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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 9.99
4. Oscar Robertson* 9.51
5. Isiah Thomas* 9.26
6. Jason Kidd 9.20
7. Kevin Johnson 9.13
8. Deron Williams 9.04
9. Norm Nixon 8.32
10. Steve Nash 8.27
11. Tim Hardaway 8.18
12. Kevin Porter 8.06
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. Baron Davis 7.35
21. Rod Strickland 7.30
22. Andre Miller 7.21
23. Micheal Ray Richardson 7.01
24. Norm Van Lier 6.99
25. John Lucas 6.95
26. LeBron James 6.95
27. Mark Price 6.74
28. Mookie Blaylock 6.72
29. Gary Payton 6.72
30. Maurice Cheeks 6.71
31. Lenny Wilkens* 6.70
32. Jerry West* 6.69
33. Larry Brown 6.67
34. Jamaal Tinsley 6.64
35. Dwyane Wade 6.64
36. Nick Van Exel 6.56
37. Pooh Richardson 6.54
38. Scott Skiles 6.47
39. Raymond Felton 6.45
40. Michael Adams 6.45
41. Phil Ford 6.40
42. Larry Bird* 6.35
43. Reggie Theus 6.29
44. Fat Lever 6.24
45. Allen Iverson 6.15
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. Steve Francis 6.03
54. Jason Williams 5.99
55. Dave Bing* 5.99
56. John Bagley 5.99
57. Sam Cassell 5.98
58. Sherman Douglas 5.93
59. Mike Bibby 5.86
60. Kirk Hinrich 5.84
61. Ray Williams 5.77
62. Dick McGuire* 5.70
63. Doc Rivers 5.66
64. Tony Parker 5.65
65. Clyde Drexler* 5.64
66. Gilbert Arenas 5.63
67. Terry Porter 5.62
68. Chauncey Billups 5.58
69. Gus Williams 5.57
70. Avery Johnson 5.55
71. Johnny Dawkins 5.54
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. Andy Phillip* 5.36
80. Spud Webb 5.33
81. Michael Jordan* 5.25
82. Scottie Pippen* 5.21
83. Larry Drew 5.18
84. Paul Pressey 5.13
85. Eddie Johnson 5.09
86. Geoff Huston 5.06
87. Alvin Robertson 5.04
88. Bill Melchionni 5.03
89. Eric Snow 5.02
90. Rory Sparrow 5.01
91. Anfernee Hardaway 5.01
92. Dennis Johnson* 5.00
93. Darnell Valentine 4.97
94. Richie Guerin 4.97
95. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.91
96. Jeff Hornacek 4.90
97. Charlie Scott 4.90
98. Brad Davis 4.90
99. Jo Jo White 4.89
100. Louie Dampier 4.88
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. Jason Terry 4.78
109. Rafer Alston 4.77
110. Allen Leavell 4.77
111. Foots Walker 4.73
112. Earl Watson 4.67
113. Kobe Bryant 4.67
114. Tracy McGrady 4.67
115. Gail Goodrich* 4.66
116. Robert Pack 4.63
117. Randy Smith 4.60
118. Don Buse 4.58
119. Larry Costello 4.55
120. Darrell Walker 4.55
121. Joe Dumars* 4.53
122. Lucius Allen 4.52
123. Grant Hill 4.51
124. Chuck Williams 4.50
125. Johnny Davis 4.49
126. Jimmy Jones 4.47
127. Joe Johnson 4.47
128. Lionel Hollins 4.47
129. Wilt Chamberlain* 4.44
130. Calvin Murphy* 4.39
131. David Wesley 4.38
132. Jeff McInnis 4.36
133. Paul Westphal 4.36
134. Quinn Buckner 4.33
135. Elgin Baylor* 4.31
136. K.C. Jones* 4.30
