NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Assists Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold
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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player AST/36 MP
1.John Stockton* 11.91
2.Magic Johnson* 10.98
3.Johnny Moore 10.36
4.Trae Young 10.28
5.Kevin Porter 10.01
6.Chris Paul 9.87
7.Steve Nash* 9.77
8.Kevin Johnson 9.64
9.Rajon Rondo 9.56
10.Muggsy Bogues 9.52
11.Mark Jackson 9.51
12.Isiah Thomas* 9.18
13.Art Williams 9.16
14.John Wall 9.14
15.John Lucas 9.09
16.Ricky Rubio 8.98
17.Brevin Knight 8.88
18.Guy Rodgers* 8.69
19.Jason Kidd* 8.69
20.Russell Westbrook 8.68
21.Nate McMillan 8.61
22.Gary Grant 8.61
23.Rod Strickland 8.55
24.T.J. McConnell 8.55
25.Deron Williams 8.50
26.Luka Dončić 8.48
27.Norm Nixon 8.44
28.Slick Watts 8.37
29.John Bagley 8.37
30.Tim Hardaway* 8.34
31.Scott Skiles 8.32
32.Jamaal Tinsley 8.30
33.Micheal Williams 8.25
34.Phil Ford 8.22
35.Nikola Jokić 8.19
36.Mark Price 8.12
37.Oscar Robertson* 8.11
38.Rickey Green 8.08
39.Robert Pack 8.03
40.Larry Brown* 7.99
41.Avery Johnson 7.91
42.Bob Cousy* 7.89
43.Elfrid Payton 7.86
44.José Calderón 7.84
45.Pooh Richardson 7.76
46.Sherman Douglas 7.72
47.Kelvin Ransey 7.71
48.Spud Webb 7.70
49.Darnell Valentine 7.70
50.Maurice Cheeks* 7.64
51.Andre Miller 7.62
52.Brad Davis 7.60
53.Baron Davis 7.59
54.Wes Matthews 7.56
55.T.J. Ford 7.56
56.Michael Ray Richardson 7.55
57.Tyus Jones 7.54
58.James Harden 7.48
59.Tiny Archibald* 7.48
60.Eric Murdock 7.47
61.Doc Rivers 7.47
62.Foots Walker 7.45
63.Jeff Teague 7.45
64.Ty Lawson 7.42
65.Michael Adams 7.41
66.Allen Leavell 7.40
67.Geoff Huston 7.37
68.Ray Williams 7.37
69.Terrell Brandon 7.36
70.Mike Dunleavy 7.36
71.Greivis Vásquez 7.32
72.Stephon Marbury 7.30
73.Terry Porter 7.29
74.Johnny Dawkins 7.26
75.Larry Drew 7.25
76.Kenny Anderson 7.23
77.J.J. Barea 7.23
78.Al Smith 7.20
79.Nick Van Exel 7.18
80.Norm Van Lier 7.18
81.Sam Cassell 7.17
82.Dick McGuire* 7.17
83.Jason Williams 7.16
84.Earl Watson 7.15
85.Fat Lever 7.10
86.Ish Smith 7.07
87.LeBron James 7.06
88.Sleepy Floyd 7.06
89.Draymond Green 7.05
90.Anthony Carter 6.98
91.Kyle Lowry 6.97
92.Bill Melchionni 6.96
93.Chris Childs 6.96
94.Mookie Blaylock 6.93
95.Frank Johnson 6.91
96.Quinn Buckner 6.90
97.D'Angelo Russell 6.89
98.Gary Payton* 6.85
99.Lenny Wilkens* 6.82
100.Greg Anthony 6.81
101.Paul Pressey 6.80
102.Jrue Holiday 6.79
103.Jay Humphries 6.77
104.Eddie Jordan 6.75
105.Brandon Jennings 6.73
106.Stephen Curry 6.73
107.Reggie Theus 6.71
108.Armond Hill 6.70
109.Damian Lillard 6.70
110.Rory Sparrow 6.69
111.Walt Hazzard 6.66
112.De'Aaron Fox 6.65
