This article provides two lists:
A list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players by total career playoff assists recorded.
A progressive list of assist leaders showing how the record increased through the years.
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff assists recorded.[1]
Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
^ | Active NBA player | |
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | ||
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[2] | |
§ | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[3] --> |
This is a progressive list of assist leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[6]
Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.[7]
^ | Active NBA player | |
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | ||
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | - |
§ | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[8] --> |
ATL | IND | NYK | SFW | San Francisco Warriors | |||
BOS | Boston Celtics | LAC | OKC | STL | |||
CHI | LAL | ORL | SYR | Syracuse Nationals | |||
CLE | MIA | PHI | TOR | Toronto Raptors | |||
DAL | MIL | PHO | UTA | ||||
DET | MNL | PHW | WAS | ||||
FTW | NJN | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | WSB | |||
HOU | NOP | SAS | San Antonio Spurs |
width=8% | Season! | Year-by-year leader | AST | Active player leader | AST | Career record | Ast | Single-season record | AST | width=8% | Season | ||
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1946–47 | Howie DallmarPHW | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 16 | Howie DallmarPHW | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 16 | Howie DallmarPHW | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 16 | Howie DallmarPHW | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 16 | 1946–47 |
1947–48 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 37 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 53 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 53 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 37 | 1947–48 | ||||
1948–49 | Jim Pollard | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 39 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 57 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 57 | Jim Pollard | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 39 | 1948–49 | ||
1949–50 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 56 | Jim Pollard | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 95 | Jim Pollard | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 95 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 56 | 1949–50 | ||
1950–51 | Dick McGuire | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 78 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 122 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 122 | Dick McGuire | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 78 | 1950–51 | ||
1951–52 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 90 | Dick McGuire | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 195 | Dick McGuire | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 195 | 90 | 1951–52 | |||
1952–53 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 70 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 265 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 265 | 1952–53 | ||||||
1953–54 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 60 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 270 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 270 | 1953–54 | ||||||
1954–55 | Andy Phillip | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 78 | 282 | 282 | 1954–55 | |||||||
1955–56 | George KingSYR | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 60 | 1955–56 | |||||||||
1956–57 | Bob Cousy | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 93 | Slater Martin | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 304 | Slater Martin | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 304 | Bob Cousy | 93 | 1956–57 | |
1957–58 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 82 | Bob Cousy | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 372 | Bob Cousy | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 372 | 1957–58 | ||||
1958–59 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 119 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 491 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 491 | 119 | 1958–59 | |||||
1959–60 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 116 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 607 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 607 | 1959–60 | ||||||
1960–61 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 91 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 698 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 698 | 1960–61 | ||||||
1961–62 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 123 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 821 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 821 | 123 | 1961–62 | |||||
1962–63 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 116 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 937 | 937 | 1962–63 | |||||||
1963–64 | Guy Rodgers | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 90 | Bill Russell | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 362 | 1963–64 | ||||||
1964–65 | Bill Russell | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 76 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 438 | 1964–65 | |||||||
1965–66 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 85 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 523 | 1965–66 | ||||||||
1966–67 | Wilt Chamberlain | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 135 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 573 | Wilt Chamberlain | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 135 | 1966–67 | ||||
1967–68 | John Havlicek | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 142 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 672 | John Havlicek | 142 | 1967–68 | |||||
1968–69 | Jerry West | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 135 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 770 | 1968–69 | |||||||
1969–70 | Walt Frazier | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 156 | Bob Cousy | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 937 | Walt Frazier | 156 | 1969–70 | ||||
1970–71 | Oscar Robertson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 124 | Jerry West | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 703 | 1970–71 | ||||||
1971–72 | Jerry West | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 134 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 837 | 1971–72 | |||||||
1972–73 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 132 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 969 | Jerry West | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 969 | 1972–73 | |||||
1973–74 | Oscar Robertson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 149 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 970 | 970 | 1973–74 | ||||||
1974–75 | Kevin PorterWSB | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 124 | John Havlicek | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 712 | 1974–75 | ||||||
1975–76 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 98 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 763 | 1975–76 | ||||||||
1976–77 | Bill Walton | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 104 | 825 | 1976–77 | ||||||||
