most steals per game by guards in the nba in the 80s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alvin Robertson got the most steals per game by a guard, with 2.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by guards in the NBA in the 80s
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.9
389
32.2
16.2
5.4
5.4
0.5
6.6
13.7
48.2
0.2
0.6
26.8
2.8
3.7
75.4
52.7
2.1
3.3
3.0
12,525
6,285
2,087
2,094
1,128
204
1,148
1,336
2Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.8
484
35.9
16.1
5.8
7.6
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.0
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.5
3.6
70.1
50.1
1.9
4.0
3.5
17,371
7,784
2,823
3,686
1,363
188
1,713
1,671
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.8
345
39.0
32.6
6.2
5.9
1.2
11.9
23.3
51.3
0.2
0.8
20.2
8.6
10.1
84.8
58.9
1.9
4.3
3.3
13,442
11,263
2,129
2,046
962
411
1,150
1,085
4Ron Harper
R. Harper
2.3
221
35.0
19.4
4.6
5.0
1.0
7.5
15.8
47.5
0.2
1.0
22.6
4.1
5.8
71.1
52.8
1.6
3.0
3.3
7,745
4,279
1,024
1,109
516
210
733
628
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.3
410
27.6
10.6
2.2
9.6
0.2
3.8
7.3
52.7
0.1
0.5
25.9
2.8
3.4
82.3
60.4
0.6
1.7
2.6
11,296
4,340
920
3,941
948
65
1,052
1,142
6Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.3
557
32.4
14.5
6.0
6.9
0.3
5.9
13.1
45.3
0.1
0.6
27.0
2.5
3.2
76.6
49.9
1.9
4.1
2.1
18,065
8,059
3,330
3,847
1,287
166
1,181
1,398
7Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.3
478
33.0
19.8
5.9
5.6
0.7
7.8
15.9
49.2
0.1
0.6
23.0
4.0
5.1
78.0
54.5
2.7
3.2
2.9
15,777
9,484
2,798
2,677
1,101
320
1,367
1,544
8Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.3
771
33.9
12.6
3.0
7.5
0.3
5.1
9.6
52.9
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.1
79.4
57.8
0.7
2.3
2.3
26,174
9,744
2,284
5,781
1,768
260
1,777
1,736
9Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
2.2
154
37.2
15.1
4.8
9.7
0.1
6.0
13.2
45.0
0.7
2.4
30.9
2.5
3.4
73.7
51.4
1.5
3.3
3.1
5,726
2,333
737
1,487
344
13
484
407
10Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.1
467
27.7
10.2
3.2
8.1
0.2
4.2
9.0
46.3
0.2
0.7
25.3
1.7
2.3
71.5
50.8
0.8
2.4
2.4
12,914
4,772
1,496
3,784
985
113
1,124
1,270
11Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.1
635
36.7
20.3
3.7
9.8
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.3
1.2
27.8
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
1.0
2.7
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
6,220
1,338
181
2,437
2,105
12Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
2.0
441
29.9
12.6
3.5
7.4
0.5
4.4
9.5
46.0
0.2
0.5
30.2
3.7
4.8
77.2
54.4
1.0
2.5
2.4
13,189
5,562
1,547
3,262
902
207
1,076
1,543
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2.0
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
2,800
1,685
14Gary Grant
G. Grant
2.0
71
27.1
11.9
3.4
7.1
0.1
5.1
11.7
43.5
0.1
0.3
22.7
1.7
2.3
73.5
46.9
1.1
2.2
3.6
1,924
846
238
506
144
9
258
170
15Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
511
33.6
18.7
2.6
6.8
0.3
7.6
16.5
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
3.2
4.3
74.8
50.6
1.0
1.6
2.5
17,149
9,540
1,329
3,464
1,034
176
1,267
916
16Winston Garland
W. Garland
2.0
146
32.8
13.5
3.8
6.4
0.1
5.5
12.7
43.6
0.2
0.6
28.0
2.3
2.8
83.6
48.7
1.2
2.6
2.4
4,783
1,976
555
934
291
21
354
404
17Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
2.0
228
29.7
6.7
4.6
8.7
0.6
2.5
5.6
45.0
0.1
0.4
23.8
1.5
2.3
65.6
50.4
1.6
3.1
2.4
6,766
1,529
1,057
1,981
450
134
555
712
18Ray Williams
R. Williams
2.0
493
29.5
16.2
3.8
5.9
0.4
6.3
13.9
45.0
0.2
0.8
23.7
3.5
4.4
81.1
51.3
1.3
2.5
3.2
14,542
8,001
1,870
2,912
962
174
1,572
1,680
19Derek Harper
D. Harper
1.9
483
30.3
12.9
2.6
5.9
0.4
5.2
10.6
48.8
0.6
1.7
33.0
2.1
2.8
74.3
54.9
0.7
1.9
1.9
14,636
6,249
1,270
2,828
899
182
911
1,081
20Michael Adams
M. Adams
1.8
240
29.2
12.7
2.6
5.2
0.1
4.4
10.2
43.3
1.4
4.0
35.1
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.2
0.6
2.0
1.7
7,007
3,054
635
1,259
428
34
416
384
21Kevin Edwards
K. Edwards
1.8
79
29.7
13.8
3.3
4.4
0.3
5.9
14.0
42.5
0.1
0.5
27.0
1.8
2.4
74.6
46.0
1.1
2.2
3.1
2,349
1,094
262
349
139
27
246
154
22Darwin Cook
D. Cook
1.7
612
23.1
9.5
2.1
3.7
0.3
4.1
8.9
45.3
0.1
0.5
19.6
1.3
1.7
76.4
49.0
0.7
1.4
1.8
14,156
5,820
1,308
2,248
1,044
203
1,122
1,315
23Rickey Green
R. Green
1.7
669
27.2
10.8
2.2
6.5
0.1
4.3
9.1
47.9
0.0
0.2
21.2
2.0
2.5
82.2
53.0
0.5
1.6
1.9
18,200
7,208
1,448
4,346
1,140
41
1,272
1,102
24Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.7
224
19.9
4.1
2.2
4.1
0.3
1.4
3.9
35.9
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.1
1.5
69.9
44.4
0.6
1.6
1.8
4,463
911
498
915
381
66
397
653
25Darrell Walker
D. Walker
1.7
457
24.9
10.1
3.6
4.2
0.3
3.8
8.7
43.5
0.0
0.1
6.6
2.5
3.4
73.8
49.4
1.4
2.2
2.3
11,361
4,597
1,626
1,907
777
142
1,030
1,211
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