NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Playoffs in Their 18th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th 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 18th year?

Playing for the 2002 Utah Jazz, John Stockton averaged 10.0 assists in 4 games — the highest playoff assists per game average by any NBA player in his 18th season.

Assists Per Game, 18th Season

10.0 apg
John Stockton
(2002 Utah Jazz)

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

Assists Per Game in a Player's 18th Season - Full List

Playoffs

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	John Stockton (2002 Jazz)	10.0	40	4	12.5	4.0	2.8	0.3	0.5
2	LeBron James (2021 Lakers)	8.0	48	6	23.3	7.2	1.5	0.3	3.0
3	Chris Paul (2023 Suns)	7.4	52	7	12.4	5.0	1.7	0.7	1.3
4	Jason Kidd (2012 Mavericks)	6.0	24	4	11.5	6.0	3.0	0.3	2.3
5	Kyle Lowry (2024 76ers)	4.0	24	6	7.0	3.5	1.0	0.7	1.3
	Karl Malone (2003 Jazz)	4.0	20	5	19.6	6.8	1.6	0.4	0.0
7	Kevin Garnett (2013 Celtics)	3.5	21	6	12.7	13.7	0.8	1.0	0.0
8	Mike Conley (2025 Timberwolves)	3.3	50	15	6.0	2.9	0.6	0.2	1.3
9	Tim Duncan (2015 Spurs)	3.3	23	7	17.9	11.1	1.3	1.4	0.0
10	Jamal Crawford (2018 Timberwolves)	2.4	12	5	11.8	2.6	1.0	0.0	1.4

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1987 Lakers)	2.0	36	18	19.2	6.8	0.4	1.9	0.0
	Grant Hill (2013 Clippers)	2.0	2	1	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
13	Al Horford (2025 Celtics)	1.8	20	11	8.0	6.0	0.6	1.3	1.3
14	Andre Iguodala (2022 Warriors)	1.7	12	7	1.6	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.1
15	Ray Allen (2014 Heat)	1.6	32	20	9.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	1.7
	Dirk Nowitzki (2016 Mavericks)	1.6	8	5	20.4	4.8	0.4	0.6	0.8
17	Reggie Miller (2005 Pacers)	1.5	20	13	14.8	3.1	0.8	0.1	1.6
18	Carmelo Anthony (2021 Trail Blazers)	1.5	9	6	12.3	3.2	0.3	0.2	2.3
19	Shaquille O'Neal (2010 Cavaliers)	1.4	15	11	11.5	5.5	0.2	1.2	0.0
20	Vince Carter (2016 Grizzlies)	1.3	5	4	11.3	3.8	0.5	0.3	1.8

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Derek Fisher (2014 Thunder)	0.8	16	19	3.8	1.7	0.7	0.0	0.6
22	Jason Terry (2017 Bucks)	0.8	5	6	2.5	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.3
23	Hakeem Olajuwon (2002 Raptors)	0.4	2	5	5.6	3.8	1.4	0.8	0.0
24	Rick Mahorn (1999 76ers)	0.2	1	5	1.0	1.6	0.2	0.0	0.0
	Paul Pierce (2016 Clippers)	0.2	1	5	1.2	1.2	0.4	0.0	0.2
26	Jermaine O'Neal (2014 Warriors)	0.1	1	7	6.0	3.4	0.1	0.4	0.0
27	Kevin Willis (2003 Spurs)	0.1	2	18	2.6	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.1
28	James Edwards (1995 Trail Blazers)	0.0	0	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Juwan Howard (2012 Heat)	0.0	0	9	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Nazr Mohammed (2016 Thunder)	0.0	0	5	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.0
	Dikembe Mutombo (2009 Rockets)	0.0	0	2	0.0	4.5	0.5	1.0	0.0
	Clifford Robinson (2007 Nets)	0.0	0	4	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3
	Tree Rollins (1995 Magic)	0.0	0	14	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0
	Danny Schayes (1999 Magic)	0.0	0	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Jerry Stackhouse (2013 Nets)	0.0	0	4	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Herb Williams (1999 Knicks)	0.0	0	8	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0