Alvin Robertson had the most steals per game by a player in his first 10 seasons, with 2.7 per game.
Interpreted as:
highest spg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in career in their first 10 seasons| NAME | SPG | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Robertson | 2.7 | 779 | 31.7 | 14.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 11.9 | 47.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 29.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 74.3 | 52.7 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 24,669 | 10,882 | 4,066 | 3,929 | 2,112 | 323 | 2,116 | 2,638 | |
| 2 |  | M. Jordan | 2.7 | 684 | 38.8 | 32.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 12.1 | 23.5 | 51.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 30.7 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 84.5 | 58.6 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 26,510 | 21,998 | 4,336 | 4,025 | 1,845 | 697 | 2,041 | 1,991 | |
| 3 |  | M. Ray Richardson | 2.6 | 556 | 33.4 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 13.5 | 45.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 22.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 69.0 | 49.7 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 18,589 | 8,253 | 3,056 | 3,899 | 1,463 | 206 | 1,854 | 1,859 | |
| 4 |  | J. Stockton | 2.5 | 816 | 32.0 | 13.3 | 2.6 | 11.5 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 51.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 35.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 82.2 | 60.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 26,148 | 10,870 | 2,128 | 9,383 | 2,031 | 164 | 2,440 | 2,302 | |
| 5 | | M. Blaylock | 2.4 | 712 | 36.0 | 14.4 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 13.6 | 41.3 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 33.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 74.1 | 49.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 25,616 | 10,261 | 3,065 | 4,907 | 1,742 | 254 | 1,759 | 1,411 | +1220 |
| 6 |  | M. Cheeks | 2.3 | 782 | 33.6 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 53.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 26.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 79.2 | 58.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 26,285 | 9,605 | 2,355 | 5,658 | 1,837 | 255 | 1,854 | 1,820 | |
| 7 |  | C. Paul | 2.3 | 699 | 36.2 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 47.4 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 36.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 86.1 | 57.8 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 25,305 | 13,060 | 3,070 | 6,950 | 1,641 | 69 | 1,683 | 1,724 | +2886 |
| 8 |  | A. Iverson | 2.3 | 682 | 41.7 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 23.3 | 42.1 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 31.0 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 77.5 | 51.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 28,441 | 19,115 | 2,706 | 4,174 | 1,593 | 131 | 2,539 | 1,439 | +535 |
| 9 |  | F. Lever | 2.2 | 671 | 32.6 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 13.3 | 44.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 30.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 77.1 | 49.8 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 21,867 | 9,878 | 4,240 | 4,483 | 1,507 | 194 | 1,383 | 1,648 | |
| 10 |  | G. Payton | 2.2 | 786 | 35.9 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 47.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 31.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 71.6 | 53.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 28,190 | 13,485 | 3,235 | 5,548 | 1,756 | 169 | 1,958 | 2,097 | +1496 |
| 11 | | 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 | ||||
| 12 |  | 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 | ||||||
| 13 |  | S. Pippen | 2.1 | 789 | 35.7 | 17.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 14.7 | 48.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 32.9 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 68.8 | 54.1 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 28,205 | 14,146 | 5,431 | 4,190 | 1,692 | 722 | 2,263 | 2,380 | +807 |
| 14 |  | C. Drexler | 2.1 | 758 | 33.9 | 20.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 16.6 | 48.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 28.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 78.7 | 54.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 25,734 | 15,833 | 4,660 | 4,392 | 1,623 | 538 | 2,145 | 2,380 | |
| 15 |  | J. Kidd | 2.1 | 720 | 37.5 | 14.8 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 13.2 | 40.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 32.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 78.0 | 49.6 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 27,020 | 10,666 | 4,585 | 6,738 | 1,502 | 225 | 2,439 | 1,357 | +2247 |
| 16 |  | M. Sandiford-Artest | 2.1 | 604 | 34.8 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 13.6 | 42.2 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 72.3 | 51.3 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 21,037 | 9,722 | 3,092 | 1,915 | 1,244 | 375 | 1,372 | 1,776 | +923 |
| 17 | | 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 | |
| 18 |  | M. Johnson | 2.0 | 716 | 36.9 | 19.5 | 7.4 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 53.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 23.9 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 83.4 | 60.6 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 26,417 | 13,943 | 5,303 | 8,025 | 1,464 | 310 | 2,800 | 1,685 | |
| 19 |  | I. Thomas | 2.0 | 764 | 36.6 | 19.8 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 16.5 | 45.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 28.3 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 76.3 | 52.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 27,926 | 15,130 | 2,840 | 7,431 | 1,552 | 210 | 2,944 | 2,429 | |
| 20 |  | R. Barry | 2.0 | 554 | 35.4 | 21.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 19.1 | 44.9 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 33.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 91.6 | 50.5 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 19,585 | 11,729 | 2,876 | 3,163 | 1,104 | 269 | 574 | 1,464 | |
| 21 | | D. Rivers | 2.0 | 704 | 29.6 | 12.2 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 45.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 31.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 78.8 | 53.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 20,845 | 8,602 | 2,339 | 4,504 | 1,400 | 304 | 1,505 | 2,291 | |
| 22 |  | N. McMillan | 2.0 | 741 | 26.2 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 44.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 33.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 65.0 | 50.8 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 19,385 | 4,502 | 3,064 | 4,698 | 1,472 | 346 | 1,442 | 2,289 | |
| 23 | | 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 | |
| 24 | | R. Harper | 1.9 | 689 | 33.2 | 16.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 14.1 | 45.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 28.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 72.1 | 51.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 22,887 | 11,410 | 3,143 | 2,986 | 1,338 | 544 | 1,851 | 1,691 | |
| 25 | | 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 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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