Yep thanks for that anonymous

https://spatialjam.com/nbl-historical-stats

You can look it up here by season. Check off all the seasons then sort by 2pt% or 3pt% and focus on the games played (GP) column for the greats as you scroll down.

Another way to marvel at the brilliance of Gaze. He's often known for his long-range shooting, but he actually jacked up a lot of long-range prayers. It was the efficiency of his closer range game at such a volume that was arguably most outstanding. 62% on 2s.

Percentages in isolation though aren't a full measure of someone's 3 point shooting ability.

Volume matters too but even more than that, the types of shots they take.

So you really need to watch someone to assess how effective a 3 point shooter they were.

Like any United/Tigers fan whose been watching CG43 and Barlow forever, will tell you CG is a better 3 point shooter, even though Barlow consistently has higher %. As one obvious example.

Another good example was the big man battle this past season- Landale vs Mooney. Mooney had the better 3P% but Landale is a better outside shooter.

Damn, you have caught me a bit early on this one.

I have been working backwards for each season, compiling every stat from NBL history. I just finished 1991, so there are not many seasons left. Unfortunately, it does take a while to transfer all of the box scores into my database.

But as mentioned above, Spatial Jam is a pretty great place to have a look.

But as a sample (1991 - present):

Field Goal % (Min 500 attempts)
1 Dean Uthoff 61.50% 655/1065
2 Matthew Hodgson 61.05% 558/914
3 Paul Kuiper 60.23% 365/606
4 Clarence Tyson 59.66% 729/1222
5 Jervaughn Scales 58.72% 340/579
6 Neil Mottram 58.22% 379/651
7 Casey Calvary 57.62% 427/741
8 David Gruber 57.42% 449/782
9 Warrick Giddey 57.16% 415/726
10 John Dorge 56.88% 913/1605


2PT Field Goal % (min 300 attempts)
1 Andrew Gaze 63.03% 2992/4747
2 Cameron Oliver 62.47% 283/453
3 Billy McCaffrey 61.88% 198/320
4 Jock Landale 61.54% 200/325
5 Dean Uthoff 61.52% 654/1063
6 Matthew Hodgson 61.05% 558/914
7 Paul Kuiper 60.43% 365/604
8 Charlie Thomas 59.76% 199/333
9 Clarence Tyson 59.71% 729/1221
10 Robert Loe 59.19% 248/419


3PT Field Goal % (min 200 attempts)
1 Daniel Kickert 45.34% 282/622
2 John Roberson 43.75% 112/256
3 B.J. Carter 43.43% 152/350
4 Mario Donaldson 43.11% 97/225
5 David Barlow 42.55% 528/1241
6 Patric Fairs 42.42% 98/231
7 Mick Corkeron 42.20% 192/455
8 Oscar Forman 41.86% 903/2157
9 Darryl Pearce 41.84% 300/717
10 Peter Hill 41.68% 283/679


Free Throw % (min 100 attempts)
1 Clint Steindl 89.59% 198/221
2 Andrew Gaze 88.29% 3107/3519
3 Dylan Rigdon 88.19% 112/127
4 Daniel Kickert 88.08% 303/344
5 Billy McCaffrey 88.08% 133/151
6 Jerome Randle 87.79% 460/524
7 Rotnei Clarke 87.42% 271/310
8 Bryce Cotton 87.21% 668/766
9 Jamie Kennedy 86.51% 109/126
10 Steve Woodberry 86.39% 565/654

Thanks Statman great work!

Update to include 1990 season:

Field Goal % (Min 500 attempts)
1st Norman Taylor 68.13% 466/684
2nd Dean Uthoff 62.13% 868/1397
3rd Matthew Hodgson 61.05% 558/914
4th Clarence Tyson 59.66% 729/1222
5th Jervaughn Scales 58.72% 340/579
6th Neil Mottram 58.22% 379/651
7th Warrick Giddey 57.99% 497/857
8th Casey Calvary 57.62% 427/741
9th John Dorge 57.44% 1066/1856
10th David Gruber 57.42% 449/782

2PT Field Goal % (min 300 attempts)
1st Norman Taylor 68.38% 465/680
2nd Andrew Gaze 63.42% 3215/5069
3rd Cameron Oliver 62.47% 283/453
4th Dean Uthoff 62.20% 867/1394
5th Billy McCaffrey 61.88% 198/320
6th Jock Landale 61.54% 200/325
7th Matthew Hodgson 61.05% 558/914
8th Clarence Tyson 59.71% 729/1221
9th Warrick Giddey 59.38% 497/837
10th Robert Loe 59.19% 248/419

3PT Field Goal % (min 200 attempts)
1st Daniel Kickert 45.34% 282/622
2nd John Roberson 43.75% 112/256
3rd B.J. Carter 43.43% 152/350
4th Mario Donaldson 43.11% 97/225
5th David Barlow 42.55% 528/1241
6th Darryl Pearce 42.43% 384/905
7th Mick Corkeron 42.20% 192/455
8th Peter Hill 41.92% 337/804
9th Oscar Forman 41.86% 903/2157
10th Ron Radliff 41.65% 197/473

Free Throw % (min 100 attempts)
1st Clint Steindl 89.59% 198/221
2nd Andrew Gaze 88.24% 3258/3692
3rd Dylan Rigdon 88.19% 112/127
4th Daniel Kickert 88.08% 303/344
5th Billy McCaffrey 88.08% 133/151
6th Jerome Randle 87.79% 460/524
7th Rotnei Clarke 87.42% 271/310
8th Bryce Cotton 87.21% 668/766
9th Steve Woodberry 86.39% 565/654
10th Cameron Gliddon 86.05% 407/473

I won't do an update after every season I finish. Will try and do one once all seasons are completed.

Thanks Statman84. This is great work!

I never knew that Kickert was such a sharp shooter! His 3 point percentage is curry like though he did not shoot it like curry, but still impressive for a big man!

@602

Sorry, I don't have the knowledge like the majority of you guys in Hoops AU regarding Australian Basketball. I have only seen Kickert play in FIBA competition.

Never realised Steindl is the career leader in FT%, that's impressive.