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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Assists Per Game

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player APG
1. Magic Johnson* 11.19
2. John Stockton* 10.51
3. Chris Paul 9.89
4. Oscar Robertson* 9.51
5. Isiah Thomas* 9.26
6. Jason Kidd 9.21
7. Kevin Johnson 9.13
8. Deron Williams 8.70
9. Norm Nixon 8.32
10. Tim Hardaway 8.18
11. Kevin Porter 8.06
12. Steve Nash 8.05
13. Mark Jackson 7.97
14. Guy Rodgers 7.75
15. Stephon Marbury 7.65
16. Muggsy Bogues 7.57
17. Bob Cousy* 7.53
18. Johnny Moore 7.43
19. Tiny Archibald* 7.39
20. Andre Miller 7.37
21. Rod Strickland 7.30
22. Baron Davis 7.28
23. Micheal Ray Richardson 7.01
24. Jamaal Tinsley 7.00
25. Norm Van Lier 6.99
26. John Lucas 6.95
27. Mark Price 6.74
28. Mookie Blaylock 6.72
29. Gary Payton 6.72
30. Maurice Cheeks 6.71
31. LeBron James 6.71
32. Lenny Wilkens* 6.70
33. Jerry West* 6.69
34. Larry Brown* 6.67
35. Dwyane Wade 6.63
36. Nick Van Exel 6.56
37. Pooh Richardson 6.54
38. Scott Skiles 6.47
39. Michael Adams 6.45
40. Phil Ford 6.40
41. Larry Bird* 6.35
42. Reggie Theus 6.29
43. Jason Williams 6.26
44. Fat Lever 6.24
45. Allen Iverson 6.21
46. Nate McMillan 6.15
47. Brevin Knight 6.15
48. Slick Watts 6.13
49. Damon Stoudamire 6.12
50. Walt Frazier* 6.11
51. Terrell Brandon 6.09
52. Kenny Anderson 6.06
53. Kirk Hinrich 6.05
54. Mike Bibby 6.04
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. Ray Williams 5.77
61. Dick McGuire* 5.70
62. Doc Rivers 5.66
63. Clyde Drexler* 5.64
64. Tony Parker 5.63
65. Terry Porter 5.62
66. Chauncey Billups 5.57
67. Gus Williams 5.57
68. Avery Johnson 5.55
69. Johnny Dawkins 5.54
70. Kenny Smith 5.53
71. Rickey Green 5.52
72. Jay Humphries 5.51
73. Derek Harper 5.49
74. Gary Grant 5.46
75. Pete Maravich* 5.41
76. Sleepy Floyd 5.41
77. Andy Phillip* 5.36
78. Spud Webb 5.33
79. Michael Jordan* 5.25
80. Scottie Pippen 5.21
81. Larry Drew 5.18
82. Paul Pressey 5.13
83. Eddie Johnson 5.09
84. Geoff Huston 5.06
85. Alvin Robertson 5.04
86. Bill Melchionni 5.03
87. Eric Snow 5.02
88. Rory Sparrow 5.01
89. Anfernee Hardaway 5.01
90. Dennis Johnson 5.00
91. Darnell Valentine 4.97
92. Richie Guerin 4.97
93. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.91
94. Jeff Hornacek 4.90
95. Charlie Scott 4.90
96. Brad Davis 4.90
97. Jo Jo White 4.89
98. Rafer Alston 4.89
99. Louie Dampier 4.88
100. Jason Terry 4.87
101. Chris Childs 4.87
102. Rick Barry* 4.85
103. Archie Clark 4.82
104. Tom Henderson 4.82
105. John Havlicek* 4.81
106. Vern Fleming 4.81
107. Mack Calvin 4.79
108. Allen Leavell 4.77
109. Foots Walker 4.73
110. Tracy McGrady 4.72
111. Grant Hill 4.71
112. Gail Goodrich* 4.66
113. Kobe Bryant 4.63
114. Robert Pack 4.63
115. Earl Watson 4.60
116. Randy Smith 4.60
117. Don Buse 4.58
118. Larry Costello 4.55
119. Darrell Walker 4.55
120. Joe Dumars* 4.53
121. Lucius Allen 4.52
122. Chuck Williams 4.50
