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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Assists Per Game

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Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player APG
1. Magic Johnson* 11.19
2. John Stockton* 10.51
3. Chris Paul 9.91
4. Oscar Robertson* 9.51
5. Isiah Thomas* 9.26
6. Deron Williams 9.17
7. Kevin Johnson 9.13
8. Jason Kidd 9.09
9. Steve Nash 8.53
10. Norm Nixon 8.32
11. Tim Hardaway 8.18
12. Kevin Porter 8.06
13. Mark Jackson 7.97
14. Guy Rodgers 7.75
15. Rajon Rondo 7.67
16. Stephon Marbury 7.65
17. Muggsy Bogues 7.57
18. Bob Cousy* 7.53
19. Johnny Moore 7.43
20. Tiny Archibald* 7.39
21. Baron Davis 7.31
22. Rod Strickland 7.30
23. Andre Miller 7.17
24. Jose Calderon 7.06
25. Micheal Ray Richardson 7.01
26. Norm Van Lier 6.99
27. LeBron James 6.96
28. John Lucas 6.95
29. Mark Price 6.74
30. Raymond Felton 6.73
31. Mookie Blaylock 6.72
32. Gary Payton 6.72
33. Maurice Cheeks 6.71
34. Lenny Wilkens* 6.70
35. Jerry West* 6.69
36. Larry Brown 6.67
37. Nick Van Exel 6.56
38. Pooh Richardson 6.54
39. Jamaal Tinsley 6.54
40. Scott Skiles 6.47
41. Michael Adams 6.45
42. Phil Ford 6.40
43. Larry Bird* 6.35
44. Dwyane Wade 6.30
45. Reggie Theus 6.29
46. Fat Lever 6.24
47. Allen Iverson 6.15
48. Nate McMillan 6.15
49. Brevin Knight 6.15
50. Slick Watts 6.13
51. Damon Stoudamire 6.12
52. Walt Frazier* 6.11
53. Terrell Brandon 6.09
54. Kenny Anderson 6.06
55. Steve Francis 6.03
56. Dave Bing* 5.99
57. John Bagley 5.99
58. Sam Cassell 5.98
59. Sherman Douglas 5.93
60. Jason Williams 5.85
61. Tony Parker 5.81
62. Ray Williams 5.77
63. Dick McGuire* 5.70
64. Doc Rivers 5.66
65. Clyde Drexler* 5.64
66. Terry Porter 5.62
67. Gus Williams 5.57
68. Mike Bibby 5.57
69. Kirk Hinrich 5.57
70. Avery Johnson 5.55
71. Johnny Dawkins 5.54
72. Chauncey Billups 5.53
73. Kenny Smith 5.53
74. Rickey Green 5.52
75. Jay Humphries 5.51
76. Derek Harper 5.49
77. Gary Grant 5.46
78. Pete Maravich* 5.41
79. Sleepy Floyd 5.41
80. Gilbert Arenas 5.40
81. Andy Phillip* 5.36
82. Warren Jabali 5.34
83. Spud Webb 5.33
84. Al Smith 5.32
85. Michael Jordan* 5.25
86. Scottie Pippen* 5.21
87. Larry Drew 5.18
88. Paul Pressey 5.13
89. Eddie Johnson 5.09
90. Geoff Huston 5.06
91. Alvin Robertson 5.04
92. Bill Melchionni 5.03
93. Eric Snow 5.02
94. Rory Sparrow 5.01
95. Anfernee Hardaway 5.01
96. Dennis Johnson* 5.00
97. Devin Harris 5.00
98. Mo Williams 4.97
99. Darnell Valentine 4.97
100. Richie Guerin 4.97
101. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.91
102. Jeff Hornacek 4.90
103. Charlie Scott 4.90
104. Brad Davis 4.90
105. Jo Jo White 4.89
106. Louie Dampier 4.88
107. Chris Childs 4.87
108. Rick Barry* 4.85
109. Luke Ridnour 4.84
110. Archie Clark 4.82
111. Tom Henderson 4.82
112. Andre Iguodala 4.82
113. John Havlicek* 4.81
114. Vern Fleming 4.81
115. Mack Calvin 4.79
116. Rafer Alston 4.77
117. Allen Leavell 4.77
118. Foots Walker 4.73
119. Jason Terry 4.69
120. Kobe Bryant 4.68
121. Gail Goodrich* 4.66
