NBA & ABA Career Playoff 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.Johnny Moore 11.42
2.Magic Johnson* 11.20
3.John Stockton* 10.35
4.Spud Webb 9.83
5.Art Williams 9.22
6.John Wall 9.14
7.Darnell Valentine 9.01
8.Rajon Rondo 8.97
9.Steve Nash* 8.91
10.Rod Strickland 8.79
11.Kevin Johnson 8.68
12.Mark Jackson 8.63
13.Trae Young 8.58
14.Isiah Thomas* 8.43
15.Nate McMillan 8.32
16.Rickey Green 8.30
17.Ray Williams 8.18
18.Chris Paul 8.16
19.Bob Cousy* 8.08
20.T.J. McConnell 7.67
21.Sleepy Floyd 7.60
22.Ben Simmons 7.56
23.Deron Williams 7.55
24.Oscar Robertson* 7.54
25.Jason Kidd* 7.47
26.Fat Lever 7.42
27.Rory Sparrow 7.41
28.Jamaal Tinsley 7.38
29.Charles Dudley 7.34
30.Norm Nixon 7.32
31.Russell Westbrook 7.27
32.Nikola Jokić 7.25
33.Avery Johnson 7.21
34.Doc Rivers 7.21
35.Luka Dončić 7.13
36.Kevin Porter 7.08
37.Jeff Congdon 7.00
38.José Calderón 6.97
39.Mark Price 6.96
40.John Lucas 6.95
41.Maurice Cheeks* 6.85
42.Allen Leavell 6.82
43.Robert Smith 6.75
44.Larry Brown* 6.74
45.Tiny Archibald* 6.71
46.Tim Hardaway* 6.70
47.Haywoode Workman 6.70
48.Tyus Jones 6.69
49.Paul Pressey 6.66
50.Kevin Ollie 6.65
51.Guy Rodgers* 6.61
52.Isaiah Thomas 6.58
53.Tom Henderson 6.56
54.Jimmy O'Brien 6.55
55.J.J. Barea 6.51
56.Mike Conley 6.48
57.Carlos Arroyo 6.46
58.James Harden 6.46
59.Anthony Carter 6.45
60.Bill Melchionni 6.44
61.Slick Leonard* 6.43
62.Brad Davis 6.33
63.Draymond Green 6.33
64.LeBron James 6.25
65.Terrell Brandon 6.20
66.Wes Matthews 6.19
67.Larry Drew 6.14
68.Dick McGuire* 6.14
69.Eddie Johnson 6.10
70.Ronnie Price 6.10
71.Jay Humphries 6.10
72.Charlie Ward 6.07
73.Derrick Rose 6.06
74.Baron Davis 6.05
75.Danny Young 6.03
76.Sam Cassell 6.02
77.Jrue Holiday 5.98
78.Derek Harper 5.97
79.Mookie Blaylock 5.95
80.Stephen Curry 5.94
81.Sedale Threatt 5.91
82.Howard Eisley 5.91
83.Kyle Lowry 5.88
84.Mike Gale 5.88
85.Chris Childs 5.88
86.Johnny McCarthy 5.87
87.Jeff Teague 5.86
88.Quinn Buckner 5.79
89.Ty Lawson 5.79
90.Louie Dampier* 5.78
91.Scott Brooks 5.78
92.Clyde Drexler* 5.76
93.Sam Vincent 5.74
94.Allan Bristow 5.73
95.Richie Guerin* 5.73
96.K.C. Jones* 5.70
97.Terry Porter 5.70
98.Mike Dunleavy 5.69
99.Frank Johnson 5.66
100.Monte Morris 5.66
101.Tom Boerwinkle 5.64
102.Darwin Cook 5.62
103.Chauncey Billups* 5.62
104.Speedy Claxton 5.62
105.Tom Thacker 5.62
106.Damon Stoudamire 5.61
107.Stephon Marbury 5.60
108.Jamal Murray 5.59
109.Lenny Wilkens* 5.57
110.Larry Bird* 5.55
111.Damian Lillard 5.54
112.Hot Rod Hundley 5.54
113.Brian Shaw 5.53
114.Walt Hazzard 5.53
115.Jerry West* 5.52
116.Eric Bledsoe 5.52
117.Larry Wright 5.50
118.D'Angelo Russell 5.50
