most assists per game in a season since 1980

Since 1980, Courtney Vandersloot has averaged the most assists per game in a season, with 10.0 per game in 2020.

Interpreted as:

most assists per game with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games by a player in a season since 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	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	10.0	2020	CHI	22	31.5	13.6	3.5	1.2	0.4	4.9	9.9	49.1	1.4	3.5	39.5	2.5	2.9	88.9	61.0	0.5	3.0	2.5	693	300	77	220	26	8	54	46	+138
2	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	9.2	2025	PHX	39	31.3	15.4	8.8	1.6	0.4	6.2	11.6	53.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.0	4.3	69.2	56.8	1.6	7.2	3.5	1,221	599	344	357	62	17	135	82	+192
3	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	9.1	2019	CHI	33	30.0	11.2	4.3	1.4	0.5	4.1	9.1	45.2	0.9	3.2	29.0	2.1	2.4	85.0	55.2	0.6	3.7	2.9	991	369	143	300	45	15	96	50	+135
4	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	8.6	2018	CHI	30	31.8	12.5	3.7	1.3	0.6	4.5	9.3	48.9	1.5	3.8	39.8	1.9	2.3	82.6	60.6	0.5	3.2	3.5	955	374	112	258	40	17	104	62	-150
5	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	8.6	2021	CHI	32	30.5	10.5	3.4	1.7	0.4	4.0	9.3	43.3	1.1	3.3	34.6	1.3	1.5	85.7	52.6	0.5	2.9	3.0	977	336	109	275	54	12	96	66	+70
6	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	8.4	2024	IND	40	35.4	19.2	5.7	1.3	0.7	6.1	14.5	41.7	3.1	8.9	34.4	4.1	4.5	90.6	58.3	0.4	5.3	5.6	1,416	769	227	337	53	27	223	111	-63
7	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	8.1	2017	CHI	27	30.3	11.5	3.7	1.2	0.2	4.7	9.1	51.6	1.0	2.5	38.2	1.1	1.3	86.1	59.4	0.6	3.1	3.0	817	311	101	218	33	6	80	60	-25
8	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	8.1	2023	NYL	39	30.4	10.5	3.5	1.3	0.6	4.1	9.3	44.2	0.9	3.2	29.4	1.3	1.7	76.1	52.1	0.5	3.0	2.7	1,187	410	136	314	51	23	104	78	+326
9	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	8.0	2002	SAC	24	35.5	8.5	4.3	2.7	0.0	2.5	6.6	37.7	0.3	1.3	25.0	3.1	4.3	72.8	49.7	0.3	4.0	2.9	852	203	102	192	64	1	69	49	-16
10	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	7.9	2024	CON	40	32.4	10.6	8.4	1.6	0.5	4.2	8.2	50.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	3.6	62.8	54.3	2.5	6.0	3.6	1,296	423	337	317	62	18	145	84	+190
11	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	7.9	2023	CON	40	36.1	15.5	9.9	1.8	0.5	6.1	12.8	47.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	4.7	71.5	52.0	2.0	7.9	3.4	1,445	619	394	316	73	19	137	109	+224
12	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	7.9	2000	SAC	30	31.2	6.9	3.0	2.3	0.2	2.3	6.2	36.8	0.3	1.7	20.0	2.1	3.6	57.9	44.8	0.4	2.6	2.4	935	208	89	236	70	6	71	71	+154
13	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	7.5	1998	SAC	29	36.0	6.1	4.8	2.2	0.1	1.8	5.6	32.3	0.3	1.5	23.3	2.1	3.4	63.3	43.1	0.4	4.3	3.7	1,045	176	138	217	65	3	108	88	-162
14	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	7.5	2001	SAC	23	32.3	6.3	3.7	1.7	0.3	1.8	5.4	33.9	0.5	1.8	26.2	2.1	2.8	76.6	47.3	0.3	3.5	2.8	743	144	86	172	40	8	64	58	+152
15	Chelsea Gray C. Gray	7.3	2023	LVA	40	32.2	15.3	4.0	1.4	0.6	5.6	11.5	49.0	1.6	3.8	42.1	2.4	2.7	89.7	60.3	0.3	3.7	2.5	1,288	610	158	291	57	25	101	73	+437
16	Sue Bird S. Bird	7.2	2018	SEA	31	26.6	10.1	1.7	1.1	0.1	3.7	8.0	46.6	1.9	4.3	44.8	0.8	0.9	82.8	60.4	0.2	1.6	1.9	824	314	54	222	35	2	59	38	+270
17	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	7.1	1999	SAC	32	35.1	7.3	4.8	2.1	0.2	2.2	6.9	32.0	0.2	1.2	15.8	2.7	4.1	66.4	42.0	0.9	3.9	4.2	1,123	235	155	226	67	5	135	87	+105
18	Natasha Cloud N. Cloud	7.0	2022	WAS	34	31.3	10.7	3.6	1.0	0.3	3.6	9.1	39.9	1.3	4.0	31.9	2.2	2.7	82.4	52.3	0.5	3.1	2.8	1,065	364	122	239	35	10	94	55	+139
19	Natasha Cloud N. Cloud	6.9	2024	PHX	38	33.3	11.5	4.1	1.4	0.6	4.0	10.1	39.7	1.2	3.8	30.8	2.4	2.9	82.6	50.8	0.5	3.6	3.0	1,265	438	154	263	54	23	115	102	-86
20	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	6.9	2010	LAS	32	26.3	4.9	4.0	1.3	0.1	1.5	3.7	41.0	0.0	0.3	11.1	1.8	2.3	81.9	52.5	0.5	3.4	2.3	843	156	127	220	43	2	72	57	+11
21	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	6.7	2003	SAC	34	32.1	5.4	3.5	1.8	0.0	1.8	6.0	30.2	0.4	1.8	25.0	1.3	2.2	57.9	38.4	0.9	2.6	2.4	1,090	183	119	229	61	1	81	76	+74
22	Danielle Robinson D. Robinson	6.7	2013	SAN	25	32.5	11.2	3.1	1.4	0.2	4.6	10.4	44.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	2.6	79.7	48.9	0.8	2.4	2.6	812	281	78	168	34	4	64	49	-65
23	Layshia Clarendon L. Clarendon	6.6	2017	ATL	34	30.0	10.7	3.8	0.9	0.1	4.0	10.6	37.8	0.3	1.8	18.0	2.4	2.7	87.9	45.4	0.9	2.9	2.6	1,021	365	128	226	32	2	90	97	-31
24	Sue Bird S. Bird	6.6	2017	SEA	30	30.0	10.6	2.0	1.2	0.1	3.9	9.1	42.7	2.0	5.0	39.3	0.8	1.0	77.4	55.1	0.2	1.8	2.1	901	317	60	199	36	3	62	38	+31
25	Sue Bird S. Bird	6.5	2003	SEA	34	33.4	12.4	3.3	1.4	0.0	4.6	10.8	42.1	1.4	4.1	35.0	1.8	2.0	88.4	52.7	0.6	2.7	3.2	1,136	420	113	221	48	1	110	47	+95