NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Assists Per Game

Active players are listed in bold
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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player APG
1.Magic Johnson* 12.35
2.John Stockton* 10.10
3.John Wall 9.84
4.Trae Young 9.00
5.Oscar Robertson* 8.94
6.Kevin Johnson 8.90
7.Isiah Thomas* 8.89
8.Steve Nash* 8.84
9.Bob Cousy* 8.60
10.Rajon Rondo 8.48
11.Johnny Moore 8.39
12.Chris Paul 8.28
13.Norm Nixon 8.02
14.Jason Kidd* 7.99
15.Luka Dončić 7.76
16.Nikola Jokić 7.67
17.Rod Strickland 7.50
18.Russell Westbrook 7.27
19.LeBron James 7.17
20.Deron Williams 7.00
21.Mark Price 6.96
22.Maurice Cheeks* 6.93
23.Mark Jackson 6.91
24.Tim Hardaway* 6.82
25.Larry Brown* 6.81
26.Darnell Valentine 6.81
27.Ben Simmons 6.64
28.Mookie Blaylock 6.61
29.Tiny Archibald* 6.51
30.James Harden 6.50
31.Larry Bird* 6.48
32.Walt Frazier* 6.44
33.Derrick Rose 6.35
34.Jerry West* 6.34
35.Jrue Holiday 6.28
36.Avery Johnson 6.24
37.Baron Davis 6.22
38.Guy Rodgers* 6.22
39.Fat Lever 6.19
40.Mike Conley 6.16
41.Norm Van Lier 6.16
42.Anfernee Hardaway 6.16
43.Stephen Curry 6.15
44.Clyde Drexler* 6.14
45.Damian Lillard 6.09
46.Sleepy Floyd 6.08
47.Isaiah Thomas 6.08
48.Draymond Green 6.07
49.Jamal Murray 6.07
50.Allen Iverson* 5.99
51.Louie Dampier* 5.95
52.Doc Rivers 5.91
53.Lenny Wilkens* 5.81
54.Kevin Porter 5.79
55.Michael Jordan* 5.71
56.Chauncey Billups* 5.69
57.Jo Jo White* 5.65
58.Paul Pressey 5.60
59.Dennis Johnson* 5.59
60.Dick McGuire* 5.56
61.Anthony Edwards 5.47
62.Tom Henderson 5.39
63.Kyle Lowry 5.37
64.Rory Sparrow 5.37
65.Rickey Green 5.35
66.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.31
67.Derek Harper 5.29
68.Gary Payton* 5.27
69.Devin Booker 5.26
70.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 5.24
71.Jalen Brunson 5.19
72.Nate McMillan 5.15
73.Richie Guerin* 5.10
74.Spud Webb 5.08
75.Jamaal Tinsley 5.07
76.Tony Parker* 5.06
77.Ray Williams 5.05
78.Scottie Pippen* 5.04
79.Terry Porter 5.03
80.Tracy McGrady* 4.98
81.Sam Lacey 4.97
82.Donovan Mitchell 4.95
83.Dwyane Wade* 4.92
84.Kyrie Irving 4.91
85.Johnny McCarthy 4.89
86.Jayson Tatum 4.88
87.John Lucas 4.87
88.Slick Leonard* 4.85
89.Marcus Smart 4.85
90.Kemba Walker 4.84
91.John Havlicek* 4.80
92.Khris Middleton 4.79
93.D'Angelo Russell 4.78
94.Charlie Scott* 4.78
95.Gus Williams 4.74
96.Kobe Bryant* 4.73
97.Brian Winters 4.68
98.Bill Russell* 4.67
99.Jimmy Butler 4.66
100.Jameer Nelson 4.64
101.George King 4.62
102.Tom Gola* 4.59
103.Ron Boone 4.58
104.Joe Dumars* 4.57
 Larry Jones 4.57
106.Stephon Marbury 4.56
107.Jay Humphries 4.56
 James Silas 4.56
109.John Roche 4.56