119.Bud Olsen 5.49
120.Shelvin Mack 5.48
121.Walt Frazier* 5.46
122.Norm Van Lier 5.44
123.Vern Fleming 5.44
124.Eric Snow 5.43
125.Andrew Toney 5.42
126.Mack Calvin 5.40
127.Lionel Hollins 5.40
128.Mike Evans 5.38
129.Kenny Smith 5.37
130.Anfernee Hardaway 5.37
131.Bob Weiss 5.35
132.Si Green 5.35
133.Larry Costello* 5.34
134.Michael Cooper* 5.33
135.Gary Payton* 5.33
136.Pablo Prigioni 5.31
137.Tony Parker* 5.30
138.Rodney Stuckey 5.29
139.Johnny Davis 5.28
140.Marcus Smart 5.28
141.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.28
142.Greg Anthony 5.27
143.Jalen Brunson 5.26
144.Dennis Schröder 5.26
145.Gus Williams 5.25
146.Gerald Henderson 5.25
147.Cameron Payne 5.25
148.Chuck Noble 5.24
149.Lewis Lloyd 5.24
150.Andre Miller 5.23
151.Jordan Poole 5.22
152.Darrick Martin 5.21
153.Andy Phillip* 5.21
154.Tracy McGrady* 5.20
155.Mike Bratz 5.19
156.Paul Westphal* 5.19
157.Dennis Johnson* 5.18
158.Herm Gilliam 5.18
159.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 5.16
160.Dee Brown 5.16
161.Nick Van Exel 5.15
162.Darren Collison 5.14
 Walter Davis* 5.14
164.Jameer Nelson 5.14
165.Robert Pack 5.12
166.Brian Winters 5.11
167.Ron Boone 5.10
168.Travis Best 5.10
169.Anthony Johnson 5.09
170.Matthew Dellavedova 5.06
171.Ron Williams 5.04
172.James Silas 5.04
173.Alvan Adams 5.03
174.Mike Pratt 5.02
175.Johnny Egan 4.98
176.Dave Bing* 4.97
177.Al Cervi* 4.97
178.Kirk Hinrich 4.96
179.John Johnson 4.95
180.Anthony Edwards 4.94
181.Al Attles* 4.93
182.Michael Jordan* 4.92
183.Manu Ginóbili* 4.90
184.George King 4.88
185.Merv Jackson 4.87
186.Kyle Macy 4.86
187.Ted McClain 4.86
188.Paul Neumann 4.86
189.Larry Spriggs 4.85
190.Kenny Anderson 4.84
191.Chuck Williams 4.83
192.Sam Lacey 4.83
193.Jack McMahon 4.81
194.Ricky Sobers 4.81
195.Jacque Vaughn 4.81
196.Donovan Mitchell 4.81
197.Jim Cleamons 4.80
198.Bill Keller 4.80
199.World B. Free 4.80
200.Fred VanVleet 4.79
201.Terry Rozier 4.78
202.Allen Iverson* 4.78
203.Henry Bibby 4.77
204.Kemba Walker 4.77
205.John Roche 4.77
206.Nate Robinson 4.76
207.Don Buse 4.76
208.Jo Jo White* 4.75
209.Larry Jones 4.74
210.Maurice McHartley 4.74
211.Devin Booker 4.73
212.Kyrie Irving 4.72
213.Malcolm Brogdon 4.71
214.Danny Ainge 4.69
215.John Crotty 4.68
216.Dwyane Wade* 4.68
217.Pete Maravich* 4.67
218.John Starks 4.66
219.Scottie Pippen* 4.65
220.Ralph Simpson 4.64
221.Calvin Murphy* 4.62
222.Bob Gross 4.62
223.Ernie Grunfeld 4.61
224.Bird Averitt 4.61
225.Charlie Scott* 4.60
226.Jason Williams 4.59
227.Khris Middleton 4.59
228.Goran Dragić 4.57
229.Gail Goodrich* 4.57
230.Gilbert Arenas 4.56
231.Bill Hanzlik 4.53
