3-Point %3P%

3P% stands for 3-point percentage in basketball. The share of three-point attempts that go in. Other sites write it 3PT% or FG3%.

How 3P% is calculated

3P% = 3PTM ÷ 3PTA × 100

Luke Kennard, 2025-26, per game: 1.5 ÷ 3.1 × 100 47.8

A three at 36% produces 1.08 points per shot; a two at 50% produces 1.00. That is the whole arithmetic behind the league’s move to the arc.

What counts as a good 3P%?

Half of the 299 qualified NBA players in 2025-26 were at or below 36.0. Clearing 40.8 put a season in the top tenth of the league.

Median
36.0
Top 10%
40.8
Leader
47.8

By position, the median was 36.2 for G, 36.0 for C and 35.6 for F.

Qualified: 20+ games, 2+ 3PTA, non-zero, 2025-26 regular season.

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