1988-89 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1988-1989 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1988-89 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Utah Jazz, John Stockton led the NBA with an average of 13.6 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
1988-89 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Jazz) |
13.6 | 1,118 | 82 |
| 2 | (Lakers) |
12.8 | 988 | 77 |
| 3 | (Suns) |
12.2 | 991 | 81 |
| 4 | (Trail Blazers) |
9.5 | 770 | 81 |
| 5 | (Supersonics) |
9.3 | 696 | 75 |
| 6 | (Rockets) |
8.6 | 709 | 82 |
| 7 | (Knicks) |
8.6 | 619 | 72 |
| 8 | (Cavaliers) |
8.4 | 631 | 75 |
| 9 | (Pistons) |
8.3 | 663 | 80 |
| 10 | (Bulls) |
8.0 | 650 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Nuggets) |
7.9 | 559 | 71 |
| 12 | (Hornets) |
7.8 | 620 | 79 |
| 13 | (76ers) |
7.8 | 554 | 71 |
| 14 | (Kings) |
7.7 | 621 | 81 |
| 15 | (Nets) |
7.4 | 604 | 82 |
| 16 | (Clippers) |
7.1 | 506 | 71 |
| 17 | (Mavericks) |
7.0 | 570 | 81 |
| 18 | (Hawks) |
6.9 | 525 | 76 |
| 19 | (Celtics) |
6.6 | 472 | 72 |
| 20 | (Bucks) |
6.6 | 439 | 67 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Pacers) |
6.5 | 494 | 76 |
| 22 | (Warriors) |
6.4 | 505 | 79 |
| 23 | (Nuggets) |
6.4 | 490 | 77 |
| 24 | (Hornets) |
6.3 | 424 | 67 |
| 25 | (Bullets) |
6.3 | 496 | 79 |
| 26 | (Suns) |
6.0 | 465 | 78 |
| 27 | (Trail Blazers) |
5.8 | 450 | 78 |
| 28 | (Celtics) |
5.8 | 472 | 82 |
| 29 | (Bucks) |
5.5 | 405 | 73 |
| 30 | (2 teams) |
5.5 | 402 | 73 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Heat) |
5.4 | 429 | 80 |
| 32 | (Cavaliers) |
5.3 | 434 | 82 |
| 33 | (Warriors) |
5.1 | 415 | 82 |
| 34 | (Pacers) |
4.9 | 390 | 80 |
| 35 | (Bulls) |
4.8 | 335 | 70 |
| 36 | (Hawks) |
4.7 | 387 | 82 |
| 37 | (Nuggets) |
4.7 | 383 | 82 |
| 38 | (Spurs) |
4.6 | 372 | 81 |
| 39 | (Heat) |
4.4 | 349 | 79 |
| 40 | (Bullets) |
4.3 | 356 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Warriors) |
4.2 | 334 | 79 |
| 42 | (76ers) |
4.1 | 325 | 79 |
| 43 | (Bulls) |
3.9 | 308 | 78 |
| 44 | (Knicks) |
3.9 | 319 | 81 |
| 45 | (Lakers) |
3.9 | 314 | 80 |
| 46 | (Spurs) |
3.8 | 301 | 79 |
| 47 | (76ers) |
3.7 | 306 | 82 |
| 48 | (Mavericks) |
3.7 | 288 | 78 |
| 49 | (Cavaliers) |
3.7 | 285 | 78 |
| 50 | (Bullets) |
3.6 | 294 | 81 |