123. Johnny Davis 4.49
124. Jimmy Jones 4.47
125. Lionel Hollins 4.47
126. Wilt Chamberlain* 4.44
127. Joe Johnson 4.42
128. Calvin Murphy* 4.39
129. David Wesley 4.38
130. Jeff McInnis 4.36
131. Paul Westphal 4.36
132. Quinn Buckner 4.33
133. Elgin Baylor* 4.31
134. K.C. Jones* 4.30
135. Ricky Sobers 4.29
136. Billy Cunningham* 4.29
137. Kevin Garnett 4.29
138. Vince Carter 4.26
139. Bill Russell* 4.26
140. Tom Gola* 4.24
141. Chris Webber 4.24
142. Slater Martin* 4.24
143. Lamar Odom 4.23
144. Michael Cooper 4.20
145. Julius Erving* 4.16
146. Brian Shaw 4.16
147. Connie Hawkins* 4.15
148. Jamal Crawford 4.15
149. Brian Winters 4.11
150. Alvan Adams 4.06
151. Hal Greer* 4.05
152. Darrell Armstrong 4.04
153. Charlie Ward 4.03
154. Danny Ainge 4.03
155. Mike Newlin 4.02
156. Latrell Sprewell 4.01
157. Fatty Taylor 4.00
158. Freddie Lewis 3.97
159. Howard Komives 3.96
160. Greg Anthony 3.96
161. Charles Barkley* 3.93
162. Paul Pierce 3.92
163. Bimbo Coles 3.89
164. Phil Smith 3.89
165. Lester Conner 3.88
166. Wes Unseld* 3.88
167. Jim Cleamons 3.88
168. Earl Monroe* 3.88
169. Ron Harper 3.88
170. James Silas 3.84
171. Jalen Rose 3.82
172. Sedale Threatt 3.80
173. Dave Cowens* 3.80
174. John Johnson 3.78
175. Jeff Mullins 3.76
176. Ray Allen 3.76
177. Walter Davis 3.75
178. Sam Lacey 3.75
179. World B. Free 3.75
180. Bob Weiss 3.74
181. Mike Gale 3.74
182. Gene Shue 3.73
183. Kevin Loughery 3.71
184. Ron Boone 3.69
185. Toni Kukoc 3.69
186. Carl Braun 3.67
187. George McGinnis 3.67
188. Jerry Stackhouse 3.65
189. Alex English* 3.65
190. Sidney Moncrief 3.64
191. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.63
192. Marques Johnson 3.62
193. Doug Christie 3.62
194. Gerald Henderson 3.61
195. Rodney McCray 3.58
196. John Paxson 3.57
197. John Starks 3.56
198. Karl Malone 3.56
199. Antoine Walker 3.55
200. Chris Mullin 3.50
201. Howard Eisley 3.50
202. Mitch Richmond 3.48
203. Richard Hamilton 3.44
204. Chris Ford 3.42
205. Bill Bradley* 3.41
206. Vernon Maxwell 3.41
207. Bob Dandridge 3.39
208. Joe Caldwell 3.38
209. Antonio Daniels 3.38
210. Detlef Schrempf 3.37
211. Anthony Mason 3.36
212. Dana Barros 3.34
213. Dick Van Arsdale 3.32
214. Jerry Lucas* 3.30
215. Fred Brown 3.28
216. Bernard King 3.28
217. Vinnie Johnson 3.26
218. Jim Jackson 3.22
219. Derek Fisher 3.22
220. Brent Barry 3.17
221. Tim Duncan 3.16
222. Cliff Hagan* 3.15
223. Jack Sikma 3.15
224. Bob Lanier* 3.14
225. Vlade Divac 3.12
226. Mark Aguirre 3.11
227. Steve Smith 3.10
228. Dolph Schayes* 3.08
229. Kendall Gill 3.05
230. Rolando Blackman 3.04
231. Michael Finley 3.02
232. James Worthy* 3.01
233. Gerald Wilkins 3.00
234. Reggie Miller 2.98
235. Adrian Dantley* 2.96
236. Mickey Johnson 2.96
237. Eddie Jones 2.95
238. Hersey Hawkins 2.91
239. Dan Majerle 2.88
240. Dick Snyder 2.87
241. Rick Fox 2.85
242. Dick Barnett 2.81
243. Chuck Person 2.80
244. Bill Bridges 2.76
245. Robert Reid 2.72
