most steals per game by a player in first playoff season

Maurice Cheeks averaged the most steals per game by a player in the playoffs in his first playoff, with 4.1 per game.

NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
4.1
9
36.7
18.8
3.9
7.0
0.4
7.3
13.4
54.5
4.1
6.2
66.1
58.0
1.4
2.4
3.2
330
169
35
63
37
4
29
29
2Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
4.0
2
41.5
19.0
7.5
8.5
1.5
7.5
19.0
39.5
4.0
4.5
88.9
45.3
3.0
4.5
3.0
83
38
15
17
8
3
6
6
3Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
4.0
2
32.0
15.5
3.0
3.0
0.5
6.0
9.5
63.2
3.5
4.0
87.5
68.8
1.0
2.0
2.5
64
31
6
6
8
1
5
10
4Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
3.8
4
37.0
9.5
4.0
7.8
0.5
4.3
13.8
30.9
0.3
1.5
16.7
0.8
1.0
75.0
33.5
1.3
2.8
1.8
148
38
16
31
15
2
7
16
5Steve Mix
S. Mix
3.7
3
44.7
14.7
6.0
4.0
0.7
6.0
15.3
39.1
2.7
3.3
80.0
43.7
2.0
4.0
134
44
18
12
11
2
13
6Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.5
2
43.0
11.5
9.5
5.5
0.0
4.0
16.5
24.2
0.0
2.0
0.0
3.5
6.0
58.3
30.0
3.0
6.5
4.0
86
23
19
11
7
0
8
8
7Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
3.1
9
44.0
25.2
3.7
11.2
0.8
10.0
20.6
48.6
1.9
5.3
35.4
3.3
4.2
78.9
56.3
0.6
3.1
2.8
396
227
33
101
28
7
25
22
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3.1
16
41.1
18.3
10.5
9.4
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
293
168
151
49
6
65
47
9Lance Blanks
L. Blanks
3.0
1
10.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
10
2
1
3
3
0
1
2
10Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.0
9
31.3
11.1
3.7
7.1
0.4
4.8
10.3
46.2
1.6
2.9
53.8
47.9
1.1
2.6
282
100
33
64
27
4
30
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.9
17
42.7
28.2
5.5
6.1
0.9
11.1
25.1
44.4
5.9
6.5
91.8
50.5
1.3
4.2
726
479
94
103
50
15
51
12Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
2.9
7
33.0
7.3
2.7
4.4
0.1
2.9
7.1
40.0
0.9
3.0
28.6
0.7
1.0
71.4
48.0
0.9
1.9
2.4
231
51
19
31
20
1
17
21
+1
13Bobby Jones
B. Jones
2.8
6
31.2
12.0
5.8
3.5
2.3
5.2
10.7
48.4
1.7
2.8
58.8
50.4
1.8
4.0
187
72
35
21
17
14
25
14Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
2.8
5
38.4
9.8
4.6
3.0
1.0
4.0
8.6
46.5
0.6
1.8
33.3
1.2
2.4
50.0
50.7
1.6
3.0
1.0
192
49
23
15
14
5
5
12
-25
15Ron Harper
R. Harper
2.8
4
33.5
17.8
5.0
3.8
1.0
7.5
15.8
47.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
2.8
4.0
68.8
50.7
1.0
4.0
2.8
134
71
20
15
11
4
11
9
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.8
4
42.8
29.3
5.8
8.5
1.0
8.5
19.5
43.6
0.3
2.0
12.5
12.0
14.5
82.8
56.5
1.8
4.0
3.8
171
117
23
34
11
4
15
15
17Scott May
S. May
2.7
3
32.3
10.7
4.7
1.0
0.7
3.3
8.7
38.5
4.0
5.0
80.0
49.1
2.0
2.7
97
32
14
3
8
2
10
18Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
2.6
5
33.4
11.8
6.0
3.2
0.6
4.4
10.8
40.7
1.2
2.6
46.2
1.8
2.6
69.2
49.4
1.2
4.8
1.8
167
59
30
16
13
3
9
19
+13
19Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.6
5
39.6
21.4
3.8
11.0
1.2
7.8
16.6
47.0
0.4
1.2
33.3
5.4
7.0
77.1
54.4
1.4
2.4
4.6
198
107
19
55
13
6
23
22
20Bill Robinzine
B. Robinzine
2.6
5
23.6
10.0
7.2
0.6
0.0
4.4
10.2
43.1
1.2
1.6
75.0
45.9
3.0
4.2
1.6
118
50
36
3
13
0
8
20
21Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.5
8
44.8
28.5
4.1
4.9
0.3
11.0
26.8
41.1
1.9
6.6
28.3
4.6
6.5
71.2
48.1
1.8
2.4
3.0
358
228
33
39
20
2
24
19
+15
22Brevin Knight
B. Knight
2.5
4
33.0
4.5
4.0
5.8
0.3
1.5
5.3
28.6
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.5
60.0
35.4
0.0
4.0
2.0
132
18
16
23
10
1
8
16
+4
23Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
2.5
4
42.8
14.3
4.8
9.8
0.0
5.5
15.0
36.7
1.3
3.0
41.7
2.0
2.8
72.7
44.0
1.5
3.3
3.5
171
57
19
39
10
0
14
13
24John Bagley
J. Bagley
2.5
4
42.0
12.8
4.0
10.0
0.0
5.5
14.0
39.3
0.0
0.8
0.0
1.8
2.5
70.0
42.2
0.3
3.8
4.3
168
51
16
40
10
0
17
7
25Albert King
A. King
2.5
2
29.0
20.0
4.0
3.0
0.5
9.0
16.5
54.5
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.5
80.0
56.8
1.5
2.5
2.5
58
40
8
6
5
1
5
8
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.577
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12/19
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7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
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7:00 PM
Fri
12/26
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Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
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120

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Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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6
.778
2
19
7
.731
1.5
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
15
11
.577
5.5
5
14
11
.560
6.0
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
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.556
6.0
8
15
13
.536
6.5
9
15
13
.536
6.5
10
11
15
.423
9.5
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
2
.926
2
20
6
.769
4.5
3
19
7
.731
5.5
4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
16
8
.667
7.5
6
17
10
.630
8.0
7
15
12
.556
10.0
8
13
14
.481
12.0
9
13
15
.464
12.5
10
11
16
.407
14.0
11
11
17
.393
14.5
12
10
16
.385
14.5
13
6
21
.222
19.0
14
6
21
.222
19.0
15
6
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.214
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130-127

Schedule

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Fri
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Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
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12/19
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12/19
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