NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals Per 36 Minutes

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Season Lg Player 3P/36 MP Tm
2024-25 NBA Malik Beasley 5.03 DET
2023-24 NBA Stephen Curry 5.31 GSW
2022-23 NBA Klay Thompson 4.75 GSW
2021-22 NBA Stephen Curry 4.64 GSW
2020-21 NBA Stephen Curry 5.64 GSW
2019-20 NBA Dāvis Bertāns 4.55 WAS
2018-19 NBA Stephen Curry 5.47 GSW
2017-18 NBA C.J. Miles 4.42 TOR
2016-17 NBA Stephen Curry 4.42 GSW
2015-16 NBA Stephen Curry 5.36 GSW
2014-15 NBA Charlie Villanueva 4.41 DAL
2013-14 NBA Mirza Teletović 3.51 BRK
2012-13 NBA Stephen Curry 3.28 GSW
2011-12 NBA Ryan Anderson 3.04 ORL
2010-11 NBA DeShawn Stevenson 2.92 DAL
2009-10 NBA Channing Frye 2.83 PHO
2008-09 NBA Steve Novak 3.69 LAC
2007-08 NBA J.R. Smith 3.98 DEN
2006-07 NBA Luther Head 2.88 HOU
2005-06 NBA Ray Allen* 3.20 SEA
2004-05 NBA Damon Jones 3.14 MIA
2003-04 NBA Kyle Korver 3.31 PHI
2002-03 NBA Michael Redd 2.83 MIL
2001-02 NBA Ray Allen* 3.26 MIL
2000-01 NBA Lindsey Hunter 2.73 MIL
1999-00 NBA Jaren Jackson 2.30 SAS
1998-99 NBA Dee Brown 3.53 TOR
1997-98 NBA Tracy Murray 2.55 WAS
1996-97 NBA Terry Mills 3.15 DET
1995-96 NBA George McCloud 3.25 DAL
1994-95 NBA Chuck Person 3.05 SAS
1993-94 NBA Dell Curry 2.52 CHH
1992-93 NBA Jim Les 2.70 SAC
1991-92 NBA Dale Ellis 2.27 MIL
1990-91 NBA Michael Adams 2.56 DEN
1989-90 NBA Michael Adams 2.11 DEN
1988-89 NBA Trent Tucker 2.33 NYK
1987-88 NBA Trent Tucker 1.99 NYK
1986-87 NBA Mike McGee 2.18 ATL
1985-86 NBA Dale Ellis 2.09 DAL
1984-85 NBA Mike Evans 1.43 DEN
1983-84 NBA Darrell Griffith 1.24 UTA
1982-83 NBA Mike Dunleavy 1.49 SAS
1981-82 NBA Don Buse 1.04 IND
1980-81 NBA Henry Bibby 1.04 SDC
1979-80 NBA Joe Hassett 2.19 IND
1975-76 ABA Bill Keller 1.92 INA
1974-75 ABA George McGinnis* 0.70 INA
1973-74 ABA Bo Lamar 0.88 SDA
1972-73 ABA Bill Keller 1.14 INA
1971-72 ABA Glen Combs 1.28 UTS
1970-71 ABA George Lehmann 1.90 CAR
1969-70 ABA Louie Dampier* 2.13 KEN
1968-69 ABA Chico Vaughn 2.27 MNP
1967-68 ABA Les Selvage 2.18 ANA