A list of the top 50 highest NBA career regular season 3-point field goal percentages (minimum of 250 three-point field-goals made).[1]
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
§ | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025[2] |
This is a progressive list of 3-point field goal percentage leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[3] Korver, who shot 53.64% from beyond the arc in the 2009–10 season, holds the all-time record for three-point field goal percentage in a season (min. 110 attempts). Tony Snell, who is not included on the list, shot an all-time high 56.9% from beyond the arc (min. 50 attempts) in the 2020–21 season on 62 makes and 109 attempts.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
§ | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025[4] |
ATL | Atlanta Hawks | GSW | Golden State Warriors | NJN | New Jersey Nets | SEA | Seattle SuperSonics |
BKN | Brooklyn Nets | IND | Indiana Pacers | NYK | New York Knicks | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
BOS | Boston Celtics | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | UTA | Utah Jazz |
CHO | Charlotte Hornets | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | PHX | Phoenix Suns | WSB | Washington Bullets |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | MEM | Memphis Grizzlies | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | ||
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | MIA | Miami Heat | SAC | Sacramento Kings | ||
DAL | Dallas Mavericks | MIL | Milwaukee Bucks | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | ||
DET | Detroit Pistons | MIN | Minnesota Timberwolves | SDC | San Diego Clippers |
Season | Year-by-year leader[5] | 3P% | Active player leader | 3P% | Career record | 3P% | Single-season record | 3P% | Season |
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1979–80 | Fred Brown000SEA | .4432 | N/A | N/A | Fred Brown000SEA | .4432 | 1979–80 | ||
1980–81 | Brian Taylor000SDC | .3826 | 1980–81 | ||||||
1981–82 | Campy Russell000NYK | .4386 | 1981–82 | ||||||
1982–83 | Mike Dunleavy000SAS | .3454 | 1982–83 | ||||||
1983–84 | Darrell Griffith000UTA | .3611 | 1983–84 | ||||||
1984–85 | Byron Scott000LAL | .4333 | 1984–85 | ||||||
1985–86 | Craig Hodges000MIL | .4506 | Larry Bird*000BOS | .3589 | Larry Bird*000BOS | .3589 | Craig Hodges000MIL | .4506 | 1985–86 |
1986–87 | Kiki VanDeWeghe000POR | .4815 | .3684 | .3684 | Kiki VanDeWeghe000POR | .4815 | 1986–87 | ||
1987–88 | Craig Hodges000MIL & PHX | .4914 | Danny Ainge000BOS | .3887 | Danny Ainge000BOS | .3887 | Craig Hodges000MIL & PHX | .4914 | 1987–88 |
1988–89 | Jon Sundvold000MIA | .5217 | Trent Tucker000NYK | .4142 | Trent Tucker000NYK | .4142 | Jon Sundvold000MIA | .5217 | 1988–89 |
1989–90 | Steve Kerr000CLE | .5069 | Mark Price000CLE | .4234 | Mark Price000CLE | .4234 | 1989–90 | ||
1990–91 | Jim Les000SAC | .4610 | .4182 | .4182 | 1990–91 | ||||
1991–92 | Dana Barros000SEA | .4462 | .4109 | .4109 | 1991–92 | ||||
1992–93 | B. J. Armstrong000CHI | .4532 | Dražen Petrović*000NJN | .4374 | Dražen Petrović*000NJN | .4374 | 1992–93 | ||
1993–94 | Tracy Murray000POR | .4587 | Mark Price000CLE | .4095 | 1993–94 | ||||
1994–95 | Steve Kerr000CHI | .5235 | Steve Kerr 000CHI 1994–98 000SAS 1999–2001 000POR 2001–02 000SAS 2002–03 |
.4668 | Steve Kerr 000CHI 1994–98 000SAS 1999–2001 000POR 2001–02 000SAS 2002–03 |
.4668 | Steve Kerr000CHI | .5235 | 1994–95 |
1995–96 | Tim Legler000WSB | .5224 | .4801 | .4801 | 1995–96 | ||||
1996–97 | Glen Rice000CHO | .4704 | .4766 | .4766 | 1996–97 | ||||
1997–98 | Dale Ellis000SEA | .4635 | .4726 | .4726 | 1997–98 | ||||
1998–99 | Dell Curry000MIL | .4759 | .4627 | .4627 | 1998–99 | ||||
1999–00 | Hubert Davis000DAL | .4910 | .4640 | .4640 | 1999–00 | ||||
2000–01 | Brent Barry000SEA | .4760 | .4620 | .4620 | 2000–01 | ||||
2001–02 | Steve Smith000SAS | .4715 | .4590 | .4590 | 2001–02 | ||||
2002–03 | Bruce Bowen000SAS | .4410 | .4540 | .4540 | 2002–03 | ||||
2003–04 | Anthony Peeler000SAC | .4823 | Hubert Davis000DET & NJN | .4409 | 2003–04 | ||||
2004–05 | Fred Hoiberg000MIN | .4828 | Steve Nash*000PHX | .4178 | 2004–05 | ||||
2005–06 | Richard Hamilton000DET | .4583 | .4210 | 2005–06 | |||||
2006–07 | Jason Kapono 000MIA 2006–07 000TOR 2007–08 |
.5143 | .4256 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | .4830 | Jason Kapono 000TOR 2007–09 000PHI 2009–10 |
.4637 | Jason Kapono000TOR | .4637 | 2007–08 | |||
2008–09 | Anthony Morrow000GSW | .4674 | .4540 | Steve Kerr 000CHI 1994–98 000SAS 1999–2001 000POR 2001–02 000SAS 2002–03 |
.4540 | 2008–09 | |||
2009–10 | Kyle Korver000UTA | .5364 | .4396 | Kyle Korver000UTA | .5364 | 2009–10 | |||
2010–11 | Matt Bonner000SAS | .4565 | Anthony Morrow000NJN | .4474 | 2010–11 | ||||
2011–12 | Steve Novak000NYK | .4716 | Stephen Curry^000GSW | .4413 | 2011–12 | ||||
2012–13 | José Calderón000TOR & DET | .4610 | .4463 | 2012–13 | |||||
2013–14 | Kyle Korver000ATL | .4719 | .4397 | 2013–14 | |||||
2014–15 | .4922 | .4405 | 2014–15 | ||||||
2015–16 | JJ Redick§000LAC | .4751 | .4437 | 2015–16 | |||||
2016–17 | Kyle Korver000ATL & CLE | .4512 | .4378 | 2016–17 | |||||
2017–18 | Darren Collison000IND | .4683 | .4363 | 2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | Joe Harris^000BKN | .4741 | Seth Curry^ 000POR 2018–19 000DAL 2019–20 000PHI 2020–22 000BKN 2022 |
.4388 | 2018–19 | ||||
2019–20 | George Hill000MIL | .4602 | .4429 | 2019–20 | |||||
2020–21 | Joe Harris^000BKN | .4752 | .4444 | 2020–21 | |||||
2021–22 | Luke Kennard^ 000LAC 2021–23 000MEM 2023 |
.4492 | .4395 | 2021–22 | |||||
2022–23 | .4944 | Joe Harris^000BKN | .4372 | 2022–23 | |||||
2023–24 | Grayson Allen^000PHX | .4607 | Luke Kennard^000MEM | .4386 | 2023–24 | ||||
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