NBA Single-Season Three-Pointers Made Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NBA single-season three-pointers made record is 402, set by Stephen Curry in 2015-2016. It has stood for 11 years. The mark has been raised 12 times since 1979.
Record Holders
13 marks since 1979-1980| Year | Player | 3PM | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 |
 Stephen Curry
|
402 | still standing |
| 2014-2015 |
Stephen Curry
|
286 | 1 year |
| 2012-2013 |
Stephen Curry
|
272 | 2 years |
| 2005-2006 |
 Ray Allen
|
269 | 7 years |
| 1995-1996 | Dennis Scott | 267 | 10 years |
| 1994-1995 |
 John Starks
|
217 | 1 year |
| 1993-1994 | Dan Majerle | 192 | 1 year |
| 1990-1991 |
 Vernon Maxwell
|
172 | 3 years |
| 1988-1989 |
 Michael Adams
|
166 | 2 years |
| 1987-1988 |
 Danny Ainge
|
148 | 1 year |
| 1984-1985 | Darrell Griffith | 92 | 3 years |
| 1983-1984 | Darrell Griffith | 91 | 1 year |
| 1979-1980 |
 Brian Taylor
|
90 | 4 years |
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.