highest assists per 36 minutes by a bench player in one nba season 57 miminum

Walker Russell has the most assists / minutes played / 36 by a player off the bench in a season, with 36 in 1987-88.

NAMEAST/(MIN/36)ASTMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Walker Russell
W. Russell
36
1
1
1987-88
DET DET
1
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Tyson Wheeler
T. Wheeler
24
2
3
1998-99
DEN DEN
1
3.0
4.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
106.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4
0
0
0
0
1
+4
3Mark Wade
M. Wade
24
2
3
1989-90
DAL DAL
1
3.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Derek Harper
D. Harper
21.27
13
22
1986-87
DAL DAL
1
22.0
13.0
1.0
13.0
3.0
1.0
5.0
8.0
62.5
2.0
4.0
50.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
73.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
13
1
3
1
0
1
5Markquis Nowell
M. Nowell
20.47
2
4
2023-24
TOR TOR
1
3.5
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
53.2
2.0
0.0
0.0
2
2
1
0
0
0
+4
6Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
19.2
8
15
1992-93
LAC LAC
1
15.0
2.0
3.0
8.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.0
2.0
0.0
2
3
0
0
0
0
7Frank Johnson
F. Johnson
19.2
8
15
1983-84
WAS WAS
1
15.0
6.0
0.0
8.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
6.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
6
0
0
0
1
2
8Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
18.1
3
6
2019-20
BKN BKN
1
6.0
5.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
62.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
5
0
0
0
0
1
+4
9Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
18
21
42
1987-88
LAL LAL
2
21.0
6.0
3.5
10.5
1.0
0.0
1.5
5.0
30.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
47.5
0.5
3.0
3.5
12
7
2
0
7
5
10Walker Russell
W. Russell
18
1
2
1985-86
DET DET
1
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
17.45
16
33
1997-98
MIN MIN
1
33.0
9.0
2.0
16.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
12.0
33.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
16.7
30.7
1.0
1.0
4.0
9
2
1
0
4
1
+10
12Steve Nash
S. Nash
16.09
39
87
2013-14
LAL LAL
5
17.5
5.2
2.4
7.8
0.8
0.2
1.8
3.8
47.4
0.4
1.0
40.0
1.2
1.2
100.0
60.1
0.4
2.0
2.4
26
12
4
1
12
4
-1
13Gary Grant
G. Grant
15.43
3
7
1998-99
POR POR
2
3.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
0
+8
14James Harden
J. Harden
15.39
11
26
2020-21
BKN BKN
1
25.7
18.0
7.0
11.0
2.0
2.0
6.0
8.0
75.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
88.2
0.0
7.0
4.0
18
7
2
2
4
2
+3
15Pat Connaughton
P. Connaughton
15.32
1
2
2025-26
CHA CHA
1
2.4
4.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
82.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
+7
16Tony Parker
T. Parker
15.23
7
17
2008-09
SAS SAS
1
16.6
15.0
1.0
7.0
1.0
0.0
6.0
9.0
66.7
0.0
0.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
67.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
15
1
1
0
2
1
+1
17Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
14.85
19
46
2023-24
BKN BKN
3
15.4
4.7
7.7
6.3
0.3
0.3
2.3
2.3
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
2.7
5.0
0.3
14
23
1
1
1
10
+38
18Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
14.46
12
30
2017-18
NOP NOP
2
14.9
3.5
2.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
1.5
3.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
45.1
0.0
2.0
1.5
7
4
2
0
3
2
-1
19John Lucas
J. Lucas
14.45
220
548
1983-84
SAS SAS
24
22.8
8.2
2.4
9.2
1.3
0.0
3.2
7.5
43.0
0.2
0.7
23.5
1.6
2.3
72.2
48.6
0.2
2.2
2.1
197
57
30
0
50
44
20Corey Gaines
C. Gaines
14.36
67
168
1990-91
DEN DEN
8
21.0
9.6
1.3
8.4
0.9
0.3
3.3
7.1
45.6
0.6
1.9
33.3
2.5
3.0
83.3
57.0
0.3
1.0
2.5
77
10
7
2
20
22
21Mark Price
M. Price
14.09
9
23
1987-88
CLE CLE
1
23.0
14.0
0.0
9.0
1.0
0.0
5.0
11.0
45.5
1.0
4.0
25.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
56.8
0.0
0.0
2.0
14
0
1
0
2
0
22Bryon Russell
B. Russell
14.03
1
3
2005-06
DEN DEN
1
2.6
0.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
+4
23Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
14
14
36
2003-04
PHI PHI
1
36.0
27.0
3.0
14.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
17.0
47.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
58.3
0.0
3.0
3.0
27
3
2
0
3
2
-8
24Corey Gaines
C. Gaines
13.85
30
78
1993-94
NYK NYK
18
4.3
1.8
0.7
1.7
0.1
0.0
0.5
1.1
45.0
0.1
0.3
40.0
0.7
0.8
86.7
62.0
0.2
0.6
0.3
33
13
2
0
5
12
25Wes Matthews
W. Matthews
13.85
5
13
1989-90
ATL ATL
1
13.0
4.0
0.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
51.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
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