least spg by a dpoy

Dikembe Mutombo has averaged the fewest steals per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 0.4 per game in 2000-01.

Interpreted as:
least spg by a dpoy in a regular season by a player
NAMESPGDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
0.4
1
2000-01
TOT
75
34.5
10.0
13.5
1.0
2.7
3.6
7.4
48.4
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.9
72.5
54.7
4.1
9.4
1.9
2,591
749
1,015
76
29
203
144
204
+51
2Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
0.4
1
1997-98
82
35.6
13.4
11.4
1.0
3.4
4.9
9.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.5
67.0
58.4
3.4
8.0
2.0
2,917
1,101
932
82
34
277
168
254
+421
3Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
0.4
1
1984-85
82
34.3
9.7
11.3
1.5
5.6
3.7
8.2
44.9
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.3
71.2
50.2
2.5
8.8
2.5
2,813
794
927
124
36
456
206
312
4Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
0.5
1
1994-95
82
37.8
11.5
12.5
1.4
3.9
4.3
7.7
55.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.6
65.4
59.5
3.9
8.7
2.3
3,100
946
1,029
113
40
321
192
284
5Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
0.5
1
1988-89
82
35.5
6.2
10.3
1.0
3.8
2.3
5.0
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.4
66.0
51.3
2.8
7.5
1.7
2,914
508
843
83
40
315
142
290
6Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
0.5
1
1999-00
79
34.8
21.7
9.5
1.6
3.7
8.3
15.0
55.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
7.4
71.1
59.6
2.7
6.8
2.7
2,748
1,718
753
123
40
294
217
308
+270
7Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
0.6
1
2020-21
71
30.8
14.3
13.5
1.3
2.7
5.5
8.2
67.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
5.3
62.3
68.3
3.4
10.1
1.7
2,187
1,015
960
89
40
190
118
163
+728
8Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
0.6
1
1996-97
80
37.2
13.3
11.6
1.4
3.3
4.8
9.0
52.7
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
70.5
58.4
3.4
8.3
2.3
2,973
1,066
929
110
49
264
186
249
+432
9Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
0.6
1
1989-90
82
29.0
8.8
9.7
0.9
0.7
3.5
6.0
58.1
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.7
2.6
65.4
60.8
4.1
5.6
1.1
2,377
719
792
72
52
60
90
276
10Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
0.7
1
2023-24
76
34.1
14.0
12.9
1.3
2.1
5.3
8.1
66.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.1
63.8
67.6
3.8
9.2
1.6
2,593
1,061
982
102
52
162
119
238
+411
11Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
0.7
1
1998-99
46
38.1
20.1
11.0
1.6
3.9
7.0
13.8
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
9.2
65.2
56.3
3.6
7.4
3.0
1,753
924
507
74
34
180
139
161
+340
12Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
0.8
1
2017-18
56
32.4
13.5
10.7
1.4
2.3
4.9
7.9
62.2
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.3
68.2
65.7
2.9
7.8
1.9
1,816
756
601
80
44
129
107
153
+341
13Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
0.8
1
1990-91
82
33.5
8.2
12.5
1.0
0.7
3.4
6.8
49.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
1.4
2.1
63.1
52.5
4.4
8.1
1.1
2,747
669
1,026
85
65
55
94
281
14Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
0.8
1
2018-19
81
31.8
15.9
12.9
2.0
2.3
5.9
8.8
66.9
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.4
63.6
68.2
3.8
9.0
1.6
2,577
1,284
1,041
161
66
187
130
231
+384
15Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
0.9
1
2024-25
71
30.5
18.5
9.3
3.2
1.6
7.1
12.8
55.7
1.2
3.2
37.0
3.1
4.3
72.5
63.3
2.3
7.0
2.0
2,167
1,316
659
226
61
113
145
141
+546
16Tyson Chandler
T. Chandler
0.9
1
2011-12
62
33.2
11.3
9.9
0.9
1.4
3.9
5.7
67.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.1
68.9
70.8
3.4
6.5
1.6
2,061
699
612
56
56
89
102
186
+125
17Dwight Howard
D. Howard
0.9
1
2009-10
82
34.7
18.3
13.2
1.8
2.8
6.2
10.2
61.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.9
10.0
59.2
63.0
3.5
9.7
3.3
2,843
1,503
1,082
144
75
228
274
287
+619
18Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
1.0
1
1986-87
82
27.5
10.5
3.1
4.5
0.5
3.9
9.0
43.8
1.1
2.8
38.5
1.5
1.8
85.1
53.6
0.7
2.4
1.2
2,253
859
254
373
78
43
102
199
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1.0
1
2019-20
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
20Dwight Howard
D. Howard
1.0
1
2008-09
79
35.7
20.6
13.8
1.4
2.9
7.1
12.4
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
10.7
59.4
60.0
4.3
9.6
3.0
2,821
1,624
1,093
112
77
231
240
270
+553
21Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
1.0
1
2012-13
80
35.0
14.1
7.8
4.0
1.7
5.4
10.9
49.4
0.0
0.2
7.1
3.4
4.0
84.8
55.9
2.3
5.5
2.0
2,796
1,127
622
318
80
139
157
255
+434
22Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
1.0
1
2022-23
63
28.4
18.6
6.8
1.0
3.0
6.6
13.0
50.6
1.6
4.5
35.5
3.8
4.9
78.8
61.3
1.7
5.0
1.7
1,787
1,173
426
60
65
189
107
227
+367
23Joakim Noah
J. Noah
1.2
1
2013-14
80
35.3
12.6
11.3
5.4
1.5
4.8
10.0
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.2
73.7
53.1
3.5
7.7
2.4
2,820
1,007
900
431
99
121
194
245
+232
24Marcus Camby
M. Camby
1.2
1
2006-07
70
33.8
11.2
11.7
3.2
3.3
4.5
9.4
47.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.2
72.9
51.9
2.3
9.3
1.7
2,369
785
816
223
87
231
122
183
+115
25Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
1.4
1
1983-84
79
38.9
20.9
6.7
4.5
0.3
7.1
14.2
49.8
0.1
0.2
27.8
6.7
7.9
84.8
59.1
2.7
4.0
2.7
3,075
1,654
528
358
108
27
217
204
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
32
26
.552
11.5
7
31
26
.544
12.0
8
31
28
.525
13.0
9
29
31
.483
15.5
10
28
31
.475
16.0
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
35
.407
20.0
13
16
41
.281
27.0
14
15
42
.263
28.0
15
15
44
.254
29.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
7
33
26
.559
11.5
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
28
31
.475
16.5
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
36
.368
22.5
13
18
40
.310
26.0
14
17
42
.288
27.5
15
13
47
.217
32.0

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