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

Don Buse has 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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	1.9	2020-21	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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

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