NBA Players with the Highest 3-Pointers Made Averages in Playoffs in Their Rookie Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 1st NBA season, ranked by playoff 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 Playoffs in his rookie year?

Playing for the 1997 Houston Rockets, Matt Maloney averaged 2.7 3-pointers made in 16 games — the highest playoff 3-pointers made per game average by any NBA player in his 1st season.

3-Pointers Made Per Game, Rookie Season

2.7 3pg
Matt Maloney
(1997 Houston Rockets)

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

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

Playoffs

		3-Pointers Made			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
1	Matt Maloney (1997 Rockets)	2.7	43	16	11.2	1.2	3.1	0.6	0.2
2	Steve Smith (1992 Heat)	2.3	7	3	16.0	2.0	5.0	1.3	0.3
3	Tyler Herro (2020 Heat)	2.3	48	21	16.0	5.1	3.7	0.4	0.1
4	Donovan Mitchell (2018 Jazz)	2.3	25	11	24.4	5.9	4.2	1.5	0.4
5	Luguentz Dort (2020 Thunder)	2.2	13	6	12.5	3.7	1.0	0.3	1.0
6	Troy Daniels (2014 Rockets)	2.0	8	4	7.8	2.3	0.3	0.5	0.0
	Stephon Marbury (1997 Timberwolves)	2.0	6	3	21.3	4.0	7.7	0.7	0.0
8	Facundo Campazzo (2021 Nuggets)	1.9	19	10	9.3	3.0	4.1	1.4	0.4
9	Bojan Bogdanovic (2015 Nets)	1.8	11	6	10.3	3.8	1.7	0.7	0.3
10	Jason Williams (1999 Kings)	1.8	9	5	10.0	3.6	4.0	1.6	0.2

		3-Pointers Made			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
11	Michael Porter Jr. (2020 Nuggets)	1.8	34	19	11.4	6.7	0.8	0.7	0.3
12	Mike Miller (2001 Magic)	1.8	7	4	12.0	4.5	1.8	0.0	0.8
13	Brandon Jennings (2010 Bucks)	1.7	12	7	18.7	3.0	3.6	1.1	0.6
	Keegan Murray (2023 Kings)	1.7	12	7	9.7	6.3	0.7	0.6	0.3
15	Wesley Person (1995 Suns)	1.7	17	10	9.6	2.1	1.1	0.3	0.2
16	Malcolm Brogdon (2017 Bucks)	1.7	10	6	9.0	4.3	3.5	0.5	0.3
	Tony Delk (1997 Hornets)	1.7	5	3	10.3	3.3	2.0	0.7	0.0
	Penny Hardaway (1994 Magic)	1.7	5	3	18.7	6.7	7.0	1.7	2.0
	Landry Shamet (2019 Clippers)	1.7	10	6	7.7	2.0	1.7	1.0	0.0
20	Bones Hyland (2022 Nuggets)	1.6	8	5	9.2	2.0	3.2	0.2	0.0

		3-Pointers Made			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
21	Harrison Barnes (2013 Warriors)	1.6	19	12	16.1	6.4	1.3	0.6	0.4
22	Darius Bazley (2020 Thunder)	1.6	11	7	6.6	6.7	0.9	0.0	0.4
23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2019 Clippers)	1.5	9	6	13.7	2.7	3.2	1.0	0.8
	Danny Granger (2006 Pacers)	1.5	9	6	8.2	5.2	1.7	0.7	1.2
	Stanley Johnson (2016 Pistons)	1.5	6	4	8.0	4.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
	Wesley Matthews (2010 Jazz)	1.5	15	10	13.2	4.4	1.7	1.8	0.5
	Trey Murphy III (2022 Pelicans)	1.5	9	6	5.2	2.5	0.5	0.5	0.2
28	Vladimir Radmanovic (2002 Supersonics)	1.4	7	5	7.6	3.6	1.0	0.2	0.2
29	Daniel Gibson (2007 Cavaliers)	1.4	27	20	8.3	1.6	1.1	0.6	0.2
30	Patrick Beverley (2013 Rockets)	1.3	8	6	11.8	5.5	2.8	1.2	0.7
	Sasha Danilovic (1996 Heat)	1.3	4	3	8.3	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.0
	Terence Davis (2020 Raptors)	1.3	8	6	7.2	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.0
	Rudy Fernandez (2009 Trail Blazers)	1.3	8	6	7.5	2.8	1.0	1.3	0.5
	Chris Mills (1994 Cavaliers)	1.3	4	3	17.0	7.7	2.7	2.3	0.3

		3-Pointers Made			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
35	OG Anunoby (2018 Raptors)	1.3	13	10	7.9	2.1	0.7	0.6	0.4
	Chet Holmgren (2024 Thunder)	1.3	13	10	15.6	7.2	2.1	0.7	2.5
37	Kawhi Leonard (2012 Spurs)	1.3	18	14	8.6	5.9	0.6	1.2	0.4
38	Mark Jackson (1988 Knicks)	1.3	5	4	14.3	4.8	9.8	2.5	0.0
	Jaylon Tyson (2025 Cavaliers)	1.3	5	4	6.0	1.8	1.8	0.5	0.3
40	Chris Copeland (2013 Knicks)	1.2	11	9	4.1	1.0	0.1	0.6	0.0
	Markus Howard (2021 Nuggets)	1.2	11	9	4.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.1

		3-Pointers Made			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
42	Josh Richardson (2016 Heat)	1.2	17	14	6.6	3.6	1.6	0.4	0.9
43	Jayson Tatum (2018 Celtics)	1.2	23	19	18.5	4.4	2.7	1.2	0.5
44	Desmond Bane (2021 Grizzlies)	1.2	6	5	5.6	3.4	2.0	0.8	0.4
	Eddie Jones (1995 Lakers)	1.2	12	10	8.7	3.2	2.0	0.8	0.9
46	Pablo Prigioni (2013 Knicks)	1.2	13	11	4.5	1.5	3.2	1.3	0.1
47	Andrea Bargnani (2007 Raptors)	1.2	7	6	11.0	4.0	1.0	0.8	0.5
	Manu Ginobili (2003 Spurs)	1.2	28	24	9.4	3.8	2.9	1.7	0.4
	Ben Gordon (2005 Bulls)	1.2	7	6	14.5	2.7	2.5	0.8	0.3
50	Ben Sheppard (2024 Pacers)	1.1	19	17	5.2	3.0	1.0	0.5	0.1