122. Robert Pack 4.63
123. Randy Smith 4.60
124. Don Buse 4.58
125. Larry Costello 4.55
126. Earl Watson 4.55
127. Darrell Walker 4.55
128. Joe Dumars* 4.53
129. Lucius Allen 4.52
130. Tracy McGrady 4.51
131. Chuck Williams 4.50
132. Johnny Davis 4.49
133. Jimmy Jones 4.47
134. Joe Johnson 4.47
135. Lionel Hollins 4.47
136. Wilt Chamberlain* 4.44
137. Calvin Murphy* 4.39
138. David Wesley 4.38
139. Jeff McInnis 4.36
140. Paul Westphal 4.36
141. Quinn Buckner 4.33
142. Elgin Baylor* 4.31
143. K.C. Jones* 4.30
144. Ricky Sobers 4.29
145. Billy Cunningham* 4.29
146. Grant Hill 4.28
147. Bill Russell* 4.26
148. Tom Gola* 4.24
149. Chris Webber 4.24
150. Slater Martin* 4.24
151. Michael Cooper 4.20
152. Julius Erving* 4.16
153. Brian Shaw 4.16
154. Connie Hawkins* 4.15
155. Brian Taylor 4.12
156. Brian Winters 4.11
157. Kevin Garnett 4.06
158. Alvan Adams 4.06
159. Hal Greer* 4.05
160. Darrell Armstrong 4.04
161. Charlie Ward 4.03
162. Danny Ainge 4.03
163. Mike Newlin 4.02
164. Latrell Sprewell 4.01
165. Boris Diaw 4.01
166. Fatty Taylor 4.00
167. Freddie Lewis 3.97
168. Howard Komives 3.96
169. Vince Carter 3.96
170. Greg Anthony 3.96
171. Lamar Odom 3.94
172. Jamal Crawford 3.93
173. Charles Barkley* 3.93
174. John Roche 3.92
175. Bimbo Coles 3.89
176. Phil Smith 3.89
177. Lester Conner 3.88
178. Wes Unseld* 3.88
179. Jim Cleamons 3.88
180. Earl Monroe* 3.88
181. Ron Harper 3.88
182. Paul Pierce 3.84
183. James Silas 3.84
184. Roger Brown 3.83
185. Jalen Rose 3.82
186. Sedale Threatt 3.80
187. Dave Cowens* 3.80
188. John Johnson 3.78
189. Jeff Mullins 3.76
190. Walter Davis 3.75
191. Sam Lacey 3.75
192. World B. Free 3.75
193. Bob Weiss 3.74
194. Mike Gale 3.74
195. Gene Shue 3.73
196. Kevin Loughery 3.71
197. Ron Boone 3.69
198. Toni Kukoc 3.69
199. Carl Braun 3.67
200. George McGinnis 3.67
201. Alex English* 3.65
202. Sidney Moncrief 3.64
203. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.63
204. Marques Johnson 3.62
205. Doug Christie 3.62
206. Gerald Henderson 3.61
207. Ray Allen 3.59
208. Rodney McCray 3.58
209. John Paxson 3.57
210. George Thompson 3.57
211. John Starks 3.56
212. Bill Keller 3.56
213. Karl Malone* 3.56
214. Antoine Walker 3.55
215. Donnie Freeman 3.54
216. Glen Combs 3.52
217. Chris Mullin* 3.50
218. Howard Eisley 3.50
219. Jerry Stackhouse 3.49
220. Mitch Richmond 3.48
221. Richard Hamilton 3.47
222. Ted McClain 3.44
223. Chris Ford 3.42
224. Bill Bradley* 3.41
225. Vernon Maxwell 3.41
226. Dave Twardzik 3.40
227. Bob Dandridge 3.39
228. Joe Caldwell 3.38
229. Detlef Schrempf 3.37
230. Antonio Daniels 3.37
231. Anthony Mason 3.36
232. Ralph Simpson 3.34
233. Dana Barros 3.34
234. Dick Van Arsdale 3.32
235. Jerry Lucas* 3.30
236. Fred Brown 3.28
237. Bernard King 3.28
238. David Thompson* 3.28
239. Vinnie Johnson 3.26
240. Stephen Jackson 3.25
241. Jim Jackson 3.22
242. Gerald Govan 3.18
243. Brent Barry 3.17
244. Cliff Hagan* 3.15
245. Jack Sikma 3.15
246. Derek Fisher 3.14
247. Bob Lanier* 3.14
248. Vlade Divac 3.12
249. Tim Duncan 3.12
