which nba player has highest 3pt% in a season before 2003

Before 2002-03, Steve Kerr had the highest three-point percentage in a season, at 52.4 percent in 1994-95.

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82+ three-pointers per 82 team games

	NAME	3P%	SEASON	TM	3PM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Steve Kerr S. Kerr	52.4	1994-95	CHI	89	82	22.4	8.2	1.5	1.8	0.5	0.0	3.2	6.0	52.7	2.1	0.8	1.0	77.8	63.5	0.2	1.2	0.6	1,839	674	119	151	44	3	48	114
2	Tim Legler T. Legler	52.2	1995-96	WAS	128	77	23.1	9.4	1.8	1.8	0.6	0.2	3.0	6.0	50.7	3.2	1.7	2.0	86.3	68.8	0.4	1.4	0.6	1,775	726	140	136	45	12	45	141
3	Steve Kerr S. Kerr	51.5	1995-96	CHI	122	82	23.4	8.4	1.3	2.3	0.8	0.0	3.0	5.9	50.6	2.9	1.0	1.0	92.9	66.3	0.3	1.0	0.5	1,919	688	110	192	63	2	42	109
4	Detlef Schrempf D. Schrempf	51.4	1994-95	SEA	93	82	35.2	19.2	6.2	3.8	1.1	0.4	6.4	12.2	52.3	2.2	5.3	6.4	83.9	64.1	1.6	4.5	2.1	2,886	1,572	508	310	93	35	176	252
5	Craig Hodges C. Hodges	49.1	1987-88	TOT	86	66	21.9	9.5	1.2	2.3	0.7	0.0	3.7	7.9	46.3	2.7	0.9	1.1	83.1	56.7	0.3	0.9	1.2	1,445	629	78	153	46	2	77	118
6	Hubert Davis H. Davis	49.1	1999-00	DAL	82	79	23.0	7.4	1.7	1.8	0.3	0.0	2.7	5.9	46.8	2.1	0.8	1.0	87.0	58.5	0.2	1.5	0.9	1,817	583	134	141	24	3	70	109	-165
7	Craig Hodges C. Hodges	48.1	1989-90	CHI	87	63	16.7	6.5	0.8	1.7	0.5	0.0	2.3	5.3	43.8	2.9	0.5	0.5	90.9	58.9	0.2	0.7	0.5	1,055	407	53	110	30	2	30	87
8	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	47.8	1988-89	SEA	162	82	38.9	27.5	4.2	2.0	1.3	0.3	10.5	20.9	50.1	4.1	4.6	5.6	81.6	58.9	1.9	2.3	2.7	3,190	2,253	342	164	108	22	218	197
9	Brent Barry B. Barry	47.6	2000-01	SEA	109	67	26.5	8.8	3.1	3.4	1.2	0.2	3.0	6.0	49.4	3.4	1.3	1.5	81.6	66.0	0.5	2.7	1.3	1,778	589	211	225	80	14	86	126	+96
10	Dell Curry D. Curry	47.6	1998-99	MIL	69	42	20.6	10.1	2.0	1.1	0.9	0.1	3.9	8.0	48.5	3.5	0.7	0.8	82.4	60.3	0.4	1.6	1.1	864	423	85	48	36	3	45	42	+49
11	Hubert Davis H. Davis	47.6	1995-96	NYK	127	74	24.0	10.7	1.7	1.4	0.4	0.1	3.7	7.6	48.6	3.6	1.5	1.7	86.8	63.3	0.5	1.2	0.9	1,773	789	123	103	31	8	63	120
12	B.J. Armstrong	47.3	1995-96	GSW	98	82	27.6	12.3	2.2	4.9	0.8	0.1	4.1	8.9	46.8	2.5	2.9	3.4	83.9	59.5	0.3	2.0	1.6	2,262	1,012	184	401	68	6	128	147
