NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Assists Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player APG
1.Magic Johnson* 11.19
2.John Stockton* 10.51
3.Oscar Robertson* 9.51
4.Chris Paul 9.44
5.Isiah Thomas* 9.26
6.Kevin Johnson 9.13
7.John Wall 8.86
8.Jason Kidd* 8.69
9.Steve Nash* 8.49
10.Russell Westbrook 8.33
11.Norm Nixon 8.32
12.Tim Hardaway* 8.18
13.Deron Williams 8.07
14.Kevin Porter 8.06
15.Mark Jackson 7.97
16.Rajon Rondo 7.92
17.Guy Rodgers* 7.75
18.Stephon Marbury 7.65
19.Muggsy Bogues 7.57
20.Bob Cousy* 7.53
21.Johnny Moore 7.43
22.Tiny Archibald* 7.39
23.Ricky Rubio 7.39
24.LeBron James 7.32
25.Rod Strickland 7.30
26.Baron Davis 7.22
27.Micheal Ray Richardson 7.01
28.James Harden 7.01
29.Norm Van Lier 6.99
30.John Lucas 6.95
31.Mark Price 6.74
32.Mookie Blaylock 6.72
33.Gary Payton* 6.72
34.Maurice Cheeks* 6.71
35.Nikola Jokić 6.70
36.Lenny Wilkens* 6.70
37.Jerry West* 6.69
38.Damian Lillard 6.69
39.Larry Brown* 6.67
40.Nick Van Exel 6.56
41.Pooh Richardson 6.54
42.Andre Miller 6.54
43.Scott Skiles 6.47
44.Stephen Curry 6.46
45.Jrue Holiday 6.45
46.Michael Adams 6.45
47.Phil Ford 6.40
48.Larry Bird* 6.35
49.Reggie Theus 6.29
50.Fat Lever 6.24
51.Kyle Lowry 6.23
52.De'Aaron Fox 6.20
53.Allen Iverson* 6.15
54.Nate McMillan 6.15
55.Brevin Knight 6.15
56.Slick Watts 6.13
57.Damon Stoudamire 6.12
58.Walt Frazier* 6.11
59.Jamaal Tinsley 6.09
60.Terrell Brandon 6.09
61.Kenny Anderson 6.06
62.Steve Francis 6.03
63.Ty Lawson 6.02
64.Dave Bing* 5.99
65.John Bagley 5.98
66.Sam Cassell 5.98
67.Sherman Douglas 5.93
68.Jason Williams 5.85
69.T.J. Ford 5.82
70.Micheal Williams 5.77
71.Ray Williams 5.77
72.José Calderón 5.75
73.Elfrid Payton 5.74
74.Mike Conley 5.72
75.Kyrie Irving 5.71
76.Dick McGuire* 5.70
77.D'Angelo Russell 5.69
78.Brandon Jennings 5.68
79.Doc Rivers 5.66
80.Clyde Drexler* 5.64
81.Terry Porter 5.62
82.Tony Parker* 5.61
83.Draymond Green 5.58
84.Gus Williams 5.57
85.Jeff Teague 5.55
86.Avery Johnson 5.55
87.Johnny Dawkins 5.54
88.Kenny Smith 5.53
89.Rickey Green 5.52
90.Mike Bibby 5.51
91.Jay Humphries 5.51
92.Derek Harper 5.49
93.Gary Grant 5.46
94.Pete Maravich* 5.41
95.Fred VanVleet 5.41
96.Dwyane Wade* 5.41
97.Sleepy Floyd 5.41
98.Chauncey Billups 5.40
99.Andy Phillip* 5.36
100.Warren Jabali 5.34
101.Spud Webb 5.33
102.Al Smith 5.32
103.Spencer Dinwiddie 5.29
104.Gilbert Arenas 5.27
105.Michael Jordan* 5.25
106.Kemba Walker 5.25
107.Derrick Rose 5.25
108.Raymond Felton 5.25
109.Kelvin Ransey 5.23
110.Scottie Pippen* 5.21
111.Larry Drew 5.18
112.Jameer Nelson 5.13
113.Paul Pressey 5.13
114.Eddie Johnson 5.09
115.Dejounte Murray 5.06
116.Geoff Huston 5.06
117.Alvin Robertson 5.04
118.Bill Melchionni 5.03
119.Eric Snow 5.02
120.Rory Sparrow 5.01
121.T.J. McConnell 5.01
122.Anfernee Hardaway 5.01
123.Dennis Johnson* 5.00
