NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Assists Per Game

Active players are listed in bold
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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player APG
1.Magic Johnson* 11.19
2.John Stockton* 10.51
3.Trae Young 9.78
4.Oscar Robertson* 9.51
5.Isiah Thomas* 9.26
6.Chris Paul 9.16
7.Kevin Johnson 9.13
8.John Wall 8.86
9.Jason Kidd* 8.69
10.Steve Nash* 8.49
11.Norm Nixon 8.32
12.Luka Dončić 8.23
13.Tim Hardaway* 8.18
14.Deron Williams 8.07
15.Kevin Porter 8.06
16.Mark Jackson 7.97
17.Russell Westbrook 7.96
18.Rajon Rondo 7.92
19.Guy Rodgers* 7.75
20.Stephon Marbury 7.65
21.Muggsy Bogues 7.57
22.Bob Cousy* 7.53
23.Nikola Jokić 7.51
24.Johnny Moore 7.43
25.LeBron James 7.41
26.Tiny Archibald* 7.39
27.Ricky Rubio 7.39
28.Rod Strickland 7.30
29.James Harden 7.27
30.Baron Davis 7.22
31.Michael Ray Richardson 7.01
32.Norm Van Lier 6.99
33.John Lucas 6.95
34.Damian Lillard 6.74
35.Mark Price 6.74
36.Mookie Blaylock 6.72
37.Gary Payton* 6.72
38.Maurice Cheeks* 6.71
39.Darius Garland 6.70
40.Lenny Wilkens* 6.70
41.Jerry West* 6.69
42.Larry Brown* 6.67
43.Nick Van Exel 6.56
44.Pooh Richardson 6.54
45.Andre Miller 6.54
46.Scott Skiles 6.47
47.Michael Adams 6.45
48.Phil Ford 6.40
49.Larry Bird* 6.35
50.Stephen Curry 6.31
51.Reggie Theus 6.29
52.Fat Lever 6.24
53.Jrue Holiday 6.20
54.Allen Iverson* 6.15
55.De'Aaron Fox 6.15
56.Nate McMillan 6.15
57.Brevin Knight 6.15
58.Slick Watts 6.13
59.Damon Stoudamire 6.12
60.Walt Frazier* 6.11
61.Jamaal Tinsley 6.09
62.Terrell Brandon 6.09
63.Kenny Anderson 6.06
64.Steve Francis 6.03
65.Ty Lawson 6.02
66.Dave Bing* 5.99
67.Kyle Lowry 5.99
68.John Bagley 5.98
69.Sam Cassell 5.98
70.Sherman Douglas 5.93
71.Jason Williams 5.85
72.T.J. Ford 5.82
73.Elfrid Payton 5.79
74.Micheal Williams 5.77
75.Ray Williams 5.77
76.José Calderón 5.75
77.Dick McGuire* 5.70
78.Brandon Jennings 5.68
79.Fred VanVleet 5.67
80.Doc Rivers 5.66
81.Clyde Drexler* 5.64
82.D'Angelo Russell 5.63
83.Terry Porter 5.62
84.Tony Parker* 5.61
85.Draymond Green 5.61
86.Kyrie Irving 5.60
87.Gus Williams 5.57
88.Jeff Teague 5.55
89.Avery Johnson 5.55
90.Johnny Dawkins 5.54
91.Mike Conley 5.53
92.Kenny Smith 5.53
93.Rickey Green 5.52
94.Mike Bibby 5.51
95.Jay Humphries 5.51
96.Derek Harper 5.49
97.Gary Grant 5.46
98.Dejounte Murray 5.43
99.Pete Maravich* 5.41
100.Dwyane Wade* 5.41
101.Sleepy Floyd 5.41
102.Chauncey Billups* 5.40
103.Andy Phillip* 5.36
104.Warren Jabali 5.34
105.Spud Webb 5.33
106.Al Smith 5.32
107.Devin Booker 5.30
