most assists in the 1980's nba

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson had the most assists, with 8,025 assists.

Interpreted as:
most assists by a player in the 1980's NBA
NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
8,025
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
1,464
310
2,800
1,685
2Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
6,220
635
36.7
20.3
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.3
1.2
27.8
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
1.0
2.7
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
1,338
181
2,437
2,105
3Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
5,781
771
33.9
12.6
3.0
7.5
2.3
0.3
5.1
9.6
52.9
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.1
79.4
57.8
0.7
2.3
2.3
26,174
9,744
2,284
1,768
260
1,777
1,736
4Reggie Theus
R. Theus
5,239
787
33.7
18.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.4
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
14,729
2,671
968
171
2,712
2,313
5Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
5,096
605
35.2
15.8
2.5
8.4
1.4
0.1
6.8
14.3
47.4
0.2
0.6
29.4
2.1
2.7
77.7
51.0
0.6
1.9
3.1
21,326
9,554
1,521
848
47
1,886
1,474
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
4,396
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
7Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
4,381
783
34.9
15.3
3.9
5.6
1.3
0.6
5.7
12.9
44.6
0.1
0.6
18.0
3.7
4.5
81.9
51.4
1.2
2.7
2.5
27,325
11,954
3,078
1,055
456
1,976
2,265
8Rickey Green
R. Green
4,346
669
27.2
10.8
2.2
6.5
1.7
0.1
4.3
9.1
47.9
0.0
0.2
21.2
2.0
2.5
82.2
53.0
0.5
1.6
1.9
18,200
7,208
1,448
1,140
41
1,272
1,102
9John Lucas
J. Lucas
4,223
633
25.4
10.1
2.1
6.7
1.2
0.1
3.9
8.7
44.9
0.3
1.1
30.3
2.0
2.6
76.6
51.5
0.5
1.6
2.0
16,059
6,413
1,340
791
34
1,250
1,021
10Brad Davis
B. Davis
4,036
715
25.9
9.4
2.0
5.6
0.9
0.2
3.5
6.8
52.0
0.3
0.9
32.8
2.0
2.4
83.9
59.7
0.4
1.6
1.6
18,523
6,713
1,442
622
113
1,135
1,648
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
3,941
410
27.6
10.6
2.2
9.6
2.3
0.2
3.8
7.3
52.7
0.1
0.5
25.9
2.8
3.4
82.3
60.4
0.6
1.7
2.6
11,296
4,340
920
948
65
1,052
1,142
12Fat Lever
F. Lever
3,847
557
32.4
14.5
6.0
6.9
2.3
0.3
5.9
13.1
45.3
0.1
0.6
27.0
2.5
3.2
76.6
49.9
1.9
4.1
2.1
18,065
8,059
3,330
1,287
166
1,181
1,398
13Johnny Moore
J. Moore
3,784
467
27.7
10.2
3.2
8.1
2.1
0.2
4.2
9.0
46.3
0.2
0.7
25.3
1.7
2.3
71.5
50.8
0.8
2.4
2.4
12,914
4,772
1,496
985
113
1,124
1,270
14Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3,686
484
35.9
16.1
5.8
7.6
2.8
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.0
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.5
3.6
70.1
50.1
1.9
4.0
3.5
17,371
7,784
2,823
1,363
188
1,713
1,671
15Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
3,660
558
31.9
15.7
3.2
6.6
1.5
0.3
5.6
12.3
46.0
0.5
1.6
33.3
3.9
4.7
83.0
54.8
0.8
2.4
2.9
17,806
8,769
1,777
817
146
1,599
1,360
16Alex English
A. English
3,596
811
36.0
25.9
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
5.4
83.8
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
29,208
21,018
4,780
848
634
2,294
2,286
17Gus Williams
G. Williams
3,464
511
33.6
18.7
2.6
6.8
2.0
0.3
7.6
16.5
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
3.2
4.3
74.8
50.6
1.0
1.6
2.5
17,149
9,540
1,329
1,034
176
1,267
916
18Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
3,451
790
27.6
9.1
3.2
4.4
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.5
47.6
0.5
1.4
34.3
1.5
1.8
82.9
54.9
0.9
2.4
1.7
21,777
7,208
2,542
965
487
1,337
2,122
19Rory Sparrow
R. Sparrow
3,449
628
28.6
9.7
2.2
5.5
1.1
0.1
4.2
8.9
47.0
0.1
0.4
23.0
1.3
1.6
81.0
50.7
0.6
1.7
2.0
17,930
6,112
1,403
684
78
1,276
1,529
20Larry Drew
L. Drew
3,367
586
28.2
12.9
1.9
5.7
1.2
0.1
5.3
11.2
46.9
0.1
0.5
24.7
2.2
2.8
80.0
51.7
0.4
1.5
2.4
16,541
7,553
1,133
729
40
1,421
1,154
21Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
3,339
700
23.2
9.5
1.7
4.8
1.3
0.2
3.6
8.1
45.0
0.2
0.9
23.4
2.1
2.5
83.4
52.0
0.4
1.2
1.9
16,248
6,684
1,164
929
120
1,324
1,489
22Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
3,262
441
29.9
12.6
3.5
7.4
2.0
0.5
4.4
9.5
46.0
0.2
0.5
30.2
3.7
4.8
77.2
54.4
1.0
2.5
2.4
13,189
5,562
1,547
902
207
1,076
1,543
23John Bagley
J. Bagley
3,181
525
27.0
9.6
2.8
6.1
1.2
0.1
3.9
8.9
43.6
0.2
0.8
25.0
1.6
2.1
78.5
48.9
0.7
2.1
2.4
14,173
5,023
1,471
656
46
1,257
877
24Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
3,028
523
29.7
12.0
4.4
5.8
1.6
0.7
4.4
9.0
49.2
0.1
0.4
23.4
3.0
4.0
74.4
55.5
1.5
3.0
2.6
15,549
6,278
2,324
823
349
1,374
1,587
25Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
2,995
775
23.1
9.7
1.8
3.9
1.2
0.1
3.8
8.1
47.3
0.2
0.7
32.4
1.8
2.3
77.6
53.1
0.7
1.1
1.9
17,904
7,479
1,365
908
95
1,501
1,813

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