highest spg by a rookie in nba history

Dudley Bradley has averaged the most steals per game by a rookie in a season, with 2.6 per game in 1979-80.

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  • Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG
  • Data note: Steals Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
2.6
1979-80
82
24.7
8.4
2.7
3.1
0.6
3.4
7.4
45.2
0.0
0.1
40.0
1.7
2.1
78.2
50.2
0.8
1.9
2.0
2,027
688
223
252
211
48
166
194
2Ron Harper
R. Harper
2.5
1986-87
82
37.4
22.9
4.8
4.8
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
3Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
2.5
1987-88
82
39.6
13.6
4.8
10.6
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
3,249
1,114
396
868
205
6
258
244
4Brevin Knight
B. Knight
2.5
1997-98
80
31.0
9.0
3.2
8.2
0.2
3.3
7.4
44.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.1
80.1
51.5
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,483
723
253
656
196
18
194
271
+298
5Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
2.4
1976-77
79
26.5
8.6
3.3
4.7
0.3
3.8
8.7
43.4
1.1
1.9
53.9
45.0
1.2
2.2
2,095
681
264
372
192
21
291
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2.4
1979-80
77
36.3
18.0
7.7
7.3
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
2.2
5.6
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
305
218
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.4
1984-85
82
38.3
28.2
6.5
5.9
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
8Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
2.3
1993-94
82
36.8
16.0
5.4
6.6
0.6
6.2
13.3
46.6
0.6
2.3
26.7
3.0
4.0
74.2
53.1
2.3
3.0
3.6
3,015
1,313
439
544
190
51
292
205
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.2
2005-06
78
36.0
16.1
5.1
7.8
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
10Phil Ford
P. Ford
2.2
1978-79
79
34.5
15.9
2.3
8.6
0.1
5.9
12.7
46.5
4.1
5.1
81.3
53.4
0.4
1.9
4.1
2,723
1,260
182
681
174
6
323
245
11Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1978-79
82
29.4
8.4
3.1
5.3
0.1
3.6
7.0
51.0
1.2
1.7
72.1
54.1
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,409
685
254
431
174
12
193
198
12Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
2.1
1989-90
79
33.7
14.7
3.9
8.7
0.2
5.9
12.5
47.1
0.3
1.1
27.4
2.7
3.5
76.4
52.5
0.7
3.2
3.3
2,663
1,162
310
689
165
12
260
232
13Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.1
1981-82
72
33.8
17.0
2.9
7.8
0.2
6.3
14.8
42.4
0.2
0.8
28.8
4.2
6.0
70.4
48.7
0.8
2.1
4.2
2,433
1,225
209
565
150
17
299
253
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.1
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
7.5
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
15Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.0
1994-95
64
31.0
14.0
3.9
2.0
0.6
5.3
11.6
46.0
1.4
3.8
37.0
1.9
2.6
72.2
54.8
1.2
2.7
1.2
1,981
897
249
128
131
41
75
175
16Gary Grant
G. Grant
2.0
1988-89
71
27.1
11.9
3.4
7.1
0.1
5.1
11.7
43.5
0.1
0.3
22.7
1.7
2.3
73.5
46.9
1.1
2.2
3.6
1,924
846
238
506
144
9
258
170
17Mark Macon
M. Macon
2.0
1991-92
76
30.3
10.6
2.9
2.2
0.2
4.4
11.7
37.5
0.1
0.4
13.3
1.8
2.4
73.0
41.5
1.1
1.8
2.0
2,304
805
220
168
154
14
155
242
18Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.0
1990-91
82
27.4
7.2
3.0
6.4
0.2
3.2
7.0
45.0
0.0
0.2
7.7
0.8
1.2
71.1
47.6
1.3
1.6
2.2
2,244
588
243
528
165
15
180
249
19Caleb Wilson
C. Wilson
2.0
2026-27
3
34.7
22.3
8.0
1.3
1.3
8.0
19.7
40.7
1.3
7.7
17.4
5.0
6.3
78.9
49.7
3.0
5.0
4.0
104
67
24
4
6
4
12
8
-34
20Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
2.0
2008-09
82
32.0
10.0
2.8
4.9
0.1
3.4
8.1
42.0
1.4
3.8
36.7
1.8
2.4
76.7
54.8
0.5
2.3
2.0
2,626
818
228
403
160
8
165
240
+30
21Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
1.9
1996-97
82
36.7
16.4
3.9
3.0
0.4
6.2
14.5
42.6
1.9
5.1
37.7
2.1
2.8
77.1
52.3
1.3
2.6
1.5
3,012
1,347
319
249
157
35
127
165
-266
22Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1994-95
79
33.8
11.7
5.4
7.7
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.5
0.9
3.3
27.2
2.4
3.5
69.8
47.1
1.9
3.5
3.2
2,668
922
430
607
151
24
250
146
23Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
1976-77
82
22.5
10.2
3.6
3.2
0.4
4.2
9.6
44.1
1.7
2.6
67.6
47.6
1.2
2.4
1,849
836
299
263
156
33
276
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1.9
2009-10
80
36.2
17.5
4.5
5.9
0.2
6.6
14.3
46.2
2.1
4.8
43.7
2.2
2.5
88.5
56.8
0.6
3.9
3.0
2,896
1,399
356
472
152
19
243
252
-186
25Jason Williams
J. Williams
1.9
1998-99
50
36.1
12.8
3.1
6.0
0.0
4.6
12.3
37.4
2.0
6.5
31.0
1.6
2.1
75.2
48.3
0.3
2.8
2.9
1,805
641
153
299
95
1
143
91
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2
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1.000
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4
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1.5
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1.5
10
1
2
.333
2.0
11
0
2
.000
2.5
12
0
2
.000
2.5
13
0
2
.000
2.5
14
0
3
.000
3.0
15
0
3
.000
3.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
3
0
1.000
2
2
0
1.000
0.5
3
2
0
1.000
0.5
4
2
0
1.000
0.5
5
2
0
1.000
0.5
6
2
0
1.000
0.5
7
1
1
.500
1.5
8
1
1
.500
1.5
9
1
1
.500
1.5
10
1
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1.5
11
1
2
.333
2.0
12
1
2
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