NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff Leaders and Records for Assists Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

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Year Lg Player AST/36 MP Tm
2025 NBA Tyrese Haliburton 10.32 IND
2024 NBA T.J. McConnell 8.90 IND
2023 NBA Trae Young 9.55 ATL
2022 NBA Ja Morant 9.37 MEM
2021 NBA Russell Westbrook 11.42 WAS
2020 NBA Rajon Rondo 9.57 LAL
2019 NBA Russell Westbrook 9.69 OKC
2018 NBA Rajon Rondo 13.11 NOP
2017 NBA Russell Westbrook 10.02 OKC
2016 NBA Russell Westbrook 10.58 OKC
2015 NBA John Wall 10.95 WAS
2014 NBA Chris Paul 10.22 LAC
2013 NBA Ty Lawson 7.32 DEN
2012 NBA Rajon Rondo 10.09 BOS
2011 NBA Chris Paul 9.94 NOH
2010 NBA Steve Nash* 10.75 PHO
2009 NBA Chris Paul 9.31 NOH
2008 NBA Chris Paul 10.00 NOH
2007 NBA Steve Nash* 12.73 PHO
2006 NBA Steve Nash* 9.20 PHO
2005 NBA Steve Nash* 10.03 PHO
2004 NBA Steve Nash* 8.22 DAL
2003 NBA Baron Davis 7.79 NOH
2002 NBA Chris Childs 8.17 TOR
2001 NBA Jason Kidd* 11.49 PHO
2000 NBA John Stockton* 10.59 UTA
1999 NBA John Stockton* 9.41 UTA
1998 NBA Mark Jackson 9.69 IND
1997 NBA John Stockton* 9.30 UTA
1996 NBA John Stockton* 10.34 UTA
1995 NBA John Stockton* 9.51 UTA
1994 NBA John Stockton* 9.47 UTA
1993 NBA John Stockton* 10.26 UTA
1992 NBA John Stockton* 12.54 UTA
1991 NBA John Stockton* 11.97 UTA
1990 NBA John Stockton* 13.92 UTA
1989 NBA Magic Johnson* 11.47 LAL
1988 NBA John Stockton* 12.28 UTA
1987 NBA Doc Rivers 13.22 ATL
1986 NBA Magic Johnson* 14.04 LAL
1985 NBA Magic Johnson* 15.14 LAL
1984 NBA Magic Johnson* 12.22 LAL
1983 NBA Johnny Moore 14.00 SAS
1982 NBA Johnny Moore 11.47 SAS
1981 NBA Maurice Cheeks* 8.14 PHI
1980 NBA Magic Johnson* 8.26 LAL
1979 NBA Norm Nixon 10.35 LAL
1978 NBA Quinn Buckner 8.68 MIL
1977 NBA Charles Dudley 10.53 GSW
1976 NBA Slick Watts 8.95 SEA
  ABA Louie Dampier* 7.05 KEN
1975 NBA Slick Watts 8.17 SEA
  ABA James Silas 7.97 SAA
1974 NBA Ernie DiGregorio 7.80 BUF
  ABA Chuck Williams 7.44 KEN
1973 NBA Art Williams 9.46 BOS
  ABA Jimmy O'Brien 6.79 KEN
1972 NBA Jerry West* 7.93 LAL
  ABA Bill Melchionni 6.61 NYA
1971 NBA Oscar Robertson* 8.58 MIL
  ABA Louie Dampier* 7.78 KEN
1970 NBA Walt Hazzard 7.62 ATL
  ABA Larry Brown* 9.10 WSA
1969 NBA Walt Frazier* 7.89 NYK
  ABA Jeff Congdon 6.69 DNR
1968 NBA Al Attles* 9.10 SFW
  ABA Larry Brown* 6.67 NOB
1967 NBA Oscar Robertson* 8.85 CIN
1966 NBA Richie Guerin* 7.13 STL
1965 NBA Oscar Robertson* 8.86 CIN
1964 NBA K.C. Jones* 7.85 BOS
1963 NBA Bob Cousy* 10.63 BOS
1962 NBA Bob Cousy* 9.34 BOS
1961 NBA Bob Cousy* 9.72 BOS
1960 NBA Bob Cousy* 8.92 BOS
1959 NBA Bob Cousy* 9.31 BOS
1958 NBA Bob Cousy* 6.46 BOS
1957 NBA Bob Cousy* 7.61 BOS
1956 NBA Andy Phillip* 7.28 FTW
1955 NBA Bob Cousy* 7.83 BOS
1954 NBA Jack Nichols 5.29 BOS
1953 NBA Dick McGuire* 7.00 NYK
1952 NBA Dick McGuire* 5.93 NYK