nba players who averaged 7 assists per game in a season in the 80s

Nate Archibald averaged 8.4 assists per game in 1979-80.

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NBA players who averaged 7 or higher assists per game in a season in the 80s
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
8.4
1979-80
BOS BOS
80
35.8
14.1
2.5
1.3
0.1
4.8
9.9
48.2
0.1
0.2
22.2
4.5
5.4
83.0
57.4
0.7
1.7
3.0
2,864
1,131
197
671
106
10
242
218
2Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
7.0
1979-80
PHI PHI
79
33.2
11.4
3.5
2.3
0.4
4.5
8.4
54.0
0.1
0.1
44.4
2.3
2.9
77.9
58.9
0.9
2.5
2.7
2,623
898
274
556
183
32
216
197
3Phil Ford
P. Ford
7.4
1979-80
KCK KCK
82
32.0
16.2
2.1
1.7
0.0
6.0
12.9
46.2
0.0
0.3
17.4
4.2
5.2
81.8
53.4
0.4
1.7
3.4
2,621
1,328
172
610
136
4
282
208
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
7.3
1979-80
LAL LAL
77
36.3
18.0
7.7
2.4
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
2.2
5.6
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
305
218
5John Lucas
J. Lucas
7.5
1979-80
GSW GSW
80
34.5
12.6
2.8
1.7
0.0
4.9
10.4
46.7
0.2
0.5
28.6
2.8
3.6
76.8
52.8
0.8
2.0
2.3
2,763
1,010
220
602
138
3
184
196
6Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
7.8
1979-80
LAL LAL
82
39.3
17.6
2.8
1.8
0.2
7.6
14.7
51.6
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.4
3.1
77.9
54.8
0.6
2.2
3.5
3,226
1,446
229
642
147
14
288
241
7Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
10.1
1979-80
NYK NYK
82
37.3
15.3
6.6
3.2
0.4
6.1
13.0
47.2
0.3
1.3
24.5
2.7
4.1
66.0
51.7
1.8
4.7
4.4
3,060
1,254
539
832
265
35
359
260
8Foots Walker
F. Walker
8.0
1979-80
CLE CLE
76
31.9
9.4
3.8
2.0
0.2
3.4
7.5
45.4
0.0
0.1
11.1
2.6
3.2
80.2
52.7
1.0
2.8
2.1
2,422
712
287
607
155
12
157
202
9Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
7.7
1980-81
BOS BOS
80
35.3
13.8
2.2
0.9
0.2
4.8
9.6
49.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.3
5.2
81.6
58.2
0.5
1.8
3.3
2,820
1,106
176
618
75
18
265
201
10Phil Ford
P. Ford
8.8
1980-81
KCK KCK
66
34.7
17.5
1.9
1.5
0.1
6.4
13.4
47.8
0.2
0.5
30.6
4.5
5.4
83.1
55.3
0.4
1.5
3.7
2,287
1,153
128
580
99
6
241
190
11Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
8.6
1980-81
LAL LAL
37
37.1
21.6
8.6
3.4
0.7
8.4
15.9
53.2
0.1
0.5
17.6
4.6
6.1
76.0
58.2
2.7
5.9
3.9
1,371
798
320
317
127
27
143
100
12John Lucas
J. Lucas
7.0
1980-81
GSW GSW
66
29.1
8.4
2.3
1.3
0.0
3.4
7.7
43.9
0.1
0.4
16.7
1.6
2.2
73.8
48.7
0.5
1.8
2.8
1,919
555
154
464
83
2
185
140
13Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
8.8
1980-81
LAL LAL
79
37.5
17.1
2.9
1.8
0.1
7.3
15.3
47.6
0.0
0.2
16.7
2.5
3.2
77.8
51.1
0.8
2.1
3.6
2,962
1,350
232
696
146
11
285
226
14Kevin Porter
K. Porter
9.1
1980-81
WAS WAS
81
31.8
13.4
1.5
1.4
0.1
5.5
10.6
51.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
2.4
3.0
77.3
56.1
0.4
1.1
3.1
2,577
1,086
124
734
110
10
251
257
15Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
7.9
1980-81
NYK NYK
79
40.2
16.4
6.9
2.9
0.4
6.6
14.1
46.9
0.3
1.3
22.5
2.8
4.3
66.3
51.1
2.2
4.7
3.8
3,175
1,293
545
627
232
35
302
258
16Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
8.0
1981-82
BOS BOS
68
31.9
12.6
1.7
0.8
0.0
4.5
9.6
47.2
0.1
0.2
37.5
3.5
4.6
74.7
54.2
0.4
1.3
2.6
2,167
858
116
541
52
3
178
131
17Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
8.4
1981-82
PHI PHI
79
31.6
11.2
3.1
2.6
0.4
4.5
8.6
52.1
0.1
0.3
27.3
2.2
2.8
77.7
57.0
0.6
2.5
2.3
2,498
881
248
667
209
33
184
247
18Rickey Green
R. Green
7.8
1981-82
UTA UTA
81
34.8
14.8
3.0
2.3
0.1
6.2
12.5
49.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.3
76.5
53.1
1.0
2.0
2.4
2,822
1,202
243
630
185
9
198
183
19Geoff Huston
G. Huston
7.6
1981-82
CLE CLE
78
30.9
10.3
1.9
0.9
0.1
4.2
8.6
48.4
0.0
0.1
30.0
2.0
2.6
76.5
53.0
0.7
1.2
2.2
2,409
806
150
590
70
11
171
169
20Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
9.5
1981-82
LAL LAL
78
38.3
18.6
9.6
2.7
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.7
0.1
0.4
20.7
4.2
5.6
76.0
59.0
3.2
6.4
3.7
2,991
1,447
751
743
208
34
286
223
21Johnny Moore
J. Moore
9.6
1981-82
SAS SAS
79
29.0
9.4
3.5
2.1
0.2
3.9
8.4
46.3
0.0
0.3
4.8
1.5
2.3
67.0
49.6
0.8
2.7
2.2
2,294
741
275
762
163
12
175
254
22Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
8.0
1981-82
LAL LAL
82
36.9
17.6
2.1
1.6
0.1
7.7
15.5
49.3
0.0
0.1
25.0
2.2
2.7
80.8
52.5
0.5
1.7
2.9
3,024
1,440
176
652
132
7
238
264
23Kelvin Ransey
K. Ransey
7.1
1981-82
POR POR
78
31.0
16.1
2.4
1.2
0.1
6.5
14.0
46.1
0.0
0.5
7.9
3.1
4.1
76.1
50.8
0.5
1.9
2.9
2,418
1,253
186
555
97
4
229
169
24Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
7.8
1981-82
DET DET
72
33.8
17.0
2.9
2.1
0.2
6.3
14.8
42.4
0.2
0.8
28.8
4.2
6.0
70.4
48.7
0.8
2.1
4.2
2,433
1,225
209
565
150
17
299
253
25Brad Davis
B. Davis
7.2
1982-83
DAL DAL
79
29.4
11.6
2.5
1.0
0.1
4.5
7.9
57.2
0.1
0.5
25.6
2.4
2.8
84.5
63.1
0.4
2.1
1.8
2,323
915
198
565
80
11
143
176

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TOR TOR
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MIL MIL
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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TOR TOR
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