most 3 pointers per game in a season from 1970 to 2000

Between the 1970 and 2000 seasons, Katie Smith and Ruthie Bolton were tied for the most three-pointers per game in a season with 2.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most 3 pointers per game with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games by a player in a season from 1970 to 2000
NAME3PMSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Katie Smith
K. Smith
2.8
2000
32
37.3
20.2
2.9
2.8
1.4
0.2
6.3
15.1
42.1
7.3
37.9
4.8
5.5
86.9
57.8
0.9
2.0
2.4
1,195
646
93
90
44
7
76
71
+40
2Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
2.8
1997
24
34.3
18.5
5.7
2.5
2.3
0.0
6.8
17.0
40.0
8.0
34.4
2.2
2.9
76.8
50.9
1.3
4.3
2.4
824
445
136
59
54
1
58
71
-100
3Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
2.4
1997
28
35.0
22.2
3.9
4.7
2.1
0.2
6.8
14.6
46.8
5.7
41.9
6.1
7.1
86.4
62.7
1.2
2.8
3.9
981
621
110
131
58
6
110
69
+161
4Crystal Robinson
C. Robinson
2.4
1999
32
28.1
11.7
2.7
1.5
1.4
0.3
3.9
8.9
43.9
5.4
43.7
1.5
1.8
84.5
60.4
1.2
1.6
1.4
900
375
87
49
44
11
46
78
+121
5Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
2.1
1998
30
35.0
22.7
3.7
4.4
1.6
0.4
6.8
15.2
44.6
5.3
40.0
7.0
8.2
85.4
60.4
0.8
2.8
3.2
1,051
680
110
131
48
11
95
65
+345
6Tonya Edwards
T. Edwards
2.1
1999
32
32.3
14.8
3.5
2.6
0.8
0.4
5.2
14.4
35.7
6.0
34.4
2.5
3.1
80.6
47.0
0.5
3.0
2.1
1,034
475
112
84
27
13
68
104
-104
7Monica Maxwell
M. Maxwell
1.9
2000
32
32.1
10.4
5.0
2.0
1.5
0.5
3.4
8.9
38.6
4.9
39.7
1.6
1.8
86.2
53.5
1.3
3.8
2.0
1,027
332
160
63
49
16
64
92
-87
8Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
1.9
1999
31
31.4
13.6
4.3
2.4
1.0
0.0
4.6
12.7
36.4
6.0
32.1
2.4
3.0
79.8
48.5
1.5
2.8
1.4
972
421
132
73
31
0
44
68
+130
9Mwadi Mabika
M. Mabika
1.9
2000
32
29.4
12.3
5.6
3.1
1.8
0.6
4.1
10.5
38.8
5.0
38.4
2.3
2.8
82.0
52.7
1.4
4.2
1.6
941
394
179
98
58
18
51
117
+280
10Sophia Witherspoon
S. Witherspoon
1.9
2000
32
33.2
16.8
3.3
2.1
1.2
0.3
5.5
14.3
38.4
5.1
36.8
4.0
4.6
87.1
51.7
0.7
2.6
2.8
1,061
538
105
68
38
8
88
72
-117
11Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
1.9
1999
31
35.5
22.1
2.8
5.2
1.4
0.4
6.8
14.8
46.3
5.6
33.5
6.6
7.4
89.1
61.4
0.5
2.3
3.4
1,101
686
87
162
43
11
104
61
+316
12Michele Timms
M. Timms
1.8
1997
27
35.8
12.1
3.7
5.0
2.6
0.1
3.7
10.9
33.6
5.3
34.5
2.9
3.9
76.0
47.8
0.9
2.8
3.0
967
326
99
135
71
3
80
95
+156
13Kedra Holland-Corn
K. Holland-Corn
1.8
1999
32
32.3
11.8
2.1
1.6
1.9
0.3
3.8
10.0
38.3
5.2
34.1
2.4
3.4
70.4
51.4
0.8
1.4
2.3
1,032
379
68
51
62
10
72
100
+192
14Katie Smith
K. Smith
1.7
1999
30
32.3
11.7
2.9
2.0
0.6
0.3
3.8
9.7
38.7
4.5
38.2
2.4
3.1
76.6
52.5
1.4
1.5
1.8
969
350
88
60
19
10
55
106
-79
15Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
1.7
2000
29
29.8
13.1
3.7
2.0
1.2
0.0
4.6
12.7
36.1
5.5
31.3
2.2
2.9
76.2
46.9
1.4
2.2
1.6
865
380
106
57
34
1
45
60
+137
16Betty Lennox
B. Lennox
1.7
2000
32
30.7
16.9
5.6
2.6
1.7
0.3
6.3
14.7
42.7
4.3
39.6
2.6
3.3
80.0
52.3
1.7
3.9
3.0
983
541
178
82
53
9
97
112
+2
17Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
1.7
2000
32
34.0
16.9
7.7
1.5
1.5
0.8
6.0
12.7
46.9
4.1
41.7
3.2
3.8
83.7
58.6
2.1
5.5
2.6
1,087
540
245
48
47
25
84
88
+374
18Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
1.6
2000
32
26.1
11.0
2.0
1.8
0.9
0.0
3.7
7.9
47.2
4.4
36.9
1.9
2.2
88.4
62.2
0.6
1.4
1.9
835
351
64
58
29
1
62
55
+87
19Adrienne Johnson
A. Johnson
1.6
2000
31
34.3
13.8
2.9
1.6
0.8
0.1
5.5
12.4
44.8
4.7
34.2
1.1
1.2
89.5
53.4
1.0
1.9
1.7
1,064
428
90
51
24
3
54
56
+7
20Sophia Witherspoon
S. Witherspoon
1.6
1997
28
30.9
14.5
3.0
2.3
1.8
0.3
5.0
12.3
40.6
4.5
34.9
3.0
4.0
74.8
51.7
1.1
1.9
2.8
866
407
84
64
49
7
77
62
+81
21Nikki McCray
N. McCray
1.6
2000
32
32.7
15.5
1.8
2.7
1.4
0.2
5.2
12.0
43.4
4.7
33.1
3.5
4.6
76.9
55.3
0.7
1.1
2.8
1,045
497
56
85
45
5
89
79
+12
22Rita Williams
R. Williams
1.5
2000
32
31.8
11.0
3.0
3.2
2.4
0.1
3.5
8.6
40.9
4.1
37.4
2.5
3.4
73.1
54.7
0.7
2.3
2.2
1,016
352
95
101
76
3
69
69
-89
23Nykesha Sales
N. Sales
1.5
2000
31
30.7
13.2
4.3
2.2
1.4
0.4
5.2
12.0
43.7
3.8
39.8
1.3
1.8
68.4
51.8
1.3
3.0
2.1
953
410
133
67
43
11
64
90
-28
24Bridget Pettis
B. Pettis
1.5
1997
28
30.0
12.6
3.8
2.8
1.8
0.4
3.8
11.4
33.4
4.8
30.6
3.5
3.9
89.8
47.9
1.3
2.5
2.9
839
352
107
78
49
11
82
57
+114
25Nikki McCray
N. McCray
1.4
1999
32
32.5
17.5
2.7
2.4
1.1
0.0
6.0
14.2
42.4
4.8
30.1
4.0
5.0
80.6
53.4
1.1
1.6
3.3
1,040
561
86
78
34
1
107
86
-140
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and three-pointers per game going back to the 1997 season.

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