List of National Basketball Association career playoff 3-point scoring leaders

This article provides two lists:

A list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff three-point field goals made.[1]

A progressive list of three-point leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[2]

Playoff 3-point field goals made leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff three-point baskets made.[1]

Statistics accurate as of the 2019 playoffs.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[3]
§	Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2020[4]

Rank	Player	Position(s)	Playoff team(s) played for (years)[5]	Total 3-point field goals made	Total 3-point field goals attempted	3-point field goal percentage
1	Stephen Curry^	PG	Golden State Warriors (2013–2019)	470	1,160	.403
2	Ray Allen*	SG	Milwaukee Bucks (1999–2001) Seattle SuperSonics (2005) Boston Celtics (2008–2012) Miami Heat (2013–2014)	385	959	.401
3	Klay Thompson^	SG	Golden State Warriors (2013–2019)	374	895	.413
4	LeBron James^	SF	Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014)	370	1,116	.332
5	Manu Ginóbili^†	SG	San Antonio Spurs (2003–2008, 2010–2018)	324	905	.358
6	Reggie Miller*	SG	Indiana Pacers (1990–1996, 1998–2005)	320	820	.390
7	Kevin Durant^	SF	Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016) Golden State Warriors (2017–2019)	304	860	.350
8	Kobe Bryant*	SG	Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2006–2012)	292	882	.331
9	J. R. Smith^	SG	Denver Nuggets (2007–2011) New York Knicks (2012–2013) Cleveland Cavaliers (2015–2018)	288	779	.370
10	Derek Fisher	PG	Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2008–2011) Utah Jazz (2007) Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2014)	285	715	.399
11	James Harden^	SG	Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2013–2019)	278	802	.356
12	Paul Pierce^†	SG	Boston Celtics (2002–2005, 2008–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2014) Washington Wizards (2015) Los Angeles Clippers (2016–2017)	276	777	.355
13	Chauncey Billups	PG	Minnesota Timberwolves (2001–2002) Detroit Pistons (2003–2008) Denver Nuggets (2009–2010) New York Knicks (2011) Los Angeles Clippers (2013)	267	729	.366
14	Robert Horry	PF	Houston Rockets (1993–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2003) San Antonio Spurs (2004–2008)	261	728	.359
15	Kyle Korver^	SG/SF	Philadelphia 76ers (2005) Utah Jazz (2008–2010) Chicago Bulls (2010–2012) Atlanta Hawks (2013–2016) Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018) Utah Jazz (2019)	239	612	.391
16	Jason Kidd*	PG	Phoenix Suns (1997–2001) New Jersey Nets (2002–2007) Dallas Mavericks (2008–2012) New York Knicks (2013)	236	733	.322
17	Danny Green^^	SG/SF	San Antonio Spurs (2011–2018) Toronto Raptors (2019)	230	569	.402
18	Jason Terry^†	SG	Dallas Mavericks (2005–2012) Boston Celtics (2013) Houston Rockets (2015–2016) Milwaukee Bucks (2017–2018)	221	574	.385
19 T	Michael Finley	SG	Dallas Mavericks (2001–2005) San Antonio Spurs (2006–2009) Boston Celtics (2010)	200	515	.388
	Scottie Pippen*	SF	Chicago Bulls (1988–1998) Houston Rockets (1999) Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)		660	.303
21	Rasheed Wallace	PF/C	Portland Trail Blazers (1997–2003) Detroit Pistons (2004–2009) Boston Celtics (2010)	190	540	.352
22	J.J. Redick^	SG	Orlando Magic (2007–2012) Milwaukee Bucks (2013) Los Angeles Clippers (2014–2017) Philadelphia 76ers (2018–2019)	189	509	.371
23	Dan Majerle	SG	Phoenix Suns (1989–1995) Cleveland Cavaliers (1996) Miami Heat (1997–2001)	181	513	.353
24	Kawhi Leonard^	SF	San Antonio Spurs (2012–2017) Toronto Raptors (2019)	180	438	.411
25	Steve Nash*	PG	Phoenix Suns (1997–1998, 2005–2008, 2010) Dallas Mavericks (2001–2004) Los Angeles Lakers (2013)	178	438	.406
Rank	Player	Position(s)	Playoff team(s) played for (years)[5]	Total 3-point field goals made	Total 3-point field goals attempted	3-point field goal percentage

Progressive list of playoff 3-point field goals made

This is a progressive list of 3-point scoring leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.

Statistics accurate as of the 2019 playoffs.[6]

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[3]
§	Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2020[7]

Team abbreviations

Team(s) listed is the one player was on when he established the record.

