1978-79 NBA Regular Season: Total Assists Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more total assists in the 1978-1979 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who had the most total assists in the 1978-79 Regular Season?
Playing for the Detroit Pistons, Kevin Porter led the NBA with a total of 1,099 assists in 82 games.
Total Assists Leaders - TOP 50
1978-79 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 1 | (Pistons) |
1,099 | 13.4 | 82 |
| 2 | (Warriors) |
762 | 9.3 | 82 |
| 3 | (Lakers) |
737 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | (Kings) |
681 | 8.6 | 79 |
| 5 | (Suns) |
529 | 6.5 | 81 |
| 6 | (Knicks) |
504 | 6.2 | 81 |
| 7 | (Rockets) |
502 | 6.3 | 80 |
| 8 | (Hawks) |
480 | 5.9 | 82 |
| 9 | (Bucks) |
468 | 5.8 | 81 |
| 10 | (Pacers) |
453 | 5.7 | 79 |
(Jazz) |
453 | 5.7 | 79 | |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 12 | (Pacers) |
450 | 5.6 | 81 |
| 13 | (Lakers) |
431 | 5.4 | 80 |
(76ers) |
431 | 5.3 | 82 | |
| 15 | (Kings) |
430 | 5.2 | 82 |
| 16 | (Bulls) |
429 | 5.2 | 82 |
| 17 | (Nuggets) |
428 | 5.4 | 79 |
| 18 | (Bullets) |
419 | 6.0 | 70 |
| 19 | (Clippers) |
395 | 4.8 | 82 |
| 20 | (Bucks) |
383 | 4.8 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 21 | (Bulls) |
380 | 4.6 | 82 |
| 22 | (Knicks) |
376 | 4.8 | 79 |
| 23 | (2 teams) |
374 | 4.6 | 81 |
(Spurs) |
374 | 4.6 | 82 | |
| 25 | (76ers) |
371 | 4.5 | 82 |
| 26 | (Bullets) |
365 | 4.7 | 78 |
(Nets) |
365 | 4.5 | 82 | |
| 28 | (Suns) |
360 | 4.7 | 77 |
(Hawks) |
360 | 4.6 | 78 | |
| 30 | (Supersonics) |
358 | 4.4 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 31 | (76ers) |
357 | 4.6 | 78 |
(Jazz) |
357 | 4.8 | 74 | |
| 33 | (Suns) |
356 | 4.3 | 82 |
(Bucks) |
356 | 4.7 | 75 | |
| 35 | (Rockets) |
351 | 4.3 | 82 |
| 36 | (Cavaliers) |
348 | 4.7 | 74 |
| 37 | (2 teams) |
347 | 4.6 | 76 |
| 38 | (Clippers) |
340 | 4.4 | 78 |
| 39 | (Suns) |
339 | 4.3 | 79 |
| 40 | (Spurs) |
335 | 4.1 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 41 | (2 teams) |
331 | 4.7 | 70 |
| 42 | (Bulls) |
330 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 43 | (Trail Blazers) |
325 | 5.1 | 64 |
| 44 | (Celtics) |
324 | 4.7 | 69 |
(Rockets) |
324 | 4.4 | 74 | |
| 46 | (Cavaliers) |
321 | 5.8 | 55 |
| 47 | (Bullets) |
315 | 4.1 | 77 |
| 48 | (Supersonics) |
307 | 4.0 | 76 |
| 49 | (Trail Blazers) |
301 | 3.7 | 82 |
| 50 | (Bullets) |
298 | 4.1 | 73 |