137. Ricky Sobers 4.29
138. Billy Cunningham* 4.29
139. Bill Russell* 4.26
140. Tom Gola* 4.24
141. Chris Webber 4.24
142. Slater Martin* 4.24
143. Michael Cooper 4.20
144. Kevin Garnett 4.20
145. Vince Carter 4.17
146. Julius Erving* 4.16
147. Brian Shaw 4.16
148. Connie Hawkins* 4.15
149. Lamar Odom 4.12
150. Brian Winters 4.11
151. Alvan Adams 4.06
152. Hal Greer* 4.05
153. Darrell Armstrong 4.04
154. Charlie Ward 4.03
155. Danny Ainge 4.03
156. Jamal Crawford 4.03
157. Mike Newlin 4.02
158. Latrell Sprewell 4.01
159. Fatty Taylor 4.00
160. Freddie Lewis 3.97
161. Howard Komives 3.96
162. Greg Anthony 3.96
163. Charles Barkley* 3.93
164. Bimbo Coles 3.89
165. Phil Smith 3.89
166. Lester Conner 3.88
167. Wes Unseld* 3.88
168. Jim Cleamons 3.88
169. Earl Monroe* 3.88
170. Ron Harper 3.88
171. Paul Pierce 3.85
172. James Silas 3.84
173. Jalen Rose 3.82
174. Sedale Threatt 3.80
175. Dave Cowens* 3.80
176. John Johnson 3.78
177. Jeff Mullins 3.76
178. Walter Davis 3.75
179. Sam Lacey 3.75
180. World B. Free 3.75
181. Bob Weiss 3.74
182. Mike Gale 3.74
183. Gene Shue 3.73
184. Kevin Loughery 3.71
185. Ron Boone 3.69
186. Toni Kukoc 3.69
187. Ray Allen 3.67
188. Carl Braun 3.67
189. George McGinnis 3.67
190. Alex English* 3.65
191. Sidney Moncrief 3.64
192. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.63
193. Marques Johnson 3.62
194. Doug Christie 3.62
195. Gerald Henderson 3.61
196. Rodney McCray 3.58
197. John Paxson 3.57
198. John Starks 3.56
199. Jerry Stackhouse 3.56
200. Karl Malone* 3.56
201. Antoine Walker 3.55
202. Chris Mullin 3.50
203. Howard Eisley 3.50
204. Richard Hamilton 3.49
205. Mitch Richmond 3.48
206. Chris Ford 3.42
207. Bill Bradley* 3.41
208. Vernon Maxwell 3.41
209. Bob Dandridge 3.39
210. Joe Caldwell 3.38
211. Antonio Daniels 3.38
212. Detlef Schrempf 3.37
213. Anthony Mason 3.36
214. Dana Barros 3.34
215. Dick Van Arsdale 3.32
216. Jerry Lucas* 3.30
217. Fred Brown 3.28
218. Bernard King 3.28
219. Vinnie Johnson 3.26
220. Jim Jackson 3.22
221. Brent Barry 3.17
222. Tim Duncan 3.17
223. Derek Fisher 3.16
224. Cliff Hagan* 3.15
225. Jack Sikma 3.15
226. Bob Lanier* 3.14
227. Vlade Divac 3.12
228. Mark Aguirre 3.11
229. Steve Smith 3.10
230. Dolph Schayes* 3.08
231. Kendall Gill 3.05
232. Rolando Blackman 3.04
233. James Worthy* 3.01
234. Gerald Wilkins 3.00
235. Reggie Miller 2.98
236. Adrian Dantley* 2.96
237. Mickey Johnson 2.96
238. Eddie Jones 2.95
239. Michael Finley 2.94
240. Hersey Hawkins 2.91
241. Dan Majerle 2.88
242. Dick Snyder 2.87
243. Rick Fox 2.85
244. Dick Barnett 2.81
245. Chuck Person 2.80
246. Bill Bridges 2.76
247. Robert Reid 2.72
248. Bobby Jones 2.68
249. Lindsey Hunter 2.67
250. Nate Thurmond* 2.67

NBA

Rank Player APG
1. Magic Johnson* 11.19
