most spg by a player in his first season in the nba history

Don Buse had the most steals per game by a player in his first season, with 3.5 per game.

Interpreted as:

most spg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in his first season in the NBA history

	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	Don Buse D. Buse	3.5	1976-77	IND	81	36.4	8.0	3.3	8.5	0.2	3.3	7.9	41.6				1.4	1.8	78.6	46.0	0.8	2.5		2,947	646	270	685	281	16		129
2	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	2.8	1976-77	KCK	72	34.6	17.0	3.3	4.4	0.2	7.0	13.8	50.4				3.1	3.8	81.8	55.0	1.2	2.1		2,488	1,227	238	320	199	16		206
3	Larry Steele L. Steele	2.7	1973-74	POR	81	32.7	9.7	3.8	4.0	0.4	4.0	8.4	47.8				1.7	2.1	78.9	52.0	1.1	2.7		2,648	785	310	323	217	32		295
4	Steve Mix S. Mix	2.6	1973-74	PHI	82	36.2	14.9	10.5	1.9	0.5	6.0	12.7	47.5				2.8	3.5	79.2	52.1	3.7	6.8		2,969	1,218	864	152	212	37		305
5	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	2.6	1979-80	IND	82	24.7	8.4	2.7	3.1	0.6	3.4	7.4	45.2	0.0	0.1	40.0	1.7	2.1	78.2	50.2	0.8	1.9	2.0	2,027	688	223	252	211	48	166	194
6	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	2.6	1975-76	PHI	77	38.3	23.0	12.6	4.7	0.5	8.4	20.2	41.7				6.2	8.3	74.0	48.2	3.4	9.2		2,946	1,769	967	359	198	41		334
7	Ron Harper R. Harper	2.5	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	22.9	4.8	4.8	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	1,874	392	394	209	84	345	247
8	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	2.5	1987-88	NYK	82	39.6	13.6	4.8	10.6	0.1	5.3	12.4	43.2	0.4	1.5	25.4	2.5	3.2	77.4	49.3	1.5	3.4	3.1	3,249	1,114	396	868	205	6	258	244
9	Randy Smith R. Smith	2.5	1973-74	BUF	82	33.5	15.5	3.8	4.7	0.0	6.5	13.2	49.2				2.5	3.5	71.2	52.5	1.1	2.8		2,745	1,267	315	383	203	4		261
10	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
11	Brevin Knight B. Knight	2.5	1997-98	CLE	80	31.0	9.0	3.2	8.2	0.2	3.3	7.4	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.1	51.5	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,483	723	253	656	196	18	194	271	+298
12	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	2.4	1976-77	MIL	79	26.5	8.6	3.3	4.7	0.3	3.8	8.7	43.4				1.1	1.9	53.9	45.0	1.2	2.2		2,095	681	264	372	192	21		291
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.4	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	1,387	596	563	187	41	305	218
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.4	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
15	Jerry Sloan J. Sloan	2.4	1973-74	CHI	77	37.1	13.2	7.2	1.9	0.1	5.4	12.0	44.7				2.5	3.5	71.1	48.9	1.9	5.3		2,860	1,018	556	149	183	10		273
16	Mike Gale M. Gale	2.3	1976-77	SAS	82	31.7	10.3	3.3	5.8	0.6	4.3	9.2	46.8				1.7	2.0	82.0	50.9	0.7	2.7		2,598	843	273	473	191	50		224
17	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	2.3	1993-94	ORL	82	36.8	16.0	5.4	6.6	0.6	6.2	13.3	46.6	0.6	2.3	26.7	3.0	4.0	74.2	53.1	2.3	3.0	3.6	3,015	1,313	439	544	190	51	292	205
18	Bobby Jones B. Jones	2.3	1976-77	DEN	82	29.5	15.1	8.3	3.2	2.0	6.1	10.7	57.0				2.9	4.0	71.7	60.5	2.1	6.1		2,419	1,238	678	264	186	162		238
19	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
20	Phil Ford P. Ford	2.2	1978-79	KCK	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	0.1	5.9	12.7	46.5				4.1	5.1	81.3	53.4	0.4	1.9	4.1	2,723	1,260	182	681	174	6	323	245
21	Herm Gilliam H. Gilliam	2.2	1973-74	ATL	62	32.3	14.1	4.3	5.7	0.3	6.2	13.6	45.4				1.7	2.2	79.1	48.3	1.0	3.3		2,003	874	267	355	134	18		190
22	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	2.1	1976-77	SAS	78	37.6	21.9	11.3	2.9	0.8	9.1	18.4	49.2				3.8	4.6	82.3	53.6	3.6	7.7		2,936	1,705	879	229	167	60		190
23	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.1	1978-79	PHI	82	29.4	8.4	3.1	5.3	0.1	3.6	7.0	51.0				1.2	1.7	72.1	54.1	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,409	685	254	431	174	12	193	198
24	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
25	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	2.1	1989-90	GSW	79	33.7	14.7	3.9	8.7	0.2	5.9	12.5	47.1	0.3	1.1	27.4	2.7	3.5	76.4	52.5	0.7	3.2	3.3	2,663	1,162	310	689	165	12	260	232

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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
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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