| NBA | -- | ABA | |||||||
| Year | Player, Team | 3pts% | Year | Player | Team | 3pts% |
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| 2002-03 | Bruce Bowen, San Antonio | .441 | top20 | 1975-76 | Billy Keller | IND | .352 |
top25 | |
| 2001-02 | Steve Smith, San Antonio | .472 | top20 | 1974-75 | Billy Shepherd | MMS | .420 |
top25 | |
| 2000-01 | Brent Barry, Seattle | .476 | top20 | 1973-74 | Rogera Brown | IND | .361 |
top25 | |
| 1999-00 | Hubert Davis, Dallas | .491 | top20 | 1972-73 | Joe Hamilton | DLC | .346 |
top25 | |
| 1998-99 | Dell Curry, Milwaukee | .476 | top20 | 1971-72 | Glen Combs | UTS | .406 |
top25 | |
| 1997-98 | Dale Ellis, Seattle | .464 | top20 | 1970-71 | George Lehman | CAR | .403 |
top25 | |
| 1996-97 | Glen Rice, Charlotte | .470 | top20 | 1969-70 | Darel Carrier | KEN | .375 |
top25 | |
| 1995-96 | Tim Legler, Washington | .522 | top20 | 1968-69 | Darel Carrier | KEN | .379 |
top25 | |
| 1994-95 | Steve Kerr, Chicago | .524 | top20 | 1967-68 | Darel Carrier | KEN | .357 |
top25 | |
| 1993-94 | Tracy Murray, Portland | .459 | top20 | ||||||
| 1992-93 | B.J. Armstrong, Chicago | .453 | top20 | ||||||
| 1991-92 | Dana Barros, Seattle | .446 | top20 | ||||||
| 1990-91 | Jim Les, Sacramento | .461 | top20 | ||||||
| 1989-90 | Steve Kerr, Cleveland | .507 | top20 | ||||||
| 1988-89 | Jon Sundvold, Miami | .522 | top20 | ||||||
| 1987-88 | Craig Hodges, Milwaukee/Phoenix | .491 | top20 | ||||||
| 1986-87 | Kiki Vandeweghe, Portland | .481 | top20 | ||||||
| 1985-86 | Trent Tucker, New York | .451 | top20 | ||||||
| 1984-85 | Byron Scott, LA Lakers | .433 | top20 | ||||||
| 1983-84 | Darrell Griffith, Utah | .361 | top20 | ||||||
| 1982-83 | Mike Dunleavy, San Antonio | .345 | top20 | ||||||
| 1981-82 | Campy Russel, New York | .439 | top20 | ||||||
| 1980-81 | Brian Taylor, San Diego | .383 | top20 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | Fred Brown, Seattle | .443 | top20 |