	3.4	4.2	80.7	55.9	0.8	3.2	2.3	18,832	11,425	2,169	2,171	622	214	1,241	1,200	+389
17	Kemba Walker K. Walker	2.2	661	33.8	19.9	3.8	5.4	1.3	0.4	6.9	16.4	41.9	6.1	36.0	3.9	4.7	83.7	53.8	0.6	3.3	2.2	22,349	13,154	2,534	3,576	847	261	1,434	1,002	-113
18	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	2.2	170	30.5	16.1	7.6	1.3	0.7	0.6	5.7	13.2	43.0	6.2	35.6	2.6	3.0	84.8	55.5	1.3	6.3	1.5	5,193	2,744	1,291	228	118	96	249	321	-652
19	Peja Stojakovic P. Stojakovic	2.2	804	33.5	17.0	4.7	1.8	0.9	0.1	6.0	13.3	45.0	5.5	40.1	2.8	3.1	89.5	57.7	0.9	3.8	1.4	26,966	13,647	3,782	1,408	747	106	1,090	1,398	+2742
20	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	2.1	528	33.8	22.4	3.7	5.7	1.3	0.4	8.2	17.7	46.6	5.4	39.0	3.8	4.4	87.7	57.2	0.8	2.9	2.6	17,827	11,842	1,955	3,013	699	187	1,394	1,171	+989
21	CJ McCollum	2.1	481	30.9	18.5	3.3	3.1	0.9	0.4	7.1	15.6	45.4	5.3	39.7	2.2	2.6	82.7	55.0	0.6	2.7	1.7	14,879	8,884	1,587	1,506	412	181	835	1,046	+788
22	Tyler Herro T. Herro	2.1	55	27.4	13.5	4.1	2.2	0.6	0.2	4.9	11.5	42.8	5.4	38.9	1.6	1.8	87.0	55.0	0.3	3.8	1.6	1,508	743	224	121	34	9	87	76	-20
23	Landry Shamet L. Shamet	2.1	132	24.7	9.2	1.8	1.6	0.4	0.2	3.0	7.2	42.0	5.2	40.2	1.1	1.3	82.8	59.4	0.2	1.6	0.7	3,254	1,214	234	216	57	20	87	297	+186
24	JJ Redick	2.1	896	25.9	13.1	2.1	2.0	0.5	0.1	4.4	9.7	44.8	5.1	41.6	2.2	2.5	89.1	60.3	0.2	1.9	1.1	23,243	11,701	1,839	1,811	409	85	1,004	1,367	+2731
25	Wesley Matthews W. Matthews	2.1	791	31.9	13.1	3.0	2.1	1.0	0.2	4.5	10.6	42.3	5.5	38.1	2.1	2.5	82.4	56.1	0.5	2.5	1.3	25,218	10,393	2,406	1,696	828	155	1,001	1,718	+881