Since 1979-80, Chris Gatling has averaged the fewest assists per game with 18.0+ points per game in a season, with 0.6 per game in 1996-97.
Interpreted as:
least amount of assists per game for an NBA player to average 18 or higher points per game on a season since 1980| NAME | APG | PPG | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | RPG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | C. Gatling | 0.6 | 19.0 | 1996-97 | TOT | 47 | 27.3 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 13.3 | 52.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 71.7 | 58.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1,283 | 891 | 370 | 28 | 39 | 31 | 120 | 138 | -90 |
| 2 |  | K. Duckworth | 0.8 | 18.1 | 1988-89 |  POR | 79 | 33.7 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 75.7 | 53.1 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 2,662 | 1,432 | 635 | 60 | 56 | 49 | 200 | 300 | |
| 3 |  | Y. Ming | 0.8 | 18.3 | 2004-05 |  HOU | 80 | 30.6 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 12.2 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 78.3 | 61.4 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 2,447 | 1,465 | 669 | 61 | 34 | 160 | 196 | 298 | +133 | |
| 4 |  | R. Anderson | 0.8 | 19.8 | 2013-14 |  NOP | 22 | 36.1 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 16.1 | 43.8 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 40.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 95.2 | 57.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 795 | 436 | 142 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 47 | +30 |
| 5 |  | E. Curry | 0.8 | 19.5 | 2006-07 |  NYK | 81 | 35.2 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 57.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 61.5 | 60.3 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2,849 | 1,576 | 571 | 68 | 34 | 40 | 295 | 265 | -198 |
| 6 |  | A. Mourning | 0.9 | 19.2 | 1997-98 |  MIA | 58 | 33.4 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 12.6 | 55.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 66.5 | 59.5 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1,939 | 1,115 | 558 | 52 | 40 | 130 | 179 | 208 | +429 | |
| 7 |  | B. Lopez | 0.9 | 20.7 | 2013-14 |  BKN | 17 | 31.4 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 13.5 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 81.7 | 62.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 533 | 352 | 102 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 52 | -20 |
| 8 | | B. Lopez | 0.9 | 19.4 | 2012-13 | BKN | 74 | 30.4 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 14.8 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 75.8 | 56.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 2,253 | 1,437 | 512 | 70 | 33 | 154 | 131 | 152 | +284 |
| 9 |  | J. Jackson Jr. | 1.0 | 18.6 | 2022-23 |  MEM | 63 | 28.4 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 13.0 | 50.6 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 35.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 78.8 | 61.3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1,787 | 1,173 | 426 | 60 | 65 | 189 | 107 | 227 | +367 |
| 10 |  | T. Catledge | 1.0 | 19.4 | 1989-90 |  ORL | 74 | 33.3 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 15.6 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 25.0 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 70.2 | 52.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2,462 | 1,435 | 563 | 72 | 36 | 17 | 181 | 201 | |
| 11 |  | A. Mourning | 1.0 | 21.0 | 1992-93 |  CHA | 78 | 33.9 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 14.3 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 78.1 | 58.6 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 2,644 | 1,639 | 805 | 76 | 27 | 271 | 236 | 286 | |
| 12 | | M. Mitchell | 1.0 | 20.5 | 1981-82 | TOT | 84 | 36.5 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 17.6 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 72.8 | 53.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 3,063 | 1,726 | 590 | 82 | 60 | 43 | 153 | 277 | |
| 13 |  | J. Sampson | 1.0 | 20.0 | 2018-19 |  CHI | 4 | 31.8 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 53.7 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 35.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 81.0 | 63.3 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 127 | 80 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 |
| 14 |  | A. Stoudemire | 1.0 | 23.1 | 2009-10 |  PHX | 82 | 34.6 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 15.4 | 55.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 77.1 | 61.5 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 2,838 | 1,896 | 732 | 82 | 52 | 83 | 213 | 281 | +321 |
| 15 | | A. Stoudemire | 1.0 | 20.4 | 2006-07 | PHX | 82 | 32.8 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 12.9 | 57.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 78.1 | 63.7 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 2,689 | 1,671 | 786 | 84 | 78 | 110 | 232 | 295 | +449 |
| 16 |  | P. Ewing | 1.1 | 20.8 | 1997-98 | NYK | 26 | 32.6 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 15.5 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 72.0 | 55.7 | 2.3 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 848 | 540 | 265 | 28 | 16 | 58 | 77 | 74 | +84 |
| 17 |  | K. Oubre Jr. | 1.1 | 20.3 | 2022-23 |  CHA | 48 | 32.2 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 17.1 | 43.1 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 31.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 76.0 | 53.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1,547 | 972 | 249 | 54 | 68 | 18 | 64 | 141 | -278 |
| 18 |  | M. Mitchell | 1.1 | 22.2 | 1979-80 |  CLE | 82 | 34.2 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 18.1 | 52.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 78.7 | 55.7 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 2,802 | 1,820 | 591 | 93 | 70 | 77 | 172 | 259 | |
| 19 |  | M. Porter Jr. | 1.1 | 19.0 | 2020-21 |  DEN | 61 | 31.3 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 54.2 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 44.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 79.1 | 66.3 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1,912 | 1,162 | 445 | 70 | 40 | 54 | 77 | 126 | +360 |
| 20 |  | M. Mitchell | 1.2 | 23.3 | 1983-84 |  SAS | 79 | 36.1 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 20.2 | 48.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 42.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 77.9 | 52.5 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 2,853 | 1,839 | 570 | 93 | 62 | 73 | 141 | 251 | |
| 21 |  | J. Drew | 1.2 | 21.7 | 1980-81 |  ATL | 67 | 31.0 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 16.4 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 78.7 | 53.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2,075 | 1,454 | 383 | 79 | 98 | 15 | 194 | 264 | |
| 22 |  | K. Porziņģis | 1.2 | 22.7 | 2017-18 | NYK | 48 | 32.4 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 18.5 | 43.9 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 39.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 79.3 | 53.9 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1,553 | 1,088 | 316 | 57 | 36 | 115 | 93 | 141 | +15 |
| 23 | | B. Lopez | 1.2 | 19.2 | 2011-12 |  NJN | 5 | 27.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 15.4 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 62.5 | 52.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 136 | 96 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -27 | |
| 24 |  | M. Malone | 1.2 | 23.8 | 1985-86 |  PHI | 74 | 36.6 | 11.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 16.8 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 78.7 | 55.3 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 2,706 | 1,759 | 872 | 90 | 67 | 71 | 261 | 194 | |
| 25 | | M. Mitchell | 1.2 | 19.9 | 1982-83 | SAS | 80 | 35.0 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 16.8 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 75.8 | 54.1 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 2,803 | 1,591 | 537 | 98 | 57 | 52 | 126 | 248 | |
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