3-Pointers Attempted 3PTA

3PTA stands for 3-pointers attempted in basketball. Shots taken from behind the arc, made or missed. Other sites write it 3PA or FG3A.

How 3PTA is calculated

3PTA is a subset of FGA.

Volume is what makes a percentage mean something: 3P% on two attempts a game and on ten attempts a game describe different players entirely.

What counts as a good 3PTA?

Half of the 429 qualified NBA players in 2025-26 were at or below 3.2 per game. Clearing 6.5 put a season in the top tenth of the league.

Median
3.2
Top 10%
6.5
Leader
11.3

By position, the median was 3.5 for G, 3.1 for F and 1.8 for C.

Qualified: 20+ games, non-zero, 2025-26 regular season.

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