highest steals per game average in a season by a pacers player

Don Buse has averaged the most steals per game for the Pacers in a season, with 3.5 per game in 1976-77.

Interpreted as:
highest steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games average in a season by a pacers player
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 Don Buse
D. Buse
3.5
1976-77
IND IND
81
36.4
8.0
3.3
8.5
0.2
3.3
7.9
41.6
1.4
1.8
78.6
46.0
0.8
2.5
2,947
646
270
685
281
16
129
2 Micheal Williams
M. Williams
2.9
1991-92
IND IND
79
34.8
15.0
3.6
8.2
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
2,750
1,188
282
647
233
22
240
262
3 Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
2.6
1979-80
IND IND
82
24.7
8.4
2.7
3.1
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
2,027
688
223
252
211
48
166
194
4 Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
2.4
2017-18
IND IND
75
34.0
23.1
5.2
4.3
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
2,552
1,735
390
323
177
57
219
175
+336
5 Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
2.3
2002-03
IND IND
69
33.6
15.5
5.2
2.9
0.7
5.2
12.3
42.8
1.0
3.1
33.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
52.9
1.5
3.8
2.1
2,317
1,068
362
198
159
50
145
242
+336
6 Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
2.3
1980-81
IND IND
82
22.8
8.0
2.4
2.3
0.5
3.2
6.8
47.4
0.0
0.2
12.5
1.5
2.2
70.2
51.5
0.9
1.5
1.5
1,867
657
193
188
186
37
122
236
7 Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
2.2
1977-78
IND IND
79
38.2
18.2
4.1
7.4
0.3
7.0
15.5
45.3
4.2
5.1
82.5
51.4
1.2
3.0
4.5
3,019
1,436
327
584
170
23
352
308
8 Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
2.1
2003-04
IND IND
73
37.2
18.3
5.3
3.7
0.7
6.4
15.2
42.1
1.0
3.3
31.0
4.4
6.0
73.3
51.1
1.4
3.9
2.8
2,714
1,333
385
272
152
50
202
194
+486
9 Micheal Williams
M. Williams
2.1
1990-91
IND IND
73
23.4
11.1
2.4
4.8
0.2
3.6
7.2
49.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.0
4.5
87.9
60.8
0.7
1.7
2.1
1,706
813
176
348
150
17
150
202
10 Don Buse
D. Buse
2.0
1981-82
IND IND
82
30.8
9.7
2.7
5.0
0.3
3.8
8.4
45.5
0.9
2.3
38.6
1.2
1.5
81.3
53.9
0.6
2.2
1.2
2,529
797
223
407
164
27
95
176
11 Paul George
P. George
1.9
2013-14
IND IND
80
36.2
21.7
6.8
3.5
0.3
7.2
17.0
42.4
2.3
6.3
36.4
5.0
5.8
86.4
55.5
0.8
6.0
2.8
2,898
1,737
542
283
151
22
224
198
+371
12 Paul George
P. George
1.9
2015-16
IND IND
81
34.8
23.1
7.0
4.1
0.4
7.5
17.9
41.8
2.6
7.0
37.1
5.6
6.5
86.0
55.7
1.0
6.0
3.3
2,819
1,874
563
329
152
29
265
230
+182
13 Mickey Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
1979-80
IND IND
82
32.3
19.1
8.3
4.2
1.4
7.2
15.5
46.3
0.1
0.4
15.6
4.7
5.9
79.9
52.8
3.1
5.2
3.5
2,647
1,566
681
344
153
112
286
291
14 T.J. McConnell
T.J. McConnell
1.9
2020-21
IND IND
69
26.0
8.6
3.7
6.6
0.3
4.0
7.1
55.9
0.2
0.7
31.3
0.5
0.7
68.8
58.3
0.8
2.9
2.0
1,796
596
256
456
128
23
135
113
+70
15 Monta Ellis
M. Ellis
1.9
2015-16
IND IND
81
33.8
13.8
3.3
4.7
0.5
5.4
12.6
42.7
1.1
3.5
30.9
2.0
2.5
78.6
50.4
0.5
2.8
2.5
2,734
1,121
271
383
150
37
203
174
+108
16 Paul George
P. George
1.8
2012-13
IND IND
79
37.6
17.4
7.6
4.1
0.6
6.2
14.9
41.9
2.2
5.9
36.2
2.8
3.5
80.7
53.1
1.1
6.5
2.9
2,972
1,377
603
327
143
51
233
227
+365
17 Earl Tatum
E. Tatum
1.8
1977-78
IND IND
57
32.6
14.4
3.6
4.0
0.5
6.3
13.6
46.2
1.9
2.4
78.8
49.3
1.0
2.6
2.3
1,859
822
205
226
103
30
131
172
18 Butch Carter
B. Carter
1.8
1983-84
IND IND
73
28.0
13.4
2.1
2.8
0.2
5.7
11.8
47.9
0.2
0.6
32.6
1.9
2.4
76.4
52.0
1.0
1.1
1.9
2,045
977
153
206
128
13
141
211
19 Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
1.7
1982-83
IND IND
81
34.1
20.1
10.6
2.8
0.5
8.4
17.5
47.9
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.2
4.3
74.1
51.6
4.2
6.4
2.7
2,761
1,625
860
223
141
43
217
298
20 Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
1.7
2001-02
IND IND
80
30.5
9.4
3.7
8.1
0.5
3.6
9.5
38.0
0.5
2.2
24.0
1.6
2.3
70.4
44.6
1.0
2.8
3.4
2,442
751
298
647
138
40
270
248
+43
21 Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
1.7
2002-03
IND IND
73
30.6
7.8
3.6
7.5
0.2
3.0
7.6
39.6
0.6
2.3
27.7
1.1
1.5
71.4
46.8
0.8
2.8
2.6
2,237
566
260
548
125
18
192
201
+159
22 Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
1.7
1978-79
IND IND
81
34.9
17.3
3.7
5.6
0.3
6.8
14.7
46.3
3.7
4.2
88.2
52.3
1.5
2.3
3.8
2,825
1,404
301
450
138
23
304
315
23 Thaddeus Young
T. Young
1.7
2017-18
IND IND
81
32.2
11.8
6.3
1.9
0.4
5.2
10.7
48.7
0.7
2.2
32.0
0.7
1.1
59.8
52.8
2.3
4.0
1.3
2,607
955
512
152
135
36
105
175
+210
24 Vern Fleming
V. Fleming
1.6
1985-86
IND IND
80
35.9
14.2
4.8
6.3
0.1
5.5
10.8
50.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
3.3
4.4
74.5
55.8
1.3
3.6
2.6
2,870
1,136
386
505
131
5
208
230
25 Paul George
P. George
1.6
2011-12
IND IND
66
29.7
12.1
5.6
2.4
0.6
4.3
9.7
44.0
1.4
3.5
38.5
2.2
2.8
80.2
55.5
0.8
4.8
1.8
1,958
798
370
158
108
38
117
191
+248
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
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48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0
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Tue
5/6
IND IND
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CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Sun
5/11
CLE CLE
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IND IND
8:00 PM
Tue
5/13
IND IND
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1:00 PM
Thu
5/15
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IND IND
1:00 PM
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
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.634
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3
Lakers Lakers
50
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.610
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
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61
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.744
3.0
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Knicks Knicks
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.622
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Bucks Bucks
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.585
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Pistons Pistons
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.537
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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3/24
CLE CLE
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119-114
Tue
3/25
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IND IND
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5/5
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7:00 PM
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OKC OKC
9:30 PM
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5/6
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CLE CLE
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MIN MIN
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BOS BOS
7:00 PM