highest spg in a season by a eastern conference player

Micheal Ray Richardson has gotten the most steals per game in the Eastern Conference in a season, with 3.2 per game in 1979-80.

Interpreted as:
highest spg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a season by a eastern conference player
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.2
1979-80
NYK NYK
82
37.3
15.3
6.6
10.1
0.4
6.1
13.0
47.2
0.3
1.3
24.5
2.7
4.1
66.0
51.7
1.8
4.7
4.4
3,060
1,254
539
832
265
35
359
260
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3.2
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
3Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.0
1990-91
MIL MIL
81
32.1
13.6
5.7
5.5
0.2
5.4
11.2
48.5
0.3
0.8
36.5
2.5
3.2
75.7
53.8
2.4
3.3
2.6
2,598
1,098
459
444
246
16
212
273
4Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
3.0
2024-25
ATL 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
5Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.0
1984-85
NJN NJN
82
38.1
20.1
5.6
8.2
0.3
8.4
17.9
46.9
0.4
1.4
25.2
2.9
3.8
76.7
51.3
1.9
3.7
3.0
3,127
1,649
457
669
243
22
249
277
6Micheal Williams
M. Williams
2.9
1991-92
IND IND
79
34.8
15.0
3.6
8.2
0.3
5.1
10.4
49.0
0.1
0.4
24.2
4.7
5.4
87.1
58.7
0.9
2.6
3.0
2,750
1,188
282
647
233
22
240
262
7Scottie 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
8Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.9
1980-81
NYK 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
9Scottie 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
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.9
1988-89
CHI CHI
81
40.2
32.5
8.0
8.0
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
3,255
2,633
652
650
234
65
290
247
11Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
2.9
2004-05
WAS WAS
61
38.7
22.0
6.3
4.7
0.3
7.7
17.8
43.0
1.0
3.4
28.2
5.8
7.4
77.7
52.3
1.2
5.0
2.5
2,358
1,345
382
285
176
18
153
168
+90
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.9
1986-87
CHI 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
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.8
1992-93
CHI CHI
78
39.3
32.6
6.7
5.5
0.8
12.7
25.7
49.5
1.0
2.9
35.2
6.1
7.3
83.7
56.4
1.7
5.0
2.7
3,067
2,541
522
428
221
61
207
188
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.8
2001-02
PHI PHI
60
43.7
31.4
4.5
5.5
0.2
11.1
27.8
39.8
1.3
4.5
29.1
7.9
9.8
81.2
48.9
0.7
3.8
4.0
2,622
1,883
269
331
168
13
237
102
+278
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.8
1989-90
CHI CHI
82
39.0
33.6
6.9
6.3
0.7
12.6
24.0
52.6
1.1
3.0
37.6
7.2
8.5
84.8
60.6
1.7
5.1
3.0
3,197
2,753
565
519
227
54
247
241
16Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.7
2002-03
PHI PHI
82
42.5
27.6
4.2
5.5
0.2
9.8
23.7
41.4
1.0
3.7
27.7
7.0
9.0
77.4
50.0
0.8
3.4
3.5
3,485
2,262
344
454
225
13
286
149
+184
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.7
1990-91
CHI CHI
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
18Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
2.7
1979-80
NJN 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
19Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.7
1996-97
ATL ATL
78
39.2
17.4
5.3
5.9
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.2
2.8
7.7
36.6
1.7
2.2
75.3
54.8
1.5
3.8
2.4
3,056
1,354
413
463
212
20
185
141
+585
20Kendall 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
21Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.7
1999-00
CHA CHA
72
39.0
20.1
4.8
4.2
0.7
6.6
15.5
42.7
1.8
4.7
37.5
5.0
5.8
86.4
55.5
1.1
3.6
2.2
2,807
1,446
343
305
192
49
160
176
+358
22Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.6
1986-87
PHI PHI
68
38.6
15.6
3.2
7.9
0.2
6.1
11.6
52.7
0.1
0.3
23.5
3.3
4.3
77.7
57.9
0.7
2.5
2.5
2,624
1,061
215
538
180
15
173
109
23Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.6
1981-82
PHI PHI
79
31.6
11.2
3.1
8.4
0.4
4.5
8.6
52.1
0.1
0.3
27.3
2.2
2.8
77.7
57.0
0.6
2.5
2.3
2,498
881
248
667
209
33
184
247
24Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.6
1995-96
ATL ATL
81
35.7
15.7
4.1
5.9
0.2
5.6
13.9
40.5
2.9
7.7
37.1
1.6
2.1
74.7
52.9
1.4
2.7
2.3
2,893
1,268
332
478
212
17
188
151
25Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.6
1993-94
ATL ATL
81
36.0
13.8
5.2
9.7
0.5
5.5
13.3
41.1
1.4
4.2
33.4
1.4
2.0
73.0
48.7
1.4
3.8
2.4
2,915
1,118
424
789
212
44
196
144
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19
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.792
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Knicks Knicks
16
7
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Celtics Celtics
15
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15
10
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Magic Magic
14
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IND IND
7:00 PM
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12/19
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NYK NYK
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MIN MIN
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WesternWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
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Lakers Lakers
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Pistons Pistons
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.792
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Knicks Knicks
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7
.696
2.5
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Celtics Celtics
15
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Raptors Raptors
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.583
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
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120-113
Sun
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LAC LAC
105-102
Mon
11/10
TOR TOR
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BKN BKN
119-109
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NYK NYK
120-133
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7:00 PM
Mon
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PHX PHX
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MIN MIN
7:30 PM
Mon
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NOP NOP
8:00 PM
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12/9
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6:00 PM
Tue
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NYK NYK
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TOR TOR
8:30 PM