13	Steve Smith S. Smith	47.2	2001-02	SAS	116	77	28.7	11.6	2.5	2.0	0.7	0.2	4.0	8.9	45.5	3.2	2.1	2.4	87.8	58.8	0.6	1.9	1.4	2,211	895	193	151	54	15	108	158	+292
14	Glen Rice G. Rice	47.0	1996-97	CHA	207	79	42.6	26.8	4.0	2.0	0.9	0.3	9.1	19.2	47.7	5.6	5.9	6.8	86.7	60.5	0.8	3.2	2.2	3,362	2,115	318	160	72	26	177	190	+176
15	Jon Barry J. Barry	46.9	2001-02	DET	121	82	24.2	9.0	2.9	3.3	1.1	0.2	3.1	6.4	48.9	3.1	1.3	1.4	93.1	64.5	0.5	2.3	1.4	1,985	739	234	274	94	20	111	134	+157
16	Eric Piatkowski E. Piatkowski	46.6	2001-02	LAC	111	71	24.2	8.8	2.6	1.6	0.6	0.2	2.9	6.6	43.9	3.4	1.4	1.6	89.4	60.1	0.6	2.0	0.9	1,718	626	184	112	41	12	64	110	-32
17	Jeff Hornacek J. Hornacek	46.6	1995-96	UTA	104	82	31.6	15.2	2.5	4.1	1.3	0.2	5.4	10.7	50.2	2.7	3.2	3.5	89.3	61.9	0.8	1.8	1.5	2,588	1,247	209	340	106	20	127	171
18	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	46.5	1998-99	IND	73	50	23.6	10.1	3.2	1.6	0.9	0.3	3.5	7.4	47.7	3.1	1.6	1.8	87.0	61.6	0.5	2.7	1.2	1,179	507	160	81	47	13	60	101	+129
19	Steve Kerr S. Kerr	46.4	1996-97	CHI	110	82	22.7	8.1	1.6	2.1	0.8	0.0	3.0	5.7	53.3	2.9	0.7	0.8	80.6	66.7	0.4	1.2	0.5	1,861	662	130	175	67	3	43	98	+397
20	Dana Barros D. Barros	46.4	1994-95	PHI	197	82	40.5	20.6	3.3	7.5	1.8	0.0	7.0	14.2	49.0	5.2	4.2	4.7	89.9	63.2	0.3	3.0	3.0	3,318	1,686	274	619	149	4	242	159
21	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	46.4	1997-98	SEA	127	79	24.5	11.8	2.3	1.1	0.8	0.1	4.4	8.9	49.7	3.5	1.4	1.8	78.2	61.2	0.6	1.7	0.9	1,939	934	184	89	60	5	74	128	+344
22	Brent Price B. Price	46.2	1995-96	WAS	139	81	25.2	10.0	2.8	5.1	1.0	0.0	3.1	6.6	47.2	3.7	2.1	2.4	87.4	65.5	0.5	2.3	1.9	2,042	810	228	416	78	4	153	184
23	Wally Szczerbiak W. Szczerbiak	45.5	2001-02	MIN	87	82	38.0	18.7	4.8	3.1	0.8	0.3	7.4	14.6	50.7	2.3	2.8	3.3	83.1	58.0	1.5	3.3	2.2	3,117	1,531	391	257	66	21	181	188	+277
24	Hubert Davis H. Davis	45.5	1994-95	NYK	131	82	20.7	10.0	1.3	1.8	0.4	0.1	3.6	7.5	48.0	3.5	1.2	1.5	80.8	61.2	0.4	1.0	1.1	1,697	820	110	150	35	11	87	146
25	Steve Nash S. Nash	45.5	2001-02	DAL	156	82	34.6	17.9	3.1	7.7	0.6	0.0	6.4	13.3	48.3	4.2	3.2	3.6	88.7	60.2	0.6	2.5	2.8	2,837	1,466	254	634	53	4	229	164	+308

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