NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Their 4th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 4th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 4th year?

Playing for the 1985 Detroit Pistons, Isiah Thomas averaged 13.9 assists in 81 games — the highest assists per game average by any NBA player in his 4th season.

Assists Per Game, 4th Season

13.9 apg
Isiah Thomas
(1985 Detroit Pistons)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list

Assists Per Game in a Player's 4th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Isiah Thomas (1985 Pistons)	13.9	1,123	81	21.2	4.5	2.3	0.3	0.4
2	John Stockton (1988 Jazz)	13.8	1,128	82	14.7	2.9	3.0	0.2	0.3
3	Chris Paul (2009 Hornets)	11.0	861	78	22.8	5.5	2.8	0.1	0.8
4	Oscar Robertson (1964 Royals)	11.0	868	79	31.4	9.9	-	-	-
5	Tyrese Haliburton (2024 Pacers)	10.9	752	69	20.1	3.9	1.2	0.7	2.8
6	Deron Williams (2009 Jazz)	10.7	725	68	19.4	2.9	1.1	0.3	1.0
7	Tim Hardaway (1993 Warriors)	10.6	699	66	21.5	4.0	1.8	0.2	1.5
8	Magic Johnson (1983 Lakers)	10.5	829	79	16.8	8.6	2.2	0.6	0.0
9	Kevin Porter (1976 Pistons)	10.2	193	19	12.6	2.3	1.8	0.2	-
10	Kevin Johnson (1991 Suns)	10.1	781	77	22.2	3.5	2.1	0.1	0.1

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Doc Rivers (1987 Hawks)	10.0	823	82	12.8	3.6	2.1	0.4	0.0
12	Rajon Rondo (2010 Celtics)	9.8	794	81	13.7	4.4	2.3	0.1	0.2
13	Trae Young (2022 Hawks)	9.7	737	76	28.4	3.7	0.9	0.1	3.1
14	Johnny Moore (1984 Spurs)	9.6	566	59	10.1	3.0	2.1	0.3	0.5
15	Terry Porter (1989 Trail Blazers)	9.5	770	81	17.7	4.5	1.8	0.1	1.0
16	Kenny Anderson (1995 Nets)	9.4	680	72	17.6	3.5	1.4	0.2	1.3
17	John Bagley (1986 Cavaliers)	9.4	735	78	11.7	3.5	1.6	0.1	0.1
18	Mark Price (1990 Cavaliers)	9.1	666	73	19.6	3.4	1.6	0.1	2.1
19	Cade Cunningham (2025 Pistons)	9.1	638	70	26.1	6.1	1.0	0.8	2.1
20	Sleepy Floyd (1986 Warriors)	9.1	746	82	17.2	3.6	1.9	0.2	0.5

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Jason Kidd (1998 Suns)	9.1	745	82	11.6	6.2	2.0	0.3	0.9
22	Jose Calderon (2009 Raptors)	8.9	607	68	12.8	2.9	1.1	0.1	1.2
23	Norm Nixon (1981 Lakers)	8.8	696	79	17.1	2.9	1.8	0.1	0.0
24	John Wall (2014 Wizards)	8.8	721	82	19.3	4.1	1.8	0.5	1.3
25	Ricky Rubio (2015 Timberwolves)	8.8	193	22	10.3	5.7	1.7	0.0	0.6
26	Luka Doncic (2022 Mavericks)	8.7	568	65	28.4	9.1	1.2	0.6	3.1
27	Rod Strickland (1992 Spurs)	8.6	491	57	13.8	4.6	2.1	0.3	0.1
28	Nick Van Exel (1997 Lakers)	8.5	672	79	15.3	2.9	0.9	0.1	2.2
29	Maurice Cheeks (1982 76ers)	8.4	667	79	11.2	3.1	2.6	0.4	0.1
30	Stephon Marbury (2000 Nets)	8.4	622	74	22.2	3.2	1.5	0.2	0.9

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Mookie Blaylock (1993 Hawks)	8.4	671	80	13.4	3.5	2.5	0.3	1.5
32	Muggsy Bogues (1991 Hornets)	8.3	669	81	7.0	2.7	1.7	0.0	0.0
33	Micheal Williams (1992 Pacers)	8.2	647	79	15.0	3.6	2.9	0.3	0.1
34	Ja Morant (2023 Grizzlies)	8.1	493	61	26.2	5.9	1.1	0.3	1.5
35	Guy Rodgers (1962 Warriors)	8.0	643	80	8.2	4.4	-	-	-
36	Jrue Holiday (2013 76ers)	8.0	625	78	17.7	4.2	1.6	0.4	1.2
37	LaMelo Ball (2024 Hornets)	8.0	176	22	23.9	5.1	1.8	0.2	3.2
38	Jason Williams (2002 Grizzlies)	8.0	519	65	14.8	3.0	1.7	0.1	2.0
39	Slick Watts (1977 Supersonics)	8.0	630	79	13.0	3.9	2.7	0.3	-
40	Derek Harper (1987 Mavericks)	7.9	609	77	16.0	2.6	2.2	0.3	1.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Derrick Rose (2012 Bulls)	7.9	307	39	21.8	3.4	0.9	0.7	1.4
42	Darius Garland (2023 Cavaliers)	7.8	538	69	21.6	2.7	1.2	0.1	2.4
43	Paul Pressey (1986 Bucks)	7.8	623	80	14.3	5.0	2.1	0.9	0.1
44	Rickey Green (1982 Jazz)	7.8	630	81	14.8	3.0	2.3	0.1	0.0
45	Pooh Richardson (1993 Pacers)	7.7	573	74	10.4	3.6	1.3	0.2	0.0
46	Larry Drew (1984 Kings)	7.6	558	73	16.4	2.0	1.7	0.1	0.0
47	Tiny Archibald (1974 Kings)	7.6	266	35	17.6	2.4	1.6	0.2	-
48	Dwyane Wade (2007 Heat)	7.5	384	51	27.4	4.7	2.1	1.2	0.4
49	John Lucas (1980 Warriors)	7.5	602	80	12.6	2.8	1.7	0.0	0.2
50	Fat Lever (1986 Nuggets)	7.5	584	78	13.8	5.4	2.3	0.2	0.2

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