1981-82 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1981-1982 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1981-82 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the San Antonio Spurs, Johnny Moore led the NBA with an average of 9.6 assists in 79 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Assists Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 400 assists.
Assists Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1981-82 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Spurs) |
9.6 | 762 | 79 |
| 2 | (Lakers) |
9.5 | 743 | 78 |
| 3 | (76ers) |
8.4 | 667 | 79 |
| 4 | (Celtics) |
8.0 | 541 | 68 |
| 5 | (Lakers) |
8.0 | 652 | 82 |
| 6 | (Pistons) |
7.8 | 565 | 72 |
| 7 | (Jazz) |
7.8 | 630 | 81 |
| 8 | (Cavaliers) |
7.6 | 590 | 78 |
| 9 | (Trail Blazers) |
7.1 | 555 | 78 |
| 10 | (Knicks) |
7.0 | 572 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Bullets) |
7.0 | 551 | 79 |
| 12 | (Supersonics) |
6.9 | 549 | 80 |
| 13 | (Kings) |
6.3 | 451 | 72 |
| 14 | (Mavericks) |
6.2 | 509 | 82 |
| 15 | (Nets) |
6.0 | 488 | 82 |
| 16 | (Celtics) |
5.8 | 447 | 77 |
| 17 | (Bulls) |
5.8 | 476 | 82 |
| 18 | (Rockets) |
5.8 | 457 | 79 |
| 19 | (Mavericks) |
5.5 | 448 | 82 |
| 20 | (Spurs) |
5.4 | 438 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Warriors) |
5.4 | 419 | 78 |
| 22 | (Nuggets) |
5.3 | 433 | 82 |
| 23 | (Nuggets) |
5.2 | 395 | 76 |
| 24 | (Kings) |
5.2 | 419 | 81 |
| 25 | (Hawks) |
5.2 | 424 | 82 |
| 26 | (Nets) |
5.2 | 398 | 77 |
| 27 | (Pacers) |
5.0 | 407 | 82 |
| 28 | (Bulls) |
4.8 | 362 | 75 |
| 29 | (Bullets) |
4.8 | 380 | 79 |
| 30 | (Bucks) |
4.8 | 382 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Bucks) |
4.7 | 328 | 70 |
| 32 | (Suns) |
4.7 | 384 | 82 |
| 33 | (Suns) |
4.6 | 369 | 80 |
| 34 | (Suns) |
4.5 | 356 | 79 |
| 35 | (Pacers) |
4.2 | 346 | 82 |
| 36 | (Nuggets) |
4.2 | 338 | 81 |
| 37 | (2 teams) |
4.1 | 307 | 74 |
| 38 | (Rockets) |
4.1 | 306 | 75 |
| 39 | (Rockets) |
4.1 | 314 | 77 |
| 40 | (Trail Blazers) |
4.0 | 319 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Jazz) |
4.0 | 324 | 81 |
| 42 | (76ers) |
3.9 | 319 | 81 |
| 43 | (76ers) |
3.9 | 316 | 81 |
| 44 | (Nets) |
3.9 | 319 | 82 |
| 45 | (Pistons) |
3.9 | 312 | 81 |
| 46 | (Bulls) |
3.8 | 301 | 80 |
| 47 | (Knicks) |
3.7 | 284 | 77 |
| 48 | (76ers) |
3.7 | 283 | 77 |
| 49 | (Suns) |
3.6 | 293 | 81 |
| 50 | (Warriors) |
3.6 | 282 | 79 |