113.Damon Stoudamire 6.64
114.Dejounte Murray 6.64
115.Tony Parker* 6.62
116.Jameer Nelson 6.61
117.Eric Snow 6.61
118.Kenny Smith 6.60
119.Spencer Dinwiddie 6.59
120.Cameron Payne 6.58
121.Matthew Dellavedova 6.55
122.Fred VanVleet 6.53
123.Mike Conley 6.52
124.Brian Shaw 6.51
125.Winston Garland 6.51
126.Billy McKinney 6.51
127.Charlie Ward 6.49
128.Gus Williams 6.45
129.Elliot Perry 6.44
130.Lester Conner 6.42
131.Dennis Schröder 6.41
132.Tom Henderson 6.38
133.Raymond Felton 6.36
134.Brent Price 6.35
135.Darrell Walker 6.34
136.Ron Lee 6.34
137.Danny Young 6.32
138.Mike Bratz 6.28
139.Ramon Sessions 6.27
140.Scott Brooks 6.27
141.Derek Harper 6.27
142.Vern Fleming 6.25
143.Chris Duhon 6.24
144.John Crotty 6.21
145.Goran Dragić 6.19
146.Eddie Johnson 6.19
147.Jalen Brunson 6.19
148.Luke Ridnour 6.18
149.Howard Eisley 6.18
150.Dave Wohl 6.18
151.Paul Westphal* 6.17
152.Derrick Rose 6.15
153.Lee Mayberry 6.15
154.Chauncey Billups* 6.15
155.Jerry West* 6.14
156.Darrell Armstrong 6.14
157.Kris Dunn 6.13
158.Darren Collison 6.13
159.Bob Weiss 6.11
160.Isaiah Thomas 6.10
161.Shelvin Mack 6.10
162.Don Buse 6.08
163.Eric Bledsoe 6.07
164.Mack Calvin 6.03
165.Andy Phillip* 6.03
166.Mo Williams 6.02
167.Jeremy Lin 6.02
168.Jon Sundvold 6.00
169.Gerald Henderson 6.00
170.K.C. Jones* 5.98
171.Steve Blake 5.96
172.Larry Bird* 5.95
173.Carlos Arroyo 5.95
174.Rafer Alston 5.94
175.Reggie Jackson 5.94
176.Dave Bing* 5.93
177.D.J. Augustin 5.93
178.Jarrett Jack 5.89
179.Clyde Drexler* 5.87
180.Bimbo Coles 5.87
181.Lionel Hollins 5.86
182.Walt Frazier* 5.86
183.Mike Bibby 5.85
184.Kyrie Irving 5.84
185.Devin Harris 5.81
186.Moochie Norris 5.81
187.Earl Boykins 5.81
188.Sebastian Telfair 5.81
189.Travis Best 5.81
190.Sedale Threatt 5.80
191.Darrick Martin 5.79
192.Steve Francis 5.78
193.Chris Whitney 5.78
194.Chuck Williams 5.77
195.Malcolm Brogdon 5.76
196.John Paxson 5.75
197.Dwyane Wade* 5.74
198.Alvin Robertson 5.73
199.Domantas Sabonis 5.72
200.Johnny Davis 5.72
201.Darwin Cook 5.72
202.Kemba Walker 5.71
203.Bob Sura 5.71
204.Ron Williams 5.70
205.Jeff McInnis 5.68
206.Lucius Allen 5.67
207.Beno Udrih 5.66
208.Kirk Hinrich 5.66
209.Allan Bristow 5.64
210.Warren Jabali 5.63
211.Tyreke Evans 5.63
212.Andrew Toney 5.61
213.Jeff Hornacek 5.60
214.Michael Cooper* 5.58
215.Troy Hudson 5.58
216.Steve Colter 5.57
217.Marcus Smart 5.57
218.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 5.56
219.Kyle Macy 5.55
220.Jerry Sichting 5.55
221.Rick Adelman* 5.54
222.Monte Morris 5.54
223.Mike Evans 5.53
224.Richie Guerin* 5.52
225.Ricky Sobers 5.52
226.Butch Beard 5.52
227.Dennis Johnson* 5.51
228.Mike Gale 5.49
229.Hot Rod Hundley 5.48
