highest apg in first 8 seasons in nba

John Stockton averaged the most assists per game by a player in his first 8 seasons, with 11.3 per game.

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highest apg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in first 8 seasons in NBA
NAMEAPGGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
11.3
652
31.2
12.9
2.5
2.5
0.2
4.6
8.9
51.4
0.4
1.0
35.0
3.3
4.0
82.7
60.2
0.6
1.9
2.9
20,316
8,395
1,633
7,365
1,633
121
1,908
1,842
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
10.9
567
36.9
19.1
7.5
2.1
0.5
7.0
13.1
53.9
0.1
0.4
19.1
4.9
6.0
81.8
60.7
2.0
5.5
3.9
20,894
10,805
4,247
6,179
1,212
275
2,219
1,366
3Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
10.6
604
44.3
30.3
9.0
10.6
21.8
48.7
9.1
10.8
83.9
57.0
26,762
18,306
5,456
6,401
1,907
4Chris Paul
C. Paul
9.8
555
36.5
18.6
4.4
2.4
0.1
6.5
13.8
47.3
1.0
2.7
35.6
4.5
5.3
85.8
57.5
0.7
3.7
2.4
20,277
10,311
2,426
5,449
1,331
50
1,348
1,364
+1624
5Isiah 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
6Trae Young
T. Young
9.8
498
34.1
25.1
3.4
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
17,005
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
7Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
9.5
553
34.3
18.4
3.2
1.6
0.3
6.4
13.1
49.3
0.1
0.4
18.9
5.4
6.5
83.5
57.7
0.6
2.5
3.2
18,993
10,154
1,750
5,272
869
143
1,763
1,193
8Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
9.4
573
37.7
14.2
6.4
2.1
0.3
5.1
12.8
40.3
1.1
3.4
32.2
2.8
3.7
76.3
49.3
1.6
4.8
3.4
21,581
8,135
3,653
5,409
1,201
186
1,929
1,120
+1388
9John Wall
J. Wall
9.2
541
35.9
18.9
4.4
1.7
0.7
6.8
15.8
43.2
0.9
2.8
32.7
4.3
5.5
78.6
51.8
0.6
3.8
3.8
19,441
10,216
2,367
5,003
927
367
2,070
1,218
+299
10Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
9.1
612
37.3
19.6
3.6
1.9
0.2
7.3
16.3
44.5
1.7
4.7
35.2
3.4
4.4
77.7
53.7
0.8
2.9
3.1
22,841
11,991
2,210
5,573
1,166
103
1,920
1,541
+989
11Deron Williams
D. Williams
9.0
584
35.8
17.8
3.2
1.1
0.3
6.3
13.9
45.3
1.4
3.9
35.6
3.8
4.7
81.9
55.8
0.5
2.7
3.1
20,929
10,386
1,877
5,241
618
154
1,817
1,534
+930
12Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
8.8
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
1.5
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
10,997
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
13Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
8.6
638
30.4
8.4
2.9
1.7
0.0
3.5
7.7
46.0
0.0
0.3
15.4
1.3
1.6
81.3
50.2
0.7
2.2
1.7
19,423
5,382
1,827
5,469
1,108
29
1,104
1,240
14Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
8.4
648
36.7
16.5
2.7
1.6
0.1
7.2
14.7
49.0
0.1
0.4
26.3
2.1
2.7
77.0
52.1
0.6
2.0
3.2
23,794
10,724
1,733
5,471
1,057
68
2,060
1,771
15Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
8.4
505
33.0
11.1
4.6
1.9
0.1
4.6
9.7
47.5
0.2
0.8
25.2
1.7
2.7
62.1
51.0
1.1
3.5
2.8
16,647
5,601
2,320
4,237
953
68
1,413
1,139
+1867
16Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
8.3
632
32.3
11.6
4.1
1.6
0.1
4.6
9.9
46.0
0.4
1.4
29.0
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.2
1.3
2.8
2.7
20,440
7,358
2,599
5,255
986
73
1,703
1,183
17Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
8.3
583
38.5
20.4
3.1
1.3
0.2
7.3
17.0
43.1
1.2
3.7
31.5
4.6
5.9
78.4
52.2
0.8
2.3
3.2
22,450
11,908
1,793
4,830
735
96
1,893
1,409
-370
18Guy Rodgers
G. Rodgers
8.3
587
36.0
12.8
5.1
5.2
13.7
37.8
2.4
3.5
68.7
41.9
21,148
7,516
2,995
4,855
1,940
19Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8.2
514
35.0
29.2
8.5
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
18,000
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
20Johnny 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
21Kevin Porter
K. Porter
8.0
567
28.8
11.5
1.9
1.4
0.1
4.8
10.1
47.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.6
73.1
51.2
0.6
1.3
3.7
16,320
6,512
1,050
4,534
710
62
861
1,964
22Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
8.0
272
33.8
22.5
5.4
1.1
0.7
8.4
18.6
44.9
1.9
5.7
34.0
3.8
4.5
84.0
54.5
0.8
4.6
3.8
9,186
6,119
1,476
2,164
307
179
1,030
778
+8
23John Lucas
J. Lucas
7.7
569
30.5
11.1
2.6
1.5
0.1
4.5
9.8
45.5
0.1
0.5
22.8
2.1
2.7
77.4
50.4
0.6
2.0
2.4
17,374
6,317
1,470
4,385
870
54
1,187
1,193
24Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
7.7
578
35.6
15.6
3.0
1.0
0.1
5.6
13.9
40.6
1.9
5.3
35.7
2.4
3.0
80.3
51.2
0.5
2.5
2.3
20,587
8,993
1,727
4,431
560
72
1,344
1,003
+163
25Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
7.7
498
30.9
11.1
4.2
1.9
0.1
3.6
9.2
38.8
0.8
2.6
32.2
3.1
3.7
83.8
51.1
0.7
3.5
2.7
15,370
5,525
2,092
3,817
959
66
1,363
1,306
+807

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.232
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65
.207
43.0
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64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
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42
40
.512
22.0
10
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27.0
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