1980-81 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1980-1981 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1980-81 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Washington Bullets, Kevin Porter led the NBA with an average of 9.1 assists in 81 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Assists Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 400 assists.
Assists Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1980-81 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Bullets) |
9.1 | 734 | 81 |
| 2 | (Lakers) |
8.8 | 696 | 79 |
| 3 | (Kings) |
8.8 | 580 | 66 |
| 4 | (Knicks) |
7.9 | 627 | 79 |
| 5 | (Celtics) |
7.7 | 618 | 80 |
| 6 | (Warriors) |
7.0 | 464 | 66 |
| 7 | (Trail Blazers) |
6.9 | 555 | 80 |
| 8 | (76ers) |
6.9 | 560 | 81 |
| 9 | (Pacers) |
6.3 | 480 | 76 |
| 10 | (Nuggets) |
5.7 | 408 | 72 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Cavaliers) |
5.7 | 452 | 80 |
| 12 | (Celtics) |
5.5 | 451 | 82 |
(Clippers) |
5.5 | 440 | 80 | |
| 14 | (Knicks) |
5.5 | 432 | 79 |
| 15 | (Hawks) |
5.4 | 407 | 75 |
| 16 | (2 teams) |
5.2 | 411 | 79 |
| 17 | (Bulls) |
5.2 | 426 | 82 |
| 18 | (Clippers) |
4.9 | 372 | 76 |
| 19 | (Kings) |
4.9 | 399 | 82 |
| 20 | (2 teams) |
4.9 | 394 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Rockets) |
4.9 | 384 | 79 |
| 22 | (Bucks) |
4.7 | 384 | 82 |
| 23 | (Jazz) |
4.7 | 383 | 82 |
| 24 | (Suns) |
4.6 | 344 | 75 |
| 25 | (Bucks) |
4.6 | 346 | 76 |
| 26 | (Spurs) |
4.5 | 373 | 82 |
| 27 | (76ers) |
4.4 | 364 | 82 |
| 28 | (Pistons) |
4.4 | 362 | 82 |
| 29 | (Cavaliers) |
4.4 | 357 | 82 |
| 30 | (76ers) |
4.3 | 352 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (2 teams) |
4.3 | 360 | 84 |
| 32 | (Supersonics) |
4.2 | 341 | 81 |
| 33 | (Rockets) |
4.2 | 344 | 82 |
| 34 | (Lakers) |
4.1 | 332 | 81 |
| 35 | (Jazz) |
4.0 | 322 | 80 |
| 36 | (Bullets) |
4.0 | 300 | 75 |
(Bulls) |
4.0 | 284 | 71 | |
| 38 | (Supersonics) |
3.9 | 312 | 80 |
| 39 | (2 teams) |
3.9 | 292 | 75 |
| 40 | (Suns) |
3.9 | 302 | 78 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Spurs) |
3.8 | 285 | 75 |
| 42 | (Nets) |
3.8 | 299 | 79 |
(Trail Blazers) |
3.8 | 299 | 79 | |
| 44 | (Suns) |
3.7 | 291 | 79 |
| 45 | (Nets) |
3.7 | 297 | 81 |
| 46 | (76ers) |
3.6 | 273 | 75 |
| 47 | (Rockets) |
3.6 | 268 | 74 |
| 48 | (Celtics) |
3.6 | 295 | 82 |
| 49 | (Trail Blazers) |
3.6 | 284 | 79 |
| 50 | (Nuggets) |
3.6 | 290 | 81 |