highest spg by a sg since 1974

Since 1973-74, Micheal Ray Richardson has gotten the most steals per game by a shooting guard, with 2.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest spg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a sg since 1974
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.9
209
36.0
14.9
6.0
8.0
0.4
6.1
13.0
46.8
0.3
1.3
23.7
2.5
3.8
66.7
51.2
1.8
4.2
3.7
7,520
3,123
1,256
1,673
600
90
779
674
2Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.7
633
31.3
13.6
4.9
4.9
0.4
5.5
11.6
47.3
0.4
1.2
30.6
2.3
3.1
74.6
52.6
1.9
3.0
2.6
19,783
8,607
3,123
3,091
1,708
270
1,668
2,099
3Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
2.5
152
33.5
13.0
6.4
5.1
0.6
5.6
11.2
50.4
0.7
2.3
29.0
1.0
1.7
60.3
54.4
2.0
4.3
1.9
5,091
1,974
969
782
378
86
290
341
+241
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.5
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
5Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.4
267
36.0
17.9
8.4
6.9
0.3
7.2
15.9
45.2
0.3
1.0
33.2
3.2
4.1
78.8
50.6
2.5
5.8
2.0
9,608
4,774
2,237
1,834
638
69
541
642
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
554
41.6
27.3
3.8
5.7
0.2
9.5
22.6
42.0
1.1
3.7
31.0
7.2
9.3
78.0
51.3
0.8
3.0
3.5
23,019
15,149
2,082
3,152
1,242
90
1,943
997
+1368
7Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
2.2
177
34.2
12.4
6.8
1.9
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.9
2.5
3.4
72.6
48.5
2.1
4.8
6,054
2,194
1,210
332
381
32
615
8Mike Gale
M. Gale
2.1
234
29.1
9.1
2.9
5.2
0.5
3.9
8.3
46.8
1.3
1.6
84.0
50.6
0.6
2.3
2.2
6,810
2,139
682
1,223
502
115
329
586
9Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
10Ron Harper
R. Harper
2.0
644
34.3
17.4
4.8
4.5
0.8
6.7
14.9
44.7
0.6
2.0
28.6
3.5
4.9
72.1
51.1
1.5
3.3
2.9
22,108
11,208
3,110
2,893
1,293
547
1,843
1,634
-96
11Ray Williams
R. Williams
2.0
311
30.6
17.1
3.9
6.5
0.4
6.6
14.9
44.1
0.2
0.9
23.4
3.7
4.6
81.0
50.3
1.2
2.7
3.6
9,502
5,308
1,210
2,010
609
114
1,129
1,098
12Lester Conner
L. Conner
1.9
84
30.7
10.8
3.6
4.8
0.1
4.3
8.7
49.3
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.2
3.1
72.0
53.8
1.6
2.1
1.7
2,578
909
305
401
163
12
143
179
13Doug Christie
D. Christie
1.9
765
32.6
11.6
4.2
3.7
0.5
4.0
9.5
42.5
1.0
2.8
35.1
2.5
3.1
82.4
53.5
1.0
3.2
2.1
24,961
8,873
3,217
2,867
1,482
372
1,621
1,899
+1091
14Larry Steele
L. Steele
1.9
303
25.9
9.2
2.8
2.9
0.2
3.7
7.5
49.8
1.8
2.2
81.1
54.6
0.9
1.8
1.0
7,849
2,792
837
869
577
66
66
903
15Lucius Allen
L. Allen
1.9
72
33.2
17.6
4.0
5.2
0.3
7.3
14.8
49.5
3.0
3.8
78.8
53.6
1.2
2.8
2,388
1,268
291
374
137
22
215
16Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
1.9
79
32.7
15.2
3.2
4.3
0.6
5.6
12.9
43.5
1.1
3.3
33.6
2.8
3.3
84.4
52.7
0.6
2.6
1.6
2,586
1,197
253
340
148
47
125
216
17Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
1.7
400
40.0
20.1
4.3
4.7
0.7
7.1
16.2
43.6
1.4
4.2
33.2
4.6
5.8
79.1
53.6
1.0
3.3
3.1
16,009
8,032
1,725
1,862
696
269
1,247
761
-395
18Wilbur Holland
W. Holland
1.7
276
29.6
13.6
3.1
3.3
0.2
5.8
12.9
45.2
2.0
2.5
79.9
48.7
1.0
2.1
2.5
8,171
3,760
842
922
475
44
408
747
19Randy Smith
R. Smith
1.7
818
32.7
17.1
3.5
4.7
0.1
7.0
14.9
47.1
0.1
0.3
15.5
3.1
3.9
79.8
51.7
1.1
2.4
2.4
26,747
14,026
2,838
3,876
1,403
57
1,158
2,107
20Eddie Jones
E. Jones
1.7
824
34.1
15.0
4.0
2.9
0.6
5.2
12.0
43.8
1.6
4.4
37.4
2.9
3.5
81.1
55.4
0.8
3.1
1.6
28,058
12,357
3,258
2,414
1,409
484
1,315
2,104
+1806
21Caron Butler
C. Butler
1.7
75
36.1
17.6
6.2
2.5
0.2
6.6
14.5
45.5
0.5
1.6
34.2
3.9
4.4
87.0
53.5
1.5
4.7
2.3
2,708
1,318
466
186
127
18
175
238
+119
22Monta Ellis
M. Ellis
1.7
833
34.8
17.8
3.5
4.6
0.3
6.9
15.2
45.1
0.9
2.8
31.4
3.2
4.2
77.2
52.3
0.6
2.8
2.7
29,011
14,858
2,874
3,856
1,409
281
2,246
1,950
-230
23Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
1.7
78
31.7
13.7
4.3
7.2
0.3
5.1
10.5
48.5
0.1
0.4
13.3
3.5
4.9
71.7
54.3
1.5
2.8
2.6
2,474
1,069
337
559
131
24
199
153
24Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
1.7
405
33.5
16.2
4.7
3.4
0.4
5.8
14.5
40.1
0.8
2.7
30.2
3.8
5.0
75.8
48.6
1.1
3.6
2.4
13,581
6,556
1,903
1,385
676
163
980
1,004
-556
25Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
1.7
79
36.1
18.2
3.8
4.2
0.2
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.8
4.6
39.6
3.5
3.9
88.8
56.0
0.6
3.3
2.3
2,852
1,434
302
331
131
19
180
204
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StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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