highest steals per game average last 30 nba season

Since 1996-97, Mookie Blaylock got the most steals per game, with 2.2 per game.

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highest steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player average last 30 NBA season

	NAME	SPG	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	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	2.2	373	34.7	12.4	4.2	6.1	0.3	4.9	12.2	39.9	1.5	4.7	32.8	1.1	1.5	72.5	48.2	1.0	3.2	2.1	12,929	4,616	1,572	2,275	827	96	784	600	+347
2	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	2.2	914	41.1	26.7	3.7	6.2	0.2	9.3	21.8	42.5	1.2	3.7	31.3	7.0	8.9	78.0	51.8	0.8	2.9	3.6	37,584	24,368	3,394	5,624	1,983	164	3,262	1,777	+799
3	Doug Christie D. Christie	2.0	672	34.4	12.0	4.4	4.0	0.5	4.2	9.8	42.5	1.1	3.0	35.4	2.6	3.1	83.9	53.7	1.0	3.4	2.1	23,117	8,057	2,929	2,678	1,372	339	1,423	1,653	+1057
4	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.0	1,370	33.5	16.8	4.4	9.2	0.2	6.0	12.7	46.9	1.4	3.7	37.0	3.5	4.1	87.0	58.0	0.6	3.8	2.3	45,836	23,058	6,006	12,552	2,728	222	3,109	3,208	+6029
5	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	1.9	1,231	36.1	12.4	6.3	8.7	0.3	4.4	10.9	40.2	1.5	4.1	35.4	2.2	2.7	80.1	51.3	1.1	5.1	2.8	44,409	15,259	7,742	10,701	2,358	400	3,425	2,271	+3868
6	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	1.9	345	35.5	16.6	3.6	7.7	0.3	6.6	14.8	44.7	0.7	1.9	35.6	2.7	3.0	88.8	51.5	0.6	3.0	2.3	12,239	5,720	1,240	2,662	659	114	779	724	+892
7	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	1.9	272	27.5	9.4	5.1	4.0	0.4	4.0	8.2	48.8	0.6	2.1	29.8	0.8	1.3	61.4	53.8	1.5	3.6	1.5	7,491	2,555	1,393	1,080	506	122	406	541	+303
8	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	1.9	132	35.9	18.2	5.4	5.6	0.6	6.4	14.8	43.4	1.7	5.1	33.6	3.6	4.7	77.9	53.9	1.7	3.8	2.6	4,744	2,401	719	736	245	78	345	344	+434
9	Baron Davis B. Davis	1.8	835	34.2	16.1	3.8	7.2	0.4	5.9	14.3	40.9	1.6	5.0	32.0	2.8	3.9	71.1	50.2	0.9	2.9	2.8	28,592	13,447	3,183	6,025	1,530	360	2,308	2,361	+866
10	Ricky Rubio R. Rubio	1.8	698	29.6	10.8	4.1	7.4	0.1	3.5	9.1	38.8	0.9	2.8	32.4	2.9	3.4	84.3	51.1	0.6	3.4	2.5	20,693	7,570	2,830	5,160	1,226	94	1,768	1,738	+1000
11	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	1.7	991	31.7	13.2	4.5	2.7	0.5	4.7	11.4	41.4	1.2	3.4	33.9	2.6	3.6	71.5	50.8	1.2	3.3	1.8	31,440	13,058	4,448	2,631	1,721	522	1,791	2,586	+1818
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1.7	798	31.8	20.7	6.4	3.1	0.6	7.5	15.0	49.9	1.7	4.4	39.1	4.0	4.7	86.3	60.7	1.2	5.2	1.7	25,366	16,546	5,075	2,470	1,377	498	1,345	1,303	+4937
13	John Stockton J. Stockton	1.7	524	30.2	12.3	2.8	8.6	0.2	4.4	8.5	51.2	0.6	1.4	39.5	3.0	3.6	83.7	60.7	0.6	2.1	2.5	15,834	6,426	1,446	4,496	900	114	1,291	1,218	+2941
14	Paul George P. George	1.7	945	33.5	20.5	6.2	3.7	0.4	7.0	15.9	44.0	2.6	6.8	38.4	3.9	4.5	85.2	57.1	0.8	5.4	2.6	31,651	19,338	5,880	3,502	1,601	417	2,487	2,502	+3473
15	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	1.7	833	34.8	17.8	3.5	4.6	0.3	6.9	15.2	45.1	0.9	2.8	31.4	3.2	4.2	77.2	52.3	0.6	2.8	2.7	29,011	14,858	2,874	3,856	1,409	281	2,246	1,950	-230
