highest steals per game in the 1990s by a player

Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, Alvin Robertson got the most steals per game, with 2.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in the 1990s by a player
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 Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.5
390
31.1
11.8
5.1
4.7
0.3
4.7
10.0
47.0
0.4
1.5
30.6
1.9
2.6
72.9
52.7
2.1
3.0
2.5
12,144
4,597
1,979
1,835
984
119
968
1,302
2 Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.4
712
36.0
14.4
4.3
6.9
0.4
5.6
13.6
41.3
1.5
4.6
33.7
1.6
2.2
74.1
49.4
1.2
3.1
2.5
25,616
10,261
3,065
4,907
1,742
254
1,759
1,411
+1220
3 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.3
585
38.4
30.8
6.3
5.1
0.7
11.7
23.4
50.1
0.8
2.4
35.9
6.6
7.9
83.0
57.4
1.5
4.8
2.5
22,445
18,014
3,707
2,966
1,344
417
1,439
1,408
+1416
4 John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.3
766
35.0
14.9
2.9
11.9
0.2
5.3
10.3
51.6
0.8
2.1
39.9
3.5
4.2
82.2
61.4
0.7
2.2
3.2
26,798
11,451
2,225
9,146
1,753
174
2,420
2,021
+1460
5 Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.3
704
35.2
16.3
3.8
6.8
0.2
6.6
13.8
47.7
0.8
2.4
30.9
2.4
3.4
71.2
53.3
1.3
2.6
2.5
24,765
11,503
2,706
4,816
1,603
151
1,734
1,919
+1272
6 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.2
731
38.0
19.2
7.2
5.9
0.9
7.6
15.7
48.1
1.0
2.9
33.3
3.1
4.5
70.3
54.4
2.0
5.1
3.0
27,805
14,040
5,238
4,312
1,639
689
2,201
2,139
+1193
7 Brevin Knight
B. Knight
2.2
119
30.8
9.2
3.2
8.1
0.2
3.3
7.6
43.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
3.3
78.1
50.8
0.7
2.5
2.5
3,669
1,096
384
958
266
25
299
386
+337
8 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
204
40.1
23.7
4.1
6.3
0.3
8.4
19.4
43.1
1.4
4.4
31.8
5.5
7.6
72.6
51.9
1.3
2.8
3.7
8,185
4,829
844
1,284
443
56
748
531
-346
9 Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.1
344
34.8
15.4
3.8
3.1
0.7
5.5
11.9
46.2
1.5
4.0
37.7
2.8
3.7
77.3
56.7
1.0
2.8
1.7
11,954
5,293
1,304
1,076
734
248
582
855
+1071
10 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
2.1
347
37.0
13.5
6.0
9.1
0.3
4.9
12.2
40.2
1.1
3.4
32.5
2.5
3.5
72.3
48.9
1.8
4.2
3.3
12,844
4,669
2,081
3,170
726
115
1,131
665
+599
11 Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
1.9
369
37.2
19.0
4.7
6.3
0.5
6.9
14.6
47.2
1.0
3.2
31.1
4.2
5.5
76.6
55.9
1.7
3.1
3.0
13,721
7,018
1,752
2,343
718
191
1,120
802
+265
12 Fat Lever
F. Lever
1.9
195
29.5
12.2
6.1
4.4
0.2
4.8
11.3
42.5
0.4
1.1
36.6
2.1
2.7
78.8
48.6
1.9
4.2
1.5
5,749
2,374
1,193
849
379
43
290
405
13 Micheal Williams
M. Williams
1.9
364
27.6
12.1
2.8
6.4
0.3
3.9
8.4
46.8
0.1
0.6
22.8
4.2
4.8
87.4
57.9
0.8
2.0
2.5
10,045
4,406
1,023
2,315
704
92
896
1,029
-4
14 Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1.9
568
24.1
5.6
3.8
5.1
0.4
2.2
5.0
44.0
0.5
1.4
35.6
0.7
1.1
64.5
51.0
1.0
2.8
1.6
13,696
3,204
2,165
2,912
1,094
222
931
1,696
+280
15 Jason Williams
J. Williams
1.9
50
36.1
12.8
3.1
6.0
0.0
4.6
12.3
37.4
2.0
6.5
31.0
1.6
2.1
75.2
48.3
0.3
2.8
2.9
1,805
641
153
299
95
1
143
91
-44
16 Doug Christie
D. Christie
1.9
364
29.7
12.3
4.1
3.0
0.5
4.3
10.2
41.9
1.1
3.0
35.1
2.7
3.4
78.6
52.6
1.1
3.0
2.3
10,796
4,467
1,496
1,098
687
181
845
952
-717
17 Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
1.9
660
37.3
19.4
3.6
9.0
0.2
7.2
16.3
44.2
1.7
4.8
35.3
3.4
4.3
77.8
53.5
0.7
2.9
3.1
24,613
12,826
2,362
5,925
1,223
109
2,051
1,643
+1224
18 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1.8
608
35.8
20.9
6.4
5.7
0.7
7.5
16.5
45.6
1.2
3.8
32.9
4.6
5.8
79.4
54.8
2.2
4.2
2.6
21,760
12,711
3,879
3,448
1,106
399
1,610
1,741
+434
19 Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
1.8
205
36.1
15.9
4.3
2.6
0.5
6.1
14.4
42.0
1.6
4.1
37.9
2.3
2.9
78.7
50.8
1.4
2.8
1.5
7,396
3,267
872
541
368
98
299
399
-385
20 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
689
38.1
23.9
11.6
3.0
3.5
9.6
18.7
51.3
0.0
0.1
24.0
4.7
6.3
74.7
55.7
2.9
8.7
3.3
26,260
16,484
8,000
2,079
1,229
2,381
2,240
2,445
+513
21 Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1.8
784
34.6
16.1
3.9
3.1
0.3
5.4
11.6
46.4
1.4
3.5
39.3
3.9
4.5
87.2
59.1
0.9
3.0
2.0
27,154
12,611
3,074
2,415
1,395
241
1,551
1,668
+1130
22 Kendall Gill
K. Gill
1.8
642
32.8
15.5
4.6
3.5
0.5
6.0
13.5
44.7
0.4
1.3
31.4
3.0
4.0
76.1
50.7
1.6
3.0
2.1
21,061
9,928
2,929
2,276
1,132
341
1,342
1,780
-274
23 Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
1.7
690
34.9
15.7
4.4
8.5
0.2
5.9
12.7
46.1
0.2
0.8
29.1
3.8
5.3
71.6
52.3
1.3
3.1
3.0
24,074
10,851
3,016
5,885
1,205
159
2,084
1,423
+160
24 Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
1.7
479
36.1
16.7
8.8
3.6
0.8
6.4
13.9
45.7
0.4
1.4
28.6
3.5
4.6
75.4
52.1
2.4
6.3
2.9
17,269
7,981
4,210
1,722
827
376
1,390
1,286
+27
25 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1.7
48
34.0
16.5
6.4
2.4
1.0
5.9
13.5
43.9
1.8
4.3
41.2
2.9
4.1
71.3
54.0
2.4
4.0
2.4
1,632
791
309
115
82
50
113
139
-64
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52
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.634
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50
32
.610
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