most steals per game by an nba play minimum 100 game played

Alvin Robertson averaged the most steals per game when playing 100+ games, with 2.7 per game.

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most steals per game by a player by an NBA play minimum 100 game played
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
2.3
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
0.3
5.3
12.9
40.9
1.4
4.3
33.6
1.4
1.9
73.6
48.8
1.1
3.0
2.3
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
2,075
300
2,067
1,687
+347
5Fat 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
6Slick 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
7John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.2
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
9Jerry 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
10Maurice 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
11Clyde 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
12Rick 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
13Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
14Gus 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
15Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.0
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
16Johnny 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
17Ron 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
18Nate 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
19Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
20Magic 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
21Isiah 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
22Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
1.9
359
38.0
18.7
5.4
5.6
0.2
7.6
15.9
47.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.5
4.2
81.9
52.6
1.1
4.2
2.1
13,626
6,731
1,926
2,028
681
63
139
922
23Doug Christie
D. Christie
1.9
827
31.5
11.2
4.1
3.6
0.5
3.9
9.2
42.6
1.0
2.7
35.4
2.4
3.0
82.1
53.5
1.0
3.1
2.1
26,079
9,301
3,382
2,992
1,555
392
1,721
2,051
+1057
24Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
1.9
272
27.5
9.4
5.1
4.0
0.4
4.0
8.2
48.8
0.6
2.1
29.8
0.8
1.3
61.4
53.8
1.5
3.6
1.5
7,491
2,555
1,393
1,080
506
122
406
541
+303
25Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1.9
719
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
0.1
3.5
7.7
46.1
0.0
0.1
18.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
2.2
16,245
5,929
1,969
3,114
1,337
80
1,382
2,097
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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