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List of NBA career 3-point scoring leaders
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This article provides two lists:
- A list of NBA career regular season three-point field goals made.
- A progressive list of three-point leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.
List of 3-point scoring leaders
:Statistics accurate as of January 27, 2026.
| § | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026 |
|---|
| Rank | Name | Position(s) | Team(s) played for (years) | Total 3-point field | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| goals made | Total 3-point field | ||||||
| goals attempted | 3-point field goal | ||||||
| percentage | 3-point field | ||||||
| goals made per game | |||||||
| 1 | ^ | PG | Golden State Warriors (–present) | 4,225 | 10,017 | .422 | |
| 2 | ^ | SG/PG | Oklahoma City Thunder (–) | ||||
| Houston Rockets (–) | |||||||
| Brooklyn Nets (–) | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers (–present) | 3,306 | 9,129 | .362 | ||||
| 3 | * | SG | Milwaukee Bucks (–) | ||||
| Seattle SuperSonics (–) | |||||||
| Boston Celtics (–) | |||||||
| Miami Heat (–) | 2,973 | 7,429 | .400 | 2.29 | |||
| 4 | ^ | SG | Golden State Warriors (–) | ||||
| Dallas Mavericks (–present) | 2,823 | 6,894 | .409 | ||||
| 5 | ^ | PG | Portland Trail Blazers (–) | ||||
| Milwaukee Bucks (–) | 2,804 | 7,556 | .371 | ||||
| 6 | ^ | SF | Cleveland Cavaliers (–, –) | ||||
| Miami Heat (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers (–present) | 2,602 | 7,453 | .349 | ||||
| 7 | * | SG | Indiana Pacers (–) | 2,560 | 6,486 | .395 | 1.84 |
| 8 | SG/SF | Philadelphia 76ers (–) | |||||
| Utah Jazz (–, ) | |||||||
| Chicago Bulls (–) | |||||||
| Atlanta Hawks (–) | |||||||
| Cleveland Cavaliers (–) | |||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks () | 2,450 | 5,715 | 1.99 | ||||
| 9 | ^ | SF | Indiana Pacers (–) | ||||
| Oklahoma City Thunder (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers (–) | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers (–present) | 2,414 | 6,296 | .383 | ||||
| 10 | * | SG/SF | Toronto Raptors (–) | ||||
| New Jersey Nets (–) | |||||||
| Orlando Magic (–) | |||||||
| Phoenix Suns () | |||||||
| Dallas Mavericks (–) | |||||||
| Memphis Grizzlies (–) | |||||||
| Sacramento Kings () | |||||||
| Atlanta Hawks (–) | 2,290 | 6,168 | .371 | 1.49 | |||
| ^ | SF/PF | Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (–) | |||||
| Golden State Warriors (–) | |||||||
| Brooklyn Nets (–) | |||||||
| Phoenix Suns (–) | |||||||
| Houston Rockets (–present) | 5,863 | .391 | |||||
| 12 | SG/PG | Atlanta Hawks (–) | |||||
| Dallas Mavericks (–) | |||||||
| Boston Celtics () | |||||||
| Brooklyn Nets () | |||||||
| Houston Rockets (–) | |||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks (–) | 2,282 | 6,010 | .380 | ||||
| 13 | SG | Chicago Bulls (–) | |||||
| New York Knicks (–) | |||||||
| Golden State Warriors () | |||||||
| Atlanta Hawks (–) | |||||||
| Portland Trail Blazers () | |||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers (–) | |||||||
| Minnesota Timberwolves () | |||||||
| Phoenix Suns () | |||||||
| Brooklyn Nets () | 2,221 | 6,379 | .348 | 1.67 | |||
| 14 | ^ | PG | Memphis Grizzlies (–) | ||||
| Houston Rockets (–) | |||||||
| Toronto Raptors (–) | |||||||
| Miami Heat (–) | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers (–present) | 2,207 | 6,005 | .368 | ||||
| 15 | ^ | SG | New Orleans Pelicans () | ||||
| Sacramento Kings (–) | |||||||
| Indiana Pacers (–) | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers () | |||||||
