John Stockton has the most assists in a season, with 1,164 assists in 1990-91.

Interpreted as:

most total assists by a player in a year

	NAME	AST	SEASON	TM	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	John Stockton J. Stockton	1,164	1990-91	UTA	82	3,103	1,413	237	234	16	496	978	50.7	58	168	34.5	363	434	83.6	60.4	46	191	298	233		37.8	17.2	2.9	14.2	2.9	0.2	3.6
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	1,134	1989-90	UTA	78	2,915	1,345	206	207	18	472	918	51.4	47	113	41.6	354	432	81.9	60.7	57	149	272	233		37.4	17.2	2.6	14.5	2.7	0.2	3.5
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	1,128	1987-88	UTA	82	2,842	1,204	237	242	16	454	791	57.4	24	67	35.8	272	324	84.0	64.5	54	183	262	247		34.7	14.7	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	3.2
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	1,126	1991-92	UTA	82	3,002	1,297	270	244	22	453	939	48.2	83	204	40.7	308	366	84.2	59.0	68	202	286	234		36.6	15.8	3.3	13.7	3.0	0.3	3.5
5	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1,123	1984-85	DET	81	3,089	1,720	361	187	25	646	1,410	45.8	29	113	25.7	399	493	80.9	52.9	114	247	302	288		38.1	21.2	4.5	13.9	2.3	0.3	3.7
6	John Stockton J. Stockton	1,118	1988-89	UTA	82	3,171	1,400	248	263	14	497	923	53.8	16	66	24.2	390	452	86.3	62.4	83	165	308	241		38.7	17.1	3.0	13.6	3.2	0.2	3.8
7	Kevin Porter K. Porter	1,099	1978-79	DET	82	3,064	1,260	209	158	5	534	1,110	48.1				192	266	72.2	51.3	62	147	337	302		37.4	15.4	2.5	13.4	1.9	0.1	4.1
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	1,031	1993-94	UTA	82	2,969	1,236	258	199	22	458	868	52.8	48	149	32.2	272	338	80.5	60.8	72	186	266	236		36.2	15.1	3.1	12.6	2.4	0.3	3.2
9	John Stockton J. Stockton	1,011	1994-95	UTA	82	2,867	1,206	251	194	22	429	791	54.2	102	227	44.9	246	306	80.4	65.1	57	194	267	215		35.0	14.7	3.1	12.3	2.4	0.3	3.3
10	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	991	1988-89	PHX	81	3,179	1,650	340	135	24	570	1,128	50.5	2	22	9.1	508	576	88.2	59.7	46	294	322	226		39.2	20.4	4.2	12.2	1.7	0.3	4.0
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	989	1990-91	LAL	79	2,933	1,531	551	102	17	466	976	47.7	80	250	32.0	519	573	90.6	62.3	105	446	314	150		37.1	19.4	7.0	12.5	1.3	0.2	4.0
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	988	1988-89	LAL	77	2,886	1,730	607	138	22	579	1,137	50.9	59	188	31.4	513	563	91.1	62.5	111	496	312	172		37.5	22.5	7.9	12.8	1.8	0.3	4.1
13	John Stockton J. Stockton	987	1992-93	UTA	82	2,863	1,239	237	199	21	437	899	48.6	72	187	38.5	293	367	79.8	58.4	64	173	266	224		34.9	15.1	2.9	12.0	2.4	0.3	3.2
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	977	1986-87	LAL	80	2,904	1,909	504	138	36	683	1,308	52.2	8	39	20.5	535	631	84.8	60.2	122	382	300	168		36.3	23.9	6.3	12.2	1.7	0.5	3.8
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	968	1984-85	LAL	77	2,781	1,406	476	113	25	504	899	56.1	7	37	18.9	391	464	84.3	63.7	90	386	305	155		36.1	18.3	6.2	12.6	1.5	0.3	4.0
16	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	935	1996-97	TOT	82	3,054	812	395	97	12	289	679	42.6	66	178	37.1	168	213	78.9	52.5	91	304	274	161	-65	37.2	9.9	4.8	11.4	1.2	0.1	3.3
17	Chris Paul C. Paul	925	2007-08	NOH	80	3,006	1,684	321	217	4	630	1,291	48.8	92	249	36.9	332	390	85.1	57.6	62	259	201	185	+479	37.6	21.1	4.0	11.6	2.7	0.1	2.5
18	John Stockton J. Stockton	916	1995-96	UTA	82	2,915	1,209	226	140	15	440	818	53.8	95	225	42.2	234	282	83.0	64.2	54	172	246	207		35.5	14.7	2.8	11.2	1.7	0.2	3.0
19	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	914	1983-84	SDC	82	3,053	1,391	203	94	4	587	1,270	46.2	11	46	23.9	206	271	76.0	50.1	56	147	257	180		37.2	17.0	2.5	11.1	1.1	0.0	3.1
20	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	914	1983-84	DET	82	3,007	1,748	327	204	33	669	1,448	46.2	22	65	33.8	388	529	73.3	52.0	103	224	307	324		36.7	21.3	4.0	11.1	2.5	0.4	3.7
21	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	910	1972-73	KCO	80	3,681	2,719	223			1,028	2,106	48.8				663	783	84.7	55.5				207		46.0	34.0	2.8	11.4
22	Guy Rodgers G. Rodgers	908	1966-67	CHI	81	3,063	1,459	346			538	1,377	39.1				383	475	80.6	46.0				243		37.8	18.0	4.3	11.2
23	James Harden J. Harden	907	2016-17	HOU	81	2,947	2,356	659	121	38	674	1,533	44.0	262	756	34.7	746	881	84.7	61.3	95	564	464	215	+425	36.4	29.1	8.1	11.2	1.5	0.5	5.7
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	907	1989-90	LAL	79	2,937	1,765	522	132	34	546	1,138	48.0	106	276	38.4	567	637	89.0	62.2	128	394	289	167		37.2	22.3	6.6	11.5	1.7	0.4	3.7
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	907	1985-86	LAL	72	2,578	1,354	426	113	16	483	918	52.6	10	43	23.3	378	434	87.1	61.0	85	341	273	133		35.8	18.8	5.9	12.6	1.6	0.2	3.8