Oscar Robertson has averaged the most assists per game with fewer than 9.7 assists per game and 40+ games played in a season, with 9.7 per game in his rookie season in 1960-61.

Interpreted as:

most < 9.73 apg in a season 40+ gp by a player

	NAME	APG	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	9.7	71	1960-61	CIN	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
2	Jerry West J. West	9.7	77	1971-72	LAL	38.6	25.8	4.2			9.5	20.0	47.7				6.7	8.2	81.4	54.6				2,973	1,985	327	747				209
3	Trae Young T. Young	9.7	76	2021-22	ATL	34.9	28.4	3.7	0.9	0.1	9.4	20.3	46.0	3.1	8.0	38.2	6.6	7.3	90.4	60.3	0.7	3.1	4.0	2,652	2,155	284	737	72	7	303	128	+158
4	Steve Nash S. Nash	9.7	74	2008-09	PHX	33.6	15.7	3.0	0.7	0.1	5.8	11.5	50.3	1.5	3.3	43.9	2.6	2.8	93.3	61.5	0.3	2.8	3.4	2,484	1,160	223	717	55	10	248	108	+245
5	Chris Paul C. Paul	9.7	70	2012-13	LAC	33.4	16.9	3.7	2.4	0.1	5.9	12.2	48.1	1.1	3.3	32.8	4.1	4.6	88.5	59.4	0.8	3.0	2.3	2,335	1,186	262	678	169	10	159	143	+430
6	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	9.7	82	1990-91	GSW	39.2	22.9	4.0	2.6	0.1	9.0	18.9	47.6	1.2	3.1	38.5	3.7	4.6	80.3	54.7	1.1	3.0	3.3	3,215	1,881	332	793	214	12	270	228
7	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	9.7	81	1995-96	DAL	37.5	16.6	6.8	2.2	0.3	6.1	16.0	38.1	1.6	4.9	33.6	2.8	4.1	69.2	46.8	2.5	4.3	4.0	3,034	1,348	553	783	175	26	328	155
8	Johnny Moore J. Moore	9.6	79	1981-82	SAS	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
9	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	9.6	82	1995-96	SAS	37.6	13.1	2.5	1.5	0.3	5.3	10.8	49.4	0.1	0.4	19.4	2.3	3.2	72.1	53.4	0.5	2.1	2.4	3,084	1,071	206	789	119	21	195	179
10	Reggie Theus R. Theus	9.6	82	1985-86	SAC	35.6	18.3	3.7	1.4	0.2	6.7	13.9	48.0	0.1	0.4	17.1	4.9	6.0	82.7	55.6	0.9	2.8	4.0	2,919	1,503	304	788	112	20	327	231
11	Ty Lawson T. Lawson	9.6	75	2014-15	DEN	35.5	15.2	3.1	1.2	0.1	5.4	12.3	43.6	0.9	2.7	34.1	3.5	4.8	73.0	52.6	0.6	2.6	2.5	2,665	1,143	234	720	92	9	185	128	-29
12	Johnny Moore J. Moore	9.6	59	1983-84	SAS	28.0	10.1	3.0	2.1	0.3	3.9	8.8	44.6	0.5	1.5	32.2	1.8	2.4	75.5	51.4	0.6	2.4	2.4	1,650	595	178	566	123	20	143	168
13	John Wall J. Wall	9.6	41	2017-18	WAS	34.4	19.4	3.7	1.4	1.1	6.8	16.3	42.0	1.5	4.1	37.1	4.3	5.9	72.6	51.5	0.5	3.1	3.9	1,410	797	150	393	57	45	158	80	+126
14	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	9.6	80	1971-72	SEA	37.4	18.0	4.2			6.0	12.8	46.6				6.0	7.8	77.4	55.3				2,989	1,438	338	766				209
15	Kenny Anderson K. Anderson	9.6	82	1993-94	NJN	38.2	18.8	3.9	1.9	0.2	7.0	16.8	41.7	0.5	1.6	30.3	4.2	5.2	81.8	49.1	1.1	2.8	3.2	3,135	1,538	322	784	158	15	266	201
16	Rod Strickland R. Strickland	9.6	67	1995-96	POR	37.7	18.7	4.4	1.4	0.2	7.0	15.3	46.0	0.6	1.7	34.2	4.1	6.3	65.2	51.9	1.3	3.1	3.8	2,526	1,256	297	640	97	16	255	135
17	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	9.5	75	1959-60	BOS	34.5	19.4	4.7			7.6	19.7	38.4				4.3	5.4	79.2	43.9				2,588	1,455	352	715				146
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	9.5	78	1981-82	LAL	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
19	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	9.5	67	1993-94	PHX	36.6	20.0	2.5	1.9	0.1	7.1	14.6	48.7	0.1	0.4	22.2	5.7	6.9	81.9	56.6	0.8	1.7	3.5	2,449	1,340	167	637	125	10	235	127
20	Terry Porter T. Porter	9.5	81	1988-89	POR	38.3	17.7	4.5	1.8	0.1	6.7	14.1	47.1	1.0	2.7	36.1	3.4	4.0	84.0	55.5	1.0	3.5	3.1	3,102	1,431	367	770	146	8	248	187
21	Jerry West J. West	9.5	69	1970-71	LAL	41.2	26.9	4.6			9.7	19.6	49.4				7.6	9.1	83.2	57.1				2,845	1,859	320	655				180
22	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	9.5	80	1962-63	CIN	44.0	28.3	10.4			10.3	19.9	51.8				7.7	9.5	81.0	58.8				3,521	2,264	835	758				293
23	Kenny Anderson K. Anderson	9.4	72	1994-95	NJN	37.3	17.6	3.5	1.4	0.2	5.7	14.3	39.9	1.3	4.1	33.0	4.8	5.8	84.1	52.2	1.0	2.5	3.1	2,689	1,267	250	680	103	14	225	184
24	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	9.4	81	1989-90	DET	37.0	18.4	3.8	1.7	0.2	7.1	16.3	43.8	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.6	4.7	77.5	50.1	0.9	2.9	4.0	2,993	1,492	308	765	139	19	322	206
25	Trae Young T. Young	9.4	63	2020-21	ATL	33.7	25.3	3.9	0.8	0.2	7.7	17.7	43.8	2.2	6.3	34.3	7.7	8.7	88.6	58.9	0.6	3.3	4.1	2,124	1,594	245	594	53	12	261	111	+267