mvp season with most assists per game

Magic Johnson has the most assists per game by an MVP in a season, with 12.8 per game in 1988-89.

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NAMEAPGMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
12.8
1
1988-89
77
37.5
22.5
7.9
1.8
0.3
7.5
14.8
50.9
0.8
2.4
31.4
6.7
7.3
91.1
62.5
1.4
6.4
4.1
2,886
1,730
607
988
138
22
312
172
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
12.2
1
1986-87
80
36.3
23.9
6.3
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.4
52.2
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
11.5
1
1989-90
79
37.2
22.3
6.6
1.7
0.4
6.9
14.4
48.0
1.3
3.5
38.4
7.2
8.1
89.0
62.2
1.6
5.0
3.7
2,937
1,765
522
907
132
34
289
167
4Steve Nash
S. Nash
11.5
1
2004-05
75
34.3
15.5
3.3
1.0
0.1
5.7
11.4
50.2
1.3
2.9
43.1
2.8
3.2
88.7
60.6
0.8
2.6
3.3
2,573
1,165
249
861
74
6
245
136
+664
5Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
11.0
1
1963-64
79
45.1
31.4
9.9
10.6
22.0
48.3
10.1
11.9
85.3
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
280
6Steve Nash
S. Nash
10.5
1
2005-06
79
35.4
18.8
4.2
0.8
0.2
6.8
13.4
51.2
1.9
4.3
43.9
3.3
3.5
92.1
63.2
0.6
3.6
3.5
2,796
1,489
333
826
61
12
276
120
+472
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
10.4
1
2016-17
81
34.6
31.6
10.7
1.6
0.4
10.2
24.0
42.5
2.5
7.2
34.3
8.8
10.4
84.5
55.4
1.7
9.0
5.4
2,802
2,558
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
9.0
1
2023-24
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
58.3
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
237
194
+684
9James Harden
J. Harden
8.8
1
2017-18
72
35.4
30.4
5.4
1.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
44.9
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
2,551
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
10LeBron James
L. James
8.6
1
2009-10
76
39.0
29.7
7.3
1.6
1.0
10.1
20.1
50.3
1.7
5.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.7
60.4
0.9
6.4
3.4
2,966
2,258
554
651
125
77
261
119
+648
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
8.6
1
1967-68
82
46.8
24.3
23.8
10.0
16.8
59.5
4.3
11.4
38.0
55.7
3,836
1,992
1,952
702
160
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
8.3
1
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7.9
1
2021-22
74
33.4
27.1
13.8
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
58.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,475
2,004
1,019
584
109
63
281
191
+442
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
7.8
1
1966-67
81
45.5
24.1
24.2
9.7
14.2
68.3
4.8
10.8
44.1
63.7
3,682
1,956
1,957
630
143
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
7.7
1
2014-15
80
32.7
23.8
4.3
2.0
0.2
8.2
16.8
48.7
3.6
8.1
44.3
3.9
4.2
91.4
63.8
0.7
3.6
3.1
2,613
1,900
341
619
163
16
249
158
+920
16Derrick Rose
D. Rose
7.7
1
2010-11
81
37.4
25.0
4.1
1.0
0.6
8.8
19.7
44.5
1.6
4.8
33.2
5.9
6.9
85.8
55.0
1.0
3.1
3.4
3,026
2,026
330
623
85
51
278
136
+498
17Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
7.5
1
1956-57
64
36.9
20.6
4.8
7.5
19.8
37.8
5.7
6.9
82.1
45.2
2,364
1,319
309
478
134
18LeBron James
L. James
7.3
1
2012-13
76
37.9
26.8
8.0
1.7
0.9
10.1
17.8
56.5
1.4
3.3
40.6
5.3
7.0
75.3
64.0
1.3
6.8
3.0
2,877
2,036
610
551
129
67
226
110
+720
19LeBron James
L. James
7.2
1
2008-09
81
37.7
28.4
7.6
1.7
1.1
9.7
19.9
48.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3.0
3,054
2,304
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
6.8
1
1985-86
82
38.0
25.8
9.8
2.0
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.6
1.0
2.4
42.3
5.4
6.0
89.6
58.0
2.3
7.5
3.2
3,113
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
6.7
1
2015-16
79
34.2
30.1
5.4
2.1
0.2
10.2
20.2
50.4
5.1
11.2
45.4
4.6
5.1
90.8
66.9
0.9
4.6
3.3
2,700
2,375
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
6.6
1
1984-85
80
39.5
28.7
10.5
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
6.6
1
2025-26
68
33.2
31.1
4.3
1.4
0.8
10.8
19.4
55.3
1.7
4.4
38.6
7.9
9.0
87.9
66.5
0.6
3.7
2.2
2,259
2,117
292
448
95
52
151
139
+788
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
6.6
1
1983-84
79
38.3
24.2
10.1
1.8
0.9
9.6
19.5
49.2
0.2
0.9
24.7
4.7
5.3
88.8
55.2
2.3
7.8
3.0
3,028
1,908
796
520
144
69
237
197
25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
6.4
1
2024-25
76
34.2
32.7
5.0
1.7
1.0
11.3
21.8
51.9
2.1
5.7
37.5
7.9
8.8
89.8
63.7
0.9
4.1
2.4
2,598
2,484
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918

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