110.Jeff Congdon 4.54
111.Nick Van Exel 4.50
112.Andrew Toney 4.49
113.Kenny Smith 4.49
114.Connie Hawkins* 4.48
115.Rodney McCray 4.48
116.Mack Calvin 4.47
117.Lionel Hollins 4.47
118.Julius Erving* 4.45
119.Lewis Lloyd 4.44
120.Damon Stoudamire 4.40
121.Chris Childs 4.37
122.Sam Cassell 4.35
123.Rick Barry* 4.34
124.Bill Melchionni 4.33
125.Alex English* 4.31
126.Mike Gale 4.30
127.Dave Bing* 4.29
128.Terrell Brandon 4.29
129.Hal Greer* 4.27
130.Bob Davies* 4.26
131.Robert Reid 4.24
132.Wilt Chamberlain* 4.21
133.Freddie Lewis 4.20
134.Larry Costello* 4.19
 Austin Reaves 4.19
136.Michael Cooper* 4.18
137.Archie Clark 4.18
138.Calvin Murphy* 4.18
139.Walt Hazzard 4.17
140.Kevin Durant 4.17
141.Jimmy Jones 4.17
142.Ty Lawson 4.17
143.Gail Goodrich* 4.16
144.Paul George 4.15
145.Jack McMahon 4.14
146.Gene Shue 4.12
147.Andre Miller 4.12
148.Jeff Teague 4.11
149.Ralph Simpson 4.11
150.Chuck Williams 4.11
151.Alvan Adams 4.10
152.John Starks 4.09
153.Merv Jackson 4.09
154.Eddie Johnson 4.05
155.Haywoode Workman 4.05
156.Elgin Baylor* 4.04
157.Ricky Sobers 4.03
158.Si Green 4.02
159.Mike Bibby 4.00
 Walter Davis* 4.00
161.Al Cervi* 3.93
162.Charles Barkley* 3.92
163.Kirk Hinrich 3.90
164.Paul Seymour 3.89
165.George McGinnis* 3.88
166.Josh Hart 3.88
167.Kyle Macy 3.86
168.Slater Martin* 3.85
169.Eric Bledsoe 3.83
170.Bradley Beal 3.82
171.Wes Unseld* 3.81
172.Gilbert Arenas 3.81
173.Manu Ginóbili* 3.79
174.Doug Christie 3.78
175.K.C. Jones* 3.77
176.Bucky Bockhorn 3.77
 Pete Maravich* 3.77
178.John Johnson 3.77
179.Kenny Anderson 3.75
 Jeff Hornacek 3.75
181.Dave Cowens* 3.74
182.David Wesley 3.73
183.Bob Dandridge* 3.72
184.Brad Davis 3.71
185.Andy Phillip* 3.70
186.Jimmy O'Brien 3.70
187.Jordan Poole 3.69
188.DeMar DeRozan 3.68
189.Roger Brown* 3.68
190.Maurice McHartley 3.68
191.Marques Johnson 3.67
 Charlie Ward 3.67
193.Dennis Schröder 3.66
194.Malcolm Brogdon 3.65
 Johnny Davis 3.65
196.Caris LeVert 3.64
197.Chris Webber* 3.64
198.Frank Selvy 3.63
199.Eric Snow 3.62
200.Dee Brown 3.61
201.Sedale Threatt 3.60
202.Jim Pollard* 3.60
203.Brian Taylor 3.59
204.Richard Hamilton 3.59
205.Grant Hill* 3.59
206.Fred VanVleet 3.58
207.J.J. Barea 3.56
 Bob Gross 3.56
209.Billy Cunningham* 3.56
210.Bobby Wanzer* 3.53
211.Bill Keller 3.52
212.Tom Boerwinkle 3.51
213.Bob Lanier* 3.51
214.Blake Griffin 3.50
 David Thompson* 3.50
216.Andre Iguodala 3.49
217.Doug Collins* 3.47
218.Bam Adebayo 3.46
 Art Williams 3.46
220.Gerald Wilkins 3.45
221.Cliff Hagan* 3.45
222.Charles Dudley 3.44
223.Jack Coleman 3.43
224.Sidney Moncrief* 3.41
225.Paul Pierce* 3.41
226.Latrell Sprewell 3.40
227.Danny Ainge 3.40
