highest steals per 36 minutes in all nba seasons

36 by an All-NBA player in a season, with 3.77 in 1985-86.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Steals: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	STL/(MIN/36)	ALLNBA	STL	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.77	1	301	2,878	1985-86	SAS	82	35.1	17.0	6.3	5.5	3.7	0.5	6.9	13.3	51.4	0.1	0.4	27.6	3.2	4.0	79.5	56.3	2.2	4.0	3.1	1,392	516	448	40	256	296
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.07	1	242	2,842	1987-88	UTA	82	34.7	14.7	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	5.5	9.6	57.4	0.3	0.8	35.8	3.3	4.0	84.0	64.5	0.7	2.2	3.2	1,204	237	1,128	16	262	247
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.99	1	263	3,171	1988-89	UTA	82	38.7	17.1	3.0	13.6	3.2	0.2	6.1	11.3	53.8	0.2	0.8	24.2	4.8	5.5	86.3	62.4	1.0	2.0	3.8	1,400	248	1,118	14	308	241
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.93	1	244	3,002	1991-92	UTA	82	36.6	15.8	3.3	13.7	3.0	0.3	5.5	11.5	48.2	1.0	2.5	40.7	3.8	4.5	84.2	59.0	0.8	2.5	3.5	1,297	270	1,126	22	286	234
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.82	1	259	3,311	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	2,868	449	485	131	252	270
6	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.77	1	232	3,014	1994-95	CHI	79	38.2	21.4	8.1	5.2	2.9	1.1	8.0	16.7	48.0	1.4	4.0	34.5	4.0	5.6	71.6	55.9	2.2	5.9	3.4	1,692	639	409	89	271	238
7	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.75	1	211	2,759	1993-94	CHI	72	38.3	22.0	8.7	5.6	2.9	0.8	8.7	17.8	49.1	0.9	2.7	32.0	3.8	5.7	66.0	54.4	2.4	6.3	3.2	1,587	629	403	58	232	227
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.71	1	234	3,103	1990-91	UTA	82	37.8	17.2	2.9	14.2	2.9	0.2	6.0	11.9	50.7	0.7	2.0	34.5	4.4	5.3	83.6	60.4	0.6	2.3	3.6	1,413	237	1,164	16	298	233
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.65	1	223	3,034	1990-91	CHI	82	37.0	31.5	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	12.1	22.4	53.9	0.4	1.1	31.2	7.0	8.2	85.1	60.5	1.4	4.6	2.5	2,580	492	453	83	202	229
10	Gary Payton G. Payton	2.63	1	231	3,162	1995-96	SEA	81	39.0	19.3	4.2	7.5	2.9	0.2	7.6	15.8	48.4	1.2	3.7	32.8	2.8	3.8	74.8	55.4	1.3	2.9	3.2	1,563	339	608	19	260	221
11	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.61	1	169	2,335	2012-13	LAC	70	33.4	16.9	3.7	9.7	2.4	0.1	5.9	12.2	48.1	1.1	3.3	32.8	4.1	4.6	88.5	59.4	0.8	3.0	2.3	1,186	262	678	10	159	143	+430
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.6	1	217	3,006	2007-08	NOH	80	37.6	21.1	4.0	11.6	2.7	0.1	7.9	16.1	48.8	1.2	3.1	36.9	4.2	4.9	85.1	57.6	0.8	3.2	2.5	1,684	321	925	4	201	185	+479
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.59	1	221	3,067	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	32.6	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	12.7	25.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	6.1	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	2,541	522	428	61	207	188
14	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.59	1	216	3,002	2008-09	NOH	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	11.0	2.8	0.1	8.1	16.1	50.3	0.8	2.3	36.4	5.8	6.7	86.8	59.9	0.9	4.7	3.0	1,781	432	861	10	231	212	+350
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.59	1	236	3,281	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,041	430	377	125	272	237
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.59	1	234	3,255	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	32.5	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	2,633	652	650	65	290	247
17	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.56	1	207	2,915	1989-90	UTA	78	37.4	17.2	2.6	14.5	2.7	0.2	6.1	11.8	51.4	0.6	1.4	41.6	4.5	5.5	81.9	60.7	0.7	1.9	3.5	1,345	206	1,134	18	272	233
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.56	1	227	3,197	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	33.6	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	12.6	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	2,753	565	519	54	247	241
19	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.55	1	154	2,171	2013-14	LAC	62	35.0	19.1	4.3	10.7	2.5	0.1	6.5	14.0	46.7	1.3	3.4	36.8	4.8	5.6	85.5	58.0	0.6	3.7	2.3	1,185	268	663	4	145	157	+528
20	Rick Barry R. Barry	2.54	1	228	3,235	1974-75	GSW	80	40.4	30.6	5.7	6.2	2.9	0.4	12.9	27.7	46.4				4.9	5.5	90.4	50.9	1.2	4.6		2,450	456	492	33		225
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2.54	1	213	3,024	1988-89	HOU	82	36.9	24.8	13.5	1.8	2.6	3.4	9.6	19.0	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.5	8.0	69.6	55.2	4.1	9.4	3.4	2,034	1,105	149	282	275	329
22	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.51	1	152	2,181	2011-12	LAC	60	36.4	19.8	3.6	9.1	2.5	0.1	7.1	14.8	47.8	1.3	3.6	37.1	4.3	5.0	86.1	58.1	0.7	2.9	2.1	1,189	213	543	4	124	138	+326
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.5	1	208	2,991	1981-82	LAL	78	38.3	18.6	9.6	9.5	2.7	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.7	0.1	0.4	20.7	4.2	5.6	76.0	59.0	3.2	6.4	3.7	1,447	751	743	34	286	223
24	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.5	1	199	2,863	1992-93	UTA	82	34.9	15.1	2.9	12.0	2.4	0.3	5.3	11.0	48.6	0.9	2.3	38.5	3.6	4.5	79.8	58.4	0.8	2.1	3.2	1,239	237	987	21	266	224
25	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	2.5	1	177	2,552	2017-18	IND	75	34.0	23.1	5.2	4.3	2.4	0.8	8.5	17.9	47.7	2.1	5.8	37.1	3.9	4.9	79.9	57.7	0.6	4.6	2.9	1,735	390	323	57	219	175	+336