232.Jim King 4.51
233.Jayson Tatum 4.50
234.Joe Dumars* 4.50
235.Fatty Taylor 4.50
236.Damon Jones 4.50
237.Rodney McCray 4.49
238.Spencer Dinwiddie 4.49
239.Archie Clark 4.48
240.Caris LeVert 4.48
241.Gene Tormohlen 4.47
242.Antonio Daniels 4.46
243.Jimmy Butler 4.45
244.Steve Blake 4.45
245.Ennis Whatley 4.43
246.Charlie Criss 4.42
247.Lucius Allen 4.41
248.Robert Reid 4.40
249.Joe Ingles 4.40
250.Rich Kelley 4.40

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player AST/36 MP
1.Johnny Moore 11.42
2.Magic Johnson* 11.20
3.John Stockton* 10.35
4.Spud Webb 9.83
5.Art Williams 9.22
6.John Wall 9.14
7.Darnell Valentine 9.01
8.Rajon Rondo 8.97
9.Steve Nash* 8.91
10.Rod Strickland 8.79
11.Kevin Johnson 8.68
12.Mark Jackson 8.63
13.Trae Young 8.58
14.Isiah Thomas* 8.43
15.Nate McMillan 8.32
16.Rickey Green 8.30
17.Ray Williams 8.18
18.Chris Paul 8.16
19.Bob Cousy* 8.08
20.T.J. McConnell 7.67
21.Sleepy Floyd 7.60
22.Ben Simmons 7.56
23.Deron Williams 7.55
24.Oscar Robertson* 7.54
25.Jason Kidd* 7.47
26.Fat Lever 7.42
27.Rory Sparrow 7.41
28.Jamaal Tinsley 7.38
29.Charles Dudley 7.34
30.Norm Nixon 7.32
31.Russell Westbrook 7.27
32.Nikola Jokić 7.25
33.Avery Johnson 7.21
34.Doc Rivers 7.21
35.Luka Dončić 7.13
36.Kevin Porter 7.08
37.José Calderón 6.97
38.Mark Price 6.96
39.John Lucas 6.95
40.Maurice Cheeks* 6.85
41.Allen Leavell 6.82
42.Robert Smith 6.75
43.Tiny Archibald* 6.71
44.Tim Hardaway* 6.70
45.Haywoode Workman 6.70
46.Tyus Jones 6.69
47.Paul Pressey 6.66
48.Kevin Ollie 6.65
49.Guy Rodgers* 6.61
50.Isaiah Thomas 6.58
51.Tom Henderson 6.56
52.J.J. Barea 6.51
53.Mike Conley 6.48
54.Carlos Arroyo 6.46
55.James Harden 6.46
56.Anthony Carter 6.45
57.Slick Leonard* 6.43
58.Mike Gale 6.37
59.Brad Davis 6.33
60.Draymond Green 6.33
61.LeBron James 6.25
62.Terrell Brandon 6.20
63.Wes Matthews 6.19
64.Larry Drew 6.14
65.Dick McGuire* 6.14
66.Eddie Johnson 6.10
67.Ronnie Price 6.10
68.Jay Humphries 6.10
69.Charlie Ward 6.07
70.Derrick Rose 6.06
71.Baron Davis 6.05
72.Danny Young 6.03
73.Sam Cassell 6.02
74.Jrue Holiday 5.98
75.Derek Harper 5.97
76.Mookie Blaylock 5.95
77.Stephen Curry 5.94
78.Ted McClain 5.92
79.Sedale Threatt 5.91
80.Howard Eisley 5.91
81.Kyle Lowry 5.88
82.Chris Childs 5.88
83.Johnny McCarthy 5.87
84.Jeff Teague 5.86
85.Quinn Buckner 5.79
86.Ty Lawson 5.79
87.Scott Brooks 5.78
88.Clyde Drexler* 5.76
89.Sam Vincent 5.74
90.Richie Guerin* 5.73
91.K.C. Jones* 5.70
92.Terry Porter 5.70
93.Mike Dunleavy 5.69
94.Frank Johnson 5.66
95.Monte Morris 5.66
96.Tom Boerwinkle 5.64
97.Darwin Cook 5.62
98.Chauncey Billups* 5.62
99.Speedy Claxton 5.62
