highest steals per game in a nba season by a pg

Don Buse has averaged the most steals per game by a point guard in a season, with 3.5 per game in 1976-77.

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Assumption:All-time
Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG
Data note: Steals Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	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	Don Buse D. Buse	3.5	1976-77	IND	81	36.4	8.0	3.3	8.5	0.2	3.3	7.9	41.6				1.4	1.8	78.6	46.0	0.8	2.5		2,947	646	270	685	281	16		129
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.2	1988-89	UTA	82	38.7	17.1	3.0	13.6	0.2	6.1	11.3	53.8	0.2	0.8	24.2	4.8	5.5	86.3	62.4	1.0	2.0	3.8	3,171	1,400	248	1,118	263	14	308	241
3	Slick Watts S. Watts	3.2	1975-76	SEA	82	33.9	13.0	4.5	8.1	0.2	5.3	12.4	42.7				2.4	4.2	57.8	45.7	1.4	3.1		2,776	1,065	365	661	261	16		270
4	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.0	1988-89	SAS	65	35.2	17.3	5.9	6.0	0.6	7.2	14.8	48.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.8	3.9	72.3	52.3	2.4	3.5	3.6	2,287	1,122	384	393	197	36	231	259
5	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.0	1991-92	UTA	82	36.6	15.8	3.3	13.7	0.3	5.5	11.5	48.2	1.0	2.5	40.7	3.8	4.5	84.2	59.0	0.8	2.5	3.5	3,002	1,297	270	1,126	244	22	286	234
6	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3.0	1984-85	NJN	82	38.1	20.1	5.6	8.2	0.3	8.4	17.9	46.9	0.4	1.4	25.2	2.9	3.8	76.7	51.3	1.9	3.7	3.0	3,127	1,649	457	669	243	22	249	277
7	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	3.0	1993-94	SEA	73	25.8	6.0	3.9	5.3	0.3	2.4	5.4	44.7	0.7	1.8	39.1	0.4	0.8	56.4	52.0	0.7	3.2	1.7	1,887	437	283	387	216	22	126	201
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.0	1987-88	UTA	82	34.7	14.7	2.9	13.8	0.2	5.5	9.6	57.4	0.3	0.8	35.8	3.3	4.0	84.0	64.5	0.7	2.2	3.2	2,842	1,204	237	1,128	242	16	262	247
9	Micheal Williams M. Williams	2.9	1991-92	IND	79	34.8	15.0	3.6	8.2	0.3	5.1	10.4	49.0	0.1	0.4	24.2	4.7	5.4	87.1	58.7	0.9	2.6	3.0	2,750	1,188	282	647	233	22	240	262
10	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.9	1990-91	UTA	82	37.8	17.2	2.9	14.2	0.2	6.0	11.9	50.7	0.7	2.0	34.5	4.4	5.3	83.6	60.4	0.6	2.3	3.6	3,103	1,413	237	1,164	234	16	298	233
11	Gary Payton G. Payton	2.9	1995-96	SEA	81	39.0	19.3	4.2	7.5	0.2	7.6	15.8	48.4	1.2	3.7	32.8	2.8	3.8	74.8	55.4	1.3	2.9	3.2	3,162	1,563	339	608	231	19	260	221
12	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.8	1982-83	TOT	64	32.4	12.6	4.6	6.8	0.4	5.4	12.7	42.5	0.1	0.8	15.7	1.7	2.5	65.0	45.4	1.8	2.8	3.8	2,076	806	295	432	182	24	244	240
13	Rickey Green R. Green	2.8	1982-83	UTA	78	35.7	14.3	2.9	8.9	0.1	5.9	12.1	49.3	0.0	0.2	15.4	2.4	3.0	79.7	53.4	0.8	2.1	2.8	2,783	1,115	223	697	220	4	222	154
14	Johnny Moore J. Moore	2.8	1984-85	SAS	82	32.8	12.8	4.6	10.0	0.2	5.1	11.1	45.7	0.3	1.1	28.1	2.3	3.0	76.2	51.3	1.1	3.5	2.9	2,689	1,046	378	816	229	18	236	247
15	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.8	2008-09	NOH	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	11.0	0.1	8.1	16.1	50.3	0.8	2.3	36.4	5.8	6.7	86.8	59.9	0.9	4.7	3.0	3,002	1,781	432	861	216	10	231	212	+350
16	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	2.8	1976-77	KCK	72	34.6	17.0	3.3	4.4	0.2	7.0	13.8	50.4				3.1	3.8	81.8	55.0	1.2	2.1		2,488	1,227	238	320	199	16		206
17	Kris Dunn K. Dunn	2.8	2026-27	LAC	8	30.4	8.5	4.0	4.5	0.6	3.1	6.3	50.0	0.9	2.5	35.0	1.4	1.6	84.6	61.0	0.9	3.1	1.8	243	68	32	36	22	5	14	22	+5
18	Ron Lee R. Lee	2.7	1977-78	PHX	82	23.5	12.2	3.1	3.7	0.2	5.1	11.6	43.9				2.1	2.8	74.6	47.8	1.2	1.9	2.7	1,928	1,004	254	305	225	17	221	257
19	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	2.7	1979-80	NJN	82	32.4	13.3	3.3	6.8	0.3	5.3	12.4	43.0	0.1	0.6	25.0	2.5	3.1	77.9	48.1	0.8	2.5	3.1	2,657	1,087	270	557	223	27	258	238
20	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	2.7	1996-97	ATL	78	39.2	17.4	5.3	5.9	0.3	6.4	14.9	43.2	2.8	7.7	36.6	1.7	2.2	75.3	54.8	1.5	3.8	2.4	3,056	1,354	413	463	212	20	185	141	+585
21	Collin Gillespie C. Gillespie	2.7	2026-27	PHX	7	25.3	6.7	2.1	4.1	0.1	2.4	8.1	29.8	1.7	6.3	27.3	0.1	0.6	25.0	40.0	0.7	1.4	1.9	177	47	15	29	19	1	13	19	-4
22	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.7	2007-08	NOH	80	37.6	21.1	4.0	11.6	0.1	7.9	16.1	48.8	1.2	3.1	36.9	4.2	4.9	85.1	57.6	0.8	3.2	2.5	3,006	1,684	321	925	217	4	201	185	+479
23	Slick Watts S. Watts	2.7	1976-77	SEA	79	33.3	13.0	3.9	8.0	0.3	5.4	12.8	42.2				2.2	3.7	58.7	44.9	1.0	2.9		2,627	1,028	307	630	214	25		256
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.7	1981-82	LAL	78	38.3	18.6	9.6	9.5	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.7	0.1	0.4	20.7	4.2	5.6	76.0	59.0	3.2	6.4	3.7	2,991	1,447	751	743	208	34	286	223
25	Rickey Green R. Green	2.7	1983-84	UTA	81	34.2	13.2	2.8	9.2	0.2	5.4	11.2	48.6	0.0	0.2	11.8	2.4	2.9	82.1	53.2	0.7	2.1	2.1	2,768	1,072	230	748	215	13	172	155

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Don Buse has averaged the most steals per game by a point guard in a season, with 3.5 per game in 1976-77.

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