NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals | Basketball-Reference.com (2024)

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Who is the all time 3pt leader? ›

Stephen Curry has sunk the most career threes, with 3,747 three-pointers.

Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season. Stephen Curry has made the most 3-point field goals in NBA history, having held the all-time record since December 14, 2021.

Most 3-Pointers in a Game: Klay Thompson, 14 (Oct. 29, 2018) It's the other half of the Splash Brothers that owns the single-game 3-point record, which is something Thompson probably reminds Steph Curry of occasionally.

Steve Kerr has the highest career three-point percentage, at 45.4 percent.

Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season. Russell Westbrook holds the record for the most NBA career regular season triple doubles with 199, and is the only player to average a triple-double over four different seasons.

LeBron James is the leading scorer in NBA history. LeBron James has scored the most career regular season points in NBA history.

Stephen Curry has sunk 42.6 percent of his threes in his career.

Who has the highest score in the NBA 3 PT contest? ›

A perfect score used to be 30 points. Since the 2014 contest, a rack consisting only of "money balls" has been added, and can be placed on any of the 5 spots of the player's choice, bringing up the maximum possible score to 34 points.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a three-point percentage of 5.6 in his career. StatMuse has season-level data for three-point percentage going back to the 1979-80 season.

Shaquille O'Neal drained 4.5 percent of his threes in his career.

Steve Kerr had 1,599 three-point attempts in his career.

Stephen Curry has drained the most career threes by an active player, with 3,747 three-pointers.

Kirk Hinrich has hit the most career threes for the Bulls, with 1,049 three-pointers.

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff three-point field goals made. Statistics accurate as of April 26, 2024. Stephen Curry has made the most 3-point field goals in NBA playoff history.