100.Damon Stoudamire 5.61
101.Stephon Marbury 5.60
102.Jamal Murray 5.59
103.Lenny Wilkens* 5.57
104.Larry Bird* 5.55
105.Damian Lillard 5.54
106.Hot Rod Hundley 5.54
107.Brian Shaw 5.53
108.Walt Hazzard 5.53
109.Jerry West* 5.52
110.Eric Bledsoe 5.52
111.Larry Wright 5.50
112.D'Angelo Russell 5.50
113.Shelvin Mack 5.48
114.Walt Frazier* 5.46
115.Norm Van Lier 5.44
116.Vern Fleming 5.44
117.Eric Snow 5.43
118.Andrew Toney 5.42
119.Lionel Hollins 5.40
120.Mike Evans 5.38
121.Kenny Smith 5.37
122.Anfernee Hardaway 5.37
123.Bob Weiss 5.35
124.Si Green 5.35
125.Larry Costello* 5.34
126.Michael Cooper* 5.33
127.Gary Payton* 5.33
128.Pablo Prigioni 5.31
129.Tony Parker* 5.30
130.Rodney Stuckey 5.29
131.Johnny Davis 5.28
132.Marcus Smart 5.28
133.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.28
134.Greg Anthony 5.27
135.Jalen Brunson 5.26
136.Dennis Schröder 5.26
137.Gus Williams 5.25
138.Gerald Henderson 5.25
139.Cameron Payne 5.25
140.Chuck Noble 5.24
141.Lewis Lloyd 5.24
142.Andre Miller 5.23
143.Jordan Poole 5.22
144.Darrick Martin 5.21
145.Andy Phillip* 5.21
146.Tracy McGrady* 5.20
147.Mike Bratz 5.19
148.Paul Westphal* 5.19
149.Dennis Johnson* 5.18
150.Herm Gilliam 5.18
151.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 5.16
152.Dee Brown 5.16
153.Nick Van Exel 5.15
154.Darren Collison 5.14
 Walter Davis* 5.14
156.Jameer Nelson 5.14
157.Robert Pack 5.12
158.Brian Winters 5.11
159.Travis Best 5.10
160.Anthony Johnson 5.09
161.Matthew Dellavedova 5.06
162.Ron Williams 5.04
163.Alvan Adams 5.03
164.Johnny Egan 4.98
165.Dave Bing* 4.97
166.Al Cervi* 4.97
167.Kirk Hinrich 4.96
168.John Johnson 4.95
169.Anthony Edwards 4.94
170.Al Attles* 4.93
171.Michael Jordan* 4.92
172.Manu Ginóbili* 4.90
173.George King 4.88
174.Kyle Macy 4.86
175.Paul Neumann 4.86
176.Larry Spriggs 4.85
177.Kenny Anderson 4.84
178.Sam Lacey 4.83
179.Jack McMahon 4.81
180.Ricky Sobers 4.81
181.Jacque Vaughn 4.81
182.Donovan Mitchell 4.81
183.Jim Cleamons 4.80
184.World B. Free 4.80
185.Fred VanVleet 4.79
186.Don Buse 4.79
187.Terry Rozier 4.78
188.Allen Iverson* 4.78
189.Henry Bibby 4.77
190.Kemba Walker 4.77
191.Nate Robinson 4.76
192.Jo Jo White* 4.75
193.Devin Booker 4.73
194.Kyrie Irving 4.72
195.Malcolm Brogdon 4.71
196.Danny Ainge 4.69
197.John Crotty 4.68
198.Dwyane Wade* 4.68
199.Pete Maravich* 4.67
200.John Starks 4.66
201.Scottie Pippen* 4.65
202.Calvin Murphy* 4.62
203.Bob Gross 4.62
204.Ernie Grunfeld 4.61
205.Jason Williams 4.59
206.James Silas 4.59
207.Khris Middleton 4.59
208.Goran Dragić 4.57
209.Gail Goodrich* 4.57
210.Gilbert Arenas 4.56
211.Bill Hanzlik 4.53
