highest spg in the nba career by a power forward

George McGinnis has averaged the most career steals per game by a power forward, with 1.7 per game.

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	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	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	1.7	528	30.7	17.2	9.8	3.8	0.4	6.4	14.3	44.8	0.0	0.1	8.0	4.4	6.7	65.1	49.8	3.0	6.8	3.5	16,194	9,090	5,177	1,985	923	236	1,291	1,984
2	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1.5	994	36.5	21.9	11.7	3.9	0.8	7.8	14.5	53.6	0.5	1.9	26.9	5.8	7.9	73.3	60.8	3.9	7.8	3.2	36,245	21,768	11,637	3,908	1,500	838	3,133	3,037	+532
3	Chris Webber C. Webber	1.5	675	37.7	21.1	10.0	4.4	1.3	8.8	18.7	47.2	0.3	1.0	30.0	3.2	4.7	66.9	50.8	2.6	7.3	2.8	25,474	14,259	6,724	2,963	989	906	1,911	2,167	+1526
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	1.4	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	54,852	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
5	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	1.4	722	30.4	12.6	7.2	2.7	0.7	4.9	11.0	44.7	0.3	1.0	28.8	2.4	3.3	75.1	50.5	2.1	5.2	2.3	21,974	9,072	5,233	1,973	1,018	470	1,626	1,782	-215
6	Thaddeus Young T. Young	1.4	1,172	28.2	12.1	5.6	1.8	0.4	5.2	10.4	50.3	0.4	1.4	32.8	1.2	1.8	66.1	54.1	2.0	3.7	1.4	33,012	14,225	6,614	2,135	1,612	458	1,641	2,486	-276
7	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1.4	995	36.2	19.7	10.9	4.2	1.4	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.1	0.4	27.1	3.8	4.9	79.0	55.2	2.4	8.6	2.3	36,008	19,587	10,869	4,149	1,349	1,437	2,333	2,462	+4111
8	Gar Heard G. Heard	1.3	583	26.6	8.9	8.0	1.8	1.3	3.7	8.9	41.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.5	2.2	65.8	44.9	2.3	5.7	1.2	15,493	5,167	4,653	1,060	784	780	349	1,711
9	Bobby Jones B. Jones	1.3	622	26.1	11.5	5.5	2.4	1.2	4.4	8.0	54.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.5	79.0	60.3	1.7	3.8	1.8	16,239	7,181	3,409	1,498	816	770	1,127	1,707
10	Draymond Green D. Green	1.3	949	28.6	8.7	6.8	5.6	1.0	3.2	7.2	44.7	0.9	2.8	32.1	1.4	2.0	71.0	54.1	1.1	5.7	2.3	27,151	8,235	6,462	5,324	1,244	930	2,208	2,733	+4464
11	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1.3	676	34.2	23.4	10.5	2.5	2.3	8.8	16.8	52.5	0.4	1.5	28.9	5.3	6.7	79.2	59.2	2.7	7.8	2.0	23,150	15,834	7,081	1,690	873	1,546	1,321	1,582	+695
12	Josh Smith J. Smith	1.3	591	32.2	15.1	7.7	3.4	1.8	6.0	12.9	46.2	0.5	1.7	29.6	2.7	4.3	61.9	51.0	1.9	5.7	2.5	19,014	8,937	4,524	1,983	754	1,044	1,474	1,606	+858
13	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	1.2	1,085	28.1	13.4	7.1	2.2	1.0	5.0	10.3	48.9	0.5	1.5	34.1	2.8	3.9	73.6	55.9	2.2	4.9	1.7	30,500	14,536	7,673	2,378	1,327	1,045	1,829	3,248	+2789
14	Antoine Walker A. Walker	1.2	893	35.3	17.5	7.7	3.5	0.5	6.8	16.5	41.4	1.6	4.8	32.5	2.3	3.7	63.3	48.4	2.1	5.6	2.8	31,531	15,647	6,891	3,170	1,085	469	2,504	2,516	-1206
15	Grant Long G. Long	1.2	937	28.4	9.7	6.3	1.7	0.4	3.5	7.5	46.9	0.1	0.3	29.0	2.6	3.4	76.4	53.9	2.3	4.0	1.6	26,646	9,101	5,923	1,580	1,136	354	1,525	2,834	-72
16	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	1.2	728	31.0	12.6	6.9	2.0	1.2	5.2	10.9	48.1	0.1	0.4	23.4	2.0	3.2	63.2	51.2	1.7	5.2	1.8	22,599	9,176	5,045	1,426	872	841	1,299	2,421	+1421
17	Danny Manning D. Manning	1.2	800	27.8	14.3	5.3	2.4	0.9	5.8	11.3	51.4	0.0	0.2	21.0	2.6	3.6	72.9	55.5	1.8	3.5	2.1	22,202	11,473	4,253	1,885	926	690	1,707	2,645	+418
18	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	1.1	890	28.3	15.0	8.6	1.7	1.3	5.4	10.8	50.0	0.0	0.1	27.7	4.2	5.6	73.7	56.5	3.0	5.6	2.7	25,168	13,347	7,658	1,511	1,019	1,150	2,373	3,216	+700
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1.1	577	33.2	29.1	11.6	5.8	1.2	10.7	18.7	57.2	0.7	2.6	28.8	7.0	10.3	67.8	62.7	2.2	9.4	3.4	19,166	16,794	6,689	3,348	637	678	1,964	1,686	+3400
20	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	1.1	673	27.5	12.0	6.1	2.2	0.8	5.1	10.3	49.2	0.0	0.1	9.7	1.8	2.4	73.8	52.4	2.1	4.0	2.2	18,530	8,049	4,136	1,459	739	559	1,284	2,540
21	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	1.1	634	30.2	12.9	6.9	2.7	0.8	4.6	9.7	47.8	0.1	0.4	26.0	3.5	4.3	82.1	55.7	1.8	5.1	2.2	19,159	8,174	4,350	1,717	692	513	1,422	1,924	+619
22	Bill Robinzine B. Robinzine	1.1	529	21.6	10.5	6.1	1.1	0.2	4.1	8.6	48.2	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.2	3.0	74.9	53.1	2.1	4.0	2.0	11,432	5,541	3,209	560	563	84	769	1,963
23	Larry Nance Jr. L. Nance Jr.	1.1	546	21.9	7.3	5.9	1.7	0.5	3.0	5.6	54.0	0.4	1.2	35.0	0.9	1.3	69.8	59.6	1.8	4.1	0.9	11,945	4,008	3,199	944	581	257	469	1,135	-612
24	Mickey Johnson M. Johnson	1.1	740	26.7	13.4	7.0	2.6	0.6	4.9	11.0	44.7	0.1	0.3	16.7	3.5	4.4	79.7	51.6	2.4	4.6	2.7	19,764	9,917	5,157	1,953	784	461	1,452	2,524
25	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	1.1	1,282	31.4	9.7	9.5	2.5	0.3	3.8	8.0	47.1	0.1	0.2	25.3	2.1	2.7	76.1	52.6	3.1	6.5	2.2	40,280	12,417	12,205	3,217	1,351	384	2,785	4,421	+171

