most spg since 1980

Since 1979-80, Micheal Ray Richardson has averaged the most steals per game, with 2.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most spg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player since 1980
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.8
484
35.9
16.1
5.8
7.6
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.0
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.5
3.6
70.1
50.1
1.9
4.0
3.5
17,371
7,784
2,823
3,686
1,363
188
1,713
1,671
2Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.7
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.7
0.3
1.0
29.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
52.7
2.1
3.1
2.7
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
2,112
323
2,116
2,638
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.3
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
0.3
5.3
12.9
40.9
1.4
4.3
33.6
1.4
1.9
73.6
48.8
1.1
3.0
2.3
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
2,075
300
2,067
1,687
+347
5Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.2
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
0.3
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
2.4
3.1
77.1
49.6
1.9
4.1
2.0
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
1,666
209
1,471
1,803
6John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.2
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
8Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,019
31.8
11.3
2.8
6.8
0.3
4.5
8.6
52.4
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.2
2.7
79.7
57.4
0.6
2.1
2.0
32,436
11,510
2,834
6,961
2,136
282
2,075
2,060
9Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
10Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
511
33.6
18.7
2.6
6.8
0.3
7.6
16.5
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
3.2
4.3
74.8
50.6
1.0
1.6
2.5
17,149
9,540
1,329
3,464
1,034
176
1,267
916
11Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
12Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.0
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
13Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.0
520
25.8
9.4
3.0
7.4
0.2
3.8
8.4
46.0
0.2
0.7
25.1
1.5
2.2
71.2
50.5
0.8
2.2
2.2
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
14Ray Williams
R. Williams
2.0
493
29.5
16.2
3.8
5.9
0.4
6.3
13.9
45.0
0.2
0.8
23.7
3.5
4.4
81.1
51.3
1.3
2.5
3.2
14,542
8,001
1,870
2,912
962
174
1,572
1,680
15Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1.9
796
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
0.4
2.3
5.2
44.3
0.4
1.1
34.3
1.0
1.5
65.0
50.8
1.2
2.9
1.9
20,462
4,733
3,222
4,893
1,544
356
1,486
2,408
+280
16Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
18Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
19Doug Christie
D. Christie
1.9
827
31.5
11.2
4.1
3.6
0.5
3.9
9.2
42.6
1.0
2.7
35.4
2.4
3.0
82.1
53.5
1.0
3.1
2.1
26,079
9,301
3,382
2,992
1,555
392
1,721
2,051
+1057
20Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
1.9
272
27.5
9.4
5.1
4.0
0.4
4.0
8.2
48.8
0.6
2.1
29.8
0.8
1.3
61.4
53.8
1.5
3.6
1.5
7,491
2,555
1,393
1,080
506
122
406
541
+303
21Baron Davis
B. Davis
1.8
835
34.2
16.1
3.8
7.2
0.4
5.9
14.3
40.9
1.6
5.0
32.0
2.8
3.9
71.1
50.2
0.9
2.9
2.8
28,592
13,447
3,183
6,025
1,530
360
2,308
2,361
+866
22Gary Payton
G. Payton
1.8
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
23Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
1.8
864
27.3
10.9
3.0
5.7
0.4
3.8
8.6
44.4
0.4
1.3
32.8
2.8
3.6
78.4
53.4
0.7
2.3
1.9
23,568
9,377
2,625
4,889
1,563
351
1,651
2,660
24Julius Erving
J. Erving
1.8
602
34.1
22.0
6.4
3.8
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.1
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.9
2.9
20,506
13,263
3,861
2,282
1,081
983
1,770
1,621
25Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
1.8
698
29.6
10.8
4.1
7.4
0.1
3.5
9.1
38.8
0.9
2.8
32.4
2.9
3.4
84.3
51.1
0.6
3.4
2.5
20,693
7,570
2,830
5,160
1,226
94
1,768
1,738
+1000
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3
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