most spg in a rookie season by a point guard

Mark Jackson has gotten the most steals per game by a rookie point guard, with 2.5 per game in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:
most spg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a rookie season by a point guard
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
2.5
1987-88
NYK 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
2Brevin Knight
B. Knight
2.5
1997-98
CLE 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
3Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
2.4
1976-77
MIL 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
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2.4
1979-80
LAL 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
5Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.2
2005-06
NOK 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
6Phil Ford
P. Ford
2.2
1978-79
KCK 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
7Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1978-79
PHI 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
8Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
2.1
1989-90
GSW 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
9Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.1
1981-82
DET DET
72
33.8
17.0
2.9
7.8
0.2
6.3
14.8
42.4
0.2
0.8
28.8
4.2
6.0
70.4
48.7
0.8
2.1
4.2
2,433
1,225
209
565
150
17
299
253
10Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.1
1996-97
PHI PHI
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
7.5
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
11Gary Grant
G. Grant
2.0
1988-89
LAC LAC
71
27.1
11.9
3.4
7.1
0.1
5.1
11.7
43.5
0.1
0.3
22.7
1.7
2.3
73.5
46.9
1.1
2.2
3.6
1,924
846
238
506
144
9
258
170
12Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.0
1990-91
SEA SEA
82
27.4
7.2
3.0
6.4
0.2
3.2
7.0
45.0
0.0
0.2
7.7
0.8
1.2
71.1
47.6
1.3
1.6
2.2
2,244
588
243
528
165
15
180
249
13Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
2.0
2008-09
MIA MIA
82
32.0
10.0
2.8
4.9
0.1
3.4
8.1
42.0
1.4
3.8
36.7
1.8
2.4
76.7
54.8
0.5
2.3
2.0
2,626
818
228
403
160
8
165
240
+30
14Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1994-95
DAL DAL
79
33.8
11.7
5.4
7.7
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.5
0.9
3.3
27.2
2.4
3.5
69.8
47.1
1.9
3.5
3.2
2,668
922
430
607
151
24
250
146
15Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
1976-77
PHX PHX
82
22.5
10.2
3.6
3.2
0.4
4.2
9.6
44.1
1.7
2.6
67.6
47.6
1.2
2.4
1,849
836
299
263
156
33
276
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1.9
2009-10
GSW GSW
80
36.2
17.5
4.5
5.9
0.2
6.6
14.3
46.2
2.1
4.8
43.7
2.2
2.5
88.5
56.8
0.6
3.9
3.0
2,896
1,399
356
472
152
19
243
252
-186
17Jason Williams
J. Williams
1.9
1998-99
SAC SAC
50
36.1
12.8
3.1
6.0
0.0
4.6
12.3
37.4
2.0
6.5
31.0
1.6
2.1
75.2
48.3
0.3
2.8
2.9
1,805
641
153
299
95
1
143
91
-44
18Fat Lever
F. Lever
1.9
1982-83
POR POR
81
24.9
7.8
2.8
5.3
0.2
3.2
7.3
43.1
0.1
0.2
33.3
1.4
2.0
73.0
47.7
1.0
1.7
1.7
2,020
633
225
426
153
15
137
179
19Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
1.9
2013-14
PHI PHI
70
34.5
16.7
6.2
6.3
0.6
6.1
15.1
40.5
0.8
3.0
26.4
3.7
5.2
70.3
48.0
1.4
4.8
3.5
2,414
1,167
437
441
130
43
247
213
-450
20Slick Watts
S. Watts
1.9
1973-74
SEA SEA
62
23.0
8.0
2.9
5.7
0.2
3.2
8.2
38.8
1.6
2.5
64.5
42.9
1.2
1.8
1,424
496
182
351
115
13
207
21Gus Williams
G. Williams
1.8
1975-76
GSW GSW
77
22.4
11.7
2.1
3.1
0.3
4.7
11.1
42.8
2.2
3.0
74.2
47.3
0.8
1.3
1,728
903
159
240
140
26
143
22Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
1.8
1989-90
MIA MIA
81
30.5
14.3
2.5
7.6
0.1
5.7
11.6
49.4
0.1
0.4
16.1
2.8
4.0
68.7
53.4
0.9
1.7
3.0
2,470
1,155
206
619
145
10
246
187
23Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
1.8
1975-76
POR POR
74
25.6
10.8
2.4
4.1
0.4
4.2
10.0
42.1
2.4
3.3
72.1
47.2
0.5
1.8
1,891
800
175
306
131
28
235
24Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1.8
1986-87
SEA SEA
71
27.8
5.3
4.7
8.2
0.6
2.0
4.2
47.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
2.0
61.7
51.4
1.4
3.2
2.2
1,972
373
331
583
125
45
155
238
25John Wall
J. Wall
1.8
2010-11
WAS WAS
69
37.8
16.4
4.6
8.3
0.5
5.8
14.1
40.9
0.5
1.7
29.6
4.4
5.7
76.6
49.4
0.5
4.1
3.8
2,606
1,131
317
574
121
35
261
175
-440
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