Since 1979-80, Tony Allen has gotten the most steals per game by an inactive or retired forward, with 2.0 per game.
Interpreted as:
forward with highest stl per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by retired players since 1980| NAME | SPG | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Allen | 2.0 | 63 | 26.2 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 49.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 34.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 62.7 | 52.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1,648 | 539 | 280 | 86 | 129 | 30 | 86 | 166 | +251 |
| 2 |  | S. Pippen | 2.0 | 1,178 | 34.9 | 16.1 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 47.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 32.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 70.4 | 53.6 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 41,069 | 18,940 | 7,494 | 6,135 | 2,307 | 947 | 3,257 | 3,329 | +2022 |
| 3 |  | J. Erving | 1.9 | 468 | 34.4 | 23.3 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 17.7 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 25.3 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 77.0 | 56.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 16,114 | 10,918 | 3,227 | 1,843 | 892 | 807 | 1,398 | 1,288 | |
| 4 |  | W. Anderson | 1.9 | 81 | 33.8 | 18.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 15.9 | 49.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 19.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 77.5 | 53.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2,738 | 1,508 | 417 | 372 | 150 | 62 | 261 | 295 | |
| 5 |  | K. Gill | 1.8 | 354 | 31.9 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 12.4 | 42.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 27.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 73.4 | 48.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 11,303 | 4,829 | 1,601 | 959 | 627 | 185 | 557 | 1,006 | -422 |
| 6 |  | M. Sandiford-Artest | 1.7 | 991 | 31.7 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 41.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 33.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 71.5 | 50.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 31,440 | 13,058 | 4,448 | 2,631 | 1,721 | 522 | 1,791 | 2,586 | +1818 |
| 7 |  | L. Bird | 1.7 | 897 | 38.4 | 24.3 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 19.3 | 49.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 37.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 88.6 | 56.4 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 34,443 | 21,791 | 8,974 | 5,695 | 1,556 | 755 | 2,816 | 2,279 | |
| 8 |  | C. Mullin | 1.7 | 802 | 34.7 | 19.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 14.3 | 51.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 38.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 86.7 | 59.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 27,813 | 15,659 | 3,662 | 3,047 | 1,334 | 481 | 2,058 | 1,643 | +243 |
| 9 |  | E. Jones | 1.6 | 130 | 36.3 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 43.2 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 36.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 79.3 | 55.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 4,720 | 1,798 | 599 | 398 | 211 | 96 | 192 | 379 | +685 |
| 10 |  | P. Pressey | 1.6 | 198 | 32.0 | 13.9 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 49.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 24.6 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 75.1 | 56.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 6,333 | 2,758 | 897 | 1,228 | 310 | 126 | 542 | 620 | |
| 11 |  | N. Noel | 1.6 | 118 | 25.5 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 54.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 62.4 | 57.0 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 3,012 | 1,192 | 836 | 172 | 183 | 150 | 209 | 318 | -541 |
| 12 |  | C. Barkley | 1.5 | 1,073 | 36.7 | 22.1 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 14.5 | 54.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 26.6 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 73.5 | 61.2 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 39,330 | 23,757 | 12,546 | 4,215 | 1,648 | 888 | 3,376 | 3,287 | +532 |
| 13 |  | R. Lewis | 1.5 | 81 | 32.8 | 18.5 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 15.3 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 78.7 | 53.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2,657 | 1,495 | 377 | 218 | 124 | 72 | 142 | 258 | |
| 14 |  | R. Covington | 1.5 | 614 | 28.2 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 40.9 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 36.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 81.1 | 55.7 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 17,326 | 6,637 | 3,385 | 884 | 938 | 578 | 861 | 1,738 | +416 |
| 15 |  | S. Marion | 1.5 | 1,082 | 34.0 | 14.7 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 48.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 33.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 81.0 | 53.7 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 36,834 | 15,931 | 9,142 | 2,055 | 1,599 | 1,096 | 1,625 | 2,312 | +1559 |
| 16 | | J. Holiday | 1.5 | 82 | 31.8 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 38.6 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 34.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 89.6 | 52.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2,607 | 857 | 323 | 146 | 121 | 36 | 104 | 164 | -448 |
| 17 |  | M. Jaric | 1.5 | 66 | 20.9 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 40.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 31.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 75.2 | 49.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1,379 | 490 | 160 | 193 | 97 | 11 | 103 | 125 | +14 |
| 18 |  | C. Kellogg | 1.5 | 260 | 32.7 | 18.9 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 15.5 | 49.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 75.7 | 54.0 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 8,514 | 4,918 | 2,482 | 764 | 381 | 105 | 731 | 858 | |
| 19 |  | C. Webber | 1.5 | 675 | 37.7 | 21.1 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 18.7 | 47.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 30.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 66.9 | 50.8 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 25,474 | 14,259 | 6,724 | 2,963 | 989 | 906 | 1,911 | 2,167 | +1526 |
| 20 |  | M. Jordan | 1.5 | 142 | 36.1 | 21.2 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 20.1 | 43.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 24.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 80.5 | 48.0 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 5,124 | 3,015 | 836 | 621 | 208 | 65 | 335 | 290 | +22 |
| 21 | | N. Anderson | 1.5 | 96 | 31.6 | 13.9 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 46.5 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 31.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 66.8 | 53.7 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 3,030 | 1,337 | 509 | 308 | 140 | 39 | 179 | 165 | -61 |
| 22 |  | T. Ariza | 1.5 | 1,118 | 29.4 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 8.8 | 42.2 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 35.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 73.1 | 53.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 32,912 | 11,593 | 5,356 | 2,379 | 1,628 | 355 | 1,473 | 2,205 | +936 |
| 23 | | G. Wallace | 1.4 | 832 | 29.7 | 11.9 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 46.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 31.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 70.9 | 54.9 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 24,731 | 9,933 | 4,838 | 1,725 | 1,200 | 681 | 1,486 | 1,829 | -176 |
| 24 |  | D. Majerle | 1.4 | 172 | 31.8 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 11.2 | 45.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 35.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 71.0 | 53.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 5,471 | 2,275 | 854 | 520 | 248 | 71 | 200 | 372 | +122 |
| 25 |  | J. Richardson | 1.4 | 82 | 38.4 | 21.8 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 17.9 | 44.1 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 40.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 75.2 | 55.4 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 3,149 | 1,788 | 441 | 258 | 116 | 57 | 166 | 241 | -225 |
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.
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