most spg by a rookie in a single postseason

Maurice Cheeks has the most steals per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 4.1 per game in 1978-79.

NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
4.1
1978-79
PHI PHI
9
36.7
18.8
3.9
7.0
0.4
7.3
13.4
54.5
4.1
6.2
66.1
58.0
1.4
2.4
3.2
330
169
35
63
37
4
29
29
2Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
4.0
1977-78
ATL ATL
2
32.0
15.5
3.0
3.0
0.5
6.0
9.5
63.2
3.5
4.0
87.5
68.8
1.0
2.0
2.5
64
31
6
6
8
1
5
10
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3.1
1979-80
LAL LAL
16
41.1
18.3
10.5
9.4
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
293
168
151
49
6
65
47
4Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
2.9
2008-09
MIA MIA
7
33.0
7.3
2.7
4.4
0.1
2.9
7.1
40.0
0.9
3.0
28.6
0.7
1.0
71.4
48.0
0.9
1.9
2.4
231
51
19
31
20
1
17
21
+1
5Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
2.8
2004-05
PHI PHI
5
38.4
9.8
4.6
3.0
1.0
4.0
8.6
46.5
0.6
1.8
33.3
1.2
2.4
50.0
50.7
1.6
3.0
1.0
192
49
23
15
14
5
5
12
-25
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.8
1984-85
CHI CHI
4
42.8
29.3
5.8
8.5
1.0
8.5
19.5
43.6
0.3
2.0
12.5
12.0
14.5
82.8
56.5
1.8
4.0
3.8
171
117
23
34
11
4
15
15
7Scott May
S. May
2.7
1976-77
CHI CHI
3
32.3
10.7
4.7
1.0
0.7
3.3
8.7
38.5
4.0
5.0
80.0
49.1
2.0
2.7
97
32
14
3
8
2
10
8Brevin Knight
B. Knight
2.5
1997-98
CLE CLE
4
33.0
4.5
4.0
5.8
0.3
1.5
5.3
28.6
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.5
60.0
35.4
0.0
4.0
2.0
132
18
16
23
10
1
8
16
+4
9Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
2.5
1987-88
NYK NYK
4
42.8
14.3
4.8
9.8
0.0
5.5
15.0
36.7
1.3
3.0
41.7
2.0
2.8
72.7
44.0
1.5
3.3
3.5
171
57
19
39
10
0
14
13
10Albert King
A. King
2.5
1981-82
NJN NJN
2
29.0
20.0
4.0
3.0
0.5
9.0
16.5
54.5
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.5
80.0
56.8
1.5
2.5
2.5
58
40
8
6
5
1
5
8
11Louis Orr
L. Orr
2.5
1980-81
IND IND
2
28.0
12.0
5.0
2.0
0.5
4.5
12.5
36.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.5
85.7
42.7
3.0
2.0
3.0
56
24
10
4
5
1
6
4
12Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
2.4
1983-84
ATL ATL
5
26.0
13.6
2.0
3.2
0.8
3.2
6.4
50.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
7.2
8.2
87.8
67.9
1.4
0.6
1.8
130
68
10
16
12
4
9
16
13Phil Ford
P. Ford
2.4
1978-79
KCK KCK
5
28.6
7.8
2.4
5.8
0.0
3.0
11.4
26.3
1.8
3.2
56.3
30.4
0.4
2.0
3.0
143
39
12
29
12
0
15
14
14Chris Mills
C. Mills
2.3
1993-94
CLE CLE
3
37.3
17.0
7.7
2.7
0.3
6.3
12.7
50.0
1.3
1.7
80.0
3.0
3.7
81.8
59.5
3.3
4.3
1.7
112
51
23
8
7
1
5
9
15Josh Minott
J. Minott
2.0
2022-23
MIN MIN
1
6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
6
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
-4
16Marquis Daniels
M. Daniels
2.0
2003-04
DAL DAL
5
36.8
15.8
6.2
3.0
0.6
6.4
15.0
42.7
0.2
1.4
14.3
2.8
4.4
63.6
46.6
2.0
4.2
3.0
184
79
31
15
10
3
15
14
+11
17Tyus Edney
T. Edney
2.0
1995-96
SAC SAC
4
30.3
12.0
3.0
2.8
0.0
4.5
10.5
42.9
0.5
2.0
25.0
2.5
3.0
83.3
50.8
0.5
2.5
2.3
121
48
12
11
8
0
9
11
18Billy Owens
B. Owens
2.0
1991-92
GSW GSW
4
39.3
19.3
8.3
3.3
0.5
7.5
14.3
52.6
0.0
0.0
4.3
6.8
63.0
55.9
3.3
5.0
1.5
157
77
33
13
8
2
6
14
19Karl Malone
K. Malone
2.0
1985-86
UTA UTA
4
36.0
21.8
7.5
1.0
0.0
9.5
18.0
52.8
0.0
0.0
2.8
6.5
42.3
52.1
1.5
6.0
1.5
144
87
30
4
8
0
6
18
20Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
2.0
1985-86
CHI CHI
3
29.3
10.0
10.0
1.0
0.7
3.7
7.0
52.4
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.3
61.5
56.1
3.3
6.7
1.7
88
30
30
3
6
2
5
13
21Darrell Walker
D. Walker
2.0
1983-84
NYK NYK
12
16.3
6.8
2.9
1.7
0.2
2.3
6.1
37.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.8
60.9
44.0
1.7
1.3
2.7
195
82
35
20
24
2
32
29
22Kelvin Ransey
K. Ransey
2.0
1980-81
POR POR
3
43.7
16.3
4.0
8.3
0.3
7.7
21.7
35.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
36.2
1.7
2.3
3.7
131
49
12
25
6
1
11
8
23Charlie Criss
C. Criss
2.0
1977-78
ATL ATL
2
32.5
13.5
2.0
1.5
0.5
5.0
12.0
41.7
3.5
4.5
77.8
48.3
0.0
2.0
2.5
65
27
4
3
4
1
5
5
24John Lucas
J. Lucas
2.0
1976-77
HOU HOU
12
35.8
14.7
2.8
6.9
0.3
6.3
11.6
54.0
2.2
2.8
76.5
57.2
0.3
2.4
430
176
33
83
24
4
33
25Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
1.9
1998-99
PHI PHI
8
24.8
10.3
4.6
2.0
1.1
3.9
9.6
40.3
0.0
0.9
0.0
2.5
3.0
83.3
46.8
2.1
2.5
1.5
198
82
37
16
15
9
12
21
+18
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