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. It has stood for 10 years. The mark has been raised 12 times since 1979.
Record Holders
13 marks since 1979| Year | Player | 3PM | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
 Stephen Curry
|
402 | still standing |
| 2014 |
Stephen Curry
|
286 | 1 year |
| 2012 |
Stephen Curry
|
272 | 2 years |
| 2005 |
 Ray Allen
|
269 | 7 years |
| 1995 | Dennis Scott | 267 | 10 years |
| 1994 |
 John Starks
|
217 | 1 year |
| 1993 | Dan Majerle | 192 | 1 year |
| 1990 |
 Vernon Maxwell
|
172 | 3 years |
| 1988 | Michael Adams | 166 | 2 years |
| 1987 |
 Danny Ainge
|
148 | 1 year |
| 1984 | Darrell Griffith | 92 | 3 years |
| 1983 | Darrell Griffith | 91 | 1 year |
| 1979 |
 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.