ABA Single-Season Three-Point Percentage Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The ABA single-season three-point percentage record is 42.1%, set by Brian Taylor in 1975-1976. The mark has been raised 5 times since 1967.
Record Holders
6 marks since 1967-1968| Year | Player | 3P% | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | Brian Taylor | 42.1% | still standing |
| 1974-1975 | Billy Shepherd | 42.0% | 1 year |
| 1971-1972 | Glen Combs | 40.6% | 3 years |
| 1970-1971 | George Lehmann | 40.3% | 1 year |
| 1968-1969 | Darel Carrier | 37.9% | 2 years |
| 1967-1968 | Darel Carrier | 35.7% | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.
Every Season
9 seasons| Year | Leader | 3P% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | Brian Taylor | 42.1% | new record |
| 1974-1975 | Billy Shepherd | 42.0% | new record |
| 1973-1974 | Lou Dampier | 38.7% | |
| 1972-1973 | Glen Combs | 38.1% | |
| 1971-1972 | Glen Combs | 40.6% | new record |
| 1970-1971 | George Lehmann | 40.3% | new record |
| 1969-1970 | Darel Carrier | 37.5% | |
| 1968-1969 | Darel Carrier | 37.9% | new record |
| 1967-1968 | Darel Carrier | 35.7% | new record |