Alvin Robertson had the most steals per game by a player in his first 13 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 13 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. 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 | |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | J. Stockton | 2.4 | 1,062 | 32.8 | 13.6 | 2.7 | 11.5 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 52.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 38.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 82.3 | 61.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 34,826 | 14,468 | 2,833 | 12,170 | 2,531 | 216 | 3,201 | 2,918 | +658 |
| 5 | | M. Blaylock | 2.3 | 889 | 34.9 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 12.9 | 40.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 33.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 73.6 | 48.8 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 31,026 | 11,962 | 3,659 | 5,972 | 2,075 | 300 | 2,067 | 1,687 | +347 |
| 6 |  | C. Paul | 2.3 | 892 | 35.3 | 18.7 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 47.2 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 37.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 86.8 | 58.1 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 31,493 | 16,691 | 3,997 | 8,708 | 2,008 | 104 | 2,152 | 2,196 | +4515 |
| 7 |  | A. Iverson | 2.2 | 886 | 41.4 | 27.1 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 22.1 | 42.5 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 31.3 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 78.0 | 51.9 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 36,719 | 23,983 | 3,315 | 5,511 | 1,964 | 162 | 3,198 | 1,729 | +841 |
| 8 |  | F. Lever | 2.2 | 752 | 31.7 | 13.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 44.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 31.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 77.1 | 49.6 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 23,814 | 10,433 | 4,523 | 4,696 | 1,666 | 209 | 1,471 | 1,803 | |
| 9 | | 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 | ||||
| 10 |  | M. Cheeks | 2.2 | 1,010 | 32.9 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 52.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 79.5 | 57.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 33,249 | 11,810 | 2,951 | 7,100 | 2,194 | 292 | 2,199 | 2,150 | |
| 11 |  | 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 | ||||||
| 12 |  | G. Payton | 2.1 | 1,027 | 36.9 | 18.3 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 15.6 | 46.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 32.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 72.7 | 52.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 37,943 | 18,757 | 4,326 | 7,590 | 2,147 | 241 | 2,563 | 2,641 | +1631 |
| 13 |  | S. Pippen | 2.1 | 965 | 35.9 | 17.3 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 14.3 | 47.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 32.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 69.6 | 54.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 34,617 | 16,735 | 6,494 | 5,143 | 1,986 | 843 | 2,739 | 2,822 | +1590 |
| 14 |  | C. Drexler | 2.1 | 954 | 34.4 | 20.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 16.5 | 47.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 31.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 78.9 | 54.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 32,793 | 19,794 | 5,958 | 5,389 | 1,962 | 641 | 2,632 | 2,941 | |
| 15 |  | J. Kidd | 2.0 | 946 | 37.4 | 14.5 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 12.9 | 40.2 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 33.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 77.9 | 50.1 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 35,363 | 13,723 | 6,308 | 8,691 | 1,902 | 286 | 3,011 | 1,770 | +2837 |
| 16 |  | 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 | |
| 17 | | G. Williams | 2.0 | 825 | 31.1 | 17.1 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 15.2 | 46.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 23.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 75.6 | 50.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 25,645 | 14,093 | 2,222 | 4,597 | 1,638 | 291 | 1,646 | 1,637 | |
| 18 | | 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 | |
| 19 | | 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 | |
| 20 |  | N. McMillan | 1.9 | 796 | 25.7 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 44.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 34.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 65.0 | 50.8 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 20,462 | 4,733 | 3,222 | 4,893 | 1,544 | 356 | 1,486 | 2,408 | +280 |
| 21 |  | M. Johnson | 1.9 | 906 | 36.7 | 19.5 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 52.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 30.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 84.8 | 61.0 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 33,245 | 17,707 | 6,559 | 10,141 | 1,724 | 374 | 3,506 | 2,050 | |
| 22 |  | I. Thomas | 1.9 | 979 | 36.3 | 19.2 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 16.2 | 45.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 29.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 75.9 | 51.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 35,516 | 18,822 | 3,478 | 9,061 | 1,861 | 249 | 3,682 | 2,971 | |
| 23 | | D. Christie | 1.9 | 813 | 31.7 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 42.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 35.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 82.2 | 53.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 25,812 | 9,262 | 3,358 | 2,970 | 1,543 | 390 | 1,710 | 2,030 | +1104 |
| 24 |  | W. Frazier | 1.9 | 359 | 38.0 | 18.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 15.9 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 81.9 | 52.6 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 13,626 | 6,731 | 1,926 | 2,028 | 681 | 63 | 139 | 922 | |
| 25 |  | M. Sandiford-Artest | 1.9 | 827 | 33.6 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 12.2 | 41.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 34.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 71.5 | 51.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 27,772 | 11,757 | 3,908 | 2,464 | 1,543 | 459 | 1,652 | 2,259 | +1754 |
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| 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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