Since 1980-81, Mark Jackson has averaged the most assists per game by a rookie, with 10.6 per game in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:

most apg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games rookie all-time after 1980

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	10.6	1987-88	NYK	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
2	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	9.3	1995-96	TOR	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
3	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	8.7	1989-90	GSW	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
4	John Wall J. Wall	8.3	2010-11	WAS	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
5	Ennis Whatley E. Whatley	8.3	1983-84	CHI	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
6	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	8.2	1986-87	SEA	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
7	Brevin Knight B. Knight	8.2	1997-98	CLE	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
8	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	8.2	2017-18	PHI	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
9	Jamaal Tinsley J. Tinsley	8.1	2001-02	IND	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
10	Trae Young T. Young	8.1	2018-19	ATL	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
11	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	7.8	1981-82	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
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	7.8	2005-06	NOK	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
13	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	7.8	1996-97	MIN	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
14	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	7.7	1994-95	DAL	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
15	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	7.6	1989-90	MIA	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
16	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	7.5	1996-97	PHI	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
17	Ja Morant J. Morant	7.3	2019-20	MEM	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
18	Gary Grant G. Grant	7.1	1988-89	LAC	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
19	Kenny Smith K. Smith	7.1	1987-88	SAC	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
20	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	6.9	1980-81	POR	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
21	Kirk Hinrich K. Hinrich	6.8	2003-04	CHI	76	35.6	12.0	3.4	1.3	0.3	4.2	10.8	38.6	1.9	4.9	39.0	1.8	2.2	80.4	51.0	0.6	2.9	2.7	2,706	915	259	517	101	21	204	276	-257
22	Pooh Richardson P. Richardson	6.8	1989-90	MIN	82	31.5	11.4	2.6	1.6	0.3	5.2	11.3	46.1	0.3	1.0	27.7	0.8	1.3	58.9	48.2	0.7	2.0	1.7	2,581	938	217	554	133	25	141	143
23	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	6.6	1993-94	ORL	82	36.8	16.0	5.4	2.3	0.6	6.2	13.3	46.6	0.6	2.3	26.7	3.0	4.0	74.2	53.1	2.3	3.0	3.6	3,015	1,313	439	544	190	51	292	205
24	Steve Francis S. Francis	6.6	1999-00	HOU	77	36.1	18.0	5.3	1.5	0.4	6.5	14.5	44.5	1.4	4.0	34.5	3.7	4.7	78.6	54.3	2.0	3.3	4.0	2,776	1,388	409	507	118	29	306	231	-158
25	Elfrid Payton E. Payton	6.5	2014-15	ORL	82	30.4	8.9	4.3	1.7	0.2	3.7	8.6	42.5	0.1	0.5	26.2	1.4	2.6	55.1	45.6	1.3	3.0	2.5	2,489	731	349	533	142	20	203	193	-204