1982-1983 NBA Total Assists Leaders

Magic Johnson led the NBA in total assists in 1982-1983 with 829, 76 ahead of Johnny Moore (753). It stands 58th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 3 times Magic Johnson led in total assists.

Led the NBA in 1982-1983 Magic Johnson LAL

829 Total Assists 76 clear of Johnny Moore

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#	Player	Team	AST	GP	MPG	APG
1	Magic Johnson	LAL	829	79	36.8	10.5
2	JM Johnny Moore	SAN	753	77	33.1	9.8
3	Rickey Green	UTH	697	78	35.7	8.9
4	Gus Williams	SEA	643	80	34.5	8.0
5	Isiah Thomas	DET	634	81	38.2	7.8
6	LD Larry Drew	KCK	610	75	35.9	8.1
7	Ray Williams	KCK	569	72	30.1	7.9
8	Norm Nixon	LAL	566	79	34.3	7.2
9	Brad Davis	DAL	565	79	29.4	7.2
10	Frank Johnson	WAS	549	68	34.2	8.1
11	Maurice Cheeks	PHL	543	79	31.2	6.9
12	AL Allen Leavell	HOU	530	79	32.9	6.7
13	GH Geoff Huston	CLE	487	80	34.0	6.1
14	Reggie Theus	CHI	484	82	34.8	5.9
15	Larry Bird	BOS	458	79	37.7	5.8
16	Lorenzo Romar	GOS	455	82	26.0	5.5
17	DC Darwin Cook	NJN	448	82	32.0	5.5
18	Paul Westphal	NYK	439	80	24.7	5.5
19	MD Mike Dunleavy	SAN	437	79	20.5	5.5
20	JS Jerry Sichting	IND	433	78	31.2	5.6
21	Micheal Ray Richardson	NJN	432	64	32.4	6.8
22	Lafayette Lever	POR	426	81	24.9	5.3
23	Nate Archibald	BOS	409	66	27.4	6.2
24	Alex English	DEN	397	82	36.4	4.8
25	RS Rory Sparrow	NYK	397	81	30.0	4.9
26	Walter Davis	PHX	397	80	31.1	5.0
27	Dennis Johnson	PHX	388	77	33.1	5.0
28	MT Mychal Thompson	POR	380	80	37.7	4.8
29	Alvan Adams	PHX	376	80	30.6	4.7
30	Lionel Hollins	SDC	373	56	32.9	6.7
31	Andrew Toney	PHL	365	81	30.5	4.5
32	Marques Johnson	MIL	363	80	35.7	4.5
33	RW Rob Williams	DEN	361	74	19.5	4.9
34	Mark Aguirre	DAL	332	81	34.4	4.1
35	RL Ronnie Lester	CHI	332	65	22.1	5.1
36	Eddie Johnson	ATL	318	61	29.7	5.2
37	MC Michael Cooper	LAL	315	82	26.2	3.8
38	JD Johnny Davis	ATL	315	53	27.6	5.9
39	ES Edmund Sherod	NYK	311	64	25.4	4.9
40	VJ Vinnie Johnson	DET	301	82	30.6	3.7
41	Sidney Moncrief	MIL	300	76	35.7	3.9
42	Darnell Valentine	POR	293	47	27.6	6.2
43	Albert King	NJN	291	79	31.0	3.7
44	Phil Ford	MIL	290	77	20.9	3.8
45	World Free	CLE	290	73	36.1	4.0
46	BM Billy McKinney	DEN	288	68	22.9	4.2
47	QD Quintin Dailey	CHI	280	76	27.4	3.7
48	KR Kelvin Ransey	DAL	280	76	21.1	3.7
49	Gene Banks	SAN	279	81	33.6	3.4
50	Kyle Macy	PHX	278	82	22.4	3.4

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