most assists per game in the 1971/72 nba season

Jerry West averaged the most assists per game in 1971-72, with 9.7 per game.

Interpreted as:

most assists per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in the 1971/72 NBA season

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Jerry West J. West	9.7	1971-72	LAL	77	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
2	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	9.6	1971-72	SEA	80	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
3	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	9.2	1971-72	CIN	76	43.1	28.2	2.9	9.7	19.9	48.6	8.9	10.8	82.2	57.2	3,272	2,145	222	701	198
4	Archie Clark A. Clark	8.0	1971-72	TOT	77	42.7	25.2	3.5	9.2	19.7	47.0	6.7	8.7	77.1	53.6	3,285	1,938	268	613	194
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	7.7	1971-72	MIL	64	37.3	17.4	5.0	6.5	13.9	47.2	4.3	5.2	83.6	54.0	2,390	1,114	323	491	116
6	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	7.5	1971-72	BOS	82	45.1	27.5	8.2	10.9	23.9	45.8	5.6	6.7	83.4	51.2	3,698	2,252	672	614	183
7	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	6.9	1971-72	TOT	79	30.6	11.5	4.5	4.2	9.6	43.9	3.0	3.8	79.0	50.7	2,415	905	357	542	239
8	Butch Beard B. Beard	6.7	1971-72	CLE	68	35.8	15.4	4.1	5.8	12.5	46.4	3.8	5.0	76.0	52.4	2,434	1,048	276	456	213
9	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	6.0	1971-72	ATL	66	34.9	19.3	3.9	7.0	16.3	42.7	5.4	6.6	81.1	50.2	2,302	1,275	256	393	207
10	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	5.9	1971-72	PHI	75	38.7	23.3	12.2	8.8	19.0	46.1	5.7	8.0	71.2	51.5	2,900	1,744	918	443	295
11	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	5.9	1971-72	GSW	80	40.2	21.5	5.6	8.6	18.3	46.7	4.4	5.5	79.4	51.8	3,214	1,720	444	471	260
12	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	5.8	1971-72	NYK	77	40.6	23.2	6.7	8.7	17.0	51.2	5.8	7.2	80.8	57.6	3,126	1,788	513	446	185
13	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	5.6	1971-72	BUF	72	33.2	15.8	3.0	6.3	13.9	45.1	3.3	4.2	78.2	50.3	2,389	1,137	213	406	230
14	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	5.3	1971-72	BOS	79	41.3	23.1	5.6	9.7	22.6	43.1	3.6	4.3	83.1	47.1	3,261	1,825	446	416	227
15	Matt Guokas M. Guokas	5.3	1971-72	CIN	61	32.4	7.3	2.3	3.1	6.3	49.6	1.0	1.4	77.1	52.9	1,975	446	142	321	150
16	Rick Adelman R. Adelman	5.2	1971-72	POR	80	30.6	10.1	2.9	4.1	9.4	43.7	1.9	2.5	75.1	48.1	2,445	809	229	413	209
17	John Johnson J. Johnson	5.1	1971-72	CLE	82	37.1	17.0	7.7	6.8	15.7	43.3	3.4	4.3	78.5	48.3	3,041	1,391	631	415	268
18	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	4.8	1971-72	HOU	82	31.0	18.2	3.1	7.0	15.3	45.5	4.3	4.8	89.0	52.2	2,538	1,491	258	393	298
19	Herm Gilliam H. Gilliam	4.6	1971-72	ATL	82	28.5	10.2	4.1	4.2	9.4	44.6	1.8	2.1	83.8	49.1	2,337	835	335	377	232
20	Bob Weiss B. Weiss	4.6	1971-72	CHI	82	29.9	11.3	2.1	4.4	10.1	43.0	2.6	3.1	83.5	49.2	2,450	928	170	377	212
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4.6	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	14.3	24.9	57.4	6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3	3,583	2,822	1,346	370	235
22	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	4.5	1971-72	LAL	82	37.1	25.9	3.6	10.1	20.7	48.7	5.8	6.8	85.0	54.8	3,040	2,127	295	365	210
23	Paul Silas P. Silas	4.3	1971-72	PHX	80	38.5	17.5	11.9	6.1	12.9	47.0	5.4	7.0	77.3	54.9	3,082	1,403	955	343	201
24	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	4.3	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	9.6	22.4	42.7	5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6	3,245	2,009	943	350	186
25	Lucius Allen L. Allen	4.2	1971-72	MIL	80	29.0	13.5	3.2	5.5	10.9	50.5	2.5	3.2	76.4	54.7	2,316	1,080	254	333	214