228.Don Buse 3.38
229.Vernon Maxwell 3.37
230.Vince Carter* 3.35
231.Joe Ingles 3.35
232.T.J. McConnell 3.35
233.Brad Daugherty 3.34
234.Tyus Jones 3.33
235.Darren Collison 3.33
236.Al Attles* 3.32
 Goran Dragić 3.32
238.Rodney Stuckey 3.32
239.Tyler Herro 3.32
240.Lucius Allen 3.30
241.Donnie Freeman 3.30
242.Paul Westphal* 3.30
243.Jason Williams 3.30
244.Jim Cleamons 3.30
245.Kevin Garnett* 3.29
246.Darwin Cook 3.28
 Terry Rozier 3.28
248.Spencer Dinwiddie 3.27
249.Mario Chalmers 3.24
 Marc Gasol 3.24

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player APG
1.Magic Johnson* 12.35
2.John Stockton* 10.10
3.John Wall 9.84
4.Trae Young 9.00
5.Oscar Robertson* 8.94
6.Kevin Johnson 8.90
7.Isiah Thomas* 8.89
8.Steve Nash* 8.84
9.Bob Cousy* 8.60
10.Rajon Rondo 8.48
11.Johnny Moore 8.39
12.Chris Paul 8.28
13.Norm Nixon 8.02
14.Jason Kidd* 7.99
15.Luka Dončić 7.76
16.Nikola Jokić 7.67
17.Rod Strickland 7.50
18.Russell Westbrook 7.27
19.LeBron James 7.17
20.Deron Williams 7.00
21.Mark Price 6.96
22.Maurice Cheeks* 6.93
23.Mark Jackson 6.91
24.Tim Hardaway* 6.82
25.Darnell Valentine 6.81
26.Ben Simmons 6.64
27.Mookie Blaylock 6.61
28.Tiny Archibald* 6.51
29.James Harden 6.50
30.Larry Bird* 6.48
31.Walt Frazier* 6.44
32.Derrick Rose 6.35
33.Jerry West* 6.34
34.Jrue Holiday 6.28
35.Avery Johnson 6.24
36.Baron Davis 6.22
37.Guy Rodgers* 6.22
38.Fat Lever 6.19
39.Mike Conley 6.16
40.Norm Van Lier 6.16
41.Anfernee Hardaway 6.16
42.Stephen Curry 6.15
43.Clyde Drexler* 6.14
44.Damian Lillard 6.09
45.Sleepy Floyd 6.08
46.Isaiah Thomas 6.08
47.Draymond Green 6.07
48.Jamal Murray 6.07
49.Allen Iverson* 5.99
50.Doc Rivers 5.91
51.Lenny Wilkens* 5.81
52.Kevin Porter 5.79
53.Michael Jordan* 5.71
54.Chauncey Billups* 5.69
55.Jo Jo White* 5.65
56.Paul Pressey 5.60
57.Dennis Johnson* 5.59
58.Dick McGuire* 5.56
59.Anthony Edwards 5.47
60.Tom Henderson 5.39
61.Kyle Lowry 5.37
62.Rory Sparrow 5.37
63.Rickey Green 5.35
64.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.31
65.Derek Harper 5.29
66.Gary Payton* 5.27
67.Devin Booker 5.26
68.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 5.24
69.Jalen Brunson 5.19
70.Nate McMillan 5.15
71.Richie Guerin* 5.10
72.Spud Webb 5.08
73.Jamaal Tinsley 5.07
74.Tony Parker* 5.06
75.Ray Williams 5.05
76.Scottie Pippen* 5.04
77.Terry Porter 5.03
78.Tracy McGrady* 4.98
79.Sam Lacey 4.97
80.Donovan Mitchell 4.95
81.Dwyane Wade* 4.92
82.Kyrie Irving 4.91
83.Johnny McCarthy 4.89
84.Jayson Tatum 4.88
85.John Lucas 4.87
86.Slick Leonard* 4.85
87.Marcus Smart 4.85
88.Kemba Walker 4.84
89.John Havlicek* 4.80
90.Khris Middleton 4.79
91.D'Angelo Russell 4.78
92.Gus Williams 4.74
