most total assists by a player in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson had the most assists, with 8,025 assists.

	NAME	AST	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	8,025	716	26,417	13,943	5,303	1,464	310	5,062	9,543	53.0	117	490	23.9	3,702	4,439	83.4	60.6	1,328	3,975	2,800	1,685	36.9	19.5	7.4	11.2	2.0	0.4	3.9
2	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	6,220	635	23,276	12,862	2,372	1,338	181	4,918	10,632	46.3	212	762	27.8	2,814	3,697	76.1	52.5	657	1,715	2,437	2,105	36.7	20.3	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	3.8
3	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	5,781	771	26,174	9,744	2,284	1,768	260	3,900	7,368	52.9	40	160	25.0	1,904	2,397	79.4	57.8	544	1,740	1,777	1,736	33.9	12.6	3.0	7.5	2.3	0.3	2.3
4	Reggie Theus R. Theus	5,239	787	26,545	14,729	2,671	968	171	5,420	11,429	47.4	160	696	23.0	3,729	4,511	82.7	54.9	946	1,725	2,712	2,313	33.7	18.7	3.4	6.7	1.2	0.2	3.4
5	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	5,096	605	21,326	9,554	1,521	848	47	4,100	8,658	47.4	100	340	29.4	1,254	1,613	77.7	51.0	384	1,137	1,886	1,474	35.2	15.8	2.5	8.4	1.4	0.1	3.1
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	4,396	717	27,560	17,899	7,319	1,300	603	7,058	14,042	50.3	455	1,206	37.7	3,328	3,783	88.0	57.0	1,568	5,751	2,261	1,906	38.4	25.0	10.2	6.1	1.8	0.8	3.2
7	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	4,381	783	27,325	11,954	3,078	1,055	456	4,492	10,068	44.6	79	440	18.0	2,891	3,529	81.9	51.4	952	2,126	1,976	2,265	34.9	15.3	3.9	5.6	1.3	0.6	2.5
8	Rickey Green R. Green	4,346	669	18,200	7,208	1,448	1,140	41	2,904	6,061	47.9	29	137	21.2	1,371	1,668	82.2	53.0	365	1,083	1,272	1,102	27.2	10.8	2.2	6.5	1.7	0.1	1.9
9	John Lucas J. Lucas	4,223	633	16,059	6,413	1,340	791	34	2,466	5,498	44.9	218	719	30.3	1,263	1,649	76.6	51.5	300	1,040	1,250	1,021	25.4	10.1	2.1	6.7	1.2	0.1	2.0
10	Brad Davis B. Davis	4,036	715	18,523	6,713	1,442	622	113	2,533	4,869	52.0	208	634	32.8	1,439	1,716	83.9	59.7	267	1,175	1,135	1,648	25.9	9.4	2.0	5.6	0.9	0.2	1.6
11	John Stockton J. Stockton	3,941	410	11,296	4,340	920	948	65	1,567	2,976	52.7	51	197	25.9	1,155	1,403	82.3	60.4	228	692	1,052	1,142	27.6	10.6	2.2	9.6	2.3	0.2	2.6
12	Fat Lever F. Lever	3,847	557	18,065	8,059	3,330	1,287	166	3,305	7,292	45.3	83	307	27.0	1,366	1,783	76.6	49.9	1,070	2,260	1,181	1,398	32.4	14.5	6.0	6.9	2.3	0.3	2.1
13	Johnny Moore J. Moore	3,784	467	12,914	4,772	1,496	985	113	1,951	4,217	46.3	86	340	25.3	784	1,096	71.5	50.8	375	1,121	1,124	1,270	27.7	10.2	3.2	8.1	2.1	0.2	2.4
14	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3,686	484	17,371	7,784	2,823	1,363	188	3,219	6,996	46.0	124	564	22.0	1,222	1,742	70.1	50.1	903	1,920	1,713	1,671	35.9	16.1	5.8	7.6	2.8	0.4	3.5
15	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	3,660	558	17,806	8,769	1,777	817	146	3,149	6,843	46.0	295	886	33.3	2,176	2,622	83.0	54.8	462	1,315	1,599	1,360	31.9	15.7	3.2	6.6	1.5	0.3	2.9
16	Alex English A. English	3,596	811	29,208	21,018	4,780	848	634	8,664	16,997	51.0	16	77	20.8	3,674	4,385	83.8	55.5	2,086	2,694	2,294	2,286	36.0	25.9	5.9	4.4	1.0	0.8	2.8
17	Gus Williams G. Williams	3,464	511	17,149	9,540	1,329	1,034	176	3,895	8,457	46.1	108	454	23.8	1,642	2,196	74.8	50.6	490	839	1,267	916	33.6	18.7	2.6	6.8	2.0	0.3	2.5
18	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	3,451	790	21,777	7,208	2,542	965	487	2,820	5,930	47.6	378	1,103	34.3	1,190	1,435	82.9	54.9	682	1,860	1,337	2,122	27.6	9.1	3.2	4.4	1.2	0.6	1.7
19	Rory Sparrow R. Sparrow	3,449	628	17,930	6,112	1,403	684	78	2,625	5,591	47.0	59	256	23.0	803	991	81.0	50.7	356	1,047	1,276	1,529	28.6	9.7	2.2	5.5	1.1	0.1	2.0
20	Larry Drew L. Drew	3,367	586	16,541	7,553	1,133	729	40	3,084	6,577	46.9	72	291	24.7	1,313	1,642	80.0	51.7	242	891	1,421	1,154	28.2	12.9	1.9	5.7	1.2	0.1	2.4
21	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	3,339	700	16,248	6,684	1,164	929	120	2,549	5,666	45.0	141	603	23.4	1,445	1,733	83.4	52.0	294	870	1,324	1,489	23.2	9.5	1.7	4.8	1.3	0.2	1.9
22	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	3,262	441	13,189	5,562	1,547	902	207	1,920	4,170	46.0	73	242	30.2	1,649	2,135	77.2	54.4	442	1,105	1,076	1,543	29.9	12.6	3.5	7.4	2.0	0.5	2.4
23	John Bagley J. Bagley	3,181	525	14,173	5,023	1,471	656	46	2,027	4,647	43.6	103	412	25.0	866	1,103	78.5	48.9	348	1,123	1,257	877	27.0	9.6	2.8	6.1	1.2	0.1	2.4
24	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	3,028	523	15,549	6,278	2,324	823	349	2,326	4,731	49.2	54	231	23.4	1,572	2,112	74.4	55.5	762	1,562	1,374	1,587	29.7	12.0	4.4	5.8	1.6	0.7	2.6
25	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	2,995	775	17,904	7,479	1,365	908	95	2,964	6,268	47.3	176	544	32.4	1,375	1,773	77.6	53.1	506	859	1,501	1,813	23.1	9.7	1.8	3.9	1.2	0.1	1.9