highest career average spg small forwards with at least 500 games

Rick Barry has averaged the most career steals per game by a small forward when playing 500+ games, with 2.0 per game.

Showing
  • Assumption:Threshold per result
  • Data note: Steals Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.0
554
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
0.5
8.6
19.1
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
3.9
4.2
91.6
50.5
0.9
4.3
2.5
19,585
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
574
1,464
2Scottie Pippen
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
3Julius Erving
J. Erving
1.9
702
34.6
22.8
7.1
4.0
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
4.5
3.1
24,285
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,319
1,117
1,951
1,953
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.8
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
30,504
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
5Paul George
P. George
1.8
692
35.5
22.7
6.6
4.0
0.4
7.7
17.6
44.0
2.8
7.4
38.5
4.4
5.1
85.8
57.2
0.9
5.8
2.9
24,540
15,725
4,599
2,783
1,226
297
2,005
1,886
+2969
6Metta Sandiford-Artest
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
7Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.7
800
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.4
60.6
1.2
5.2
1.7
25,418
16,585
5,090
2,473
1,384
499
1,349
1,311
+4944
8Chris Mullin
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
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.6
607
32.7
19.2
5.6
4.9
0.4
6.2
12.7
48.5
0.7
2.2
33.3
6.1
7.2
85.3
60.4
1.9
3.7
1.7
19,871
11,664
3,421
2,947
977
243
1,010
806
+1810
10LeBron James
L. James
1.5
1,347
37.6
27.1
7.6
7.6
0.8
9.9
19.7
50.5
1.7
4.8
34.6
5.6
7.6
73.6
59.0
1.1
6.4
3.5
50,693
36,566
10,193
10,174
1,993
1,011
4,719
2,414
+6240
11Trevor Ariza
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
12Shawn Marion
S. Marion
1.4
871
33.7
14.4
8.1
1.8
1.0
6.0
12.5
47.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
53.2
2.3
5.8
1.5
29,363
12,578
7,059
1,600
1,236
845
1,311
1,852
+843
13John Drew
J. Drew
1.4
639
30.6
21.2
7.3
1.6
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.0
0.1
12.9
6.0
8.0
74.4
53.8
3.1
4.2
2.8
19,568
13,553
4,668
1,054
894
189
1,168
2,368
14Chris Morris
C. Morris
1.4
583
27.9
12.1
5.3
1.8
0.8
4.7
10.6
44.2
0.7
2.2
30.5
2.1
2.8
73.3
51.2
2.3
3.0
1.8
16,251
7,076
3,080
1,058
813
492
1,046
1,495
-132
15Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
1.4
770
29.0
11.3
5.8
2.0
0.8
4.0
8.6
47.2
0.4
1.4
31.1
2.8
4.0
70.6
55.0
1.4
4.4
1.7
22,355
8,733
4,465
1,509
1,069
623
1,306
1,640
-64
16Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
1.3
848
31.3
11.2
4.7
4.3
0.5
4.1
8.9
46.3
0.9
2.8
33.1
2.1
3.0
69.1
55.0
0.8
3.9
1.7
26,555
9,521
4,024
3,639
1,144
444
1,414
1,361
+2956
17M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
1.3
604
23.5
9.7
4.3
1.8
0.4
3.9
8.2
47.0
0.1
0.4
25.6
1.9
2.6
74.6
51.9
1.5
2.8
1.7
14,216
5,853
2,595
1,112
812
226
867
1,484
18Reggie Williams
R. Williams
1.3
599
26.7
12.5
4.0
2.5
0.7
5.0
11.4
43.7
0.6
2.1
29.8
1.9
2.5
78.4
50.1
1.3
2.7
1.8
16,013
7,508
2,393
1,492
802
407
1,051
1,920
-57
19Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
1.3
604
29.5
11.1
5.2
2.7
1.7
3.8
7.8
48.2
0.4
1.4
30.7
3.2
4.3
74.1
57.4
1.7
3.5
1.8
17,805
6,728
3,141
1,617
796
1,033
1,091
1,202
+1037
20Caron Butler
C. Butler
1.3
806
31.8
13.8
4.9
2.3
0.2
5.1
11.8
43.2
0.9
2.5
34.8
2.7
3.2
84.4
52.1
1.2
3.6
1.8
25,625
11,112
3,921
1,821
1,036
198
1,419
1,891
-241
21Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
1.3
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
22Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
1.3
616
34.2
20.1
7.1
3.6
0.8
8.3
16.0
51.9
0.0
0.2
16.9
3.4
4.7
73.6
55.6
2.7
4.4
2.3
21,089
12,367
4,401
2,219
781
475
1,444
1,552
23Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
1.3
526
34.9
19.1
6.2
3.5
0.6
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.3
4.2
80.1
52.4
1.7
4.4
2.7
18,370
10,062
3,245
1,821
661
303
630
1,798
24Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
1.2
1,153
24.4
10.3
5.5
1.9
0.7
4.1
8.8
46.5
0.1
0.2
20.1
2.0
2.9
69.0
50.8
2.0
3.5
1.4
28,115
11,825
6,339
2,134
1,439
799
1,583
3,455
+523
25Grant Hill
G. Hill
1.2
961
34.1
16.9
6.2
4.3
0.6
6.2
13.0
48.2
0.2
0.7
31.7
4.1
5.4
76.9
55.0
1.2
5.0
2.4
32,767
16,203
5,932
4,114
1,187
551
2,315
2,231
+1865

More NBA News

More Warriors Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

23.5

Curry

Stephen Curry

RPG

8.3

Lendeborg

Yaxel Lendeborg

APG

7.0

Green

Draymond Green
Team Rankings

ORTG

112.6

13th

DRTG

124.0

29th

NETRTG

-11.4

24th

3P%

33.6

17th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
1
2
.333
2.0
12
1
2
.333
2.0
13
0
2
.000
2.5
14
0
3
.000
3.0
15
Warriors Warriors
0
3
.000
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/26
@
10:00 PM
Wed
10/28
@
8:00 PM
Fri
10/30
@
10:00 PM
Sun
11/1
@
8:30 PM
Mon
11/2
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

0 - 3

122

Final

131

PHX Suns

1 - 1

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
3
0
1.000
2
2
0
1.000
0.5
3
2
0
1.000
0.5
4
2
1
.667
1.0
5
2
1
.667
1.0
6
2
1
.667
1.0
7
1
1
.500
1.5
8
1
1
.500
1.5
9
1
1
.500
1.5
10
1
2
.333
2.0
11
0
2
.000
2.5
12
0
2
.000
2.5
13
0
2
.000
2.5
14
0
3
.000
3.0
15
0
3
.000
3.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
3
0
1.000
2
2
0
1.000
0.5
3
2
0
1.000
0.5
4
2
0
1.000
0.5
5
2
0
1.000
0.5
6
2
0
1.000
0.5
7
1
1
.500
1.5
8
1
1
.500
1.5
9
1
1
.500
1.5
10
1
1
.500
1.5
11
1
2
.333
2.0
12
1
2
.333
2.0
13
0
2
.000
2.5
14
0
3
.000
3.0
15
0
3
.000
3.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/25
@
5:00 PM
Sun
10/25
@
6:00 PM
Sun
10/25
@
7:00 PM
Sun
10/25
@
7:00 PM
Sun
10/25
@
7:00 PM