Micheal Ray Richardson has gotten the most steals per game by a #4 overall pick in a season, with 3.2 per game in 1979-80.

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	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	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3.2	1979-80	NYK	82	37.3	15.3	6.6	10.1	0.4	6.1	13.0	47.2	0.3	1.3	24.5	2.7	4.1	66.0	51.7	1.8	4.7	4.4	3,060	1,254	539	832	265	35	359	260
2	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3.0	1984-85	NJN	82	38.1	20.1	5.6	8.2	0.3	8.4	17.9	46.9	0.4	1.4	25.2	2.9	3.8	76.7	51.3	1.9	3.7	3.0	3,127	1,649	457	669	243	22	249	277
3	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.9	1980-81	NYK	79	40.2	16.4	6.9	7.9	0.4	6.6	14.1	46.9	0.3	1.3	22.5	2.8	4.3	66.3	51.1	2.2	4.7	3.8	3,175	1,293	545	627	232	35	302	258
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	2.9	1974-75	GSW	80	40.4	30.6	5.7	6.2	0.4	12.9	27.7	46.4				4.9	5.5	90.4	50.9	1.2	4.6		3,235	2,450	456	492	228	33		225
5	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.8	1982-83	TOT	64	32.4	12.6	4.6	6.8	0.4	5.4	12.7	42.5	0.1	0.8	15.7	1.7	2.5	65.0	45.4	1.8	2.8	3.8	2,076	806	295	432	182	24	244	240
6	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.8	2008-09	NOH	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	11.0	0.1	8.1	16.1	50.3	0.8	2.3	36.4	5.8	6.7	86.8	59.9	0.9	4.7	3.0	3,002	1,781	432	861	216	10	231	212	+350
7	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.7	2007-08	NOH	80	37.6	21.1	4.0	11.6	0.1	7.9	16.1	48.8	1.2	3.1	36.9	4.2	4.9	85.1	57.6	0.8	3.2	2.5	3,006	1,684	321	925	217	4	201	185	+479
8	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.7	1985-86	NJN	47	34.1	15.7	5.3	7.2	0.2	6.3	14.1	44.8	0.1	0.6	14.8	3.0	3.8	78.8	49.8	1.6	3.7	3.2	1,604	737	250	340	125	11	150	163
9	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.6	1981-82	NYK	82	37.1	17.9	6.9	7.0	0.5	7.5	16.4	46.1	0.2	1.2	18.8	2.6	3.7	70.0	49.8	2.2	4.7	3.5	3,044	1,469	565	572	213	41	291	317
10	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.5	2011-12	LAC	60	36.4	19.8	3.6	9.1	0.1	7.1	14.8	47.8	1.3	3.6	37.1	4.3	5.0	86.1	58.1	0.7	2.9	2.1	2,181	1,189	213	543	152	4	124	138	+326
11	Rick Barry R. Barry	2.5	1975-76	GSW	81	38.5	21.0	6.1	6.1	0.3	8.7	20.0	43.5				3.5	3.8	92.3	48.3	0.9	5.2		3,122	1,701	496	496	202	27		215
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.5	2013-14	LAC	62	35.0	19.1	4.3	10.7	0.1	6.5	14.0	46.7	1.3	3.4	36.8	4.8	5.6	85.5	58.0	0.6	3.7	2.3	2,171	1,185	268	663	154	4	145	157	+528
13	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	2.5	1973-74	ATL	65	39.8	25.4	5.4	3.3	0.4	10.4	20.9	50.0				4.5	5.4	83.6	54.6	1.9	3.4		2,588	1,651	350	213	160	29		205
14	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.4	2012-13	LAC	70	33.4	16.9	3.7	9.7	0.1	5.9	12.2	48.1	1.1	3.3	32.8	4.1	4.6	88.5	59.4	0.8	3.0	2.3	2,335	1,186	262	678	169	10	159	143	+430
15	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.4	2010-11	NOH	80	36.0	15.9	4.1	9.8	0.1	5.4	11.6	46.3	0.9	2.3	38.8	4.2	4.8	87.8	57.8	0.5	3.6	2.2	2,880	1,268	327	782	188	5	177	196	+256
16	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.2	2005-06	NOK	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	0.1	5.2	12.1	43.0	0.6	2.3	28.2	5.1	6.0	84.7	54.6	0.8	4.3	2.3	2,808	1,258	400	611	175	6	183	218	-181
17	Mike Conley M. Conley	2.2	2011-12	MEM	62	35.1	12.7	2.5	6.5	0.2	4.8	11.0	43.3	1.0	2.6	37.7	2.2	2.5	86.1	52.3	0.4	2.2	2.0	2,174	788	156	404	136	11	125	133	+258
18	Rick Barry R. Barry	2.2	1976-77	GSW	79	36.8	21.8	5.3	6.0	0.7	8.6	19.6	44.0				4.5	5.0	91.6	50.0	0.9	4.4		2,904	1,723	422	475	172	58		194
19	Mike Conley M. Conley	2.2	2012-13	MEM	80	34.5	14.6	2.8	6.1	0.3	5.2	11.8	44.0	1.3	3.7	36.2	2.9	3.5	83.0	54.9	0.5	2.3	2.4	2,757	1,168	225	487	174	24	189	171	+506
20	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.1	1983-84	NJN	48	26.8	12.0	3.6	4.5	0.4	5.1	11.0	46.0	0.3	1.2	24.1	1.6	2.3	70.4	50.0	1.2	2.4	2.5	1,285	576	172	214	103	20	118	156
21	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.1	2009-10	NOH	45	38.0	18.7	4.2	10.7	0.2	7.0	14.2	49.3	1.2	2.8	40.9	3.6	4.2	84.7	58.4	0.4	3.8	2.5	1,712	841	191	480	96	8	112	118	+9
22	Rick Barry R. Barry	2.1	1973-74	GSW	80	36.5	25.1	6.8	6.1	0.5	10.0	21.8	45.6				5.2	5.8	89.9	51.5	1.3	5.5		2,918	2,009	540	484	169	40		265
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	2.1	2014-15	OKC	67	34.4	28.1	7.3	8.6	0.2	9.4	22.0	42.6	1.3	4.3	29.9	8.1	9.8	83.5	53.6	1.9	5.4	4.4	2,302	1,886	488	574	140	14	293	184	+247
24	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.1	2015-16	LAC	74	32.7	19.5	4.2	10.0	0.2	7.0	15.1	46.2	1.6	4.4	37.1	4.0	4.4	89.6	57.5	0.5	3.7	2.6	2,420	1,446	310	738	152	13	194	185	+553
25	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	2.0	2015-16	OKC	80	34.4	23.5	7.8	10.4	0.3	8.2	18.1	45.4	1.3	4.3	29.6	5.8	7.2	81.2	55.4	1.8	6.0	4.3	2,749	1,878	626	834	163	20	342	200	+635