List of National Basketball Association annual three-point field goal percentage leaders
In basketball, a three-point field goal (also known as a "three-pointer" or "3-pointer") is a field goal made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket.[1] A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for shots made inside the three-point line. The National Basketball Association's (NBA) three-point shooting leader is the player with the highest three-point field goal percentage in a given season. The statistic was first recognized in the 1979–80 season when the three-point line was first implemented that season. To qualify as a three-point shooting leader, the player must have at least 82 three-point field goals made. This has been the entry criteria since the 2013–14 season.[2]
Craig Hodges, Steve Kerr, and Jason Kapono have led the league in three-point shooting for two seasons, while Kyle Korver has led the league in three-point shooting for four seasons. Kapono and Korver are the only players to do so in consecutive seasons. Korver, who shot 53.6% from beyond the arc in the 2009–10 season, holds the all-time record for three-point field goal percentage in a season.
None of the leaders in this statistic have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Key
^ | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | |||||
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the three-point shooting leader up to and including that season | |||||
G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
Three-point Shooting Leaders
Notes
- The player's primary position is listed first.
- The 1998–99 season was shortened to 50 games due to the league's lockout.[20] The qualification of this season's three-point field goal percentage leader is to have at least 34 three-point field goals made.[2]
- The 2011–12 season was shortened to 66 games due to the league's lockout.[33] The qualification of this season's three-point field goal percentage leader is to have at least 44 three-point field goals made.[2]
- The power forward Pau Gasol, obtained the best percentage of success this season (.538), stayed very close, just one 3-point away of the minimum required for this qualification (55).
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