93.Kobe Bryant* 4.73
94.Brian Winters 4.68
95.Bill Russell* 4.67
96.Jimmy Butler 4.66
97.Jameer Nelson 4.64
98.George King 4.62
99.Rick Barry* 4.59
100.Tom Gola* 4.59
101.Joe Dumars* 4.57
102.Stephon Marbury 4.56
103.Jay Humphries 4.56
104.Nick Van Exel 4.50
105.Andrew Toney 4.49
106.Kenny Smith 4.49
107.Rodney McCray 4.48
108.Lionel Hollins 4.47
109.Lewis Lloyd 4.44
110.Damon Stoudamire 4.40
111.Chris Childs 4.37
112.Mike Gale 4.36
113.Sam Cassell 4.35
114.Alex English* 4.31
115.Dave Bing* 4.29
116.Terrell Brandon 4.29
117.Hal Greer* 4.27
118.Bob Davies* 4.26
119.Robert Reid 4.24
120.Julius Erving* 4.21
121.Wilt Chamberlain* 4.21
122.Larry Costello* 4.19
 Austin Reaves 4.19
124.Michael Cooper* 4.18
125.Archie Clark 4.18
126.Calvin Murphy* 4.18
127.Walt Hazzard 4.17
128.Kevin Durant 4.17
129.Ty Lawson 4.17
130.Gail Goodrich* 4.16
131.Paul George 4.15
132.Jack McMahon 4.14
133.Gene Shue 4.12
134.Andre Miller 4.12
135.Jeff Teague 4.11
136.Alvan Adams 4.10
137.John Starks 4.09
138.Eddie Johnson 4.05
139.Haywoode Workman 4.05
140.Elgin Baylor* 4.04
141.Ricky Sobers 4.03
142.Charlie Scott* 4.03
143.Si Green 4.02
144.Mike Bibby 4.00
 Walter Davis* 4.00
146.Al Cervi* 3.93
147.Charles Barkley* 3.92
148.Kirk Hinrich 3.90
149.Paul Seymour 3.89
150.Josh Hart 3.88
151.Kyle Macy 3.86
152.Slater Martin* 3.85
153.Eric Bledsoe 3.83
154.Bradley Beal 3.82
155.Wes Unseld* 3.81
156.Gilbert Arenas 3.81
157.Manu Ginóbili* 3.79
158.Doug Christie 3.78
159.K.C. Jones* 3.77
160.Bucky Bockhorn 3.77
 Pete Maravich* 3.77
162.John Johnson 3.77
163.Kenny Anderson 3.75
 Jeff Hornacek 3.75
165.Dave Cowens* 3.74
166.David Thompson* 3.74
167.David Wesley 3.73
168.Bob Dandridge* 3.72
169.Brad Davis 3.71
170.Andy Phillip* 3.70
171.Jordan Poole 3.69
172.DeMar DeRozan 3.68
173.Marques Johnson 3.67
 Charlie Ward 3.67
175.Dennis Schröder 3.66
176.Malcolm Brogdon 3.65
 Johnny Davis 3.65
178.Caris LeVert 3.64
179.Chris Webber* 3.64
180.Frank Selvy 3.63
181.Eric Snow 3.62
182.Dee Brown 3.61
183.Sedale Threatt 3.60
184.Jim Pollard* 3.60
185.Richard Hamilton 3.59
186.Grant Hill* 3.59
187.Fred VanVleet 3.58
188.Don Buse 3.57
189.J.J. Barea 3.56
 Bob Gross 3.56
191.Bobby Wanzer* 3.53
192.James Silas 3.52
193.Tom Boerwinkle 3.51
194.Bob Lanier* 3.51
195.Blake Griffin 3.50
196.Andre Iguodala 3.49
197.George McGinnis* 3.47
198.Doug Collins* 3.47
199.Bam Adebayo 3.46
 Art Williams 3.46
201.Gerald Wilkins 3.45
202.Charles Dudley 3.44
203.Jack Coleman 3.43
204.Sidney Moncrief* 3.41
205.Paul Pierce* 3.41
206.Latrell Sprewell 3.40
207.Danny Ainge 3.40
208.Cliff Hagan* 3.39
209.Vernon Maxwell 3.37
210.Vince Carter* 3.35
211.Joe Ingles 3.35
212.T.J. McConnell 3.35
