most steals per game for a mvp

Michael Jordan has the most steals per game by an MVP in a season, with 3.2 per game in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game for a mvp in a regular season by a player
NAMESPGMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3.2
1
1987-88
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.7
1
1990-91
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.5
1
2000-01
71
42.0
31.1
3.8
4.6
0.3
10.7
25.5
42.0
1.4
4.3
32.0
8.2
10.1
81.4
51.8
0.7
3.1
3.3
2,979
2,207
273
325
178
20
237
147
+368
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.3
1
1991-92
80
38.8
30.1
6.4
6.1
0.9
11.8
22.7
51.9
0.3
1.3
27.0
6.1
7.4
83.2
57.9
1.1
5.3
2.5
3,102
2,404
511
489
182
75
200
201
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.2
1
1995-96
82
37.7
30.4
6.6
4.3
0.5
11.2
22.6
49.5
1.4
3.2
42.7
6.7
8.0
83.4
58.2
1.8
4.8
2.4
3,090
2,491
543
352
180
42
197
195
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2.1
1
2015-16
79
34.2
30.1
5.4
6.7
0.2
10.2
20.2
50.4
5.1
11.2
45.4
4.6
5.1
90.8
66.9
0.9
4.6
3.3
2,700
2,375
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
7Julius Erving
J. Erving
2.1
1
1980-81
82
35.0
24.6
8.0
4.4
1.8
9.7
18.6
52.1
0.0
0.2
22.2
5.1
6.5
78.7
57.2
3.0
5.0
3.2
2,874
2,014
657
364
173
147
266
233
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2.0
1
2014-15
80
32.7
23.8
4.3
7.7
0.2
8.2
16.8
48.7
3.6
8.1
44.3
3.9
4.2
91.4
63.8
0.7
3.6
3.1
2,613
1,900
341
619
163
16
249
158
+920
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
2.0
1
1985-86
82
38.0
25.8
9.8
6.8
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.6
1.0
2.4
42.3
5.4
6.0
89.6
58.0
2.3
7.5
3.2
3,113
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
10LeBron James
L. James
1.9
1
2011-12
62
37.5
27.1
7.9
6.2
0.8
10.0
18.9
53.1
0.9
2.4
36.2
6.2
8.1
77.1
60.5
1.5
6.4
3.4
2,326
1,683
492
387
115
50
213
96
+473
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1.8
1
2007-08
82
38.9
28.3
6.3
5.4
0.5
9.5
20.6
45.9
1.8
5.1
36.1
7.6
9.0
84.0
57.6
1.1
5.2
3.1
3,192
2,323
517
441
151
40
257
227
+598
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.8
1
1983-84
79
38.3
24.2
10.1
6.6
0.9
9.6
19.5
49.2
0.2
0.9
24.7
4.7
5.3
88.8
55.2
2.3
7.8
3.0
3,028
1,908
796
520
144
69
237
197
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.8
1
1988-89
77
37.5
22.5
7.9
12.8
0.3
7.5
14.8
50.9
0.8
2.4
31.4
6.7
7.3
91.1
62.5
1.4
6.4
4.1
2,886
1,730
607
988
138
22
312
172
14James Harden
J. Harden
1.8
1
2017-18
72
35.4
30.4
5.4
8.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
44.9
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
2,551
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.7
1
1986-87
80
36.3
23.9
6.3
12.2
0.5
8.5
16.4
52.2
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1.7
1
2024-25
76
34.2
32.7
5.0
6.4
1.0
11.3
21.8
51.9
2.1
5.7
37.5
7.9
8.8
89.8
63.7
0.9
4.1
2.4
2,598
2,484
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.7
1
1997-98
82
38.8
28.7
5.8
3.5
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
18LeBron James
L. James
1.7
1
2012-13
76
37.9
26.8
8.0
7.3
0.9
10.1
17.8
56.5
1.4
3.3
40.6
5.3
7.0
75.3
64.0
1.3
6.8
3.0
2,877
2,036
610
551
129
67
226
110
+720
19LeBron James
L. James
1.7
1
2008-09
81
37.7
28.4
7.6
7.2
1.1
9.7
19.9
48.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3.0
3,054
2,304
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870
20Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.7
1
1989-90
79
37.2
22.3
6.6
11.5
0.4
6.9
14.4
48.0
1.3
3.5
38.4
7.2
8.1
89.0
62.2
1.6
5.0
3.7
2,937
1,765
522
907
132
34
289
167
21David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.7
1
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
22LeBron James
L. James
1.6
1
2009-10
76
39.0
29.7
7.3
8.6
1.0
10.1
20.1
50.3
1.7
5.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.7
60.4
0.9
6.4
3.4
2,966
2,258
554
651
125
77
261
119
+648
23Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1.6
1
2016-17
81
34.6
31.6
10.7
10.4
0.4
10.2
24.0
42.5
2.5
7.2
34.3
8.8
10.4
84.5
55.4
1.7
9.0
5.4
2,802
2,558
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.6
1
1984-85
80
39.5
28.7
10.5
6.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.6
1
1993-94
80
41.0
27.3
11.9
3.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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