average assists per position every decade nba

Point guards had 1.7 assists per game in the 1940s.

	POSITION	DECADE	APG	PER	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Point Guard	1940s	1.7		2,966		7.5				2.8	9.6	29.4				1.9	2.6	71.7	35.0					22,253		4,948				6,517
2	Shooting Guard	1940s	1.2		4,135		7.4				2.8	9.3	30.2				1.8	2.6	69.1	35.5					30,543		5,103				8,457
3	Small Forward	1940s	1.1		3,992		6.8				2.6	8.8	29.1				1.7	2.5	66.7	34.4					27,219		4,345				8,767
4	Power Forward	1940s	0.9		2,923		7.7				2.8	9.5	29.5				2.1	3.1	67.0	35.3					22,510		2,720				7,622
5	Center	1940s	1.1		3,316		8.4				3.1	9.8	31.2				2.3	3.5	64.9	37.0					27,844		3,531				9,405
6	Point Guard	1950s	3.5	13.4	11,268	26.8	8.9	3.4			3.2	8.9	35.8				2.5	3.4	73.3	42.7				223,162	100,247	31,588	39,476				27,812
7	Shooting Guard	1950s	2.4	13.2	14,430	24.8	8.7	3.4			3.1	8.6	36.2				2.5	3.3	75.0	43.4				247,188	125,616	39,002	34,891				36,154
8	Small Forward	1950s	1.8	14.7	12,880	24.7	9.2	5.2			3.3	8.9	37.5				2.6	3.5	74.2	44.4				227,308	118,764	56,272	22,657				34,750
9	Power Forward	1950s	1.8	15.9	12,911	25.8	9.7	7.5			3.5	9.4	37.0				2.7	3.8	72.9	43.8				245,012	124,968	81,314	23,004				39,134
10	Center	1950s	1.6	17.7	12,558	26.7	10.9	8.2			3.9	9.9	38.9				3.2	4.5	71.2	45.8				243,627	137,267	85,017	20,496				39,738
11	Point Guard	1960s	4.2	14.4	14,306	26.1	11.8	3.5			4.5	10.7	42.1				2.8	3.7	76.4	48.0				373,597	169,257	49,770	60,313				37,551
12	Shooting Guard	1960s	2.9	13.8	14,734	25.4	12.2	3.7			4.7	11.1	42.7				2.8	3.6	76.0	48.2				374,872	180,084	53,870	42,238				38,411
13	Small Forward	1960s	1.7	15.6	15,420	24.7	12.9	6.3			4.9	11.3	43.6				3.0	4.0	74.8	49.1				381,278	198,352	96,810	26,869				41,863
14	Power Forward	1960s	1.5	14.9	15,649	24.5	11.4	8.0			4.4	10.3	42.8				2.6	3.6	71.5	48.0				384,143	178,558	125,198	23,009				45,148
15	Center	1960s	1.7	16.4	13,936	25.9	12.0	9.8			4.7	10.5	45.1				2.6	4.0	63.8	49.0				361,392	167,656	137,173	24,129				39,915
16	Point Guard	1970s	4.5	15.1	25,760	26.7	11.8	2.8	1.3	0.2	4.7	10.3	45.3				2.5	3.2	78.9	50.6	0.7	1.8	2.3	686,850	303,929	70,979	114,872	21,982	2,880	14,597	62,340
17	Shooting Guard	1970s	2.8	14.5	31,552	24.3	11.7	2.7	1.0	0.2	4.8	10.4	45.8				2.2	2.8	79.2	50.5	0.9	1.7	2.0	766,746	369,131	86,718	88,066	21,521	4,755	14,803	71,375
18	Small Forward	1970s	2.1	14.8	30,413	24.1	11.4	4.5	0.9	0.3	4.6	9.9	46.4				2.2	2.8	77.7	51.1	1.4	2.9	1.9	732,253	346,471	138,374	62,495	17,966	6,395	14,412	73,866
19	Power Forward	1970s	1.6	14.4	30,674	24.2	10.1	6.7	0.8	0.6	4.0	8.8	45.9				2.0	2.9	71.9	50.3	2.1	4.5	1.9	741,262	310,588	206,495	48,019	15,188	12,001	13,143	82,491
20	Center	1970s	1.9	16.2	29,023	24.6	10.5	8.0	0.7	1.1	4.2	8.8	47.8				2.0	2.9	69.5	51.8	2.2	5.3	2.1	712,809	303,828	232,136	55,550	12,360	21,443	14,030	79,767
21	Point Guard	1980s	5.1	14.8	35,401	24.5	9.8	2.3	1.3	0.2	3.8	8.2	46.6	0.2	0.6	28.5	2.0	2.5	79.1	52.6	0.6	1.7	2.0	868,676	346,977	82,489	180,337	44,461	5,538	69,392	74,413
22	Shooting Guard	1980s	2.9	15	39,856	23.8	11.9	2.6	1.0	0.2	4.7	10.0	47.3	0.2	0.6	31.1	2.2	2.8	79.3	52.9	0.9	1.7	1.7	949,613	472,972	104,724	114,139	40,191	9,603	67,983	85,244
23	Small Forward	1980s	2.1	15.9	38,006	24.5	12.6	4.4	0.9	0.4	5.0	10.2	48.9	0.1	0.3	28.8	2.5	3.2	76.7	54.0	1.6	2.8	1.7	932,679	477,367	167,491	80,533	32,563	16,279	66,093	91,335
24	Power Forward	1980s	1.5	14.5	40,992	23.1	9.8	5.8	0.7	0.7	3.8	7.7	49.7	0.0	0.1	22.1	2.1	2.9	72.2	54.4	2.0	3.8	1.6	945,829	402,924	237,665	60,306	27,809	28,232	67,431	113,635
25	Center	1980s	1.4	14.9	38,404	22.9	9.6	6.2	0.6	1.1	3.8	7.5	50.3	0.0	0.0	19.8	2.1	2.9	72.5	55.0	1.9	4.2	1.6	878,833	370,031	236,744	53,591	21,495	42,096	62,775	107,709

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