108.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 5.30
109.Gilbert Arenas 5.27
110.Jalen Brunson 5.26
111.Michael Jordan* 5.25
112.Kemba Walker 5.25
113.Raymond Felton 5.25
114.Kelvin Ransey 5.23
115.Derrick Rose 5.21
116.Scottie Pippen* 5.21
117.Larry Drew 5.18
118.Jameer Nelson 5.13
119.Paul Pressey 5.13
120.Eddie Johnson 5.09
121.Spencer Dinwiddie 5.08
122.Geoff Huston 5.06
123.Alvin Robertson 5.04
124.Bill Melchionni 5.03
125.T.J. McConnell 5.02
126.Eric Snow 5.02
127.Rory Sparrow 5.01
128.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.01
129.Anfernee Hardaway 5.01
130.Dennis Johnson* 5.00
131.Darren Collison 4.99
132.Jamal Murray 4.98
133.Darnell Valentine 4.97
134.Richie Guerin* 4.97
135.Walt Hazzard 4.91
136.Jeff Hornacek 4.90
137.Charlie Scott* 4.90
138.Brad Davis 4.90
139.Jo Jo White* 4.89
140.Louie Dampier* 4.88
141.Mo Williams 4.88
142.Domantas Sabonis 4.87
143.Bob Davies* 4.87
144.Chris Childs 4.87
145.Dennis Schröder 4.87
146.Eric Murdock 4.86
147.Rick Barry* 4.85
148.Kirk Hinrich 4.83
149.Greivis Vásquez 4.83
150.Archie Clark 4.82
151.Tom Henderson 4.82
152.John Havlicek* 4.81
153.Donovan Mitchell 4.81
154.Vern Fleming 4.81
155.Tyreke Evans 4.80
156.Mack Calvin 4.79
157.Rafer Alston 4.77
158.Allen Leavell 4.77
159.George King 4.76
160.Isaiah Thomas 4.75
161.Winston Garland 4.74
162.Foots Walker 4.73
163.Eric Bledsoe 4.69
164.Armond Hill 4.69
165.Kobe Bryant* 4.68
166.Gail Goodrich* 4.66
167.Malcolm Brogdon 4.66
168.Goran Dragić 4.66
169.Robert Pack 4.63
170.Monta Ellis 4.63
171.Geoff Petrie 4.61
172.Randy Smith 4.60
173.Don Buse 4.58
174.Jarrett Jack 4.56
175.Larry Costello* 4.55
176.Darrell Walker 4.55
177.Joe Dumars* 4.53
178.Lucius Allen 4.52
179.Chuck Williams 4.50
180.Johnny Davis 4.49
181.Jimmy Jones 4.47
182.Luke Ridnour 4.47
183.Lionel Hollins 4.47
184.Wilt Chamberlain* 4.44
185.Chris Duhon 4.44
186.Tracy McGrady* 4.44
187.Marcus Smart 4.42
188.Earl Watson 4.41
189.Kevin Durant 4.40
190.Calvin Murphy* 4.39
191.David Wesley 4.38
192.Art Williams 4.37
193.Jeff McInnis 4.36
194.Paul Westphal* 4.36
195.Jimmy Butler 4.36
196.Derrick White 4.34
197.Quinn Buckner 4.33
198.Elgin Baylor* 4.31
199.K.C. Jones* 4.30
200.Ricky Sobers 4.29
201.Billy Cunningham* 4.29
202.Jack George 4.29
203.Bradley Beal 4.27
204.Bill Russell* 4.26
205.Jeremy Lin 4.25
206.Tyus Jones 4.25
207.Tom Gola* 4.24
208.Chris Webber* 4.24
209.Slater Martin* 4.24
210.Brandon Ingram 4.22
211.Wes Matthews 4.20
212.Michael Cooper* 4.20
213.Andrew Toney 4.20
214.Andre Iguodala 4.18
215.Julius Erving* 4.16
216.Brian Shaw 4.15
217.Frank Johnson 4.15
