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1979-1980 NBA Total Assists Leaders

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Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA in total assists in 1979-1980 with 832, 161 ahead of Nate Archibald (671). It stands 53rd among all single seasons in NBA history.

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Micheal Ray Richardson Led the NBA in 1979-1980 Micheal Ray Richardson NYK
832 Total Assists 161 clear of Nate Archibald
Showing Total Assists and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team AST GP MPG APG
1 Micheal Ray Richardson Micheal Ray Richardson NYK 832 82 37.3 10.1
2 Nate Archibald Nate Archibald BOS 671 80 35.8 8.4
3 Norm Nixon Norm Nixon LAL 642 82 39.3 7.8
4 Phil Ford Phil Ford KCK 610 82 32.0 7.4
5 Foots Walker Foots Walker CLE 607 76 31.9 8.0
6 John Lucas John Lucas GOS 602 80 34.5 7.5
7 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 563 77 36.3 7.3
8 Eddie Jordan Eddie Jordan NJN 557 82 32.4 6.8
9 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 556 79 33.2 7.0
10 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus CHI 515 82 36.9 6.3
11 Ray Williams Ray Williams NYK 512 82 31.5 6.2
12 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 460 81 29.8 5.7
13 Kevin Porter Kevin Porter WAS 457 70 21.3 6.5
14 Johnny Davis IND 440 82 35.5 5.4
15 Ricky Sobers Ricky Sobers CHI 426 82 32.6 5.2
16 John Johnson John Johnson SEA 424 81 31.3 5.2
17 Armond Hill ATL 424 79 26.5 5.4
18 Allen Leavell HOU 417 77 27.6 5.4
19 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 416 82 32.5 5.1
20 John Roche John Roche DEN 405 82 27.9 4.9
21 Gus Williams Gus Williams SEA 397 82 36.2 4.8
22 Quinn Buckner Quinn Buckner MIL 383 67 25.2 5.7
23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 371 82 38.3 4.5
24 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 370 82 36.0 4.5
25 Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson ATL 370 79 33.2 4.7
26 Wes Unseld Wes Unseld WAS 366 82 36.3 4.5
27 Randy Smith Randy Smith CLE 363 82 32.6 4.4
28 Brian Winters MIL 362 80 32.8 4.5
29 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 355 78 36.1 4.6
30 James Silas SAN 347 77 29.8 4.5
31 Mickey Johnson IND 344 82 32.3 4.2
32 Allan Bristow Allan Bristow UTH 341 82 28.1 4.2
33 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 337 75 30.8 4.5
34 Brian Taylor Brian Taylor SDC 335 78 35.3 4.3
35 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson SEA 332 81 36.3 4.1
36 Mark Olberding Mark Olberding SAN 327 75 28.1 4.4
37 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 322 75 28.9 4.3
38 Don Buse Don Buse PHX 320 81 30.9 4.0
39 Mike Newlin Mike Newlin NJN 314 78 32.2 4.0
40 Mike Gale SAN 312 67 22.0 4.7
41 Henry Bibby Henry Bibby PHL 307 82 24.8 3.7
42 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 299 76 35.2 3.9
43 Lloyd Walton MIL 285 76 16.4 3.8
44 World Free World Free SDC 283 68 38.0 4.2
45 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 279 82 34.1 3.4
46 Mike Bantom IND 279 77 30.3 3.6
47 Tom Henderson HOU 274 66 23.5 4.2
48 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 273 77 34.9 3.5
49 Dave Twardzik Dave Twardzik POR 273 67 23.8 4.1
50 Rick Barry Rick Barry HOU 268 72 25.2 3.7
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