246. Bobby Jones 2.68
247. Nate Thurmond* 2.67
248. George Gervin* 2.64
249. Shaquille O'Neal 2.61
250. Byron Scott 2.54

NBA

Rank Player APG
1. Magic Johnson* 11.19
2. John Stockton* 10.51
3. Chris Paul 9.89
4. Oscar Robertson* 9.51
5. Isiah Thomas* 9.26
6. Jason Kidd 9.21
7. Kevin Johnson 9.13
8. Deron Williams 8.70
9. Norm Nixon 8.32
10. Tim Hardaway 8.18
11. Kevin Porter 8.06
12. Steve Nash 8.05
13. Mark Jackson 7.97
14. Guy Rodgers 7.75
15. Stephon Marbury 7.65
16. Muggsy Bogues 7.57
17. Bob Cousy* 7.53
18. Johnny Moore 7.43
19. Tiny Archibald* 7.39
20. Andre Miller 7.37
21. Rod Strickland 7.30
22. Baron Davis 7.28
23. Micheal Ray Richardson 7.01
24. Jamaal Tinsley 7.00
25. Norm Van Lier 6.99
26. John Lucas 6.95
27. Mark Price 6.74
28. Mookie Blaylock 6.72
29. Gary Payton 6.72
30. Maurice Cheeks 6.71
31. LeBron James 6.71
32. Lenny Wilkens* 6.70
33. Jerry West* 6.69
34. Dwyane Wade 6.63
35. Nick Van Exel 6.56
36. Pooh Richardson 6.54
37. Scott Skiles 6.47
38. Michael Adams 6.45
39. Phil Ford 6.40
40. Larry Bird* 6.35
41. Reggie Theus 6.29
42. Jason Williams 6.26
43. Fat Lever 6.24
44. Allen Iverson 6.21
45. Nate McMillan 6.15
46. Brevin Knight 6.15
47. Slick Watts 6.13
48. Damon Stoudamire 6.12
49. Walt Frazier* 6.11
50. Terrell Brandon 6.09
51. Kenny Anderson 6.06
52. Kirk Hinrich 6.05
53. Mike Bibby 6.04
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. Ray Williams 5.77
60. Dick McGuire* 5.70
61. Doc Rivers 5.66
62. Clyde Drexler* 5.64
63. Tony Parker 5.63
64. Terry Porter 5.62
65. Chauncey Billups 5.57
66. Gus Williams 5.57
67. Avery Johnson 5.55
68. Johnny Dawkins 5.54
69. Kenny Smith 5.53
70. Rickey Green 5.52
71. Jay Humphries 5.51
72. Derek Harper 5.49
73. Gary Grant 5.46
74. Pete Maravich* 5.41
75. Sleepy Floyd 5.41
76. Andy Phillip* 5.36
77. Spud Webb 5.33
78. Michael Jordan* 5.25
79. Scottie Pippen 5.21
80. Larry Drew 5.18
81. Paul Pressey 5.13
82. Eddie Johnson 5.09
83. Rick Barry* 5.06
84. Geoff Huston 5.06
85. Alvin Robertson 5.04
86. Eric Snow 5.02
87. Rory Sparrow 5.01
88. Anfernee Hardaway 5.01
89. Dennis Johnson 5.00
90. Darnell Valentine 4.97
91. Richie Guerin 4.97
92. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.91
93. Jeff Hornacek 4.90
94. Brad Davis 4.90
95. Jo Jo White 4.89
96. Rafer Alston 4.89
97. Jason Terry 4.87
98. Chris Childs 4.87
99. Archie Clark 4.82
100. Tom Henderson 4.82
101. Charlie Scott 4.81
102. John Havlicek* 4.81
103. Vern Fleming 4.81
104. Allen Leavell 4.77
105. Foots Walker 4.73
106. Tracy McGrady 4.72
107. Grant Hill 4.71
108. Gail Goodrich* 4.66
109. Kobe Bryant 4.63
110. Robert Pack 4.63
111. Earl Watson 4.60
112. Randy Smith 4.60
113. Larry Costello 4.55
114. Darrell Walker 4.55
115. Joe Dumars* 4.53
116. Lucius Allen 4.52
117. Don Buse 4.51
118. Johnny Davis 4.49
119. Lionel Hollins 4.47
120. Wilt Chamberlain* 4.44
121. Joe Johnson 4.42
122. Calvin Murphy* 4.39
123. David Wesley 4.38
124. Jeff McInnis 4.36