2. John Stockton* 10.51
3. Chris Paul 9.99
4. Oscar Robertson* 9.51
5. Isiah Thomas* 9.26
6. Jason Kidd 9.20
7. Kevin Johnson 9.13
8. Deron Williams 9.04
9. Norm Nixon 8.32
10. Steve Nash 8.27
11. Tim Hardaway 8.18
12. Kevin Porter 8.06
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. Baron Davis 7.35
21. Rod Strickland 7.30
22. Andre Miller 7.21
23. Micheal Ray Richardson 7.01
24. Norm Van Lier 6.99
25. John Lucas 6.95
26. LeBron James 6.95
27. Mark Price 6.74
28. Mookie Blaylock 6.72
29. Gary Payton 6.72
30. Maurice Cheeks 6.71
31. Lenny Wilkens* 6.70
32. Jerry West* 6.69
33. Jamaal Tinsley 6.64
34. Dwyane Wade 6.64
35. Nick Van Exel 6.56
36. Pooh Richardson 6.54
37. Scott Skiles 6.47
38. Raymond Felton 6.45
39. Michael Adams 6.45
40. Phil Ford 6.40
41. Larry Bird* 6.35
42. Reggie Theus 6.29
43. Fat Lever 6.24
44. Allen Iverson 6.15
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. Steve Francis 6.03
53. Jason Williams 5.99
54. Dave Bing* 5.99
55. John Bagley 5.99
56. Sam Cassell 5.98
57. Sherman Douglas 5.93
58. Mike Bibby 5.86
59. Kirk Hinrich 5.84
60. Ray Williams 5.77
61. Dick McGuire* 5.70
62. Doc Rivers 5.66
63. Tony Parker 5.65
64. Clyde Drexler* 5.64
65. Gilbert Arenas 5.63
66. Terry Porter 5.62
67. Chauncey Billups 5.58
68. Gus Williams 5.57
69. Avery Johnson 5.55
70. Johnny Dawkins 5.54
71. Kenny Smith 5.53
72. Rickey Green 5.52
73. Jay Humphries 5.51
74. Derek Harper 5.49
75. Gary Grant 5.46
76. Pete Maravich* 5.41
77. Sleepy Floyd 5.41
78. Andy Phillip* 5.36
79. Spud Webb 5.33
80. Michael Jordan* 5.25
81. Scottie Pippen* 5.21
82. Larry Drew 5.18
83. Paul Pressey 5.13
84. Eddie Johnson 5.09
85. Rick Barry* 5.06
86. Geoff Huston 5.06
87. Alvin Robertson 5.04
88. Eric Snow 5.02
89. Rory Sparrow 5.01
90. Anfernee Hardaway 5.01
91. Dennis Johnson* 5.00
92. Darnell Valentine 4.97
93. Richie Guerin 4.97
94. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.91
95. Jeff Hornacek 4.90
96. Brad Davis 4.90
97. Jo Jo White 4.89
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. Jason Terry 4.78
105. Rafer Alston 4.77
106. Allen Leavell 4.77
107. Foots Walker 4.73
108. Earl Watson 4.67
109. Kobe Bryant 4.67
110. Tracy McGrady 4.67
111. Gail Goodrich* 4.66
112. Robert Pack 4.63
113. Randy Smith 4.60
114. Larry Costello 4.55
115. Darrell Walker 4.55
116. Joe Dumars* 4.53
117. Lucius Allen 4.52
118. Grant Hill 4.51
119. Don Buse 4.51
120. Johnny Davis 4.49
121. Joe Johnson 4.47
122. Lionel Hollins 4.47
123. Wilt Chamberlain* 4.44
124. Calvin Murphy* 4.39
125. David Wesley 4.38
126. Jeff McInnis 4.36
127. Paul Westphal 4.36
128. Quinn Buckner 4.33
129. Elgin Baylor* 4.31
130. K.C. Jones* 4.30
131. Ricky Sobers 4.29
132. Bill Russell* 4.26
133. Tom Gola* 4.24
134. Chris Webber 4.24
