most spg before turning 30 years old

Micheal Ray Richardson has averaged 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
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Micheal Ray Richardson
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
2Alvin Robertson
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
3Michael Jordan
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
4Kadary Richmond
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
5John Stockton
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
6Fat Lever
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
7Mookie Blaylock
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
8Allen Iverson
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
9Chris Paul
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
10Maurice Cheeks
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
11Gary Payton
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
12Clyde Drexler
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
13Johnny Moore
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
14Scottie Pippen
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
15Ron Harper
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
16Eddie Jones
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
17Doc Rivers
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
18Jason Kidd
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
19Metta Sandiford-Artest
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
20Derek Harper
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
21Renaldo Major
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
22Nate McMillan
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
23Ralph Jackson
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
24Tim Hardaway
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
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.9
630
36.8
23.0
12.5
2.2
3.6
9.1
17.7
51.4
0.0
0.1
5.9
4.8
6.9
69.8
55.5
4.2
8.4
3.1
23,176
14,481
7,898
1,409
1,223
2,243
1,954
2,497
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47
.390
26.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
48
.377
27.5
13
18
59
.234
38.5
14
Nets Nets - e
18
59
.234
38.5
15
17
60
.221
39.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
2.5
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
50
28
.641
11.5
5
48
29
.623
13.0
6
46
31
.597
15.0
7
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19.0
8
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9
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38
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