# Who was the best NBA three-point shooter of the 1990s?

> Volume shooters who made 200 a season sit beside corner specialists who barely missed, all from a decade when teams were only starting to build offenses around the three.

*By YPB Team · Published November 12, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-was-the-best-nba-three-point-shooter-of-the-1990s*

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1. **Reggie Miller** — score 1000/1000
   Indiana Pacers guard who led the NBA with 229 three-pointers in 1996-97 and ranked in the league's top five in threes made in eight seasons from 1989-90 to 1998-99.
2. **Glen Rice** — score 956/1000
   Won the 1995 Three-Point Contest and led the NBA in three-point percentage at 47.0% with Charlotte in 1996-97.
3. **Chuck Person** — score 598/1000
   Forward who made 190 three-pointers for San Antonio in 1995-96 and ranked fourth in threes made with Indiana in 1991-92.
4. **Allan Houston** — score 597/1000
   Shooting guard who made 191 three-pointers for Detroit in 1995-96 before joining the New York Knicks.
5. **Dan Majerle** — score 542/1000
   Phoenix Suns swingman who led the NBA in three-pointers made in 1993-94 with 192 and shared the lead in 1992-93.
6. **Dale Ellis** — score 542/1000
   Led the NBA in three-point percentage in 1997-98 at 46.4% with Seattle and finished among the top ten in threes made several times during the decade.
7. **Hubert Davis** — score 478/1000
   Ranked in the NBA's top four in three-point percentage in 1994-95, 1995-96, 1997-98 and 1998-99 with New York and Dallas.
8. **Craig Hodges** — score 478/1000
   Chicago Bulls guard who won three straight Three-Point Contests from 1990 to 1992.
9. **Steve Kerr** — score 405/1000
   Won the 1997 Three-Point Contest and led the NBA in three-point percentage in 1989-90 with Cleveland and in 1994-95 with Chicago at 52.4%.
10. **Dana Barros** — score 404/1000
   Led the NBA in three-point percentage in 1991-92 with Seattle and made 197 threes for Philadelphia in his 1994-95 All-Star season.
11. **Vernon Maxwell** — score 404/1000
   Houston Rockets guard who led the NBA in three-pointers made in 1990-91 and 1991-92.
12. **Dell Curry** — score 319/1000
   Charlotte Hornets sharpshooter who led the NBA in three-point percentage in 1998-99 with Milwaukee at 47.6%.
13. **Dražen Petrović** — score 319/1000
   New Jersey Nets guard who finished second and third in the NBA in three-point percentage in 1991-92 and 1992-93.
14. **Jeff Hornacek** — score 319/1000
   Won the Three-Point Contest in 1998 and 2000 and ranked among the NBA's top three-point percentage shooters with Phoenix and Utah.
15. **Dennis Scott** — score 319/1000
   Orlando Magic forward who set an NBA single-season record with 267 three-pointers in 1995-96.
16. **Mark Price** — score 319/1000
   Cleveland Cavaliers point guard who won the Three-Point Contest in 1993 and 1994.
17. **Mitch Richmond** — score 319/1000
   Sacramento Kings guard who made 225 three-pointers in 1995-96 and won the 1995 All-Star Game MVP.
18. **John Starks** — score 217/1000
   New York Knicks guard who became the first player to make 200 three-pointers in a season, with 217 in 1994-95.
19. **Tim Legler** — score 217/1000
   Washington Bullets guard who won the 1996 Three-Point Contest and led the NBA at 52.2% from three in 1995-96.
20. **Tim Hardaway** — score 217/1000
   Point guard who made 203 three-pointers for the Miami Heat in 1996-97 and finished second in the NBA in threes made in 1998-99.
21. **Terry Porter** — score 0/1000
   Portland Trail Blazers point guard who ranked in the NBA's top six in three-pointers made in 1990-91, 1991-92 and 1992-93.

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