highest steals per 36 minutes nba season

36 in a season, with 3.77 in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:

highest steals per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player NBA season

	NAME	STL/(MIN/36)	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	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	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	3.75	211	2,027	1979-80	IND	82	24.7	8.4	2.7	3.1	2.6	0.6	3.4	7.4	45.2	0.0	0.1	40.0	1.7	2.1	78.2	50.2	0.8	1.9	2.0	688	223	252	48	166	194
3	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.47	260	2,697	1986-87	SAS	81	33.3	17.7	5.2	5.2	3.2	0.4	7.3	15.6	46.6	0.2	0.6	27.1	3.0	4.0	75.3	51.0	2.3	2.9	3.0	1,435	424	421	35	243	264
4	Don Buse D. Buse	3.43	281	2,947	1976-77	IND	81	36.4	8.0	3.3	8.5	3.5	0.2	3.3	7.9	41.6				1.4	1.8	78.6	46.0	0.8	2.5		646	270	685	16		129
5	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.41	246	2,598	1990-91	MIL	81	32.1	13.6	5.7	5.5	3.0	0.2	5.4	11.2	48.5	0.3	0.8	36.5	2.5	3.2	75.7	53.8	2.4	3.3	2.6	1,098	459	444	16	212	273
6	Slick Watts S. Watts	3.38	261	2,776	1975-76	SEA	82	33.9	13.0	4.5	8.1	3.2	0.2	5.3	12.4	42.7				2.4	4.2	57.8	45.7	1.4	3.1		1,065	365	661	16		270
7	Slick Watts S. Watts	3.33	190	2,056	1974-75	SEA	82	25.1	6.8	3.2	6.1	2.3	0.1	2.8	6.7	42.1				1.1	1.9	60.8	45.0	1.2	2.0		557	262	499	12		254
8	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	3.3	192	2,095	1976-77	MIL	79	26.5	8.6	3.3	4.7	2.4	0.3	3.8	8.7	43.4				1.1	1.9	53.9	45.0	1.2	2.2		681	264	372	21		291
9	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	3.27	188	2,072	1977-78	MIL	82	25.3	9.3	3.0	5.6	2.3	0.2	3.8	8.2	46.8				1.6	2.5	64.5	49.9	1.0	2.1	2.8	759	247	456	19	228	287
10	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	3.21	229	2,571	2024-25	ATL	76	33.8	14.1	5.9	4.4	3.0	0.7	6.0	12.1	49.3	1.1	3.1	34.0	1.1	1.8	59.3	54.5	1.6	4.3	2.0	1,073	449	333	55	155	175	-65
11	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	3.2	201	2,260	1978-79	NJN	82	27.6	12.4	2.6	4.5	2.5	0.5	4.9	11.7	41.8				2.6	3.3	77.7	47.0	0.9	1.7	3.0	1,015	215	365	40	244	209
12	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3.16	182	2,076	1982-83	TOT	64	32.4	12.6	4.6	6.8	2.8	0.4	5.4	12.7	42.5	0.1	0.8	15.7	1.7	2.5	65.0	45.4	1.8	2.8	3.8	806	295	432	24	244	240
13	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3.12	265	3,060	1979-80	NYK	82	37.3	15.3	6.6	10.1	3.2	0.4	6.1	13.0	47.2	0.3	1.3	24.5	2.7	4.1	66.0	51.7	1.8	4.7	4.4	1,254	539	832	35	359	260
14	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.1	197	2,287	1988-89	SAS	65	35.2	17.3	5.9	6.0	3.0	0.6	7.2	14.8	48.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.8	3.9	72.3	52.3	2.4	3.5	3.6	1,122	384	393	36	231	259
15	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.07	210	2,463	1991-92	MIL	82	30.0	12.3	4.3	4.4	2.6	0.4	4.8	11.2	43.0	0.8	2.6	31.9	1.8	2.4	76.3	50.0	2.1	2.1	2.7	1,010	350	360	32	223	263
16	Johnny Moore J. Moore	3.07	229	2,689	1984-85	SAS	82	32.8	12.8	4.6	10.0	2.8	0.2	5.1	11.1	45.7	0.3	1.1	28.1	2.3	3.0	76.2	51.3	1.1	3.5	2.9	1,046	378	816	18	236	247
17	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.07	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
18	Micheal Williams M. Williams	3.05	233	2,750	1991-92	IND	79	34.8	15.0	3.6	8.2	2.9	0.3	5.1	10.4	49.0	0.1	0.4	24.2	4.7	5.4	87.1	58.7	0.9	2.6	3.0	1,188	282	647	22	240	262
19	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	3.02	223	2,657	1979-80	NJN	82	32.4	13.3	3.3	6.8	2.7	0.3	5.3	12.4	43.0	0.1	0.6	25.0	2.5	3.1	77.9	48.1	0.8	2.5	3.1	1,087	270	557	27	258	238
20	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	3.01	209	2,498	1981-82	PHI	79	31.6	11.2	3.1	8.4	2.6	0.4	4.5	8.6	52.1	0.1	0.3	27.3	2.2	2.8	77.7	57.0	0.6	2.5	2.3	881	248	667	33	184	247
21	Kendall Gill K. Gill	3	134	1,606	1998-99	NJN	50	32.1	11.8	4.9	2.5	2.7	0.5	4.7	11.9	39.8	0.0	0.3	11.8	2.3	3.3	68.3	44.1	1.2	3.7	1.4	588	244	123	26	71	162	-138
22	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.99	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
23	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	2.97	197	2,384	1980-81	MIL	82	29.1	13.3	3.6	4.7	2.4	0.0	5.7	11.7	49.3	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.8	2.5	73.4	52.2	1.1	2.6	2.9	1,092	298	384	3	236	271
24	Larry Steele L. Steele	2.95	217	2,648	1973-74	POR	81	32.7	9.7	3.8	4.0	2.7	0.4	4.0	8.4	47.8				1.7	2.1	78.9	52.0	1.1	2.7		785	310	323	32		295
25	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	2.94	243	2,978	1987-88	SAS	82	36.3	19.6	6.1	6.8	3.0	0.8	8.0	17.2	46.5	0.3	1.2	28.4	3.3	4.5	74.8	51.3	2.0	4.1	3.1	1,610	498	557	69	251	300

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