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More 76ers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Maxey

RPG

11.0

Embiid

APG

7.0

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

102.2

4th

DRTG

96.4

1st

NETRTG

5.8

3rd

3P%

27.5

5th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	76ers	1	0	1.000
3	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
4	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
5	Hawks	0	0		0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

1 - 0

106

Final

100

Knicks

0 - 1

Tue 20 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.0

George

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.0

Drummond

13.0

Wembanyama

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Tatum

8.0

White

8.0

Cunningham

SPG Leaders

5.0

George

3.0

Maxey

3.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Holmgren

3.0

Maxey

3PM Leaders

7.0

George

6.0

McCain

5.0

Castle

TS% Leaders

111.1

McCain

92.2

Caruso

80.8

Green

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

115.4

111.2

102.2

99.7

96.4

DRtg Rankings

96.4

99.7

102.2

111.2

115.4

123.5

NetRtg Rankings

11.5

8.2

5.8

-5.8

-8.2

-11.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

1-0

Embiid

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

1-0

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	76ers	1	0	1.000
3	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
4	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
5	Hawks	0	0		0.5
6	Nets	0	0		0.5
7	Hornets	0	0		0.5
8	Bulls	0	0		0.5
9	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5
10	Pacers	0	0		0.5
11	Heat	0	0		0.5
12	Bucks	0	0		0.5
13	Magic	0	0		0.5
14	Raptors	0	0		0.5
15	Wizards	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	1	0	1.000
2	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
3	Warriors	0	0		0.5
4	Mavericks	0	0		0.5
5	Nuggets	0	0		0.5
6	Rockets	0	0		0.5
7	Clippers	0	0		0.5
8	Lakers	0	0		0.5
9	Grizzlies	0	0		0.5
10	Timberwolves	0	0		0.5
11	Pelicans	0	0		0.5
12	Suns	0	0		0.5
13	Trail Blazers	0	0		0.5
14	Kings	0	0		0.5
15	Jazz	0	0		0.5