highest playoff steals per game since 1980 minimum 50 games

Since 1979-80, Baron Davis has the most steals per game when playing 50+ games in the playoffs, with 2.3 per game.

	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	Baron Davis B. Davis	2.3	50	37.0	18.8	4.3	6.2	0.5	6.6	14.9	44.2	2.0	5.7	35.0	3.7	5.2	70.9	54.8	1.0	3.3	2.6	1,851	942	213	311	114	24	131	177	+118
2	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	2.1	54	40.0	14.2	4.9	6.6	0.4	5.2	14.0	37.0	2.3	6.6	35.0	1.6	2.3	68.3	47.4	1.2	3.7	3.0	2,161	769	266	357	116	24	162	102	+1
3	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	2.1	111	38.0	20.4	4.7	8.9	0.3	7.4	16.8	44.1	0.7	2.1	34.6	4.8	6.2	76.9	52.0	1.2	3.5	3.3	4,216	2,261	524	987	234	38	369	363
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.1	179	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	5,987	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
5	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.1	124	36.4	14.0	3.4	6.9	0.3	5.7	11.2	50.9	0.0	0.3	9.8	2.6	3.3	79.3	55.5	0.8	2.6	2.3	4,518	1,741	418	859	258	41	289	295
6	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	2.1	71	45.1	29.7	3.8	6.0	0.2	10.6	26.5	40.1	1.7	5.3	32.7	6.7	8.8	76.4	48.9	0.8	3.0	3.1	3,203	2,111	273	425	147	14	221	157	-138
7	Chris Paul C. Paul	1.9	149	36.5	20.0	4.9	8.3	0.2	7.4	15.3	48.4	1.6	4.4	37.3	3.5	4.1	85.4	58.3	0.7	4.2	2.5	5,442	2,981	730	1,233	287	31	377	437	+130
8	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	1.9	145	38.4	20.4	6.9	6.1	0.7	7.4	16.6	44.7	1.0	3.4	28.8	4.6	5.9	78.7	53.2	2.5	4.4	2.7	5,572	2,963	1,002	891	278	108	397	486	+52
9	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	1.9	158	38.5	12.9	6.7	8.0	0.3	4.6	11.7	39.1	1.5	4.6	32.2	2.3	3.0	78.1	49.8	1.4	5.3	2.8	6,088	2,043	1,058	1,263	302	52	450	348	+110
10	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	1.9	208	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	3,642	1,583	1,048	395	185	602	686	+232
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.9	190	39.7	19.5	7.7	12.3	0.3	6.8	13.4	50.6	0.3	1.1	24.1	5.6	6.7	83.8	59.5	1.8	5.9	3.7	7,538	3,701	1,465	2,346	358	64	696	524
12	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	1.9	64	41.3	20.4	4.7	6.2	0.8	7.1	15.9	44.8	1.6	4.2	38.0	4.5	6.1	74.6	54.8	1.6	3.2	2.9	2,640	1,304	303	394	119	48	188	197	-109
13	John Stockton J. Stockton	1.9	182	35.2	13.4	3.3	10.1	0.3	4.7	9.9	47.3	0.6	1.9	32.6	3.4	4.2	81.0	56.8	0.9	2.5	2.8	6,398	2,436	608	1,839	338	50	517	539	+105
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.8	164	42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5	0.9	8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.1	5.5	6.2	89.0	55.1	2.2	8.1	3.1	6,886	3,897	1,683	1,062	296	145	506	466
15	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1.8	146	35.6	21.5	7.8	3.0	0.7	7.7	15.0	51.3	1.7	4.3	39.9	4.4	5.2	84.1	62.1	1.8	6.0	1.9	5,193	3,133	1,142	432	256	99	278	323	+643
16	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	1.7	134	34.0	12.5	5.6	8.5	0.2	5.0	11.4	44.0	0.5	1.5	33.0	1.9	2.9	64.9	49.0	1.4	4.1	2.6	4,559	1,669	744	1,136	228	24	349	320	+277
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1.7	145	39.6	25.9	11.2	3.2	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
18	LeBron James L. James	1.7	302	41.2	28.2	8.9	7.2	1.0	10.1	20.4	49.5	1.6	5.0	33.2	6.3	8.5	74.1	58.3	1.5	7.4	3.6	12,446	8,521	2,695	2,168	506	287	1,085	679	+1234
19	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1.7	130	37.8	21.1	6.2	4.7	0.5	7.1	15.5	45.9	1.2	3.5	34.4	5.7	6.9	82.7	57.0	1.8	4.4	1.8	4,908	2,745	807	608	217	71	229	230	-28
20	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1.7	135	35.5	22.5	6.7	7.1	0.3	7.8	19.3	40.5	1.4	4.6	29.9	5.5	6.7	82.0	50.5	1.8	4.9	3.7	4,787	3,035	905	955	223	42	501	391	+6
21	James Harden J. Harden	1.6	191	36.3	22.2	5.4	6.4	0.6	6.7	15.8	42.4	2.5	7.3	33.7	6.4	7.4	86.6	58.4	0.7	4.7	3.5	6,940	4,240	1,040	1,224	313	110	674	558	+253
22	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1.6	55	39.2	30.9	9.2	7.8	0.5	10.8	23.3	46.1	3.3	9.5	34.7	6.0	8.2	73.7	57.3	0.7	8.5	4.2	2,156	1,697	504	427	89	26	232	150	+73
23	Kerry Kittles K. Kittles	1.6	54	32.1	12.3	3.6	2.1	0.5	4.6	10.9	42.4	1.2	3.6	33.7	1.8	2.4	74.2	51.2	0.9	2.7	1.0	1,734	664	195	116	87	26	52	116	+71
24	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	1.6	74	34.2	14.1	3.9	2.6	0.4	4.4	9.7	45.5	1.3	3.4	39.6	3.9	4.4	90.7	60.8	1.0	2.9	1.6	2,529	1,043	286	195	119	29	122	188	+50
25	Doug Christie D. Christie	1.6	58	32.7	9.5	4.9	3.8	0.5	3.1	8.1	38.2	0.8	2.6	30.2	2.6	3.1	83.2	50.5	1.0	3.9	2.0	1,896	552	284	219	93	29	116	170	+65

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.2

Miller

RPG

8.7

Diabaté

APG

7.1

Ball

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.4

5th

DRTG

114.4

12th

NETRTG

5.0

8th

3P%

37.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIA	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

1 - 1

Final

121

Magic

1 - 1

Fri 17 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0