highest steals per game average nba career minimum 820 games

Michael Jordan has gotten the most career steals per game when playing 820+ games, with 2.3 per game.

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	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.3	1,072	38.3	30.1	6.2	5.3	0.8	11.4	22.9	49.7	0.5	1.7	32.7	6.8	8.2	83.5	56.9	1.6	4.7	2.7	41,011	32,292	6,672	5,633	2,514	893	2,924	2,783	+1438
2	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	2.3	889	34.9	13.5	4.1	6.7	0.3	5.3	12.9	40.9	1.4	4.3	33.6	1.4	1.9	73.6	48.8	1.1	3.0	2.3	31,026	11,962	3,659	5,972	2,075	300	2,067	1,687	+347
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.2	1,504	31.8	13.1	2.7	10.5	0.2	4.7	9.1	51.5	0.6	1.5	38.4	3.2	3.9	82.6	60.8	0.6	2.1	2.8	47,764	19,711	4,051	15,806	3,265	315	4,244	3,942	+2941
4	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
5	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.1	1,101	31.6	11.1	2.8	6.7	0.3	4.5	8.5	52.3	0.1	0.2	25.5	2.1	2.7	79.3	57.2	0.6	2.2	2.1	34,845	12,195	3,088	7,392	2,310	294	2,268	2,258
6	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	2.0	1,086	34.6	20.4	6.1	5.6	0.7	7.7	16.3	47.2	0.8	2.4	31.8	4.3	5.5	78.8	54.7	2.4	3.7	2.7	37,537	22,195	6,677	6,125	2,207	719	2,977	3,285	+434
7	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
8	Gus Williams G. Williams	2.0	825	31.1	17.1	2.7	5.6	0.4	7.0	15.2	46.1	0.2	0.9	23.8	2.9	3.8	75.6	50.5	1.0	1.7	2.5	25,645	14,093	2,222	4,597	1,638	291	1,646	1,637
9	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.0	1,178	34.9	16.1	6.4	5.2	0.8	6.3	13.3	47.3	0.8	2.5	32.6	2.7	3.8	70.4	53.6	1.8	4.6	2.8	41,069	18,940	7,494	6,135	2,307	947	3,257	3,329	+2022
10	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	1.9	1,391	36.0	12.6	6.3	8.7	0.3	4.5	11.2	40.0	1.4	4.1	34.9	2.2	2.8	78.5	50.7	1.3	5.0	2.9	50,111	17,529	8,725	12,091	2,684	450	4,003	2,572	+3868
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.9	906	36.7	19.5	7.2	11.2	0.4	6.9	13.2	52.0	0.4	1.2	30.3	5.5	6.5	84.8	61.0	1.8	5.5	3.9	33,245	17,707	6,559	10,141	1,724	374	3,506	2,050
12	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1.9	979	36.3	19.2	3.6	9.3	0.3	7.3	16.2	45.2	0.4	1.4	29.0	4.1	5.4	75.9	51.6	1.0	2.6	3.8	35,516	18,822	3,478	9,061	1,861	249	3,682	2,971
13	Doug Christie D. Christie	1.9	827	31.5	11.2	4.1	3.6	0.5	3.9	9.2	42.6	1.0	2.7	35.4	2.4	3.0	82.1	53.5	1.0	3.1	2.1	26,079	9,301	3,382	2,992	1,555	392	1,721	2,051	+1057
14	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
15	Gary Payton G. Payton	1.8	1,335	35.3	16.3	3.9	6.7	0.2	6.5	14.0	46.6	0.8	2.7	31.7	2.4	3.4	72.9	52.8	1.0	2.9	2.3	47,117	21,813	5,269	8,966	2,445	285	3,030	3,217	+1928
16	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	1.8	864	27.3	10.9	3.0	5.7	0.4	3.8	8.6	44.4	0.4	1.3	32.8	2.8	3.6	78.4	53.4	0.7	2.3	1.9	23,568	9,377	2,625	4,889	1,563	351	1,651	2,660
17	Julius Erving J. Erving	1.8	836	34.3	22.0	6.7	3.9	1.5	8.7	17.1	50.7	0.1	0.3	26.1	4.6	5.9	77.7	55.8	2.5	4.2	3.1	28,677	18,364	5,601	3,224	1,508	1,293	2,323	2,286
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1.7	1,238	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	44,222	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
19	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
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.7	897	38.4	24.3	10.0	6.3	0.8	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	88.6	56.4	2.0	8.0	3.1	34,443	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	2,816	2,279
21	Ron Harper R. Harper	1.7	1,009	30.9	13.8	4.3	3.9	0.7	5.3	11.8	44.6	0.5	1.8	28.9	2.7	3.8	72.0	51.1	1.3	3.0	2.2	31,199	13,910	4,309	3,916	1,716	729	2,251	2,324	+1199
22	Eddie Jones E. Jones	1.7	954	34.4	14.8	4.0	2.9	0.6	5.2	11.8	43.7	1.6	4.3	37.3	2.9	3.6	80.9	55.4	0.8	3.2	1.6	32,778	14,155	3,857	2,812	1,620	580	1,507	2,483	+2491
23	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
24	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
25	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	1.7	983	32.6	14.7	3.6	2.9	0.3	5.0	10.8	46.1	1.2	3.2	39.4	3.5	4.1	87.0	58.5	0.8	2.8	1.9	32,034	14,470	3,554	2,860	1,622	302	1,828	2,043	+680

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RPG

9.0

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APG

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DRTG

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NETRTG

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

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Final

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33.5

Dončić

31.1

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28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

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11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

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67.6

Ayton

67.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

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Dončić

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

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MPG Leaders

38.0

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37.4

Thompson

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Jokić

1.61

Dončić

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1.90

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Dončić

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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
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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
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