most steals per game by centers in history

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most career steals per game by a center, with 1.7 per game.

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most steals per game with a minimum of 400 games played by centers in history

	NAME	SPG	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	+/-
1	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1.7	1,238	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	44,222	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	1.4	987	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	34,271	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
3	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	1.3	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	0.7	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	7.6	3.3	19,508	12,802	6,664	1,979	874	742	2,149	2,421	-553
4	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1.3	951	30.3	6.0	9.9	1.4	2.0	2.5	5.2	47.3	0.0	0.1	13.7	1.1	2.6	41.1	47.2	3.3	6.7	1.0	28,812	5,699	9,455	1,326	1,249	1,932	960	1,834	+1643
5	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	1.3	761	30.8	9.5	9.0	4.3	1.5	3.8	8.7	44.3	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.8	2.4	75.0	48.7	2.2	6.9	2.2	23,463	7,206	6,873	3,275	999	1,160	978	2,636
6	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1.3	988	27.5	14.1	7.0	4.1	0.8	5.8	11.6	49.8	0.0	0.0	13.3	2.5	3.2	78.8	54.1	2.0	5.0	2.6	27,203	13,910	6,937	4,012	1,289	808	2,194	3,214
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1.3	789	31.9	22.1	11.0	7.4	0.7	8.5	15.1	56.0	1.1	3.1	36.3	4.1	4.9	82.4	64.1	2.7	8.3	3.0	25,156	17,471	8,696	5,845	1,010	568	2,338	2,116	+4471
8	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	1.2	948	26.5	12.2	12.0	1.2	1.3	5.1	9.5	54.0	0.0	0.2	19.5	1.9	4.0	48.8	54.4	4.1	7.9	1.8	25,087	11,592	11,363	1,147	1,158	1,186	1,665	2,686	-912
9	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1.1	524	37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	0.9	7.2	15.7	46.3	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.3	80.3	50.1	3.0	9.8	2.2	19,878	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
10	Vlade Divac V. Divac	1.1	1,134	29.8	11.8	8.2	3.1	1.4	4.6	9.3	49.5	0.1	0.4	23.5	2.5	3.7	69.2	54.3	2.5	5.7	2.2	33,838	13,398	9,326	3,541	1,288	1,631	2,470	3,609	+2228
11	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	1.1	716	33.3	19.5	9.4	3.3	1.5	7.8	14.9	52.8	0.0	0.0	15.4	3.8	5.0	77.0	57.2	2.6	6.8	2.6	23,844	13,984	6,696	2,353	777	1,100	1,112	2,201
12	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	1.1	591	34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.2	62.5	54.4	3.5	8.4	1.9	20,468	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	579	1,615
13	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	1.1	943	33.7	16.0	10.0	3.3	1.0	5.9	12.7	46.2	0.2	0.7	33.1	4.0	4.7	84.8	54.0	2.3	7.7	2.4	31,782	15,059	9,429	3,075	1,001	928	2,243	3,263
14	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	1.1	556	30.3	15.7	8.9	3.3	0.8	6.0	11.5	52.2	0.3	1.0	32.8	3.4	4.5	75.1	58.3	2.2	6.7	2.1	16,874	8,712	4,974	1,848	585	458	1,142	1,310	+990
15	Nene	1.0	706	25.2	11.0	6.1	1.6	0.8	4.2	7.4	56.7	0.0	0.1	12.5	2.6	3.9	66.3	60.3	1.8	4.2	1.6	17,818	7,744	4,279	1,098	740	574	1,123	2,138	+1537
16	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	1.0	495	25.9	12.2	7.7	2.1	0.6	4.9	9.5	52.1	0.0	0.0	6.3	2.4	3.3	70.3	55.9	2.7	5.1	1.8	12,843	6,055	3,829	1,063	511	292	883	1,082	-817
17	Steve Stipanovich S. Stipanovich	1.0	403	31.2	13.2	7.8	2.3	0.9	5.0	10.3	48.4	0.0	0.1	17.9	3.2	4.0	79.6	54.7	1.9	5.9	1.9	12,591	5,323	3,131	938	415	380	777	1,435
18	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	1.0	628	33.2	18.3	7.8	1.8	1.6	7.4	15.4	47.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.8	74.5	52.3	2.5	5.3	2.9	20,834	11,479	4,915	1,151	637	1,016	1,800	2,017
19	Marcus Camby M. Camby	1.0	790	29.6	9.6	10.0	1.9	2.4	3.9	8.3	47.0	0.0	0.1	20.3	1.8	2.6	68.5	50.9	2.6	7.4	1.4	23,423	7,612	7,923	1,528	775	1,881	1,098	2,195	+280
20	Dan Issel D. Issel	1.0	718	31.1	20.4	7.9	2.5	0.6	7.6	14.9	50.6	0.0	0.2	25.3	5.3	6.6	79.7	57.2	2.3	5.6	2.0	22,342	14,659	5,707	1,804	698	396	1,281	2,022
21	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	0.9	609	33.7	23.3	10.1	2.3	1.6	9.1	17.9	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.0	6.5	76.6	56.0	2.5	7.6	2.3	20,507	14,178	6,163	1,379	577	984	687	2,001
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0.9	1,239	35.3	22.9	10.0	3.5	2.6	9.4	16.8	56.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.0	5.4	73.6	59.5	2.4	7.6	2.7	43,787	28,316	12,369	4,302	1,160	3,189	2,527	3,667
23	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	0.9	1,120	34.3	20.9	9.9	1.9	2.5	8.2	16.2	50.4	0.0	0.1	16.1	4.6	6.1	74.1	55.3	2.3	7.6	3.0	38,388	23,459	11,052	2,111	1,047	2,747	3,308	3,786	+412
24	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	0.9	631	24.5	11.8	8.9	2.6	1.1	4.6	9.2	50.2	0.2	0.8	29.4	2.3	3.5	66.1	54.8	2.5	6.4	2.2	15,429	7,438	5,644	1,664	588	669	1,362	1,990	+698
25	Oliver Miller O. Miller	0.9	493	23.0	7.4	5.9	2.2	1.5	3.1	5.8	53.4	0.0	0.1	11.6	1.1	1.7	63.9	55.7	1.9	4.0	1.9	11,338	3,625	2,893	1,061	455	758	921	1,460	-228

