most apg by a forward since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has averaged the most assists per game by a forward, with 7.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
most apg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a forward since 1980
NAMEAPGGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
7.5
1,498
37.7
27.1
7.6
1.5
0.7
10.0
19.5
51.1
1.6
4.7
35.0
5.6
7.6
73.7
59.5
1.1
6.4
3.5
56,405
40,660
11,317
11,201
2,239
1,102
5,209
2,643
+7365
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
6.3
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
3Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
6.2
198
32.0
13.9
4.5
1.6
0.6
5.1
10.4
49.4
0.1
0.6
24.6
3.6
4.7
75.1
56.0
1.5
3.0
2.7
6,333
2,758
897
1,228
310
126
542
620
4Draymond Green
D. Green
5.6
949
28.6
8.7
6.8
1.3
1.0
3.2
7.2
44.7
0.9
2.8
32.1
1.4
2.0
71.0
54.1
1.1
5.7
2.3
27,151
8,235
6,462
5,324
1,244
930
2,208
2,733
+4463
5Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
5.4
64
33.5
18.7
9.0
1.2
1.0
7.1
12.5
57.0
0.0
0.1
25.0
4.4
5.5
79.9
62.6
2.2
6.7
2.6
2,142
1,197
573
346
75
66
169
145
+24
6Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
5.3
191
28.8
14.5
4.7
1.1
0.4
5.6
12.7
43.7
0.7
2.3
30.0
2.7
3.6
73.6
50.5
0.9
3.8
2.5
5,506
2,766
894
1,008
219
67
482
413
-189
7Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
5.2
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
8Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
5.2
356
34.3
17.4
7.5
1.3
1.1
6.8
14.3
47.5
1.0
3.4
30.1
2.8
3.7
77.3
54.9
2.2
5.3
2.4
12,203
6,204
2,665
1,842
445
383
850
804
+233
9DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
5.2
283
33.7
21.0
4.1
0.9
0.3
7.5
15.1
49.9
0.6
1.8
31.1
5.4
6.2
86.2
58.8
0.6
3.5
1.7
9,546
5,949
1,158
1,460
268
90
484
607
-701
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
5.0
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
11Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
4.9
607
32.7
19.2
5.6
1.6
0.4
6.2
12.7
48.5
0.7
2.2
33.3
6.1
7.2
85.3
60.4
1.9
3.7
1.7
19,871
11,664
3,421
2,947
977
243
1,010
806
+1810
12Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
4.8
270
34.5
22.3
7.4
0.8
0.6
7.6
17.0
44.9
1.4
4.4
31.7
5.7
7.7
74.3
54.8
1.1
6.3
3.0
9,313
6,031
2,000
1,292
218
154
805
554
-238
13Willie Anderson
W. Anderson
4.6
81
33.8
18.6
5.1
1.9
0.8
7.9
15.9
49.8
0.0
0.3
19.0
2.8
3.6
77.5
53.4
1.9
3.3
3.2
2,738
1,508
417
372
150
62
261
295
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
4.5
1,121
36.8
27.6
7.1
1.0
1.1
9.5
18.7
50.8
2.1
5.2
39.5
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.8
0.6
6.4
3.2
41,308
30,973
7,906
5,088
1,157
1,269
3,567
2,157
+5723
15Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
4.5
70
33.5
21.0
6.7
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
16Chris Webber
C. Webber
4.4
675
37.7
21.1
10.0
1.5
1.3
8.8
18.7
47.2
0.3
1.0
30.0
3.2
4.7
66.9
50.8
2.6
7.3
2.8
25,474
14,259
6,724
2,963
989
906
1,911
2,167
+1526
17Allan Bristow
A. Bristow
4.4
283
23.7
8.3
4.7
0.8
0.1
3.2
7.0
45.6
0.1
0.2
28.6
1.8
2.2
81.9
51.7
1.5
3.3
1.9
6,711
2,343
1,340
1,242
222
16
546
669
18RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
4.4
115
31.3
20.2
5.8
0.8
0.3
7.5
15.6
47.9
1.8
5.1
34.5
3.4
5.1
67.1
56.4
1.0
4.8
2.3
3,595
2,321
666
503
88
36
264
284
+29
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4.4
142
36.1
21.2
5.9
1.5
0.5
8.7
20.1
43.1
0.2
0.8
24.1
3.7
4.6
80.5
48.0
0.9
5.0
2.4
5,124
3,015
836
621
208
65
335
290
+22
20John Johnson
J. Johnson
4.4
175
28.8
10.8
4.6
0.8
0.4
4.4
9.6
45.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.5
80.2
50.5
1.7
2.9
2.8
5,044
1,893
806
765
137
63
494
435
21Dion Waiters
D. Waiters
4.3
46
30.1
15.8
3.3
0.9
0.4
6.1
14.4
42.4
1.8
4.7
39.5
1.8
2.8
64.6
50.7
0.4
2.9
2.2
1,384
729
153
200
42
20
103
95
+85
22Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
4.3
520
33.0
19.9
5.2
0.7
0.6
7.3
15.6
46.7
1.5
4.1
36.8
3.9
4.8
80.5
56.3
0.7
4.5
2.6
17,158
10,361
2,729
2,260
388
304
1,326
1,197
-200
23Brad Miller
B. Miller
4.3
72
36.4
14.1
10.3
0.9
1.2
5.2
10.2
51.0
0.2
0.5
31.6
3.6
4.6
77.8
57.9
2.7
7.7
2.0
2,621
1,014
743
312
68
86
144
247
+499
24Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
4.3
848
31.3
11.2
4.7
1.3
0.5
4.1
8.9
46.3
0.9
2.8
33.1
2.1
3.0
69.1
55.0
0.8
3.9
1.7
26,555
9,521
4,024
3,639
1,144
444
1,414
1,361
+2956
25Grant Hill
G. Hill
4.3
961
34.1
16.9
6.2
1.2
0.6
6.2
13.0
48.2
0.2
0.7
31.7
4.1
5.4
76.9
55.0
1.2
5.0
2.4
32,767
16,203
5,932
4,114
1,187
551
2,315
2,231
+1865

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3
53
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.646
7.0
4
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52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
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.561
14.0
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
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
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0