ATL	Atlanta Hawks	DET	Detroit Pistons	MIA	Miami Heat	PHI	Philadelphia 76ers
BOS	Boston Celtics	GSW	Golden State Warriors	MIL	Milwaukee Bucks	PHO	Phoenix Suns
CHI	Chicago Bulls	HOU	Houston Rockets	MIN	Minnesota Timberwolves	POR	Portland Trail Blazers
CLE	Cleveland Cavaliers	IND	Indiana Pacers	NOP	New Orleans Pelicans	SAS	San Antonio Spurs
DAL	Dallas Mavericks	KCK	Kansas City Kings	NYK	New York Knicks	SEA	Seattle SuperSonics
DEN	Denver Nuggets	LAL	Los Angeles Lakers	ORL	Orlando Magic	WSB	Washington Bullets

Leaders and records for playoff 3-point field goals for every season

Season	Year-by-year leader	3P	Active player leader	3P	Career record	3P	Single-season record	3P	Season
1979–80	Fred Brown000SEA	10	Fred Brown000SEA	10	Fred Brown000SEA	10	Fred Brown000SEA	10	1979–80
1980–81	Scott Wedman000KCK	9	Scott Wedman000KCK Brian Winters000MIL	11	Scott Wedman000KCK Brian Winters000MIL	11			1980–81
1981–82	Andrew Toney000PHI Brian Winters000MIL Frank Johnson000WSB Mike Bratz000SAS	5	Brian Winters000MIL	16	Brian Winters000MIL	16			1981–82
1982–83	Johnny Moore000SAS	9		19		19			1982–83
1983–84	Mike Dunleavy000MIL	18	Mike Dunleavy000MIL	32	Mike Dunleavy000MIL	32	Mike Dunleavy000MIL	18	1983–84
1984–85	Mike Evans000DEN	17							1984–85
1985–86	Larry Bird*000BOS	23	Larry Bird*000BOS	46	Larry Bird*000BOS	46	Larry Bird*000BOS	23	1985–86
1986–87	Michael Cooper000LAL	34	Michael Cooper000LAL	75	Michael Cooper000LAL	75	Michael Cooper000LAL	34	1986–87
1987–88		25		100		100			1987–88
1988–89	Craig Hodges000CHI	35		121		121	Craig Hodges000CHI	35	1988–89
1989–90	Terry Porter000POR	40		124		124	Terry Porter000POR	40	1989–90
1990–91	Magic Johnson*000LAL	21	Byron Scott000LAL	97					1990–91
1991–92	Terry Porter000POR	37	Danny Ainge 000POR 1991–92 000PHO 1992–95	110					1991–92
1992–93	Dan Majerle000PHO	54		143	Danny Ainge000PHO	143	Dan Majerle000PHO	54	1992–93
1993–94	John Starks000NYK	47		160		160			1993–94
1994–95	Dennis Scott000ORL	56		172		172	Dennis Scott000ORL	56	1994–95
1995–96	Gary Payton*000SEA	41	John Starks000NYK	137					1995–96
1996–97	Matt Maloney000HOU	43	John Starks000NYK Dan Majerle000MIA	150					1996–97
1997–98	Reggie Miller*000IND	38	John Starks000NYK	175	John Starks000NYK	175			1997–98
1998–99	Jaren Jackson000SAS	31	Reggie Miller*000IND	185	Reggie Miller*000IND	185			1998–99
1999–00	Reggie Miller*000IND	58		243		243	Reggie Miller*000IND	58	1999–00
2000–01	Ray Allen*000MIL	57		258		258			2000–01
2001–02	Antoine Walker000BOS	42		271		271			2001–02
2002–03	Michael Finley 000DAL	47		275		275			2002–03
2003–04	Chauncey Billups000DET Latrell Sprewell000MIN	37		299		299			2003–04
2004–05	Chauncey Billups000DET	44		320		320			2004–05
2005–06	Tim Thomas 000PHO Antoine Walker000MIA	48	Robert Horry000SAS	243					2005–06
2006–07	Michael Finley 000SAS	44		256					2006–07
2007–08	Ray Allen*000BOS	55		261					2007–08
2008–09	Rashard Lewis 000ORL	52	Chauncey Billups000DEN	248					2008–09
2009–10	Ray Allen*000BOS	56	Kobe Bryant*000LAL	263					2009–10
2010–11	Jason Kidd*000DAL	43	Ray Allen* 000BOS 2010–12 000MIA 2012–14	285					2010–11
2011–12	Shane Battier000MIA	42		313					2011–12
2012–13	Danny Green^000SAS	55		352	Ray Allen*000MIA	352			2012–13
2013–14	Paul George^000IND	52		385		385			2013–14
2014–15	Stephen Curry^000GSW	98	Manu Ginóbili^†000SAS	300			Stephen Curry^000GSW	98	2014–15
2015–16	Klay Thompson^000GSW	98		309			Stephen Curry^ & Klay Thompson^000GSW		2015–16
2016–17	Stephen Curry^000GSW	72	LeBron James^000CLE	331					2016–17
2017–18	Klay Thompson^000GSW	67	Stephen Curry^000GSW	378					2017–18
2018–19	Stephen Curry^000GSW	92		470	Stephen Curry^000GSW	470			2018–19
Season	Year-by-year leader	3P	Active player leader	3P	Career record	3P	Single-season record	3P	Season

See also

• Basketball statistics
• NBA post-season records
• List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders

References

1. The National Basketball Association did not record 3-point field goals until the 1979–80 season
2. "NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
3. A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
4. "2020 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
5. American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.
6. "2019 NBA Playoffs Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
7. "2020 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career playoff leaders in 3-point field goals made