nba player with most assists in a season in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Kevin Porter had the most assists in a season, with 1,099 assists in 1978-79.

NAMEASTSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Porter
K. Porter
1,099
1978-79
82
37.4
15.4
2.5
13.4
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
158
5
337
302
2Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
910
1972-73
80
46.0
34.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
9.8
84.7
55.5
3,681
2,719
223
207
3Kevin Porter
K. Porter
837
1977-78
TOT
82
34.3
15.0
2.6
10.2
1.5
0.2
6.0
12.9
46.9
3.0
3.9
76.3
51.6
0.6
2.0
4.4
2,813
1,234
214
123
15
360
283
4Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
832
1970-71
82
40.5
16.0
7.1
10.1
5.8
13.9
42.0
4.4
5.4
81.6
49.4
3,324
1,315
583
343
5John Lucas
J. Lucas
768
1977-78
82
35.8
12.4
3.1
9.4
2.0
0.1
5.0
11.5
43.5
2.4
3.0
77.2
48.1
0.6
2.5
2.6
2,933
1,017
255
160
9
213
208
6Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
766
1971-72
80
37.4
18.0
4.2
9.6
6.0
12.8
46.6
6.0
7.8
77.4
55.3
2,989
1,438
338
209
7John Lucas
J. Lucas
762
1978-79
82
37.7
16.1
3.0
9.3
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
152
9
255
229
8Jerry West
J. West
747
1971-72
77
38.6
25.8
4.2
9.7
9.5
20.0
47.7
6.7
8.2
81.4
54.6
2,973
1,985
327
209
9Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
737
1978-79
82
38.4
17.1
2.8
9.0
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
201
17
231
250
10Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
701
1971-72
76
43.1
28.2
2.9
9.2
9.7
19.9
48.6
8.9
10.8
82.2
57.2
3,272
2,145
222
198
11Don Buse
D. Buse
685
1976-77
81
36.4
8.0
3.3
8.5
3.5
0.2
3.3
7.9
41.6
1.4
1.8
78.6
46.0
0.8
2.5
2,947
646
270
281
16
129
12Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
683
1969-70
75
37.4
17.8
5.0
9.1
6.0
14.2
42.0
5.8
7.4
78.8
50.9
2,802
1,334
378
212
13Phil Ford
P. Ford
681
1978-79
79
34.5
15.9
2.3
8.6
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
174
6
323
245
14Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
668
1970-71
81
39.4
19.4
5.7
8.2
7.3
14.7
49.6
4.8
5.6
85.0
56.3
3,194
1,569
462
203
15Ernie DiGregorio
E. DiGregorio
663
1973-74
81
35.9
15.2
2.7
8.2
0.7
0.1
6.5
15.6
42.1
2.1
2.4
90.2
45.9
0.6
2.1
2,910
1,234
219
59
9
242
16Slick Watts
S. Watts
661
1975-76
82
33.9
13.0
4.5
8.1
3.2
0.2
5.3
12.4
42.7
2.4
4.2
57.8
45.7
1.4
3.1
2,776
1,065
365
261
16
270
17Jerry West
J. West
655
1970-71
69
41.2
26.9
4.6
9.5
9.7
19.6
49.4
7.6
9.1
83.2
57.1
2,845
1,859
320
180
18Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
654
1970-71
71
37.2
19.8
4.5
9.2
6.6
15.8
41.9
6.5
8.1
80.3
50.9
2,641
1,403
319
201
19Kevin Porter
K. Porter
650
1974-75
81
32.0
11.6
1.9
8.0
1.9
0.1
5.0
10.2
49.1
1.6
2.3
70.4
51.9
0.7
1.2
2,589
943
152
152
11
320
20Dave Bing
D. Bing
637
1972-73
82
41.0
22.4
3.6
7.8
8.4
18.8
44.8
5.6
6.8
81.4
51.4
3,361
1,840
298
229
21Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
636
1976-77
82
37.8
10.2
4.5
7.8
1.6
0.2
3.7
8.9
41.2
2.9
3.7
77.8
48.5
1.3
3.2
3,097
838
370
129
16
268
22Slick Watts
S. Watts
630
1976-77
79
33.3
13.0
3.9
8.0
2.7
0.3
5.4
12.8
42.2
2.2
3.7
58.7
44.9
1.0
2.9
2,627
1,028
307
214
25
256
23Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
629
1969-70
77
39.5
20.9
6.0
8.2
7.8
15.0
51.8
5.3
7.1
74.8
57.5
3,040
1,609
465
203
24Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
628
1972-73
75
39.6
20.5
4.6
8.4
7.6
17.0
44.9
5.3
6.3
82.8
51.8
2,973
1,538
346
221
25Clem Haskins
C. Haskins
624
1969-70
82
39.2
20.3
4.6
7.6
8.1
18.1
45.0
4.0
5.2
78.3
49.9
3,214
1,668
378
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