1977–78 | Tom HendersonWSB | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 106 | 1977–78 | |||||||||
1978–79 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 107 | Walt Frazier | 599 | 1978–79 | ||||||||
1979–80 | Magic Johnson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 151 | 1979–80 | |||||||||
1980–81 | Maurice Cheeks | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 116 | Wes Unseld | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 453 | 1980–81 | ||||||
1981–82 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 172 | Maurice Cheeks | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 462 | Maurice Cheeks | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 172 | 1981–82 | ||||
1982–83 | Magic Johnson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 192 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 553 | Magic Johnson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 192 | 1982–83 | ||||
1983–84 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 284 | Magic Johnson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 778 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 284 | 1983–84 | |||||
1984–85 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 289 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,067 | Magic Johnson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,067 | 289 | 1984–85 | ||||
1985–86 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 211 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,278 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,278 | 1985–86 | ||||||
1986–87 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 219 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,497 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,497 | 1986–87 | ||||||
1987–88 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 303 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,800 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,800 | 303 | 1987–88 | |||||
1988–89 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 165 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,965 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,965 | 1988–89 | ||||||
1989–90 | Kevin JohnsonPHO | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 170 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 2,080 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 2,080 | 1989–90 | |||||
1990–91 | Magic Johnson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 240 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 2,320 | 2,320 | 1990–91 | ||||||
1991–92 | John Stockton | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 217 | Larry Bird | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,062 | 1991–92 | ||||||
1992–93 | Kevin JohnsonPHO | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 182 | Isiah Thomas | 987 | 1992–93 | |||||||
1993–94 | John Stockton | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 157 | 1993–94 | |||||||||
1994–95 | Penny HardawayORL | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 162 | John Stockton | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 980 | 1994–95 | ||||||
1995–96 | John Stockton | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 195 | Magic Johnson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 2,346 | 2,346 | 1995–96 | |||||
1996–97 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 191 | John Stockton | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,366 | 1996–97 | |||||||
1997–98 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 155 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,521 | 1997–98 | ||||||||
1998–99 | Avery JohnsonSAS | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 126 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,613 | 1998–99 | |||||||
1999–00 | Mark JacksonIND | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 178 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,716 | 1999–00 | |||||||
2000–01 | Allen Iverson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 134 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,773 | 2000–01 | |||||||
2001–02 | Jason Kidd | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 182 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,813 | 2001–02 | |||||||
2002–03 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 163 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,839 | 2002–03 | ||||||||
2003–04 | Chauncey Billups | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 136 | Scottie Pippen | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,048 | 2003–04 | ||||||
2004–05 | Steve Nash | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 170 | Gary Payton | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 772 | 2004–05 | ||||||
2005–06 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 204 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 808 | 2005–06 | ||||||||
2006–07 | LeBron James^CLE | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 159 | Jason Kidd | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 927 | 2006–07 | ||||||
2007–08 | Rajon Rondo†BOS | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 172 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 961 | 2007–08 | |||||||
2008–09 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 137 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,020 | 2008–09 | ||||||||
2009–10 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 223 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,062 | 2009–10 | ||||||||
2010–11 | Jason Kidd | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 153 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,215 | 2010–11 | |||||||
2011–12 | Rajon Rondo†BOS | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 227 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,239 | 2011–12 | |||||||
2012–13 | LeBron James^MIA | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 152 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,263 | 2012–13 | |||||||
2013–14 | Russell Westbrook^OKC | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 153 | Steve Nash | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,061 | 2013–14 | ||||||
2014–15 | LeBron James^CLE | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 169 | LeBron James^ CLE 2014–18 LAL 2018–24 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,188 | 2014–15 | ||||||
2015–16 | Russell Westbrook^OKC | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 198 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,348 | 2015–16 | |||||||
2016–17 | LeBron James^CLE | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 141 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,489 | 2016–17 | |||||||
2017–18 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 198 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2 | 1,687 | 2017–18 | ||||||||
2018–19 | Draymond Green^GSW | 187 | 2018–19 | ||||||||||
2019–20 | LeBron James^LAL | 184 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 1,871 | 2019–20 | ||||||||
2020–21 | Jrue Holiday^MIL | 199 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2 | 1,919 | 2020–21 | ||||||||
2021–22 | Jayson Tatum^BOS | 148 | 2021–22 | ||||||||||
2022–23 | Nikola Jokić^DEN | 190 | 2,023 | 2022–23 | |||||||||
2023–24 | Luka Dončić^DAL | 178 | 2,067 | 2023–24 | |||||||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | AST | Active player leader | AST | Career record | AST | Single-season record | AST | Season |