NBA Players with the Highest 3-Pointers Made Averages in Playoffs in Their 16th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 16th NBA season, ranked by playoff 3-pointers made per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player averaged the most 3-pointers made in the Playoffs in his 16th year?
Playing for the 2025 Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry averaged 4.0 3-pointers made in 8 games — the highest playoff 3-pointers made per game average by any NBA player in his 16th season.
3-Pointers Made Per Game, 16th Season
4.0 3pg
Stephen Curry
(2025 Golden State Warriors)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list /
= NBA champion in this season.
3-Pointers Made Per Game in a Player's 16th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 1 | (2025 Warriors) |
4.0 | 32 | 8 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 2 | (2025 Clippers) |
2.3 | 16 | 7 | 18.7 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 3 | (2014 Mavericks) |
2.1 | 15 | 7 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 4 | (2023 Timberwolves) |
2.0 | 10 | 5 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 5 | (2024 Suns) |
1.8 | 7 | 4 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 6 | (2015 Rockets) |
1.7 | 29 | 17 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 7 | (2024 Bucks) |
1.7 | 10 | 6 | 17.7 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| 8 | (2014 Nets) |
1.6 | 19 | 12 | 13.7 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 9 | (2012 Celtics) |
1.6 | 28 | 18 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 10 | (2024 76ers) |
1.5 | 9 | 6 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
(2010 Mavericks) |
1.5 | 9 | 6 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 | |
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 12 | (2021 Suns) |
1.5 | 29 | 20 | 19.2 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 13 | (2012 Lakers) |
1.4 | 17 | 12 | 30.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| 14 | (2023 Celtics) |
1.4 | 28 | 20 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 15 | (2017 Spurs) |
1.4 | 11 | 8 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 16 | (2017 Jazz) |
1.4 | 15 | 11 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 17 | (2022 Heat) |
1.3 | 13 | 10 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| 18 | (2024 Suns) |
1.3 | 5 | 4 | 26.8 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 19 | (2014 Heat) |
1.2 | 22 | 18 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 20 | (2018 Spurs) |
1.2 | 6 | 5 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 21 | (2025 Celtics) |
1.1 | 9 | 8 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 22 | (2013 Clippers) |
1.0 | 6 | 6 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
(2002 Raptors) |
1.0 | 4 | 4 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | |
(2003 Jazz) |
1.0 | 5 | 5 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
(2025 Clippers) |
1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
(2000 Pacers) |
1.0 | 23 | 23 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
(2001 Spurs) |
1.0 | 13 | 13 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
(2005 Nets) |
1.0 | 4 | 4 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
| 29 | (2012 Thunder) |
0.9 | 18 | 20 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 30 | (2003 Trail Blazers) |
0.8 | 3 | 4 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 31 | (2006 Heat) ![]() |
0.7 | 17 | 23 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 32 | (2021 Hawks) |
0.7 | 13 | 18 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| 33 | (2000 Jazz) |
0.7 | 7 | 10 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| 34 | (2016 Clippers) |
0.7 | 4 | 6 | 17.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
(2020 Heat) |
0.7 | 14 | 21 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |
(2003 Pacers) |
0.7 | 4 | 6 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
(2001 Trail Blazers) |
0.7 | 2 | 3 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
(2024 Clippers) |
0.7 | 4 | 6 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | |
| 39 | (1998 Rockets) |
0.6 | 3 | 5 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
(2020 Lakers) ![]() |
0.6 | 6 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 41 | (2019 Jazz) |
0.5 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 42 | (2017 Spurs) |
0.4 | 6 | 16 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 43 | (2017 Cavaliers) |
0.4 | 5 | 14 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 44 | (2008 Spurs) |
0.3 | 5 | 15 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
(2002 Mavericks) |
0.3 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 46 | (2001 Raptors) |
0.3 | 3 | 12 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| 47 | (2024 Heat) |
0.2 | 1 | 5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
(2001 Jazz) |
0.2 | 1 | 5 | 27.6 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| 49 | (2009 Bulls) |
0.2 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
(2017 Grizzlies) |
0.2 | 1 | 6 | 13.2 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |