most assists per game for a center rookie in nba history

Alvan Adams has the most assists per game by a rookie center, with 5.6 per game in 1975-76.

Interpreted as:
most assists per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games for a center rookie in NBA history
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvan Adams
A. Adams
5.6
1975-76
80
33.2
19.0
9.1
1.5
1.5
7.9
16.8
46.9
3.3
4.4
73.5
50.7
2.7
6.4
2,656
1,519
727
450
121
116
274
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4.1
1969-70
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
3Derik Queen
D. Queen
4.0
2025-26
27
25.2
12.7
6.4
1.0
0.8
4.8
9.5
50.4
0.1
0.7
11.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
56.8
1.6
4.8
2.3
681
343
173
109
27
21
62
89
-116
4Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
3.8
1986-87
80
33.7
15.7
8.1
0.6
0.8
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.0
69.6
57.9
1.9
6.2
3.1
2,695
1,253
647
304
49
63
248
248
5Chris Webber
C. Webber
3.6
1993-94
76
32.1
17.5
9.1
1.2
2.2
7.5
13.6
55.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
4.7
53.2
55.9
4.0
5.1
2.7
2,438
1,333
694
272
93
164
206
247
6Clifford Ray
C. Ray
3.1
1971-72
82
22.8
7.0
10.6
2.7
5.4
49.9
1.6
2.7
61.5
53.4
1,872
578
869
254
296
7Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
3.0
1949-50
67
16.1
5.2
13.2
39.8
5.7
7.9
71.8
48.5
1,081
200
221
8Blackie Towery
B. Towery
2.9
1948-49
TOT
60
10.0
3.4
12.9
26.3
3.3
4.4
74.1
33.9
601
171
243
9Sam Bowie
S. Bowie
2.8
1984-85
76
29.2
10.0
8.6
0.7
2.7
3.9
7.3
53.7
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.0
71.1
57.8
2.7
5.9
2.3
2,216
758
656
215
55
203
172
278
10Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
2.8
1970-71
81
38.0
17.0
15.0
6.8
16.1
42.2
3.4
4.6
73.2
46.8
3,076
1,373
1,216
228
350
11Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
2.7
1980-81
81
30.4
9.8
8.6
0.7
1.0
4.2
8.3
50.3
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.9
76.5
53.6
3.3
5.3
1.6
2,460
791
693
216
56
78
132
332
12Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
2.7
1961-62
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
13Ron Livingstone
R. Livingstone
2.6
1949-50
TOT
54
8.3
3.0
10.7
28.2
2.3
3.3
68.9
34.1
448
141
260
14Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
2.6
1968-69
82
36.2
13.8
18.2
5.2
10.9
47.6
3.4
5.6
60.5
51.5
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
276
15Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
2.6
2021-22
72
20.7
9.6
5.5
0.8
0.9
3.5
7.3
47.4
0.4
1.6
24.8
2.3
3.2
71.1
55.2
1.9
3.5
2.0
1,489
692
393
185
59
68
145
214
-309
16Alex Groza
A. Groza
2.5
1949-50
64
23.4
8.1
17.0
47.8
7.1
9.7
72.9
54.8
1,496
162
221
17Howie Schultz
H. Schultz
2.5
1949-50
TOT
67
8.3
2.7
10.0
26.7
2.9
4.2
69.5
34.8
554
169
244
18Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
2.5
2021-22
69
33.8
15.0
8.3
0.8
1.7
6.1
12.0
50.8
0.3
1.3
25.0
2.4
3.7
66.3
54.9
2.1
6.2
1.9
2,331
1,034
570
174
56
115
133
147
+94
19DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
2.5
2010-11
81
28.5
14.1
8.6
1.0
0.8
5.3
12.4
43.0
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.4
5.0
68.7
48.4
2.7
6.0
3.3
2,309
1,143
699
204
85
68
268
332
-261
20Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
2.5
1950-51
65
8.6
7.6
3.2
10.1
32.2
2.2
4.0
53.2
36.4
562
491
162
269
21Harry Boykoff
H. Boykoff
2.4
1949-50
61
12.8
4.7
11.4
41.3
3.3
4.3
77.5
47.9
779
149
229
22Jake Pelkington
J. Pelkington
2.4
1948-49
TOT
54
11.1
3.6
8.7
41.2
3.9
4.9
79.0
50.9
597
131
216
23Alex Sarr
A. Sarr
2.4
2024-25
67
27.1
13.0
6.5
0.7
1.5
4.9
12.4
39.4
1.6
5.1
30.8
1.7
2.5
67.9
48.2
1.9
4.6
1.7
1,814
869
435
161
44
101
114
146
-547
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
2.4
2015-16
80
21.7
10.0
7.0
1.0
0.6
3.8
7.5
51.2
0.4
1.1
33.3
1.9
2.4
81.1
58.2
2.3
4.7
1.3
1,733
796
560
189
79
50
104
208
+92
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2.3
1959-60
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150

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6.5
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10
.630
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
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.808
2
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.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
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.577
6.0
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6.0
6
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6.5
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6.5
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7.0
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10.0
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16
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10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
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2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
14
.481
11.5
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
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16
.385
14.0
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14.5
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18.0
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18.0
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Schedule

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Thu
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Thu
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7:00 PM
Thu
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