most steals per game by center season

Hakeem Olajuwon has gotten the most steals per game by a center in a season, with 2.6 per game in 1988-89.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG
  • Data note: Steals Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.6
1988-89
82
36.9
24.8
13.5
1.8
3.4
9.6
19.0
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.5
8.0
69.6
55.2
4.1
9.4
3.4
3,024
2,034
1,105
149
213
282
275
329
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
2.3
1991-92
68
37.7
23.2
12.2
2.7
4.5
8.7
15.8
55.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
5.8
8.3
70.1
59.7
3.8
8.4
2.7
2,564
1,578
829
181
158
305
182
219
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.1
1989-90
82
38.1
24.3
14.0
2.9
4.6
9.8
19.6
50.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.7
6.5
71.3
54.1
3.6
10.4
3.9
3,124
1,995
1,149
234
174
376
316
314
4Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
2.1
2026-27
10
32.8
18.5
8.4
3.2
0.6
7.0
13.2
53.0
0.6
3.3
18.2
3.9
5.2
75.0
59.7
3.0
5.4
1.8
328
185
84
32
21
6
18
21
-45
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.1
1987-88
79
35.8
22.8
12.1
2.1
2.7
9.0
17.5
51.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.9
69.5
55.5
3.8
8.3
3.1
2,825
1,805
959
163
162
214
243
324
6Shawn Marion
S. Marion
2.0
2005-06
81
40.3
21.8
11.8
1.8
1.7
8.8
16.9
52.5
1.2
3.6
33.1
3.0
3.7
80.9
59.1
3.1
8.8
1.5
3,263
1,769
959
143
160
137
125
223
+412
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.0
1985-86
68
36.3
23.5
11.5
2.0
3.4
9.2
17.5
52.6
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.9
64.5
56.0
4.9
6.6
2.9
2,467
1,597
781
137
134
231
195
271
8Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1.9
2019-20
TOT
57
33.0
17.7
15.2
2.7
1.6
7.3
13.8
53.3
0.1
0.6
14.3
3.0
5.2
57.5
55.3
4.4
10.8
3.6
1,879
1,010
864
152
109
93
203
201
-191
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.9
2026-27
9
36.2
23.1
10.8
9.1
1.2
9.1
18.7
48.8
1.0
4.4
22.5
3.9
4.3
89.7
56.2
2.7
8.1
3.2
326
208
97
82
17
11
29
26
+22
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.9
1986-87
75
36.8
23.4
11.4
2.9
3.4
9.0
17.8
50.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.3
7.6
70.2
55.4
4.2
7.2
3.0
2,760
1,755
858
220
140
254
228
294
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1994-95
72
39.6
27.8
10.8
3.5
3.4
11.1
21.5
51.7
0.0
0.2
18.8
5.6
7.5
75.6
56.3
2.4
8.4
3.3
2,853
2,005
775
255
133
242
237
250
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1992-93
82
39.5
26.1
13.0
3.5
4.2
10.3
19.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.4
7.0
77.9
57.7
3.5
9.6
3.2
3,242
2,140
1,068
291
150
342
262
305
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.8
2024-25
70
36.7
29.6
12.7
10.2
0.6
11.2
19.5
57.6
2.0
4.7
41.7
5.2
6.4
80.0
66.3
2.9
9.9
3.3
2,571
2,071
892
716
127
45
230
160
+594
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1991-92
70
37.7
21.6
12.1
2.2
4.3
8.4
16.8
50.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
6.1
76.6
55.3
3.5
8.6
2.7
2,636
1,510
845
157
127
304
187
263
15Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.8
2005-06
82
35.2
7.3
11.3
1.9
2.2
2.9
5.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
3.6
41.6
50.1
3.7
7.6
1.1
2,890
597
923
158
146
181
88
164
+598
16Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
1.8
2014-15
75
30.8
9.9
8.1
1.7
1.9
4.0
8.7
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.1
60.9
49.3
2.5
5.7
1.9
2,311
744
611
128
133
142
146
208
-430
17Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.8
2003-04
81
37.7
9.5
12.4
1.7
3.0
3.9
9.2
42.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
1.8
3.6
49.0
44.1
4.0
8.4
1.5
3,050
773
1,006
138
143
246
123
162
+437
18David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.7
1993-94
80
40.5
29.8
10.7
4.8
3.3
10.5
20.7
50.7
0.1
0.4
34.5
8.7
11.6
74.9
57.7
3.0
7.7
3.2
3,241
2,383
855
381
139
265
253
228
19Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.7
2001-02
80
36.5
7.6
13.0
1.4
3.5
3.2
6.0
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.9
42.3
52.2
4.0
9.0
0.9
2,921
609
1,039
115
138
278
70
178
+150
20Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1.7
2018-19
79
33.5
17.3
15.6
1.4
1.7
7.1
13.3
53.3
0.1
0.5
13.2
3.1
5.2
59.0
55.5
5.4
10.2
2.2
2,647
1,370
1,232
112
136
138
175
272
+176
21Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
1.7
1974-75
81
41.7
11.5
14.2
5.3
2.1
4.8
11.3
42.7
1.8
2.4
75.4
46.4
2.8
11.4
3,378
928
1,149
428
139
168
274
22David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.7
1989-90
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1.7
1977-78
62
36.5
25.8
12.9
4.3
3.0
10.7
19.4
55.0
4.4
5.6
78.3
58.9
3.0
9.9
3.4
2,265
1,600
801
269
103
185
208
182
24David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.7
1994-95
81
38.0
27.6
10.8
2.9
3.2
9.7
18.4
53.0
0.1
0.2
30.0
8.1
10.5
77.4
60.2
2.9
7.9
2.9
3,074
2,238
877
236
134
262
233
230
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.6
1998-99
50
35.7
18.9
9.6
1.8
2.5
7.5
14.5
51.4
0.1
0.3
30.8
3.9
5.4
71.7
55.9
2.1
7.4
2.8
1,784
945
478
88
82
123
139
160
+61

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