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1978-1979 NBA Total Assists Leaders

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Kevin Porter led the NBA in total assists in 1978-1979 with 1,099, 337 ahead of John Lucas (762). It stands 7th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 3 times Kevin Porter led in total assists.

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Kevin Porter Led the NBA in 1978-1979 Kevin Porter DET
1,099 Total Assists 337 clear of John Lucas
Showing Total Assists and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team AST GP MPG APG
1 Kevin Porter Kevin Porter DET 1,099 82 37.4 13.4
2 John Lucas John Lucas GOS 762 82 37.7 9.3
3 Norm Nixon Norm Nixon LAL 737 82 38.4 9.0
4 Phil Ford Phil Ford KCK 681 79 34.5 8.6
5 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 529 81 32.6 6.5
6 Ray Williams Ray Williams NYK 504 81 29.3 6.2
7 Rick Barry Rick Barry HOU 502 80 32.1 6.3
8 Armond Hill ATL 480 82 30.8 5.9
9 Quinn Buckner Quinn Buckner MIL 468 81 21.7 5.8
10 Johnny Davis IND 453 79 37.6 5.7
11 Jim McElroy NOJ 453 79 34.2 5.7
12 Ricky Sobers Ricky Sobers IND 450 81 34.9 5.6
13 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 431 82 29.4 5.3
14 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 431 80 39.5 5.4
15 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 430 82 32.0 5.2
16 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus CHI 429 82 33.6 5.2
17 Charlie Scott Charlie Scott DEN 428 79 33.1 5.4
18 Tom Henderson WAS 419 70 29.7 6.0
19 Randy Smith Randy Smith SDC 395 82 37.9 4.8
20 Brian Winters MIL 383 79 32.6 4.8
21 Mickey Johnson CHI 380 82 31.6 4.6
22 Jim Cleamons Jim Cleamons NYK 376 79 30.3 4.8
23 Mike Gale SAN 374 82 25.9 4.6
24 Henry Bibby Henry Bibby PHL 371 82 31.0 4.5
25 Eddie Jordan Eddie Jordan NJN 365 82 27.6 4.5
26 Bob Dandridge WAS 365 78 33.7 4.7
27 Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson ATL 360 78 30.9 4.6
28 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 360 77 30.7 4.7
29 John Johnson John Johnson SEA 358 82 29.1 4.4
30 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 357 78 35.9 4.6
31 Gail Goodrich Gail Goodrich NOJ 357 74 28.8 4.8
32 Don Buse Don Buse PHX 356 82 31.0 4.3
33 Lloyd Walton MIL 356 75 18.4 4.7
34 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 351 82 35.9 4.3
35 Campy Russell Campy Russell CLE 348 74 38.6 4.7
36 World Free World Free SDC 340 78 37.9 4.4
37 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 339 79 30.8 4.3
38 Larry Kenon SAN 335 81 36.4 4.1
39 Wilbur Holland CHI 330 82 30.3 4.0
40 Lionel Hollins Lionel Hollins POR 325 64 30.7 5.1
41 Mike Dunleavy HOU 324 74 20.1 4.4
42 Nate Archibald Nate Archibald BOS 324 69 24.1 4.7
43 Foots Walker Foots Walker CLE 321 55 31.9 5.8
44 Wes Unseld Wes Unseld WAS 315 77 31.2 4.1
45 Gus Williams Gus Williams SEA 307 76 29.8 4.0
46 Tom Owens Tom Owens POR 301 82 34.0 3.7
47 Larry Wright WAS 298 73 22.7 4.1
48 Bernard King Bernard King NJN 295 82 34.9 3.6
49 Sonny Parker GOS 291 79 36.6 3.7
50 Mike Newlin Mike Newlin HOU 291 76 24.1 3.8
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