1987-88 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1987-1988 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1987-88 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Utah Jazz, John Stockton led the NBA with an average of 13.8 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
1987-88 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Jazz) |
13.8 | 1,128 | 82 |
| 2 | (Lakers) |
11.9 | 858 | 72 |
| 3 | (Knicks) |
10.6 | 868 | 82 |
| 4 | (Trail Blazers) |
10.1 | 831 | 82 |
| 5 | (Hawks) |
9.3 | 747 | 80 |
| 6 | (Supersonics) |
8.6 | 702 | 82 |
| 7 | (Pistons) |
8.4 | 678 | 81 |
| 8 | (76ers) |
8.0 | 635 | 79 |
| 9 | (Nuggets) |
7.8 | 639 | 82 |
| 10 | (Celtics) |
7.8 | 598 | 77 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Mavericks) |
7.7 | 634 | 82 |
| 12 | (Spurs) |
7.4 | 480 | 65 |
| 13 | (Kings) |
7.1 | 434 | 61 |
| 14 | (Pacers) |
7.1 | 568 | 80 |
| 15 | (2 teams) |
7.1 | 544 | 77 |
| 16 | (Bucks) |
7.0 | 523 | 75 |
| 17 | (Spurs) |
6.8 | 557 | 82 |
| 18 | (Suns) |
6.6 | 540 | 82 |
| 19 | (Warriors) |
6.4 | 429 | 67 |
| 20 | (Kings) |
6.3 | 463 | 73 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Celtics) |
6.2 | 503 | 81 |
| 22 | (Celtics) |
6.1 | 467 | 76 |
| 23 | (Nuggets) |
6.1 | 503 | 82 |
| 24 | (Cavaliers) |
6.0 | 480 | 80 |
| 25 | (Bulls) |
5.9 | 485 | 82 |
| 26 | (Nets) |
5.8 | 479 | 82 |
| 27 | (Trail Blazers) |
5.8 | 467 | 81 |
| 28 | (2 teams) |
5.5 | 437 | 80 |
| 29 | (2 teams) |
5.3 | 381 | 72 |
| 30 | (Clippers) |
5.2 | 383 | 74 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Bullets) |
5.1 | 404 | 79 |
| 32 | (Rockets) |
5.1 | 405 | 80 |
| 33 | (Bucks) |
4.8 | 392 | 81 |
| 34 | (Clippers) |
4.8 | 382 | 79 |
| 35 | (Pistons) |
4.7 | 387 | 82 |
| 36 | (Nuggets) |
4.7 | 377 | 80 |
| 37 | (Cavaliers) |
4.2 | 333 | 79 |
| 38 | (Lakers) |
4.1 | 335 | 81 |
| 39 | (Hawks) |
4.1 | 337 | 82 |
| 40 | (Mavericks) |
4.0 | 303 | 75 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Knicks) |
4.0 | 326 | 81 |
| 42 | (Pacers) |
3.9 | 309 | 79 |
| 43 | (Lakers) |
3.9 | 289 | 75 |
| 44 | (Spurs) |
3.8 | 266 | 70 |
| 45 | (Bulls) |
3.7 | 303 | 81 |
| 46 | (Jazz) |
3.7 | 300 | 81 |
| 47 | (Mavericks) |
3.7 | 262 | 71 |
| 48 | (Hawks) |
3.7 | 302 | 82 |
| 49 | (Mavericks) |
3.6 | 278 | 77 |
| 50 | (Clippers) |
3.4 | 273 | 80 |