highest steals per game nba playoffs all-time

Maurice Cheeks has gotten the most steals per game in a single NBA playoff run, with 4.1 per game in his rookie season in 1978-79.

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highest steals per game by a player NBA playoffs all-time

	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	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	4.1	1978-79	PHI	9	36.7	18.8	3.9	7.0	0.4	7.3	13.4	54.5				4.1	6.2	66.1	58.0	1.4	2.4	3.2	330	169	35	63	37	4	29	29
2	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	4.0	1997-98	PHX	4	42.8	14.3	5.8	7.8	0.5	5.5	14.5	37.9	0.0	1.8	0.0	3.3	4.0	81.3	43.8	1.3	4.5	3.0	171	57	23	31	16	2	12	13	-35
3	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	4.0	1987-88	SAS	3	39.7	23.3	4.7	9.3	0.3	10.0	17.7	56.6	1.0	2.3	42.9	2.3	3.0	77.8	61.4	1.7	3.0	3.0	119	70	14	28	12	1	9	15
4	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	4.0	1978-79	NJN	2	41.5	19.0	7.5	8.5	1.5	7.5	19.0	39.5				4.0	4.5	88.9	45.3	3.0	4.5	3.0	83	38	15	17	8	3	6	6
5	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	4.0	1978-79	HOU	2	36.5	13.0	1.5	3.0	0.5	4.5	15.5	29.0				4.0	4.5	88.9	37.2	1.0	0.5	1.0	73	26	3	6	8	1	2	9
6	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	4.0	1977-78	ATL	2	32.0	15.5	3.0	3.0	0.5	6.0	9.5	63.2				3.5	4.0	87.5	68.8	1.0	2.0	2.5	64	31	6	6	8	1	5	10
7	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	3.8	1991-92	NJN	4	37.0	9.5	4.0	7.8	0.5	4.3	13.8	30.9	0.3	1.5	16.7	0.8	1.0	75.0	33.5	1.3	2.8	1.8	148	38	16	31	15	2	7	16
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.7	1988-89	UTA	3	46.3	27.3	3.3	13.7	1.7	10.0	19.7	50.8	1.0	1.3	75.0	6.3	7.0	90.5	60.1	0.7	2.7	3.7	139	82	10	41	11	5	11	15
9	Steve Mix S. Mix	3.7	1975-76	PHI	3	44.7	14.7	6.0	4.0	0.7	6.0	15.3	39.1				2.7	3.3	80.0	43.7	2.0	4.0		134	44	18	12	11	2		13
10	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	3.7	1974-75	NYK	3	41.3	23.7	6.7	7.0	0.0	9.7	15.3	63.0				4.3	5.3	81.3	66.9	1.0	5.7		124	71	20	21	11	0		4
11	Baron Davis B. Davis	3.6	2001-02	CHA	9	44.6	22.6	7.0	7.9	0.6	7.9	20.9	37.8	2.3	6.9	33.9	4.4	7.4	59.7	46.7	1.8	5.2	3.0	401	203	63	71	32	5	27	36	+23
12	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	3.5	2016-17	CHI	2	33.5	11.5	8.5	10.0	0.5	5.5	13.0	42.3	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	42.8	3.5	5.0	2.0	67	23	17	20	7	1	4	6	+17
13	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3.5	1980-81	NYK	2	43.0	11.5	9.5	5.5	0.0	4.0	16.5	24.2	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.5	6.0	58.3	30.0	3.0	6.5	4.0	86	23	19	11	7	0	8	8
14	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.4	1987-88	UTA	11	43.5	19.5	4.1	14.8	0.3	6.2	12.2	50.7	0.4	1.3	28.6	6.8	8.3	82.4	61.8	1.3	2.8	4.4	478	215	45	163	37	3	48	36
15	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	3.3	1988-89	POR	3	39.0	20.3	8.0	2.3	0.3	7.7	15.7	48.9	0.0	0.7	0.0	5.0	6.3	78.9	55.1	3.7	4.3	1.3	117	61	24	7	10	1	4	12
16	Larry Steele L. Steele	3.3	1978-79	POR	3	24.3	13.3	3.7	2.3	0.0	5.3	9.3	57.1				2.7	3.0	88.9	62.6	2.0	1.7	1.0	73	40	11	7	10	0	3	8
17	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	3.3	1976-77	CHI	3	44.7	5.3	5.0	9.7	0.3	1.0	6.3	15.8				3.3	4.0	83.3	32.9	1.7	3.3		134	16	15	29	10	1		14
18	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	3.3	1991-92	GSW	4	44.0	24.5	3.8	7.3	0.0	8.0	20.0	40.0	2.5	7.3	34.5	6.0	9.3	64.9	50.9	1.5	2.3	3.5	176	98	15	29	13	0	14	14
19	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	3.1	1990-91	GSW	9	44.0	25.2	3.7	11.2	0.8	10.0	20.6	48.6	1.9	5.3	35.4	3.3	4.2	78.9	56.3	0.6	3.1	2.8	396	227	33	101	28	7	25	22
20	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3.1	1983-84	NJN	11	40.3	16.8	4.9	7.2	0.4	6.3	15.4	40.8	0.5	2.0	27.3	3.7	5.1	73.2	47.8	1.8	3.1	2.7	443	185	54	79	34	4	30	40
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3.1	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	18.3	10.5	9.4	0.4	6.4	12.4	51.8	0.1	0.5	25.0	5.3	6.6	80.2	59.6	3.3	7.3	4.1	658	293	168	151	49	6	65	47
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	3.0	2012-13	OKC	2	34.0	24.0	6.5	7.0	0.0	8.5	20.5	41.5	1.0	4.5	22.2	6.0	7.0	85.7	50.9	0.5	6.0	4.0	68	48	13	14	6	0	8	5	+30
23	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	3.0	2011-12	DAL	4	36.0	11.5	6.0	6.0	0.3	3.5	10.3	34.1	2.3	6.5	34.6	2.3	2.5	90.0	50.7	0.8	5.3	2.8	144	46	24	24	12	1	11	7	+2
24	Ron Harper R. Harper	3.0	1992-93	LAC	5	34.8	18.0	4.0	3.2	2.0	7.4	15.6	47.4	1.0	2.0	50.0	2.2	3.4	64.7	52.6	0.8	3.2	2.2	174	90	20	16	15	10	11	7
25	Lance Blanks L. Blanks	3.0	1991-92	DET	1	10.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	10	2	1	3	3	0	1	2

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