highest spg by a 3rd year player in nba history

Alvin Robertson averaged the most steals per game by a player in his 3rd season, with 3.2 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest spg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a 3rd year player in NBA history

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	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	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.2	1986-87	SAS	81	33.3	17.7	5.2	5.2	0.4	7.3	15.6	46.6	0.2	0.6	27.1	3.0	4.0	75.3	51.0	2.3	2.9	3.0	2,697	1,435	424	421	260	35	243	264
2	Slick Watts S. Watts	3.2	1975-76	SEA	82	33.9	13.0	4.5	8.1	0.2	5.3	12.4	42.7				2.4	4.2	57.8	45.7	1.4	3.1		2,776	1,065	365	661	261	16		270
3	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	3.0	2024-25	ATL	76	33.8	14.1	5.9	4.4	0.7	6.0	12.1	49.3	1.1	3.1	34.0	1.1	1.8	59.3	54.5	1.6	4.3	2.0	2,571	1,073	449	333	229	55	155	175	-65
4	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.9	1980-81	NYK	79	40.2	16.4	6.9	7.9	0.4	6.6	14.1	46.9	0.3	1.3	22.5	2.8	4.3	66.3	51.1	2.2	4.7	3.8	3,175	1,293	545	627	232	35	302	258
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.9	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
6	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	2.7	1979-80	NJN	82	32.4	13.3	3.3	6.8	0.3	5.3	12.4	43.0	0.1	0.6	25.0	2.5	3.1	77.9	48.1	0.8	2.5	3.1	2,657	1,087	270	557	223	27	258	238
7	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.7	2007-08	NOH	80	37.6	21.1	4.0	11.6	0.1	7.9	16.1	48.8	1.2	3.1	36.9	4.2	4.9	85.1	57.6	0.8	3.2	2.5	3,006	1,684	321	925	217	4	201	185	+479
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.7	1981-82	LAL	78	38.3	18.6	9.6	9.5	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.7	0.1	0.4	20.7	4.2	5.6	76.0	59.0	3.2	6.4	3.7	2,991	1,447	751	743	208	34	286	223
9	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	2.6	1985-86	POR	75	34.3	18.5	5.6	8.0	0.6	7.2	15.2	47.5	0.2	0.8	20.0	3.9	5.1	76.9	53.0	2.3	3.3	3.8	2,576	1,389	421	600	197	46	282	270
10	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.6	1989-90	CHI	82	38.4	16.5	6.7	5.4	1.2	6.9	14.0	48.9	0.3	1.4	25.0	2.4	3.6	67.5	52.8	1.8	4.8	3.4	3,148	1,351	547	444	211	101	278	298
11	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	2.6	1975-76	PHX	82	36.1	20.5	3.2	5.4	0.5	8.0	16.2	49.4				4.5	5.4	83.0	55.1	0.9	2.3		2,960	1,679	259	440	210	38		218
12	Johnny Moore J. Moore	2.5	1982-83	SAS	77	33.1	12.2	3.6	9.8	0.4	5.1	10.9	46.8	0.1	0.3	22.7	1.9	2.6	74.4	50.7	0.8	2.8	2.9	2,552	941	277	753	194	32	226	247
13	Rick Barry R. Barry	2.5	1975-76	GSW	81	38.5	21.0	6.1	6.1	0.3	8.7	20.0	43.5				3.5	3.8	92.3	48.3	0.9	5.2		3,122	1,701	496	496	202	27		215
14	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	2.5	1983-84	DET	82	36.7	21.3	4.0	11.1	0.4	8.2	17.7	46.2	0.3	0.8	33.8	4.7	6.5	73.3	52.0	1.3	2.7	3.7	3,007	1,748	327	914	204	33	307	324
15	Fat Lever F. Lever	2.5	1984-85	DEN	82	31.2	12.8	5.0	7.5	0.4	5.2	12.0	43.0	0.1	0.3	25.0	2.4	3.1	77.0	47.9	1.8	3.2	2.5	2,559	1,051	411	613	202	30	203	226
16	M.L. Carr	2.5	1978-79	DET	80	40.1	18.7	7.4	3.3	0.6	7.3	14.3	51.4				4.0	5.4	74.3	56.1	2.7	4.6	3.2	3,207	1,497	589	262	197	46	255	279
17	Eric Murdock E. Murdock	2.4	1993-94	MIL	82	30.9	15.3	3.2	6.7	0.1	5.8	12.4	46.8	0.8	2.0	41.1	2.9	3.5	81.3	54.9	1.1	2.1	2.5	2,533	1,257	261	546	197	12	206	189
18	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.4	1980-81	PHI	81	29.8	9.4	3.0	6.9	0.5	3.8	7.2	53.4	0.0	0.1	37.5	1.7	2.2	78.7	57.9	0.8	2.2	2.1	2,415	763	245	560	193	39	174	231
19	Darwin Cook D. Cook	2.4	1982-83	NJN	82	32.0	13.2	2.9	5.5	0.6	5.4	12.0	44.9	0.1	0.5	21.1	2.3	3.0	76.9	49.4	0.9	2.0	2.9	2,625	1,080	240	448	194	48	238	213
20	Eddie Jones E. Jones	2.4	1996-97	LAL	80	37.5	17.2	4.1	3.4	0.6	5.9	13.5	43.8	1.9	4.9	39.1	3.5	4.2	81.9	55.9	1.1	3.0	2.1	2,998	1,374	326	270	189	49	169	226	+263
21	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	2.4	1991-92	NJN	72	35.4	13.8	3.7	6.8	0.6	6.0	13.8	43.2	0.2	0.8	22.2	1.8	2.5	71.2	46.5	1.4	2.3	2.1	2,548	996	269	492	170	40	152	182
22	Gus Williams G. Williams	2.3	1977-78	SEA	79	32.6	18.1	3.2	3.7	0.5	7.6	16.9	45.1				2.9	3.5	81.7	49.1	1.1	2.2	2.4	2,572	1,431	256	294	185	41	189	198
23	Ricky Rubio R. Rubio	2.3	2013-14	MIN	82	32.2	9.5	4.2	8.6	0.1	3.1	8.2	38.1	0.5	1.6	33.1	2.8	3.5	80.2	49.1	0.7	3.4	2.7	2,638	781	342	704	191	11	221	218	+382
24	David Robinson D. Robinson	2.3	1991-92	SAS	68	37.7	23.2	12.2	2.7	4.5	8.7	15.8	55.1	0.0	0.1	12.5	5.8	8.3	70.1	59.7	3.8	8.4	2.7	2,564	1,578	829	181	158	305	182	219
25	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	2.3	1998-99	PHI	48	41.5	26.8	4.9	4.6	0.1	9.1	22.0	41.2	1.2	4.1	29.1	7.4	9.9	75.1	50.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1,990	1,284	236	223	110	7	167	98	+185