218.Connie Hawkins* 4.15
219.Grant Hill* 4.14
220.Anthony Edwards 4.13
221.Brian Taylor 4.12
222.Brian Winters 4.11
223.DeMar DeRozan 4.10
224.Alvin Williams 4.08
225.Reggie Jackson 4.08
226.Ramon Sessions 4.06
227.Alvan Adams 4.06
228.Hal Greer* 4.05
229.Darrell Armstrong 4.04
230.Charlie Ward 4.03
231.Danny Ainge 4.03
232.Mike Newlin 4.02
233.Latrell Sprewell 4.01
234.Fatty Taylor 4.00
235.Blake Griffin 3.99
236.Kyle Macy 3.99
237.Freddie Lewis 3.97
238.Howard Komives 3.96
239.Steve Blake 3.96
240.Greg Anthony 3.96
241.Jamal Mashburn 3.95
242.Brandon Knight 3.94
243.Julius Randle 3.94
244.J.J. Barea 3.94
245.Mike Dunleavy 3.93
246.Charles Barkley* 3.93
247.Devin Harris 3.93
248.John Roche 3.92
249.Joe Johnson 3.92
250.Kris Dunn 3.91

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player APG
1.Magic Johnson* 11.19
2.John Stockton* 10.51
3.Trae Young 9.78
4.Oscar Robertson* 9.51
5.Isiah Thomas* 9.26
6.Chris Paul 9.16
7.Kevin Johnson 9.13
8.John Wall 8.86
9.Jason Kidd* 8.69
10.Steve Nash* 8.49
11.Norm Nixon 8.32
12.Luka Dončić 8.23
13.Tim Hardaway* 8.18
14.Deron Williams 8.07
15.Kevin Porter 8.06
16.Mark Jackson 7.97
17.Russell Westbrook 7.96
18.Rajon Rondo 7.92
19.Guy Rodgers* 7.75
20.Stephon Marbury 7.65
21.Muggsy Bogues 7.57
22.Bob Cousy* 7.53
23.Nikola Jokić 7.51
24.Johnny Moore 7.43
25.LeBron James 7.41
26.Tiny Archibald* 7.39
27.Ricky Rubio 7.39
28.Rod Strickland 7.30
29.James Harden 7.27
30.Baron Davis 7.22
31.Michael Ray Richardson 7.01
32.Norm Van Lier 6.99
33.John Lucas 6.95
34.Damian Lillard 6.74
35.Mark Price 6.74
36.Mookie Blaylock 6.72
37.Gary Payton* 6.72
38.Maurice Cheeks* 6.71
39.Darius Garland 6.70
40.Lenny Wilkens* 6.70
41.Jerry West* 6.69
42.Nick Van Exel 6.56
43.Pooh Richardson 6.54
44.Andre Miller 6.54
45.Scott Skiles 6.47
46.Michael Adams 6.45
47.Phil Ford 6.40
48.Larry Bird* 6.35
49.Stephen Curry 6.31
50.Reggie Theus 6.29
51.Fat Lever 6.24
52.Jrue Holiday 6.20
53.Allen Iverson* 6.15
54.De'Aaron Fox 6.15
55.Nate McMillan 6.15
56.Brevin Knight 6.15
57.Slick Watts 6.13
58.Damon Stoudamire 6.12
59.Walt Frazier* 6.11
60.Jamaal Tinsley 6.09
61.Terrell Brandon 6.09
62.Kenny Anderson 6.06
63.Steve Francis 6.03
64.Ty Lawson 6.02
65.Dave Bing* 5.99
66.Kyle Lowry 5.99
67.John Bagley 5.98
68.Sam Cassell 5.98
69.Sherman Douglas 5.93
70.Jason Williams 5.85
71.T.J. Ford 5.82
72.Elfrid Payton 5.79
73.Micheal Williams 5.77
74.Ray Williams 5.77
75.José Calderón 5.75
76.Dick McGuire* 5.70
77.Brandon Jennings 5.68
78.Fred VanVleet 5.67
79.Doc Rivers 5.66
80.Clyde Drexler* 5.64