230.Devin Booker 5.48
231.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.47
232.Larry Costello* 5.46
233.Jacque Vaughn 5.46
234.Danny Ainge 5.45
235.Ted McClain 5.42
236.Gilbert Arenas 5.41
237.Eric Money 5.40
238.Allen Iverson* 5.39
239.Scottie Pippen* 5.38
240.Jamal Murray 5.38
241.Antonio Daniels 5.37
242.Charlie Criss 5.36
243.Manu Ginóbili* 5.36
244.Jim Cleamons 5.36
245.Alvin Williams 5.36
246.Anfernee Hardaway 5.35
247.Em Bryant 5.34
248.Archie Clark 5.34
249.Herm Gilliam 5.33
250.Joe Ingles 5.33

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player AST/36 MP
1.John Stockton* 11.91
2.Magic Johnson* 10.98
3.Johnny Moore 10.36
4.Trae Young 10.28
5.Kevin Porter 10.01
6.Chris Paul 9.87
7.Steve Nash* 9.77
8.Kevin Johnson 9.64
9.Rajon Rondo 9.56
10.Muggsy Bogues 9.52
11.Mark Jackson 9.51
12.Isiah Thomas* 9.18
13.Art Williams 9.17
14.John Wall 9.14
15.John Lucas 9.09
16.Ricky Rubio 8.98
17.Brevin Knight 8.88
18.Guy Rodgers* 8.69
19.Jason Kidd* 8.69
20.Russell Westbrook 8.68
21.Nate McMillan 8.61
22.Gary Grant 8.61
23.Rod Strickland 8.55
24.T.J. McConnell 8.55
25.Deron Williams 8.50
26.Luka Dončić 8.48
27.Norm Nixon 8.44
28.Slick Watts 8.37
29.John Bagley 8.37
30.Tim Hardaway* 8.34
31.Scott Skiles 8.32
32.Jamaal Tinsley 8.30
33.Micheal Williams 8.25
34.Phil Ford 8.22
35.Nikola Jokić 8.19
36.Mark Price 8.12
37.Oscar Robertson* 8.11
38.Rickey Green 8.08
39.Robert Pack 8.03
40.Avery Johnson 7.91
41.Bob Cousy* 7.89
42.Elfrid Payton 7.86
43.José Calderón 7.84
44.Pooh Richardson 7.76
45.Sherman Douglas 7.72
46.Kelvin Ransey 7.71
47.Spud Webb 7.70
48.Darnell Valentine 7.70
49.Maurice Cheeks* 7.64
50.Andre Miller 7.62
51.Brad Davis 7.60
52.Baron Davis 7.59
53.Wes Matthews 7.56
54.T.J. Ford 7.56
55.Michael Ray Richardson 7.55
56.Tyus Jones 7.54
57.James Harden 7.48
58.Tiny Archibald* 7.48
59.Eric Murdock 7.47
60.Doc Rivers 7.47
61.Foots Walker 7.45
62.Jeff Teague 7.45
63.Ty Lawson 7.42
64.Michael Adams 7.41
65.Allen Leavell 7.40
66.Geoff Huston 7.37
67.Ray Williams 7.37
68.Terrell Brandon 7.36
69.Mike Dunleavy 7.36
70.Greivis Vásquez 7.32
71.Stephon Marbury 7.30
72.Terry Porter 7.29
73.Johnny Dawkins 7.26
74.Larry Drew 7.25
75.Kenny Anderson 7.23
76.J.J. Barea 7.23
77.Nick Van Exel 7.18
78.Norm Van Lier 7.18
79.Sam Cassell 7.17
80.Dick McGuire* 7.17
81.Jason Williams 7.16
82.Earl Watson 7.15
83.Fat Lever 7.10
84.Ish Smith 7.07
85.LeBron James 7.06
86.Sleepy Floyd 7.06
87.Draymond Green 7.05
88.Anthony Carter 6.98
89.Kyle Lowry 6.97
90.Chris Childs 6.96
91.Mookie Blaylock 6.93
92.Frank Johnson 6.91
93.Quinn Buckner 6.90
94.D'Angelo Russell 6.89
95.Gary Payton* 6.85
96.Lenny Wilkens* 6.82
97.Greg Anthony 6.81