250. Mark Aguirre 3.11

NBA

Rank Player APG
1. Magic Johnson* 11.19
2. John Stockton* 10.51
3. Chris Paul 9.91
4. Oscar Robertson* 9.51
5. Isiah Thomas* 9.26
6. Deron Williams 9.17
7. Kevin Johnson 9.13
8. Jason Kidd 9.09
9. Steve Nash 8.53
10. Norm Nixon 8.32
11. Tim Hardaway 8.18
12. Kevin Porter 8.06
13. Mark Jackson 7.97
14. Guy Rodgers 7.75
15. Rajon Rondo 7.67
16. Stephon Marbury 7.65
17. Muggsy Bogues 7.57
18. Bob Cousy* 7.53
19. Johnny Moore 7.43
20. Tiny Archibald* 7.39
21. Baron Davis 7.31
22. Rod Strickland 7.30
23. Andre Miller 7.17
24. Jose Calderon 7.06
25. Micheal Ray Richardson 7.01
26. Norm Van Lier 6.99
27. LeBron James 6.96
28. John Lucas 6.95
29. Mark Price 6.74
30. Raymond Felton 6.73
31. Mookie Blaylock 6.72
32. Gary Payton 6.72
33. Maurice Cheeks 6.71
34. Lenny Wilkens* 6.70
35. Jerry West* 6.69
36. Nick Van Exel 6.56
37. Pooh Richardson 6.54
38. Jamaal Tinsley 6.54
39. Scott Skiles 6.47
40. Michael Adams 6.45
41. Phil Ford 6.40
42. Larry Bird* 6.35
43. Dwyane Wade 6.30
44. Reggie Theus 6.29
45. Fat Lever 6.24
46. Allen Iverson 6.15
47. Nate McMillan 6.15
48. Brevin Knight 6.15
49. Slick Watts 6.13
50. Damon Stoudamire 6.12
51. Walt Frazier* 6.11
52. Terrell Brandon 6.09
53. Kenny Anderson 6.06
54. Steve Francis 6.03
55. Dave Bing* 5.99
56. John Bagley 5.99
57. Sam Cassell 5.98
58. Sherman Douglas 5.93
59. Jason Williams 5.85
60. Tony Parker 5.81
61. Ray Williams 5.77
62. Dick McGuire* 5.70
63. Doc Rivers 5.66
64. Clyde Drexler* 5.64
65. Terry Porter 5.62
66. Gus Williams 5.57
67. Mike Bibby 5.57
68. Kirk Hinrich 5.57
69. Avery Johnson 5.55
70. Johnny Dawkins 5.54
71. Chauncey Billups 5.53
72. Kenny Smith 5.53
73. Rickey Green 5.52
74. Jay Humphries 5.51
75. Derek Harper 5.49
76. Gary Grant 5.46
77. Pete Maravich* 5.41
78. Sleepy Floyd 5.41
79. Gilbert Arenas 5.40
80. Andy Phillip* 5.36
81. Spud Webb 5.33
82. Michael Jordan* 5.25
83. Scottie Pippen* 5.21
84. Larry Drew 5.18
85. Paul Pressey 5.13
86. Eddie Johnson 5.09
87. Rick Barry* 5.06
88. Geoff Huston 5.06
89. Alvin Robertson 5.04
90. Eric Snow 5.02
91. Rory Sparrow 5.01
92. Anfernee Hardaway 5.01
93. Dennis Johnson* 5.00
94. Devin Harris 5.00
95. Mo Williams 4.97
96. Darnell Valentine 4.97
97. Richie Guerin 4.97
98. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.91
99. Jeff Hornacek 4.90
100. Brad Davis 4.90
101. Jo Jo White 4.89
102. Chris Childs 4.87
103. Luke Ridnour 4.84
104. Archie Clark 4.82
105. Tom Henderson 4.82
106. Andre Iguodala 4.82
107. Charlie Scott 4.81
108. John Havlicek* 4.81
109. Vern Fleming 4.81
110. Rafer Alston 4.77
111. Allen Leavell 4.77
112. Foots Walker 4.73
113. Jason Terry 4.69
114. Kobe Bryant 4.68
115. Gail Goodrich* 4.66
116. Robert Pack 4.63
117. Randy Smith 4.60
118. Larry Costello 4.55
119. Earl Watson 4.55
120. Darrell Walker 4.55
121. Joe Dumars* 4.53
122. Lucius Allen 4.52
123. Tracy McGrady 4.51
124. Don Buse 4.51
125. Johnny Davis 4.49
126. Joe Johnson 4.47
127. Lionel Hollins 4.47
128. Wilt Chamberlain* 4.44
129. Calvin Murphy* 4.39
130. David Wesley 4.38
