point guards with highest assists per game in 1997

Mark Jackson had the most assists per game by a point guard in 1996-97, with 11.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
point guards with highest assists per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in 1997
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
11.4
1996-97
TOT
82
37.2
9.9
4.8
1.2
0.1
3.5
8.3
42.6
0.8
2.2
37.1
2.0
2.6
78.9
52.5
1.1
3.7
3.3
3,054
812
395
935
97
12
274
161
-65
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
10.5
1996-97
82
35.3
14.4
2.8
2.0
0.2
5.1
9.3
54.8
0.9
2.2
42.2
3.4
4.0
84.6
65.6
0.5
2.2
3.0
2,896
1,183
228
860
166
15
248
194
+658
3Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
9.3
1996-97
70
38.0
20.1
3.6
1.5
0.2
6.3
12.7
49.6
1.3
2.9
44.1
6.3
7.4
85.2
63.1
0.8
2.8
3.1
2,658
1,410
253
653
102
12
217
141
+145
4Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
8.9
1996-97
82
36.5
17.2
4.1
1.7
0.2
6.3
13.5
46.6
0.2
0.9
16.9
4.5
6.1
73.8
53.3
1.2
2.9
3.3
2,997
1,410
335
727
143
14
270
166
+78
5Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
8.8
1996-97
81
40.9
20.2
4.1
1.5
0.2
7.0
17.4
40.1
2.2
6.1
35.5
4.1
5.0
82.3
51.6
1.1
3.0
3.6
3,311
1,634
330
709
123
13
288
162
-213
6Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
8.6
1996-97
81
38.7
20.3
3.4
1.9
0.1
7.1
17.1
41.5
2.5
7.3
34.4
3.6
4.5
79.9
53.2
0.6
2.8
2.8
3,136
1,644
277
695
151
9
230
165
+535
7Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
8.5
1996-97
79
37.2
15.3
2.9
0.9
0.1
5.5
13.6
40.2
2.2
5.9
37.8
2.1
2.5
82.5
51.8
0.6
2.3
2.7
2,937
1,206
226
672
75
10
212
110
+256
8Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
7.8
1996-97
67
34.7
15.8
2.7
1.0
0.3
5.3
13.0
40.8
1.5
4.3
35.4
3.7
5.0
72.7
51.9
0.8
1.9
3.1
2,324
1,057
184
522
67
19
210
159
-157
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
7.5
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
10David Wesley
D. Wesley
7.3
1996-97
74
40.4
16.8
3.6
2.2
0.2
6.2
13.2
46.8
1.4
3.9
36.0
3.0
3.9
78.1
56.3
0.9
2.7
2.9
2,991
1,240
264
537
162
13
211
221
-407
11Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
7.2
1996-97
65
28.9
8.0
2.2
1.3
0.0
3.1
6.8
46.0
0.9
2.2
41.7
0.8
1.0
84.4
55.4
0.4
1.8
1.7
1,880
522
141
469
82
2
108
114
+192
12Kenny Anderson
K. Anderson
7.1
1996-97
82
37.6
17.5
4.4
2.0
0.2
5.9
13.9
42.7
1.6
4.5
36.1
4.1
5.3
76.8
54.0
1.1
3.3
2.4
3,081
1,436
363
584
162
15
193
222
+342
13Gary Payton
G. Payton
7.1
1996-97
82
39.2
21.8
4.6
2.4
0.2
8.6
18.1
47.6
1.5
4.6
31.3
3.1
4.3
71.5
54.5
1.3
3.3
2.6
3,213
1,785
378
583
197
13
215
208
+624
14Avery Johnson
A. Johnson
6.8
1996-97
76
32.5
10.5
1.9
1.3
0.2
4.3
9.0
47.7
0.1
0.3
23.1
1.8
2.7
69.0
51.7
0.4
1.5
1.9
2,472
800
147
513
96
15
146
158
-377
15Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
6.3
1996-97
78
36.8
19.5
3.9
1.8
0.4
7.4
16.8
43.8
1.3
3.5
37.3
3.4
3.8
90.2
52.6
0.6
3.2
2.3
2,868
1,519
301
490
138
30
178
177
+128
16Greg Anthony
G. Anthony
6.3
1996-97
65
28.7
9.5
2.8
2.0
0.1
3.1
7.8
39.3
1.4
3.7
37.0
2.0
2.7
73.0
52.6
0.4
2.4
2.0
1,863
616
184
407
129
4
129
122
-315
17Chris Childs
C. Childs
6.1
1996-97
65
31.9
9.3
2.9
1.2
0.2
3.2
7.8
41.4
1.1
2.8
38.7
1.7
2.3
75.8
52.6
0.3
2.6
2.8
2,076
605
191
398
78
11
180
213
+163
18Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
5.9
1996-97
78
39.2
17.4
5.3
2.7
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.2
2.8
7.7
36.6
1.7
2.2
75.3
54.8
1.5
3.8
2.4
3,056
1,354
413
463
212
20
185
141
+585
19Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
5.6
1996-97
59
37.6
20.5
4.5
1.6
0.6
7.1
15.9
44.7
1.4
4.5
31.8
4.8
5.8
82.0
55.4
1.4
3.1
2.5
2,221
1,210
263
332
93
35
145
123
+198
20Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
5.4
1996-97
79
29.3
9.7
2.4
1.0
0.1
3.9
7.7
50.2
0.5
1.4
33.3
1.4
2.2
66.7
55.7
0.7
1.7
1.9
2,316
764
193
427
78
10
153
191
-121
21Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
5.0
1996-97
TOT
61
28.1
15.9
3.0
1.3
0.3
5.5
12.8
43.0
1.3
3.8
35.1
3.5
4.1
84.5
54.1
0.8
2.2
2.8
1,714
967
182
305
77
19
168
200
-70
22Mark Price
M. Price
4.9
1996-97
70
26.8
11.3
2.6
1.0
0.0
3.8
8.4
44.7
1.6
4.0
39.6
2.2
2.4
90.6
59.7
0.5
2.0
2.3
1,876
793
179
342
67
3
161
100
-111
23Derek Harper
D. Harper
4.3
1996-97
75
29.5
10.0
1.8
1.2
0.2
4.0
9.0
44.4
0.8
2.3
34.1
1.3
1.7
74.2
51.6
0.4
1.4
1.8
2,210
753
137
321
92
12
132
144
-289
24Travis Best
T. Best
4.2
1996-97
76
27.2
9.9
2.2
1.3
0.1
3.6
8.2
44.2
0.8
2.0
36.8
2.0
2.6
75.6
53.3
0.5
1.7
2.0
2,064
754
166
318
98
5
153
221
+98
25Brian Shaw
B. Shaw
4.1
1996-97
77
24.2
7.2
2.5
0.9
0.3
2.5
6.7
36.6
0.8
2.5
32.5
1.4
1.8
79.3
47.8
0.6
1.9
2.2
1,867
552
194
319
67
26
170
197
-348

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
34
25
.576
10.5
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
31
29
.517
14.0
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
29
31
.483
16.0
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
42
.276
28.0
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
21
.638
7.5
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
24
.586
10.5
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
28
.525
14.0
9
29
31
.483
16.5
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
18
41
.305
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

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1/26
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122-139
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1/26
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