most steals per game 2020s

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Dyson Daniels got the most steals per game, with 1.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player 2020s
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
1.9
221
26.3
8.7
4.7
3.5
0.4
3.6
7.7
47.2
0.7
2.2
31.2
0.8
1.2
61.6
53.0
1.2
3.4
1.5
5,820
1,922
1,028
775
411
99
329
438
+69
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.7
367
33.3
20.6
6.0
5.6
0.4
6.6
13.2
49.8
0.6
2.0
31.3
6.9
8.1
85.2
61.6
2.0
4.0
1.8
12,207
7,577
2,190
2,072
611
138
663
465
+1316
3Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
1.7
384
33.0
18.3
6.3
6.4
0.3
7.3
16.0
45.5
1.5
4.5
34.1
2.2
2.8
80.4
53.2
0.9
5.4
2.3
12,680
7,019
2,424
2,439
636
102
889
721
-475
4Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
1.7
373
36.5
18.1
4.0
6.8
0.6
6.0
15.1
39.9
3.1
8.4
36.7
2.9
3.4
86.7
54.5
0.5
3.5
2.0
13,618
6,740
1,491
2,536
616
211
739
929
+1198
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.6
280
33.3
24.4
6.4
4.1
0.6
8.9
17.7
50.3
2.1
5.1
40.2
4.6
5.2
88.0
61.1
1.1
5.3
2.0
9,321
6,838
1,789
1,155
452
163
559
453
+1802
6Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.6
308
30.6
12.0
3.3
5.2
0.4
4.1
10.1
40.3
1.9
5.6
33.3
2.0
2.5
79.5
53.5
0.6
2.6
2.1
9,413
3,691
1,010
1,599
490
111
644
766
+1157
7Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
1.6
351
20.8
4.9
2.0
1.1
0.8
1.8
4.2
43.9
0.9
2.5
34.5
0.3
0.5
66.9
55.3
0.6
1.5
0.6
7,318
1,718
714
391
552
279
200
653
-4
8Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.6
256
30.2
10.1
3.8
2.5
0.7
3.6
7.7
47.1
1.1
2.9
36.5
1.7
2.1
82.0
58.3
1.2
2.6
1.3
7,738
2,585
975
630
398
177
342
793
+310
9OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
1.5
365
34.1
15.5
5.0
2.1
0.7
5.8
12.2
47.7
2.1
5.4
38.2
1.8
2.3
78.4
58.8
1.3
3.8
1.6
12,445
5,648
1,837
756
565
261
573
936
+1507
10Paul George
P. George
1.5
312
33.0
21.9
5.9
4.5
0.4
7.6
16.9
45.1
3.0
7.6
39.1
3.6
4.2
87.3
58.4
0.6
5.3
2.8
10,287
6,827
1,833
1,394
481
137
876
793
+1325
11Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
1.5
255
23.1
7.0
3.3
3.6
0.4
2.8
6.2
46.1
0.7
2.2
33.0
0.6
0.8
75.2
53.8
0.6
2.7
1.3
5,881
1,789
848
907
387
91
320
650
-65
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1.5
403
34.5
27.7
5.2
5.6
0.8
9.6
18.9
50.6
1.5
4.2
36.0
7.1
8.1
86.7
61.7
0.8
4.4
2.4
13,884
11,159
2,088
2,240
603
341
970
915
+1699
13Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
1.5
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
10,997
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
14Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
206
30.0
11.5
5.0
5.5
0.6
4.1
10.3
40.0
2.5
6.8
37.3
0.7
1.0
69.6
53.4
0.9
4.2
2.3
6,185
2,368
1,037
1,136
302
122
472
403
+225
15De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
1.5
391
34.7
24.3
4.2
6.2
0.4
8.9
18.7
47.9
1.8
5.6
33.0
4.6
6.1
75.5
56.9
0.7
3.5
2.8
13,549
9,506
1,626
2,443
572
160
1,098
1,052
-139
16Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
1.5
24
28.0
15.8
3.4
3.0
0.2
5.9
13.3
44.1
1.3
3.4
36.6
2.8
3.5
79.8
53.1
0.7
2.7
2.3
672
379
81
73
35
4
54
45
-228
17LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1.4
247
31.7
20.9
6.0
7.5
0.3
7.4
17.6
41.9
3.0
8.4
35.9
3.2
3.8
83.9
54.3
1.2
4.7
3.3
7,837
5,169
1,475
1,846
358
79
822
776
-395
18Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
1.4
370
22.9
7.0
3.0
2.9
0.5
2.5
5.6
43.9
1.1
2.9
37.3
1.0
1.3
75.7
56.7
0.6
2.4
1.1
8,476
2,579
1,105
1,064
534
199
417
771
+1170
19Chris Paul
C. Paul
1.4
420
29.7
13.0
4.2
8.0
0.2
4.8
10.2
46.8
1.4
3.9
36.9
2.0
2.3
88.1
58.1
0.4
3.8
1.9
12,486
5,461
1,744
3,371
606
100
805
866
+1214
20Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
1.4
173
24.4
7.6
2.8
2.0
0.5
3.0
6.4
47.5
1.2
3.1
38.7
0.4
0.5
79.3
58.1
0.8
2.0
0.7
4,215
1,323
486
350
248
78
129
323
+753
21De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
1.4
308
23.4
9.8
3.8
2.7
0.5
3.4
8.4
41.2
1.7
4.5
37.3
1.2
1.5
78.1
54.1
0.8
3.1
1.4
7,201
3,008
1,184
833
438
150
417
620
+797
22Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1.4
223
29.0
10.8
6.7
6.7
0.6
4.4
7.9
56.3
0.0
0.1
26.3
1.9
3.1
60.3
58.2
1.5
5.2
2.7
6,478
2,405
1,484
1,483
316
124
599
639
+337
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.4
460
34.2
25.8
11.9
8.8
0.7
9.9
17.1
57.9
1.3
3.5
37.0
4.7
5.7
82.4
65.8
2.7
9.2
3.3
15,731
11,875
5,477
4,050
642
333
1,524
1,198
+3222
24Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
1.4
230
26.3
12.5
3.4
3.4
0.6
4.4
10.4
42.2
1.6
4.9
32.9
2.1
2.6
78.9
54.0
0.7
2.6
2.3
6,058
2,876
775
787
320
138
522
626
-100
25Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
1.4
142
24.4
9.8
5.8
2.2
0.8
4.1
8.0
51.0
0.3
1.3
20.8
1.4
2.3
60.6
54.5
2.0
3.8
1.4
3,470
1,386
824
316
196
112
192
395
-96
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