highest steal per game in 2020 playoffs

Robert Covington averaged the most steals per game in the 2020 playoffs, with 2.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest steal per game by a player in 2020 playoffs
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Robert Covington
R. Covington
2.5
2019-20
12
31.6
11.2
5.0
1.3
1.1
3.9
7.9
49.5
2.8
5.7
50.0
0.5
0.6
85.7
68.3
0.7
4.3
1.0
379
134
60
16
30
13
12
45
-32
2Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
2.3
2019-20
13
39.3
28.2
9.3
5.5
0.8
10.1
20.6
48.9
1.8
5.6
32.9
6.2
7.2
86.2
59.3
1.8
7.5
2.5
511
367
121
72
30
11
33
29
+25
3Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
2.3
2019-20
4
30.8
17.8
3.3
2.5
0.0
5.5
14.0
39.3
3.0
8.3
36.4
3.8
4.0
93.8
56.3
0.0
3.3
3.5
123
71
13
10
9
0
14
14
-12
4T.J. Warren
T.J. Warren
2.3
2019-20
4
39.0
20.0
6.3
3.0
0.3
8.0
17.0
47.1
1.8
4.8
36.8
2.3
2.3
100.0
55.6
1.3
5.0
2.8
156
80
25
12
9
1
11
16
-32
5Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
2.0
2019-20
21
38.4
22.2
6.5
6.0
0.7
6.9
14.0
48.8
0.7
2.0
34.9
7.8
9.1
85.9
61.6
2.2
4.3
2.8
806
467
136
127
41
14
59
37
+52
6Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
1.7
2019-20
11
37.5
17.7
6.5
5.8
0.7
5.6
13.5
41.9
2.1
6.5
31.9
4.4
5.5
80.0
55.9
0.7
5.8
2.5
413
195
72
64
19
8
28
40
+44
7Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
1.6
2019-20
11
39.1
19.6
4.4
6.9
0.6
6.9
17.3
40.0
3.9
10.0
39.1
1.9
2.3
84.0
53.7
0.5
3.9
2.0
430
216
48
76
18
7
22
27
+8
8Mike Conley
M. Conley
1.6
2019-20
5
33.0
19.8
2.8
5.2
0.2
6.2
12.8
48.4
3.6
6.8
52.9
3.8
4.4
86.4
67.2
0.6
2.2
1.0
165
99
14
26
8
1
5
10
-1
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
1.6
2019-20
7
37.3
21.3
7.4
5.3
0.4
7.9
16.0
49.1
2.3
6.1
37.2
3.3
3.7
88.5
60.4
0.4
7.0
3.3
261
149
52
37
11
3
23
18
-38
10Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
1.5
2019-20
17
39.5
21.8
7.5
2.3
0.5
8.1
16.9
47.6
2.5
7.1
35.8
3.1
3.7
84.1
58.6
1.4
6.1
2.4
672
370
127
39
26
9
41
48
+47
11James Harden
J. Harden
1.5
2019-20
12
37.3
29.6
5.6
7.7
0.8
9.1
19.0
47.8
3.3
9.8
33.3
8.2
9.7
84.5
63.6
1.0
4.6
3.8
448
355
67
92
18
10
45
43
+32
12Justin Holiday
J. Holiday
1.5
2019-20
4
32.8
7.3
3.8
0.8
1.3
2.5
5.3
47.6
2.0
4.0
50.0
0.3
0.8
33.3
65.0
1.0
2.8
0.8
131
29
15
3
6
5
3
8
0
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1.5
2019-20
8
32.8
17.9
7.0
4.6
0.3
7.4
17.5
42.1
1.0
4.1
24.2
2.1
4.0
53.1
46.4
1.4
5.6
3.8
262
143
56
37
12
2
30
23
-37
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1.5
2019-20
4
36.3
30.0
12.3
1.3
1.3
8.5
18.5
45.9
1.0
4.0
25.0
12.0
14.8
81.4
60.0
2.8
9.5
3.8
145
120
49
5
6
5
15
18
-53
15Anfernee Simons
A. Simons
1.5
2019-20
4
20.5
6.8
2.8
2.5
0.0
2.0
6.5
30.8
1.5
3.5
42.9
1.3
1.5
83.3
47.1
0.3
2.5
1.0
82
27
11
10
6
0
4
7
+5
16Paul George
P. George
1.5
2019-20
13
36.8
20.2
6.1
3.8
0.5
6.8
17.0
39.8
2.8
8.5
33.3
3.8
4.2
90.9
53.6
1.1
5.0
3.1
479
263
79
49
19
7
40
49
+29
17Gordon Hayward
G. Hayward
1.4
2019-20
5
31.4
10.8
4.0
2.8
0.4
4.0
10.0
40.0
1.4
4.8
29.2
1.4
1.6
87.5
50.4
0.6
3.4
1.4
157
54
20
14
7
2
7
10
+7
18Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
1.4
2019-20
5
32.2
14.2
10.4
3.6
0.2
5.0
11.4
43.9
0.6
2.2
27.3
3.6
4.6
78.3
52.9
2.8
7.6
2.6
161
71
52
18
7
1
13
21
-66
19Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
1.4
2019-20
16
24.7
8.9
4.3
6.6
0.1
3.4
7.6
45.5
1.3
3.1
40.0
0.8
1.2
68.4
55.3
0.8
3.5
2.1
395
143
69
105
22
2
34
36
+44
20Trey Burke
T. Burke
1.3
2019-20
6
26.0
12.3
3.2
2.0
0.3
5.0
9.8
50.8
1.3
2.8
47.1
1.0
1.7
60.0
58.4
0.3
2.8
1.0
156
74
19
12
8
2
6
14
-3
21Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
1.3
2019-20
7
35.6
5.6
5.4
2.7
0.3
1.9
4.6
40.6
1.4
3.1
45.5
0.4
0.9
50.0
56.3
0.4
5.0
1.9
249
39
38
19
9
2
13
25
-15
22Delon Wright
D. Wright
1.3
2019-20
4
13.3
4.0
0.8
1.8
0.0
1.5
2.5
60.0
0.3
0.5
50.0
0.8
1.3
60.0
65.6
0.3
0.5
1.3
53
16
3
7
5
0
5
2
-23
23Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
1.3
2019-20
4
35.0
20.3
6.0
9.5
0.3
6.8
18.3
37.0
2.3
5.3
42.9
4.5
6.3
72.0
48.2
2.0
4.0
3.3
140
81
24
38
5
1
13
7
-52
24Chris Chiozza
C. Chiozza
1.3
2019-20
4
16.3
5.8
1.5
4.3
0.0
2.0
6.0
33.3
1.3
4.0
31.3
0.5
1.0
50.0
44.6
0.3
1.3
0.8
65
23
6
17
5
0
3
7
-45
25Anthony Davis
A. Davis
1.2
2019-20
21
36.6
27.7
9.7
3.5
1.4
9.8
17.1
57.1
1.1
2.9
38.3
7.1
8.5
83.2
66.5
2.6
7.1
2.5
769
582
204
73
26
30
53
56
+184
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37
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.638
7.5
4
37
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8.5
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8.5
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10.5
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34
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10
27
31
.466
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