213.Brad Daugherty 3.34
214.Tyus Jones 3.33
215.Darren Collison 3.33
216.Al Attles* 3.32
 Goran Dragić 3.32
218.Rodney Stuckey 3.32
219.Tyler Herro 3.32
220.Lucius Allen 3.30
221.Paul Westphal* 3.30
222.Jason Williams 3.30
223.Jim Cleamons 3.30
224.Kevin Garnett* 3.29
225.Darwin Cook 3.28
 Terry Rozier 3.28
227.Spencer Dinwiddie 3.27
228.Mario Chalmers 3.24
 Marc Gasol 3.24
230.James Worthy* 3.24
231.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.24
232.Anthony Carter 3.23
233.Allen Leavell 3.22
234.Pau Gasol* 3.22
235.Earl Monroe* 3.22
236.Boris Diaw 3.21
237.Henry Bibby 3.21
238.Billy Cunningham* 3.21
239.Toni Kukoč* 3.20
240.Al Horford 3.20
241.Lance Stephenson 3.19
242.Jamal Mashburn 3.17
243.Ben Gordon 3.17
244.Karl Malone* 3.16
245.Aaron McKie 3.16
246.Hakeem Olajuwon* 3.16
247.George Gervin* 3.15
248.Tyrese Maxey 3.15
249.Rolando Blackman 3.14
250.Monte Morris 3.14

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player APG
1.Larry Brown* 6.81
2.Louie Dampier* 6.56
3.Mack Calvin 5.30
4.Larry Jones 5.27
5.Julius Erving* 5.15
6.Bill Melchionni 5.04
7.Ron Boone 4.88
8.Ralph Simpson 4.87
9.Jimmy Jones 4.79
10.John Roche 4.56
11.Jeff Congdon 4.54
12.Freddie Lewis 4.32
13.Mike Gale 4.26
14.Chuck Williams 4.11
15.Merv Jackson 4.09
16.George McGinnis* 4.09
17.Rick Barry* 3.74
18.Bobby Jones* 3.73
19.Jimmy O'Brien 3.70
20.Roger Brown* 3.68
21.Maurice McHartley 3.68
22.Brian Taylor 3.59
23.Bill Keller 3.52
24.Tom Thacker 3.50
25.Donnie Freeman 3.30
26.Willie Wise 3.29
27.Ted McClain 3.26
28.Don Buse 3.24
29.Warren Jabali 3.19
30.Artis Gilmore* 3.19
31.Fatty Taylor 3.15
32.Bird Averitt 3.10
33.Darel Carrier 2.91
34.Gerald Govan 2.88
35.Glen Combs 2.82
36.Wil Jones 2.79
37.Walt Simon 2.75
38.Mike Pratt 2.72
39.Doug Moe 2.67
40.Bob Warren 2.63
41.John Williamson 2.62
42.Jackie Moreland 2.50
43.Trooper Washington 2.44
44.Lonnie Wright 2.36
45.Ollie Taylor 2.35
46.Kevin Joyce 2.35
47.Rich Jones 2.28
48.George Gervin* 2.16
49.Billy Paultz 2.05
50.George Stone 2.03
51.Cincy Powell 2.02
52.George Carter 2.00
 Charlie Williams 2.00
54.Zelmo Beaty* 1.96
55.Dave Robisch 1.89
56.Gene Littles 1.86
57.Larry Kenon 1.77
58.Wendell Ladner 1.73
59.Les Hunter 1.71
60.Dan Issel* 1.70
61.Goose Ligon 1.65
62.Steve Jones 1.65
63.Rick Mount 1.63
64.Red Robbins 1.63
65.Ira Harge 1.56
66.Jim Eakins 1.56
67.Mel Daniels* 1.54
68.Andy Anderson 1.50
69.Byron Beck 1.33
70.Tom Owens 1.29
71.John Beasley 1.22
72.Claude Terry 1.14
73.Gene Moore 1.11
74.Sam Smith 1.06
75.George Irvine 0.96
76.Darnell Hillman 0.86
77.Bob Netolicky 0.84
78.Ron Thomas 0.74
79.Willie Sojourner 0.56
80.Art Becker 0.56
81.Johnny Baum 0.39