NBA Progressive Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Assists

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Table
  Year-by-Year AST   Active AST   Career AST   Single Season AST
1946-47Ernie Calverley 202   Ernie Calverley 202   Ernie Calverley 202   Ernie Calverley 202
1947-48Howie Dallmar 157   Ernie Calverley 321   Ernie Calverley 321   Ernie Calverley 202
1948-49Bob Davies* 334   Ernie Calverley 572   Ernie Calverley 572   Bob Davies* 334
1949-50Dick McGuire* 413   Andy Phillip* 798   Andy Phillip* 798   Dick McGuire* 413
1950-51Dick McGuire* 478   Andy Phillip* 1226   Andy Phillip* 1226   Dick McGuire* 478
1951-52Andy Phillip* 561   Andy Phillip* 1787   Andy Phillip* 1787   Andy Phillip* 561
1952-53Bob Cousy* 584   Andy Phillip* 2214   Andy Phillip* 2214   Bob Cousy* 584
1953-54Bob Cousy* 556   Andy Phillip* 2680   Andy Phillip* 2680   Bob Cousy* 584
1954-55Bob Cousy* 622   Andy Phillip* 3249   Andy Phillip* 3249   Bob Cousy* 622
1955-56Bob Cousy* 668   Andy Phillip* 3694   Andy Phillip* 3694   Bob Cousy* 668
1956-57Bob Cousy* 571   Andy Phillip* 3879   Andy Phillip* 3879   Bob Cousy* 668
1957-58Bob Cousy* 545   Bob Cousy* 4359   Bob Cousy* 4359   Bob Cousy* 668
1958-59Bob Cousy* 676   Bob Cousy* 5035   Bob Cousy* 5035   Bob Cousy* 676
1959-60Bob Cousy* 831   Bob Cousy* 5866   Bob Cousy* 5866   Bob Cousy* 831
1960-61Guy Rodgers* 692   Bob Cousy* 6544   Bob Cousy* 6544   Bob Cousy* 831
1961-62Oscar Robertson* 943   Bob Cousy* 7251   Bob Cousy* 7251   Oscar Robertson* 943
1962-63Oscar Robertson* 866   Bob Cousy* 7882   Bob Cousy* 7882   Oscar Robertson* 943
1963-64Oscar Robertson* 952   Guy Rodgers* 3691   Bob Cousy* 7882   Oscar Robertson* 952
1964-65Oscar Robertson* 909   Oscar Robertson* 4360   Bob Cousy* 7882   Oscar Robertson* 952
1965-66Oscar Robertson* 886   Oscar Robertson* 5246   Bob Cousy* 7882   Oscar Robertson* 952
1966-67Guy Rodgers* 926   Oscar Robertson* 6136   Bob Cousy* 7882   Oscar Robertson* 952
1967-68Wilt Chamberlain* 787   Oscar Robertson* 6769   Bob Cousy* 7882   Oscar Robertson* 952
1968-69Oscar Robertson* 772   Oscar Robertson* 7541   Bob Cousy* 7882   Oscar Robertson* 952
1969-70Walt Frazier* 785   Oscar Robertson* 8099   Oscar Robertson* 8099   Oscar Robertson* 952
1970-71Norm Van Lier 832   Oscar Robertson* 8891   Oscar Robertson* 8891   Oscar Robertson* 952
1971-72Jerry West* 881   Oscar Robertson* 9465   Oscar Robertson* 9465   Oscar Robertson* 952
1972-73Tiny Archibald* 910   Oscar Robertson* 10061   Oscar Robertson* 10061   Oscar Robertson* 952
1973-74Ernie DiGregorio 715   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Oscar Robertson* 952
1974-75Kevin Porter 774   Lenny Wilkens* 7583   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Oscar Robertson* 952
1975-76Slick Watts 710   John Havlicek* 6149   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Oscar Robertson* 952
1976-77Don Buse 685   John Havlicek* 6611   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Oscar Robertson* 952
1977-78Kevin Porter 837   John Havlicek* 6939   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Oscar Robertson* 952
1978-79Kevin Porter 1099   Walt Frazier* 5631   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Kevin Porter 1099
1979-80Micheal Ray Richardson 832   Walt Frazier* 5639   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Kevin Porter 1099
1980-81Kevin Porter 734   Tiny Archibald* 5576   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Kevin Porter 1099
1981-82Magic Johnson* 873   Tiny Archibald* 6169   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Kevin Porter 1099
1982-83Magic Johnson* 1021   Tiny Archibald* 6622   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Kevin Porter 1099
1983-84Magic Johnson* 1159   Tiny Archibald* 6782   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Magic Johnson* 1159