125. Paul Westphal 4.36
126. Quinn Buckner 4.33
127. Elgin Baylor* 4.31
128. K.C. Jones* 4.30
129. Ricky Sobers 4.29
130. Kevin Garnett 4.29
131. Vince Carter 4.26
132. Bill Russell* 4.26
133. Tom Gola* 4.24
134. Chris Webber 4.24
135. Slater Martin* 4.24
136. Lamar Odom 4.23
137. Michael Cooper 4.20
138. Brian Shaw 4.16
139. Jamal Crawford 4.15
140. Brian Winters 4.11
141. Alvan Adams 4.06
142. Hal Greer* 4.05
143. Darrell Armstrong 4.04
144. Charlie Ward 4.03
145. Danny Ainge 4.03
146. Mike Newlin 4.02
147. Billy Cunningham* 4.01
148. Latrell Sprewell 4.01
149. Howard Komives 3.96
150. Greg Anthony 3.96
151. Charles Barkley* 3.93
152. Paul Pierce 3.92
153. Bimbo Coles 3.89
154. Phil Smith 3.89
155. Lester Conner 3.88
156. Wes Unseld* 3.88
157. Jim Cleamons 3.88
158. Earl Monroe* 3.88
159. Ron Harper 3.88
160. Julius Erving* 3.86
161. Jalen Rose 3.82
162. Sedale Threatt 3.80
163. Dave Cowens* 3.80
164. John Johnson 3.78
165. Jeff Mullins 3.76
166. Ray Allen 3.76
167. Walter Davis 3.75
168. Sam Lacey 3.75
169. World B. Free 3.75
170. Bob Weiss 3.74
171. Gene Shue 3.73
172. Kevin Loughery 3.71
173. Toni Kukoc 3.69
174. Carl Braun 3.67
175. Jerry Stackhouse 3.65
176. Alex English* 3.65
177. Sidney Moncrief 3.64
178. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.63
179. Marques Johnson 3.62
180. Doug Christie 3.62
181. Gerald Henderson 3.61
182. Rodney McCray 3.58
183. John Paxson 3.57
184. John Starks 3.56
185. Karl Malone 3.56
186. Antoine Walker 3.55
187. Chris Mullin 3.50
188. Howard Eisley 3.50
189. Mitch Richmond 3.48
190. Richard Hamilton 3.44
191. Chris Ford 3.42
192. Bill Bradley* 3.41
193. Vernon Maxwell 3.41
194. Bob Dandridge 3.39
195. Antonio Daniels 3.38
196. Detlef Schrempf 3.37
197. Anthony Mason 3.36
198. Dana Barros 3.34
199. Dick Van Arsdale 3.32
200. Jerry Lucas* 3.30
201. Fred Brown 3.28
202. Bernard King 3.28
203. Vinnie Johnson 3.26
204. Jim Jackson 3.22
205. Derek Fisher 3.22
206. Brent Barry 3.17
207. Tim Duncan 3.16
208. Jack Sikma 3.15
209. Bob Lanier* 3.14
210. Vlade Divac 3.12
211. Mark Aguirre 3.11
212. Steve Smith 3.10
213. Dolph Schayes* 3.08
214. Kendall Gill 3.05
215. Rolando Blackman 3.04
216. Michael Finley 3.02
217. James Worthy* 3.01
218. Gerald Wilkins 3.00
219. Reggie Miller 2.98
220. Adrian Dantley* 2.96
221. Mickey Johnson 2.96
222. Eddie Jones 2.95
223. Hersey Hawkins 2.91
224. Dan Majerle 2.88
225. Dick Snyder 2.87
226. Rick Fox 2.85
227. Dick Barnett 2.81
228. Chuck Person 2.80
229. Bill Bridges 2.76
230. Robert Reid 2.72
231. Nate Thurmond* 2.67
232. Shaquille O'Neal 2.61
233. Byron Scott 2.54
234. Charles Oakley 2.51
235. Dominique Wilkins* 2.49
236. Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.47
237. Juwan Howard 2.45
238. Walt Bellamy* 2.44
239. Clifford Robinson 2.24
240. Horace Grant 2.21
241. Otis Thorpe 2.17
242. Eddie Johnson 2.13
243. Paul Silas 2.05

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