Kyrie Irving has averaged the most steals per game in an NBA Finals, with 4.0 per game.

most steals per game by a player in a finals series

NAME	SPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Kyrie Irving	4.0	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	1	43.6	23.0	7.0	6.0	2.0	10.0	22.0	45.5	2.0	8.0	25.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	51.2	2.0	5.0	1.0	44	23	7	6	4	2	1	5	+5
Rick Barry	3.5	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	43.0	29.5	4.0	5.0	0.8	11.0	24.8	44.4				7.5	8.0	93.8	52.2	1.0	3.0		172	118	16	20	14	3		12
Robert Horry	3.0	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	4	46.8	17.8	10.0	3.8	2.3	5.8	13.3	43.4	2.8	7.3	37.9	3.5	5.3	66.7	57.0	2.3	7.8	1.3	187	71	40	15	12	9	5	9
Isiah Thomas	2.9	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	7	37.4	19.7	4.4	9.0	0.3	7.0	16.4	42.6	0.7	2.4	29.4	5.0	6.0	83.3	51.7	0.7	3.7	3.7	262	138	31	63	20	2	26	23
Michael Jordan	2.8	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	44.0	31.2	6.6	11.4	1.4	12.6	22.6	55.8	0.4	0.8	50.0	5.6	6.6	84.8	61.2	1.6	5.0	3.6	220	156	33	57	14	7	18	18
Robert Horry	2.8	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	4	39.8	8.0	7.3	4.3	1.8	2.8	6.0	45.8	1.3	2.8	45.5	1.3	1.5	83.3	60.1	1.5	5.8	1.5	159	32	29	17	11	7	6	13	+35
Maurice Cheeks	2.8	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	35.8	15.3	2.3	6.3	0.0	6.5	11.8	55.3	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.8	60.0	56.9	0.8	1.5	2.8	143	61	9	25	11	0	11	10
Kobe Bryant	2.7	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	6	43.0	25.7	4.7	5.0	0.2	8.8	21.8	40.5	1.5	4.7	32.1	6.5	8.2	79.6	50.5	1.3	3.3	3.8	258	154	28	30	16	1	23	19	-39
Dwyane Wade	2.7	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.5	34.7	7.8	3.8	1.0	10.8	23.2	46.8	0.5	1.8	27.3	12.5	16.2	77.3	57.2	2.0	5.8	3.7	261	208	47	23	16	6	22	22	+22
Larry Bird	2.7	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	44.8	24.0	9.7	9.5	0.3	8.8	18.3	48.2	1.2	3.2	36.8	5.2	5.5	93.9	57.8	1.7	8.0	2.7	269	144	58	57	16	2	16	17
Magic Johnson	2.7	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	52	16	2	30	17
Julius Erving	2.7	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	6	41.3	30.3	6.8	5.0	1.2	11.7	21.5	54.3				7.0	8.2	85.7	60.4	1.7	5.2		248	182	41	30	16	7		17
Charlie Ward	2.6	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	5	29.0	5.8	3.2	3.6	0.4	2.4	5.2	46.2	0.8	2.4	33.3	0.2	0.4	50.0	53.9	1.2	2.0	1.4	145	29	16	18	13	2	7	9	-13
LeBron James	2.6	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	41.7	29.7	11.3	8.9	2.3	11.7	23.7	49.4	1.9	5.0	37.1	4.4	6.1	72.1	56.2	2.4	8.9	4.4	292	208	79	62	18	16	31	16	+26
Luka Doncic	2.5	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	4	37.7	29.5	8.0	5.8	0.0	11.8	25.0	47.0	2.3	9.0	25.0	3.8	6.0	62.5	53.4	0.0	8.0	4.0	151	118	32	23	10	0	16	11	+26
Danny Ainge	2.5	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	35.5	14.5	3.5	5.5	0.2	5.8	10.5	55.6	0.5	1.0	50.0	2.3	2.8	82.4	61.7	0.8	2.7	2.3	213	87	21	33	15	1	14	23
Byron Scott	2.5	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	6	34.7	11.2	3.7	2.2	0.2	5.0	12.7	39.5	0.3	1.2	28.6	0.8	1.5	55.6	41.9	1.0	2.7	1.3	208	67	22	13	15	1	8	14
Bob McAdoo	2.5	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	2	21.0	11.0	7.0	0.5	1.0	4.5	11.0	40.9	1.0	2.0	50.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	48.1	1.5	5.5	3.5	42	22	14	1	5	2	7	8
Magic Johnson	2.5	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	41.7	16.2	10.8	8.0	0.3	5.3	10.0	53.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	5.5	6.5	84.6	62.9	3.3	7.5	4.3	250	97	65	48	15	2	26	23
Maurice Cheeks	2.5	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	6	36.8	14.7	3.2	6.7	0.2	6.8	11.8	57.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	58.7	0.5	2.7	2.0	221	88	19	40	15	1	12	14
Phil Chenier	2.5	1974-75	NBA Finals	WAS	4	43.3	23.0	5.0	4.8	0.5	7.3	17.3	42.0				8.5	9.0	94.4	54.2	1.5	3.5		173	92	20	19	10	2		10
Derek Harper	2.4	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	7	38.0	16.4	3.0	6.0	0.1	6.0	12.9	46.7	2.4	5.6	43.6	2.0	2.4	82.4	59.0	1.0	2.0	1.7	266	115	21	42	17	1	12	21
Scottie Pippen	2.4	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	43.6	20.8	9.4	6.6	1.0	7.8	17.2	45.3	0.2	1.0	20.0	5.0	5.8	86.2	52.7	3.0	6.4	4.0	218	104	47	33	12	5	20	22
Scottie Pippen	2.3	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	6	41.3	15.7	8.2	5.3	1.3	5.7	16.5	34.3	1.5	6.5	23.1	2.8	4.0	70.8	42.9	3.3	4.8	1.8	248	94	49	32	14	8	11	22
Magic Johnson	2.3	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.3	26.2	8.0	13.0	0.3	11.0	20.3	54.1	0.2	0.3	50.0	4.0	4.2	96.0	59.0	2.0	6.0	2.2	236	157	48	78	14	2	13	10