most nba spg in first 3 seasons

Alvin Robertson had the most steals per game by a player in his first 3 seasons, with 2.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most NBA spg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in first 3 seasons
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.8
242
30.0
14.7
5.0
4.7
0.4
6.0
12.2
49.0
0.1
0.4
28.4
2.6
3.4
76.6
53.5
2.0
3.0
2.8
7,260
3,553
1,205
1,144
688
99
666
777
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2.7
192
37.3
18.9
8.7
8.5
0.5
7.1
13.4
53.3
0.1
0.4
20.8
4.6
5.8
78.0
59.3
2.7
6.0
3.8
7,157
3,632
1,667
1,623
522
102
734
541
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.6
182
37.8
31.7
5.6
5.0
1.2
11.5
23.3
49.3
0.1
0.7
17.6
8.6
10.1
85.1
57.1
2.0
3.7
3.3
6,876
5,762
1,028
911
469
215
608
568
4Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.6
233
32.0
12.9
5.7
7.2
0.4
5.3
11.4
46.0
0.3
1.3
23.6
2.2
3.5
64.2
50.0
1.7
3.9
3.4
7,453
3,016
1,317
1,672
597
88
802
706
5Don Buse
D. Buse
2.5
245
32.8
8.0
3.0
5.8
0.2
3.4
7.5
45.5
1.2
1.5
79.6
49.2
0.7
2.3
1.3
8,038
1,972
736
1,432
622
48
220
422
6Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.5
226
27.7
9.4
3.6
6.7
0.2
3.8
9.2
41.6
1.7
2.9
60.1
44.8
1.2
2.3
6,256
2,118
809
1,511
566
41
731
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.5
241
38.5
25.6
6.2
6.1
0.4
10.5
23.2
45.3
4.6
5.0
90.7
50.3
1.1
5.1
9,275
6,160
1,492
1,472
599
100
705
8Larry Steele
L. Steele
2.4
238
31.2
9.4
3.5
3.9
0.3
3.8
7.6
50.2
1.7
2.2
79.0
54.7
1.1
2.4
7,419
2,235
828
934
570
67
838
9Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.4
235
36.3
20.5
3.7
9.0
0.3
7.9
17.2
45.6
0.3
1.1
30.1
4.5
6.3
71.7
51.3
1.1
2.5
4.0
8,533
4,827
864
2,113
553
79
932
895
10Ron Harper
R. Harper
2.3
221
35.0
19.4
4.6
5.0
1.0
7.5
15.8
47.5
0.2
1.0
22.6
4.1
5.8
71.1
52.8
1.6
3.0
3.3
7,745
4,279
1,024
1,109
516
210
733
628
11Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
2.3
180
31.9
10.1
4.1
8.1
0.1
3.2
8.7
36.8
0.6
1.8
32.3
3.1
3.9
80.1
48.5
0.7
3.4
2.9
5,733
1,825
742
1,458
419
24
524
458
+347
12Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
2.3
237
25.9
11.2
2.5
4.6
0.4
4.4
10.6
41.9
0.1
0.6
25.0
2.3
2.9
78.0
47.2
0.7
1.8
2.6
6,130
2,663
604
1,099
550
86
608
541
13Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.3
222
36.8
18.2
4.5
9.5
0.1
6.4
14.0
45.6
0.9
2.6
33.7
4.6
5.5
84.0
55.5
0.8
3.7
2.5
8,167
4,046
1,001
2,105
510
13
545
557
+253
14Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.3
242
30.8
9.7
3.2
6.4
0.3
4.0
7.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
41.2
1.7
2.3
76.7
57.1
0.8
2.3
2.4
7,447
2,346
773
1,547
550
83
583
626
15Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
2.2
131
29.9
13.4
2.8
3.6
0.2
5.4
11.3
48.1
2.5
3.1
80.6
52.8
1.0
1.8
1.6
3,922
1,755
362
472
294
25
94
360
16Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
2.2
242
38.1
20.4
3.9
9.5
0.2
8.0
17.1
46.9
1.0
2.9
34.7
3.4
4.3
77.9
53.8
0.9
3.0
3.3
9,210
4,936
952
2,289
543
37
797
668
17Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
2.2
242
24.5
8.4
3.0
5.4
0.2
3.6
7.9
45.2
1.2
2.0
60.8
47.6
0.9
2.0
2.7
5,924
2,021
721
1,296
536
57
436
802
18Ron Lee
R. Lee
2.2
224
22.9
10.6
3.2
3.5
0.3
4.4
10.0
43.8
1.8
2.6
70.8
47.5
1.1
2.1
2.7
5,123
2,374
721
773
488
56
386
715
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
204
40.1
23.7
4.1
6.3
0.3
8.4
19.4
43.1
1.4
4.4
31.8
5.5
7.6
72.6
51.9
1.3
2.8
3.7
8,185
4,829
844
1,284
443
56
748
531
-346
20Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.2
194
33.0
13.0
3.4
5.9
0.5
5.5
13.4
41.2
0.2
1.2
19.6
1.7
2.2
75.6
45.1
1.1
2.3
2.4
6,400
2,518
658
1,143
421
94
470
472
21Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
2.2
177
34.2
12.4
6.8
1.9
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.9
2.5
3.4
72.6
48.5
2.1
4.8
6,054
2,194
1,210
332
381
32
615
22Steve Mix
S. Mix
2.1
209
37.1
14.7
9.7
2.2
0.4
5.7
11.8
48.5
3.2
4.0
79.9
54.0
3.2
6.5
7,756
3,066
2,026
467
449
87
768
23Mike Gale
M. Gale
2.1
234
29.1
9.1
2.9
5.2
0.5
3.9
8.3
46.8
1.3
1.6
84.0
50.6
0.6
2.3
2.2
6,810
2,139
682
1,223
502
115
329
586
24George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
2.1
234
35.2
21.6
11.5
4.1
0.4
8.1
18.2
44.4
5.4
7.5
71.4
50.1
3.7
7.8
4.0
8,248
5,046
2,688
955
498
105
312
920
25M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
2.1
241
34.9
14.8
7.4
2.6
0.5
5.9
12.2
48.4
3.0
4.1
73.9
53.0
2.6
4.8
2.9
8,406
3,568
1,777
628
509
131
465
809
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.683
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32
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31
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20
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.232
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15
17
65
.207
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
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.598
15.0
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22.0
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