highest apg by rookie all-time

Mark Jackson has the most assists per game by a rookie, with 10.6 per game in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:
highest apg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by rookie all-time
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
10.6
1987-88
82
39.6
13.6
4.8
2.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
3,249
1,114
396
868
205
6
258
244
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
9.7
1960-61
71
42.7
30.5
10.1
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
3,032
2,165
716
690
219
3Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
9.3
1995-96
70
40.9
19.0
4.0
1.4
0.3
6.9
16.1
42.6
1.9
4.8
39.5
3.4
4.2
79.7
52.8
0.8
3.2
3.8
2,865
1,331
281
653
98
19
267
166
4Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
8.7
1989-90
79
33.7
14.7
3.9
2.1
0.2
5.9
12.5
47.1
0.3
1.1
27.4
2.7
3.5
76.4
52.5
0.7
3.2
3.3
2,663
1,162
310
689
165
12
260
232
5Phil Ford
P. Ford
8.6
1978-79
79
34.5
15.9
2.3
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
681
174
6
323
245
6John Wall
J. Wall
8.3
2010-11
69
37.8
16.4
4.6
1.8
0.5
5.8
14.1
40.9
0.5
1.7
29.6
4.4
5.7
76.6
49.4
0.5
4.1
3.8
2,606
1,131
317
574
121
35
261
175
-440
7Ennis Whatley
E. Whatley
8.3
1983-84
80
27.0
8.4
2.5
1.5
0.2
3.3
7.0
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.5
73.0
51.9
0.8
1.7
3.4
2,159
668
197
662
119
17
268
223
8Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
8.2
1986-87
71
27.8
5.3
4.7
1.8
0.6
2.0
4.2
47.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
2.0
61.7
51.4
1.4
3.2
2.2
1,972
373
331
583
125
45
155
238
9Brevin Knight
B. Knight
8.2
1997-98
80
31.0
9.0
3.2
2.5
0.2
3.3
7.4
44.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.1
80.1
51.5
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,483
723
253
656
196
18
194
271
+298
10Ernie DiGregorio
E. DiGregorio
8.2
1973-74
81
35.9
15.2
2.7
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
663
59
9
242
11Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
8.2
2017-18
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
12Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
8.1
2001-02
80
30.5
9.4
3.7
1.7
0.5
3.6
9.5
38.0
0.5
2.2
24.0
1.6
2.3
70.4
44.6
1.0
2.8
3.4
2,442
751
298
647
138
40
270
248
+43
13Trae Young
T. Young
8.1
2018-19
81
30.9
19.1
3.7
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
7.8
1981-82
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
15Chris Paul
C. Paul
7.8
2005-06
78
36.0
16.1
5.1
2.2
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
16Stephon 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
17Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
7.7
1994-95
79
33.8
11.7
5.4
1.9
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.5
0.9
3.3
27.2
2.4
3.5
69.8
47.1
1.9
3.5
3.2
2,668
922
430
607
151
24
250
146
18Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
7.6
1989-90
81
30.5
14.3
2.5
1.8
0.1
5.7
11.6
49.4
0.1
0.4
16.1
2.8
4.0
68.7
53.4
0.9
1.7
3.0
2,470
1,155
206
619
145
10
246
187
19Allen 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
20Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
7.3
1979-80
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
21Ja Morant
J. Morant
7.3
2019-20
67
31.0
17.8
3.9
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
22Gary Grant
G. Grant
7.1
1988-89
71
27.1
11.9
3.4
2.0
0.1
5.1
11.7
43.5
0.1
0.3
22.7
1.7
2.3
73.5
46.9
1.1
2.2
3.6
1,924
846
238
506
144
9
258
170
23Kenny Smith
K. Smith
7.1
1987-88
61
35.6
13.8
2.3
1.5
0.1
5.4
11.4
47.7
0.2
0.6
30.8
2.7
3.3
81.9
53.7
0.7
1.6
3.0
2,170
841
138
434
92
8
184
140
24Kelvin Ransey
K. Ransey
6.9
1980-81
80
30.4
15.2
2.4
1.1
0.1
6.6
14.5
45.2
0.0
0.4
9.7
2.1
2.7
74.9
48.4
0.5
1.9
2.9
2,431
1,217
195
555
88
9
232
201
25Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
6.8
1977-78
81
34.3
13.7
3.0
1.7
0.1
6.1
12.3
49.7
1.4
2.0
71.4
51.8
0.5
2.4
3.1
2,779
1,107
239
553
138
7
251
259

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6.6

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8
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2
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23
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1.5
3
20
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.625
4.5
4
20
14
.588
5.5
5
17
14
.548
7.0
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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
8
.758
2
23
9
.719
1.5
3
20
12
.625
4.5
4
20
14
.588
5.5
5
17
14
.548
7.0
6
18
15
.545
7.0
7
18
15
.545
7.0
8
18
16
.529
7.5
9
15
17
.469
9.5
10
15
19
.441
10.5
11
14
19
.424
11.0
12
11
21
.344
13.5
13
10
20
.333
13.5
14
7
24
.226
17.0
15
6
27
.182
19.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
11
.645
7.0
6
21
12
.636
7.0
7
19
13
.594
8.5
8
17
16
.515
11.0
9
15
18
.455
13.0
10
14
19
.424
14.0
11
12
20
.375
15.5
12
12
22
.353
16.5
13
11
21
.344
16.5
14
8
25
.242
20.0
15
8
26
.235
20.5

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Scores

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11/28
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11/28
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114-110
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11/29
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129-101
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11/29
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117-115

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