highest spg by a pg since 1974

Since 1973-74, Micheal Ray Richardson has averaged the most steals per game by a point guard, with 2.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest spg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a pg since 1974
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.8
275
35.8
16.9
5.7
7.3
0.4
7.1
15.6
45.5
0.2
1.1
20.4
2.5
3.5
73.0
49.5
1.9
3.8
3.4
9,851
4,661
1,567
2,013
763
98
934
997
2Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.8
146
33.5
15.6
6.5
5.7
0.4
6.4
13.1
49.3
0.1
0.5
18.3
2.6
3.6
73.2
53.2
2.7
3.8
3.1
4,886
2,275
943
838
404
53
448
539
3Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
0.3
5.3
12.9
40.9
1.4
4.3
33.6
1.4
1.9
73.6
48.8
1.1
3.0
2.3
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
2,075
300
2,067
1,687
+347
4Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.2
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.2
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
6Herm Gilliam
H. Gilliam
2.2
62
32.3
14.1
4.3
5.7
0.3
6.2
13.6
45.4
1.7
2.2
79.1
48.3
1.0
3.3
2,003
874
267
355
134
18
190
7Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.1
485
29.3
11.7
4.7
5.9
0.3
4.8
10.9
44.2
0.2
0.5
28.7
1.9
2.5
75.6
48.7
1.6
3.1
1.9
14,206
5,659
2,286
2,862
1,028
140
930
1,161
8Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
2.1
163
34.1
20.9
2.8
5.5
0.4
8.2
16.2
50.6
4.5
5.4
82.7
56.1
0.8
2.0
5,560
3,405
449
899
344
59
389
9Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
10Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.1
360
40.5
25.6
3.6
6.9
0.2
8.9
20.5
43.4
1.2
3.8
31.8
6.6
8.4
78.1
52.8
0.9
2.7
3.7
14,565
9,219
1,312
2,472
741
74
1,319
780
-569
11Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
792
31.8
17.6
2.8
5.6
0.4
7.2
15.7
46.2
0.2
0.9
23.6
3.0
4.0
75.7
50.6
1.0
1.7
2.5
25,164
13,955
2,182
4,458
1,621
286
1,592
1,584
12Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
2.0
700
26.8
6.2
4.2
6.4
0.5
2.4
5.4
44.6
0.4
1.1
33.8
1.0
1.6
65.3
51.1
1.2
3.0
1.9
18,749
4,333
2,931
4,467
1,426
332
1,352
2,156
+219
13Darwin Cook
D. Cook
2.0
325
26.3
10.2
2.2
4.7
0.4
4.3
9.5
45.1
0.1
0.5
22.0
1.5
2.0
75.4
49.1
0.7
1.5
2.1
8,550
3,322
728
1,513
660
130
687
765
14Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
15Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.0
520
25.8
9.4
3.0
7.4
0.2
3.8
8.4
46.0
0.2
0.7
25.1
1.5
2.2
71.2
50.5
0.8
2.2
2.2
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
16Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,315
36.6
13.0
6.4
9.0
0.3
4.6
11.5
40.1
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.3
3.0
78.4
50.6
1.3
5.1
3.0
48,068
17,071
8,402
11,842
2,559
425
3,927
2,447
+3681
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
874
36.9
19.7
7.3
11.4
0.4
6.9
13.3
52.1
0.3
1.2
29.8
5.5
6.5
84.8
60.9
1.8
5.5
3.9
32,287
17,239
6,376
9,921
1,698
361
3,403
2,002
18Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
448
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.5
2.1
70.5
46.6
0.9
1.8
2.1
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
783
1,368
19Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
20Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
1.9
359
38.0
18.7
5.4
5.6
0.2
7.6
15.9
47.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.5
4.2
81.9
52.6
1.1
4.2
2.1
13,626
6,731
1,926
2,028
681
63
139
922
21Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
1.9
268
37.6
20.1
4.6
6.5
0.5
7.2
15.0
48.1
1.1
3.5
32.1
4.6
6.0
77.1
57.2
1.6
3.0
2.9
10,081
5,394
1,237
1,731
500
125
782
552
+327
22Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1.9
719
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
0.1
3.5
7.7
46.1
0.0
0.1
18.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
2.2
16,245
5,929
1,969
3,114
1,337
80
1,382
2,097
23Don Buse
D. Buse
1.8
590
27.1
7.1
2.4
4.7
0.2
2.9
6.5
44.5
0.4
1.3
33.4
1.0
1.3
78.0
49.9
0.6
1.8
1.1
15,975
4,188
1,423
2,780
1,086
89
563
906
24Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
1.8
330
31.1
12.3
2.4
4.5
0.2
4.9
10.0
48.7
0.8
2.1
37.6
2.1
2.6
80.3
55.3
0.9
1.5
1.7
10,262
4,064
797
1,476
606
82
428
931
25Baron Davis
B. Davis
1.8
835
34.2
16.1
3.8
7.2
0.4
5.9
14.3
40.9
1.6
5.0
32.0
2.8
3.9
71.1
50.2
0.9
2.9
2.8
28,592
13,447
3,183
6,025
1,530
360
2,308
2,361
+866
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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60
22
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56
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.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
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4
52
30
.634
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5
46
36
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40.0
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19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
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1
64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
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