highest steals per game average nba career current players

Chris Paul has 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 current players
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,367
33.5
16.9
4.4
9.2
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
36.9
3.6
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,795
23,045
6,002
12,546
2,727
222
3,107
3,203
+6039
2Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
1.9
215
26.0
8.6
4.6
3.4
0.5
3.6
7.5
47.4
0.7
2.2
32.0
0.7
1.2
61.6
53.3
1.2
3.4
1.5
5,597
1,843
994
740
398
99
314
423
+62
3Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.7
741
31.8
20.1
6.3
3.1
0.6
7.3
14.7
49.8
1.6
4.1
39.2
3.9
4.5
86.1
60.4
1.2
5.2
1.7
23,536
14,918
4,704
2,262
1,274
475
1,230
1,239
+4540
4Paul George
P. George
1.7
911
33.6
20.6
6.3
3.7
0.4
7.0
16.0
44.0
2.6
6.7
38.3
3.9
4.6
85.2
57.1
0.8
5.4
2.7
30,582
18,737
5,698
3,380
1,542
404
2,429
2,420
+3381
5Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.6
887
33.1
18.3
5.4
4.4
0.4
5.9
12.5
47.3
0.8
2.4
33.1
5.7
6.7
84.4
59.1
1.7
3.7
1.6
29,354
16,258
4,748
3,860
1,431
384
1,424
1,220
+2565
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
1,256
33.2
21.1
7.0
8.0
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,711
26,471
8,809
10,046
1,975
409
4,890
3,201
+2902
8Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.6
649
29.4
10.6
3.4
4.5
0.4
3.6
9.2
38.8
1.6
4.9
32.2
1.9
2.4
77.9
51.7
0.8
2.6
1.9
19,101
6,865
2,215
2,936
1,019
232
1,225
1,651
+1805
9Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.6
256
30.2
10.1
3.8
2.5
0.7
3.6
7.7
47.1
1.1
2.9
36.5
1.7
2.1
82.0
58.3
1.2
2.6
1.3
7,738
2,585
975
630
398
177
342
793
+310
10Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1.5
1,042
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
3.9
4.3
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,471
25,832
4,878
6,604
1,574
274
3,237
2,345
+6205
11Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
302
30.9
11.1
5.4
5.8
0.6
4.1
10.4
39.5
2.3
6.3
35.9
0.6
1.1
60.1
51.2
1.0
4.4
2.3
9,324
3,353
1,630
1,756
454
184
708
632
+195
12LeBron James
L. James
1.5
1,565
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
59,138
42,237
11,746
11,610
2,348
1,151
5,477
2,786
+7394
13James Harden
J. Harden
1.5
1,168
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
40,616
28,161
6,570
8,459
1,733
662
4,325
2,889
+4574
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
15Dejounte 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
16Tyrese 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
17Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
1.5
425
23.4
7.7
3.3
3.9
0.4
3.1
7.1
43.9
0.7
2.0
33.0
0.8
1.0
73.7
50.7
0.5
2.8
1.5
9,962
3,255
1,399
1,665
622
175
658
1,158
-667
18LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
242
31.9
21.0
6.0
7.5
0.3
7.4
17.6
42.0
3.0
8.4
36.1
3.2
3.8
83.9
54.4
1.3
4.7
3.3
7,708
5,082
1,451
1,807
354
77
809
765
-387
19Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1.4
481
33.1
24.8
4.8
5.2
0.8
8.6
17.2
50.3
1.4
3.8
35.8
6.2
7.1
86.3
61.0
0.8
4.0
2.3
15,923
11,914
2,305
2,487
696
385
1,105
1,079
+1546
20De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
1.4
540
33.3
21.5
3.9
6.1
0.4
7.9
16.9
47.0
1.6
4.7
33.1
4.1
5.5
74.8
55.8
0.6
3.3
2.7
17,961
11,624
2,117
3,319
769
224
1,478
1,410
-469
21Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1.4
1,049
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
34,559
16,622
4,403
6,539
1,491
538
2,708
2,220
+2932
22De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
1.4
356
22.9
9.1
3.7
2.8
0.5
3.2
7.9
41.0
1.5
4.1
36.9
1.1
1.4
77.9
53.4
0.7
3.0
1.4
8,147
3,231
1,316
988
502
172
488
728
+638
23Fred 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
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1.4
556
33.9
24.9
4.3
4.7
0.3
8.8
19.5
45.1
3.0
8.3
36.7
4.2
5.0
84.0
57.2
0.8
3.5
2.7
18,822
13,829
2,405
2,623
764
179
1,502
1,338
+2700
25Jalen Williams
J. Williams
1.4
215
31.3
18.1
4.6
4.3
0.6
7.0
13.7
51.3
1.4
3.7
38.2
2.7
3.3
80.3
59.7
0.8
3.8
1.8
6,735
3,901
988
924
294
126
396
524
+786
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

114.8

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121.0

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-6.2

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36.4

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TEAMWLPCTGB
10
Grizzlies Grizzlies
7
12
.368
11.0
11
Jazz Jazz
5
12
.294
12.0
12
Clippers Clippers
5
13
.278
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13
Kings Kings
5
14
.263
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14
Mavericks Mavericks
5
14
.263
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11/28
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LAC LAC
10:00 PM
Sat
11/29
DAL DAL
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10:00 PM
Mon
12/1
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MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Wed
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ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
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MEM MEM
8:00 PM
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118

Final

135

LAL Lakers

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
18
1
.947
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
4.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
4.0
4
Rockets Rockets
12
4
.750
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5
Spurs Spurs
12
5
.706
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Suns Suns
12
7
.632
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Pistons Pistons
15
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.833
2
Raptors Raptors
14
5
.737
1.5
3
Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.5
4
Knicks Knicks
11
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.647
3.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
3.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
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10/30
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IND IND
128-108
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PHI PHI
109-108
Thu
10/30
TOR TOR
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CLE CLE
112-101
Thu
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CHI CHI
125-135
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MEM MEM
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Fri
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