NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Assists Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold
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Season Lg Player AST/36 MP Tm
2025-26 NBA Nikola Jokić 11.08 DEN
2024-25 NBA Trae Young 11.57 ATL
2023-24 NBA Tyrese Haliburton 12.17 IND
2022-23 NBA Nikola Jokić 10.51 DEN
2021-22 NBA Chris Paul 11.81 PHO
2020-21 NBA Russell Westbrook 11.59 WAS
2019-20 NBA LeBron James 10.63 LAL
2018-19 NBA Russell Westbrook 10.73 OKC
2017-18 NBA Rajon Rondo 11.25 NOP
2016-17 NBA James Harden 11.08 HOU
2015-16 NBA Rajon Rondo 11.91 SAC
2014-15 NBA Chris Paul 10.56 LAC
2013-14 NBA Chris Paul 10.99 LAC
2012-13 NBA Chris Paul 10.45 LAC
2011-12 NBA Steve Nash* 12.19 PHO
2010-11 NBA Steve Nash* 12.33 PHO
2009-10 NBA Steve Nash* 12.07 PHO
2008-09 NBA Deron Williams 10.42 UTA
2007-08 NBA Steve Nash* 11.63 PHO
2006-07 NBA Steve Nash* 11.87 PHO
2005-06 NBA Steve Nash* 10.64 PHO
2004-05 NBA Steve Nash* 12.05 PHO
2003-04 NBA Steve Nash* 9.47 DAL
2002-03 NBA John Stockton* 9.95 UTA
2001-02 NBA Andre Miller 10.50 CLE
2000-01 NBA John Stockton* 10.71 UTA
1999-00 NBA Mark Jackson 10.68 IND
1998-99 NBA Mark Jackson 10.05 IND
1997-98 NBA Mark Jackson 10.64 IND
1996-97 NBA Mark Jackson 11.02 TOT
1995-96 NBA John Stockton* 11.31 UTA
1994-95 NBA John Stockton* 12.69 UTA
1993-94 NBA John Stockton* 12.50 UTA
1992-93 NBA John Stockton* 12.41 UTA
1991-92 NBA John Stockton* 13.50 UTA
1990-91 NBA John Stockton* 13.50 UTA
1989-90 NBA John Stockton* 14.00 UTA
1988-89 NBA Muggsy Bogues 12.72 CHH
1987-88 NBA John Stockton* 14.29 UTA
1986-87 NBA John Stockton* 12.98 UTA
1985-86 NBA Magic Johnson* 12.67 LAL
1984-85 NBA Isiah Thomas* 13.09 DET
1983-84 NBA Magic Johnson* 12.27 LAL
1982-83 NBA Johnny Moore 10.62 SAS
1981-82 NBA Johnny Moore 11.96 SAS
1980-81 NBA Kevin Porter 10.25 WSB
1979-80 NBA Kevin Porter 11.01 WSB
1978-79 NBA Kevin Porter 12.91 DET
1977-78 NBA Kevin Porter 10.71 TOT
1976-77 NBA Kevin Porter 10.07 DET
1975-76 NBA Slick Watts 8.57 SEA
  ABA Don Buse 7.34 INA
1974-75 NBA Kevin Porter 9.04 WSB
  ABA Mack Calvin 8.33 DNA
1973-74 NBA Ernie DiGregorio 8.20 BUF
  ABA Al Smith 9.15 DNR
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald* 8.90 KCO
  ABA Al Smith 7.33 DNR
1971-72 NBA Lenny Wilkens* 9.23 SEA
  ABA Bill Melchionni 7.24 NYA
1970-71 NBA Norm Van Lier 9.01 CIN
  ABA Bill Melchionni 7.37 NYA
1969-70 NBA Art Williams 11.72 SDR
  ABA Larry Brown* 7.55 WSA
1968-69 NBA Art Williams 9.49 SDR
  ABA Larry Brown* 8.23 OAK
1967-68 NBA Guy Rodgers* 8.85 TOT
  ABA Larry Brown* 6.49 NOB
1966-67 NBA Guy Rodgers* 10.67 CHI
1965-66 NBA Guy Rodgers* 10.49 SFW
1964-65 NBA Oscar Robertson* 9.06 CIN
1963-64 NBA Oscar Robertson* 8.78 CIN
1962-63 NBA Bob Cousy* 9.39 BOS
1961-62 NBA Bob Cousy* 9.95 BOS
1960-61 NBA Bob Cousy* 8.56 BOS
1959-60 NBA Bob Cousy* 9.95 BOS
1958-59 NBA Bob Cousy* 8.34 BOS
1957-58 NBA Bob Cousy* 7.50 BOS
1956-57 NBA Bob Cousy* 7.28 BOS
1955-56 NBA Bob Cousy* 8.35 BOS
1954-55 NBA Dick McGuire* 8.45 NYK
1953-54 NBA Bob Cousy* 6.53 BOS
1952-53 NBA Bob Cousy* 6.69 BOS
1951-52 NBA Dick McGuire* 6.92 NYK