Kevin Porter had the most assists per game in 1978-79, with 13.4 per game.

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NBA leader in assist with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in 1979

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Kevin Porter K. Porter	13.4	1978-79	DET	82	37.4	15.4	2.5	1.9	0.1	6.5	13.5	48.1	2.3	3.2	72.2	51.3	0.8	1.8	4.1	3,064	1,260	209	1,099	158	5	337	302
2	John Lucas J. Lucas	9.3	1978-79	GSW	82	37.7	16.1	3.0	1.9	0.1	6.5	14.0	46.2	3.2	3.9	82.2	51.4	0.8	2.2	3.1	3,095	1,324	247	762	152	9	255	229
3	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	9.0	1978-79	LAL	82	38.4	17.1	2.8	2.5	0.2	7.6	14.0	54.2	1.9	2.5	77.5	56.7	0.6	2.2	2.8	3,145	1,404	231	737	201	17	231	250
4	Phil Ford P. Ford	8.6	1978-79	KCK	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	2.2	0.1	5.9	12.7	46.5	4.1	5.1	81.3	53.4	0.4	1.9	4.1	2,723	1,260	182	681	174	6	323	245
5	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	6.5	1978-79	PHX	81	32.6	24.0	2.0	1.4	0.3	9.9	18.5	53.5	4.2	5.0	83.7	58.0	0.4	1.5	2.9	2,641	1,941	159	529	111	26	232	159
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	6.3	1978-79	HOU	80	32.1	13.5	3.5	1.2	0.5	5.8	12.5	46.1	2.0	2.1	94.7	50.4	0.5	3.0	2.5	2,566	1,082	277	502	95	38	198	195
7	Ray Williams R. Williams	6.2	1978-79	NYK	81	29.3	17.3	3.6	1.6	0.2	7.1	15.5	45.7	3.1	3.9	80.2	50.2	1.3	2.3	3.5	2,370	1,401	291	504	128	19	285	274
8	Tom Henderson T. Henderson	6.0	1978-79	WAS	70	29.7	10.8	2.3	1.2	0.1	4.3	9.2	46.6	2.2	2.8	80.0	51.9	0.7	1.6	2.1	2,081	754	163	419	87	10	148	123
9	Armond Hill A. Hill	5.9	1978-79	ATL	82	30.8	10.2	2.0	1.2	0.2	3.6	8.3	43.4	3.0	3.5	85.4	51.8	0.5	1.5	2.5	2,527	838	164	480	102	16	202	292
10	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	5.8	1978-79	MIL	81	21.7	7.2	2.6	1.9	0.2	3.1	6.8	45.4	1.0	1.5	63.2	47.8	0.7	1.9	2.6	1,757	581	210	468	156	17	208	224
11	Johnny Davis J. Davis	5.7	1978-79	IND	79	37.6	18.3	2.4	1.2	0.3	7.2	15.7	45.6	4.0	5.0	79.3	51.1	0.9	1.5	2.7	2,971	1,444	191	453	95	22	214	177
12	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	5.7	1978-79	NOJ	79	34.2	16.9	2.7	1.9	0.6	6.8	13.9	49.1	3.3	4.3	76.2	53.6	0.8	1.9	3.0	2,698	1,337	215	453	148	49	237	183
13	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	5.6	1978-79	IND	81	34.9	17.3	3.7	1.7	0.3	6.8	14.7	46.3	3.7	4.2	88.2	52.3	1.5	2.3	3.8	2,825	1,404	301	450	138	23	304	315
14	Charlie Scott C. Scott	5.4	1978-79	DEN	79	33.1	12.0	2.7	1.0	0.4	5.0	10.8	46.0	2.0	2.7	74.9	49.9	0.7	2.0	3.2	2,617	947	210	428	78	30	255	284
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5.4	1978-79	LAL	80	39.5	23.8	12.8	1.0	4.0	9.7	16.8	57.7	4.4	5.9	73.6	61.2	2.6	10.2	3.5	3,157	1,903	1,025	431	76	316	282	230
16	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	5.3	1978-79	PHI	82	29.4	8.4	3.1	2.1	0.1	3.6	7.0	51.0	1.2	1.7	72.1	54.1	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,409	685	254	431	174	12	193	198
17	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	5.2	1978-79	KCK	82	32.0	10.6	8.6	1.3	1.7	4.3	8.5	50.2	2.0	2.8	73.9	54.4	2.2	6.4	3.0	2,627	867	702	430	106	141	245	309
18	Reggie Theus R. Theus	5.2	1978-79	CHI	82	33.6	16.3	2.8	1.1	0.2	6.5	13.6	48.0	3.2	4.2	76.1	52.6	1.1	1.7	3.7	2,753	1,338	228	429	93	18	303	270
19	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	5.1	1978-79	POR	64	30.7	15.3	2.3	1.8	0.4	6.3	13.8	45.4	2.7	3.5	77.8	49.6	0.5	1.8	3.5	1,967	976	149	325	114	24	223	199
20	Brian Winters B. Winters	4.8	1978-79	MIL	79	32.6	19.8	2.2	1.1	0.5	8.4	17.0	49.3	3.0	3.5	85.6	53.3	0.6	1.6	3.3	2,575	1,561	177	383	83	40	257	243
21	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	4.8	1978-79	NOJ	74	28.8	12.7	2.5	1.2	0.2	5.2	11.5	44.9	2.4	2.8	85.3	49.9	0.9	1.6	2.5	2,130	938	183	357	90	13	185	177
22	Randy Smith R. Smith	4.8	1978-79	SDC	82	37.9	20.5	3.6	2.2	0.1	8.5	18.6	45.5	3.6	4.4	81.3	49.9	1.2	2.4	3.1	3,111	1,678	295	395	177	5	255	177
23	Jim Cleamons J. Cleamons	4.8	1978-79	NYK	79	30.3	9.5	2.8	0.9	0.1	3.9	8.3	47.3	1.6	2.2	76.0	51.3	0.8	2.0	1.8	2,390	752	225	376	73	11	142	147
24	Lloyd Walton L. Walton	4.7	1978-79	MIL	75	18.4	5.0	1.4	1.0	0.1	2.1	4.4	48.0	0.8	1.2	67.8	51.1	0.5	0.9	1.6	1,381	375	104	356	72	9	123	103
25	Eric Money E. Money	4.7	1978-79	TOT	70	28.3	15.1	2.3	1.2	0.2	6.3	12.8	49.7	2.4	3.4	71.7	53.0	1.0	1.3	3.4	1,979	1,058	162	331	87	12	235	202

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