highest steals per game in nba history by a small forward

Rick Barry has averaged the most career steals per game by a small forward, with 2.0 per game.

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highest steals per game with a minimum of 400 games played in NBA history by a small forward

	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	Rick Barry R. Barry	2.0	554	35.4	21.2	5.2	5.7	0.5	8.6	19.1	44.9	1.0	3.1	33.0	3.9	4.2	91.6	50.5	0.9	4.3	2.5	19,585	11,729	2,876	3,163	1,104	269	574	1,464
2	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
3	Julius Erving J. Erving	1.9	702	34.6	22.8	7.1	4.0	1.6	9.0	17.6	51.2	0.0	0.2	25.3	4.8	6.2	77.4	56.2	2.5	4.5	3.1	24,285	16,019	4,967	2,785	1,319	1,117	1,951	1,953
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.8	792	38.5	24.9	10.1	6.3	0.8	9.8	19.6	50.0	0.7	1.8	37.1	4.6	5.2	88.4	56.7	2.1	8.0	3.2	30,504	19,719	8,031	4,958	1,406	664	2,504	2,079
5	Paul George P. George	1.8	692	35.5	22.7	6.6	4.0	0.4	7.7	17.6	44.0	2.8	7.4	38.5	4.4	5.1	85.8	57.2	0.9	5.8	2.9	24,540	15,725	4,599	2,783	1,226	297	2,005	1,886	+2969
6	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
7	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1.7	790	31.8	20.7	6.4	3.1	0.6	7.5	15.0	49.9	1.7	4.3	39.1	4.0	4.7	86.4	60.7	1.2	5.2	1.7	25,114	16,347	5,019	2,442	1,367	497	1,333	1,296	+4897
8	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	1.7	802	34.7	19.5	4.6	3.8	0.6	7.4	14.3	51.2	0.9	2.4	38.9	3.9	4.5	86.7	59.8	1.2	3.4	2.6	27,813	15,659	3,662	3,047	1,334	481	2,058	1,643	+243
9	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1.6	607	32.7	19.2	5.6	4.9	0.4	6.2	12.7	48.5	0.7	2.2	33.3	6.1	7.2	85.3	60.4	1.9	3.7	1.7	19,871	11,664	3,421	2,947	977	243	1,010	806	+1810
10	Robert Covington R. Covington	1.5	467	27.6	11.0	5.2	1.5	0.9	3.7	9.0	40.7	2.1	5.7	36.4	1.6	2.0	81.4	55.7	0.9	4.3	1.5	12,912	5,158	2,451	679	720	401	693	1,320	+162
11	LeBron James L. James	1.5	1,337	37.7	27.2	7.6	7.5	0.8	10.0	19.7	50.5	1.7	4.8	34.6	5.6	7.6	73.6	59.0	1.1	6.4	3.5	50,380	36,371	10,120	10,090	1,976	1,005	4,689	2,401	+6163
12	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	1.5	1,118	29.4	10.4	4.8	2.1	0.3	3.7	8.8	42.2	1.4	4.1	35.1	1.5	2.1	73.1	53.5	1.0	3.8	1.3	32,912	11,593	5,356	2,379	1,628	355	1,473	2,205	+936
13	Shawn Marion S. Marion	1.4	871	33.7	14.4	8.1	1.8	1.0	6.0	12.5	47.6	0.6	1.7	33.1	1.9	2.4	81.6	53.2	2.3	5.8	1.5	29,363	12,578	7,059	1,600	1,236	845	1,311	1,852	+843
14	John Drew J. Drew	1.4	639	30.6	21.2	7.3	1.6	0.3	7.6	16.2	47.1	0.0	0.1	12.9	6.0	8.0	74.4	53.8	3.1	4.2	2.8	19,568	13,553	4,668	1,054	894	189	1,168	2,368
15	Chris Morris C. Morris	1.4	583	27.9	12.1	5.3	1.8	0.8	4.7	10.6	44.2	0.7	2.2	30.5	2.1	2.8	73.3	51.2	2.3	3.0	1.8	16,251	7,076	3,080	1,058	813	492	1,046	1,495	-132
16	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	1.4	770	29.0	11.3	5.8	2.0	0.8	4.0	8.6	47.2	0.4	1.4	31.1	2.8	4.0	70.6	55.0	1.4	4.4	1.7	22,355	8,733	4,465	1,509	1,069	623	1,306	1,640	-64
17	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	1.3	848	31.3	11.2	4.7	4.3	0.5	4.1	8.9	46.3	0.9	2.8	33.1	2.1	3.0	69.1	55.0	0.8	3.9	1.7	26,555	9,521	4,024	3,639	1,144	444	1,414	1,361	+2956
18	M.L. Carr	1.3	604	23.5	9.7	4.3	1.8	0.4	3.9	8.2	47.0	0.1	0.4	25.6	1.9	2.6	74.6	51.9	1.5	2.8	1.7	14,216	5,853	2,595	1,112	812	226	867	1,484
19	Reggie Williams R. Williams	1.3	599	26.7	12.5	4.0	2.5	0.7	5.0	11.4	43.7	0.6	2.1	29.8	1.9	2.5	78.4	50.1	1.3	2.7	1.8	16,013	7,508	2,393	1,492	802	407	1,051	1,920	-57
20	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	1.3	604	29.5	11.1	5.2	2.7	1.7	3.8	7.8	48.2	0.4	1.4	30.7	3.2	4.3	74.1	57.4	1.7	3.5	1.8	17,805	6,728	3,141	1,617	796	1,033	1,091	1,202	+1037
21	John Williams J. Williams	1.3	435	25.2	10.1	5.1	2.9	0.4	4.1	9.0	45.1	0.1	0.7	22.5	1.8	2.6	70.4	49.8	1.5	3.6	1.6	10,952	4,406	2,201	1,262	566	184	684	1,020
22	Caron Butler C. Butler	1.3	806	31.8	13.8	4.9	2.3	0.2	5.1	11.8	43.2	0.9	2.5	34.8	2.7	3.2	84.4	52.1	1.2	3.6	1.8	25,625	11,112	3,921	1,821	1,036	198	1,419	1,891	-241
23	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	1.3	1,074	35.5	24.8	6.7	2.5	0.6	9.3	20.1	46.1	0.7	2.1	31.9	5.6	6.9	81.1	53.6	2.7	3.9	2.5	38,113	26,668	7,169	2,677	1,378	642	2,669	2,061	-392
24	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	1.3	616	34.2	20.1	7.1	3.6	0.8	8.3	16.0	51.9	0.0	0.2	16.9	3.4	4.7	73.6	55.6	2.7	4.4	2.3	21,089	12,367	4,401	2,219	781	475	1,444	1,552
25	OG Anunoby	1.3	418	29.1	12.0	4.3	1.6	0.5	4.5	9.6	47.4	1.7	4.4	37.6	1.3	1.7	74.5	58.1	1.1	3.2	1.3	12,148	5,001	1,786	667	527	224	547	1,001	+1294

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Team Rankings

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DRTG

114.7

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NETRTG

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3P%

35.6

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies	24	48	.333	32.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/27	WAS	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 3/29	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 4/1	SAS	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Thu 4/2	CLE	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 4/5	HOU	@	GSW	10:00 PM

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Final

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Warriors

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

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3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

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67.5

Ayton

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

118.7

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

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16-57

17-56

17-55

19-55

21-52

23-50

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

3,149.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

3,744

Dončić

3,334.8

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USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.6

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

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1.71

Dončić

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46-27

44-28-1

43-30

43-31

41-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

30-42

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	34	.534	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.5
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	37.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	38.5