most shooting guard assists per game in nba 1979

Paul Westphal averaged the most assists per game by a shooting guard in 1978-79, with 6.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
most shooting guard assists per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in NBA 1979
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
6.5
1978-79
81
32.6
24.0
2.0
1.4
0.3
9.9
18.5
53.5
4.2
5.0
83.7
58.0
0.4
1.5
2.9
2,641
1,941
159
529
111
26
232
159
2Ray Williams
R. Williams
6.2
1978-79
81
29.3
17.3
3.6
1.6
0.2
7.1
15.5
45.7
3.1
3.9
80.2
50.2
1.3
2.3
3.5
2,370
1,401
291
504
128
19
285
274
3Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
5.6
1978-79
81
34.9
17.3
3.7
1.7
0.3
6.8
14.7
46.3
3.7
4.2
88.2
52.3
1.5
2.3
3.8
2,825
1,404
301
450
138
23
304
315
4Brian Winters
B. Winters
4.8
1978-79
79
32.6
19.8
2.2
1.1
0.5
8.4
17.0
49.3
3.0
3.5
85.6
53.3
0.6
1.6
3.3
2,575
1,561
177
383
83
40
257
243
5Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
4.8
1978-79
74
28.8
12.7
2.5
1.2
0.2
5.2
11.5
44.9
2.4
2.8
85.3
49.9
0.9
1.6
2.5
2,130
938
183
357
90
13
185
177
6Randy Smith
R. Smith
4.8
1978-79
82
37.9
20.5
3.6
2.2
0.1
8.5
18.6
45.5
3.6
4.4
81.3
49.9
1.2
2.4
3.1
3,111
1,678
295
395
177
5
255
177
7Chris Ford
C. Ford
4.6
1978-79
TOT
81
33.8
15.4
3.4
1.4
0.3
6.6
14.1
47.1
2.1
2.8
75.8
50.2
1.5
1.9
2.6
2,737
1,248
274
374
115
25
210
209
8Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
4.6
1978-79
78
30.9
16.0
2.2
1.6
0.1
6.4
12.6
51.0
3.1
3.7
83.2
56.1
0.8
1.3
2.7
2,413
1,245
170
360
121
11
213
241
9Mike Gale
M. Gale
4.6
1978-79
82
25.9
8.0
2.3
1.9
0.5
3.5
7.5
46.4
1.1
1.3
84.3
50.0
0.5
1.8
1.9
2,121
659
186
374
152
40
153
192
10Phil Smith
P. Smith
4.4
1978-79
59
38.8
19.9
3.6
1.7
0.4
8.3
16.6
50.1
3.3
4.3
76.1
53.8
0.8
2.8
2.9
2,288
1,172
212
261
101
23
170
159
11Mike Dunleavy
M. Dunleavy
4.4
1978-79
74
20.1
8.0
1.7
0.8
0.1
2.9
5.7
50.6
2.1
2.5
86.4
58.2
0.4
1.4
1.8
1,486
589
128
324
56
5
130
168
12Wilbur Holland
W. Holland
4.0
1978-79
82
30.3
12.6
3.1
1.5
0.1
5.4
11.5
47.3
1.7
2.1
80.1
50.7
1.0
2.1
2.3
2,483
1,031
254
330
122
12
185
240
13Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
3.8
1978-79
76
24.1
10.2
2.2
0.7
0.1
3.7
7.6
48.7
2.8
3.2
87.2
56.5
0.7
1.6
2.3
1,828
778
170
291
51
9
175
218
14Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
3.5
1978-79
80
34.0
15.9
4.7
1.3
1.2
6.0
13.9
43.4
3.8
4.9
78.1
49.5
1.8
2.9
2.4
2,717
1,270
374
280
100
97
191
209
15John Williamson
J. Williamson
3.4
1978-79
74
33.1
22.2
2.6
1.2
0.2
8.6
18.5
46.5
5.0
5.9
85.4
52.7
0.7
1.9
3.1
2,451
1,643
196
255
89
12
233
215
16Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
3.4
1978-79
82
34.6
21.7
4.3
1.5
0.2
9.0
17.8
50.9
3.6
5.0
72.5
54.4
2.1
2.2
2.4
2,839
1,778
354
281
125
17
200
255
17David Thompson
D. Thompson
3.0
1978-79
76
35.1
24.0
3.6
0.9
1.1
9.1
17.8
51.2
5.8
7.7
75.3
56.7
1.4
2.2
2.4
2,670
1,825
274
225
70
82
186
180
18Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
3.0
1978-79
64
21.8
12.3
1.2
0.8
0.1
5.1
10.9
47.1
2.0
2.4
83.8
51.3
0.4
0.8
1.5
1,393
787
74
189
48
6
98
123
19George Gervin
G. Gervin
2.7
1978-79
80
36.1
29.6
5.0
1.7
1.1
11.8
21.9
54.1
5.9
7.1
82.6
59.1
1.8
3.2
3.6
2,888
2,365
400
219
137
91
286
275
20Austin Carr
A. Carr
2.6
1978-79
82
33.1
17.0
3.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
14.2
47.5
3.6
4.4
81.6
52.9
1.9
1.6
2.1
2,714
1,394
290
217
77
14
175
210
21John Mengelt
J. Mengelt
2.5
1978-79
75
22.7
11.0
1.6
0.6
0.1
4.5
9.2
49.1
2.0
2.4
82.4
53.7
0.3
1.2
1.6
1,705
826
118
187
46
4
120
148
22Terry Furlow
T. Furlow
2.4
1978-79
TOT
78
21.6
12.0
2.1
0.7
0.4
5.0
10.3
48.3
2.1
2.5
83.6
52.8
1.0
1.2
1.7
1,686
939
167
184
58
30
134
122
23Kevin Grevey
K. Grevey
2.4
1978-79
65
28.6
15.5
3.6
0.7
0.2
6.4
14.2
45.3
2.7
3.4
77.2
49.4
1.4
2.2
1.8
1,856
1,009
232
153
46
14
120
159
24Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
2.2
1978-79
82
22.2
9.2
2.5
1.2
0.1
4.2
9.6
43.5
0.8
1.0
84.8
45.8
0.9
1.6
1.1
1,819
751
202
177
95
6
87
161
25Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
2.0
1978-79
81
30.3
13.3
2.8
1.3
1.0
5.4
10.8
49.4
2.6
3.2
82.0
54.4
1.1
1.7
1.9
2,454
1,078
229
165
102
79
153
181

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44
28
.611
13.0
6
43
28
.606
13.5
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40
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.556
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8
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.500
21.0
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.493
21.5
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/24
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Sat
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Mon
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8:00 PM
Tue
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Thu
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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2
47
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.662
5.0
3
47
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.653
5.5
4
44
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.620
8.0
5
40
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.563
12.0
6
40
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.556
12.5
7
39
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13.5
8
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14.0
9
38
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.528
14.5
10
37
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.521
15.0
11
29
42
.408
23.0
12
29
42
.408
23.0
13
Nets Nets - e
17
55
.236
35.5
14
16
55
.225
36.0
15
16
56
.222
36.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
15
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - y
54
18
.750
3.0
3
46
26
.639
11.0
4
44
28
.611
13.0
5
44
28
.611
13.0
6
43
28
.606
13.5
7
40
32
.556
17.0
8
36
36
.500
21.0
9
36
37
.493
21.5
10
34
38
.472
23.0
11
25
47
.347
32.0
12
24
47
.338
32.5
13
23
49
.319
34.0
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Jazz Jazz - e
21
51
.292
36.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
53
.264
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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