1984-85Magic Johnson* 1257   Norm Nixon 5936   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Magic Johnson* 1257
1985-86Magic Johnson* 1118   Norm Nixon 6512   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Magic Johnson* 1257
1986-87Magic Johnson* 1196   Magic Johnson* 7676   Oscar Robertson* 10656   Magic Johnson* 1257
1987-88John Stockton* 1291   Magic Johnson* 8837   Oscar Robertson* 10656   John Stockton* 1291
1988-89John Stockton* 1159   Magic Johnson* 9990   Oscar Robertson* 10656   John Stockton* 1291
1989-90John Stockton* 1209   Magic Johnson* 11012   Magic Johnson* 11012   John Stockton* 1291
1990-91John Stockton* 1288   Magic Johnson* 12241   Magic Johnson* 12241   John Stockton* 1291
1991-92John Stockton* 1343   Isiah Thomas* 8978   Magic Johnson* 12241   John Stockton* 1343
1992-93John Stockton* 1042   Isiah Thomas* 9649   Magic Johnson* 12241   John Stockton* 1343
1993-94John Stockton* 1188   John Stockton* 10312   Magic Johnson* 12241   John Stockton* 1343
1994-95John Stockton* 1062   John Stockton* 11374   Magic Johnson* 12241   John Stockton* 1343
1995-96John Stockton* 1111   Magic Johnson* 12487   Magic Johnson* 12487   John Stockton* 1343
1996-97John Stockton* 1051   John Stockton* 13536   John Stockton* 13536   John Stockton* 1343
1997-98Mark Jackson 846   John Stockton* 14234   John Stockton* 14234   John Stockton* 1343
1998-99Jason Kidd* 570   John Stockton* 14700   John Stockton* 14700   John Stockton* 1343
1999-00Mark Jackson 828   John Stockton* 15506   John Stockton* 15506   John Stockton* 1343
2000-01Jason Kidd* 806   John Stockton* 16276   John Stockton* 16276   John Stockton* 1343
2001-02Jason Kidd* 990   John Stockton* 16990   John Stockton* 16990   John Stockton* 1343
2002-03Jason Kidd* 874   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2003-04Stephon Marbury 745   Mark Jackson 11239   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2004-05Steve Nash* 1031   Gary Payton* 9280   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2005-06Steve Nash* 1030   Gary Payton* 9573   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2006-07Steve Nash* 1030   Gary Payton* 9777   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2007-08Chris Paul 1060   Jason Kidd* 10458   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2008-09Chris Paul 913   Jason Kidd* 11219   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2009-10Steve Nash* 1053   Jason Kidd* 11985   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2010-11Steve Nash* 855   Jason Kidd* 12793   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2011-12Rajon Rondo 847   Jason Kidd* 13081   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2012-13Chris Paul 716   Jason Kidd* 13354   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2013-14John Wall 799   Steve Nash* 11396   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2014-15Chris Paul 943   Andre Miller 8710   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2015-16Russell Westbrook 1032   Andre Miller 8804   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2016-17James Harden 1000   Chris Paul 8969   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2017-18LeBron James 945   LeBron James 9895   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2018-19Russell Westbrook 837   LeBron James 10349   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2019-20LeBron James 868   LeBron James 11217   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2020-21Russell Westbrook 822   LeBron James 11615   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2021-22Chris Paul 810   Chris Paul 12158   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2022-23Nikola Jokić 868   Chris Paul 12734   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343
2023-24Tyrese Haliburton 752   Chris Paul 13127   John Stockton* 17645   John Stockton* 1343