NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Playoffs in Their 13th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 13th NBA season, ranked by playoff assists per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most assists in the Playoffs in his 13th year?

Playing for the 2021 Washington Wizards, Russell Westbrook averaged 11.8 assists in 5 games — the highest playoff assists per game average by any NBA player in his 13th season.

Assists Per Game, 13th Season

11.8 apg
Russell Westbrook
(2021 Washington Wizards)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Assists Per Game in a Player's 13th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Russell Westbrook (2021 Wizards)	11.8	59	5	19.0	10.4	0.4	0.2	1.0
2	Jason Kidd (2007 Nets)	10.9	131	12	14.6	10.9	1.8	0.4	2.8
3	John Stockton (1997 Jazz)	9.6	191	20	16.1	3.9	1.7	0.3	1.0
4	Bob Cousy (1963 Celtics)	8.9	116	13	14.1	2.5	-	-	-
5	Gary Payton (2003 Bucks)	8.7	52	6	18.5	3.0	1.3	0.2	0.2
6	James Harden (2022 76ers)	8.6	103	12	18.6	5.7	0.8	0.7	2.3
7	Jerry West (1973 Lakers)	7.8	132	17	23.6	4.5	-	-	-
8	Mark Jackson (2000 Pacers)	7.7	178	23	8.1	3.7	0.8	0.1	0.9
9	LeBron James (2016 Cavaliers)	7.6	160	21	26.3	9.5	2.3	1.3	1.5
10	Oscar Robertson (1973 Bucks)	7.5	45	6	21.2	4.7	-	-	-

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Kyle Lowry (2019 Raptors)	6.6	159	24	15.0	4.9	1.3	0.3	2.2
12	Jrue Holiday (2022 Bucks)	6.5	78	12	19.1	5.6	1.8	0.6	2.1
	Magic Johnson (1996 Lakers)	6.5	26	4	15.3	8.5	0.0	0.0	0.8
14	Chauncey Billups (2010 Nuggets)	6.3	38	6	20.3	2.3	1.0	0.5	1.8
15	Andre Miller (2012 Nuggets)	6.0	42	7	11.3	5.6	1.3	0.1	0.6
16	Stephen Curry (2022 Warriors)	5.9	129	22	27.4	5.2	1.3	0.4	4.1
17	Chris Paul (2018 Rockets)	5.8	87	15	21.1	5.9	2.0	0.3	2.5
18	Sam Cassell (2006 Clippers)	5.8	69	12	18.0	4.0	0.7	0.2	1.3
19	Kobe Bryant (2009 Lakers)	5.5	126	23	30.2	5.3	1.7	0.9	1.6
20	Bill Russell (1969 Celtics)	5.4	98	18	10.8	20.5	-	-	-

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Maurice Cheeks (1991 Knicks)	5.3	16	3	10.0	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.3
22	Larry Bird (1992 Celtics)	5.3	21	4	11.3	4.5	0.3	0.5	0.0
23	Mike Conley (2020 Jazz)	5.2	26	5	19.8	2.8	1.6	0.2	3.6
24	Kyrie Irving (2024 Mavericks)	5.1	113	22	22.1	3.7	1.0	0.3	2.4
25	Clyde Drexler (1996 Rockets)	5.0	40	8	16.6	7.8	2.6	0.5	1.1
26	Tony Parker (2014 Spurs)	4.8	111	23	17.4	2.0	0.7	0.1	0.6
27	DeMar DeRozan (2022 Bulls)	4.8	24	5	20.8	5.4	1.8	0.4	0.0
28	Derek Harper (1996 Knicks)	4.8	38	8	10.0	2.1	1.3	0.1	1.4
29	Hal Greer (1971 76ers)	4.7	33	7	17.9	3.6	-	-	-
	Kawhi Leonard (2025 Clippers)	4.7	33	7	25.0	7.6	1.1	0.7	2.1

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Damian Lillard (2025 Bucks)	4.7	14	3	7.0	2.7	0.7	0.7	1.0
32	John Havlicek (1975 Celtics)	4.6	51	11	21.1	5.2	1.5	0.1	-
33	Manu Ginobili (2015 Spurs)	4.6	32	7	8.0	3.4	0.6	0.9	1.1
34	Kevin Durant (2021 Nets)	4.4	53	12	34.3	9.3	1.5	1.6	2.8
35	Scottie Pippen (2000 Trail Blazers)	4.3	69	16	14.9	7.1	2.0	0.4	1.3
36	Dwyane Wade (2016 Heat)	4.3	60	14	21.4	5.6	0.8	0.9	0.9
37	Detlef Schrempf (1998 Supersonics)	3.9	39	10	16.1	7.7	0.7	0.1	0.2
38	Draymond Green (2025 Warriors)	3.8	46	12	9.1	5.5	1.4	0.9	1.3
39	Jason Terry (2012 Mavericks)	3.8	15	4	13.8	2.3	0.3	0.0	2.5
40	Alex English (1989 Nuggets)	3.7	11	3	26.0	4.3	0.3	0.0	0.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1982 Lakers)	3.6	51	14	20.4	8.5	1.0	3.2	0.0
42	Michael Jordan (1998 Bulls)	3.5	74	21	32.4	5.1	1.5	0.6	0.6
43	Karl Malone (1998 Jazz)	3.4	68	20	26.3	10.9	1.1	1.0	0.0
44	Charles Barkley (1997 Rockets)	3.4	54	16	17.9	12.0	1.2	0.4	0.7
	Hakeem Olajuwon (1997 Rockets)	3.4	54	16	23.1	10.9	2.1	2.6	0.0
46	Kevin Garnett (2008 Celtics)	3.3	87	26	20.4	10.5	1.3	1.1	0.1
47	Wilt Chamberlain (1972 Lakers)	3.3	49	15	14.7	21.0	-	-	-
48	Baron Davis (2012 Knicks)	3.3	13	4	7.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	1.0
49	Zaza Pachulia (2016 Mavericks)	3.2	16	5	6.6	5.4	0.6	0.2	0.0
	Terry Porter (1998 Timberwolves)	3.2	16	5	15.8	5.0	1.0	0.0	2.0

* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.