NBA All-Time 3-Pointers Made Leaders: Single Regular Season Per Game Average
List with the stats for the top 50 players with the best single season 3-pointers made per game average in NBA history.
Notes: - These stats were updated on June 23, 2025
- The NBA adopted the 3-point line in the 1979-80 season.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements
NBA All-Time 3-Pointers Made Leaders:
Single Regular Season Per Game Average - Top 50
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Player |
3-Pointers Made |
Total 3-Pointers Made |
Season | Games | Total 3-Pointers Attempted |
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| 1. | Stephen Curry | 5.35 | 337 | 2021 | 63 | 12.71 | |||||
| 2. | Stephen Curry | 5.13 | 354 | 2019 | 69 | 11.74 | |||||
| 3. | Stephen Curry | 5.09 | 402 | 2016 | 79 | 11.22 | |||||
| 4. | James Harden | 4.85 | 378 | 2019 | 78 | 13.18 | |||||
| 5. | Stephen Curry | 4.82 | 357 | 2024 | 74 | 11.84 | |||||
| 6. | Stephen Curry | 4.45 | 285 | 2022 | 64 | 11.72 | |||||
| 7. | Stephen Curry | 4.44 | 311 | 2025 | 70 | 11.20 | |||||
| 8. | James Harden | 4.40 | 299 | 2020 | 68 | 12.40 | |||||
| 9. | Klay Thompson | 4.36 | 301 | 2023 | 69 | 10.59 | |||||
| 10. | Damian Lillard | 4.21 | 244 | 2023 | 58 | 11.34 |
Player |
3-Pointers Made |
Total 3-Pointers Made |
Season | Games | Total 3-Pointers Attempted |
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| 11. | Damian Lillard | 4.10 | 275 | 2021 | 67 | 10.51 | |||||
| 12. | Stephen Curry | 4.10 | 324 | 2017 | 79 | 9.99 | |||||
| 13. | Damian Lillard | 4.09 | 270 | 2020 | 66 | 10.21 | |||||
| 14. | Luka Doncic | 4.06 | 284 | 2024 | 70 | 10.63 | |||||
| 15. | Anthony Edwards | 4.05 | 320 | 2025 | 79 | 10.27 | |||||
| 16. | Buddy Hield | 3.97 | 282 | 2021 | 71 | 10.15 | |||||
| 17. | Malik Beasley | 3.89 | 319 | 2025 | 82 | 9.34 | |||||
| 18. | Paul George | 3.79 | 292 | 2019 | 77 | 9.83 | |||||
| 19. | Buddy Hield | 3.76 | 271 | 2020 | 72 | 9.56 | |||||
| 20. | Fred VanVleet | 3.72 | 242 | 2022 | 65 | 9.88 |
Player |
3-Pointers Made |
Total 3-Pointers Made |
Season | Games | Total 3-Pointers Attempted |
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| 21. | Davis Bertans | 3.70 | 200 | 2020 | 54 | 8.74 | |||||
| 22. | Duncan Robinson | 3.70 | 270 | 2020 | 73 | 8.30 | |||||
| 23. | James Harden | 3.68 | 265 | 2018 | 72 | 10.03 | |||||
| 24. | C.J. McCollum | 3.62 | 239 | 2024 | 66 | 8.44 | |||||
| 25. | Donovan Mitchell | 3.60 | 245 | 2023 | 68 | 9.34 | |||||
| 26. | Buddy Hield | 3.60 | 288 | 2023 | 80 | 8.46 | |||||
| 27. | Stephen Curry | 3.58 | 286 | 2015 | 80 | 8.08 | |||||
| 28. | D'Angelo Russell | 3.51 | 158 | 2020 | 45 | 9.58 | |||||
| 29. | Donte DiVincenzo | 3.49 | 283 | 2024 | 81 | 8.70 | |||||
| 30. | Stephen Curry | 3.49 | 272 | 2013 | 78 | 7.69 |
Player |
3-Pointers Made |
Total 3-Pointers Made |
Season | Games | Total 3-Pointers Attempted |
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| 31. | Derrick White | 3.49 | 265 | 2025 | 76 | 9.09 | |||||
| 32. | Klay Thompson | 3.48 | 268 | 2024 | 77 | 8.99 | |||||
| 33. | Duncan Robinson | 3.47 | 250 | 2021 | 72 | 8.51 | |||||
| Jayson Tatum | 3.47 | 250 | 2025 | 72 | 10.11 | ||||||
| 35. | Donovan Mitchell | 3.46 | 232 | 2022 | 67 | 9.76 | |||||
| 36. | Devonte' Graham | 3.46 | 218 | 2020 | 63 | 9.29 | |||||
| 37. | Jordan Poole | 3.46 | 235 | 2025 | 68 | 9.15 | |||||
| 38. | Klay Thompson | 3.45 | 276 | 2016 | 80 | 8.13 | |||||
| 39. | Ray Allen | 3.45 | 269 | 2006 | 78 | 8.37 | |||||
| 40. | Zach LaVine | 3.45 | 200 | 2021 | 58 | 8.22 |
Player |
3-Pointers Made |
Total 3-Pointers Made |
Season | Games | Total 3-Pointers Attempted |
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| 41. | Klay Thompson | 3.44 | 268 | 2017 | 78 | 8.29 | |||||
| 42. | Anfernee Simons | 3.42 | 212 | 2023 | 62 | 9.06 | |||||
| 43. | Trae Young | 3.42 | 205 | 2020 | 60 | 9.47 | |||||
| 44. | Damian Lillard | 3.40 | 197 | 2025 | 58 | 9.03 | |||||
| 45. | Buddy Hield | 3.39 | 278 | 2019 | 82 | 7.94 | |||||
| 46. | Stephen Curry | 3.35 | 261 | 2014 | 78 | 7.88 | |||||
| 47. | Ray Allen | 3.32 | 229 | 2002 | 69 | 7.65 | |||||
| 48. | Paul George | 3.28 | 243 | 2024 | 74 | 7.95 | |||||
| 49. | Donovan Mitchell | 3.28 | 233 | 2025 | 71 | 8.92 | |||||
| 50. | Eric Gordon | 3.28 | 246 | 2017 | 75 | 8.81 |
Minimum requirements:
1946-47: 40 games
1947-48: 32 games
1948-49: 40 games
1949-50 to 1950-51: 46 games
1951-52: 44 games
1952-53 to 1956-57: 48 games
1957-58 to 1958-59: 55 games
1959-60: 60 games
1960-61: 55 games
1961-62 to 1968-69: 65 games
1969-70 to 1973-74: 70 games
1974-75 to 2012-13: 70 games or 100 3-pointers made
with the exceptions of
1998-99: 43 games or 60 3-pointers made
and 2011-12: 56 games or 80 3-pointers made
2013-14 to present: 58 games
with the exceptions of
2019-20: 70% of games played
and season in progress: 70% of games played