Magic Johnson had the most steals per game in the NBA Finals when playing 30+ games, with 2.0 per game.
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highest spg by a player in NBA finals minimum 30 games| NAME | SPG | GP | SERIES | 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Johnson | 2.0 | 50 | NBA Finals | 40.9 | 19.4 | 7.9 | 11.7 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 13.1 | 51.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 23.7 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 87.4 | 60.7 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 2,044 | 971 | 397 | 584 | 102 | 16 | 190 | 147 | |
| 2 |  | L. Bird | 2.0 | 31 | NBA Finals | 42.8 | 23.1 | 11.6 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 18.3 | 45.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 42.2 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 87.2 | 54.5 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 1,326 | 716 | 361 | 187 | 63 | 24 | 91 | 80 | |
| 3 |  | S. Pippen | 1.9 | 35 | NBA Finals | 42.0 | 19.0 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 16.5 | 42.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 25.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 74.7 | 50.1 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 1,470 | 664 | 292 | 207 | 67 | 39 | 117 | 118 | +38 |
| 4 |  | D. Green | 1.8 | 33 | NBA Finals | 38.5 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 41.4 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 28.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 74.5 | 51.9 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 1,269 | 381 | 300 | 219 | 59 | 32 | 87 | 138 | +140 |
| 5 |  | M. Jordan | 1.8 | 35 | NBA Finals | 43.0 | 33.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 12.5 | 26.0 | 48.1 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 36.8 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 80.6 | 55.9 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1,506 | 1,176 | 211 | 209 | 62 | 23 | 99 | 103 | +45 |
| 6 |  | K. Bryant | 1.8 | 37 | NBA Finals | 42.7 | 25.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 21.8 | 41.2 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 31.4 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 84.8 | 50.7 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 1,581 | 937 | 211 | 187 | 65 | 33 | 123 | 118 | +36 |
| 7 |  | L. James | 1.7 | 55 | NBA Finals | 42.5 | 28.4 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 10.7 | 22.1 | 48.4 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 35.2 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 73.1 | 56.3 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 2,337 | 1,562 | 561 | 430 | 93 | 46 | 217 | 130 | -86 |
| 8 |  | S. Curry | 1.6 | 34 | NBA Finals | 39.0 | 27.3 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 20.4 | 43.2 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 39.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 91.7 | 59.6 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1,327 | 928 | 196 | 204 | 55 | 11 | 120 | 96 | +138 |
| 9 |  | R. Horry | 1.3 | 37 | NBA Finals | 32.7 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 42.9 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 39.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 71.4 | 56.1 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 1,208 | 358 | 220 | 109 | 49 | 43 | 45 | 113 | +116 |
| 10 |  | D. Johnson | 1.3 | 37 | NBA Finals | 40.1 | 18.3 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 16.3 | 42.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 81.0 | 48.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1,483 | 676 | 175 | 228 | 48 | 39 | 100 | 106 | |
| 11 |  | M. Cooper | 1.3 | 46 | NBA Finals | 30.6 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 44.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 38.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 80.6 | 53.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1,406 | 474 | 135 | 178 | 59 | 20 | 60 | 159 | |
| 12 |  | D. Ainge | 1.2 | 37 | NBA Finals | 28.3 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 47.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 41.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 75.9 | 53.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1,048 | 383 | 95 | 150 | 46 | 4 | 56 | 106 | |
| 13 | | B. Scott | 1.2 | 30 | NBA Finals | 30.5 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 10.0 | 44.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 75.0 | 49.9 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 915 | 330 | 89 | 53 | 35 | 5 | 39 | 82 | |
| 14 | | D. Fisher | 1.0 | 43 | NBA Finals | 28.2 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 42.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 41.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 81.3 | 55.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1,212 | 376 | 94 | 103 | 45 | 1 | 41 | 127 | +110 |
| 15 |  | R. Parish | 1.0 | 31 | NBA Finals | 32.9 | 15.4 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 63.0 | 51.2 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 1,020 | 477 | 260 | 40 | 32 | 54 | 65 | 108 | |
| 16 |  | J. Worthy | 1.0 | 34 | NBA Finals | 39.6 | 22.2 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 17.3 | 53.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 68.3 | 56.4 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1,346 | 754 | 171 | 112 | 34 | 20 | 68 | 88 | |
| 17 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 0.9 | 52 | NBA Finals | 36.8 | 23.3 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 18.5 | 51.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 69.6 | 55.0 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 1,914 | 1,209 | 433 | 170 | 45 | 116 | 121 | 184 | |
| 18 |  | A. Iguodala | 0.9 | 36 | NBA Finals | 27.0 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 49.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 36.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 37.0 | 55.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 973 | 305 | 143 | 112 | 31 | 25 | 33 | 75 | +70 |
| 19 |  | T. Duncan | 0.8 | 34 | NBA Finals | 39.6 | 20.8 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 7.9 | 16.2 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 71.6 | 53.8 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 1,346 | 708 | 452 | 94 | 27 | 81 | 96 | 85 | +157 |
| 20 |  | K. Thompson | 0.8 | 33 | NBA Finals | 37.1 | 18.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 15.3 | 43.5 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 39.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 84.6 | 56.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1,223 | 610 | 128 | 62 | 26 | 15 | 42 | 89 | +59 |
| 21 |  | D. Rodman | 0.8 | 33 | NBA Finals | 27.8 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 56.3 | 51.5 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 918 | 163 | 294 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 42 | 129 | +4 |
| 22 | | K. Rambis | 0.6 | 34 | NBA Finals | 17.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 57.6 | 54.9 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 582 | 190 | 176 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 36 | 92 | ||
| 23 |  | S. O'Neal | 0.5 | 30 | NBA Finals | 42.3 | 28.8 | 13.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 11.3 | 18.8 | 60.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 12.7 | 48.4 | 59.0 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 1,268 | 865 | 393 | 103 | 16 | 62 | 101 | 109 | +34 | |
| 24 |  | K. McHale | 0.3 | 31 | NBA Finals | 32.5 | 17.9 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 76.8 | 59.9 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1,009 | 556 | 230 | 43 | 10 | 44 | 70 | 95 |
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