most steals per 48 minutes by an nba player

Dudley Bradley has the most career steals / minutes played / 48, with 4.43.

Interpreted as:
most steals per 48 minutes with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by an NBA player
NAME STL/(MIN/48) MIN STL GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
4.43
10,192
940
600
17.0
5.2
1.8
1.9
1.6
0.3
2.0
4.6
44.0
0.2
0.6
29.2
1.0
1.3
73.0
50.0
0.5
1.3
1.1
3,131
1,098
1,147
182
682
1,220
2 Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
4.11
24,669
2,112
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
2.7
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
10,882
4,066
3,929
323
2,116
2,638
3 Slick Watts
S. Watts
4.01
11,513
961
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
2.2
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
3,901
1,398
2,678
111
239
1,314
4 Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
3.95
16,245
1,337
719
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
1.9
0.1
3.5
7.7
46.1
0.0
0.1
18.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
2.2
5,929
1,969
3,114
80
1,382
2,097
5 Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.78
18,589
1,463
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
2.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.7
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.3
3.4
69.0
49.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
8,253
3,056
3,899
206
1,854
1,859
6 Johnny Moore
J. Moore
3.63
13,430
1,017
520
25.8
9.4
3.0
7.4
2.0
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
4,890
1,548
3,866
116
1,163
1,325
7 Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
3.62
20,462
1,544
796
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
1.9
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
4,733
3,222
4,893
356
1,486
2,408
+280
8 Mike Gale
M. Gale
3.6
11,189
840
453
24.7
7.4
2.5
4.3
1.9
0.4
3.1
6.6
47.4
0.0
0.1
16.0
1.1
1.4
82.5
51.4
0.5
2.0
1.7
3,372
1,122
1,965
163
647
1,010
9 Darwin Cook
D. Cook
3.54
14,156
1,044
612
23.1
9.5
2.1
3.7
1.7
0.3
4.1
8.9
45.3
0.1
0.5
19.6
1.3
1.7
76.4
49.0
0.7
1.4
1.8
5,820
1,308
2,248
203
1,122
1,315
10 Lester Conner
L. Conner
3.48
14,970
1,085
687
21.8
6.3
2.7
3.9
1.6
0.1
2.4
5.3
45.3
0.0
0.2
20.2
1.5
2.0
75.3
51.3
0.9
1.8
1.3
4,337
1,861
2,669
64
914
1,036
11 Fat Lever
F. Lever
3.36
23,814
1,666
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
2.2
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
10,433
4,523
4,696
209
1,471
1,803
12 Eric Murdock
E. Murdock
3.35
11,882
830
508
23.4
10.1
2.5
4.9
1.6
0.1
3.7
8.5
43.8
0.6
1.7
34.3
2.1
2.6
78.6
52.3
0.7
1.8
2.0
5,118
1,261
2,467
69
991
981
-145
13 Larry Steele
L. Steele
3.34
12,165
846
472
25.8
9.0
2.8
3.0
1.8
0.2
3.6
7.5
48.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.8
2.2
80.2
53.2
0.9
1.9
1.3
4,254
1,345
1,402
96
195
1,453
14 Micheal Williams
M. Williams
3.31
10,403
717
413
25.2
11.0
2.5
5.8
1.7
0.2
3.6
7.7
46.4
0.1
0.5
22.7
3.7
4.3
86.8
57.3
0.7
1.8
2.3
4,533
1,050
2,385
95
938
1,073
-4
15 John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.28
47,764
3,265
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
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
19,711
4,051
15,806
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
16 Don Buse
D. Buse
3.26
17,070
1,160
648
26.3
6.9
2.3
4.5
1.8
0.1
2.8
6.4
44.2
0.4
1.3
33.3
1.0
1.3
78.0
49.7
0.6
1.8
1.1
4,485
1,507
2,920
97
601
967
17 Brevin Knight
B. Knight
3.25
18,176
1,229
729
24.9
7.3
2.4
6.1
1.7
0.1
2.8
6.7
41.2
0.0
0.2
13.4
1.8
2.2
78.9
47.6
0.4
2.1
1.9
5,342
1,785
4,481
87
1,367
1,856
-1087
18 Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
3.21
31,026
2,075
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
2.3
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
11,962
3,659
5,972
300
2,067
1,687
+347
19 Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
3.18
23,568
1,563
864
27.3
10.9
3.0
5.7
1.8
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
9,377
2,625
4,889
351
1,651
2,660
20 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
3.18
34,845
2,310
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
2.1
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
12,195
3,088
7,392
294
2,268
2,258
21 Foots Walker
F. Walker
3.17
15,036
992
658
22.9
6.4
2.6
4.7
1.5
0.1
2.3
5.4
43.5
0.0
0.1
22.7
1.7
2.2
76.2
50.2
0.7
1.9
1.8
4,199
1,686
3,111
83
792
1,414
22 Gary Grant
G. Grant
3.13
12,602
821
552
22.8
7.9
2.3
5.5
1.5
0.1
3.4
7.5
45.0
0.2
0.6
27.8
1.0
1.3
77.6
49.1
0.6
1.7
2.3
4,368
1,283
3,013
69
1,268
1,200
+36
23 Ray Williams
R. Williams
3.11
18,462
1,198
655
28.2
15.5
3.6
5.8
1.8
0.3
6.0
13.4
45.1
0.2
0.8
23.7
3.3
4.1
80.2
50.9
1.2
2.4
3.2
10,158
2,370
3,779
208
2,099
2,165
24 Tony Allen
T. Allen
3.08
18,054
1,158
820
22.0
8.1
3.5
1.3
1.4
0.4
3.2
6.6
47.5
0.2
0.5
28.2
1.7
2.3
70.9
52.9
1.2
2.3
1.4
6,654
2,884
1,077
337
1,118
1,947
+951
25 Gus Williams
G. Williams
3.07
25,645
1,638
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
2.0
0.4
7.0
15.2
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
2.9
3.8
75.6
50.5
1.0
1.7
2.5
14,093
2,222
4,597
291
1,646
1,637
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52
30
.634
16.0
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Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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31
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.537
20.0