highest steals per game in the 2010s decade

Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, Chris Paul got the most steals per game in a decade, with 2.1 per game in the 2010s.

Interpreted as:
highest steals per game by a player in the 2010s decade
NAMESPGDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.1
2010s
650
34.1
18.1
4.4
9.6
0.2
6.3
13.5
46.9
1.6
4.1
37.7
3.9
4.4
88.0
58.7
0.6
3.7
2.4
22,181
11,770
2,829
6,215
1,396
99
1,528
1,573
+4212
2Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
1.9
2010s
498
30.9
11.1
4.2
7.7
0.1
3.6
9.2
38.8
0.8
2.6
32.2
3.1
3.7
83.8
51.1
0.7
3.5
2.7
15,370
5,525
2,092
3,817
959
66
1,363
1,306
+807
3Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1.8
2010s
739
34.7
23.8
7.3
8.7
0.3
8.4
19.2
43.7
1.2
3.9
30.9
5.9
7.3
80.0
53.2
1.6
5.6
4.1
25,661
17,603
5,361
6,462
1,332
234
3,052
1,870
+3425
4Monta Ellis
M. Ellis
1.8
2010s
601
35.8
18.5
3.4
5.1
0.4
7.1
16.1
44.0
1.1
3.4
31.8
3.3
4.2
77.4
51.5
0.5
2.9
2.9
21,524
11,142
2,014
3,051
1,082
214
1,727
1,409
-402
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.8
2010s
467
30.8
17.7
6.3
2.4
0.7
6.4
12.9
49.5
1.4
3.6
38.3
3.5
4.1
84.8
59.9
1.3
5.1
1.5
14,404
8,250
2,950
1,123
829
313
679
793
+2764
6Paul George
P. George
1.8
2010s
604
33.8
19.8
6.4
3.3
0.4
6.7
15.5
43.3
2.4
6.3
37.8
4.0
4.8
84.4
56.3
0.9
5.5
2.6
20,424
11,983
3,891
2,000
1,071
267
1,558
1,637
+2067
7Morris Almond
M. Almond
1.8
2010s
4
16.8
3.5
2.0
0.5
0.0
1.5
4.3
35.3
0.3
0.8
33.3
0.3
0.8
33.3
38.2
0.3
1.8
0.3
67
14
8
2
7
0
1
6
+34
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1.7
2010s
694
34.4
23.5
4.5
6.6
0.2
8.1
17.1
47.7
3.6
8.2
43.6
3.7
4.0
90.5
62.4
0.7
3.8
3.1
23,859
16,315
3,132
4,588
1,200
154
2,163
1,721
+4715
9Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.7
2010s
284
31.5
7.8
4.6
6.7
0.3
2.6
6.9
38.5
1.8
4.8
37.1
0.7
0.9
82.9
53.7
0.5
4.1
1.9
8,956
2,211
1,317
1,892
486
99
541
469
+693
10Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
1.7
2010s
590
32.8
10.7
5.0
9.5
0.1
4.5
10.0
45.3
0.5
1.7
31.9
1.1
1.9
58.8
49.5
1.0
4.0
3.1
19,340
6,299
2,959
5,626
1,005
81
1,855
1,269
+215
11John Wall
J. Wall
1.7
2010s
573
35.9
19.0
4.3
9.2
0.7
6.9
15.9
43.3
0.9
2.9
32.4
4.3
5.5
78.1
51.9
0.6
3.8
3.8
20,545
10,879
2,483
5,282
976
396
2,191
1,289
+147
12Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
1.7
2010s
402
33.2
17.5
4.6
4.0
0.5
6.4
14.6
44.3
1.5
4.4
35.2
3.1
3.9
79.3
53.8
0.6
4.0
2.6
13,361
7,028
1,859
1,589
680
199
1,033
973
+38
13Robert Covington
R. Covington
1.7
2010s
326
29.9
12.7
5.5
1.6
0.8
4.2
10.5
40.2
2.3
6.5
36.0
2.0
2.4
81.3
55.2
0.9
4.6
1.8
9,740
4,155
1,802
506
542
259
576
991
+44
14Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
1.7
2010s
700
34.2
12.3
5.3
2.6
0.3
4.4
10.6
41.1
2.0
5.6
35.4
1.6
2.1
76.0
53.4
0.9
4.4
1.5
23,912
8,633
3,715
1,806
1,161
233
1,056
1,424
+662
15Tony Allen
T. Allen
1.6
2010s
538
23.7
8.5
4.0
1.3
0.4
3.4
7.2
47.6
0.1
0.5
26.7
1.5
2.2
68.3
52.0
1.5
2.5
1.3
12,749
4,561
2,156
710
866
239
713
1,312
+621
16Josh Gray
J. Gray
1.6
2010s
5
17.2
6.4
2.0
2.4
0.4
2.2
8.2
26.8
0.6
2.6
23.1
1.4
2.2
63.6
34.9
0.4
1.6
1.4
86
32
10
12
8
2
7
8
-69
17Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.6
2010s
99
32.4
10.0
6.2
6.4
0.6
3.9
10.3
38.0
1.7
5.3
31.5
0.5
1.2
43.7
46.3
1.2
4.9
2.4
3,203
993
611
631
157
62
239
231
-36
18Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1.6
2010s
160
34.0
16.4
8.5
7.9
0.8
6.8
12.2
55.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.8
4.8
58.3
57.0
2.0
6.5
3.5
5,432
2,616
1,356
1,271
252
131
552
420
+503
19Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
1.6
2010s
82
29.5
8.3
3.2
2.1
0.5
3.0
6.9
43.0
1.3
3.8
33.5
1.2
1.4
80.5
55.6
0.7
2.5
0.9
2,417
684
264
173
129
38
70
201
-386
20Mike Conley
M. Conley
1.6
2010s
653
33.4
15.8
2.9
6.0
0.2
5.6
12.7
44.2
1.5
4.0
37.4
3.1
3.8
82.3
55.0
0.5
2.5
2.1
21,810
10,340
1,912
3,933
1,027
152
1,354
1,317
+1720
21Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.6
2010s
523
32.9
16.7
4.9
3.5
0.5
5.5
12.1
45.4
0.9
2.7
34.1
4.8
5.8
83.5
57.1
1.5
3.5
1.5
17,229
8,730
2,577
1,805
822
246
765
756
+1287
22James Harden
J. Harden
1.6
2010s
765
34.1
24.3
5.2
6.2
0.5
7.2
16.2
44.3
2.6
7.3
36.5
7.3
8.5
85.7
60.9
0.8
4.5
3.6
26,106
18,627
4,000
4,743
1,189
383
2,770
1,977
+3136
23Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.6
2010s
341
28.4
9.3
3.5
3.9
0.4
3.1
8.3
37.2
1.3
4.2
31.0
1.8
2.4
76.4
49.7
0.9
2.6
1.7
9,688
3,174
1,205
1,337
529
121
581
885
+648
24Myke Henry
M. Henry
1.6
2010s
20
18.9
5.4
1.9
1.1
0.3
2.1
5.5
37.6
1.0
2.9
32.8
0.3
0.5
60.0
47.2
0.5
1.4
1.0
378
107
38
22
31
6
19
28
-30
25LeBron James
L. James
1.5
2010s
726
37.3
26.9
7.7
7.6
0.7
9.9
18.7
52.9
1.5
4.2
35.3
5.6
7.7
73.5
60.9
1.2
6.5
3.6
27,094
19,550
5,573
5,503
1,107
516
2,622
1,256
+4729
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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