124.Darren Collison 4.99
125.Darnell Valentine 4.97
126.Richie Guerin* 4.97
127.Walt Hazzard 4.91
128.Jeff Hornacek 4.90
129.Charlie Scott* 4.90
130.Brad Davis 4.90
131.Jo Jo White* 4.89
132.Louie Dampier* 4.88
133.Mo Williams 4.88
134.Bob Davies* 4.87
135.Chris Childs 4.87
136.Eric Murdock 4.86
137.Rick Barry* 4.85
138.Kirk Hinrich 4.83
139.Devin Booker 4.83
140.Greivis Vásquez 4.83
141.Archie Clark 4.82
142.Tom Henderson 4.82
143.John Havlicek* 4.81
144.Vern Fleming 4.81
145.Tyreke Evans 4.80
146.Isaiah Thomas 4.80
147.Mack Calvin 4.79
148.Rafer Alston 4.77
149.Allen Leavell 4.77
150.George King 4.76
151.Winston Garland 4.74
152.Foots Walker 4.73
153.Dennis Schröder 4.71
154.Giannis Antetokounmpo 4.70
155.Eric Bledsoe 4.69
156.Armond Hill 4.69
157.Kobe Bryant* 4.68
158.Gail Goodrich* 4.66
159.Malcolm Brogdon 4.66
160.Goran Dragić 4.66
161.Marcus Smart 4.65
162.Robert Pack 4.63
163.Monta Ellis 4.63
164.Geoff Petrie 4.61
165.Randy Smith 4.60
166.Don Buse 4.58
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.Chuck Williams 4.50
173.Johnny Davis 4.49
174.Donovan Mitchell 4.49
175.Jimmy Jones 4.47
176.Luke Ridnour 4.47
177.Lionel Hollins 4.47
178.Wilt Chamberlain* 4.44
179.Chris Duhon 4.44
180.Tracy McGrady* 4.44
181.Earl Watson 4.41
182.Calvin Murphy* 4.39
183.David Wesley 4.38
184.Art Williams 4.37
185.Jeff McInnis 4.36
186.Paul Westphal* 4.36
187.Kevin Durant 4.34
188.Quinn Buckner 4.33
189.Elgin Baylor* 4.31
190.K.C. Jones* 4.30
191.Ricky Sobers 4.29
192.Billy Cunningham* 4.29
193.Jack George 4.29
194.Domantas Sabonis 4.28
195.Bradley Beal 4.27
196.Bill Russell* 4.26
197.Jamal Murray 4.25
198.Jeremy Lin 4.25
199.Tom Gola* 4.24
200.Chris Webber* 4.24
201.Slater Martin* 4.24
202.Reggie Jackson 4.23
203.Jimmy Butler 4.21
204.Wes Matthews 4.20
205.Michael Cooper 4.20
206.Andrew Toney 4.20
207.Andre Iguodala 4.18
208.Julius Erving* 4.16
209.Brian Shaw 4.15
210.Frank Johnson 4.15
211.Connie Hawkins* 4.15
212.Grant Hill* 4.14
213.Brian Taylor 4.12
214.Brian Winters 4.11
215.Brandon Ingram 4.09
216.Alvin Williams 4.08
217.Ramon Sessions 4.06
218.Alvan Adams 4.06
219.Hal Greer* 4.05
220.Darrell Armstrong 4.04
221.Charlie Ward 4.03
222.Danny Ainge 4.03
223.Mike Newlin 4.02
224.Latrell Sprewell 4.01
225.Fatty Taylor 4.00
226.Blake Griffin 3.99
227.DeMar DeRozan 3.99
228.Kyle Macy 3.99
229.Freddie Lewis 3.97
230.Tyus Jones 3.97
231.Howard Komives 3.96
232.Steve Blake 3.96
233.Greg Anthony 3.96
234.Jamal Mashburn 3.95
235.Brandon Knight 3.94
236.J.J. Barea 3.94
237.Mike Dunleavy 3.93
238.Caris LeVert 3.93
239.Charles Barkley* 3.93
240.Devin Harris 3.93
241.John Roche 3.92
242.Zach LaVine 3.92
243.Joe Johnson 3.92
244.Victor Oladipo 3.91
245.Bimbo Coles 3.89
246.Phil Smith 3.89
247.Lester Conner 3.89
248.Wes Unseld* 3.88
249.Jim Cleamons 3.88
250.Earl Monroe* 3.88