16	Brevin Knight B. Knight	1.7	729	24.9	7.3	2.4	6.1	0.1	2.8	6.7	41.2	0.0	0.2	13.4	1.8	2.2	78.9	47.6	0.4	2.1	1.9	18,176	5,342	1,785	4,481	1,229	87	1,367	1,856	-1087
17	Eddie Jones E. Jones	1.7	820	34.9	15.1	4.1	3.0	0.6	5.2	12.0	43.1	1.7	4.5	37.3	3.0	3.7	81.8	55.2	0.8	3.3	1.6	28,613	12,365	3,375	2,438	1,360	494	1,333	2,146	+2491
18	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	1.6	471	33.9	13.7	5.5	5.1	0.6	5.2	11.6	44.7	1.2	3.5	33.3	2.2	2.9	74.1	53.1	1.3	4.2	2.6	15,959	6,450	2,594	2,412	769	270	1,208	1,162	+2022
19	John Wall J. Wall	1.6	647	34.9	18.7	4.2	8.9	0.7	6.8	15.7	43.0	1.0	3.1	32.2	4.2	5.4	77.6	51.7	0.6	3.6	3.7	22,588	12,088	2,704	5,735	1,045	439	2,412	1,394	-125
20	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1.6	907	33.0	18.4	5.4	4.4	0.4	5.9	12.5	47.4	0.8	2.4	33.0	5.7	6.7	84.4	59.2	1.7	3.7	1.6	29,972	16,658	4,858	3,957	1,455	387	1,459	1,242	+2678
21	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	1.6	552	35.1	20.7	3.9	5.3	0.2	6.7	16.0	42.1	2.0	5.6	35.1	5.2	6.5	80.3	54.7	0.8	3.1	3.2	19,351	11,402	2,168	2,909	884	134	1,744	1,683	+24
22	Ausar Thompson A. Thompson	1.6	195	24.7	9.6	5.8	2.5	0.9	4.0	7.8	51.5	0.2	1.0	20.4	1.4	2.3	60.0	54.5	2.0	3.8	1.4	4,807	1,871	1,123	482	312	168	274	537	+232
23	Kerry Kittles K. Kittles	1.6	507	33.4	14.1	3.9	2.6	0.4	5.5	12.5	43.9	1.4	3.6	37.8	1.8	2.3	78.0	52.3	1.0	2.9	1.2	16,929	7,165	1,983	1,295	811	221	621	893	+335
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1.6	306	37.3	25.5	5.9	4.1	0.5	9.9	21.7	45.7	0.5	1.7	31.5	5.1	6.4	80.6	52.0	1.2	4.7	2.2	11,411	7,803	1,793	1,256	489	154	686	597	+1438
25	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	1.6	504	32.2	16.9	4.5	3.9	0.5	6.2	14.2	43.6	1.6	4.7	34.7	2.9	3.7	78.8	53.4	0.6	3.9	2.5	16,248	8,503	2,245	1,970	805	230	1,266	1,202	-79

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7.7

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APG

5.2

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116.1

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113.7

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37.1

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

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27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Towns

10.7

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

122.3

119.3

114.9

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

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8.8

7.4

3.0

1.7

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970.8

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

958

Wembanyama

729.3

Castle

719.8

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Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

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Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

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Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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Richardson

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Beringer

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Beringer

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0