98.Paul Pressey 6.80
99.Jrue Holiday 6.79
100.Jay Humphries 6.77
101.Eddie Jordan 6.75
102.Brandon Jennings 6.73
103.Stephen Curry 6.73
104.Reggie Theus 6.71
105.Armond Hill 6.70
106.Damian Lillard 6.70
107.Rory Sparrow 6.69
108.Walt Hazzard 6.66
109.De'Aaron Fox 6.65
110.Damon Stoudamire 6.64
111.Dejounte Murray 6.64
112.Tony Parker* 6.62
113.Jameer Nelson 6.61
114.Eric Snow 6.61
115.Kenny Smith 6.60
116.Spencer Dinwiddie 6.59
117.Cameron Payne 6.58
118.Matthew Dellavedova 6.55
119.Fred VanVleet 6.53
120.Mike Conley 6.52
121.Brian Shaw 6.51
122.Winston Garland 6.51
123.Billy McKinney 6.51
124.Charlie Ward 6.49
125.Gus Williams 6.45
126.Elliot Perry 6.44
127.Lester Conner 6.42
128.Dennis Schröder 6.41
129.Tom Henderson 6.38
130.Raymond Felton 6.36
131.Brent Price 6.35
132.Darrell Walker 6.34
133.Ron Lee 6.34
134.Mike Gale 6.32
135.Danny Young 6.32
136.Mike Bratz 6.28
137.Ramon Sessions 6.27
138.Scott Brooks 6.27
139.Derek Harper 6.27
140.Vern Fleming 6.25
141.Chris Duhon 6.24
142.John Crotty 6.21
143.Goran Dragić 6.19
144.Eddie Johnson 6.19
145.Jalen Brunson 6.19
146.Luke Ridnour 6.18
147.Howard Eisley 6.18
148.Dave Wohl 6.18
149.Paul Westphal* 6.17
150.Don Buse 6.16
151.Derrick Rose 6.15
152.Lee Mayberry 6.15
153.Chauncey Billups* 6.15
154.Jerry West* 6.14
155.Darrell Armstrong 6.14
156.Kris Dunn 6.13
157.Darren Collison 6.13
158.Bob Weiss 6.11
159.Isaiah Thomas 6.10
160.Shelvin Mack 6.10
161.Eric Bledsoe 6.07
162.Andy Phillip* 6.03
163.Mo Williams 6.02
164.Jeremy Lin 6.02
165.Jon Sundvold 6.00
166.Gerald Henderson 6.00
167.K.C. Jones* 5.98
168.Steve Blake 5.96
169.Larry Bird* 5.95
170.Carlos Arroyo 5.95
171.Rafer Alston 5.94
172.Reggie Jackson 5.94
173.Dave Bing* 5.93
174.D.J. Augustin 5.93
175.Jarrett Jack 5.89
176.Clyde Drexler* 5.87
177.Bimbo Coles 5.87
178.Lionel Hollins 5.86
179.Walt Frazier* 5.86
180.Mike Bibby 5.85
181.Kyrie Irving 5.84
182.Devin Harris 5.81
183.Moochie Norris 5.81
184.Earl Boykins 5.81
185.Sebastian Telfair 5.81
186.Travis Best 5.81
187.Sedale Threatt 5.80
188.Darrick Martin 5.79
189.Steve Francis 5.78
190.Chris Whitney 5.78
191.Malcolm Brogdon 5.76
192.John Paxson 5.75
193.Dwyane Wade* 5.74
194.Alvin Robertson 5.73
195.Domantas Sabonis 5.72
196.Johnny Davis 5.72
197.Darwin Cook 5.72
198.Kemba Walker 5.71
199.Bob Sura 5.71
200.Ron Williams 5.70
201.Allan Bristow 5.69
202.Jeff McInnis 5.68
203.Lucius Allen 5.67
204.Beno Udrih 5.66
205.Kirk Hinrich 5.66
206.Tyreke Evans 5.63
207.Andrew Toney 5.61
208.Jeff Hornacek 5.60
209.Michael Cooper* 5.58
210.Troy Hudson 5.58
211.Steve Colter 5.57
212.Marcus Smart 5.57
213.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 5.56
214.Kyle Macy 5.55
