highest steals per game average nba career by active player

Dyson Daniels has the most career steals per game by an active player, with 1.9 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+/-
1Dyson 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
2Kawhi 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
3Paul 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
4Jimmy 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
5Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
1.6
377
20.6
5.0
2.0
1.1
0.8
1.9
4.2
43.8
0.9
2.6
34.9
0.4
0.5
68.3
55.5
0.6
1.5
0.6
7,749
1,872
769
415
602
295
227
689
+61
6Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1.6
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
7Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.6
296
29.9
9.9
3.7
2.5
0.7
3.6
7.8
45.8
1.1
3.2
35.0
1.6
2.0
82.2
56.9
1.1
2.6
1.3
8,842
2,929
1,105
748
463
200
389
913
+380
8Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.6
697
29.4
10.5
3.4
4.4
0.4
3.5
9.1
38.9
1.6
4.9
32.4
1.9
2.4
77.9
51.8
0.8
2.6
1.9
20,495
7,314
2,355
3,080
1,081
251
1,290
1,773
+1983
9Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
1.5
227
24.7
7.9
2.9
2.2
0.4
3.1
6.7
46.3
1.2
3.2
37.4
0.5
0.6
80.3
56.7
0.8
2.1
0.8
5,614
1,789
654
493
346
100
177
428
+1029
10Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
322
30.1
10.6
5.3
5.6
0.6
3.9
10.0
39.2
2.2
6.1
35.5
0.6
1.0
60.3
51.0
1.0
4.3
2.3
9,692
3,422
1,705
1,814
483
188
730
648
+200
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1.5
1,069
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,303
26,528
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
12LeBron James
L. James
1.5
1,622
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
13Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
1.5
489
24.0
7.6
3.3
3.9
0.4
3.1
6.9
44.3
0.7
2.1
33.7
0.8
1.0
74.1
51.5
0.6
2.8
1.5
11,726
3,712
1,626
1,912
728
185
745
1,303
-551
14Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
1.5
517
29.3
15.5
5.8
5.4
0.3
6.2
13.6
45.4
1.2
3.6
33.9
2.0
2.5
79.3
52.8
0.9
4.9
2.1
15,134
8,037
3,000
2,807
764
142
1,108
934
-303
15Tyrese 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
16James Harden
J. Harden
1.5
1,221
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,449
29,339
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
17Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
1.4
268
26.7
12.6
3.4
3.8
0.6
4.5
10.6
42.3
1.7
5.2
33.1
2.0
2.5
79.2
54.1
0.7
2.7
2.3
7,154
3,384
922
1,010
388
166
623
710
-17
18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1.4
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,550
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
19De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
1.4
405
22.9
9.5
3.6
2.7
0.5
3.4
8.2
41.0
1.5
4.2
35.8
1.2
1.5
78.9
53.1
0.8
2.9
1.4
9,272
3,833
1,474
1,113
579
192
579
819
+733
20LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1.4
303
31.0
20.8
5.7
7.3
0.3
7.3
17.5
41.8
3.2
8.8
36.5
2.9
3.4
84.7
54.6
1.2
4.5
3.2
9,391
6,304
1,726
2,224
427
93
971
922
+12
21De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
1.4
603
33.0
21.1
3.9
6.1
0.4
7.8
16.6
47.2
1.6
4.7
33.1
3.9
5.2
74.7
55.9
0.6
3.3
2.7
19,891
12,735
2,352
3,707
845
240
1,613
1,545
-61
22Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
1.4
210
31.3
14.3
7.6
4.0
0.8
5.6
10.4
54.1
0.3
1.3
21.9
2.8
3.8
73.1
59.3
2.7
4.8
2.0
6,566
3,005
1,587
848
294
175
418
483
+681
23Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1.4
1,090
32.8
15.9
4.2
6.2
0.5
6.2
13.4
46.1
1.6
4.2
37.0
1.9
2.4
79.0
54.7
1.0
3.2
2.6
35,718
17,287
4,585
6,762
1,526
541
2,819
2,274
+3118
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1.4
609
33.8
25.1
4.3
4.8
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.3
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.1
84.4
57.5
0.8
3.5
2.7
20,586
15,272
2,640
2,928
844
193
1,645
1,463
+2960
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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Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
26
56
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38.0
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109.7

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
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16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
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32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
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40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
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Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0