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1983 NBA Assists per Game Leaders

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Magic Johnson led the NBA in assists per game in 1983 with 13.1, 1.9 ahead of Norm Nixon (11.2). It stands 8th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times Magic Johnson led in assists per game.

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Magic Johnson Led the NBA in 1983 Magic Johnson LAL
13.1 Assists per Game 1.9 clear of Norm Nixon
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# Player Team APG GP MPG AST
1 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 13.1 67 38.3 875
2 Norm Nixon SDC 11.2 82 37.2 914
3 Isiah Thomas Isiah Thomas DET 11.2 82 36.7 914
4 John Lucas John Lucas SAN 10.7 63 28.7 673
5 Johnny Moore SAN 9.6 59 28.0 566
6 Rickey Green Rickey Green UTH 9.2 81 34.2 748
7 Gus Williams SEA 8.4 80 35.2 675
8 Ennis Whatley CHI 8.3 80 27.0 662
9 Larry Drew KCK 7.6 73 32.4 558
10 Brad Davis Brad Davis DAL 6.9 81 32.9 561
11 Frank Johnson Frank Johnson WAS 6.9 82 32.8 567
12 Rory Sparrow NYK 6.8 79 30.8 539
13 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 6.6 79 38.3 520
14 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 6.4 75 33.3 478
15 Kelvin Ransey NJN 6.0 80 24.2 483
16 Ray Williams NYK 5.9 76 29.3 449
17 Michael Cooper LAL 5.9 82 29.1 482
18 Rob Williams DEN 5.9 79 24.4 464
19 Darnell Valentine Darnell Valentine POR 5.8 68 27.8 395
20 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus KCK 5.8 61 24.6 352
21 Jerry Sichting IND 5.7 80 31.2 457
22 Allen Leavell HOU 5.6 82 24.5 459
23 Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson ATL 5.6 67 28.3 374
24 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 5.5 78 32.6 429
25 Geoff Huston CLE 5.4 77 26.5 413
26 Phil Ford Phil Ford HOU 5.1 81 24.9 410
27 Alex English DEN 5.0 82 35.0 406
28 Lester Conner GOS 4.9 82 31.4 401
29 Andrew Toney Andrew Toney PHL 4.8 78 32.8 373
30 Ricky Sobers WAS 4.7 81 32.4 377
31 Lafayette Lever Lafayette Lever POR 4.6 81 24.8 372
32 Mark Aguirre Mark Aguirre DAL 4.5 79 36.7 358
33 Sidney Moncrief Sidney Moncrief MIL 4.5 79 38.9 358
34 John Bagley CLE 4.4 76 22.5 333
35 Johnny Davis ATL 4.4 75 27.7 326
36 Darwin Cook NJN 4.3 82 22.8 356
37 Kyle Macy Kyle Macy PHX 4.3 82 29.3 353
38 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 4.3 74 36.7 315
39 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson BOS 4.2 80 33.3 338
40 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 4.0 77 34.8 309
41 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 4.0 82 36.5 327
42 Don Buse Don Buse KCK 4.0 76 17.5 303
43 Jeff Ruland WAS 4.0 75 41.1 296
44 Adrian Dantley UTH 3.9 79 37.8 310
45 Lewis Lloyd HOU 3.9 82 31.4 321
46 Mychal Thompson POR 3.9 79 33.5 308
47 Doc Rivers ATL 3.9 81 23.9 314
48 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong NJN 3.9 69 31.4 266
49 Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson BOS 3.9 78 26.8 300
50 Mike Evans DEN 3.7 78 21.6 288
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