most steals per game before 2000

Before 1999-00, Alvin Robertson had the most steals per game, with 2.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player before 2000
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin 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
2Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.6
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
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
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
1,463
206
1,854
1,859
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.5
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
4Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.4
712
36.0
14.4
4.3
6.9
0.4
5.6
13.6
41.3
1.5
4.6
33.7
1.6
2.2
74.1
49.4
1.2
3.1
2.5
25,616
10,261
3,065
4,907
1,742
254
1,759
1,411
+1220
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.3
1,176
32.4
13.4
2.7
11.1
0.2
4.8
9.2
51.9
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.3
4.0
82.3
61.1
0.6
2.0
3.0
38,094
15,791
3,145
13,087
2,701
239
3,472
3,163
+1460
6Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.3
704
35.2
16.3
3.8
6.8
0.2
6.6
13.8
47.7
0.8
2.4
30.9
2.4
3.4
71.2
53.3
1.3
2.6
2.5
24,765
11,503
2,706
4,816
1,603
151
1,734
1,919
+1272
7Brevin Knight
B. Knight
2.2
119
30.8
9.2
3.2
8.1
0.2
3.3
7.6
43.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
3.3
78.1
50.8
0.7
2.5
2.5
3,669
1,096
384
958
266
25
299
386
+337
8Fat 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
9Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.2
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
10Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
204
40.1
23.7
4.1
6.3
0.3
8.4
19.4
43.1
1.4
4.4
31.8
5.5
7.6
72.6
51.9
1.3
2.8
3.7
8,185
4,829
844
1,284
443
56
748
531
-346
11Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
2.2
177
34.2
12.4
6.8
1.9
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.9
2.5
3.4
72.6
48.5
2.1
4.8
6,054
2,194
1,210
332
381
32
615
12Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.1
344
34.8
15.4
3.8
3.1
0.7
5.5
11.9
46.2
1.5
4.0
37.7
2.8
3.7
77.3
56.7
1.0
2.8
1.7
11,954
5,293
1,304
1,076
734
248
582
855
+1071
13Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.1
883
36.1
17.8
6.8
5.4
0.9
7.0
14.6
48.0
0.8
2.5
32.9
2.9
4.2
69.5
54.0
2.0
4.8
2.9
31,868
15,713
5,981
4,737
1,869
802
2,531
2,614
+1193
14Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
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
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
15Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
2.1
347
37.0
13.5
6.0
9.1
0.3
4.9
12.2
40.2
1.1
3.4
32.5
2.5
3.5
72.3
48.9
1.8
4.2
3.3
12,844
4,669
2,081
3,170
726
115
1,131
665
+599
16Clyde 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
17Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.0
554
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
0.5
8.6
19.1
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
3.9
4.2
91.6
50.5
0.9
4.3
2.5
19,585
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
574
1,464
18Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
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
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
1,638
291
1,646
1,637
19Johnny 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
20Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
1.9
369
37.2
19.0
4.7
6.3
0.5
6.9
14.6
47.2
1.0
3.2
31.1
4.2
5.5
76.6
55.9
1.7
3.1
3.0
13,721
7,018
1,752
2,343
718
191
1,120
802
+265
21Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
448
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.5
2.1
70.5
46.6
0.9
1.8
2.1
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
783
1,368
22Nate 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
23Magic 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
24Isiah 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
25Jason Williams
J. Williams
1.9
50
36.1
12.8
3.1
6.0
0.0
4.6
12.3
37.4
2.0
6.5
31.0
1.6
2.1
75.2
48.3
0.3
2.8
2.9
1,805
641
153
299
95
1
143
91
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.709
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.632
7.0
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.630
7.5
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.618
8.0
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