most assists per game by a center minimum 468 games before 1990

Before 1989-90, Wilt Chamberlain had the most assists per game by a center when playing 468+ games, with 4.4 per game.

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4.4	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				47,859	31,419	23,924	4,643				2,075
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	4.3	963	42.3	15.1	22.5			5.9	13.4	44.0				3.3	5.8	56.1	47.1				40,726	14,522	21,620	4,100				2,592
3	Alvan Adams A. Adams	4.1	988	27.5	14.1	7.0	1.3	0.8	5.8	11.6	49.8	0.0	0.0	13.3	2.5	3.2	78.8	54.1	2.0	5.0	2.6	27,203	13,910	6,937	4,012	1,289	808	2,194	3,214
4	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	3.9	984	36.4	10.8	14.0	1.1	0.6	4.4	8.7	50.9	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.9	3.0	63.3	53.7	3.5	8.4	1.9	35,832	10,624	13,769	3,822	628	367	579	2,762
5	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	3.8	766	38.6	17.6	13.6	1.1	0.9	7.5	16.3	46.0	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.4	78.3	49.6	3.0	9.8	2.2	29,565	13,516	10,444	2,910	599	488	543	2,920
6	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	3.7	1,002	31.8	10.3	9.7	1.3	1.5	4.3	9.7	44.1	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.7	2.4	73.8	48.0	2.2	6.9	2.2	31,873	10,303	9,687	3,754	999	1,160	978	3,473
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3.6	1,560	36.8	24.6	11.2	0.9	2.6	10.2	18.1	55.9	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.3	6.0	72.1	59.2	2.4	7.6	2.7	57,446	38,387	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,657
8	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	3.4	795	34.7	16.7	10.7	1.1	1.0	6.2	13.2	46.8	0.1	0.4	31.9	4.3	5.0	84.6	54.3	2.4	8.3	2.5	27,592	13,271	8,496	2,703	860	816	1,974	2,801
9	Bill Walton B. Walton	3.4	468	28.3	13.3	10.5	0.8	2.2	5.5	10.5	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.6	66.0	55.1	2.4	8.2	2.7	13,250	6,215	4,923	1,590	380	1,034	865	1,298
10	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	3.2	641	35.7	17.5	7.5			5.8	13.4	43.6				5.9	7.7	76.1	52.2				18,071	11,234	4,325	2,079				1,667
11	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	3.2	635	22.7	7.2	9.0	0.4	0.5	2.9	6.5	45.3				1.4	2.0	67.5	49.1	1.8	4.0	1.2	14,387	4,596	5,745	2,007	110	138	26	1,811
12	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	3.1	959	33.5	20.1	10.1	1.1	1.5	8.1	15.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	3.9	5.1	76.7	55.9	2.6	6.8	2.6	32,103	19,248	9,698	3,007	777	1,100	1,112	3,048
13	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	2.8	888	38.2	15.7	15.4	0.5	2.1	6.0	14.1	42.2				3.7	5.5	67.1	47.2	2.8	6.8		33,915	13,904	13,674	2,489	125	553		2,440
14	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	2.7	559	31.3	14.5	7.9	0.8	1.3	5.8	11.5	50.5	0.0	0.0	10.0	2.8	4.3	65.4	53.9	2.5	5.4	2.4	17,475	8,087	4,416	1,520	424	704	1,346	1,620
15	Rich Kelley R. Kelley	2.6	656	22.2	8.0	7.4	0.9	1.0	2.8	5.7	49.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.1	78.9	57.1	2.4	4.9	2.4	14,543	5,270	4,831	1,679	588	648	1,208	2,094
16	Dan Issel D. Issel	2.5	718	31.1	20.4	7.9	1.0	0.6	7.6	14.9	50.6	0.0	0.2	25.3	5.3	6.6	79.7	57.2	2.3	5.6	2.0	22,342	14,659	5,707	1,804	698	396	1,281	2,022
17	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	2.5	516	35.5	19.4	11.3			6.4	14.4	44.4				6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4				18,298	10,023	5,856	1,269				1,681
18	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2.4	1,043	37.3	20.1	13.7	0.7	0.6	7.6	14.7	51.6				4.9	7.8	63.2	55.4	3.4	6.2		38,940	20,941	14,241	2,544	52	48		3,536
19	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2.3	609	33.7	23.3	10.1	0.9	1.6	9.1	17.9	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.0	6.5	76.6	56.0	2.5	7.6	2.3	20,507	14,178	6,163	1,379	577	984	687	2,001
20	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	2.2	654	34.2	14.7	11.2	0.7	1.0	5.9	11.8	50.3	0.1	0.3	29.2	2.7	3.3	83.5	55.5	3.1	8.1	1.7	22,369	9,609	7,340	1,455	473	663	1,106	2,350
21	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	2.2	905	30.7	13.8	11.2			5.4	13.0	41.8				2.9	4.1	72.3	46.7				27,784	12,480	10,092	2,004				2,287
22	Clifford Ray C. Ray	2.2	784	25.4	7.4	8.9	0.8	1.0	3.0	5.7	52.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.5	58.8	54.8	2.6	5.8	1.7	19,940	5,821	6,953	1,728	501	638	532	2,618
23	Neal Walk N. Walk	2.1	568	24.4	12.6	7.7	0.6	0.4	5.2	11.2	45.9				2.3	3.0	75.8	50.1	1.8	4.8		13,832	7,157	4,392	1,214	140	105		1,788
24	Dennis Awtrey D. Awtrey	2.0	733	19.3	4.8	4.6	0.4	0.3	1.9	4.1	45.9	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.6	65.2	50.0	1.3	2.9	1.1	14,159	3,516	3,342	1,467	186	182	245	1,702
25	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	2.0	909	32.7	17.1	10.1	0.5	1.9	6.3	10.5	59.9	0.0	0.0	7.7	4.5	6.3	71.3	64.3	2.9	7.2	2.8	29,685	15,579	9,161	1,777	470	1,747	2,347	2,986