1978-79 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1978-1979 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Detroit Pistons, Kevin Porter led the NBA with an average of 13.4 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
1978-79 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Pistons) |
13.4 | 1,099 | 82 |
| 2 | (Warriors) |
9.3 | 762 | 82 |
| 3 | (Lakers) |
9.0 | 737 | 82 |
| 4 | (Kings) |
8.6 | 681 | 79 |
| 5 | (Suns) |
6.5 | 529 | 81 |
| 6 | (Rockets) |
6.3 | 502 | 80 |
| 7 | (Knicks) |
6.2 | 504 | 81 |
| 8 | (Bullets) |
6.0 | 419 | 70 |
| 9 | (Hawks) |
5.9 | 480 | 82 |
| 10 | (Bucks) |
5.8 | 468 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Pacers) |
5.7 | 453 | 79 |
(Jazz) |
5.7 | 453 | 79 | |
| 13 | (Pacers) |
5.6 | 450 | 81 |
| 14 | (Nuggets) |
5.4 | 428 | 79 |
| 15 | (Lakers) |
5.4 | 431 | 80 |
| 16 | (76ers) |
5.3 | 431 | 82 |
| 17 | (Kings) |
5.2 | 430 | 82 |
| 18 | (Bulls) |
5.2 | 429 | 82 |
| 19 | (Bucks) |
4.8 | 383 | 79 |
| 20 | (Jazz) |
4.8 | 357 | 74 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Clippers) |
4.8 | 395 | 82 |
| 22 | (Knicks) |
4.8 | 376 | 79 |
| 23 | (Bucks) |
4.7 | 356 | 75 |
| 24 | (2 teams) |
4.7 | 331 | 70 |
| 25 | (Cavaliers) |
4.7 | 348 | 74 |
| 26 | (Bullets) |
4.7 | 365 | 78 |
| 27 | (Suns) |
4.7 | 360 | 77 |
| 28 | (Bulls) |
4.6 | 380 | 82 |
| 29 | (2 teams) |
4.6 | 374 | 81 |
| 30 | (Hawks) |
4.6 | 360 | 78 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (76ers) |
4.6 | 357 | 78 |
| 32 | (2 teams) |
4.6 | 347 | 76 |
| 33 | (Spurs) |
4.6 | 374 | 82 |
| 34 | (76ers) |
4.5 | 371 | 82 |
| 35 | (Nets) |
4.5 | 365 | 82 |
| 36 | (Rockets) |
4.4 | 324 | 74 |
| 37 | (Supersonics) |
4.4 | 358 | 82 |
| 38 | (Clippers) |
4.4 | 340 | 78 |
| 39 | (Suns) |
4.3 | 356 | 82 |
| 40 | (Suns) |
4.3 | 339 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Rockets) |
4.3 | 351 | 82 |
| 42 | (Spurs) |
4.1 | 335 | 81 |
| 43 | (Bullets) |
4.1 | 315 | 77 |
| 44 | (Bullets) |
4.1 | 298 | 73 |
| 45 | (Supersonics) |
4.0 | 307 | 76 |
| 46 | (Bulls) |
4.0 | 330 | 82 |
| 47 | (Rockets) |
3.8 | 291 | 76 |
| 48 | (Nuggets) |
3.7 | 283 | 76 |
| 49 | (Warriors) |
3.7 | 291 | 79 |
| 50 | (Trail Blazers) |
3.7 | 301 | 82 |