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

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player APG
1.Magic Johnson* 11.19
2.John Stockton* 10.51
3.Oscar Robertson* 9.51
4.Chris Paul 9.44
5.Isiah Thomas* 9.26
6.Kevin Johnson 9.13
7.John Wall 8.86
8.Jason Kidd* 8.69
9.Steve Nash* 8.49
10.Russell Westbrook 8.33
11.Norm Nixon 8.32
12.Tim Hardaway* 8.18
13.Deron Williams 8.07
14.Kevin Porter 8.06
15.Mark Jackson 7.97
16.Rajon Rondo 7.92
17.Guy Rodgers* 7.75
18.Stephon Marbury 7.65
19.Muggsy Bogues 7.57
20.Bob Cousy* 7.53
21.Johnny Moore 7.43
22.Tiny Archibald* 7.39
23.Ricky Rubio 7.39
24.LeBron James 7.32
25.Rod Strickland 7.30
26.Baron Davis 7.22
27.Micheal Ray Richardson 7.01
28.James Harden 7.01
29.Norm Van Lier 6.99
30.John Lucas 6.95
31.Mark Price 6.74
32.Mookie Blaylock 6.72
33.Gary Payton* 6.72
34.Maurice Cheeks* 6.71
35.Nikola Jokić 6.70
36.Lenny Wilkens* 6.70
37.Jerry West* 6.69
38.Damian Lillard 6.69
39.Nick Van Exel 6.56
40.Pooh Richardson 6.54
41.Andre Miller 6.54
42.Scott Skiles 6.47
43.Stephen Curry 6.46
44.Jrue Holiday 6.45
45.Michael Adams 6.45
46.Phil Ford 6.40
47.Larry Bird* 6.35
48.Reggie Theus 6.29
49.Fat Lever 6.24
50.Kyle Lowry 6.23
51.De'Aaron Fox 6.20
52.Allen Iverson* 6.15
53.Nate McMillan 6.15
54.Brevin Knight 6.15
55.Slick Watts 6.13
56.Damon Stoudamire 6.12
57.Walt Frazier* 6.11
58.Jamaal Tinsley 6.09
59.Terrell Brandon 6.09
60.Kenny Anderson 6.06
61.Steve Francis 6.03
62.Ty Lawson 6.02
63.Dave Bing* 5.99
64.John Bagley 5.98
65.Sam Cassell 5.98
66.Sherman Douglas 5.93
67.Jason Williams 5.85
68.T.J. Ford 5.82
69.Micheal Williams 5.77
70.Ray Williams 5.77
71.José Calderón 5.75
72.Elfrid Payton 5.74
73.Mike Conley 5.72
74.Kyrie Irving 5.71
75.Dick McGuire* 5.70
76.D'Angelo Russell 5.69
77.Brandon Jennings 5.68
78.Doc Rivers 5.66
79.Clyde Drexler* 5.64
80.Terry Porter 5.62
81.Tony Parker* 5.61
82.Draymond Green 5.58
83.Gus Williams 5.57
84.Jeff Teague 5.55
85.Avery Johnson 5.55
86.Johnny Dawkins 5.54
87.Kenny Smith 5.53
88.Rickey Green 5.52
89.Mike Bibby 5.51
90.Jay Humphries 5.51
91.Derek Harper 5.49
92.Gary Grant 5.46
93.Pete Maravich* 5.41
94.Fred VanVleet 5.41
95.Dwyane Wade* 5.41
96.Sleepy Floyd 5.41
97.Chauncey Billups 5.40
98.Andy Phillip* 5.36
99.Spud Webb 5.33
100.Spencer Dinwiddie 5.29
101.Gilbert Arenas 5.27
102.Michael Jordan* 5.25
103.Kemba Walker 5.25
104.Derrick Rose 5.25
105.Raymond Felton 5.25
106.Kelvin Ransey 5.23
107.Scottie Pippen* 5.21
108.Larry Drew 5.18
109.Jameer Nelson 5.13
110.Paul Pressey 5.13
111.Eddie Johnson 5.09
112.Dejounte Murray 5.06
113.Rick Barry* 5.06
114.Geoff Huston 5.06
115.Alvin Robertson 5.04
116.Eric Snow 5.02
117.Rory Sparrow 5.01
118.T.J. McConnell 5.01
119.Anfernee Hardaway 5.01
120.Dennis Johnson* 5.00
121.Darren Collison 4.99
122.Darnell Valentine 4.97
123.Richie Guerin* 4.97
124.Walt Hazzard 4.91
125.Jeff Hornacek 4.90
