best assist percentage by a rookie in a season

Brevin Knight has the best assist percentage by a rookie in a season, at 43.7 percent in 1997-98.

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  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52
NAMEAST%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Brevin Knight
B. Knight
43.7
1997-98
80
31.0
9.0
3.2
8.2
2.5
0.2
3.3
7.4
44.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.1
80.1
51.5
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,483
723
253
656
196
18
194
271
+298
2Ennis Whatley
E. Whatley
43.4
1983-84
80
27.0
8.4
2.5
8.3
1.5
0.2
3.3
7.0
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.5
73.0
51.9
0.8
1.7
3.4
2,159
668
197
662
119
17
268
223
3Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
42.8
2001-02
80
30.5
9.4
3.7
8.1
1.7
0.5
3.6
9.5
38.0
0.5
2.2
24.0
1.6
2.3
70.4
44.6
1.0
2.8
3.4
2,442
751
298
647
138
40
270
248
+43
4Trae Young
T. Young
40.5
2018-19
81
30.9
19.1
3.7
8.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
5Andre Miller
A. Miller
38.7
1999-00
82
25.5
11.1
3.4
5.8
1.0
0.2
4.1
9.2
44.9
0.1
0.6
20.4
2.8
3.6
77.4
51.7
1.0
2.4
2.0
2,093
914
280
476
84
17
166
194
-107
6Chris Paul
C. Paul
38.2
2005-06
78
36.0
16.1
5.1
7.8
2.2
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
7Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
38.1
1996-97
67
34.7
15.8
2.7
7.8
1.0
0.3
5.3
13.0
40.8
1.5
4.3
35.4
3.7
5.0
72.7
51.9
0.8
1.9
3.1
2,324
1,057
184
522
67
19
210
159
-157
8Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
37.4
1989-90
81
30.5
14.3
2.5
7.6
1.8
0.1
5.7
11.6
49.4
0.1
0.4
16.1
2.8
4.0
68.7
53.4
0.9
1.7
3.0
2,470
1,155
206
619
145
10
246
187
9Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
37.4
1987-88
82
39.6
13.6
4.8
10.6
2.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
3,249
1,114
396
868
205
6
258
244
10Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
37.4
1995-96
70
40.9
19.0
4.0
9.3
1.4
0.3
6.9
16.1
42.6
1.9
4.8
39.5
3.4
4.2
79.7
52.8
0.8
3.2
3.8
2,865
1,331
281
653
98
19
267
166
11Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
37.4
2017-18
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+389
12Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
36.4
1989-90
79
33.7
14.7
3.9
8.7
2.1
0.2
5.9
12.5
47.1
0.3
1.1
27.4
2.7
3.5
76.4
52.5
0.7
3.2
3.3
2,663
1,162
310
689
165
12
260
232
13John Wall
J. Wall
36.0
2010-11
69
37.8
16.4
4.6
8.3
1.8
0.5
5.8
14.1
40.9
0.5
1.7
29.6
4.4
5.7
76.6
49.4
0.5
4.1
3.8
2,606
1,131
317
574
121
35
261
175
-440
14Pooh Richardson
P. Richardson
35.3
1989-90
82
31.5
11.4
2.6
6.8
1.6
0.3
5.2
11.3
46.1
0.3
1.0
27.7
0.8
1.3
58.9
48.2
0.7
2.0
1.7
2,581
938
217
554
133
25
141
143
15Ja Morant
J. Morant
35.2
2019-20
67
31.0
17.8
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
16Mike Bibby
M. Bibby
35.1
1998-99
50
35.2
13.2
2.7
6.5
1.6
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.3
1.5
20.3
2.5
3.4
75.1
48.7
0.6
2.1
2.9
1,758
662
136
325
78
5
146
122
-339
17Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
33.6
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
18Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
33.2
1994-95
79
33.8
11.7
5.4
7.7
1.9
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.5
0.9
3.3
27.2
2.4
3.5
69.8
47.1
1.9
3.5
3.2
2,668
922
430
607
151
24
250
146
19Darren Collison
D. Collison
32.9
2009-10
76
27.8
12.4
2.5
5.7
1.0
0.1
4.9
10.4
47.7
0.6
1.5
40.0
1.9
2.3
85.1
54.6
0.5
2.0
2.7
2,109
946
192
432
78
4
202
92
-175
20Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
32.6
1981-82
72
33.8
17.0
2.9
7.8
2.1
0.2
6.3
14.8
42.4
0.2
0.8
28.8
4.2
6.0
70.4
48.7
0.8
2.1
4.2
2,433
1,225
209
565
150
17
299
253
21Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
32.6
2014-15
82
30.4
8.9
4.3
6.5
1.7
0.2
3.7
8.6
42.5
0.1
0.5
26.2
1.4
2.6
55.1
45.6
1.3
3.0
2.5
2,489
731
349
533
142
20
203
193
-204
22Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
32.5
2003-04
76
35.6
12.0
3.4
6.8
1.3
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.6
1.9
4.9
39.0
1.8
2.2
80.4
51.0
0.6
2.9
2.7
2,706
915
259
517
101
21
204
276
-257
23Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
32.4
1960-61
71
42.7
30.5
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
3,032
2,165
716
690
219
24Phil Ford
P. Ford
32.2
1978-79
79
34.5
15.9
2.3
8.6
2.2
0.1
5.9
12.7
46.5
4.1
5.1
81.3
53.4
0.4
1.9
4.1
2,723
1,260
182
681
174
6
323
245
25Steve Francis
S. Francis
31.6
1999-00
77
36.1
18.0
5.3
6.6
1.5
0.4
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.4
4.0
34.5
3.7
4.7
78.6
54.3
2.0
3.3
4.0
2,776
1,388
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158

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2
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1.000
0.5
3
3
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1.000
1.0
4
4
1
.800
1.0
5
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.800
1.0
6
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.600
2.0
7
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.600
2.0
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