Micheal Ray Richardson has gotten the most career steals per game by a player younger than 30, with 3.0 per game.
Interpreted as:
most spg before turning 30 years old by a player| NAME | 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. Ray Richardson | 3.0 | 80 | 38.1 | 19.9 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 17.8 | 46.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 24.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 76.5 | 51.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3,047 | 1,593 | 444 | 650 | 236 | 22 | 241 | 270 | |
| 2 |  | A. Robertson | 2.8 | 633 | 31.9 | 15.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 12.8 | 47.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 29.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 75.3 | 52.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 20,185 | 9,548 | 3,456 | 3,343 | 1,791 | 269 | 1,800 | 2,151 | |
| 3 |  | M. Jordan | 2.7 | 638 | 38.7 | 32.3 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 12.1 | 23.4 | 51.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 29.6 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 84.6 | 58.9 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 24,715 | 20,589 | 4,053 | 3,778 | 1,726 | 673 | 1,927 | 1,872 | |
| 4 |  | K. Richmond | 2.7 | 3 | 22.3 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 72.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 67 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +5 |
| 5 |  | J. Stockton | 2.5 | 639 | 31.1 | 12.9 | 2.5 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 51.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 35.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 82.7 | 60.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 19,854 | 8,215 | 1,588 | 7,200 | 1,592 | 120 | 1,862 | 1,810 | |
| 6 |  | F. Lever | 2.5 | 474 | 35.6 | 17.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 15.4 | 45.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 30.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 78.0 | 50.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 16,867 | 8,081 | 3,621 | 3,566 | 1,168 | 133 | 1,079 | 1,213 | |
| 7 |  | M. Blaylock | 2.4 | 579 | 35.5 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 13.7 | 41.7 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 34.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 74.2 | 49.8 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 20,566 | 8,446 | 2,403 | 4,066 | 1,413 | 222 | 1,437 | 1,207 | +430 |
| 8 |  | A. Iverson | 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 |
| 9 |  | C. Paul | 2.3 | 699 | 36.2 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 47.4 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 36.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 86.1 | 57.8 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 25,305 | 13,060 | 3,070 | 6,950 | 1,641 | 69 | 1,683 | 1,724 | +2886 |
| 10 |  | M. Cheeks | 2.3 | 160 | 36.7 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 10.3 | 55.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 23.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 85.6 | 60.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 5,874 | 2,291 | 452 | 1,250 | 371 | 51 | 394 | 344 | |
| 11 |  | G. Payton | 2.3 | 654 | 34.8 | 15.9 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 48.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 31.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 71.1 | 53.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 22,756 | 10,419 | 2,462 | 4,380 | 1,494 | 139 | 1,580 | 1,804 | +1246 |
| 12 |  | B. Mbeng | 2.3 | 15 | 32.8 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 19.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 64.0 | 55.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 492 | 122 | 57 | 62 | 34 | 5 | 22 | 46 | -149 |
| 13 |  | C. Drexler | 2.3 | 627 | 36.1 | 22.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 17.9 | 49.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 29.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 78.6 | 55.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 22,654 | 14,229 | 4,116 | 3,961 | 1,421 | 472 | 1,907 | 2,012 | |
| 14 | | J. Moore | 2.3 | 170 | 28.5 | 11.1 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 46.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 27.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 75.2 | 51.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4,840 | 1,891 | 570 | 1,330 | 383 | 29 | 420 | 423 | |
| 15 |  | S. Pippen | 2.2 | 630 | 35.4 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 14.3 | 48.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 29.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 68.8 | 53.8 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 22,285 | 10,994 | 4,403 | 3,271 | 1,405 | 620 | 1,842 | 1,969 | |
| 16 | | R. Harper | 2.2 | 493 | 36.4 | 19.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 16.2 | 45.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 27.7 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 72.6 | 51.5 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 17,953 | 9,443 | 2,501 | 2,413 | 1,068 | 455 | 1,558 | 1,328 | |
| 17 | | E. Jones | 2.2 | 479 | 35.6 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 12.7 | 45.3 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 37.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 80.3 | 56.3 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 17,043 | 7,833 | 1,939 | 1,552 | 1,036 | 355 | 877 | 1,214 | +1560 |
| 18 |  | D. Rivers | 2.1 | 487 | 31.5 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 45.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 32.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 78.2 | 54.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 15,363 | 6,600 | 1,780 | 3,552 | 1,034 | 244 | 1,126 | 1,624 | |
| 19 |  | J. Kidd | 2.1 | 640 | 37.6 | 14.7 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 13.1 | 40.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 32.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 77.4 | 49.7 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 24,054 | 9,404 | 4,074 | 5,992 | 1,347 | 207 | 2,180 | 1,226 | +1832 |
| 20 |  | M. Sandiford-Artest | 2.1 | 612 | 34.8 | 16.0 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 42.2 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 72.1 | 51.3 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 21,325 | 9,811 | 3,131 | 1,950 | 1,255 | 380 | 1,391 | 1,794 | +1016 |
| 21 |  | D. Harper | 2.0 | 560 | 33.6 | 15.7 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 12.6 | 48.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 34.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 75.2 | 55.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 18,810 | 8,774 | 1,577 | 3,750 | 1,137 | 201 | 1,178 | 1,383 | |
| 22 |  | R. Major | 2.0 | 1 | 27.4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +15 | |
| 23 |  | N. McMillan | 2.0 | 606 | 26.5 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 45.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 32.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 65.1 | 50.8 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 16,057 | 3,808 | 2,552 | 4,081 | 1,212 | 274 | 1,241 | 1,871 | |
| 24 |  | R. Jackson | 2.0 | 1 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 25 |  | T. Hardaway | 2.0 | 450 | 37.1 | 19.6 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 16.2 | 45.3 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 35.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 77.2 | 53.9 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 16,674 | 8,819 | 1,634 | 4,206 | 879 | 78 | 1,466 | 1,176 | |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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