most assists per game in 1980s at least 580 games

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson averaged the most assists per game when playing 580+ games, with 11.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
most assists per game by a player in 1980s at least 580 games
NAMEAPGGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
11.2
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
2,800
1,685
2Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
9.8
635
36.7
20.3
3.7
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.3
1.2
27.8
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
1.0
2.7
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
6,220
1,338
181
2,437
2,105
3Norm 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
4Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
7.5
771
33.9
12.6
3.0
2.3
0.3
5.1
9.6
52.9
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.1
79.4
57.8
0.7
2.3
2.3
26,174
9,744
2,284
5,781
1,768
260
1,777
1,736
5John Lucas
J. Lucas
6.7
633
25.4
10.1
2.1
1.2
0.1
3.9
8.7
44.9
0.3
1.1
30.3
2.0
2.6
76.6
51.5
0.5
1.6
2.0
16,059
6,413
1,340
4,223
791
34
1,250
1,021
6Reggie Theus
R. Theus
6.7
787
33.7
18.7
3.4
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.4
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
14,729
2,671
5,239
968
171
2,712
2,313
7Rickey Green
R. Green
6.5
669
27.2
10.8
2.2
1.7
0.1
4.3
9.1
47.9
0.0
0.2
21.2
2.0
2.5
82.2
53.0
0.5
1.6
1.9
18,200
7,208
1,448
4,346
1,140
41
1,272
1,102
8Larry Bird
L. Bird
6.1
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
9Larry Drew
L. Drew
5.7
586
28.2
12.9
1.9
1.2
0.1
5.3
11.2
46.9
0.1
0.5
24.7
2.2
2.8
80.0
51.7
0.4
1.5
2.4
16,541
7,553
1,133
3,367
729
40
1,421
1,154
10Brad Davis
B. Davis
5.6
715
25.9
9.4
2.0
0.9
0.2
3.5
6.8
52.0
0.3
0.9
32.8
2.0
2.4
83.9
59.7
0.4
1.6
1.6
18,523
6,713
1,442
4,036
622
113
1,135
1,648
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
5.6
783
34.9
15.3
3.9
1.3
0.6
5.7
12.9
44.6
0.1
0.6
18.0
3.7
4.5
81.9
51.4
1.2
2.7
2.5
27,325
11,954
3,078
4,381
1,055
456
1,976
2,265
12Rory Sparrow
R. Sparrow
5.5
628
28.6
9.7
2.2
1.1
0.1
4.2
8.9
47.0
0.1
0.4
23.0
1.3
1.6
81.0
50.7
0.6
1.7
2.0
17,930
6,112
1,403
3,449
684
78
1,276
1,529
13Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
4.8
700
23.2
9.5
1.7
1.3
0.2
3.6
8.1
45.0
0.2
0.9
23.4
2.1
2.5
83.4
52.0
0.4
1.2
1.9
16,248
6,684
1,164
3,339
929
120
1,324
1,489
14Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
4.5
584
28.5
11.7
2.8
1.2
0.1
4.7
9.7
48.4
0.7
1.8
38.6
1.6
1.8
86.1
55.5
0.8
2.0
1.6
16,631
6,824
1,635
2,609
712
65
938
1,498
15Alex English
A. English
4.4
811
36.0
25.9
5.9
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
5.4
83.8
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
29,208
21,018
4,780
3,596
848
634
2,294
2,286
16Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
4.4
790
27.6
9.1
3.2
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.5
47.6
0.5
1.4
34.3
1.5
1.8
82.9
54.9
0.9
2.4
1.7
21,777
7,208
2,542
3,451
965
487
1,337
2,122
17Walter Davis
W. Davis
4.2
687
29.1
19.1
2.6
1.2
0.1
8.0
15.6
51.2
0.2
0.7
28.2
2.9
3.4
84.8
55.7
0.7
1.9
2.5
19,973
13,106
1,766
2,918
852
74
1,730
1,583
18World B. Free
W. B. Free
4.0
583
31.8
21.7
2.7
1.1
0.2
7.9
17.5
45.2
0.4
1.1
33.7
5.5
7.2
76.6
52.4
1.1
1.6
2.4
18,515
12,662
1,555
2,303
619
116
1,372
1,504
19Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
3.9
695
31.7
16.7
5.0
1.3
0.3
5.8
11.5
50.3
0.1
0.5
27.6
5.0
6.1
83.2
59.1
2.0
3.0
2.1
22,054
11,594
3,447
2,689
874
217
1,485
1,523
20Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
3.9
775
23.1
9.7
1.8
1.2
0.1
3.8
8.1
47.3
0.2
0.7
32.4
1.8
2.3
77.6
53.1
0.7
1.1
1.9
17,904
7,479
1,365
2,995
908
95
1,501
1,813
21Alvan Adams
A. Adams
3.9
689
26.1
12.5
6.2
1.3
0.7
5.2
10.2
50.4
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.2
2.7
81.1
54.8
1.8
4.4
2.4
17,991
8,644
4,288
2,655
877
479
1,681
2,192
22Julius Erving
J. Erving
3.8
602
34.1
22.0
6.4
1.8
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.1
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.9
2.9
20,506
13,263
3,861
2,282
1,081
983
1,770
1,621
23Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
3.7
602
33.6
24.1
5.6
0.9
0.4
9.4
19.1
49.2
0.4
1.4
30.4
4.9
6.5
74.2
54.7
2.2
3.5
3.0
20,222
14,488
3,395
2,252
518
231
1,814
1,819
24Darwin Cook
D. Cook
3.7
612
23.1
9.5
2.1
1.7
0.3
4.1
8.9
45.3
0.1
0.5
19.6
1.3
1.7
76.4
49.0
0.7
1.4
1.8
14,156
5,820
1,308
2,248
1,044
203
1,122
1,315
25Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
3.4
795
34.7
16.8
10.3
1.1
1.0
6.2
13.2
47.1
0.1
0.4
31.3
4.2
5.0
85.6
54.6
2.4
7.9
2.4
27,557
13,342
8,192
2,721
871
829
1,878
2,822

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