nba total assist leaders in 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Jerry West had the most assists per game, with 8.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA total assist with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders in 1970s
NAMEAPGGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGSPGBPGTPG
1Jerry West
J. West
8.7
320
12,351
8,357
1,390
2,769
81
23
3,083
6,374
48.4
2,191
2,668
82.1
55.4
30
86
767
38.6
26.1
4.3
2.6
0.7
2Phil Ford
P. Ford
8.6
79
2,723
1,260
182
681
174
6
467
1,004
46.5
326
401
81.3
53.4
33
149
323
245
34.5
15.9
2.3
2.2
0.1
4.1
3Kevin Porter
K. Porter
8.2
497
14,826
6,000
968
4,077
651
51
2,526
5,280
47.8
948
1,311
72.3
51.2
291
605
697
1,784
29.8
12.1
1.9
1.5
0.1
4.3
4John Lucas
J. Lucas
8.1
246
8,559
3,252
721
1,993
437
37
1,330
2,907
45.8
592
742
79.8
50.3
171
550
468
611
34.8
13.2
2.9
1.8
0.2
2.9
5Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
7.9
440
15,049
7,346
1,778
3,488
174
26
2,566
5,792
44.3
2,214
2,785
79.5
52.3
118
279
1,104
34.2
16.7
4.0
1.3
0.2
6Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
7.9
163
5,924
2,511
470
1,290
339
24
1,119
2,147
52.1
273
365
74.8
54.4
89
381
482
509
36.3
15.4
2.9
2.1
0.1
3.0
7Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
7.6
536
20,459
12,351
1,390
4,077
415
46
4,455
9,584
46.5
3,441
4,193
82.1
54.0
183
520
197
1,264
38.2
23.0
2.6
1.4
0.2
2.9
8Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
7.6
357
13,663
6,449
1,846
2,714
77
4
2,442
5,102
47.9
1,565
1,879
83.3
54.4
71
208
793
38.3
18.1
5.2
1.1
0.1
9Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
7.0
746
26,171
8,770
3,596
5,217
767
71
3,313
8,003
41.4
2,144
2,749
78.0
47.6
540
1,269
249
2,661
35.1
11.8
4.8
1.8
0.2
2.1
10Slick Watts
S. Watts
6.1
437
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
1,602
3,876
41.3
697
1,168
59.7
44.4
455
943
239
1,314
26.3
8.9
3.2
2.2
0.3
1.8
11Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
6.1
668
26,401
13,502
4,015
4,092
679
62
5,339
10,885
49.0
2,824
3,532
80.0
54.3
402
1,521
135
1,734
39.5
20.2
6.0
1.9
0.2
2.1
12Dave Bing
D. Bing
6.0
665
23,759
12,784
2,306
4,012
483
89
4,785
10,760
44.5
3,214
4,022
79.9
51.0
418
741
216
1,888
35.7
19.2
3.5
1.3
0.2
2.7
13Don Buse
D. Buse
5.8
245
8,038
1,972
736
1,432
622
48
838
1,841
45.5
296
372
79.6
49.2
169
567
220
422
32.8
8.0
3.0
2.5
0.2
1.3
14Rick Barry
R. Barry
5.8
564
20,844
12,695
3,368
3,294
1,024
241
5,171
11,454
45.1
2,353
2,578
91.3
50.4
457
2,183
422
1,527
37.0
22.5
6.0
2.1
0.5
2.6
15John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
5.8
719
28,643
15,747
4,603
4,185
476
117
6,248
13,762
45.4
3,251
3,873
83.9
50.9
610
1,389
204
1,813
39.8
21.9
6.4
1.2
0.3
2.5
16Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
5.7
615
23,352
15,359
2,669
3,480
563
102
5,943
13,482
44.1
3,473
4,239
81.9
50.0
409
1,360
448
1,786
38.0
25.0
4.3
1.4
0.3
4.5
17Archie Clark
A. Clark
5.4
486
16,635
8,302
1,602
2,644
231
15
3,290
6,815
48.3
1,722
2,176
79.1
53.4
130
383
1,190
34.2
17.1
3.3
1.1
0.1
18Tom Henderson
T. Henderson
5.4
392
12,218
4,642
1,072
2,111
560
59
1,845
4,280
43.1
952
1,294
73.6
47.9
269
803
343
746
31.2
11.8
2.7
1.4
0.2
2.4
19Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
5.4
242
5,924
2,021
721
1,296
536
57
864
1,913
45.2
293
482
60.8
47.6
226
495
436
802
24.5
8.4
3.0
2.2
0.2
2.7
20Ray Williams
R. Williams
5.4
162
3,920
2,157
500
867
236
34
880
1,946
45.2
397
520
76.3
49.6
189
311
527
485
24.2
13.3
3.1
1.5
0.2
3.3
21Armond Hill
A. Hill
5.3
245
6,882
2,124
538
1,310
338
37
775
1,853
41.8
574
685
83.8
49.3
139
399
442
839
28.1
8.7
2.2
1.4
0.2
2.7
22Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
5.3
82
2,409
685
254
431
174
12
292
572
51.0
101
140
72.1
54.1
63
191
193
198
29.4
8.4
3.1
2.1
0.1
2.4
23Reggie Theus
R. Theus
5.2
82
2,753
1,338
228
429
93
18
537
1,119
48.0
264
347
76.1
52.6
92
136
303
270
33.6
16.3
2.8
1.1
0.2
3.7
24Mike Gale
M. Gale
5.2
234
6,810
2,139
682
1,223
502
115
912
1,947
46.8
315
375
84.0
50.6
151
531
329
586
29.1
9.1
2.9
2.1
0.5
2.2
25Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
5.2
729
25,446
14,692
2,262
3,769
545
72
5,763
12,463
46.2
3,166
3,813
83.0
51.9
453
651
390
1,997
34.9
20.2
3.1
1.3
0.2
2.5

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