81.D'Angelo Russell 5.63
82.Terry Porter 5.62
83.Tony Parker* 5.61
84.Draymond Green 5.61
85.Kyrie Irving 5.60
86.Gus Williams 5.57
87.Jeff Teague 5.55
88.Avery Johnson 5.55
89.Johnny Dawkins 5.54
90.Mike Conley 5.53
91.Kenny Smith 5.53
92.Rickey Green 5.52
93.Mike Bibby 5.51
94.Jay Humphries 5.51
95.Derek Harper 5.49
96.Gary Grant 5.46
97.Dejounte Murray 5.43
98.Pete Maravich* 5.41
99.Dwyane Wade* 5.41
100.Sleepy Floyd 5.41
101.Chauncey Billups* 5.40
102.Andy Phillip* 5.36
103.Spud Webb 5.33
104.Devin Booker 5.30
105.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 5.30
106.Gilbert Arenas 5.27
107.Jalen Brunson 5.26
108.Michael Jordan* 5.25
109.Kemba Walker 5.25
110.Raymond Felton 5.25
111.Kelvin Ransey 5.23
112.Derrick Rose 5.21
113.Scottie Pippen* 5.21
114.Larry Drew 5.18
115.Jameer Nelson 5.13
116.Paul Pressey 5.13
117.Eddie Johnson 5.09
118.Spencer Dinwiddie 5.08
119.Rick Barry* 5.06
120.Geoff Huston 5.06
121.Alvin Robertson 5.04
122.T.J. McConnell 5.02
123.Eric Snow 5.02
124.Rory Sparrow 5.01
125.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.01
126.Anfernee Hardaway 5.01
127.Dennis Johnson* 5.00
128.Darren Collison 4.99
129.Jamal Murray 4.98
130.Darnell Valentine 4.97
131.Richie Guerin* 4.97
132.Walt Hazzard 4.91
133.Jeff Hornacek 4.90
134.Brad Davis 4.90
135.Jo Jo White* 4.89
136.Mo Williams 4.88
137.Domantas Sabonis 4.87
138.Bob Davies* 4.87
139.Chris Childs 4.87
140.Dennis Schröder 4.87
141.Eric Murdock 4.86
142.Kirk Hinrich 4.83
143.Greivis Vásquez 4.83
144.Archie Clark 4.82
145.Tom Henderson 4.82
146.Charlie Scott* 4.81
147.John Havlicek* 4.81
148.Donovan Mitchell 4.81
149.Vern Fleming 4.81
150.Tyreke Evans 4.80
151.Rafer Alston 4.77
152.Allen Leavell 4.77
153.George King 4.76
154.Isaiah Thomas 4.75
155.Winston Garland 4.74
156.Foots Walker 4.73
157.Eric Bledsoe 4.69
158.Armond Hill 4.69
159.Kobe Bryant* 4.68
160.Gail Goodrich* 4.66
161.Malcolm Brogdon 4.66
162.Goran Dragić 4.66
163.Robert Pack 4.63
164.Monta Ellis 4.63
165.Geoff Petrie 4.61
166.Randy Smith 4.60
167.Jarrett Jack 4.56
168.Larry Costello* 4.55
169.Darrell Walker 4.55
170.Joe Dumars* 4.53
171.Lucius Allen 4.52
172.Don Buse 4.51
173.Johnny Davis 4.49
174.Luke Ridnour 4.47
175.Lionel Hollins 4.47
176.Wilt Chamberlain* 4.44
177.Chris Duhon 4.44
178.Tracy McGrady* 4.44
179.Marcus Smart 4.42
180.Earl Watson 4.41
181.Kevin Durant 4.40
182.Art Williams 4.39
183.Calvin Murphy* 4.39
184.David Wesley 4.38
185.Jeff McInnis 4.36
186.Paul Westphal* 4.36
187.Jimmy Butler 4.36
188.Derrick White 4.34
189.Mike Gale 4.34
190.Quinn Buckner 4.33
