Alvin Robertson has gotten the most steals per game in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 3.6 per game in 1985-86.
Interpreted as:
most spg by a player in an NBA season including playoffs| 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | A. Robertson | 3.6 | 1985-86 | 85 | 35.0 | 16.7 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 13.2 | 50.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 27.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 79.7 | 55.8 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2,976 | 1,419 | 530 | 467 | 308 | 41 | 261 | 306 | ||
| 2 |  | D. Buse | 3.5 | 1976-77 | 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 | |||||||
| 3 |  | M. Johnson | 3.4 | 1980-81 | 40 | 37.5 | 21.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 15.9 | 52.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 75.1 | 57.1 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 1,498 | 849 | 361 | 338 | 135 | 30 | 154 | 114 | ||
| 4 |  | M. Ray Richardson | 3.2 | 1979-80 | 82 | 37.3 | 15.3 | 6.6 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 13.0 | 47.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 24.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 66.0 | 51.7 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3,060 | 1,254 | 539 | 832 | 265 | 35 | 359 | 260 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Stockton | 3.2 | 1988-89 | 85 | 38.9 | 17.4 | 3.0 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 53.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 27.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 86.5 | 62.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 3,310 | 1,482 | 258 | 1,159 | 274 | 19 | 319 | 256 | ||
| 6 | | A. Robertson | 3.2 | 1986-87 | 81 | 33.3 | 17.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 15.6 | 46.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 27.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 75.3 | 51.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2,697 | 1,435 | 424 | 421 | 260 | 35 | 243 | 264 | ||
| 7 |  | S. Watts | 3.1 | 1975-76 | 88 | 33.8 | 12.9 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 12.3 | 42.7 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 57.2 | 45.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2,973 | 1,136 | 383 | 710 | 273 | 18 | 298 | |||||||
| 8 |  | M. Jordan | 3.1 | 1987-88 | 92 | 40.6 | 35.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 13.1 | 24.5 | 53.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 84.4 | 60.3 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3,738 | 3,231 | 520 | 532 | 283 | 142 | 291 | 308 | ||
| 9 | | A. Robertson | 3.0 | 1988-89 | 65 | 35.2 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 14.8 | 48.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 20.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.3 | 52.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2,287 | 1,122 | 384 | 393 | 197 | 36 | 231 | 259 | ||
| 10 |  | A. Robertson | 3.0 | 1990-91 | 84 | 32.3 | 13.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 49.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 36.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 75.7 | 54.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2,716 | 1,169 | 477 | 459 | 254 | 16 | 222 | 285 | ||
| 11 |  | D. Daniels | 3.0 | 2024-25 | 76 | 33.8 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 12.1 | 49.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 34.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 59.3 | 54.5 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2,571 | 1,073 | 449 | 333 | 229 | 55 | 155 | 175 | -65 | |
| 12 |  | J. Gilyard | 3.0 | 2022-23 | 1 | 41.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 33.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -13 | ||
| 13 | | A. Robertson | 3.0 | 1987-88 | 85 | 36.4 | 19.8 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 8.1 | 17.2 | 46.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 29.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 74.9 | 51.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3,097 | 1,680 | 512 | 585 | 255 | 70 | 260 | 315 | ||
| 14 | | J. Stockton | 3.0 | 1987-88 | 93 | 35.7 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 56.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 34.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 83.6 | 64.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3,320 | 1,419 | 282 | 1,291 | 279 | 19 | 310 | 283 | ||
| 15 | | M. Williams | 3.0 | 1991-92 | 82 | 34.8 | 15.1 | 3.5 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 48.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 26.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 86.7 | 58.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2,856 | 1,238 | 290 | 671 | 242 | 22 | 247 | 274 | ||
| 16 | | M. Ray Richardson | 3.0 | 1980-81 | 81 | 40.3 | 16.2 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 14.2 | 46.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 21.7 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 66.0 | 50.5 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3,261 | 1,316 | 564 | 638 | 239 | 35 | 310 | 266 | ||
| 17 |  | M. Ray Richardson | 2.9 | 1984-85 | 85 | 38.3 | 20.0 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 18.0 | 46.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 24.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 76.1 | 51.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3,252 | 1,704 | 475 | 703 | 247 | 22 | 257 | 289 | ||
| 18 |  | R. Barry | 2.9 | 1974-75 | 97 | 40.8 | 30.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 27.2 | 46.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 90.7 | 50.8 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 3,961 | 2,929 | 550 | 595 | 278 | 48 | 276 | |||||||
| 19 |  | S. Pippen | 2.9 | 1993-94 | 82 | 38.3 | 22.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 18.0 | 48.3 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 31.0 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 68.5 | 54.1 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 3,143 | 1,815 | 712 | 449 | 235 | 65 | 269 | 260 | ||
| 20 | | M. Jordan | 2.8 | 1986-87 | 85 | 40.1 | 37.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 13.3 | 27.8 | 47.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 19.7 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 85.9 | 56.1 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3,409 | 3,148 | 451 | 395 | 242 | 132 | 280 | 248 | ||
| 21 | | N. McMillan | 2.8 | 1993-94 | 78 | 25.6 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 43.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 38.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 54.2 | 51.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1,996 | 458 | 299 | 397 | 222 | 23 | 131 | 219 | ||
| 22 | | J. Stockton | 2.8 | 1991-92 | 98 | 37.0 | 15.7 | 3.2 | 13.7 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 11.4 | 47.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 38.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 84.0 | 58.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3,625 | 1,534 | 317 | 1,343 | 278 | 27 | 344 | 272 | ||
| 23 |  | M. Ray Richardson | 2.8 | 1982-83 | TOT | 66 | 32.3 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 12.7 | 42.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 15.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 64.9 | 45.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2,134 | 825 | 303 | 437 | 187 | 24 | 248 | 243 | |
| 24 |  | R. Green | 2.8 | 1982-83 | 78 | 35.7 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 12.1 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 79.7 | 53.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2,783 | 1,115 | 223 | 697 | 220 | 4 | 222 | 154 | ||
| 25 | | M. Jordan | 2.8 | 1988-89 | 98 | 40.5 | 32.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 53.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 27.8 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 83.9 | 61.2 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 3,973 | 3,224 | 771 | 780 | 276 | 78 | 358 | 312 | ||
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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 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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