most average steal for guard in history

Micheal Ray Richardson has gotten the most career steals per game by a guard, with 2.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most average steal with a minimum of 400 games played for guard in history
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.8
484
35.9
16.1
5.8
7.6
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.0
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.5
3.6
70.1
50.1
1.9
4.0
3.5
17,371
7,784
2,823
3,686
1,363
188
1,713
1,671
2Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.7
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.7
0.3
1.0
29.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
52.7
2.1
3.1
2.7
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
2,112
323
2,116
2,638
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.5
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
4Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
0.3
5.3
12.9
40.9
1.4
4.3
33.6
1.4
1.9
73.6
48.8
1.1
3.0
2.3
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
2,075
300
2,067
1,687
+347
5Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.2
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
0.3
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
2.4
3.1
77.1
49.6
1.9
4.1
2.0
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
1,666
209
1,471
1,803
6Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.2
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
7John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.2
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
9Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
10Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
11Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
12Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
0.4
7.0
15.2
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
2.9
3.8
75.6
50.5
1.0
1.7
2.5
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
1,638
291
1,646
1,637
13Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.0
520
25.8
9.4
3.0
7.4
0.2
3.8
8.4
46.0
0.2
0.7
25.1
1.5
2.2
71.2
50.5
0.8
2.2
2.2
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
874
36.9
19.7
7.3
11.4
0.4
6.9
13.3
52.1
0.3
1.2
29.8
5.5
6.5
84.8
60.9
1.8
5.5
3.9
32,287
17,239
6,376
9,921
1,698
361
3,403
2,002
15Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
448
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.5
2.1
70.5
46.6
0.9
1.8
2.1
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
783
1,368
16Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1.9
796
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
0.4
2.3
5.2
44.3
0.4
1.1
34.3
1.0
1.5
65.0
50.8
1.2
2.9
1.9
20,462
4,733
3,222
4,893
1,544
356
1,486
2,408
+280
17Doug Christie
D. Christie
1.9
765
32.6
11.6
4.2
3.7
0.5
4.0
9.5
42.5
1.0
2.8
35.1
2.5
3.1
82.4
53.5
1.0
3.2
2.1
24,961
8,873
3,217
2,867
1,482
372
1,621
1,899
+1091
18Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
19Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
20Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1.9
719
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
0.1
3.5
7.7
46.1
0.0
0.1
18.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
2.2
16,245
5,929
1,969
3,114
1,337
80
1,382
2,097
21Mike Gale
M. Gale
1.9
453
24.7
7.4
2.5
4.3
0.4
3.1
6.6
47.4
0.0
0.1
16.0
1.1
1.4
82.5
51.4
0.5
2.0
1.7
11,189
3,372
1,122
1,965
840
163
647
1,010
22Baron Davis
B. Davis
1.8
835
34.2
16.1
3.8
7.2
0.4
5.9
14.3
40.9
1.6
5.0
32.0
2.8
3.9
71.1
50.2
0.9
2.9
2.8
28,592
13,447
3,183
6,025
1,530
360
2,308
2,361
+866
23Gary Payton
G. Payton
1.8
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
24Ray Williams
R. Williams
1.8
655
28.2
15.5
3.6
5.8
0.3
6.0
13.4
45.1
0.2
0.8
23.7
3.3
4.1
80.2
50.9
1.2
2.4
3.2
18,462
10,158
2,370
3,779
1,198
208
2,099
2,165
25Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
1.8
420
20.3
8.1
1.9
3.8
0.2
3.2
7.8
41.4
0.1
0.4
22.4
1.7
2.2
76.3
46.7
0.5
1.4
2.1
8,507
3,414
788
1,595
766
96
897
893
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6.5
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7.5
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