4 players were tied for playing the most seasons with more than 2.0 steals per game, with 10 seasons. The first three are Mookie Blaylock, John Stockton and Michael Jordan.
Interpreted as:
most seasons by a player averaging over 2 spg| NAME | SEAS | SPG | 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 |  | M. Blaylock | 10 | 2.5 | 731 | 36.5 | 14.4 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 13.6 | 41.4 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 33.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 73.7 | 49.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 26,701 | 10,516 | 3,197 | 5,159 | 1,823 | 260 | 1,776 | 1,435 | +890 |
| 2 |  | J. Stockton | 10 | 2.6 | 816 | 34.9 | 14.9 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 52.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 38.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 82.6 | 61.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 28,486 | 12,171 | 2,323 | 10,229 | 2,125 | 180 | 2,637 | 2,281 | +658 |
| 3 |  | M. Jordan | 10 | 2.7 | 749 | 38.6 | 32.1 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 23.4 | 51.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 32.8 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 84.5 | 58.8 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 28,932 | 24,032 | 4,762 | 4,287 | 1,995 | 726 | 2,203 | 2,139 | |
| 4 |  | M. Cheeks | 10 | 2.3 | 782 | 33.6 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 53.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 26.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 79.2 | 58.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 26,285 | 9,605 | 2,355 | 5,658 | 1,837 | 255 | 1,854 | 1,820 | |
| 5 |  | C. Paul | 9 | 2.4 | 627 | 35.9 | 18.9 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 14.0 | 47.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 36.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 86.6 | 57.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 22,515 | 11,838 | 2,724 | 6,281 | 1,519 | 64 | 1,526 | 1,552 | +2750 |
| 6 |  | A. Iverson | 9 | 2.4 | 610 | 41.5 | 27.4 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 23.1 | 41.8 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 30.9 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 76.9 | 50.8 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 25,338 | 16,738 | 2,474 | 3,642 | 1,453 | 121 | 2,291 | 1,318 | +538 |
| 7 |  | A. Robertson | 9 | 2.8 | 700 | 32.8 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 12.4 | 47.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 29.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 74.4 | 52.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 22,984 | 10,156 | 3,801 | 3,654 | 1,985 | 299 | 1,949 | 2,421 | |
| 8 |  | G. Payton | 8 | 2.3 | 623 | 35.7 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 14.4 | 47.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 31.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 71.5 | 53.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 22,216 | 10,739 | 2,411 | 4,310 | 1,456 | 130 | 1,560 | 1,671 | +1272 |
| 9 | | M. Ray Richardson | 7 | 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 | |
| 10 | | G. Williams | 7 | 2.3 | 556 | 34.6 | 20.2 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 17.7 | 46.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 22.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 76.1 | 51.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 19,222 | 11,254 | 1,624 | 3,473 | 1,264 | 226 | 1,432 | 1,110 | |
| 11 |  | M. Sandiford-Artest | 6 | 2.3 | 380 | 36.0 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 14.4 | 42.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 33.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 71.8 | 51.9 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 13,693 | 6,596 | 2,086 | 1,234 | 856 | 261 | 890 | 1,181 | +1273 |
| 12 |  | J. Kidd | 6 | 2.2 | 425 | 38.0 | 16.0 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 14.1 | 40.5 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 33.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 77.7 | 50.1 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 16,168 | 6,795 | 2,734 | 4,090 | 933 | 133 | 1,488 | 811 | +1275 |
| 13 |  | C. Drexler | 6 | 2.5 | 448 | 36.5 | 22.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 17.5 | 49.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 27.5 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 78.4 | 54.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 16,366 | 9,861 | 2,936 | 2,826 | 1,099 | 315 | 1,378 | 1,488 | |
| 14 |  | F. Lever | 6 | 2.5 | 474 | 35.6 | 17.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 15.4 | 45.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 30.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 78.0 | 50.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 16,867 | 8,081 | 3,621 | 3,566 | 1,167 | 133 | 1,075 | 1,213 | |
| 15 |  | B. Davis | 5 | 2.2 | 376 | 38.9 | 19.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 16.6 | 41.9 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 32.7 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 68.9 | 51.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 14,613 | 7,202 | 1,705 | 2,929 | 826 | 182 | 1,112 | 1,114 | +1074 |
| 16 | | D. Christie | 5 | 2.3 | 370 | 36.4 | 13.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 10.9 | 41.9 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 36.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 83.2 | 53.8 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 13,483 | 4,967 | 1,740 | 1,449 | 867 | 210 | 845 | 964 | +185 |
| 17 |  | S. Pippen | 5 | 2.6 | 396 | 38.0 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 15.7 | 49.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 30.9 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 68.5 | 54.0 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 15,058 | 7,601 | 3,031 | 2,274 | 1,020 | 414 | 1,259 | 1,252 | |
| 18 |  | N. McMillan | 5 | 2.3 | 383 | 28.0 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 44.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 34.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 66.1 | 50.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 10,728 | 2,558 | 1,617 | 2,590 | 879 | 197 | 791 | 1,190 | |
| 19 | | R. Harper | 5 | 2.3 | 336 | 36.0 | 19.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 15.9 | 46.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 25.3 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 73.3 | 52.8 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 12,082 | 6,520 | 1,655 | 1,651 | 774 | 324 | 1,055 | 945 | |
| 20 |  | D. Rivers | 5 | 2.3 | 328 | 31.3 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 46.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 32.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 77.8 | 54.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 10,275 | 4,269 | 1,161 | 2,465 | 751 | 158 | 790 | 1,136 | |
| 21 |  | J. Moore | 5 | 2.4 | 325 | 30.9 | 11.3 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 46.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 26.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 73.0 | 51.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 10,041 | 3,686 | 1,194 | 3,149 | 779 | 88 | 861 | 994 | |
| 22 |  | I. Thomas | 5 | 2.3 | 393 | 36.7 | 20.8 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 17.1 | 46.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 29.1 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 74.9 | 52.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 14,412 | 8,156 | 1,502 | 4,066 | 911 | 124 | 1,523 | 1,428 | |
| 23 |  | M. Johnson | 5 | 2.5 | 338 | 37.4 | 18.2 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 12.7 | 54.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 17.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 79.0 | 60.1 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 12,631 | 6,136 | 2,841 | 3,327 | 848 | 198 | 1,341 | 910 | |
| 24 |  | Q. Buckner | 5 | 2.3 | 380 | 27.4 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 10.0 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 26.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 66.4 | 49.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 10,397 | 4,157 | 1,297 | 1,923 | 886 | 50 | 793 | 1,269 | |
| 25 |  | R. Rubio | 4 | 2.3 | 256 | 31.5 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 37.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 32.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 8,056 | 2,591 | 1,068 | 2,116 | 581 | 34 | 717 | 659 | +365 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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