Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson averaged the most assists per game, with 11.2 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest apg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player during the 80s

	NAME	APG	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11.2	716	36.9	19.5	7.4	2.0	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.0	0.2	0.7	23.9	5.2	6.2	83.4	60.6	1.9	5.6	3.9	26,417	13,943	5,303	8,025	1,464	310	2,800	1,685
2	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	9.8	635	36.7	20.3	3.7	2.1	0.3	7.7	16.7	46.3	0.3	1.2	27.8	4.4	5.8	76.1	52.5	1.0	2.7	3.8	23,276	12,862	2,372	6,220	1,338	181	2,437	2,105
3	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	9.7	154	37.2	15.1	4.8	2.2	0.1	6.0	13.2	45.0	0.7	2.4	30.9	2.5	3.4	73.7	51.4	1.5	3.3	3.1	5,726	2,333	737	1,487	344	13	484	407
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	9.6	410	27.6	10.6	2.2	2.3	0.2	3.8	7.3	52.7	0.1	0.5	25.9	2.8	3.4	82.3	60.4	0.6	1.7	2.6	11,296	4,340	920	3,941	948	65	1,052	1,142
5	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	8.9	161	31.7	14.8	3.3	1.5	0.3	5.2	10.7	49.0	0.0	0.3	15.2	4.3	4.9	87.0	57.5	0.5	2.8	2.9	5,096	2,382	531	1,428	238	48	468	381
6	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	8.7	228	29.7	6.7	4.6	2.0	0.6	2.5	5.6	45.0	0.1	0.4	23.8	1.5	2.3	65.6	50.4	1.6	3.1	2.4	6,766	1,529	1,057	1,981	450	134	555	712
7	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	8.4	605	35.2	15.8	2.5	1.4	0.1	6.8	14.3	47.4	0.2	0.6	29.4	2.1	2.7	77.7	51.0	0.6	1.9	3.1	21,326	9,554	1,521	5,096	848	47	1,886	1,474
8	Johnny Moore J. Moore	8.1	467	27.7	10.2	3.2	2.1	0.2	4.2	9.0	46.3	0.2	0.7	25.3	1.7	2.3	71.5	50.8	0.8	2.4	2.4	12,914	4,772	1,496	3,784	985	113	1,124	1,270
9	Terry Porter T. Porter	7.8	322	31.1	13.2	3.7	1.7	0.1	4.9	10.1	48.9	0.4	1.2	33.1	3.0	3.5	83.6	56.8	0.8	2.9	2.6	10,021	4,260	1,199	2,514	536	34	853	719
10	Kevin Porter K. Porter	7.6	162	26.4	10.2	1.3	1.1	0.1	4.1	8.3	50.0	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.9	2.4	78.5	54.5	0.4	0.9	2.7	4,281	1,645	211	1,237	179	21	436	467
11	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	7.6	484	35.9	16.1	5.8	2.8	0.4	6.7	14.5	46.0	0.3	1.2	22.0	2.5	3.6	70.1	50.1	1.9	4.0	3.5	17,371	7,784	2,823	3,686	1,363	188	1,713	1,671
12	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	7.5	771	33.9	12.6	3.0	2.3	0.3	5.1	9.6	52.9	0.1	0.2	25.0	2.5	3.1	79.4	57.8	0.7	2.3	2.3	26,174	9,744	2,284	5,781	1,768	260	1,777	1,736
13	Kenny Smith K. Smith	7.4	142	37.4	15.8	2.6	1.4	0.1	6.2	13.2	46.8	0.4	1.2	34.7	3.0	4.0	76.6	52.8	0.6	1.9	3.0	5,315	2,244	364	1,055	194	15	433	313
14	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	7.4	441	29.9	12.6	3.5	2.0	0.5	4.4	9.5	46.0	0.2	0.5	30.2	3.7	4.8	77.2	54.4	1.0	2.5	2.4	13,189	5,562	1,547	3,262	902	207	1,076	1,543
15	Gary Grant G. Grant	7.1	71	27.1	11.9	3.4	2.0	0.1	5.1	11.7	43.5	0.1	0.3	22.7	1.7	2.3	73.5	46.9	1.1	2.2	3.6	1,924	846	238	506	144	9	258	170
16	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	7.1	340	31.5	12.1	1.9	0.9	0.1	4.2	9.0	47.4	0.1	0.3	22.4	3.6	4.6	78.0	55.3	0.5	1.5	2.7	10,700	4,130	656	2,399	304	35	926	738
17	Fat Lever F. Lever	6.9	557	32.4	14.5	6.0	2.3	0.3	5.9	13.1	45.3	0.1	0.6	27.0	2.5	3.2	76.6	49.9	1.9	4.1	2.1	18,065	8,059	3,330	3,847	1,287	166	1,181	1,398
18	Gus Williams G. Williams	6.8	511	33.6	18.7	2.6	2.0	0.3	7.6	16.5	46.1	0.2	0.9	23.8	3.2	4.3	74.8	50.6	1.0	1.6	2.5	17,149	9,540	1,329	3,464	1,034	176	1,267	916
19	John Lucas J. Lucas	6.7	633	25.4	10.1	2.1	1.2	0.1	3.9	8.7	44.9	0.3	1.1	30.3	2.0	2.6	76.6	51.5	0.5	1.6	2.0	16,059	6,413	1,340	4,223	791	34	1,250	1,021
20	Reggie Theus R. Theus	6.7	787	33.7	18.7	3.4	1.2	0.2	6.9	14.5	47.4	0.2	0.9	23.0	4.7	5.7	82.7	54.9	1.2	2.2	3.4	26,545	14,729	2,671	5,239	968	171	2,712	2,313
21	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	6.6	558	31.9	15.7	3.2	1.5	0.3	5.6	12.3	46.0	0.5	1.6	33.3	3.9	4.7	83.0	54.8	0.8	2.4	2.9	17,806	8,769	1,777	3,660	817	146	1,599	1,360
22	Rickey Green R. Green	6.5	669	27.2	10.8	2.2	1.7	0.1	4.3	9.1	47.9	0.0	0.2	21.2	2.0	2.5	82.2	53.0	0.5	1.6	1.9	18,200	7,208	1,448	4,346	1,140	41	1,272	1,102
23	Muggsy Bogues M. Bogues	6.5	158	21.4	5.2	1.9	1.5	0.1	2.2	5.3	40.8	0.0	0.2	13.8	0.8	1.0	76.5	44.6	0.6	1.3	1.4	3,383	816	301	1,024	238	10	225	279
24	Winston Garland W. Garland	6.4	146	32.8	13.5	3.8	2.0	0.1	5.5	12.7	43.6	0.2	0.6	28.0	2.3	2.8	83.6	48.7	1.2	2.6	2.4	4,783	1,976	555	934	291	21	354	404
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	6.1	717	38.4	25.0	10.2	1.8	0.8	9.8	19.6	50.3	0.6	1.7	37.7	4.6	5.3	88.0	57.0	2.2	8.0	3.2	27,560	17,899	7,319	4,396	1,300	603	2,261	1,906