| Golden State Warriors (–present) | 2,189 | 5,535 | .395 | 0 | |||
| 16 | * | SF | Boston Celtics (–) | ||||
| Brooklyn Nets () | |||||||
| Washington Wizards () | |||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers (–) | 2,143 | 5,816 | .368 | ||||
| 17 | ^ | SG/PG | Portland Trail Blazers (–) | ||||
| New Orleans Pelicans (–) | |||||||
| Washington Wizards () | |||||||
| Atlanta Hawks (–present) | 2,100 | 5,300 | .396 | ||||
| 18 | ^ | SG | Los Angeles Clippers (–, ) | ||||
| New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (–) | |||||||
| Houston Rockets (–) | |||||||
| Phoenix Suns () | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers (–present) | 2,092 | 5,616 | .373 | ||||
| 19 | * | PG | Dallas Mavericks (–, –) | ||||
| Phoenix Suns (–) | |||||||
| New Jersey Nets (–) | |||||||
| New York Knicks () | 1,988 | 5,701 | .349 | 1.43 | |||
| 20 | * | PF | Dallas Mavericks (–) | 1,982 | 5,210 | .380 | 1.30 |
| 21 | SG/SF | Boston Celtics (, ) | |||||
| Phoenix Suns (-) | |||||||
| Atlanta Hawks (–) | |||||||
| Brooklyn Nets (–) | |||||||
| Miami Heat () | |||||||
| Utah Jazz (–) | |||||||
| Houston Rockets () | 1,978 | 5,331 | .371 | ||||
| 22 | ^ | SG/SF | New York Knicks (–, –) | ||||
| Atlanta Hawks (–) | |||||||
| Dallas Mavericks (–) | |||||||
| Detroit Pistons () | |||||||
| Denver Nuggets (–present) | 1,972 | 5,434 | .363 | 0 | |||
| 23 | ^ | PG | Memphis Grizzlies (–) | ||||
| Utah Jazz (–) | |||||||
| Minnesota Timberwolves (–present) | 1,970 | 5,088 | .387 | ||||
| 24 | SG | Orlando Magic (–) | |||||
| Milwaukee Bucks () | |||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers (–) | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers (–) | |||||||
| New Orleans Pelicans (–) | |||||||
| Dallas Mavericks () | 1,950 | 4,704 | .415 | 2.07 | |||
| 25 | SG | New Orleans Hornets (–) | |||||
| Denver Nuggets (–) | |||||||
| New York Knicks (–) | |||||||
| Cleveland Cavaliers (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers () | 1,930 | 5,178 | .373 | 1.98 | |||
| 26 | ^ | PG/SG | Cleveland Cavaliers (–) | ||||
| Boston Celtics (–) | |||||||
| Brooklyn Nets (–) | |||||||
| Dallas Mavericks (–present) | 1,876 | 4,763 | .394 | ||||
| 27 | ^ | PG | New Orleans Hornets (–) | ||||
| Los Angeles Clippers (–, –present) | |||||||
| Houston Rockets (–) | |||||||
| Oklahoma City Thunder () | |||||||
| Phoenix Suns (–) | |||||||
| Golden State Warriors () | |||||||
| San Antonio Spurs () | 1,870 | 5,059 | .370 | ||||
| 28 | † | SG | Utah Jazz () | ||||
| Portland Trail Blazers (–) | |||||||
| Dallas Mavericks (–) | |||||||
| New York Knicks () | |||||||
| Indiana Pacers () | |||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks (, –) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers () | |||||||
| Atlanta Hawks () | 1,845 | 4,914 | .375 | ||||
| 29 | * | PG | Boston Celtics () | ||||
| Toronto Raptors () | |||||||
| Denver Nuggets (19 99, –) | |||||||
| Minnesota Timberwolves (–) | |||||||
| Detroit Pistons (–, ) | |||||||
| New York Knicks () | |||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers (–) | 1,830 | 4,725 | .387 | 1.75 | |||
| 30 | * | SG | Los Angeles Lakers (–) | 1,827 | 5,546 | .330 | 1.36 |
| 31 | ^ | SF | Portland Trail Blazers (–) | ||||
| Charlotte Hornets (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers (–, –present) | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers () | 1,814 | 4,903 | .370 | ||||
| 32 | SF/PF | Seattle SuperSonics (–) | |||||
| Orlando Magic (–) | |||||||
| Washington Wizards (–) | |||||||
| Miami Heat (–) | 1,787 | 4,625 | .386 | 1.70 | |||
| 33 | ^ | SG | Utah Jazz (–) | ||||
| Cleveland Cavaliers (–present) | 1,785 | 4,853 | .368 | ||||
