highest steals per game average for an nba rookie

Jeremiah Fears has gotten the most steals per game by a rookie this season, with 1.4 per game.

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highest steals per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games average for an NBA rookie this regular season

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	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	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	1.4	2025-26	NOP	27	27.6	15.7	3.4	3.1	0.1	5.9	13.1	44.8	1.2	3.3	36.4	2.7	3.4	80.2	53.5	0.6	2.8	2.3	746	423	93	84	39	4	62	56	-204
2	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	1.3	2025-26	DAL	26	34.0	18.4	6.3	3.5	0.7	7.0	14.6	48.2	0.8	3.4	25.0	3.5	4.3	80.5	55.7	1.2	5.1	2.2	884	479	164	92	34	19	56	59	-152
3	VJ Edgecombe	1.3	2025-26	PHI	22	35.0	15.2	5.6	4.0	0.5	5.6	13.3	42.1	2.0	5.3	38.8	2.0	2.6	77.2	52.8	1.7	3.9	1.7	770	335	123	87	28	10	38	72	+77
4	Derik Queen D. Queen	1.0	2025-26	NOP	27	25.2	12.7	6.4	4.0	0.8	4.8	9.5	50.4	0.1	0.7	11.1	3.1	3.9	79.8	56.8	1.6	4.8	2.3	681	343	173	109	27	21	62	89	-116
5	Will Richard W. Richard	1.0	2025-26	GSW	23	19.1	8.0	2.7	1.1	0.0	2.8	5.3	53.3	1.3	3.2	39.7	1.0	1.3	77.4	67.5	1.0	1.7	0.7	440	183	62	25	23	1	15	47	+9
6	Egor Dëmin E. Dëmin	0.9	2025-26	BKN	23	22.9	8.5	3.2	3.5	0.3	3.0	7.7	38.8	1.8	5.2	35.3	0.7	0.7	88.2	52.6	0.5	2.7	1.7	526	195	73	81	21	8	40	45	-60
7	Drake Powell D. Powell	0.8	2025-26	BKN	18	18.5	6.3	1.8	2.1	0.2	2.2	4.6	48.8	0.8	2.1	37.8	1.1	1.2	95.2	62.5	0.2	1.6	1.2	333	114	32	37	14	3	22	32	-20
8	Ace Bailey A. Bailey	0.8	2025-26	UTA	25	23.6	10.0	3.2	1.7	0.4	4.0	9.1	43.6	1.4	4.1	35.0	0.7	0.9	77.3	53.0	1.4	1.9	1.4	590	251	81	43	19	10	34	65	-125
9	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	0.7	2025-26	CHA	26	34.0	19.0	5.4	3.5	0.2	6.7	14.2	47.2	3.4	8.5	40.5	2.2	2.4	92.1	62.4	1.0	4.4	2.3	883	495	140	90	19	6	61	62	-36
10	Ryan Kalkbrenner R. Kalkbrenner	0.7	2025-26	CHA	24	25.6	8.9	6.5	0.5	1.9	3.8	4.8	79.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.8	74.4	80.5	2.6	3.9	1.2	614	214	156	12	17	45	29	45	-84
11	Sion James S. James	0.7	2025-26	CHA	26	26.5	7.0	3.3	1.5	0.5	2.2	5.3	41.6	1.3	3.3	38.4	1.3	1.5	85.0	58.5	0.4	2.8	1.0	690	181	85	40	18	12	25	45	-46
12	Hugo González H. González	0.7	2025-26	BOS	21	11.8	3.6	2.2	0.5	0.1	1.5	2.9	51.7	0.5	1.1	47.8	0.1	0.3	42.9	60.2	0.7	1.5	0.6	247	76	46	11	14	3	12	38	+52
13	Collin Murray-Boyles C. Murray-Boyles	0.6	2025-26	TOR	22	17.5	6.8	3.2	1.4	0.4	2.7	4.8	56.2	0.5	1.1	48.0	0.9	1.5	62.5	63.0	1.7	1.5	1.2	385	150	71	30	14	8	26	51	-31
14	Micah Peavy M. Peavy	0.6	2025-26	NOP	22	16.1	4.9	2.5	1.1	0.1	2.0	5.1	40.2	0.3	1.6	20.0	0.5	0.6	71.4	45.3	1.0	1.4	0.4	354	107	54	24	13	2	9	37	-57
15	Cedric Coward C. Coward	0.5	2025-26	MEM	26	27.1	13.4	6.2	2.8	0.3	4.8	10.5	46.2	1.5	4.5	32.2	2.3	2.7	84.3	57.4	1.4	4.8	1.6	704	349	162	73	14	8	41	54	+33
16	Walter Clayton Jr. W. Clayton Jr.	0.5	2025-26	UTA	21	16.6	6.3	2.2	3.5	0.2	2.2	5.2	42.2	0.8	2.7	29.8	1.1	1.1	95.8	55.2	0.5	1.8	1.4	348	132	47	73	10	4	30	41	-11
17	Tre Johnson T. Johnson	0.4	2025-26	WAS	17	23.3	11.2	2.8	1.4	0.4	4.1	9.4	44.0	1.9	4.9	39.8	1.0	1.2	81.0	56.5	0.5	2.4	1.5	396	190	48	23	7	7	25	31	-111
18	Nique Clifford N. Clifford	0.4	2025-26	SAC	22	16.6	4.1	2.5	1.4	0.3	1.5	4.1	37.8	0.5	1.8	27.5	0.5	0.8	66.7	46.5	0.6	2.0	0.9	365	91	56	30	9	6	20	46	-87
19	Tyrese Proctor T. Proctor	0.3	2025-26	CLE	19	12.1	5.3	1.2	1.4	0.0	1.7	4.9	34.4	1.0	3.2	31.1	0.9	1.1	85.7	49.4	0.2	1.1	0.4	230	101	23	27	6	0	7	25	-34
20	Will Riley W. Riley	0.3	2025-26	WAS	18	11.4	4.6	1.8	0.9	0.1	1.7	3.4	48.4	0.3	1.1	26.3	0.9	1.2	77.3	57.2	0.7	1.1	0.7	206	82	32	17	5	2	13	13	-76
21	Moussa Cisse M. Cisse	0.3	2025-26	DAL	19	10.2	3.1	3.5	0.2	1.1	1.2	2.0	60.5	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.6	41.9	57.1	1.5	2.1	0.7	194	59	67	3	5	20	14	31	-20
22	Carter Bryant C. Bryant	0.2	2025-26	SAS	18	7.9	2.5	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.9	2.8	33.3	0.4	1.6	28.6	0.2	0.2	75.0	42.6	0.3	1.3	0.3	142	45	30	1	4	2	6	15	+21
23	Chris Youngblood C. Youngblood	0.1	2025-26	OKC	19	5.6	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.5	1.6	33.3	0.4	1.3	32.0	0.4	0.4	100.0	52.9	0.2	0.8	0.1	107	35	19	6	1	0	1	17	-7

StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	HOU	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Sat 12/20	IND	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Mon 12/22	DAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 12/26	PHX	@	NOP	8:00 PM

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114

Final

104

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34.7

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32.4

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31.5

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RPG Leaders

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APG Leaders

10.8

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1,603.3

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1,301.5

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1,704.3

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1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
10	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

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1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	12	14	.462	12.0
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	OKC	@	CHA	109-96
Fri 11/14	DEN	@	MIN	123-112
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123

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Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/17	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
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Jeremiah Fears has gotten the most steals per game by a rookie this season, with 1.4 per game.

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