1982-1983 NBA Assists per Game Leaders

Magic Johnson led the NBA in assists per game in 1982-1983 with 10.5, 0.7 ahead of Johnny Moore (9.8). It stands 67th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times Magic Johnson led in assists per game.

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Led the NBA in 1982-1983 Magic Johnson LAL

10.5 Assists per Game 0.7 clear of Johnny Moore

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#	Player	Team	APG	GP	MPG	AST
1	Magic Johnson	LAL	10.5	79	36.8	829
2	JM Johnny Moore	SAN	9.8	77	33.1	753
3	Rickey Green	UTH	8.9	78	35.7	697
4	LD Larry Drew	KCK	8.1	75	35.9	610
5	Frank Johnson	WAS	8.1	68	34.2	549
6	Gus Williams	SEA	8.0	80	34.5	643
7	Ray Williams	KCK	7.9	72	30.1	569
8	Isiah Thomas	DET	7.8	81	38.2	634
9	Norm Nixon	LAL	7.2	79	34.3	566
10	Brad Davis	DAL	7.2	79	29.4	565
11	Maurice Cheeks	PHL	6.9	79	31.2	543
12	Micheal Ray Richardson	NJN	6.8	64	32.4	432
13	AL Allen Leavell	HOU	6.7	79	32.9	530
14	Nate Archibald	BOS	6.2	66	27.4	409
15	GH Geoff Huston	CLE	6.1	80	34.0	487
16	Reggie Theus	CHI	5.9	82	34.8	484
17	Larry Bird	BOS	5.8	79	37.7	458
18	JS Jerry Sichting	IND	5.6	78	31.2	433
19	Lorenzo Romar	GOS	5.5	82	26.0	455
20	MD Mike Dunleavy	SAN	5.5	79	20.5	437
21	Paul Westphal	NYK	5.5	80	24.7	439
22	DC Darwin Cook	NJN	5.5	82	32.0	448
23	Lafayette Lever	POR	5.3	81	24.9	426
24	Eddie Johnson	ATL	5.2	61	29.7	318
25	RL Ronnie Lester	CHI	5.1	65	22.1	332
26	Dennis Johnson	PHX	5.0	77	33.1	388
27	Walter Davis	PHX	5.0	80	31.1	397
28	RS Rory Sparrow	NYK	4.9	81	30.0	397
29	RW Rob Williams	DEN	4.9	74	19.5	361
30	ES Edmund Sherod	NYK	4.9	64	25.4	311
31	Alex English	DEN	4.8	82	36.4	397
32	MT Mychal Thompson	POR	4.8	80	37.7	380
33	Alvan Adams	PHX	4.7	80	30.6	376
34	Marques Johnson	MIL	4.5	80	35.7	363
35	Andrew Toney	PHL	4.5	81	30.5	365
36	BM Billy McKinney	DEN	4.2	68	22.9	288
37	Mark Aguirre	DAL	4.1	81	34.4	332
38	World Free	CLE	4.0	73	36.1	290
39	Sidney Moncrief	MIL	3.9	76	35.7	300
40	Wes Matthews	ATL	3.9	64	18.5	249
41	Otis Birdsong	NJN	3.9	62	30.4	239
42	MC Michael Cooper	LAL	3.8	82	26.2	315
43	Quinn Buckner	BOS	3.8	72	21.7	275
44	Phil Ford	MIL	3.8	77	20.9	290
45	QD Quintin Dailey	CHI	3.7	76	27.4	280
46	KR Kelvin Ransey	DAL	3.7	76	21.1	280
47	Albert King	NJN	3.7	79	31.0	291
48	VJ Vinnie Johnson	DET	3.7	82	30.6	301
49	Julius Erving	PHL	3.7	72	33.6	263
50	Craig Hodges	SDC	3.6	76	26.6	275

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