NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Their 6th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 6th NBA season, ranked by regular season assists per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player averaged the most assists in the Regular Season in his 6th year?
Playing for the 1990 Utah Jazz, John Stockton averaged 14.5 assists in 78 games — the highest assists per game average by any NBA player in his 6th season.
Assists Per Game, 6th Season
14.5 apg
John Stockton
(1990 Utah Jazz)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list /
= NBA champion in this season.
Assists Per Game in a Player's 6th Season - Top 50
Regular Season
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1990 Jazz) |
14.5 | 1,134 | 78 | 17.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 2 | (1985 Lakers) ![]() |
12.6 | 968 | 77 | 18.3 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 3 | (2012 Celtics) |
11.7 | 620 | 53 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 4 | (1966 Royals) |
11.1 | 847 | 76 | 31.3 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 5 | (2024 Hawks) |
10.8 | 583 | 54 | 25.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 6 | (1991 Nuggets) |
10.5 | 693 | 66 | 26.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 7 | (2011 more than 1 team) |
10.3 | 667 | 65 | 20.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 8 | (2016 Wizards) |
10.2 | 789 | 77 | 19.9 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 9 | (1978 more than 1 team) |
10.2 | 837 | 82 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | - |
| 10 | (2000 Suns) |
10.1 | 678 | 67 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (1987 Pistons) |
10.0 | 813 | 81 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 12 | (2024 Mavericks) |
9.8 | 686 | 70 | 33.9 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 13 | (2011 Hornets) |
9.8 | 782 | 80 | 15.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 14 | (2015 Nuggets) |
9.6 | 720 | 75 | 15.2 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 15 | (1984 Jazz) |
9.2 | 748 | 81 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 16 | (2017 Timberwolves) |
9.1 | 682 | 75 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 17 | (1994 Trail Blazers) |
9.0 | 740 | 82 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 18 | (1986 Spurs) |
9.0 | 252 | 28 | 13.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 19 | (1956 Celtics) |
8.9 | 642 | 72 | 18.8 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 20 | (2011 Raptors) |
8.9 | 605 | 68 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (1993 Clippers) |
8.8 | 724 | 82 | 14.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 22 | (1993 Hornets) |
8.8 | 711 | 81 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 23 | (2026 Hornets) |
8.5 | 136 | 16 | 19.4 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 24 | (1997 more than 1 team) |
8.4 | 452 | 54 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 25 | (2011 more than 1 team) |
8.3 | 625 | 75 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 26 | (2021 Nuggets) |
8.3 | 599 | 72 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 27 | (2002 Suns) |
8.1 | 666 | 82 | 20.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| 28 | (1991 Trail Blazers) |
8.0 | 649 | 81 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 29 | (1996 more than 1 team) |
8.0 | 640 | 80 | 15.2 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 30 | (1980 Cavaliers) |
8.0 | 607 | 76 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (1972 more than 1 team) |
8.0 | 613 | 77 | 25.2 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
| 32 | (1983 Kings) |
7.9 | 569 | 72 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 33 | (1995 Clippers) |
7.9 | 632 | 80 | 10.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 34 | (1976 Kings) |
7.9 | 615 | 78 | 24.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - |
| 35 | (2005 more than 1 team) |
7.9 | 362 | 46 | 19.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 36 | (1993 Suns) |
7.8 | 384 | 49 | 16.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 37 | (1988 Nuggets) |
7.8 | 639 | 82 | 18.9 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 38 | (2015 Warriors) ![]() |
7.7 | 619 | 80 | 23.8 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 39 | (2002 Mavericks) |
7.7 | 634 | 82 | 17.9 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| 40 | (1995 Hawks) |
7.7 | 616 | 80 | 17.2 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (1955 Knicks) |
7.6 | 542 | 71 | 9.1 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 42 | (1995 76ers) |
7.5 | 619 | 82 | 20.6 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| 43 | (1996 Supersonics) |
7.5 | 608 | 81 | 19.3 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 44 | (2009 Heat) |
7.5 | 589 | 79 | 30.2 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 45 | (1990 Pacers) |
7.4 | 610 | 82 | 14.3 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 46 | (1992 Cavaliers) |
7.4 | 535 | 72 | 17.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 47 | (2001 76ers) |
7.4 | 369 | 50 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 48 | (1989 Nets) |
7.4 | 604 | 82 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 49 | (1999 Nuggets) |
7.4 | 368 | 50 | 16.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 50 | (2025 Grizzlies) |
7.3 | 364 | 50 | 23.2 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.