most steals by a center in his first six seasons

Hakeem Olajuwon got the most steals by a center in his first 6 seasons, with 922 steals.

	NAME	STL	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	922	468	36.6	23.2	12.4	2.2	2.0	3.4	9.2	17.8	51.5	0.0	0.1	8.0	4.9	7.3	67.8	55.4	4.3	8.1	3.2	17,114	10,878	5,826	1,014	1,577	1,491	1,876
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	823	475	38.3	25.7	11.7	3.1	1.7	3.7	9.1	17.3	52.7	0.0	0.2	25.3	7.4	9.9	74.4	59.2	3.4	8.3	3.0	18,187	12,209	5,563	1,471	1,735	1,436	1,439
3	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	742	482	35.1	11.4	11.0	4.6	1.5	1.8	4.6	10.3	44.4				2.2	2.9	74.8	48.9	2.6	8.4	2.7	16,921	5,482	5,306	2,221	868	431	1,679
4	Alvan Adams A. Adams	626	449	29.9	16.7	8.5	4.5	1.4	1.0	6.9	13.7	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.9	76.2	54.1	2.4	6.0	3.2	13,434	7,499	3,804	2,023	453	957	1,485
5	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	590	463	30.4	13.6	13.4	1.1	1.3	1.5	5.8	10.6	54.5	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.0	4.7	42.1	53.4	4.7	8.7	1.7	14,063	6,291	6,192	514	707	794	1,434	-543
6	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	586	415	31.6	20.2	10.8	2.7	1.4	1.2	7.4	16.0	46.0	0.2	0.7	29.0	5.3	7.2	72.8	52.6	3.0	7.7	3.4	13,105	8,366	4,473	1,136	484	1,417	1,605	-649
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	576	452	40.1	26.7	14.1	4.6	1.3	3.5	11.1	20.3	54.6				4.6	6.3	72.7	58.0	3.1	11.0	3.5	18,112	12,070	6,389	2,082	1,595	490	1,409
8	Vlade Divac V. Divac	569	441	29.3	12.4	8.7	2.5	1.3	1.6	4.8	9.5	50.9	0.1	0.5	23.5	2.7	3.7	72.0	56.0	2.8	5.9	2.2	12,917	5,477	3,834	1,095	702	954	1,505
9	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	521	457	36.4	23.9	10.0	2.2	1.1	3.2	9.5	17.8	53.3	0.0	0.1	6.7	5.0	6.7	74.5	57.8	2.7	7.3	3.3	16,632	10,937	4,586	997	1,459	1,503	1,723
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	518	453	29.9	18.5	9.8	6.0	1.1	0.7	7.1	13.3	53.3	1.0	2.8	34.7	3.3	3.9	83.5	61.3	2.6	7.2	2.6	13,533	8,360	4,437	2,697	313	1,181	1,276	+1711
11	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	518	477	35.7	20.5	8.3	2.0	1.1	1.7	8.2	16.9	48.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.4	73.8	53.2	2.7	5.6	3.2	17,021	9,779	3,975	938	812	1,503	1,614
12	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	512	485	35.6	17.6	11.5	3.4	1.1	1.0	6.6	13.9	47.2	0.0	0.1	6.9	4.5	5.3	83.5	54.1	2.6	8.9	2.7	17,277	8,528	5,580	1,625	501	1,295	1,641
13	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	511	446	34.7	8.6	11.9	4.2	1.1	0.6	3.6	6.9	52.2				1.4	2.3	61.5	54.4	3.5	8.4	2.1	15,463	3,840	5,292	1,864	270	329	1,195
14	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	500	418	40.0	18.4	14.1	4.3	1.2	1.0	7.7	16.7	46.5				2.9	3.7	80.4	50.5	3.3	10.8	2.7	16,705	7,706	5,888	1,816	412	391	1,592
15	Dan Issel D. Issel	490	485	33.3	21.5	8.8	2.6	1.0	0.6	7.9	15.4	51.3	0.0	0.1	33.3	5.7	7.3	78.5	57.9	2.8	6.0	2.2	16,151	10,443	4,267	1,271	278	892	1,442
16	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	489	438	27.8	13.1	8.2	2.3	1.1	0.6	5.3	10.1	52.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.6	71.0	56.0	2.8	5.4	1.9	12,168	5,749	3,593	1,017	274	839	992	-752
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	484	457	36.7	20.0	13.6	1.6	1.1	2.4	7.0	11.9	59.2	0.0	0.1	3.4	6.0	10.3	58.0	61.0	3.7	9.9	3.4	16,780	9,162	6,227	735	1,093	1,548	1,493	+2427
18	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	477	426	39.4	27.9	12.5	2.8	1.1	2.0	10.9	21.2	51.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.1	8.0	76.5	56.3	3.1	9.4	3.3	16,778	11,869	5,332	1,199	841	397	1,496
19	Rich Kelley R. Kelley	469	474	23.6	9.3	8.1	2.8	1.0	1.2	3.2	6.6	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.6	78.8	57.2	2.7	5.4	2.8	11,200	4,406	3,856	1,341	577	920	1,538
20	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	468	380	29.2	5.6	10.5	1.0	1.2	2.3	2.4	4.6	50.8	0.0	0.0	15.4	0.9	2.4	38.6	49.5	3.1	7.4	0.9	11,106	2,146	3,983	396	867	357	803	+549
21	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	466	401	37.4	23.5	11.7	3.7	1.2	2.0	9.5	18.2	52.1				4.5	5.7	78.4	56.6	3.2	8.5	3.4	14,989	9,422	4,688	1,480	799	400	1,253
22	Michael Cage M. Cage	465	492	27.0	6.3	7.7	0.8	0.9	0.7	2.7	5.2	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.4	59.0	53.9	2.9	4.8	0.8	13,271	3,094	3,775	382	333	397	1,152
23	Nene	458	374	28.9	12.0	6.9	1.7	1.2	1.0	4.5	8.1	55.9	0.0	0.0	7.1	3.0	4.5	67.0	59.9	2.2	4.6	1.9	10,821	4,493	2,577	636	369	695	1,276	+524
24	Robert Parish R. Parish	441	469	27.1	15.8	9.7	1.5	0.9	2.0	6.6	12.8	51.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.7	69.6	54.6	3.1	6.6	2.7	12,715	7,391	4,565	690	955	1,071	1,643
25	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	434	425	29.5	14.9	8.7	3.2	1.0	0.9	5.7	10.5	54.3	0.0	0.2	21.9	3.4	4.5	74.7	59.4	2.2	6.5	2.1	12,537	6,316	3,702	1,361	370	888	1,061	+698

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

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28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

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1.9

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3.1

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1.9

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67.4

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Dončić

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38.0

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1.90

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
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
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

Hakeem Olajuwon got the most steals by a center in his first 6 seasons, with 922 steals.

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