Players: Leaders
Games: Records / Schedule and Scores
Team Rankings: Points / 3-Pointers / Rebounds / Assists
Games: Records / Schedule and Scores
Team Rankings: Points / 3-Pointers / Rebounds / Assists
1979-80 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1979-1980 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1979-80 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the New York Knicks, Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA with an average of 10.1 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
1979-80 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Knicks) |
10.1 | 832 | 82 |
| 2 | (Celtics) |
8.4 | 671 | 80 |
| 3 | (Cavaliers) |
8.0 | 607 | 76 |
| 4 | (Lakers) |
7.8 | 642 | 82 |
| 5 | (Warriors) |
7.5 | 602 | 80 |
| 6 | (Kings) |
7.4 | 610 | 82 |
| 7 | (Lakers) |
7.3 | 563 | 77 |
| 8 | (76ers) |
7.0 | 556 | 79 |
| 9 | (Nets) |
6.8 | 557 | 82 |
| 10 | (Bullets) |
6.5 | 457 | 70 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Bulls) |
6.3 | 515 | 82 |
| 12 | (Knicks) |
6.2 | 512 | 82 |
| 13 | (Kings) |
5.7 | 460 | 81 |
| 14 | (Rockets) |
5.4 | 417 | 77 |
| 15 | (Hawks) |
5.4 | 424 | 79 |
| 16 | (Pacers) |
5.4 | 440 | 82 |
| 17 | (Supersonics) |
5.2 | 424 | 81 |
| 18 | (Bulls) |
5.2 | 426 | 82 |
| 19 | (Suns) |
5.1 | 416 | 82 |
| 20 | (Nuggets) |
4.9 | 405 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Supersonics) |
4.8 | 397 | 82 |
| 22 | (Hawks) |
4.7 | 370 | 79 |
| 23 | (2 teams) |
4.6 | 333 | 73 |
| 24 | (76ers) |
4.6 | 355 | 78 |
| 25 | (Bucks) |
4.5 | 362 | 80 |
| 26 | (Lakers) |
4.5 | 371 | 82 |
| 27 | (Celtics) |
4.5 | 370 | 82 |
| 28 | (Spurs) |
4.5 | 347 | 77 |
| 29 | (Suns) |
4.5 | 337 | 75 |
| 30 | (Bullets) |
4.5 | 366 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Cavaliers) |
4.4 | 363 | 82 |
| 32 | (Spurs) |
4.4 | 327 | 75 |
| 33 | (Clippers) |
4.3 | 335 | 78 |
| 34 | (Suns) |
4.3 | 322 | 75 |
| 35 | (Pacers) |
4.2 | 344 | 82 |
| 36 | (Jazz) |
4.2 | 341 | 82 |
| 37 | (Supersonics) |
4.1 | 332 | 81 |
| 38 | (Nets) |
4.0 | 314 | 78 |
| 39 | (Suns) |
4.0 | 320 | 81 |
| 40 | (Rockets) |
3.9 | 299 | 76 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (2 teams) |
3.9 | 293 | 76 |
| 42 | (2 teams) |
3.8 | 309 | 81 |
| 43 | (Bucks) |
3.8 | 285 | 76 |
| 44 | (76ers) |
3.7 | 307 | 82 |
| 45 | (Rockets) |
3.7 | 268 | 72 |
| 46 | (2 teams) |
3.6 | 288 | 79 |
| 47 | (Pacers) |
3.6 | 279 | 77 |
| 48 | (Bucks) |
3.5 | 273 | 77 |
| 49 | (Supersonics) |
3.4 | 279 | 82 |
| 50 | (Kings) |
3.3 | 248 | 76 |