126.Brad Davis 4.90
127.Jo Jo White* 4.89
128.Mo Williams 4.88
129.Bob Davies* 4.87
130.Chris Childs 4.87
131.Eric Murdock 4.86
132.Kirk Hinrich 4.83
133.Devin Booker 4.83
134.Greivis Vásquez 4.83
135.Archie Clark 4.82
136.Tom Henderson 4.82
137.Charlie Scott* 4.81
138.John Havlicek* 4.81
139.Vern Fleming 4.81
140.Tyreke Evans 4.80
141.Isaiah Thomas 4.80
142.Rafer Alston 4.77
143.Allen Leavell 4.77
144.George King 4.76
145.Winston Garland 4.74
146.Foots Walker 4.73
147.Dennis Schröder 4.71
148.Giannis Antetokounmpo 4.70
149.Eric Bledsoe 4.69
150.Armond Hill 4.69
151.Kobe Bryant* 4.68
152.Gail Goodrich* 4.66
153.Malcolm Brogdon 4.66
154.Goran Dragić 4.66
155.Marcus Smart 4.65
156.Robert Pack 4.63
157.Monta Ellis 4.63
158.Geoff Petrie 4.61
159.Randy Smith 4.60
160.Jarrett Jack 4.56
161.Larry Costello* 4.55
162.Darrell Walker 4.55
163.Joe Dumars* 4.53
164.Lucius Allen 4.52
165.Don Buse 4.51
166.Johnny Davis 4.49
167.Donovan Mitchell 4.49
168.Luke Ridnour 4.47
169.Lionel Hollins 4.47
170.Wilt Chamberlain* 4.44
171.Chris Duhon 4.44
172.Tracy McGrady* 4.44
173.Earl Watson 4.41
174.Art Williams 4.39
175.Calvin Murphy* 4.39
176.David Wesley 4.38
177.Jeff McInnis 4.36
178.Paul Westphal* 4.36
179.Kevin Durant 4.34
180.Mike Gale 4.34
181.Quinn Buckner 4.33
182.Elgin Baylor* 4.31
183.K.C. Jones* 4.30
184.Ricky Sobers 4.29
185.Jack George 4.29
186.Domantas Sabonis 4.28
187.Bradley Beal 4.27
188.Bill Russell* 4.26
189.Jamal Murray 4.25
190.Jeremy Lin 4.25
191.Tom Gola* 4.24
192.Chris Webber* 4.24
193.Slater Martin* 4.24
194.Reggie Jackson 4.23
195.Jimmy Butler 4.21
196.Wes Matthews 4.20
197.Michael Cooper 4.20
198.Andrew Toney 4.20
199.Andre Iguodala 4.18
200.Brian Shaw 4.15
201.Frank Johnson 4.15
202.Grant Hill* 4.14
203.Brian Winters 4.11
204.Connie Hawkins* 4.11
205.Brandon Ingram 4.09
206.Alvin Williams 4.08
207.Ramon Sessions 4.06
208.Alvan Adams 4.06
209.Hal Greer* 4.05
210.Darrell Armstrong 4.04
211.Charlie Ward 4.03
212.Danny Ainge 4.03
213.Mike Newlin 4.02
214.Billy Cunningham* 4.01
215.Latrell Sprewell 4.01
216.Blake Griffin 3.99
217.DeMar DeRozan 3.99
218.Kyle Macy 3.99
219.Tyus Jones 3.97
220.Howard Komives 3.96
221.Steve Blake 3.96
222.Greg Anthony 3.96
223.Jamal Mashburn 3.95
224.Brandon Knight 3.94
225.J.J. Barea 3.94
226.Mike Dunleavy 3.93
227.Caris LeVert 3.93
228.Charles Barkley* 3.93
229.Devin Harris 3.93
230.Zach LaVine 3.92
231.Joe Johnson 3.92
232.Victor Oladipo 3.91
233.Bimbo Coles 3.89
234.Phil Smith 3.89
235.Lester Conner 3.89
236.Wes Unseld* 3.88
237.Jim Cleamons 3.88
238.Earl Monroe* 3.88
239.Ron Harper 3.88
240.Julius Erving* 3.86
241.D.J. Augustin 3.85
242.Herm Gilliam 3.85
243.Jason Terry 3.84
244.Khris Middleton 3.84
245.Jalen Rose 3.82
246.Eric Money 3.81
247.Sedale Threatt 3.80
248.Dave Cowens* 3.80
249.Eddie Jordan 3.80
250.Anthony Carter 3.79