NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Their 9th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 9th 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 9th year?

Playing for the 1993 Utah Jazz, John Stockton averaged 12.0 assists in 82 games — the highest assists per game average by any NBA player in his 9th season.

Assists Per Game, 9th Season

12.0 apg
John Stockton
(1993 Utah Jazz)

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

Assists Per Game in a Player's 9th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	John Stockton (1993 Jazz)	12.0	987	82	15.1	2.9	2.4	0.3	0.9
2	Magic Johnson (1988 Lakers)	11.9	858	72	19.6	6.2	1.6	0.2	0.2
3	Steve Nash (2005 Suns)	11.5	861	75	15.5	3.3	1.0	0.1	1.3
4	Guy Rodgers (1967 Bulls)	11.2	908	81	18.0	4.3	-	-	-
5	Chris Paul (2014 Clippers)	10.7	663	62	19.1	4.3	2.5	0.1	1.3
6	Russell Westbrook (2017 Thunder)	10.4	840	81	31.6	10.7	1.6	0.4	2.5
7	Oscar Robertson (1969 Royals)	9.8	772	79	24.7	6.4	-	-	-
8	Isiah Thomas (1990 Pistons)	9.4	765	81	18.4	3.8	1.7	0.2	0.5
9	Kevin Johnson (1996 Suns)	9.2	517	56	18.7	3.9	1.5	0.2	0.4
10	Kevin Porter (1981 Bullets)	9.1	734	81	13.4	1.5	1.4	0.1	0.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Nikola Jokic (2024 Nuggets)	9.0	708	79	26.4	12.4	1.4	0.9	1.1
12	Jason Kidd (2003 Nets)	8.9	711	80	18.7	6.3	2.2	0.3	1.6
13	Rod Strickland (1997 Bullets)	8.9	727	82	17.2	4.1	1.7	0.2	0.2
14	Terrell Brandon (2000 Timberwolves)	8.9	629	71	17.1	3.4	1.9	0.4	0.7
15	Draymond Green (2021 Warriors)	8.9	558	63	7.0	7.1	1.7	0.8	0.5
16	Brevin Knight (2006 Bobcats)	8.8	610	69	12.6	3.2	2.3	0.1	0.0
17	Ricky Rubio (2020 Suns)	8.8	570	65	13.0	4.7	1.4	0.2	1.2
18	Reggie Theus (1987 Kings)	8.8	692	79	20.3	3.4	1.0	0.2	0.2
19	James Harden (2018 Rockets)	8.8	630	72	30.4	5.4	1.8	0.7	3.7
20	Gary Payton (1999 Supersonics)	8.7	436	50	21.7	4.9	2.2	0.2	1.7

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	John Wall (2019 Wizards)	8.7	279	32	20.7	3.6	1.5	0.9	1.6
22	Chauncey Billups (2006 Pistons)	8.6	699	81	18.5	3.1	0.9	0.1	2.3
23	Norm Nixon (1986 Clippers)	8.6	576	67	14.6	2.7	1.3	0.0	0.6
24	Bob Cousy (1959 Celtics)	8.6	557	65	20.0	5.5	-	-	-
25	Wilt Chamberlain (1968 76ers)	8.6	702	82	24.3	23.8	-	-	-
26	Tiny Archibald (1980 Celtics)	8.4	671	80	14.1	2.5	1.3	0.1	0.1
27	Lenny Wilkens (1969 Supersonics)	8.2	674	82	22.4	6.2	-	-	-
28	Stephon Marbury (2005 Knicks)	8.1	668	82	21.7	3.0	1.5	0.1	1.4
29	Allen Iverson (2005 76ers)	7.9	596	75	30.7	4.0	2.4	0.1	1.4
30	Maurice Cheeks (1987 76ers)	7.9	538	68	15.6	3.2	2.6	0.2	0.1
	Rajon Rondo (2015 more than 1 team)	7.9	538	68	8.9	5.5	1.3	0.1	0.4

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
32	Mark Jackson (1996 Pacers)	7.8	635	81	10.0	3.8	1.2	0.1	0.8
33	Dave Bing (1975 Pistons)	7.7	610	79	19.0	3.6	1.5	0.3	-
34	Gus Williams (1985 Bullets)	7.7	608	79	20.0	2.5	2.3	0.4	0.6
35	Baron Davis (2008 Warriors)	7.6	623	82	21.8	4.7	2.3	0.5	2.1
36	Damian Lillard (2021 Trail Blazers)	7.5	505	67	28.8	4.2	0.9	0.3	4.1
37	John Havlicek (1971 Celtics)	7.5	607	81	28.9	9.0	-	-	-
38	Jameer Nelson (2013 Magic)	7.4	413	56	14.7	3.7	1.3	0.1	2.2
39	Tyus Jones (2024 Wizards)	7.3	485	66	12.0	2.7	1.1	0.3	1.6
40	Tim Hardaway (1999 Heat)	7.3	352	48	17.4	3.2	1.2	0.1	2.3

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Scott Skiles (1995 Bullets)	7.3	452	62	13.0	2.6	1.1	0.1	1.5
42	Sedale Threatt (1992 Lakers)	7.2	593	82	15.1	3.1	2.0	0.2	0.2
43	Gilbert Arenas (2010 Wizards)	7.2	230	32	22.6	4.2	1.3	0.3	2.0
44	Jeff Teague (2018 Timberwolves)	7.0	492	70	14.2	3.0	1.5	0.3	1.2
45	Mark Price (1995 Cavaliers)	7.0	335	48	15.8	2.3	0.7	0.1	2.1
46	Devin Booker (2024 Suns)	6.9	472	68	27.1	4.5	0.9	0.4	2.2
47	Jerry West (1969 Lakers)	6.9	423	61	25.9	4.3	-	-	-
48	Elfrid Payton (2025 more than 1 team)	6.9	166	24	3.5	3.3	1.0	0.5	0.0
49	Andre Miller (2008 76ers)	6.9	565	82	17.0	4.0	1.3	0.1	0.0
50	Eric Snow (2004 76ers)	6.9	563	82	10.3	3.4	1.2	0.1	0.0

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