highest career steals average by nba centers

Hakeem Olajuwon has gotten the most career steals per game by a center, with 1.7 per game.

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highest career steals with a minimum of 400 games played average by NBA centers

	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	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1.7	1,238	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	44,222	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	1.4	987	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	34,271	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
3	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	1.3	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	0.7	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	7.6	3.3	19,508	12,802	6,664	1,979	874	742	2,149	2,421	-553
4	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1.3	951	30.3	6.0	9.9	1.4	2.0	2.5	5.2	47.3	0.0	0.1	13.7	1.1	2.6	41.1	47.2	3.3	6.7	1.0	28,812	5,699	9,455	1,326	1,249	1,932	960	1,834	+1643
5	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	1.3	761	30.8	9.5	9.0	4.3	1.5	3.8	8.7	44.3	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.8	2.4	75.0	48.7	2.2	6.9	2.2	23,463	7,206	6,873	3,275	999	1,160	978	2,636
6	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1.3	988	27.5	14.1	7.0	4.1	0.8	5.8	11.6	49.8	0.0	0.0	13.3	2.5	3.2	78.8	54.1	2.0	5.0	2.6	27,203	13,910	6,937	4,012	1,289	808	2,194	3,214
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1.3	787	31.9	22.1	11.0	7.4	0.7	8.5	15.1	56.1	1.1	3.1	36.4	4.1	4.9	82.5	64.2	2.7	8.3	3.0	25,078	17,418	8,667	5,825	1,009	568	2,334	2,111	+4443
8	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	1.2	947	26.5	12.2	12.0	1.2	1.3	5.1	9.5	54.1	0.0	0.2	19.6	1.9	4.0	48.8	54.5	4.1	7.9	1.8	25,080	11,590	11,360	1,147	1,157	1,186	1,665	2,686	-907
9	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1.1	524	37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	0.9	7.2	15.7	46.3	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.3	80.3	50.1	3.0	9.8	2.2	19,878	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
10	Vlade Divac V. Divac	1.1	1,134	29.8	11.8	8.2	3.1	1.4	4.6	9.3	49.5	0.1	0.4	23.5	2.5	3.7	69.2	54.3	2.5	5.7	2.2	33,838	13,398	9,326	3,541	1,288	1,631	2,470	3,609	+2228
11	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	1.1	716	33.3	19.5	9.4	3.3	1.5	7.8	14.9	52.8	0.0	0.0	15.4	3.8	5.0	77.0	57.2	2.6	6.8	2.6	23,844	13,984	6,696	2,353	777	1,100	1,112	2,201
12	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	1.1	591	34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.2	62.5	54.4	3.5	8.4	1.9	20,468	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	579	1,615
13	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	1.1	943	33.7	16.0	10.0	3.3	1.0	5.9	12.7	46.2	0.2	0.7	33.1	4.0	4.7	84.8	54.0	2.3	7.7	2.4	31,782	15,059	9,429	3,075	1,001	928	2,243	3,263
14	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	1.1	553	30.3	15.6	8.9	3.3	0.8	6.0	11.4	52.2	0.3	1.0	32.4	3.4	4.5	75.2	58.3	2.2	6.7	2.1	16,771	8,641	4,940	1,842	582	457	1,139	1,302	+975
15	Nene	1.0	706	25.2	11.0	6.1	1.6	0.8	4.2	7.4	56.7	0.0	0.1	12.5	2.6	3.9	66.3	60.3	1.8	4.2	1.6	17,818	7,744	4,279	1,098	740	574	1,123	2,138	+1537
16	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	1.0	495	25.9	12.2	7.7	2.1	0.6	4.9	9.5	52.1	0.0	0.0	6.3	2.4	3.3	70.3	55.9	2.7	5.1	1.8	12,843	6,055	3,829	1,063	511	292	883	1,082	-817
17	Steve Stipanovich S. Stipanovich	1.0	403	31.2	13.2	7.8	2.3	0.9	5.0	10.3	48.4	0.0	0.1	17.9	3.2	4.0	79.6	54.7	1.9	5.9	1.9	12,591	5,323	3,131	938	415	380	777	1,435
18	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	1.0	628	33.2	18.3	7.8	1.8	1.6	7.4	15.4	47.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.8	74.5	52.3	2.5	5.3	2.9	20,834	11,479	4,915	1,151	637	1,016	1,800	2,017
19	Marcus Camby M. Camby	1.0	790	29.6	9.6	10.0	1.9	2.4	3.9	8.3	47.0	0.0	0.1	20.3	1.8	2.6	68.5	50.9	2.6	7.4	1.4	23,423	7,612	7,923	1,528	775	1,881	1,098	2,195	+280
20	Dan Issel D. Issel	1.0	718	31.1	20.4	7.9	2.5	0.6	7.6	14.9	50.6	0.0	0.2	25.3	5.3	6.6	79.7	57.2	2.3	5.6	2.0	22,342	14,659	5,707	1,804	698	396	1,281	2,022
21	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	0.9	609	33.7	23.3	10.1	2.3	1.6	9.1	17.9	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.0	6.5	76.6	56.0	2.5	7.6	2.3	20,507	14,178	6,163	1,379	577	984	687	2,001
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0.9	1,239	35.3	22.9	10.0	3.5	2.6	9.4	16.8	56.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.0	5.4	73.6	59.5	2.4	7.6	2.7	43,787	28,316	12,369	4,302	1,160	3,189	2,527	3,667
23	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	0.9	1,120	34.3	20.9	9.9	1.9	2.5	8.2	16.2	50.4	0.0	0.1	16.1	4.6	6.1	74.1	55.3	2.3	7.6	3.0	38,388	23,459	11,052	2,111	1,047	2,747	3,308	3,786	+412
24	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	0.9	631	24.5	11.8	8.9	2.6	1.1	4.6	9.2	50.2	0.2	0.8	29.4	2.3	3.5	66.1	54.8	2.5	6.4	2.2	15,429	7,438	5,644	1,664	588	669	1,362	1,990	+698
25	Oliver Miller O. Miller	0.9	493	23.0	7.4	5.9	2.2	1.5	3.1	5.8	53.4	0.0	0.1	11.6	1.1	1.7	63.9	55.7	1.9	4.0	1.9	11,338	3,625	2,893	1,061	455	758	921	1,460	-228

