houston rockets player with most steals per game in one season

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most steals per game for the Rockets in a season, with 2.6 per game in 1988-89.

Interpreted as:
houston rockets player with most steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in one season
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.6
1988-89
HOU HOU
82
36.9
24.8
13.5
1.8
3.4
9.6
19.0
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.5
8.0
69.6
55.2
4.1
9.4
3.4
3,024
2,034
1,105
149
213
282
275
329
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.2
1990-91
HOU HOU
56
36.8
21.2
13.8
2.3
3.9
8.7
17.1
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.8
4.9
76.9
54.9
3.9
9.8
3.1
2,062
1,187
770
131
121
221
174
221
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.1
1989-90
HOU HOU
82
38.1
24.3
14.0
2.9
4.6
9.8
19.6
50.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.7
6.5
71.3
54.1
3.6
10.4
3.9
3,124
1,995
1,149
234
174
376
316
314
4Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
2.1
1982-83
HOU HOU
79
32.9
14.8
2.5
6.7
0.2
5.6
13.4
41.5
0.5
2.2
24.0
3.1
3.8
83.2
49.0
0.8
1.7
2.5
2,602
1,167
195
530
165
14
198
215
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.1
1987-88
HOU HOU
79
35.8
22.8
12.1
2.1
2.7
9.0
17.5
51.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.9
69.5
55.5
3.8
8.3
3.1
2,825
1,805
959
163
162
214
243
324
6James Harden
J. Harden
2.0
2018-19
HOU HOU
78
36.8
36.1
6.6
7.5
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
9.7
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
2,867
2,818
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
7Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1995-96
HOU HOU
52
38.4
19.3
7.2
5.8
0.5
6.4
14.7
43.3
1.5
4.5
33.2
5.1
6.5
78.4
55.1
1.9
5.3
2.6
1,997
1,005
373
302
105
24
134
153
8Robert Reid
R. Reid
2.0
1980-81
HOU HOU
82
36.1
15.9
7.1
4.2
0.8
6.5
13.6
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.7
75.6
52.2
2.0
5.1
2.4
2,963
1,301
583
344
163
66
198
325
9Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
2.0
2015-16
HOU HOU
81
34.8
12.7
4.5
2.3
0.3
4.4
10.6
41.6
2.3
6.2
37.1
1.6
2.0
78.3
55.1
0.8
3.7
1.4
2,818
1,025
366
188
160
26
113
177
+41
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.0
1985-86
HOU HOU
68
36.3
23.5
11.5
2.0
3.4
9.2
17.5
52.6
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.9
64.5
56.0
4.9
6.6
2.9
2,467
1,597
781
137
134
231
195
271
11Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
2018-19
HOU HOU
58
32.0
15.6
4.6
8.2
0.3
5.2
12.4
41.9
2.2
6.1
35.8
3.0
3.5
86.2
56.0
0.6
3.9
2.6
1,857
906
265
473
114
18
152
146
+300
12Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.0
1998-99
HOU HOU
50
40.2
14.5
6.5
5.9
0.7
5.2
12.1
43.2
1.4
4.2
34.0
2.6
3.7
72.1
53.0
1.3
5.2
3.2
2,011
726
323
293
98
37
159
118
+62
13John Lucas
J. Lucas
2.0
1977-78
HOU HOU
82
35.8
12.4
3.1
9.4
0.1
5.0
11.5
43.5
2.4
3.0
77.2
48.1
0.6
2.5
2.6
2,933
1,017
255
768
160
9
213
208
14Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1.9
1973-74
HOU HOU
81
36.1
20.4
2.3
7.4
0.0
8.3
15.9
52.2
3.8
4.4
86.8
57.3
0.6
1.7
2,922
1,652
188
603
157
4
310
15Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1.9
1996-97
HOU HOU
62
36.6
18.0
6.0
5.7
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.2
1.9
5.4
35.5
3.2
4.3
75.0
54.8
1.9
4.1
2.5
2,271
1,114
373
354
119
36
156
151
+365
16James Harden
J. Harden
1.9
2014-15
HOU HOU
81
36.8
27.4
5.7
7.0
0.7
8.0
18.1
44.0
2.6
6.9
37.5
8.8
10.2
86.8
60.5
0.9
4.7
4.0
2,981
2,217
459
565
154
60
321
208
+335
17Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
1.9
1981-82
HOU HOU
79
27.2
10.9
2.1
5.8
0.2
4.7
10.0
46.7
0.1
0.4
29.0
1.5
1.7
85.2
50.7
0.6
1.5
1.9
2,150
864
168
457
150
15
153
182
18Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1.9
1979-80
HOU HOU
76
35.2
20.0
2.0
3.9
0.1
8.2
16.7
49.3
0.0
0.3
4.0
3.6
4.0
89.7
54.3
0.9
1.1
2.1
2,676
1,520
150
299
143
9
162
269
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.9
1986-87
HOU HOU
75
36.8
23.4
11.4
2.9
3.4
9.0
17.8
50.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.3
7.6
70.2
55.4
4.2
7.2
3.0
2,760
1,755
858
220
140
254
228
294
20Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
1.9
2014-15
HOU HOU
82
35.7
12.8
5.6
2.5
0.2
4.5
11.1
40.2
2.4
6.8
35.0
1.5
1.7
85.3
53.9
0.9
4.7
1.7
2,930
1,048
459
209
152
17
141
186
+235
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1994-95
HOU HOU
72
39.6
27.8
10.8
3.5
3.4
11.1
21.5
51.7
0.0
0.2
18.8
5.6
7.5
75.6
56.3
2.4
8.4
3.3
2,853
2,005
775
255
133
242
237
250
22Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1.8
1975-76
HOU HOU
82
36.5
21.0
2.5
7.3
0.1
8.2
16.7
49.3
4.5
5.0
90.7
55.6
0.6
1.9
2,995
1,722
209
596
151
6
294
23James Harden
J. Harden
1.8
2019-20
HOU HOU
68
36.5
34.3
6.6
7.5
0.9
9.9
22.3
44.4
4.4
12.4
35.5
10.2
11.8
86.5
62.6
1.0
5.5
4.5
2,483
2,335
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
24Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
1.8
2016-17
HOU HOU
80
34.7
11.7
5.7
2.2
0.3
4.1
10.0
40.9
2.4
6.9
34.4
1.2
1.6
73.8
54.8
0.7
5.1
0.9
2,773
936
458
175
147
20
73
133
+367
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1992-93
HOU HOU
82
39.5
26.1
13.0
3.5
4.2
10.3
19.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.4
7.0
77.9
57.7
3.5
9.6
3.2
3,242
2,140
1,068
291
150
342
262
305
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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112.0

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Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
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4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
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.667
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Rockets Rockets
4
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.625
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/5
HOU HOU
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Fri
11/7
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
7:30 PM
Sun
11/9
HOU HOU
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MIL MIL
3:30 PM
Wed
11/12
WAS WAS
@
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8:00 PM
Fri
11/14
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
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110

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Thunder Thunder
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Spurs Spurs
5
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Lakers Lakers
6
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5
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1.0
3
Pistons Pistons
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
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10/21
CLE CLE
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NYK NYK
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