Michael Jordan has averaged the most steals per game by an MVP in a season, with 3.2 per game in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:

most spg by NBA mvp in a regular season by a player

	NAME	SPG	MVP	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3.2	1	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.7	1	1990-91	CHI	82	37.0	31.5	6.0	5.5	1.0	12.1	22.4	53.9	0.4	1.1	31.2	7.0	8.2	85.1	60.5	1.4	4.6	2.5	3,034	2,580	492	453	223	83	202	229
3	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	2.5	1	2000-01	PHI	71	42.0	31.1	3.8	4.6	0.3	10.7	25.5	42.0	1.4	4.3	32.0	8.2	10.1	81.4	51.8	0.7	3.1	3.3	2,979	2,207	273	325	178	20	237	147	+368
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.3	1	1991-92	CHI	80	38.8	30.1	6.4	6.1	0.9	11.8	22.7	51.9	0.3	1.3	27.0	6.1	7.4	83.2	57.9	1.1	5.3	2.5	3,102	2,404	511	489	182	75	200	201
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.2	1	1995-96	CHI	82	37.7	30.4	6.6	4.3	0.5	11.2	22.6	49.5	1.4	3.2	42.7	6.7	8.0	83.4	58.2	1.8	4.8	2.4	3,090	2,491	543	352	180	42	197	195
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2.1	1	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	30.1	5.4	6.7	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
7	Julius Erving J. Erving	2.1	1	1980-81	PHI	82	35.0	24.6	8.0	4.4	1.8	9.7	18.6	52.1	0.0	0.2	22.2	5.1	6.5	78.7	57.2	3.0	5.0	3.2	2,874	2,014	657	364	173	147	266	233
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2.0	1	2014-15	GSW	80	32.7	23.8	4.3	7.7	0.2	8.2	16.8	48.7	3.6	8.1	44.3	3.9	4.2	91.4	63.8	0.7	3.6	3.1	2,613	1,900	341	619	163	16	249	158	+920
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	2.0	1	1985-86	BOS	82	38.0	25.8	9.8	6.8	0.6	9.7	19.6	49.6	1.0	2.4	42.3	5.4	6.0	89.6	58.0	2.3	7.5	3.2	3,113	2,115	805	557	166	51	266	182
10	LeBron James L. James	1.9	1	2011-12	MIA	62	37.5	27.1	7.9	6.2	0.8	10.0	18.9	53.1	0.9	2.4	36.2	6.2	8.1	77.1	60.5	1.5	6.4	3.4	2,326	1,683	492	387	115	50	213	96	+473
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1.8	1	2007-08	LAL	82	38.9	28.3	6.3	5.4	0.5	9.5	20.6	45.9	1.8	5.1	36.1	7.6	9.0	84.0	57.6	1.1	5.2	3.1	3,192	2,323	517	441	151	40	257	227	+598
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.8	1	1983-84	BOS	79	38.3	24.2	10.1	6.6	0.9	9.6	19.5	49.2	0.2	0.9	24.7	4.7	5.3	88.8	55.2	2.3	7.8	3.0	3,028	1,908	796	520	144	69	237	197
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.8	1	1988-89	LAL	77	37.5	22.5	7.9	12.8	0.3	7.5	14.8	50.9	0.8	2.4	31.4	6.7	7.3	91.1	62.5	1.4	6.4	4.1	2,886	1,730	607	988	138	22	312	172
14	James Harden J. Harden	1.8	1	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	30.4	5.4	8.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.7	1	1986-87	LAL	80	36.3	23.9	6.3	12.2	0.5	8.5	16.4	52.2	0.1	0.5	20.5	6.7	7.9	84.8	60.2	1.5	4.8	3.8	2,904	1,909	504	977	138	36	300	168
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1.7	1	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	32.7	5.0	6.4	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1.7	1	1997-98	CHI	82	38.8	28.7	5.8	3.5	0.5	10.7	23.1	46.5	0.4	1.5	23.8	6.9	8.8	78.4	53.3	1.6	4.2	2.3	3,181	2,357	475	283	141	45	185	151	+598
18	LeBron James L. James	1.7	1	2012-13	MIA	76	37.9	26.8	8.0	7.3	0.9	10.1	17.8	56.5	1.4	3.3	40.6	5.3	7.0	75.3	64.0	1.3	6.8	3.0	2,877	2,036	610	551	129	67	226	110	+720
19	LeBron James L. James	1.7	1	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	28.4	7.6	7.2	1.1	9.7	19.9	48.9	1.6	4.7	34.4	7.3	9.4	78.0	59.1	1.3	6.3	3.0	3,054	2,304	613	587	137	93	241	139	+870
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.7	1	1989-90	LAL	79	37.2	22.3	6.6	11.5	0.4	6.9	14.4	48.0	1.3	3.5	38.4	7.2	8.1	89.0	62.2	1.6	5.0	3.7	2,937	1,765	522	907	132	34	289	167
21	David Robinson D. Robinson	1.7	1	1994-95	SAS	81	38.0	27.6	10.8	2.9	3.2	9.7	18.4	53.0	0.1	0.2	30.0	8.1	10.5	77.4	60.2	2.9	7.9	2.9	3,074	2,238	877	236	134	262	233	230
22	LeBron James L. James	1.6	1	2009-10	CLE	76	39.0	29.7	7.3	8.6	1.0	10.1	20.1	50.3	1.7	5.1	33.3	7.8	10.2	76.7	60.4	0.9	6.4	3.4	2,966	2,258	554	651	125	77	261	119	+648
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1.6	1	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	10.4	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.6	1	1984-85	BOS	80	39.5	28.7	10.5	6.6	1.2	11.5	22.0	52.2	0.7	1.6	42.7	5.0	5.7	88.2	58.5	2.1	8.5	3.1	3,161	2,295	842	531	129	98	248	208
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1.6	1	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	27.3	11.9	3.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289

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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
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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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
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11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
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4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
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7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
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10	Warriors	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
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