most assists per game by an nba player since 1980

Since 1979-80, Magic Johnson has averaged the most assists per game, with 11.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
most assists per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by an NBA player since 1980
NAMEAPGGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
11.2
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
10.5
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
3Trae Young
T. Young
9.8
493
34.3
25.2
3.5
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.4
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.9
0.6
2.8
4.2
16,901
12,413
1,702
4,837
515
75
2,077
861
-158
4Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
9.3
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
1.9
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
5Chris Paul
C. Paul
9.2
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
6Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
9.1
735
34.1
17.9
3.3
1.5
0.2
6.1
12.5
49.3
0.2
0.7
30.5
5.4
6.4
84.1
58.5
0.7
2.6
3.1
25,061
13,127
2,404
6,711
1,082
176
2,258
1,541
+348
7John Wall
J. Wall
8.9
647
34.9
18.7
4.2
1.6
0.7
6.8
15.7
43.0
1.0
3.1
32.2
4.2
5.4
77.6
51.7
0.6
3.6
3.7
22,588
12,088
2,704
5,735
1,045
439
2,412
1,394
-125
8Tyrese 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
9Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
8.7
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
10Steve Nash
S. Nash
8.5
1,217
31.3
14.3
3.0
0.7
0.1
5.2
10.6
49.0
1.4
3.2
42.8
2.5
2.8
90.4
60.5
0.5
2.5
2.9
38,069
17,387
3,642
10,335
899
102
3,478
1,982
+5043
11Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
8.4
605
35.2
15.8
2.5
1.4
0.1
6.8
14.3
47.4
0.2
0.6
29.4
2.1
2.7
77.7
51.0
0.6
1.9
3.1
21,326
9,554
1,521
5,096
848
47
1,886
1,474
12Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8.2
473
35.0
28.9
8.6
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.7
3.1
8.8
34.8
6.3
8.4
75.5
58.9
0.9
7.7
4.0
16,545
13,653
4,072
3,898
593
217
1,876
1,086
+1287
13Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
8.2
867
35.3
17.7
3.3
1.6
0.1
6.5
15.1
43.1
1.8
5.0
35.5
2.9
3.8
78.2
53.0
0.6
2.7
2.9
30,626
15,373
2,855
7,095
1,428
129
2,481
2,027
+1691
14Deron Williams
D. Williams
8.1
845
34.2
16.3
3.1
1.0
0.2
5.8
13.0
44.5
1.4
3.9
35.7
3.4
4.1
82.2
55.2
0.4
2.7
2.8
28,865
13,804
2,619
6,819
867
206
2,402
2,132
+1013
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
8.0
1,269
33.2
21.0
7.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.7
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,106
26,672
8,894
10,153
2,002
410
4,936
3,236
+2833
16Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
8.0
1,296
30.2
9.6
3.8
1.2
0.1
3.7
8.3
44.7
0.6
1.7
33.2
1.7
2.2
77.0
52.2
1.0
2.8
2.4
39,121
12,489
4,963
10,334
1,608
117
3,155
2,230
+402
17Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
7.9
957
29.9
9.8
4.5
1.6
0.1
4.1
8.9
45.6
0.5
1.4
32.4
1.2
1.9
61.1
50.1
1.0
3.6
2.7
28,570
9,337
4,349
7,584
1,518
125
2,586
1,997
+1331
18Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
7.6
846
37.7
19.3
3.0
1.2
0.1
6.8
15.7
43.3
1.2
3.6
32.5
4.5
5.7
78.4
52.8
0.7
2.3
3.0
31,891
16,297
2,516
6,471
1,022
121
2,547
2,014
-1016
19Kevin Porter
K. Porter
7.6
162
26.4
10.2
1.3
1.1
0.1
4.1
8.3
50.0
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.9
2.4
78.5
54.5
0.4
0.9
2.7
4,281
1,645
211
1,237
179
21
436
467
20Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
7.6
237
34.0
22.6
5.5
1.1
0.6
8.4
18.8
44.8
1.9
5.7
33.8
3.8
4.5
84.6
54.3
0.8
4.7
3.8
8,052
5,356
1,303
1,809
259
147
907
680
-304
21Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
7.6
484
35.9
16.1
5.8
2.8
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.0
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.5
3.6
70.1
50.1
1.9
4.0
3.5
17,371
7,784
2,823
3,686
1,363
188
1,713
1,671
22Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
7.6
889
28.6
7.7
2.6
1.5
0.0
3.2
7.0
45.8
0.1
0.4
27.8
1.2
1.4
82.7
50.6
0.6
2.0
1.6
25,429
6,858
2,318
6,726
1,369
39
1,433
1,582
-40
23LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
7.5
252
31.6
20.9
5.9
1.4
0.3
7.4
17.6
42.0
3.0
8.4
36.3
3.1
3.7
83.8
54.5
1.2
4.7
3.3
7,967
5,273
1,493
1,888
363
82
843
792
-381
24Johnny Moore
J. Moore
7.4
520
25.8
9.4
3.0
2.0
0.2
3.8
8.4
46.0
0.2
0.7
25.1
1.5
2.2
71.2
50.5
0.8
2.2
2.2
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
25LeBron James
L. James
7.4
1,576
37.8
26.9
7.5
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,503
42,471
11,800
11,678
2,359
1,159
5,505
2,801
+7350

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33.7

Dončić

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RPG

8.8

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APG

8.6

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ORTG

118.6

7th

DRTG

118.3

25th

NETRTG

0.3

15th

3P%

34.8

23rd

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12.5
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.844
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.742
3.5
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22
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.710
4.5
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20
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6.5
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11.0
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