NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals Per Game

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Season Lg Player 3P/G Tm
2024-25 NBA Stephen Curry 4.44 GSW
2023-24 NBA Stephen Curry 4.82 GSW
2022-23 NBA Klay Thompson 4.36 GSW
2021-22 NBA Stephen Curry 4.45 GSW
2020-21 NBA Stephen Curry 5.35 GSW
2019-20 NBA James Harden 4.40 HOU
2018-19 NBA Stephen Curry 5.13 GSW
2017-18 NBA James Harden 3.68 HOU
2016-17 NBA Stephen Curry 4.10 GSW
2015-16 NBA Stephen Curry 5.09 GSW
2014-15 NBA Stephen Curry 3.58 GSW
2013-14 NBA Stephen Curry 3.35 GSW
2012-13 NBA Stephen Curry 3.49 GSW
2011-12 NBA Ryan Anderson 2.72 ORL
2010-11 NBA Dorell Wright 2.37 GSW
2009-10 NBA Aaron Brooks 2.55 HOU
2008-09 NBA Rashard Lewis 2.78 ORL
2007-08 NBA Peja Stojaković 3.00 NOH
2006-07 NBA Ray Allen* 3.00 SEA
2005-06 NBA Ray Allen* 3.45 SEA
2004-05 NBA Quentin Richardson 2.86 PHO
2003-04 NBA Peja Stojaković 2.96 SAC
2002-03 NBA Ray Allen* 2.64 TOT
2001-02 NBA Ray Allen* 3.32 MIL
2000-01 NBA Antoine Walker 2.73 BOS
1999-00 NBA Gary Payton* 2.16 SEA
1998-99 NBA Dee Brown 2.76 TOR
1997-98 NBA Wesley Person 2.34 CLE
1996-97 NBA Mookie Blaylock 2.83 ATL
1995-96 NBA Dennis Scott 3.26 ORL
1994-95 NBA John Starks 2.71 NYK
1993-94 NBA Dan Majerle 2.40 PHO
1992-93 NBA Reggie Miller* 2.04 IND
    Dan Majerle 2.04 PHO
1991-92 NBA Vernon Maxwell 2.02 HOU
1990-91 NBA Michael Adams 2.53 DEN
1989-90 NBA Mark Price 2.08 CLE
1988-89 NBA Michael Adams 2.16 DEN
1987-88 NBA Danny Ainge 1.83 BOS
1986-87 NBA Larry Bird* 1.22 BOS
1985-86 NBA Larry Bird* 1.00 BOS
1984-85 NBA Darrell Griffith 1.18 UTA
1983-84 NBA Darrell Griffith 1.11 UTA
1982-83 NBA Mike Dunleavy 0.85 SAS
1981-82 NBA Don Buse 0.89 IND
1980-81 NBA Mike Bratz 0.71 CLE
1979-80 NBA Brian Taylor 1.15 SDC
1975-76 ABA Bill Keller 1.58 INA
1974-75 ABA George McGinnis* 0.78 INA
1973-74 ABA Bo Lamar 0.82 SDA
1972-73 ABA Bill Keller 0.86 INA
1971-72 ABA Warren Jabali 1.26 FLO
1970-71 ABA George Lehmann 1.86 CAR
1969-70 ABA Louie Dampier* 2.41 KEN
1968-69 ABA Louie Dampier* 2.55 KEN
1967-68 ABA Les Selvage 1.88 ANA