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.9

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RPG

9.1

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APG

6.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.8

8th

DRTG

112.6

5th

NETRTG

5.3

6th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	SAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 2/26	HOU	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Sat 2/28	HOU	@	MIA	3:30 PM
Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	GSW	@	HOU	7:30 PM

Last Game

Jazz

18 - 40

105

Final

125

Rockets

35 - 21

Mon 23 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Mitchell

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.8

119.6

119.3

118.4

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.1

111.3

112.1

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

7.9

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

13-46

15-43

15-41

16-42

16-40

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,736.1

Maxey

2,670.5

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,827

Johnson

2,792

Jokić

2,765.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

36-22

35-22-1

34-24

32-24

33-24

31-25

Worst Record ATS

23-36

24-34

23-32-1

24-32

25-33

25-32-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	14	.750
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.0
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.0
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	8.5
6	76ers	31	26	.544	11.5
7	Magic	30	26	.536	12.0
8	Heat	31	27	.534	12.0
9	Hawks	28	31	.475	15.5
10	Hornets	27	31	.466	16.0
11	Bucks	24	31	.436	17.5
12	Bulls	24	34	.414	19.0
13	Wizards	16	40	.286	26.0
14	Nets	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Pacers	15	43	.259	28.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0
8	Warriors	30	27	.526	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	30	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	35	.375	22.0
12	Mavericks	20	36	.357	23.0
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	28.0
15	Kings	13	46	.220	31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/21	GSW	@	DAL	115-123
Wed 1/21	CHI	@	MIN	120-115
Wed 1/21	SAS	@	UTA	126-109
Wed 1/21	MIA	@	POR	110-127
Wed 1/21	LAL	@	LAC	104-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 2/24	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	OKC	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	DAL	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Hakeem Olajuwon has gotten the most career steals per game by a center, with 1.7 per game.

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