nba assist leaders of the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson had the most assists per game, with 11.2 per game.

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NBA assist with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders of the 1980s
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
3Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
9.7
154
37.2
15.1
4.8
2.2
0.1
6.0
13.2
45.0
0.7
2.4
30.9
2.5
3.4
73.7
51.4
1.5
3.3
3.1
5,726
2,333
737
1,487
344
13
484
407
4John Stockton
J. Stockton
9.6
410
27.6
10.6
2.2
2.3
0.2
3.8
7.3
52.7
0.1
0.5
25.9
2.8
3.4
82.3
60.4
0.6
1.7
2.6
11,296
4,340
920
3,941
948
65
1,052
1,142
5Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
8.9
161
31.7
14.8
3.3
1.5
0.3
5.2
10.7
49.0
0.0
0.3
15.2
4.3
4.9
87.0
57.5
0.5
2.8
2.9
5,096
2,382
531
1,428
238
48
468
381
6Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
8.7
228
29.7
6.7
4.6
2.0
0.6
2.5
5.6
45.0
0.1
0.4
23.8
1.5
2.3
65.6
50.4
1.6
3.1
2.4
6,766
1,529
1,057
1,981
450
134
555
712
7Norm 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
8Johnny Moore
J. Moore
8.1
467
27.7
10.2
3.2
2.1
0.2
4.2
9.0
46.3
0.2
0.7
25.3
1.7
2.3
71.5
50.8
0.8
2.4
2.4
12,914
4,772
1,496
3,784
985
113
1,124
1,270
9Terry Porter
T. Porter
7.8
322
31.1
13.2
3.7
1.7
0.1
4.9
10.1
48.9
0.4
1.2
33.1
3.0
3.5
83.6
56.8
0.8
2.9
2.6
10,021
4,260
1,199
2,514
536
34
853
719
10Kevin Porter
K. Porter
7.6
162
26.4
10.2
1.3
1.1
0.1
4.1
8.3
50.0
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.9
2.4
78.5
54.5
0.4
0.9
2.7
4,281
1,645
211
1,237
179
21
436
467
11Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
7.6
484
35.9
16.1
5.8
2.8
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.0
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.5
3.6
70.1
50.1
1.9
4.0
3.5
17,371
7,784
2,823
3,686
1,363
188
1,713
1,671
12Maurice 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
13Kenny Smith
K. Smith
7.4
142
37.4
15.8
2.6
1.4
0.1
6.2
13.2
46.8
0.4
1.2
34.7
3.0
4.0
76.6
52.8
0.6
1.9
3.0
5,315
2,244
364
1,055
194
15
433
313
14Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
7.4
441
29.9
12.6
3.5
2.0
0.5
4.4
9.5
46.0
0.2
0.5
30.2
3.7
4.8
77.2
54.4
1.0
2.5
2.4
13,189
5,562
1,547
3,262
902
207
1,076
1,543
15Gary Grant
G. Grant
7.1
71
27.1
11.9
3.4
2.0
0.1
5.1
11.7
43.5
0.1
0.3
22.7
1.7
2.3
73.5
46.9
1.1
2.2
3.6
1,924
846
238
506
144
9
258
170
16Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
7.1
340
31.5
12.1
1.9
0.9
0.1
4.2
9.0
47.4
0.1
0.3
22.4
3.6
4.6
78.0
55.3
0.5
1.5
2.7
10,700
4,130
656
2,399
304
35
926
738
17Fat Lever
F. Lever
6.9
557
32.4
14.5
6.0
2.3
0.3
5.9
13.1
45.3
0.1
0.6
27.0
2.5
3.2
76.6
49.9
1.9
4.1
2.1
18,065
8,059
3,330
3,847
1,287
166
1,181
1,398
18Gus Williams
G. Williams
6.8
511
33.6
18.7
2.6
2.0
0.3
7.6
16.5
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
3.2
4.3
74.8
50.6
1.0
1.6
2.5
17,149
9,540
1,329
3,464
1,034
176
1,267
916
19John 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
20Reggie 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
21Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
6.6
558
31.9
15.7
3.2
1.5
0.3
5.6
12.3
46.0
0.5
1.6
33.3
3.9
4.7
83.0
54.8
0.8
2.4
2.9
17,806
8,769
1,777
3,660
817
146
1,599
1,360
22Rickey 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
23Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
6.5
158
21.4
5.2
1.9
1.5
0.1
2.2
5.3
40.8
0.0
0.2
13.8
0.8
1.0
76.5
44.6
0.6
1.3
1.4
3,383
816
301
1,024
238
10
225
279
24Winston Garland
W. Garland
6.4
146
32.8
13.5
3.8
2.0
0.1
5.5
12.7
43.6
0.2
0.6
28.0
2.3
2.8
83.6
48.7
1.2
2.6
2.4
4,783
1,976
555
934
291
21
354
404
25Larry 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

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56
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54
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.659
10.0
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53
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.646
11.0
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52
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.634
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