212.Jim King 4.51
213.Jayson Tatum 4.50
214.Joe Dumars* 4.50
215.Damon Jones 4.50
216.Rick Barry* 4.50
217.Rodney McCray 4.49
218.Spencer Dinwiddie 4.49
219.Archie Clark 4.48
220.Caris LeVert 4.48
221.Gene Tormohlen 4.47
222.Antonio Daniels 4.46
223.Jimmy Butler 4.45
224.Steve Blake 4.45
225.Ennis Whatley 4.43
226.Charlie Criss 4.42
227.Lucius Allen 4.41
228.Robert Reid 4.40
229.Joe Ingles 4.40
230.Rich Kelley 4.40
231.Tom Gola* 4.38
232.Boris Diaw 4.37
233.Flynn Robinson 4.37
234.Shaun Livingston 4.36
235.Bill Walton* 4.36
236.Raymond Felton 4.35
237.Alex English* 4.35
238.Jerry Sichting 4.34
239.Lou Williams 4.34
240.Mike Bibby 4.34
241.Freddie Crawford 4.34
242.Craig Ehlo 4.34
243.Kobe Bryant* 4.33
244.John Havlicek* 4.33
245.Paul Seymour 4.31
246.Chris Duhon 4.30
247.Toni Kukoč* 4.28
248.Arnie Johnson 4.27
249.C.J. Watson 4.26
250.Phil Smith 4.25

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player AST/36 MP
1.Jeff Congdon 7.00
2.Larry Brown* 6.74
3.Jimmy O'Brien 6.55
4.Tom Thacker 6.54
5.Bill Melchionni 6.41
6.Louie Dampier* 5.85
7.Mike Gale 5.56
8.Mack Calvin 5.46
9.Ron Boone 5.36
10.Mike Pratt 5.02
11.Merv Jackson 4.87
12.Chuck Williams 4.83
13.Bill Keller 4.80
14.Larry Jones 4.78
15.John Roche 4.77
16.Don Buse 4.74
17.Maurice McHartley 4.74
18.Bird Averitt 4.61
19.Ted McClain 4.54
20.Fatty Taylor 4.50
21.Ralph Simpson 4.44
22.Julius Erving* 4.31
23.Jimmy Jones 4.29
24.Bobby Jones* 4.07
25.Walt Simon 4.06
26.Freddie Lewis 3.97
27.George McGinnis* 3.84
28.Gene Littles 3.80
29.Kevin Joyce 3.70
30.Donnie Freeman 3.62
31.Roger Brown* 3.62
32.Brian Taylor 3.59
33.Gerald Govan 3.54
34.Bob Warren 3.54
35.Claude Terry 3.49
36.Wendell Ladner 3.46
37.Warren Jabali 3.42
38.Glen Combs 3.36
39.Rick Barry* 3.12
40.Wil Jones 3.12
41.Willie Wise 3.11
42.Lonnie Wright 3.10
43.Jackie Moreland 3.04
44.John Williamson 3.03
45.Trooper Washington 2.88
46.Darel Carrier 2.79
47.Andy Anderson 2.74
48.Rich Jones 2.72
49.Doug Moe 2.69
50.Artis Gilmore* 2.69
51.Ollie Taylor 2.64
52.Rick Mount 2.55
53.Les Hunter 2.46
54.George Stone 2.23
55.Jim Eakins 2.22
56.Cincy Powell 2.19
57.Willie Sojourner 2.18
58.Charlie Williams 2.11
59.Dave Robisch 2.10
60.Ira Harge 2.09
61.George Irvine 2.06
62.Gene Moore 2.01
63.Ron Thomas 2.00
64.George Gervin* 1.96
65.George Carter 1.93
66.Billy Paultz 1.91
67.Red Robbins 1.89
68.Zelmo Beaty* 1.84
69.Goose Ligon 1.80
70.Steve Jones 1.79
71.John Beasley 1.75
72.Larry Kenon 1.75
73.Tom Owens 1.73
74.Byron Beck 1.66
75.Dan Issel* 1.57
76.Mel Daniels* 1.55
77.Sam Smith 1.37
78.Darnell Hillman 1.27
79.Art Becker 1.21
80.Bob Netolicky 0.92
81.Johnny Baum 0.78