1981 NBA Three-Pointers Made Leaders
Three-point field goals made
Don Buse led the NBA in three-pointers made in 1981 with 73, 2 ahead of Joey Hassett (71).
Led the NBA in 1981
Don Buse
IND
73
Three-Pointers Made
2 clear of Joey Hassett
Showing Three-Pointers Made and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | 3PM | GP | MPG | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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IND | 73 | 82 | 30.8 | 797 | 9.7 |
| 2 | Joey Hassett | GOS | 71 | 68 | 11.6 | 390 | 5.7 |
| 3 | Mike Bratz | SAN | 46 | 81 | 20.0 | 625 | 7.7 |
| 4 |
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PHX | 39 | 82 | 34.7 | 1,163 | 14.2 |
| 5 | Brian Winters | MIL | 36 | 61 | 30.0 | 967 | 15.9 |
| 6 | Mike Dunleavy | HOU | 33 | 70 | 18.8 | 520 | 7.4 |
| 7 |
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WAS | 28 | 71 | 30.5 | 945 | 13.3 |
| 8 | Fred Brown | SEA | 25 | 82 | 21.8 | 922 | 11.2 |
| 9 |
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CHI | 25 | 82 | 34.6 | 1,508 | 18.4 |
| 10 |
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NYK | 25 | 77 | 30.6 | 1,073 | 13.9 |
| 11 |
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PHL | 25 | 77 | 24.8 | 1,274 | 16.6 |
| 12 |
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DAL | 25 | 51 | 28.8 | 955 | 18.7 |
| 13 |
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SDC | 23 | 41 | 31.1 | 443 | 10.8 |
| 14 |
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DEN | 23 | 39 | 12.9 | 187 | 4.8 |
| 15 | Chris Ford | BOS | 20 | 76 | 20.9 | 435 | 5.7 |
| 16 |
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NYK | 19 | 82 | 37.1 | 1,469 | 17.9 |
| 17 | Ricky Sobers | CHI | 19 | 80 | 24.2 | 940 | 11.8 |
| 18 |
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DET | 18 | 81 | 18.1 | 278 | 3.4 |
| 19 | John Douglas | SDC | 18 | 64 | 16.1 | 447 | 7.0 |
| 20 |
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WAS | 17 | 79 | 25.7 | 842 | 10.7 |
| 21 |
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DET | 17 | 72 | 33.8 | 1,225 | 17.0 |
| 22 | Darrell Griffith | UTH | 15 | 80 | 32.5 | 1,582 | 19.8 |
| 23 |
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DAL | 14 | 82 | 31.9 | 993 | 12.1 |
| 24 |
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POR | 12 | 75 | 16.4 | 832 | 11.1 |
| 25 |
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BOS | 11 | 77 | 38.0 | 1,761 | 22.9 |
| 26 |
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SAN | 10 | 79 | 35.7 | 2,551 | 32.3 |
| 27 | World Free | GOS | 10 | 78 | 35.9 | 1,789 | 22.9 |
| 28 | Ray Williams | NJN | 9 | 82 | 33.3 | 1,674 | 20.4 |
| 29 |
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IND | 9 | 81 | 22.3 | 998 | 12.3 |
| 30 | Gus Williams | SEA | 9 | 80 | 36.0 | 1,875 | 23.4 |
| 31 | Greg Ballard | WAS | 9 | 79 | 37.3 | 1,486 | 18.8 |
| 32 | Allen Leavell | HOU | 9 | 79 | 27.2 | 864 | 10.9 |
| 33 | Jim Brogan | SDC | 9 | 63 | 16.3 | 400 | 6.4 |
| 34 |
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POR | 8 | 82 | 33.6 | 1,552 | 18.9 |
| 35 |
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DAL | 8 | 82 | 21.4 | 827 | 10.1 |
| 36 | Larry Drew | KCK | 8 | 81 | 24.4 | 874 | 10.8 |
| 37 |
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PHX | 8 | 80 | 36.7 | 1,561 | 19.5 |
| 38 |
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NJN | 8 | 80 | 25.2 | 909 | 11.4 |
| 39 | Joe Bryant | SDC | 8 | 75 | 26.5 | 884 | 11.8 |
| 40 | Butch Carter | IND | 8 | 75 | 13.8 | 442 | 5.9 |
| 41 |
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CLE | 8 | 72 | 32.2 | 1,357 | 18.9 |
| 42 | Darwin Cook | NJN | 7 | 82 | 25.5 | 899 | 11.0 |
| 43 |
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NYK | 7 | 76 | 19.8 | 705 | 9.3 |
| 44 |
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KCK | 7 | 72 | 27.1 | 713 | 9.9 |
| 45 |
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ATL | 7 | 68 | 34.0 | 1,211 | 17.8 |
| 46 |
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PHL | 6 | 79 | 31.6 | 881 | 11.2 |
| 47 |
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LAL | 6 | 78 | 38.4 | 1,447 | 18.6 |
| 48 | Purvis Short | GOS | 6 | 76 | 23.5 | 1,095 | 14.4 |
| 49 |
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BOS | 6 | 68 | 31.9 | 858 | 12.6 |
| 50 | Johnny Davis | IND | 5 | 82 | 32.5 | 1,396 | 17.0 |
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