highest spg in a nba season by a small forward

Scottie Pippen has gotten the most steals per game by a small forward in a season, with 2.9 per game in 1994-95.

Interpreted as:
highest spg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a NBA season by a small forward
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.9
1994-95
CHI CHI
79
38.2
21.4
8.1
5.2
1.1
8.0
16.7
48.0
1.4
4.0
34.5
4.0
5.6
71.6
55.9
2.2
5.9
3.4
3,014
1,692
639
409
232
89
271
238
2Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.9
1993-94
CHI CHI
72
38.3
22.0
8.7
5.6
0.8
8.7
17.8
49.1
0.9
2.7
32.0
3.8
5.7
66.0
54.4
2.4
6.3
3.2
2,759
1,587
629
403
211
58
232
227
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.9
1974-75
GSW GSW
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
4Kendall Gill
K. Gill
2.7
1998-99
NJN NJN
50
32.1
11.8
4.9
2.5
0.5
4.7
11.9
39.8
0.0
0.3
11.8
2.3
3.3
68.3
44.1
1.2
3.7
1.4
1,606
588
244
123
134
26
71
162
-138
5Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.6
1989-90
CHI 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
6Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.5
1998-99
TOT
50
37.6
15.6
3.9
3.7
1.2
5.2
11.9
43.7
1.0
2.8
33.8
4.2
5.4
78.2
54.6
1.0
2.9
1.9
1,881
780
194
186
125
58
93
128
+198
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.5
1975-76
GSW 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
8M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
2.5
1978-79
DET 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
9Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
2.5
1973-74
ATL ATL
65
39.8
25.4
5.4
3.3
0.4
10.4
20.9
50.0
4.5
5.4
83.6
54.6
1.9
3.4
2,588
1,651
350
213
160
29
205
10Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.4
1990-91
CHI CHI
82
36.8
17.8
7.3
6.2
1.1
7.3
14.1
52.0
0.3
0.8
30.9
2.9
4.1
70.6
56.1
2.0
5.3
2.8
3,014
1,461
595
511
193
93
232
270
11Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
2.3
2014-15
SAS SAS
64
31.8
16.5
7.2
2.5
0.8
6.2
12.8
47.9
1.0
3.0
34.9
3.2
3.9
80.2
56.7
1.3
5.9
1.5
2,033
1,057
461
161
148
48
97
128
+441
12Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
2.3
2002-03
IND IND
69
33.6
15.5
5.2
2.9
0.7
5.2
12.3
42.8
1.0
3.1
33.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
52.9
1.5
3.8
2.1
2,317
1,068
362
198
159
50
145
242
+336
13Shawn Marion
S. Marion
2.3
2002-03
PHX PHX
81
41.6
21.2
9.5
2.4
1.2
8.2
18.1
45.2
1.7
4.5
38.7
3.1
3.6
85.1
53.8
2.5
7.1
1.9
3,373
1,716
773
198
185
95
157
208
+53
14Bobby Jones
B. Jones
2.3
1976-77
DEN DEN
82
29.5
15.1
8.3
3.2
2.0
6.1
10.7
57.0
2.9
4.0
71.7
60.5
2.1
6.1
2,419
1,238
678
264
186
162
238
15LeBron James
L. James
2.2
2004-05
CLE CLE
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
16Paul George
P. George
2.2
2018-19
OKC OKC
77
36.9
28.0
8.2
4.1
0.4
9.2
21.0
43.8
3.8
9.8
38.6
5.9
7.0
83.9
58.3
1.4
6.8
2.7
2,841
2,159
628
318
170
34
205
214
+496
17Caron Butler
C. Butler
2.2
2007-08
WAS WAS
58
39.9
20.3
6.7
4.9
0.3
7.6
16.3
46.6
1.1
3.2
35.7
4.1
4.5
90.1
55.8
1.6
5.1
2.6
2,314
1,180
388
284
128
20
150
160
+170
18Rick Fox
R. Fox
2.2
1996-97
BOS BOS
76
34.9
15.4
5.2
3.8
0.5
5.7
12.5
45.6
1.3
3.7
36.3
2.7
3.5
78.7
55.1
1.5
3.7
2.3
2,650
1,174
394
286
167
40
178
279
-352
19Julius Erving
J. Erving
2.2
1979-80
PHI PHI
78
36.1
26.9
7.4
4.6
1.8
10.7
20.7
51.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
5.4
6.8
78.7
56.8
2.8
4.6
3.6
2,812
2,100
576
355
170
140
284
208
20Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.2
1976-77
GSW GSW
79
36.8
21.8
5.3
6.0
0.7
8.6
19.6
44.0
4.5
5.0
91.6
50.0
0.9
4.4
2,904
1,723
422
475
172
58
194
21Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
2.1
1988-89
GSW GSW
82
37.7
26.5
5.9
5.1
0.5
10.1
19.9
50.9
0.3
1.2
23.0
6.0
6.7
89.2
58.1
1.9
4.0
3.6
3,093
2,176
483
415
176
39
296
178
22Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.1
1992-93
CHI CHI
81
38.6
18.6
7.7
6.3
0.9
7.8
16.4
47.3
0.3
1.1
23.7
2.9
4.3
66.3
51.0
2.5
5.2
3.0
3,123
1,510
621
507
173
73
246
219
23Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
2.1
1991-92
GSW GSW
81
41.3
25.6
5.6
3.5
0.8
10.2
19.6
52.4
0.8
2.2
36.6
4.3
5.2
83.3
58.6
1.6
4.0
2.5
3,346
2,074
450
286
173
62
202
171
24Tyrone Corbin
T. Corbin
2.1
1989-90
MIN MIN
82
36.7
14.7
7.4
2.6
0.5
6.4
13.2
48.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.5
77.0
51.2
2.7
4.7
1.7
3,011
1,203
604
216
175
41
143
288
25Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
2.1
2006-07
SAC SAC
70
37.7
18.8
6.5
3.4
0.6
6.5
14.9
44.0
1.3
3.7
35.8
4.4
5.9
74.0
53.8
1.5
5.0
2.1
2,641
1,316
454
235
149
43
146
205
+41
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