191.Elgin Baylor* 4.31
192.K.C. Jones* 4.30
193.Ricky Sobers 4.29
194.Jack George 4.29
195.Bradley Beal 4.27
196.Bill Russell* 4.26
197.Jeremy Lin 4.25
198.Tyus Jones 4.25
199.Tom Gola* 4.24
200.Chris Webber* 4.24
201.Slater Martin* 4.24
202.Brandon Ingram 4.22
203.Wes Matthews 4.20
204.Michael Cooper* 4.20
205.Andrew Toney 4.20
206.Andre Iguodala 4.18
207.Brian Shaw 4.15
208.Frank Johnson 4.15
209.Grant Hill* 4.14
210.Anthony Edwards 4.13
211.Brian Winters 4.11
212.Connie Hawkins* 4.11
213.DeMar DeRozan 4.10
214.Alvin Williams 4.08
215.Reggie Jackson 4.08
216.Ramon Sessions 4.06
217.Alvan Adams 4.06
218.Hal Greer* 4.05
219.Darrell Armstrong 4.04
220.Charlie Ward 4.03
221.Danny Ainge 4.03
222.Mike Newlin 4.02
223.Billy Cunningham* 4.01
224.Latrell Sprewell 4.01
225.Blake Griffin 3.99
226.Kyle Macy 3.99
227.Howard Komives 3.96
228.Steve Blake 3.96
229.Greg Anthony 3.96
230.Jamal Mashburn 3.95
231.Brandon Knight 3.94
232.Julius Randle 3.94
233.J.J. Barea 3.94
234.Mike Dunleavy 3.93
235.Charles Barkley* 3.93
236.Devin Harris 3.93
237.Joe Johnson 3.92
238.Kris Dunn 3.91
239.Victor Oladipo 3.91
240.Bimbo Coles 3.89
241.Phil Smith 3.89
242.Lester Conner 3.89
243.Wes Unseld* 3.88
244.Jim Cleamons 3.88
245.Earl Monroe* 3.88
246.Ron Harper 3.88
247.Caris LeVert 3.88
248.Jayson Tatum 3.87
249.Zach LaVine 3.87
250.Khris Middleton 3.86

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player APG
1.Larry Brown* 6.67
2.Bill Melchionni 6.06
3.Mack Calvin 5.75
4.Louie Dampier* 5.55
5.Warren Jabali 5.34
6.Al Smith 5.32
7.Jimmy Jones 5.10
8.George Lehmann 5.02
9.Chuck Williams 4.84
10.Julius Erving* 4.80
11.Don Buse 4.73
12.Joe Caldwell 4.43
13.James Silas 4.31
14.Freddie Lewis 4.20
15.Fatty Taylor 4.06
16.Ron Boone 3.88
17.Larry Jones 3.86
18.Ralph Simpson 3.86
19.Roger Brown* 3.83
20.George Thompson 3.67
21.Donnie Freeman 3.63
22.Ted McClain 3.63
23.Bill Keller 3.56
24.Glen Combs 3.52
25.Gerald Govan 3.18
26.Willie Wise 3.06
27.Artis Gilmore* 3.03
28.Gene Littles 2.97
29.Rich Jones 2.84
30.Walt Simon 2.75
31.Trooper Washington 2.41
32.Billy Paultz 2.39
33.Larry Miller 2.38
34.Steve Jones 2.27
35.Cincy Powell 2.22
36.Dan Issel* 2.21
37.Warren Davis 2.11
38.Goose Ligon 2.10
39.Wil Jones 2.02
40.George Carter 2.00
41.Dave Robisch 2.00
42.Bob Warren 1.85
43.Jim Eakins 1.84
44.Mel Daniels* 1.81
45.Ira Harge 1.72
46.Red Robbins 1.71
47.Les Hunter 1.67
48.Ron Franz 1.66
49.Julius Keye 1.57
50.Stew Johnson 1.52
51.Gene Moore 1.39
52.Bob Netolicky 1.37
53.Byron Beck 1.36
54.John Beasley 1.19
55.Art Becker 0.99
56.Lee Davis 0.96