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11	Suns	1	.000	1.5
12	Pelicans	2	.000	2.0
13	Spurs	2	.000	2.0
14	Warriors	2	.000	2.0
15	Kings	2	.000	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 10/31	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	UTA	@	SAS	8:30 PM

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PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

35.5

Antetokounmpo

33.0

Randle

RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

13.0

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13.0

Zubac

APG Leaders

12.5

Young

9.5

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9.0

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SPG Leaders

6.0

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4.0

Gillespie

3.5

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BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

97.0

Carter

89.8

Sabonis

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125.9

124.5

124.1

122.9

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120.3

DRtg Rankings

90.5

95.9

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101.4

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3	76ers	2	0	1.000
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6	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.0
7	Bulls	1	1	.500	1.0
8	Hornets	1	1	.500	1.0
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.0
10	Nets	0	1	.000	1.5
11	Cavaliers	0	1	.000	1.5
12	Magic	0	2	.000	2.0
13	Heat	0	2	.000	2.0
14	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.0
15	Bucks	0	2	.000	2.0

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1	Lakers	2	0	1.000
2	Thunder	2	0	1.000
3	Rockets	2	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.0
8	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.0
9	Mavericks	1	1	.500	1.0
10	Nuggets	0	1	.000	1.5
11	Suns	0	1	.000	1.5
12	Pelicans	0	2	.000	2.0
13	Spurs	0	2	.000	2.0
14	Warriors	0	2	.000	2.0
15	Kings	0	2	.000	2.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
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Alvin Robertson has the most steals / minutes played / 36 by an All-NBA player in a season, with 3.77 in 1985-86.

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