| 34 | SF | Sacramento Kings (–) | |||||
| Indiana Pacers () | |||||||
| New Orleans Hornets (–) | |||||||
| Toronto Raptors () | |||||||
| Dallas Mavericks () | 1,760 | 4,392 | .401 | 2.19 | |||
| 35 | * | SF | Denver Nuggets (–) | ||||
| New York Knicks (–) | |||||||
| Oklahoma City Thunder () | |||||||
| Houston Rockets () | |||||||
| Portland Trail Blazers (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers () | 1,731 | 4,873 | .355 | ||||
| 36 | ^ | SG | Washington Wizards (–) | ||||
| Phoenix Suns (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers (–present) | 1,724 | 4,588 | .376 | ||||
| 37 | SF/SG | Dallas Mavericks (–) | |||||
| Seattle SuperSonics (–, –) | |||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks (–, ) | |||||||
| San Antonio Spurs (–) | |||||||
| Denver Nuggets (–) | |||||||
| Charlotte Hornets () | 1,719 | 4,266 | .403 | 1.42 | |||
| 38 | ^ | PF | Minnesota Timberwolves (–) | ||||
| Cleveland Cavaliers (–) | |||||||
| Miami Heat (–) | |||||||
| Utah Jazz (–present) | 1,711 | 4,646 | .368 | ||||
| 39 | * | PG | Phoenix Suns (–, –) | ||||
| Dallas Mavericks (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers (–) | 1,685 | 3,939 | 1.38 | ||||
| 40 | § | PG | Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets (–) | ||||
| Boston Celtics (–) | |||||||
| New York Knicks () | |||||||
| Dallas Mavericks () | 1,670 | 4,642 | .360 | ||||
| 41 | ^ | SG | Minnesota Timberwolves (–) | ||||
| Chicago Bulls (–) | |||||||
| Sacramento Kings (–present) | 1,624 | 4,150 | .391 | ||||
| 42 | ^ | PG | Philadelphia 76ers (–) | ||||
| New Orleans Pelicans (–) | |||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks (–) | |||||||
| Boston Celtics (–) | |||||||
| Portland Trail Blazers (–present) | 1,620 | 4,389 | .369 | ||||
| 43 | ^ | PG | Los Angeles Lakers (–, –) | ||||
| Brooklyn Nets (–, ) | |||||||
| Golden State Warriors () | |||||||
| Minnesota Timberwolves (–) | |||||||
| Dallas Mavericks (–present) | 1,609 | 4,433 | .363 | ||||
| 44 | SG | Golden State Warriors (–) | |||||
| Charlotte Bobcats (–) | |||||||
| Phoenix Suns (–) | |||||||
| Orlando Magic (–) | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers (–) | 1,608 | 4,344 | .370 | ||||
| 45 | SF | New York Knicks (–) | |||||
| Orlando Magic (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers (–, ) | |||||||
| Houston Rockets (, –) | |||||||
| New Orleans Hornets (–) | |||||||
| Washington Wizards (–, ) | |||||||
| Phoenix Suns () | |||||||
| Sacramento Kings () | |||||||
| Portland Trail Blazers () | |||||||
| Miami Heat () | 1,605 | 4,579 | .351 | 1.44 | |||
| 46 | SF/SG | Orlando Magic (–) | |||||
| Memphis Grizzlies (–, ) | |||||||
| Minnesota Timberwolves () | |||||||
| Washington Wizards () | |||||||
| Miami Heat (–) | |||||||
| Cleveland Cavaliers () | |||||||
| Denver Nuggets (–) | 1,590 | 3,910 | .407 | 1.54 | |||
| 47 | ^ | SG | Detroit Pistons (–) | ||||
| Los Angeles Lakers (–) | |||||||
| Washington Wizards () | |||||||
| Denver Nuggets (–) | |||||||
| Orlando Magic () | |||||||
| Memphis Grizzlies (–present) | 1,584 | 4,335 | .365 | ||||
| 48 | † | SG | Cleveland Cavaliers (, ) | ||||
| San Antonio Spurs (–) | |||||||
| Toronto Raptors () | |||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers () | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers (–, ) | |||||||
| Memphis Grizzlies () | 1,577 | 3,946 | .400 | 0 | |||
| 49 | SF | Miami Heat (–) | |||||
| Charlotte Hornets (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers (–) | |||||||
| New York Knicks () | |||||||
| Houston Rockets (–) | |||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers () | 1,559 | 3,896 | .400 | 1.56 | |||