131. Jeff McInnis 4.36
132. Paul Westphal 4.36
133. Quinn Buckner 4.33
134. Elgin Baylor* 4.31
135. K.C. Jones* 4.30
136. Ricky Sobers 4.29
137. Grant Hill 4.28
138. Bill Russell* 4.26
139. Tom Gola* 4.24
140. Chris Webber 4.24
141. Slater Martin* 4.24
142. Michael Cooper 4.20
143. Brian Shaw 4.16
144. Brian Winters 4.11
145. Kevin Garnett 4.06
146. Alvan Adams 4.06
147. Hal Greer* 4.05
148. Darrell Armstrong 4.04
149. Charlie Ward 4.03
150. Danny Ainge 4.03
151. Mike Newlin 4.02
152. Billy Cunningham* 4.01
153. Latrell Sprewell 4.01
154. Boris Diaw 4.01
155. Howard Komives 3.96
156. Vince Carter 3.96
157. Greg Anthony 3.96
158. Lamar Odom 3.94
159. Jamal Crawford 3.93
160. Charles Barkley* 3.93
161. Bimbo Coles 3.89
162. Phil Smith 3.89
163. Lester Conner 3.88
164. Wes Unseld* 3.88
165. Jim Cleamons 3.88
166. Earl Monroe* 3.88
167. Ron Harper 3.88
168. Julius Erving* 3.86
169. Paul Pierce 3.84
170. Jalen Rose 3.82
171. Sedale Threatt 3.80
172. Dave Cowens* 3.80
173. John Johnson 3.78
174. Jeff Mullins 3.76
175. Walter Davis 3.75
176. Sam Lacey 3.75
177. World B. Free 3.75
178. Bob Weiss 3.74
179. Gene Shue 3.73
180. Kevin Loughery 3.71
181. Toni Kukoc 3.69
182. Carl Braun 3.67
183. Alex English* 3.65
184. Sidney Moncrief 3.64
185. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.63
186. Marques Johnson 3.62
187. Doug Christie 3.62
188. Gerald Henderson 3.61
189. Ray Allen 3.59
190. Rodney McCray 3.58
191. John Paxson 3.57
192. John Starks 3.56
193. Karl Malone* 3.56
194. Antoine Walker 3.55
195. Chris Mullin* 3.50
196. Howard Eisley 3.50
197. Jerry Stackhouse 3.49
198. Mitch Richmond 3.48
199. Richard Hamilton 3.47
200. Chris Ford 3.42
201. Bill Bradley* 3.41
202. Vernon Maxwell 3.41
203. Bob Dandridge 3.39
204. Detlef Schrempf 3.37
205. Antonio Daniels 3.37
206. Anthony Mason 3.36
207. Dana Barros 3.34
208. Dick Van Arsdale 3.32
209. Jerry Lucas* 3.30
210. Fred Brown 3.28
211. Bernard King 3.28
212. Vinnie Johnson 3.26
213. Stephen Jackson 3.25
214. Jim Jackson 3.22
215. Brent Barry 3.17
216. Jack Sikma 3.15
217. Derek Fisher 3.14
218. Bob Lanier* 3.14
219. Vlade Divac 3.12
220. Tim Duncan 3.12
221. Mark Aguirre 3.11
222. Steve Smith 3.10
223. Dolph Schayes* 3.08
224. Hedo Turkoglu 3.06
225. Kendall Gill 3.05
226. Rolando Blackman 3.04
227. James Worthy* 3.01
228. Gerald Wilkins 3.00
229. Reggie Miller 2.98
230. Adrian Dantley* 2.96
231. Mickey Johnson 2.96
232. Eddie Jones 2.95
233. Michael Finley 2.94
234. Hersey Hawkins 2.91
235. Dan Majerle 2.88
236. Dick Snyder 2.87
237. Rick Fox 2.85
238. Dick Barnett 2.81
239. Chuck Person 2.80
240. Bill Bridges 2.76
241. Robert Reid 2.72
242. Lindsey Hunter 2.67
243. Nate Thurmond* 2.67
244. Dirk Nowitzki 2.66
245. Byron Scott 2.54
246. Charles Oakley 2.51
247. Shaquille O'Neal 2.51
248. Dominique Wilkins* 2.49
249. Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.47
250. Walt Bellamy* 2.44

ABA

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. Walter Simon 2.75
31. Steve Jones 2.27
32. Cincinnatus Powell 2.22