215.Jerry Sichting 5.55
216.Rick Adelman* 5.54
217.Monte Morris 5.54
218.Mike Evans 5.53
219.Richie Guerin* 5.52
220.Ricky Sobers 5.52
221.Butch Beard 5.52
222.Dennis Johnson* 5.51
223.Hot Rod Hundley 5.48
224.Devin Booker 5.48
225.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.47
226.Larry Costello* 5.46
227.Jacque Vaughn 5.46
228.Danny Ainge 5.45
229.Gilbert Arenas 5.41
230.Eric Money 5.40
231.Allen Iverson* 5.39
232.Scottie Pippen* 5.38
233.Jamal Murray 5.38
234.Antonio Daniels 5.37
235.Charlie Criss 5.36
236.Manu Ginóbili* 5.36
237.Jim Cleamons 5.36
238.Alvin Williams 5.36
239.Anfernee Hardaway 5.35
240.Em Bryant 5.34
241.Archie Clark 5.34
242.Herm Gilliam 5.33
243.Joe Ingles 5.33
244.Jordan Farmar 5.32
245.Alvan Adams 5.31
246.Jim Price 5.30
247.Derrick White 5.28
248.Pete Maravich* 5.28
249.Delon Wright 5.27
250.Trey Burke 5.27

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player AST/36 MP
1.Larry Brown* 7.99
2.Al Smith 7.20
3.Bill Melchionni 7.15
4.George Lehmann 6.18
5.Mack Calvin 6.04
6.Don Buse 5.95
7.Chuck Williams 5.80
8.Warren Jabali 5.63
9.Ted McClain 5.36
10.Louie Dampier* 5.24
11.Bill Keller 5.24
12.Fatty Taylor 5.07
13.John Roche 4.82
14.Jimmy Jones 4.81
15.Joe Hamilton 4.78
16.Johnny Neumann 4.54
17.Mike Gale 4.50
18.Joe Caldwell 4.39
19.James Silas 4.34
20.Ralph Simpson 4.32
21.Freddie Lewis 4.32
22.Ron Boone 4.28
23.Gene Littles 4.25
24.Julius Erving* 4.25
25.Brian Taylor 4.06
26.George Thompson 3.99
27.Donnie Freeman 3.91
28.Roger Brown* 3.88
29.Glen Combs 3.86
30.Walt Simon 3.81
31.Larry Jones 3.79
32.Rick Barry* 3.61
33.Doug Moe 3.57
34.Mike Lewis 3.56
35.Gerald Govan 3.40
36.Bob Verga 3.37
37.George McGinnis* 3.32
38.Bob Warren 3.26
39.Levern Tart 3.22
40.Charlie Williams 3.12
41.Willie Wise 3.07
42.Rich Jones 3.01
43.Wendell Ladner 2.84
44.Trooper Washington 2.79
45.Larry Miller 2.78
46.Wayne Hightower 2.72
47.Lonnie Wright 2.65
48.Artis Gilmore* 2.63
49.Darel Carrier 2.61
50.Warren Davis 2.60
51.Steve Jones 2.59
52.Cincy Powell 2.57
53.Billy Paultz 2.50
54.Jim Eakins 2.49
55.Dave Robisch 2.48
56.Ron Franz 2.43
57.Marv Roberts 2.38
58.Wil Jones 2.35
59.George Gervin* 2.32
60.Les Hunter 2.27
61.Goose Ligon 2.25
62.George Carter 2.13
63.Tom Owens 2.11
64.Dan Issel* 2.04
65.Ira Harge 2.01
66.Lee Davis 2.01
67.Gene Moore 1.98
68.Red Robbins 1.92
69.Randy Mahaffey 1.90
70.Caldwell Jones 1.89
71.Julian Hammond 1.89
72.Randy Denton 1.88
73.Stew Johnson 1.84
74.Mel Daniels* 1.83
75.Byron Beck 1.82
76.Darnell Hillman 1.80
77.Julius Keye 1.73
78.Zelmo Beaty* 1.67
79.John Beasley 1.55
80.Larry Kenon 1.54
81.Bob Netolicky 1.49
82.Art Becker 1.40
83.Manny Leaks 1.37
84.Don Sidle 1.36