NBA Players with the Highest 3-Pointers Made Averages in Their 18th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th NBA season, ranked by regular season 3-pointers made per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most 3-pointers made in the Regular Season in his 18th year?

Playing for the 2021 Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James averaged 2.3 3-pointers made in 45 games — the highest 3-pointers made per game average by any NBA player in his 18th season.

3-Pointers Made Per Game, 18th Season

2.3 3pg
LeBron James
(2021 Los Angeles Lakers)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

3-Pointers Made Per Game in a Player's 18th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		3-Pointers Made			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
1	LeBron James (2021 Lakers)	2.3	104	45	25.0	7.7	7.8	1.1	0.6
2	Carmelo Anthony (2021 Trail Blazers)	1.9	133	69	13.4	3.1	1.5	0.7	0.6
3	Al Horford (2025 Celtics)	1.9	114	60	9.0	6.2	2.1	0.6	0.9
4	Kevin Durant (2026 Rockets)	1.8	38	21	24.8	4.6	4.0	1.0	0.8
5	Russell Westbrook (2026 Kings)	1.8	47	26	13.8	6.8	7.3	1.4	0.2
6	Mike Conley (2025 Timberwolves)	1.8	127	71	8.2	2.6	4.5	1.1	0.2
7	Dirk Nowitzki (2016 Mavericks)	1.7	126	75	18.3	6.5	1.8	0.7	0.7
8	Chris Paul (2023 Suns)	1.7	98	59	13.9	4.3	8.9	1.5	0.4
9	Jason Kidd (2012 Mavericks)	1.6	79	48	6.2	4.1	5.5	1.7	0.2
10	Kyle Lowry (2024 more than 1 team)	1.6	98	60	8.1	3.2	4.2	1.0	0.4

		3-Pointers Made			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
11	Ray Allen (2014 Heat)	1.6	116	73	9.6	2.8	2.0	0.7	0.1
12	Reggie Miller (2005 Pacers)	1.5	96	66	14.8	2.4	2.2	0.8	0.1
13	Nicolas Batum (2026 Clippers)	1.4	34	25	4.5	2.8	0.8	0.8	0.4
14	Jamal Crawford (2018 Timberwolves)	1.3	104	80	10.3	1.2	2.3	0.5	0.1
15	Kevin Love (2026 Jazz)	1.3	19	15	6.5	4.5	1.7	0.3	0.3
16	Brook Lopez (2026 Clippers)	1.3	24	19	5.8	1.7	0.5	0.3	0.8
17	Paul Pierce (2016 Clippers)	1.1	75	68	6.1	2.7	1.0	0.5	0.3
18	Derek Fisher (2014 Thunder)	1.1	88	81	5.2	1.5	1.4	0.9	0.0
19	Eric Gordon (2026 76ers)	1.0	5	5	4.2	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.0
20	Jason Terry (2017 Bucks)	1.0	73	74	4.1	1.4	1.3	0.6	0.3

		3-Pointers Made			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
21	Vince Carter (2016 Grizzlies)	1.0	59	60	6.6	2.4	0.9	0.6	0.3
22	Trevor Ariza (2022 Lakers)	0.8	20	24	4.0	3.4	1.1	0.5	0.3
23	Jerry Stackhouse (2013 Nets)	0.8	30	37	4.9	0.9	0.9	0.2	0.1
24	Andre Iguodala (2022 Warriors)	0.5	17	31	4.0	3.2	3.7	0.9	0.7
25	Steve Nash (2014 Lakers)	0.5	8	15	6.8	1.9	5.7	0.5	0.1
26	Kobe Bryant (2014 Lakers)	0.5	3	6	13.8	4.3	6.3	1.2	0.2
	Jeff Green (2026 Rockets)	0.5	5	10	2.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1
	Clifford Robinson (2007 Nets)	0.5	25	50	4.1	2.4	1.0	0.2	0.5
29	John Stockton (2002 Jazz)	0.3	25	82	13.4	3.2	8.2	1.9	0.3
30	Tony Parker (2019 Hornets)	0.2	13	56	9.5	1.5	3.7	0.4	0.1

		3-Pointers Made			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
31	Pau Gasol (2019 more than 1 team)	0.2	6	30	3.9	4.6	1.7	0.2	0.5
32	Dwight Howard (2022 Lakers)	0.1	8	60	6.2	5.9	0.6	0.6	0.6
33	Grant Hill (2013 Clippers)	0.1	3	29	3.2	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.2
34	Karl Malone (2003 Jazz)	0.0	3	81	20.6	7.8	4.7	1.7	0.4
35	Kevin Garnett (2013 Celtics)	0.0	2	68	14.8	7.8	2.3	1.1	0.9
36	Tim Duncan (2015 Spurs)	0.0	2	77	13.9	9.1	3.0	0.8	2.0
37	Kurt Thomas (2013 Knicks)	0.0	1	39	2.5	2.3	0.5	0.3	0.4
38	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1987 Lakers)	0.0	1	78	17.5	6.7	2.6	0.6	1.2
39	Tyson Chandler (2019 more than 1 team)	0.0	0	55	3.1	5.6	0.7	0.4	0.4
	Terry Cummings (2000 Warriors)	0.0	0	22	8.4	4.9	1.0	0.6	0.4
	James Edwards (1995 Trail Blazers)	0.0	0	28	2.7	1.5	0.3	0.2	0.3
	Udonis Haslem (2021 Heat)	0.0	0	1	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Juwan Howard (2012 Heat)	0.0	0	28	1.5	1.7	0.4	0.1	0.0
	Joe Johnson (2022 Celtics)	0.0	0	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	DeAndre Jordan (2026 Pelicans)	0.0	0	2	4.5	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Rick Mahorn (1999 76ers)	0.0	0	16	0.8	1.4	0.1	0.3	0.1
	Moses Malone (1994 76ers)	0.0	0	55	5.3	4.1	0.6	0.2	0.3
	Nazr Mohammed (2016 Thunder)	0.0	0	5	1.6	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Dikembe Mutombo (2009 Rockets)	0.0	0	9	1.8	3.7	0.0	0.0	1.2
	Charles Oakley (2003 Wizards)	0.0	0	42	1.8	2.5	1.0	0.3	0.1
	Hakeem Olajuwon (2002 Raptors)	0.0	0	61	7.1	6.0	1.1	1.2	1.5
	Jermaine O'Neal (2014 Warriors)	0.0	0	44	7.9	5.5	0.6	0.3	0.9
	Shaquille O'Neal (2010 Cavaliers)	0.0	0	53	12.0	6.7	1.5	0.3	1.2
	Robert Parish (1994 Celtics)	0.0	0	74	11.7	7.3	1.1	0.6	1.3
	Tree Rollins (1995 Magic)	0.0	0	51	1.2	1.9	0.2	0.1	0.7
	Danny Schayes (1999 Magic)	0.0	0	19	1.5	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1
	Herb Williams (1999 Knicks)	0.0	0	6	1.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
	Kevin Willis (2003 Spurs)	0.0	0	71	4.2	3.2	0.3	0.3	0.3