highest spg by a 2nd year player in nba history

Alvin Robertson got the most steals per game by a player in his 2nd season, with 3.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest spg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a 2nd year player in NBA history
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.7
1985-86
82
35.1
17.0
6.3
5.5
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
2,878
1,392
516
448
301
40
256
296
2Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.2
1979-80
82
37.3
15.3
6.6
10.1
0.4
6.1
13.0
47.2
0.3
1.3
24.5
2.7
4.1
66.0
51.7
1.8
4.7
4.4
3,060
1,254
539
832
265
35
359
260
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.9
1974-75
80
40.4
30.6
5.7
6.2
0.4
12.9
27.7
46.4
4.9
5.5
90.4
50.9
1.2
4.6
3,235
2,450
456
492
228
33
225
4Ron Lee
R. Lee
2.7
1977-78
82
23.5
12.2
3.1
3.7
0.2
5.1
11.6
43.9
2.1
2.8
74.6
47.8
1.2
1.9
2.7
1,928
1,004
254
305
225
17
221
257
5Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
2.6
1990-91
82
39.2
22.9
4.0
9.7
0.1
9.0
18.9
47.6
1.2
3.1
38.5
3.7
4.6
80.3
54.7
1.1
3.0
3.3
3,215
1,881
332
793
214
12
270
228
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.5
1982-83
81
38.2
22.9
4.0
7.8
0.4
9.0
19.0
47.2
0.4
1.5
28.8
4.5
6.4
71.0
52.5
1.3
2.8
4.0
3,093
1,854
328
634
199
29
326
318
7Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
2.5
1978-79
82
27.6
12.4
2.6
4.5
0.5
4.9
11.7
41.8
2.6
3.3
77.7
47.0
0.9
1.7
3.0
2,260
1,015
215
365
201
40
244
209
8Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
2.5
1978-79
82
38.4
17.1
2.8
9.0
0.2
7.6
14.0
54.2
1.9
2.5
77.5
56.7
0.6
2.2
2.8
3,145
1,404
231
737
201
17
231
250
9Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
2.4
1974-75
78
41.1
21.5
6.0
6.1
0.2
8.6
17.8
48.3
4.2
5.1
82.8
53.4
1.2
4.8
3,204
1,675
465
474
190
14
205
10Larry Steele
L. Steele
2.4
1974-75
76
31.4
8.6
3.0
3.8
0.2
3.5
6.4
54.8
1.6
1.9
83.6
59.5
1.1
1.8
2,389
652
226
287
183
16
254
11Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
2.4
1984-85
69
30.8
14.1
3.1
5.9
0.8
4.8
10.2
47.6
0.2
0.5
41.7
4.2
5.5
77.0
56.1
1.0
2.1
2.6
2,126
974
214
410
163
53
176
250
12Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
1990-91
72
35.9
14.1
3.5
6.1
0.6
6.0
14.4
41.6
0.2
1.3
15.4
1.9
2.4
79.0
45.5
0.9
2.5
2.9
2,585
1,017
249
441
169
40
207
180
13Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.3
1974-75
82
25.1
6.8
3.2
6.1
0.1
2.8
6.7
42.1
1.1
1.9
60.8
45.0
1.2
2.0
2,056
557
262
499
190
12
254
14Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.3
1979-80
79
33.2
11.4
3.5
7.0
0.4
4.5
8.4
54.0
0.1
0.1
44.4
2.3
2.9
77.9
58.9
0.9
2.5
2.7
2,623
898
274
556
183
32
216
197
15Fred Brown
F. Brown
2.3
1974-75
81
33.0
21.0
4.2
3.5
0.2
9.1
19.0
48.0
2.8
3.4
83.1
51.3
1.4
2.8
2,669
1,700
343
284
187
14
227
16Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
2.3
1977-78
82
25.3
9.3
3.0
5.6
0.2
3.8
8.2
46.8
1.6
2.5
64.5
49.9
1.0
2.1
2.8
2,072
759
247
456
188
19
228
287
17Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
2.3
1974-75
77
37.3
21.8
3.8
3.2
0.8
9.0
19.9
45.0
3.9
4.7
82.5
49.6
1.0
2.8
2,869
1,681
292
248
176
58
158
18Mike Gale
M. Gale
2.3
1977-78
70
29.9
9.1
3.2
5.4
0.4
3.9
8.3
47.3
1.2
1.4
87.0
51.0
0.8
2.4
2.5
2,091
637
223
376
159
25
176
170
19Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
2.3
1980-81
82
22.8
8.0
2.4
2.3
0.5
3.2
6.8
47.4
0.0
0.2
12.5
1.5
2.2
70.2
51.5
0.9
1.5
1.5
1,867
657
193
188
186
37
122
236
20Don Buse
D. Buse
2.3
1977-78
82
31.1
8.4
3.0
4.8
0.2
3.5
7.6
45.8
1.4
1.7
82.4
50.0
0.7
2.3
1.5
2,547
686
249
391
185
14
124
144
21Winston Garland
W. Garland
2.2
1988-89
79
33.7
14.5
4.2
6.4
0.2
5.9
13.6
43.4
0.1
0.5
23.3
2.6
3.2
80.9
48.3
1.3
2.9
2.4
2,661
1,145
328
505
175
14
187
216
22LeBron James
L. James
2.2
2004-05
80
42.4
27.2
7.4
7.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
3,388
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
23Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.2
1984-85
80
31.9
17.2
6.0
5.5
0.9
7.2
14.5
49.4
0.1
0.5
21.6
2.8
3.7
75.9
53.4
2.7
3.2
2.8
2,555
1,377
476
441
177
68
223
265
24Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
2.2
1993-94
78
35.8
17.1
9.3
3.5
0.7
6.9
14.9
46.6
0.5
1.9
27.0
2.7
4.0
68.5
51.4
2.4
6.9
3.2
2,795
1,333
728
276
172
51
247
174
25Eric Murdock
E. Murdock
2.2
1992-93
79
30.8
14.4
3.6
7.6
0.1
5.5
11.8
46.8
0.4
1.5
26.1
2.9
3.7
78.0
53.4
1.2
2.4
2.6
2,437
1,138
284
603
174
7
207
177
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.717
3.0
3
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.627
8.5
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38
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.623
8.5
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37
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.607
9.5
6
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10.0
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12.0
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15.0
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17.5
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