NBA Players with the Most Assists Recorded in Playoffs in Their 13th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 13th NBA season, ranked by playoff total assists. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total assists in the Playoffs in his 13th year?
Playing for the 1997 Utah Jazz, John Stockton recorded a total of 191 assists in 20 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 13th season.
Total Assists, 13th Season
191 ast
John Stockton
(1997 Utah Jazz)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Assists in a Player's 13th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1997 Jazz) |
191 | 9.6 | 20 | 322 | 78 | 33 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | (2000 Pacers) |
178 | 7.7 | 23 | 187 | 86 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | (2016 Cavaliers) ![]() |
160 | 7.6 | 21 | 552 | 200 | 49 | 27 | 32 |
| 4 | (2019 Raptors) ![]() |
159 | 6.6 | 24 | 361 | 117 | 31 | 7 | 52 |
| 5 | (1973 Lakers) |
132 | 7.8 | 17 | 401 | 76 | - | - | - |
| 6 | (2007 Nets) |
131 | 10.9 | 12 | 175 | 131 | 22 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | (2022 Warriors) ![]() |
129 | 5.9 | 22 | 602 | 115 | 29 | 8 | 91 |
| 8 | (2009 Lakers) ![]() |
126 | 5.5 | 23 | 695 | 123 | 38 | 21 | 37 |
| 9 | (1963 Celtics) ![]() |
116 | 8.9 | 13 | 183 | 32 | - | - | - |
| 10 | (2024 Mavericks) |
113 | 5.1 | 22 | 487 | 81 | 23 | 7 | 53 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2014 Spurs) ![]() |
111 | 4.8 | 23 | 400 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | (2022 76ers) |
103 | 8.6 | 12 | 223 | 68 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 13 | (1969 Celtics) ![]() |
98 | 5.4 | 18 | 195 | 369 | - | - | - |
| 14 | (2008 Celtics) ![]() |
87 | 3.3 | 26 | 530 | 274 | 35 | 29 | 2 |
(2018 Rockets) |
87 | 5.8 | 15 | 317 | 89 | 30 | 4 | 37 | |
| 16 | (2022 Bucks) |
78 | 6.5 | 12 | 229 | 67 | 21 | 7 | 25 |
| 17 | (1998 Bulls) ![]() |
74 | 3.5 | 21 | 680 | 107 | 32 | 12 | 13 |
| 18 | (2006 Clippers) |
69 | 5.8 | 12 | 216 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
(2000 Trail Blazers) |
69 | 4.3 | 16 | 239 | 114 | 32 | 7 | 21 | |
| 20 | (1998 Jazz) |
68 | 3.4 | 20 | 526 | 217 | 22 | 20 | 0 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (2000 Pacers) |
60 | 2.7 | 22 | 527 | 53 | 23 | 10 | 58 |
(2016 Heat) |
60 | 4.3 | 14 | 300 | 79 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| 23 | (2021 Wizards) |
59 | 11.8 | 5 | 95 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | (1997 Rockets) |
54 | 3.4 | 16 | 286 | 192 | 19 | 7 | 11 |
(1997 Rockets) |
54 | 3.4 | 16 | 370 | 174 | 33 | 41 | 0 | |
| 26 | (2021 Nets) |
53 | 4.4 | 12 | 411 | 111 | 18 | 19 | 33 |
(2011 Mavericks) ![]() |
53 | 2.5 | 21 | 582 | 171 | 12 | 13 | 23 | |
| 28 | (2003 Bucks) |
52 | 8.7 | 6 | 111 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | (1982 Lakers) ![]() |
51 | 3.6 | 14 | 285 | 119 | 14 | 45 | 0 |
(1975 Celtics) |
51 | 4.6 | 11 | 232 | 57 | 16 | 1 | - | |
(2017 Warriors) ![]() |
51 | 3.2 | 16 | 115 | 65 | 14 | 7 | 8 | |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 32 | (1972 Lakers) ![]() |
49 | 3.3 | 15 | 220 | 315 | - | - | - |
(2009 Lakers) ![]() |
49 | 2.2 | 22 | 176 | 45 | 21 | 1 | 19 | |
| 34 | (2005 Spurs) ![]() |
47 | 2.0 | 23 | 214 | 125 | 21 | 20 | 38 |
| 35 | (2025 Warriors) |
46 | 3.8 | 12 | 109 | 66 | 17 | 11 | 16 |
| 36 | (1973 Bucks) |
45 | 7.5 | 6 | 127 | 28 | - | - | - |
| 37 | (2012 Nuggets) |
42 | 6.0 | 7 | 79 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | (2001 Spurs) |
41 | 3.2 | 13 | 76 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | (1996 Rockets) |
40 | 5.0 | 8 | 133 | 62 | 21 | 4 | 9 |
| 40 | (2021 Clippers) |
39 | 2.1 | 19 | 153 | 105 | 24 | 10 | 28 |
(1998 Supersonics) |
39 | 3.9 | 10 | 161 | 77 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 42 | (2010 Nuggets) |
38 | 6.3 | 6 | 122 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
(1996 Knicks) |
38 | 4.8 | 8 | 80 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| 44 | (2009 Celtics) |
37 | 2.6 | 14 | 256 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 45 | (2014 Nets) |
35 | 2.9 | 12 | 254 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 46 | (1971 76ers) |
33 | 4.7 | 7 | 125 | 25 | - | - | - |
(2025 Clippers) |
33 | 4.7 | 7 | 175 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 15 | |
| 48 | (2015 Spurs) |
32 | 4.6 | 7 | 56 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 49 | (2015 Bulls) |
31 | 2.6 | 12 | 131 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
(2018 Warriors) ![]() |
31 | 1.5 | 21 | 140 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.