1977-78 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1977-1978 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1977-78 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for 2 teams, Kevin Porter led the NBA with an average of 10.2 assists in 82 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Assists Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 400 assists.
Assists Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1977-78 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (2 teams) |
10.2 | 837 | 82 |
| 2 | (Rockets) |
9.4 | 768 | 82 |
| 3 | (Pacers) |
7.4 | 584 | 79 |
| 4 | (Lakers) |
6.8 | 553 | 81 |
| 5 | (Bulls) |
6.8 | 531 | 78 |
| 6 | (76ers) |
5.7 | 464 | 82 |
| 7 | (Cavaliers) |
5.6 | 453 | 81 |
| 8 | (Braves) |
5.6 | 458 | 82 |
| 9 | (Bucks) |
5.6 | 456 | 82 |
| 10 | (Suns) |
5.5 | 437 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Warriors) |
5.4 | 446 | 82 |
| 12 | (Nuggets) |
5.4 | 439 | 81 |
| 13 | (Bullets) |
5.4 | 406 | 75 |
| 14 | (Spurs) |
5.4 | 376 | 70 |
| 15 | (Warriors) |
5.2 | 409 | 78 |
| 16 | (Hawks) |
5.2 | 427 | 82 |
| 17 | (Bucks) |
4.9 | 393 | 80 |
| 18 | (Warriors) |
4.8 | 393 | 82 |
| 19 | (Jazz) |
4.8 | 388 | 81 |
| 20 | (2 teams) |
4.8 | 378 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Suns) |
4.8 | 391 | 82 |
| 22 | (Knicks) |
4.8 | 361 | 76 |
| 23 | (Trail Blazers) |
4.7 | 380 | 81 |
| 24 | (Pistons) |
4.7 | 356 | 76 |
| 25 | (Kings) |
4.7 | 360 | 77 |
| 26 | (Pistons) |
4.6 | 381 | 82 |
| 27 | (Celtics) |
4.6 | 351 | 77 |
| 28 | (Nuggets) |
4.5 | 362 | 80 |
| 29 | (Knicks) |
4.5 | 363 | 81 |
| 30 | (Braves) |
4.3 | 317 | 73 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Knicks) |
4.3 | 339 | 79 |
| 32 | (2 teams) |
4.1 | 294 | 71 |
| 33 | (Bullets) |
4.1 | 326 | 80 |
| 34 | (76ers) |
4.1 | 320 | 79 |
| 35 | (76ers) |
4.0 | 306 | 76 |
| 36 | (Celtics) |
4.0 | 328 | 82 |
| 37 | (Jazz) |
3.9 | 292 | 74 |
| 38 | (Kings) |
3.9 | 300 | 77 |
| 39 | (Cavaliers) |
3.9 | 278 | 72 |
| 40 | (Bullets) |
3.8 | 287 | 75 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Hawks) |
3.8 | 294 | 77 |
| 42 | (Bulls) |
3.8 | 313 | 82 |
| 43 | (Kings) |
3.8 | 311 | 82 |
| 44 | (Knicks) |
3.8 | 298 | 79 |
| 45 | (76ers) |
3.8 | 279 | 74 |
| 46 | (76ers) |
3.8 | 294 | 78 |
| 47 | (Celtics) |
3.8 | 300 | 80 |
| 48 | (Supersonics) |
3.7 | 294 | 79 |
| 49 | (Suns) |
3.7 | 305 | 82 |
| 50 | (Bullets) |
3.7 | 260 | 70 |