Stephen Curry leads the way as the greatest NBA shooter of all time.

The 3-pointer was introduced to the NBA during the 1979–80 season, with Brian Taylor being the league’s first 3-point champion with 90 points in a season. We’ve come a long way since then, with Stephen Curry leading the way with 357 triples in 2023-2024.

Below are the players who have led the league in three-point scoring in multiple seasons.

Stephen Curry: 8 times

In addition to leading the league in three-point field goals made eight times, a record eight times, Curry is the NBA leader in career total three-pointers (3,747). He is also the leader in career playoff 3s (618). In the postseason, Curry has averaged 4.2 triples at 39.7%. Curry’s single-game high for made 3s is 13, set on November 7, 2016 in a win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Known as the greatest shooter of all time, Curry is also a two-time Kia MVP and four-time NBA champion. He has been on ten All-Star teams, has led the NBA in scoring twice and led the league in steals once.

During his back-to-back MVP seasons in 2015 and 2016, Curry averaged 26.9 points on 49.6 FG% while hitting 4.3 triples on 44.9% and shooting 91.0 FT%. He also averaged 7.2 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 33.4 minutes per game. He is entering his 16th season with the Golden State Warriors after being selected by the franchise with the No. 7 overall pick in 2009.

James Harden: 3 times

Harden’s three-point titles came in three consecutive seasons, from 2017-2020. During that three-year period, he achieved a total of 942 marks at 36.3 3P%. He won Kia MVP during the first season of that stretch, while also leading the NBA in totals and free throws made in each of the three campaigns. Over the last two years, Harden led the league in total points. Those years came at the end of his nine-season stint with the Houston Rockets, during which he averaged 29.6 points on 44.3 FG% while making 3.3 3s per game with 36.3 3P% and 86, 2 FT% shot. He also averaged 7.7 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 37.0 minutes.

Harden is also a 10-time All-Star and has led the league in assists twice. Before his time in Houston, Harden spent three seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder. After his stint in Houston, he spent two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, two with the Philadelphia 76ers and is entering his second season with the LA Clippers. In 2009, he was drafted third overall.

Ray Allen: 3 times

The Hall of Fame guard is known as one of the best pure shooters in league history, but he was also a prolific all-around scorer in his prime. Allen led the NBA in made 3s in 2002, 2003 and 2006 – split between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Seattle SuperSonics. During that season, Allen made four of his ten All-Star teams and averaged 23.3 points on 44.4 FG% and made 3.0 3s per game on 39.9%. He also averaged 4.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.3 threes in 38.2 minutes per game. Allen boasts a career 40.0 3P% and is a two-time champion – once with the Boston Celtics in 2008 and with the Miami Heat in 2013. He shot 40.1% from distance in his 171 career playoff appearances .

Players who have led the NBA have made two 3s