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PPG

26.2

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RPG

9.1

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APG

6.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

7th

DRTG

112.6

5th

NETRTG

5.5

6th

3P%

36.9

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	GSW	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Fri 3/6	POR	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Sun 3/8	HOU	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 3/10	TOR	@	HOU	8:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

37 - 22

105

Final

115

Heat

32 - 29

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.6

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Jokić

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.8

119.5

118.9

118.6

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.2

111.3

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

6.7

5.9

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-47

15-45

15-44

16-43

18-42

19-42

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,738

Jokić

2,685.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,920.3

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

2,839.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.5

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

34-25

35-26

33-25-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-37

25-35

24-33-1

25-34

25-34-1

26-35

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	38	22	.633	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.0
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	13.5
9	Hornets	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5
11	Bucks	26	32	.448	18.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	28.5
14	Nets	15	44	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	30.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	35	24	.593	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	14.5
9	Trail Blazers	29	32	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Pelicans	19	42	.311	27.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/26	BKN	@	PHX	102-106
Mon 1/26	LAC	@	UTA	115-103
Tue 1/27	CHI	@	IND	110-113
Tue 1/27	LAL	@	CLE	99-129
Tue 1/27	ORL	@	MIA	133-124

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/1	CLE	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIL	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MEM	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sun 3/1	POR	@	ATL	6:00 PM

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most career steals per game by a center, with 1.7 per game.

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