Lakers Historical Records and Statistics:
Assists in the NBA Regular Season |
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In this page you can find the top 50 list with the best career total assists. The list includes both the Minneapolis Lakers and the Los Angeles Lakers players.
When Magic Johnson retired in 1996, he was the NBA all-time leader in total assists. Later he was surpassed by John Stockton and Mark Jackson but his 10,141 assists are still the best in Lakers history by far.
In 2007-08, Kobe Bryant climbed from 7th to 3rd in the Lakers all-time list for total assists, surpassing Norm Nixon, Michael Cooper, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Elgin Baylor.
Other current Lakers on this list are Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom and Luke Waltonand Pau Gasol. |
Magic Johnson
10,141 assists
1979-80 to 1990-91, 1995-96
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Notes:
- These stats include the 2011 Regular Season.
- Total Rebounds were not recorded until 1950-51, steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds until 1973-74, turnovers until 1977-78 and 3-pointers started in 1979-80.
Lakers Top 50 Players for
Total Career Assists in the NBA Regular Season |
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Player |
Assists |
Seasons |
Games |
Rebounds |
Steals |
TOV |
Points |
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| 1. |
Magic Johnson |
10,141 |
13 |
906 |
6,559 |
1,724 |
3,506 |
17,707 |
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| 2. |
Jerry West |
6,238 |
14 |
932 |
5,366 |
81 |
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25,192 |
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| 3. |
Kobe Bryant |
5,154 |
15 |
1,103 |
5,829 |
1,653 |
3,228 |
27,868 |
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| 4. |
Norm Nixon |
3,846 |
6 |
485 |
1,312 |
868 |
1,530 |
7,938 |
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| 5. |
Michael Cooper |
3,666 |
12 |
873 |
2,769 |
1,033 |
1,429 |
7,729 |
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| 6. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
3,652 |
14 |
1,093 |
10,279 |
983 |
2,527 |
24,176 |
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| 7. |
Elgin Baylor |
3,650 |
14 |
846 |
11,463 |
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23,149 |
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| 8. |
Gail Goodrich |
2,863 |
9 |
687 |
2,081 |
351 |
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13,044 |
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| 9. |
James Worthy |
2,791 |
12 |
926 |
4,708 |
1,041 |
1,859 |
16,320 |
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| 10. |
Nick Van Exel |
2,749 |
5 |
378 |
1,062 |
391 |
837 |
5,633 |
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| 11. |
Derek Fisher |
2,543 |
12 |
872 |
1,800 |
928 |
916 |
6,971 |
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| 12. |
Byron Scott |
2,365 |
11 |
846 |
2,534 |
1,038 |
1,275 |
12,780 |
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| 13. |
Sedale Threatt |
2,018 |
5 |
386 |
898 |
542 |
605 |
4,594 |
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| 14. |
Slater Martin |
2,007 |
7 |
484 |
1,346 |
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4,813 |
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| 15. |
Lamar Odom |
1,944 |
7 |
519 |
4,906 |
444 |
1,120 |
7,092 |
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| 16. |
Shaquille O'Neal |
1,593 |
8 |
514 |
6,090 |
317 |
1,446 |
13,895 |
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| 17. |
Vern Mikkelsen |
1,515 |
10 |
699 |
5,940 |
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10,063 |
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| 18. |
Jamaal Wilkes |
1,474 |
8 |
575 |
3,119 |
706 |
1,195 |
10,601 |
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| 19. |
Wilt Chamberlain |
1,461 |
5 |
339 |
6,524 |
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5,985 |
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| 20. |
Hot Rod Hundley |
1,455 |
6 |
431 |
1,420 |
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3,625 |
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| 21. |
Jim Pollard |
1,417 |
7 |
438 |
2,487 |
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5,762 |
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| 22. |
Rick Fox |
1,399 |
7 |
486 |
1,784 |
415 |
781 |
4,207 |
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| 23. |
Vlade Divac |
1,375 |
8 |
535 |
4,545 |
649 |
1,167 |
6,531 |
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| 24. |
George Mikan |
1,245 |
7 |
439 |
4,167 |
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10,156 |
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| 25. |
Rudy LaRusso |
1,215 |
8 |
582 |
5,571 |
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8,231 |
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Player |
Assists |
Seasons |
Games |
Rebounds |
Steals |
TOV |
Points |
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| 26. |
Frank Selvy |
1,157 |
6 |
364 |
1,301 |
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3,756 |
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| 27. |
Luke Walton |
1,116 |
8 |
484 |
1,394 |
266 |
510 |
2,422 |
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| 28. |
Lucius Allen |
1,081 |
3 |
210 |
712 |
339 |
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3,351 |
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| 29. |
Robert Horry |
986 |
7 |
448 |
2,462 |
497 |
526 |
2,842 |
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| 30. |
Eddie Jones |
951 |
5 |
314 |
1,186 |
644 |
510 |
4,784 |
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| 31. |
Happy Hairston |
920 |
6 |
394 |
4,885 |
116 |
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5,993 |
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| 32. |
Slick Leonard |
906 |
5 |
324 |
950 |
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2,852 |
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| 33. |
Whitey Skoog |
903 |
6 |
341 |
1,133 |
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2,800 |
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Keith Erickson |
903 |
5 |
309 |
1,392 |
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2,851 |
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| 35. |
Pau Gasol |
870 |
4 |
255 |
2,561 |
151 |
486 |
4,767 |
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| 36. |
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman |
856 |
3 |
225 |
561 |
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2,109 |
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| 37. |
Dick Garmaker |
821 |
5 |
324 |
1,347 |
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4,156 |
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| 38. |
A.C. Green |
808 |
9 |
735 |
5,632 |
657 |
935 |
7,789 |
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| 39. |
Jim Price |
747 |
4 |
225 |
659 |
244 |
100 |
2,227 |
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| 40. |
Elden Campbell |
689 |
9 |
618 |
3,604 |
426 |
758 |
6,408 |
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| 41. |
Bob Harrison |
674 |
4 |
269 |
485 |
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1,599 |
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| 42. |
Brian Shaw |
651 |
4 |
283 |
751 |
141 |
258 |
1,145 |
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| 43. |
Jordan Farmar |
644 |
4 |
301 |
550 |
230 |
340 |
2,076 |
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| 44. |
Darrall Imhoff |
628 |
4 |
316 |
2,982 |
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2,387 |
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| 45. |
Dick Barnett |
621 |
3 |
232 |
692 |
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3,890 |
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| 46. |
Jim McMillian |
563 |
3 |
242 |
1,299 |
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3,714 |
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| 47. |
Archie Clark |
558 |
2 |
157 |
560 |
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2,410 |
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| 48. |
Tony Smith |
557 |
5 |
316 |
536 |
222 |
285 |
1,824 |
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| 49. |
Mel Counts |
546 |
6 |
375 |
2,587 |
20 |
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3,643 |
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| 50. |
Smush Parker |
530 |
2 |
164 |
477 |
259 |
300 |
1,848 |
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| 51. |
Don Ford |
523 |
5 |
368 |
1,405 |
240 |
211 |
2,618 |
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| 52. |
Tom Hawkins |
518 |
6 |
454 |
2,579 |
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4,084 |
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| 53. |
Jim King |
511 |
3 |
213 |
531 |
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1,290 |
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Career Total 
