most spg in a season by a c

Hakeem Olajuwon has averaged the most steals per game by a center in a season, with 2.6 per game in 1988-89.

Interpreted as:
most spg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a season by a c
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.6
1988-89
HOU HOU
82
36.9
24.8
13.5
1.8
3.4
9.6
19.0
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.5
8.0
69.6
55.2
4.1
9.4
3.4
3,024
2,034
1,105
149
213
282
275
329
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
2.3
1991-92
SAS SAS
68
37.7
23.2
12.2
2.7
4.5
8.7
15.8
55.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
5.8
8.3
70.1
59.7
3.8
8.4
2.7
2,564
1,578
829
181
158
305
182
219
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.1
1989-90
HOU HOU
82
38.1
24.3
14.0
2.9
4.6
9.8
19.6
50.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.7
6.5
71.3
54.1
3.6
10.4
3.9
3,124
1,995
1,149
234
174
376
316
314
4Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.1
1987-88
HOU HOU
79
35.8
22.8
12.1
2.1
2.7
9.0
17.5
51.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.9
69.5
55.5
3.8
8.3
3.1
2,825
1,805
959
163
162
214
243
324
5Shawn Marion
S. Marion
2.0
2005-06
PHX PHX
81
40.3
21.8
11.8
1.8
1.7
8.8
16.9
52.5
1.2
3.6
33.1
3.0
3.7
80.9
59.1
3.1
8.8
1.5
3,263
1,769
959
143
160
137
125
223
+412
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.0
1985-86
HOU HOU
68
36.3
23.5
11.5
2.0
3.4
9.2
17.5
52.6
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.9
64.5
56.0
4.9
6.6
2.9
2,467
1,597
781
137
134
231
195
271
7Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1.9
2019-20
TOT
57
33.0
17.7
15.2
2.7
1.6
7.3
13.8
53.3
0.1
0.6
14.3
3.0
5.2
57.5
55.3
4.4
10.8
3.6
1,879
1,010
864
152
109
93
203
201
-191
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.9
1986-87
HOU HOU
75
36.8
23.4
11.4
2.9
3.4
9.0
17.8
50.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.3
7.6
70.2
55.4
4.2
7.2
3.0
2,760
1,755
858
220
140
254
228
294
9Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1994-95
HOU HOU
72
39.6
27.8
10.8
3.5
3.4
11.1
21.5
51.7
0.0
0.2
18.8
5.6
7.5
75.6
56.3
2.4
8.4
3.3
2,853
2,005
775
255
133
242
237
250
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1992-93
HOU HOU
82
39.5
26.1
13.0
3.5
4.2
10.3
19.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.4
7.0
77.9
57.7
3.5
9.6
3.2
3,242
2,140
1,068
291
150
342
262
305
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.8
2024-25
DEN DEN
70
36.7
29.6
12.7
10.2
0.6
11.2
19.5
57.6
2.0
4.7
41.7
5.2
6.4
80.0
66.3
2.9
9.9
3.3
2,571
2,071
892
716
127
45
230
160
+594
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1991-92
HOU HOU
70
37.7
21.6
12.1
2.2
4.3
8.4
16.8
50.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
6.1
76.6
55.3
3.5
8.6
2.7
2,636
1,510
845
157
127
304
187
263
13Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.8
2005-06
DET DET
82
35.2
7.3
11.3
1.9
2.2
2.9
5.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
3.6
41.6
50.1
3.7
7.6
1.1
2,890
597
923
158
146
181
88
164
+598
14Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
1.8
2014-15
PHI PHI
75
30.8
9.9
8.1
1.7
1.9
4.0
8.7
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.1
60.9
49.3
2.5
5.7
1.9
2,311
744
611
128
133
142
146
208
-430
15Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.8
2003-04
DET DET
81
37.7
9.5
12.4
1.7
3.0
3.9
9.2
42.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
1.8
3.6
49.0
44.1
4.0
8.4
1.5
3,050
773
1,006
138
143
246
123
162
+437
16David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.7
1993-94
SAS SAS
80
40.5
29.8
10.7
4.8
3.3
10.5
20.7
50.7
0.1
0.4
34.5
8.7
11.6
74.9
57.7
3.0
7.7
3.2
3,241
2,383
855
381
139
265
253
228
17Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.7
2001-02
DET DET
80
36.5
7.6
13.0
1.4
3.5
3.2
6.0
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.9
42.3
52.2
4.0
9.0
0.9
2,921
609
1,039
115
138
278
70
178
+150
18Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1.7
2018-19
DET DET
79
33.5
17.3
15.6
1.4
1.7
7.1
13.3
53.3
0.1
0.5
13.2
3.1
5.2
59.0
55.5
5.4
10.2
2.2
2,647
1,370
1,232
112
136
138
175
272
+176
19Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
1.7
1974-75
KCO KCO
81
41.7
11.5
14.2
5.3
2.1
4.8
11.3
42.7
1.8
2.4
75.4
46.4
2.8
11.4
3,378
928
1,149
428
139
168
274
20David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.7
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1.7
1977-78
LAL LAL
62
36.5
25.8
12.9
4.3
3.0
10.7
19.4
55.0
4.4
5.6
78.3
58.9
3.0
9.9
3.4
2,265
1,600
801
269
103
185
208
182
22David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.7
1994-95
SAS 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
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.6
1998-99
HOU HOU
50
35.7
18.9
9.6
1.8
2.5
7.5
14.5
51.4
0.1
0.3
30.8
3.9
5.4
71.7
55.9
2.1
7.4
2.8
1,784
945
478
88
82
123
139
160
+61
24Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
1.6
1975-76
KCK KCK
81
38.1
12.8
12.6
4.7
1.7
5.0
12.6
40.1
2.7
3.5
75.9
45.2
2.7
10.0
3,083
1,035
1,024
378
132
134
286
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.6
1993-94
HOU 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
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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