List of NBA single-season assists per game leaders
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This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season assist averages based on at least 70 games played or 400 assists.[1] The NBA did not record assists until the 1946-47 season.[2]
List
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration |
Rank | Season | Player | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1 | 1989–90 | John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 78 | 1,134 | 14.5 |
2 | 1990–91 | John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,164 | 14.2 |
3 | 1984–85 | Isiah Thomas* | Detroit Pistons | 81 | 1,123 | 13.9 |
4 | 1987–88 | John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,128 | 13.8 |
5 | 1991–92 | John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,126 | 13.7 |
6 | 1988–89 | John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,118 | 13.6 |
7 | 1978–79 | Kevin Porter | Detroit Pistons | 82 | 1,099 | 13.4 |
8 | 1983–84 | Magic Johnson* | Los Angeles Lakers | 67 | 875 | 13.1 |
9 | 1988–89 | Magic Johnson* | Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 988 | 12.8 |
10 | 1985–86 | Magic Johnson* | Los Angeles Lakers | 72 | 907 | 12.6 |
11 | 1993–94 | John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,031 | 12.6 |
12 | 1984–85 | Magic Johnson* | Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 968 | 12.6 |
13 | 1990–91 | Magic Johnson* | Los Angeles Lakers | 79 | 989 | 12.5 |
14 | 1994–95 | John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,011 | 12.3 |
15 | 1988–89 | Kevin Johnson | Phoenix Suns | 81 | 991 | 12.2 |
16 | 1986–87 | Magic Johnson* | Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 977 | 12.2 |
17 | 1992–93 | John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 82 | 987 | 12.0 |
18 | 1987–88 | Magic Johnson* | Los Angeles Lakers | 72 | 858 | 11.9 |
19 | 2020–21 | Russell Westbrook^ | Washington Wizards | 65 | 763 | 11.7 |
20 | 2011–12 | Rajon Rondo† | Boston Celtics | 53 | 620 | 11.7 |
21 | 2015–16 | Rajon Rondo† | Sacramento Kings | 72 | 839 | 11.7 |
22 | 2006–07 | Steve Nash* | Phoenix Suns | 76 | 884 | 11.6 |
23 | 2007–08 | Chris Paul^ | New Orleans Hornets | 80 | 925 | 11.6 |
24 | 1989–90 | Magic Johnson* | Los Angeles Lakers | 79 | 907 | 11.5 |
25 | 2004–05 | Steve Nash* | Phoenix Suns | 75 | 861 | 11.5 |
1964–65 | Oscar Robertson* | Cincinnati Royals |
References
External links
- Basketball-Reference.com
- Basketball portal