NBA Players with the Most Assists Recorded in Their 7th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 7th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 7th year?
Playing for the 1991 Utah Jazz, John Stockton recorded a total of 1,164 assists in 82 games — the highest total ever by an NBA player in his 7th season.
Total Assists, 7th Season
1,164 ast
John Stockton
(1991 Utah Jazz)
Note: = NBA champion in this season.
Total Assists in a Player's 7th Season - Top 50
Regular Season
Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
1 | (1991 Jazz) |
1,164 | 14.2 | 82 | 1,413 | 237 | 234 | 16 | 58 |
2 | (1979 Pistons) |
1,099 | 13.4 | 82 | 1,260 | 209 | 158 | 5 | - |
3 | (1984 Clippers) |
914 | 11.1 | 82 | 1,391 | 203 | 94 | 4 | 11 |
4 | (1986 Lakers) |
907 | 12.6 | 72 | 1,354 | 426 | 113 | 16 | 10 |
5 | (2025 Hawks) |
880 | 11.6 | 76 | 1,841 | 236 | 91 | 12 | 218 |
6 | (1967 Royals) |
845 | 10.7 | 79 | 2,412 | 486 | - | - | - |
7 | (2017 Wizards) |
831 | 10.7 | 78 | 1,805 | 326 | 157 | 49 | 89 |
8 | (1994 Hornets) |
780 | 10.1 | 77 | 835 | 313 | 133 | 2 | 2 |
9 | (2001 Suns) |
753 | 9.8 | 77 | 1,299 | 494 | 166 | 23 | 69 |
10 | (1993 Magic) |
735 | 9.4 | 78 | 1,201 | 290 | 86 | 2 | 80 |
Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
11 | (2000 Bucks) |
729 | 9.0 | 81 | 1,506 | 301 | 102 | 8 | 26 |
12 | (2000 Nuggets) |
714 | 9.0 | 79 | 1,275 | 311 | 68 | 11 | 133 |
13 | (1989 Rockets) |
709 | 8.6 | 82 | 1,162 | 306 | 124 | 11 | 109 |
14 | (1997 Heat) |
695 | 8.6 | 81 | 1,644 | 277 | 151 | 9 | 203 |
15 | (1994 Clippers) |
678 | 8.6 | 79 | 865 | 348 | 120 | 6 | 36 |
(1988 Pistons) |
678 | 8.4 | 81 | 1,577 | 278 | 141 | 17 | 30 | |
17 | (2006 Nuggets) |
674 | 8.2 | 82 | 1,126 | 351 | 106 | 18 | 5 |
18 | (1995 Spurs) |
670 | 8.2 | 82 | 1,101 | 208 | 114 | 13 | 3 |
19 | (1985 Nets) |
669 | 8.2 | 82 | 1,649 | 457 | 243 | 22 | 29 |
20 | (1985 Kings) |
656 | 8.0 | 82 | 1,341 | 270 | 95 | 18 | 5 |
Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
21 | (2003 Suns) |
654 | 8.1 | 81 | 1,806 | 263 | 108 | 20 | 89 |
22 | (1990 Bullets) |
652 | 8.0 | 81 | 772 | 714 | 139 | 30 | 2 |
23 | (2010 Cavaliers) |
651 | 8.6 | 76 | 2,258 | 554 | 125 | 77 | 129 |
24 | (1983 Supersonics) |
643 | 8.0 | 80 | 1,600 | 205 | 182 | 26 | 2 |
25 | (1973 Pistons) |
637 | 7.8 | 82 | 1,840 | 298 | - | - | - |
(1994 Suns) |
637 | 9.5 | 67 | 1,340 | 167 | 125 | 10 | 6 | |
27 | (2016 Rockets) |
612 | 7.5 | 82 | 2,376 | 501 | 139 | 51 | 236 |
28 | (1990 Mavericks) |
609 | 7.4 | 82 | 1,473 | 244 | 187 | 26 | 89 |
29 | (1993 Cavaliers) |
602 | 8.0 | 75 | 1,365 | 201 | 89 | 11 | 122 |
30 | (2003 Mavericks) |
598 | 7.3 | 82 | 1,455 | 234 | 85 | 6 | 111 |
Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
31 | (1985 Jazz) |
597 | 7.8 | 77 | 1,000 | 189 | 132 | 3 | 6 |
32 | (1992 Bullets) |
594 | 7.6 | 78 | 1,408 | 310 | 145 | 9 | 125 |
33 | (2022 Nuggets) |
584 | 7.9 | 74 | 2,004 | 1,019 | 109 | 63 | 97 |
34 | (1997 Supersonics) |
583 | 7.1 | 82 | 1,785 | 378 | 197 | 13 | 119 |
35 | (2015 Thunder) |
574 | 8.6 | 67 | 1,886 | 488 | 140 | 14 | 86 |
36 | (2023 Kings) |
573 | 7.3 | 79 | 1,510 | 973 | 65 | 39 | 31 |
37 | (1965 Warriors) |
565 | 7.2 | 79 | 1,153 | 323 | - | - | - |
38 | (1995 Trail Blazers) |
562 | 8.8 | 64 | 1,211 | 317 | 123 | 9 | 46 |
39 | (1984 Mavericks) |
561 | 6.9 | 81 | 896 | 187 | 94 | 13 | 7 |
40 | (1989 Nuggets) |
559 | 7.9 | 71 | 1,409 | 662 | 195 | 20 | 23 |
Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
41 | (1986 Celtics) ![]() |
557 | 6.8 | 82 | 2,115 | 805 | 166 | 51 | 82 |
42 | (1974 Knicks) |
551 | 6.9 | 80 | 1,643 | 536 | 161 | 15 | - |
(2019 Trail Blazers) |
551 | 6.9 | 80 | 2,067 | 371 | 88 | 34 | 237 | |
44 | (1993 76ers) |
548 | 6.9 | 79 | 1,511 | 342 | 131 | 21 | 97 |
45 | (1992 Kings) |
547 | 7.1 | 77 | 1,231 | 223 | 125 | 24 | 73 |
46 | (2012 Clippers) |
543 | 9.1 | 60 | 1,189 | 213 | 152 | 4 | 79 |
47 | (2005 Kings) |
541 | 6.8 | 80 | 1,571 | 332 | 124 | 30 | 131 |
48 | (1991 Bucks) |
538 | 6.7 | 80 | 1,215 | 220 | 129 | 7 | 60 |
49 | (2008 Supersonics) |
531 | 6.8 | 78 | 838 | 225 | 69 | 11 | 49 |
50 | (1961 Pistons) |
530 | 6.8 | 78 | 1,765 | 334 | - | - | - |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.