highest steals per game average nba career by active player

Chris Paul has averaged the most career steals per game by an active player, with 2.0 per game.

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highest steals per game with a minimum of 200 games played average NBA career by active player
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris 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
2Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
1.8
238
26.9
9.0
4.8
3.7
0.5
3.8
7.9
47.9
0.7
2.2
30.1
0.8
1.3
61.5
53.3
1.3
3.5
1.5
6,405
2,146
1,150
886
437
110
361
466
-8
3Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.7
763
31.8
20.4
6.4
3.1
0.6
7.4
14.8
49.8
1.7
4.3
39.3
4.0
4.6
86.4
60.6
1.2
5.2
1.7
24,294
15,580
4,850
2,340
1,322
490
1,276
1,266
+4675
4Paul George
P. George
1.7
931
33.5
20.5
6.2
3.7
0.4
7.0
16.0
43.9
2.6
6.7
38.3
3.9
4.5
85.3
57.0
0.8
5.4
2.6
31,202
19,062
5,804
3,453
1,570
413
2,463
2,467
+3466
5Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.6
906
33.1
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
29,951
16,641
4,855
3,953
1,453
387
1,457
1,242
+2669
6Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
1.6
351
20.8
4.9
2.0
1.1
0.8
1.8
4.2
43.9
0.9
2.5
34.5
0.3
0.5
66.9
55.3
0.6
1.5
0.6
7,318
1,718
714
391
552
279
200
653
-4
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1.6
1,279
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
0.3
7.6
17.2
43.9
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,413
26,838
8,944
10,217
2,011
413
4,971
3,263
+2777
8Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.6
263
30.1
10.1
3.8
2.5
0.7
3.6
7.8
46.9
1.1
3.0
36.2
1.7
2.1
82.3
58.0
1.2
2.6
1.3
7,905
2,651
999
645
413
180
346
811
+365
9Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.6
666
29.4
10.6
3.4
4.5
0.4
3.6
9.1
38.9
1.6
4.9
32.3
1.9
2.4
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.6
1.9
19,608
7,042
2,279
2,984
1,038
239
1,251
1,698
+1783
10Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
316
30.4
10.8
5.3
5.7
0.6
4.0
10.1
39.3
2.2
6.2
35.6
0.6
1.1
60.5
51.0
1.0
4.3
2.3
9,595
3,407
1,682
1,801
475
187
722
639
+209
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1.5
1,059
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
0.3
8.5
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,028
26,298
4,943
6,703
1,590
280
3,281
2,374
+6258
12LeBron James
L. James
1.5
1,585
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,806
42,703
11,868
11,743
2,371
1,165
5,533
2,814
+7354
13James Harden
J. Harden
1.5
1,189
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.7
36.2
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,369
28,667
6,652
8,622
1,764
668
4,395
2,932
+4616
14Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1.5
383
31.1
13.1
7.4
7.2
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
15Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
1.5
448
23.7
7.7
3.3
3.9
0.4
3.1
7.1
44.1
0.7
2.1
33.3
0.8
1.0
74.2
51.2
0.5
2.7
1.5
10,612
3,446
1,472
1,743
661
177
689
1,211
-636
16Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
1.5
503
29.3
15.5
5.8
5.4
0.3
6.2
13.6
45.3
1.2
3.5
34.0
2.0
2.5
79.0
52.7
0.9
4.9
2.1
14,745
7,803
2,925
2,718
741
139
1,061
901
-323
17Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
1.5
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
10,997
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1.4
503
33.1
25.0
4.8
5.2
0.8
8.7
17.3
50.5
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.2
7.2
86.5
61.3
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,658
12,598
2,392
2,618
721
402
1,155
1,129
+1749
19LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1.4
263
31.4
20.9
5.9
7.4
0.3
7.4
17.6
42.1
3.1
8.5
36.6
3.1
3.6
84.1
54.6
1.2
4.7
3.3
8,260
5,506
1,544
1,954
376
83
874
813
-327
20Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1.4
1,053
32.9
15.8
4.2
6.2
0.5
6.2
13.4
46.2
1.5
4.1
36.9
1.9
2.4
78.8
54.6
1.0
3.2
2.6
34,636
16,663
4,420
6,554
1,495
538
2,715
2,223
+2941
21De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
1.4
564
33.2
21.4
3.9
6.1
0.4
7.9
16.8
47.0
1.6
4.7
33.1
4.0
5.4
74.9
55.8
0.6
3.3
2.7
18,730
12,077
2,219
3,458
797
230
1,531
1,459
-430
22De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
1.4
374
22.8
9.2
3.6
2.7
0.5
3.3
8.0
41.1
1.5
4.1
36.6
1.1
1.4
78.2
53.4
0.7
2.9
1.4
8,520
3,429
1,364
1,021
527
182
511
769
+788
23Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
1.4
234
26.3
12.6
3.4
3.4
0.6
4.4
10.4
42.5
1.6
4.9
32.9
2.1
2.6
78.8
54.2
0.7
2.6
2.3
6,164
2,944
786
805
326
138
532
634
-71
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1.4
578
33.9
25.0
4.3
4.8
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.2
3.1
8.3
36.8
4.3
5.1
84.1
57.3
0.8
3.5
2.7
19,569
14,460
2,513
2,754
797
183
1,566
1,397
+2823
25Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
1.4
550
31.3
14.9
3.4
5.7
0.5
5.0
12.5
40.1
2.5
6.8
37.1
2.3
2.7
86.2
54.4
0.4
3.0
1.7
17,192
8,204
1,884
3,121
757
253
910
1,205
+1913
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.690
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5.5
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.628
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14.0
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