135. Slater Martin* 4.24
136. Michael Cooper 4.20
137. Kevin Garnett 4.20
138. Vince Carter 4.17
139. Brian Shaw 4.16
140. Lamar Odom 4.12
141. Brian Winters 4.11
142. Alvan Adams 4.06
143. Hal Greer* 4.05
144. Darrell Armstrong 4.04
145. Charlie Ward 4.03
146. Danny Ainge 4.03
147. Jamal Crawford 4.03
148. Mike Newlin 4.02
149. Billy Cunningham* 4.01
150. Latrell Sprewell 4.01
151. Howard Komives 3.96
152. Greg Anthony 3.96
153. Charles Barkley* 3.93
154. Bimbo Coles 3.89
155. Phil Smith 3.89
156. Lester Conner 3.88
157. Wes Unseld* 3.88
158. Jim Cleamons 3.88
159. Earl Monroe* 3.88
160. Ron Harper 3.88
161. Julius Erving* 3.86
162. Paul Pierce 3.85
163. Jalen Rose 3.82
164. Sedale Threatt 3.80
165. Dave Cowens* 3.80
166. John Johnson 3.78
167. Jeff Mullins 3.76
168. Walter Davis 3.75
169. Sam Lacey 3.75
170. World B. Free 3.75
171. Bob Weiss 3.74
172. Gene Shue 3.73
173. Kevin Loughery 3.71
174. Toni Kukoc 3.69
175. Ray Allen 3.67
176. Carl Braun 3.67
177. Alex English* 3.65
178. Sidney Moncrief 3.64
179. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.63
180. Marques Johnson 3.62
181. Doug Christie 3.62
182. Gerald Henderson 3.61
183. Rodney McCray 3.58
184. John Paxson 3.57
185. John Starks 3.56
186. Jerry Stackhouse 3.56
187. Karl Malone* 3.56
188. Antoine Walker 3.55
189. Chris Mullin 3.50
190. Howard Eisley 3.50
191. Richard Hamilton 3.49
192. Mitch Richmond 3.48
193. Chris Ford 3.42
194. Bill Bradley* 3.41
195. Vernon Maxwell 3.41
196. Bob Dandridge 3.39
197. Antonio Daniels 3.38
198. Detlef Schrempf 3.37
199. Anthony Mason 3.36
200. Dana Barros 3.34
201. Dick Van Arsdale 3.32
202. Jerry Lucas* 3.30
203. Fred Brown 3.28
204. Bernard King 3.28
205. Vinnie Johnson 3.26
206. Jim Jackson 3.22
207. Brent Barry 3.17
208. Tim Duncan 3.17
209. Derek Fisher 3.16
210. Jack Sikma 3.15
211. Bob Lanier* 3.14
212. Vlade Divac 3.12
213. Mark Aguirre 3.11
214. Steve Smith 3.10
215. Dolph Schayes* 3.08
216. Kendall Gill 3.05
217. Rolando Blackman 3.04
218. James Worthy* 3.01
219. Gerald Wilkins 3.00
220. Reggie Miller 2.98
221. Adrian Dantley* 2.96
222. Mickey Johnson 2.96
223. Eddie Jones 2.95
224. Michael Finley 2.94
225. Hersey Hawkins 2.91
226. Dan Majerle 2.88
227. Dick Snyder 2.87
228. Rick Fox 2.85
229. Dick Barnett 2.81
230. Chuck Person 2.80
231. Bill Bridges 2.76
232. Robert Reid 2.72
233. Lindsey Hunter 2.67
234. Nate Thurmond* 2.67
235. Shaquille O'Neal 2.56
236. Byron Scott 2.54
237. Charles Oakley 2.51
238. Dominique Wilkins* 2.49
239. Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.47
240. Walt Bellamy* 2.44
241. Juwan Howard 2.35
242. Clifford Robinson 2.24
243. Horace Grant 2.21
244. Otis Thorpe 2.17
245. Eddie Johnson 2.13
246. 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