| 50 | SF/SG | Los Angeles Lakers (–) | |||||
| Charlotte Hornets (–) | |||||||
| Miami Heat (–, ) | |||||||
| Memphis Grizzlies (–) | |||||||
| Dallas Mavericks () | 1,546 | 4,147 | .373 | ||||
| † | PG | Portland Trail Blazers (–) | |||||
| San Antonio Spurs (–) | |||||||
| Brooklyn Nets (–) | |||||||
| Atlanta Hawks () | |||||||
| Miami Heat () | |||||||
| Utah Jazz () | |||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers () | 4,012 | .385 | |||||
| ^ | SF/PF | Boston Celtics (–present) | 4,181 | .370 |
Progressive list of 3-point scoring leaders
This is a progressive list of 3-point scoring leaders showing how the record has increased through the years. :Statistics accurate as of January 27, 2026.
| § | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026-- |
|---|
| GSW | Golden State Warriors | MIN | Minnesota Timberwolves | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | WSB | Washington Bullets |
|---|
| Season | Year-by-year leader | 3P | Active player leader | 3P | Career record | 3P | Single-season record | 3P | Season | Season | Year-by-year leader | 3P | Active player leader | 3P | Career record | 3P | Single-season record | 3P | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | Brian TaylorSDC | 90 | Brian TaylorSDC | 90 | Brian TaylorSDC | 90 | Brian TaylorSDC | 90 | 1979–80 | ||||||||||
| 1980–81 | Mike BratzCLE | 57 | 134 | 134 | 1980–81 | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–82 | Don BuseIND | 73 | Joe HassettGSW | 193 | Joe HassettGSW | 193 | 1981–82 | ||||||||||||
| 1982–83 | Mike DunleavySAS | 67 | 194 | 194 | 1982–83 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–84 | Darrell GriffithUTA | 91 | Darrell GriffithUTA | 154 | Darrell GriffithUTA | 91 | 1983–84 | ||||||||||||
| 1984–85 | 92 | 246 | Darrell GriffithUTA | 246 | 92 | 1984–85 | |||||||||||||
| 1985–86 | Larry Bird*BOS | 82 | Larry Bird*BOS | 267 | Larry Bird*BOS | 267 | 1985–86 | ||||||||||||
| 1986–87 | 90 | 357 | 357 | 1986–87 | |||||||||||||||
| 1987–88 | Danny AingeBOS | 148 | 455 | 455 | Danny AingeBOS | 148 | 1987–88 | ||||||||||||
| 1988–89 | Michael AdamsDEN | 166 | Dale EllisSEA | 472 | Dale EllisSEA | 472 | Michael AdamsDEN | 166 | 1988–89 | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 158 | 568 | 568 | 1989–90 | |||||||||||||||
| 1990–91 | Vernon MaxwellHOU | 172 | Michael Adams | ||||||||||||||||
| DEN 1990–91 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WSB 1991–92 | 658 | Michael Adams | |||||||||||||||||
| DEN 1990–91 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WSB 1991–92 | 658 | Vernon MaxwellHOU | 172 | 1990–91 | |||||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 162 | 783 | 783 | 1991–92 | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | Dan MajerlePHXReggie Miller*IND | 167 | Dale Ellis | ||||||||||||||||
| SAS 1992–94 | |||||||||||||||||||
| DEN 1994–97 | 882 | Dale Ellis | |||||||||||||||||
| SAS 1992–94 | |||||||||||||||||||
| DEN 1994–97 | 882 | 1992–93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–94 | Dan MajerlePHX | 192 | 1,013 | 1,013 | Dan MajerlePHX | 192 | 1993–94 | ||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | John StarksNYK | 217 | 1,119 | 1,119 | John StarksNYK | 217 | 1994–95 | ||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | Dennis ScottORL | 267 | 1,269 | 1,269 | Dennis ScottORL | 267 | 1995–96 | ||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | Reggie Miller*IND | 229 | 1,461 | 1,461 | 1996–97 | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | Wesley PersonCLE | 192 | Reggie Miller*IND | 1,596 | Reggie Miller*IND | 1,596 | 1997–98 | ||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Dee BrownTOR | 135 | 1,702 | 1,702 | 1998–99 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–00 | Gary Payton*SEA | 177 | 1,867 | 1,867 | 1999–00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | Antoine WalkerBOS | 221 | 2,037 | 2,037 | 2000–01 | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Ray Allen*MIL | 229 | 2,217 | 2,217 | 2001–02 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 201 | 2,330 | 2,330 | 2002–03 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | Peja StojakovićSAC | 240 | 2,464 | 2,464 | 2003–04 | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Kyle KorverPHI | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quentin RichardsonPHX | 226 | 2,560 | 2,560 | 2004–05 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Ray Allen*SEA | 269 | Ray Allen* | ||||||||||||||||
| SEA 2005–07 | |||||||||||||||||||
| BOS 2007–12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MIA 2012–14 | 1,755 | Ray Allen*SEA | 269 | 2005–06 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Gilbert ArenasWAS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Raja BellPHX | 205 | 1,920 | 2006–07 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Jason RichardsonCHA | 243 | 2,100 | 2007–08 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Rashard LewisORL | 220 | 2,299 | 2008–09 | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Aaron BrooksHOU | 209 | 2,444 | 2009–10 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | Dorell WrightGSW | 194 | 2,612 | Ray Allen* | |||||||||||||||
| BOS 2010–12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MIA 2012–14 | 2,612 | 2010–11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Ryan AndersonORL | 166 | 2,718 | 2,718 | 2011–12 | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Stephen Curry^GSW | 272 | 2,857 | 2,857 | Stephen Curry^GSW | 272 | 2012–13 | ||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 261 | 2,973 | 2,973 | 2013–14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 286 | Jason Terry | |||||||||||||||||
| HOU 2014–16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MIL 2016–18 | 2,076 | 286 | 2014–15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 402 | 2,169 | 402 | 2015–16 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–17 | 324 | 2,242 | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | James Harden^HOU | 265 | 2,282 | 2017–18 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | 378 | Stephen Curry^GSW | 2,483 | 2018–19 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | 299 | 2,495 | 2019–20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Stephen Curry^GSW | 337 | 2,832 | 2020–21 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 285 | 3,117 | Stephen Curry^GSW | 3,117 | 2021–22 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Klay Thompson^GSW | 301 | 3,390 | 3,390 | 2022–23 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–24 | Stephen Curry^GSW | 357 | 3,747 | 3,747 | 2023–24 | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–25 | Anthony Edwards^MIN | 320 | 4,058 | 4,058 | 2024–25 | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–26 | Stephen Curry^GSW | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donovan Mitchell^CLE | 167 | 4,225 | 4,225 | 2025–26 |
Stephen Curry^GSW Tyrese Maxey^PHI Donovan Mitchell^CLE
Notes
References
References
- "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals". Sports-Reference.
- "2026 Hall of Fame Candidates".
- "2026 Hall of Fame Candidates".
- "NBA Regular Season 3PM - Season Leaders". NBA.
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