most steals per game by a shooting guard in nba 1997

Doug Christie averaged the most steals per game by a shooting guard in 1996-97, with 2.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a shooting guard in NBA 1997
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Doug Christie
D. Christie
2.5
1996-97
81
38.6
14.5
5.3
3.9
0.6
4.9
11.7
41.7
1.8
4.7
38.4
2.9
3.8
77.5
54.3
1.0
4.3
2.5
3,127
1,176
432
315
201
45
200
245
-121
2Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.4
1996-97
80
37.5
17.2
4.1
3.4
0.6
5.9
13.5
43.8
1.9
4.9
39.1
3.5
4.2
81.9
55.9
1.1
3.0
2.1
2,998
1,374
326
270
189
49
169
226
+263
3Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1.9
1996-97
82
33.6
13.9
3.9
3.0
0.1
4.5
9.7
46.4
1.7
4.3
40.3
3.1
3.6
87.5
61.6
1.1
2.8
1.6
2,755
1,139
320
250
159
12
130
146
+540
4Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1.9
1996-97
62
36.6
18.0
6.0
5.7
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.2
1.9
5.4
35.5
3.2
4.3
75.0
54.8
1.9
4.1
2.5
2,271
1,114
373
354
119
36
156
151
+365
5Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
1.9
1996-97
82
36.7
16.4
3.9
3.0
0.4
6.2
14.5
42.6
1.9
5.1
37.7
2.1
2.8
77.1
52.3
1.3
2.6
1.5
3,012
1,347
319
249
157
35
127
165
-266
6Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
1.9
1996-97
63
34.3
12.0
4.8
2.9
0.5
4.6
11.5
39.7
2.3
6.4
35.3
0.6
1.5
40.4
49.4
1.0
3.8
1.4
2,163
757
304
182
120
32
86
160
+163
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.7
1996-97
82
37.9
29.6
5.9
4.3
0.5
11.2
23.1
48.6
1.4
3.6
37.4
5.9
7.0
83.3
56.7
1.4
4.5
2.0
3,106
2,431
482
352
140
44
166
156
+818
8Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
1.7
1996-97
80
41.9
24.2
4.6
6.3
0.6
8.1
18.1
44.9
1.8
5.2
35.4
6.2
7.3
84.3
57.0
0.7
3.9
4.0
3,353
1,938
366
507
132
45
322
153
-215
9Bobby Phills
B. Phills
1.6
1996-97
69
34.4
12.6
3.6
3.4
0.3
4.8
11.1
42.8
1.2
3.1
39.4
1.8
2.5
71.8
51.4
0.9
2.6
2.0
2,375
866
245
233
113
21
135
174
+111
10Malik Sealy
M. Sealy
1.6
1996-97
80
30.7
13.5
3.0
2.1
0.6
4.7
11.8
39.6
1.0
2.8
35.6
3.2
3.6
87.6
50.4
0.7
2.2
1.9
2,456
1,079
238
165
124
45
154
185
-363
11Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
1.5
1996-97
82
31.6
14.5
2.9
4.4
0.3
5.0
10.4
48.2
0.9
2.4
36.9
3.6
4.0
89.9
59.6
0.7
2.2
1.6
2,592
1,191
241
361
124
26
134
188
+775
12Anthony Peeler
A. Peeler
1.5
1996-97
72
31.8
14.5
3.4
3.6
0.2
5.6
14.0
39.8
1.8
4.8
37.3
1.5
1.8
82.0
48.7
0.8
2.7
2.2
2,291
1,041
247
256
105
17
157
168
-453
13Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
1.5
1996-97
81
38.6
25.9
3.9
4.2
0.3
8.9
19.5
45.4
2.5
5.9
42.8
5.6
6.6
86.1
57.8
0.7
3.2
2.9
3,125
2,095
319
338
118
24
237
211
-109
14Todd Day
T. Day
1.3
1996-97
81
28.1
14.5
4.1
1.4
0.6
4.9
12.3
39.8
1.6
4.3
36.2
3.2
4.1
77.3
51.5
1.3
2.7
1.6
2,277
1,178
330
117
108
48
127
208
-291
15Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
1.2
1996-97
72
28.7
12.9
2.2
2.1
0.3
4.7
12.6
37.5
1.6
5.2
30.9
1.9
2.5
74.4
47.1
0.4
1.8
1.7
2,068
929
159
153
87
19
121
168
-316
16John Starks
J. Starks
1.2
1996-97
77
26.5
13.8
2.7
2.8
0.1
4.8
11.1
43.1
1.9
5.3
36.9
2.2
2.9
76.9
55.5
0.5
2.2
2.1
2,042
1,061
205
217
90
11
158
196
+209
17Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
1.1
1996-97
81
39.1
20.7
4.2
3.1
0.8
6.6
16.1
40.7
1.3
4.2
29.8
6.3
8.2
76.6
52.4
1.9
2.2
3.9
3,166
1,679
338
253
93
63
316
219
-440
18Jim Jackson
J. Jackson
1.1
1996-97
TOT
77
36.8
15.9
5.3
4.1
0.4
5.8
13.4
43.1
1.1
3.2
34.8
3.3
4.0
81.3
52.6
1.7
3.6
2.7
2,831
1,226
411
316
86
32
208
194
-440
19Bob Sura
B. Sura
1.1
1996-97
82
27.7
9.2
3.8
4.8
0.4
3.1
7.2
43.1
0.6
2.0
32.3
2.4
3.9
61.4
51.9
0.9
2.8
2.2
2,269
755
308
390
90
33
181
218
+11
20Wesley Person
W. Person
1.1
1996-97
80
29.1
13.5
3.7
1.5
0.3
5.1
11.3
45.3
2.1
5.2
41.3
1.1
1.4
79.8
56.7
0.9
2.8
1.0
2,326
1,080
292
123
86
20
76
102
+84
21Eric Williams
E. Williams
1.0
1996-97
72
33.8
15.0
4.6
1.8
0.2
5.2
11.4
45.6
0.0
0.1
25.0
4.6
6.1
75.2
53.3
1.8
2.8
1.9
2,435
1,078
329
129
72
13
139
213
-384
22Calbert Cheaney
C. Cheaney
1.0
1996-97
79
30.5
10.6
3.4
1.4
0.2
4.7
9.2
50.5
0.1
0.4
13.3
1.2
1.7
69.3
53.0
0.9
2.5
1.2
2,411
837
268
114
77
18
94
226
+56
23Jon Barry
J. Barry
0.9
1996-97
58
16.6
4.9
1.7
2.0
0.1
1.7
4.2
40.7
0.8
2.1
38.7
0.6
0.8
80.4
53.5
0.4
1.3
1.0
965
285
99
115
55
3
59
56
+103
24Aaron McKie
A. McKie
0.9
1996-97
TOT
83
19.6
5.2
2.7
1.9
0.3
1.8
4.4
41.1
0.5
1.2
39.8
1.1
1.3
83.6
52.4
0.5
2.2
1.1
1,625
433
221
161
77
22
90
130
+132
25Reggie Miller
R. Miller
0.9
1996-97
81
36.6
21.6
3.5
3.4
0.3
6.8
15.4
44.4
2.8
6.6
42.7
5.2
5.9
88.0
60.3
0.7
2.9
2.0
2,966
1,751
286
273
75
25
166
172
+99
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