nba most total playoff assists during the 1950s

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Bob Cousy had the most assists in the playoffs, with 491 assists.

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NBA most total playoff assists by a player during the 1950s
NAMEASTGPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
491
59
2,448
1,245
359
401
1,162
34.5
443
537
82.5
44.5
167
42.9
21.1
6.1
8.3
2Slater Martin
S. Martin
346
89
2,818
921
267
303
854
35.5
315
438
71.9
44.0
333
40.3
10.3
3.5
3.9
3Dick McGuire
D. McGuire
341
61
1,394
510
280
174
425
40.9
162
272
59.6
46.8
184
33.2
8.4
5.0
5.6
4Paul Seymour
P. Seymour
257
66
1,652
650
164
208
632
32.9
234
284
82.4
42.9
185
34.4
9.8
3.0
3.9
5Andy Phillip
A. Phillip
232
60
1,424
353
193
110
333
33.0
133
195
68.2
42.1
156
25.4
5.9
3.3
3.9
6Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
220
62
1,724
847
407
306
882
34.7
235
310
75.8
41.6
174
40.1
13.7
8.1
3.5
7Jack Coleman
J. Coleman
216
63
1,573
631
621
249
646
38.5
133
206
64.6
42.8
224
33.5
10.0
10.2
3.4
8Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
216
76
2,050
1,526
849
457
1,163
39.3
612
751
81.5
51.1
291
35.3
20.1
13.1
2.8
9Jack McMahon
J. McMahon
200
47
1,491
469
148
189
501
37.7
91
159
57.2
41.1
158
31.7
10.0
3.1
4.3
10George King
G. King
180
39
1,327
428
149
142
382
37.2
144
212
67.9
45.0
113
34.0
11.0
3.8
4.6
11Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
164
55
1,948
1,059
213
382
920
41.5
295
317
93.1
50.0
176
35.4
19.3
3.9
3.0
12Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
152
85
2,102
1,141
585
396
999
39.6
349
446
78.3
47.7
397
31.8
13.4
8.0
1.8
13Bob Davies
B. Davies
149
34
571
458
78
154
457
33.7
150
190
78.9
42.4
112
31.7
13.5
2.4
4.4
14Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
142
53
1,176
476
495
170
489
34.8
136
218
62.4
40.7
215
30.2
9.0
9.3
2.7
15Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
138
47
1,414
648
321
218
499
43.7
212
291
72.9
51.7
141
31.4
13.8
6.8
2.9
16George Mikan
G. Mikan
134
60
1,500
1,377
665
460
1,167
39.4
457
584
78.3
48.4
261
36.6
23.0
13.9
2.2
17Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
125
34
710
516
186
158
361
43.8
200
224
89.3
56.1
114
39.4
15.2
5.8
3.7
18Bob Harrison
B. Harrison
118
59
871
338
113
138
358
38.5
62
90
68.9
42.5
189
21.8
5.7
2.4
2.0
19George Yardley
G. Yardley
111
43
1,605
893
440
309
728
42.4
275
337
81.6
51.0
134
37.3
20.8
10.2
2.6
20Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
108
18
671
265
74
105
273
38.5
55
66
83.3
43.9
53
37.3
14.7
4.1
6.0
21Al Cervi
A. Cervi
106
27
116
216
43
50
159
31.4
116
134
86.6
49.6
102
12.9
8.0
2.7
3.9
22Bill Russell
B. Russell
96
30
1,260
446
770
167
440
38.0
112
194
57.7
42.4
93
42.0
14.9
25.7
3.2
23Frankie Brian
F. Brian
93
43
768
394
61
134
386
34.7
126
154
81.8
43.4
105
21.9
9.2
1.7
2.2
24Jack George
J. George
92
22
776
238
96
87
226
38.5
64
85
75.3
45.2
60
35.3
10.8
4.4
4.2
25Ernie Vandeweghe
E. Vandeweghe
91
43
754
428
199
146
347
42.1
136
174
78.2
50.5
179
30.2
10.0
5.1
2.1

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