most steals per game by rookie nba player since 2000

Since 1999-00, Chris Paul has the most steals per game by a rookie, with 2.2 per game in 2005-06.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by rookie NBA player since 2000
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.2
2005-06
NOK NOK
78
36.0
16.1
5.1
7.8
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
2Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
2.0
2008-09
MIA MIA
82
32.0
10.0
2.8
4.9
0.1
3.4
8.1
42.0
1.4
3.8
36.7
1.8
2.4
76.7
54.8
0.5
2.3
2.0
2,626
818
228
403
160
8
165
240
+30
3Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1.9
2009-10
GSW GSW
80
36.2
17.5
4.5
5.9
0.2
6.6
14.3
46.2
2.1
4.8
43.7
2.2
2.5
88.5
56.8
0.6
3.9
3.0
2,896
1,399
356
472
152
19
243
252
-186
4Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
1.9
2013-14
PHI PHI
70
34.5
16.7
6.2
6.3
0.6
6.1
15.1
40.5
0.8
3.0
26.4
3.7
5.2
70.3
48.0
1.4
4.8
3.5
2,414
1,167
437
441
130
43
247
213
-450
5Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
1.8
2014-15
PHI PHI
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
6Caron Butler
C. Butler
1.8
2002-03
MIA MIA
78
36.6
15.4
5.1
2.7
0.4
5.5
13.2
41.6
0.4
1.4
31.8
4.0
4.8
82.4
50.2
1.7
3.4
2.5
2,858
1,201
397
213
137
31
192
230
-383
7John Wall
J. Wall
1.8
2010-11
WAS WAS
69
37.8
16.4
4.6
8.3
0.5
5.8
14.1
40.9
0.5
1.7
29.6
4.4
5.7
76.6
49.4
0.5
4.1
3.8
2,606
1,131
317
574
121
35
261
175
-440
8Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
1.7
2014-15
ORL ORL
82
30.4
8.9
4.3
6.5
0.2
3.7
8.6
42.5
0.1
0.5
26.2
1.4
2.6
55.1
45.6
1.3
3.0
2.5
2,489
731
349
533
142
20
203
193
-204
9Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1.7
2017-18
PHI PHI
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
10Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
1.7
2001-02
IND IND
80
30.5
9.4
3.7
8.1
0.5
3.6
9.5
38.0
0.5
2.2
24.0
1.6
2.3
70.4
44.6
1.0
2.8
3.4
2,442
751
298
647
138
40
270
248
+43
11Iman Shumpert
I. Shumpert
1.7
2011-12
NYK NYK
59
28.9
9.5
3.2
2.8
0.1
3.6
9.1
40.1
0.8
2.7
30.6
1.5
1.8
79.8
48.4
0.7
2.4
1.9
1,705
563
186
164
101
8
111
173
+113
12Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
1.7
2004-05
PHI PHI
82
32.8
9.0
5.7
3.0
0.6
3.3
6.7
49.3
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.6
74.3
58.0
1.1
4.6
1.7
2,686
741
464
246
138
48
139
204
-13
13Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.7
2021-22
NOP NOP
78
29.9
9.5
3.8
2.1
0.8
3.5
7.4
47.6
0.7
2.2
33.7
1.8
2.1
84.0
57.3
1.3
2.5
1.3
2,335
742
296
167
130
60
100
238
+68
14Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1.7
1999-00
CHI CHI
72
31.1
12.0
4.3
2.8
0.5
4.3
10.5
40.7
0.8
2.7
31.4
2.6
3.9
67.4
49.1
0.9
3.4
2.3
2,238
866
308
202
119
39
166
159
-340
15LeBron James
L. James
1.6
2003-04
CLE CLE
79
39.5
20.9
5.5
5.9
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
16Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
1.6
2006-07
BOS BOS
78
23.5
6.4
3.7
3.8
0.1
2.4
5.8
41.8
0.1
0.4
20.7
1.5
2.4
64.7
47.2
0.9
2.8
1.8
1,831
501
292
297
128
8
137
181
+38
17Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
1.6
2013-14
ORL ORL
80
31.1
13.8
4.1
4.1
0.5
4.9
11.7
41.9
0.9
2.8
32.7
3.1
4.0
78.0
51.4
0.5
3.6
3.2
2,487
1,106
329
327
129
37
256
210
-270
18Adrian Griffin
A. Griffin
1.6
1999-00
BOS BOS
72
26.8
6.7
5.2
2.5
0.2
2.4
5.7
42.4
0.2
0.8
28.1
1.7
2.2
75.3
50.3
1.8
3.4
1.3
1,927
485
372
177
116
15
93
222
-30
19LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1.6
2020-21
CHA CHA
51
28.8
15.7
5.9
6.1
0.4
5.7
13.2
43.6
1.8
5.1
35.2
2.5
3.2
75.8
53.9
1.2
4.7
2.8
1,468
803
302
313
81
18
145
136
-84
20Nene
Nene
1.6
2002-03
DEN DEN
80
28.2
10.5
6.1
1.9
0.8
4.0
7.7
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
4.3
57.8
54.5
2.6
3.5
2.3
2,258
839
491
149
127
65
181
295
-261
21Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
1.6
2018-19
PHX PHX
82
29.5
8.3
3.2
2.1
0.5
3.0
6.9
43.0
1.3
3.8
33.5
1.2
1.4
80.5
55.6
0.7
2.5
0.9
2,417
684
264
173
129
38
70
201
-386
22Shane Battier
S. Battier
1.6
2001-02
MEM MEM
78
39.7
14.4
5.4
2.8
1.0
5.3
12.3
42.9
1.3
3.5
37.3
2.5
3.6
70.0
51.8
2.3
3.1
2.0
3,097
1,125
418
216
121
81
155
215
-289
23Steve Francis
S. Francis
1.5
1999-00
HOU HOU
77
36.1
18.0
5.3
6.6
0.4
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.4
4.0
34.5
3.7
4.7
78.6
54.3
2.0
3.3
4.0
2,776
1,388
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158
24Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
1.5
2009-10
SAC SAC
72
37.2
20.1
5.3
5.8
0.4
7.4
16.2
45.8
0.5
2.0
25.5
4.8
6.5
74.8
52.9
0.9
4.4
3.0
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
25Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1.5
2017-18
UTA UTA
79
33.4
20.5
3.7
3.7
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
2.4
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
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8
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111-107
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5:00 PM
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7:00 PM
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