nba leader in assist in 1953

Bob Cousy averaged the most assists per game in 1952-53, with 7.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA leader in assist with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in 1953
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
7.7
1952-53
71
41.5
19.8
6.3
6.5
18.6
35.2
6.7
8.3
81.6
44.6
2,945
1,407
449
547
227
2Andy Phillip
A. Phillip
5.7
1952-53
TOT
70
38.4
10.3
5.2
3.6
9.0
39.7
3.2
4.3
73.8
47.4
2,690
722
364
397
229
3George King
G. King
5.1
1952-53
71
35.5
11.2
4.0
3.6
8.9
40.2
4.0
6.2
64.3
47.9
2,519
794
281
364
244
4Dick McGuire
D. McGuire
4.9
1952-53
61
29.2
7.2
4.6
2.3
6.1
38.1
2.5
4.4
56.9
44.5
1,783
437
280
296
172
5Paul Seymour
P. Seymour
4.4
1952-53
67
40.1
14.2
3.7
4.6
11.9
38.3
5.1
6.2
81.7
48.5
2,684
952
246
294
210
6Bob Davies
B. Davies
4.2
1952-53
66
33.6
15.6
3.0
5.1
13.3
38.5
5.3
7.1
75.3
47.4
2,216
1,029
195
280
261
7Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
4.1
1952-53
69
42.1
20.3
9.1
6.5
14.4
45.2
7.2
9.7
75.0
54.3
2,902
1,402
629
280
188
8Leo Barnhorst
L. Barnhorst
3.9
1952-53
71
40.4
13.6
6.8
5.7
14.6
38.9
2.3
3.6
62.9
42.1
2,871
967
483
277
245
9George Senesky
G. Senesky
3.8
1952-53
69
33.9
6.0
3.7
2.3
7.0
33.0
1.3
2.1
63.7
37.6
2,336
413
254
264
166
10Fred Scolari
F. Scolari
3.8
1952-53
TOT
62
34.2
13.4
3.4
4.5
13.0
34.2
4.5
5.3
84.4
43.6
2,123
830
209
233
212
11Bill Tosheff
B. Tosheff
3.6
1952-53
67
36.7
11.3
3.4
3.8
11.7
32.3
3.8
4.7
80.6
41.2
2,459
759
229
243
243
12Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
3.6
1952-53
70
36.8
14.6
5.0
4.5
12.4
36.7
5.5
6.8
81.2
47.5
2,577
1,020
351
252
206
13Slater Martin
S. Martin
3.6
1952-53
70
36.5
10.6
2.7
3.7
9.1
41.0
3.2
4.1
78.0
48.9
2,556
744
186
250
246
14Fred Schaus
F. Schaus
3.6
1952-53
69
36.8
10.5
6.0
3.5
10.4
33.4
3.5
4.3
82.1
42.6
2,541
723
413
245
261
15Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
3.5
1952-53
66
36.4
13.0
6.8
5.0
14.1
35.7
2.9
3.8
76.9
41.2
2,403
859
452
231
194
16Nelson Bobb
N. Bobb
3.5
1952-53
55
23.4
6.2
2.9
2.2
5.8
37.4
1.9
2.9
64.8
44.1
1,286
343
157
192
161
17Carl Braun
C. Braun
3.5
1952-53
70
33.1
14.0
3.3
4.6
11.5
40.0
4.7
5.7
82.5
49.7
2,316
977
233
243
287
18Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
3.4
1952-53
69
28.3
10.2
4.6
3.5
9.5
36.6
3.2
5.0
65.5
43.6
1,955
704
317
237
282
19Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
3.3
1952-53
70
35.7
10.6
10.9
3.9
11.3
34.3
2.9
4.9
58.3
39.4
2,496
744
761
231
274
20Jack Coleman
J. Coleman
3.3
1952-53
70
37.5
10.9
11.1
4.5
10.7
42.0
1.9
3.0
64.9
45.4
2,625
763
774
231
245
21Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
3.2
1952-53
71
40.7
11.7
11.2
4.5
11.9
37.9
2.7
4.2
65.4
42.8
2,891
831
793
227
214
22Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
3.2
1952-53
71
37.6
17.8
13.0
5.3
14.1
37.4
7.2
8.7
82.7
49.5
2,668
1,262
920
227
271
23Paul Walther
P. Walther
3.1
1952-53
67
36.8
10.7
4.2
3.4
9.6
35.2
3.9
5.3
74.6
44.8
2,468
718
284
205
260
24George Ratkovicz
G. Ratkovicz
3.1
1952-53
TOT
71
31.5
9.5
7.4
2.9
8.7
33.6
3.7
5.3
70.2
43.3
2,235
678
522
217
287
25Ray Lumpp
R. Lumpp
3.1
1952-53
TOT
55
25.9
9.6
2.6
3.4
9.2
37.2
2.8
3.7
74.3
44.3
1,422
529
141
168
178

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