most steals per game for a point guard in nba history

Mookie Blaylock has gotten the most career steals per game by a point guard, with 2.3 per game.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game with a minimum of 400 games played for a point guard in NBA history
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
0.3
5.3
12.9
40.9
1.4
4.3
33.6
1.4
1.9
73.6
48.8
1.1
3.0
2.3
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
2,075
300
2,067
1,687
+347
2Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.2
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
3John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.2
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
4Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.1
485
29.3
11.7
4.7
5.9
0.3
4.8
10.9
44.2
0.2
0.5
28.7
1.9
2.5
75.6
48.7
1.6
3.1
1.9
14,206
5,659
2,286
2,862
1,028
140
930
1,161
5Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
6Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
792
31.8
17.6
2.8
5.6
0.4
7.2
15.7
46.2
0.2
0.9
23.6
3.0
4.0
75.7
50.6
1.0
1.7
2.5
25,164
13,955
2,182
4,458
1,621
286
1,592
1,584
7Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
2.0
700
26.8
6.2
4.2
6.4
0.5
2.4
5.4
44.6
0.4
1.1
33.8
1.0
1.6
65.3
51.1
1.2
3.0
1.9
18,749
4,333
2,931
4,467
1,426
332
1,352
2,156
+219
8Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
9Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.0
520
25.8
9.4
3.0
7.4
0.2
3.8
8.4
46.0
0.2
0.7
25.1
1.5
2.2
71.2
50.5
0.8
2.2
2.2
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
10Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,315
36.6
13.0
6.4
9.0
0.3
4.6
11.5
40.1
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.3
3.0
78.4
50.6
1.3
5.1
3.0
48,068
17,071
8,402
11,842
2,559
425
3,927
2,447
+3681
11Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
874
36.9
19.7
7.3
11.4
0.4
6.9
13.3
52.1
0.3
1.2
29.8
5.5
6.5
84.8
60.9
1.8
5.5
3.9
32,287
17,239
6,376
9,921
1,698
361
3,403
2,002
12Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
448
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.5
2.1
70.5
46.6
0.9
1.8
2.1
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
783
1,368
13Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
14Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1.9
719
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
0.1
3.5
7.7
46.1
0.0
0.1
18.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
2.2
16,245
5,929
1,969
3,114
1,337
80
1,382
2,097
15Don Buse
D. Buse
1.8
590
27.1
7.1
2.4
4.7
0.2
2.9
6.5
44.5
0.4
1.3
33.4
1.0
1.3
78.0
49.9
0.6
1.8
1.1
15,975
4,188
1,423
2,780
1,086
89
563
906
16Baron Davis
B. Davis
1.8
835
34.2
16.1
3.8
7.2
0.4
5.9
14.3
40.9
1.6
5.0
32.0
2.8
3.9
71.1
50.2
0.9
2.9
2.8
28,592
13,447
3,183
6,025
1,530
360
2,308
2,361
+866
17Gary Payton
G. Payton
1.8
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
18Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
1.8
420
20.3
8.1
1.9
3.8
0.2
3.2
7.8
41.4
0.1
0.4
22.4
1.7
2.2
76.3
46.7
0.5
1.4
2.1
8,507
3,414
788
1,595
766
96
897
893
19Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
1.8
424
34.6
11.0
4.3
6.5
0.2
4.1
10.1
40.2
2.9
3.7
77.3
46.8
1.3
3.0
2.1
14,655
4,666
1,809
2,776
767
71
249
1,481
20Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
1.8
785
26.7
10.4
3.0
5.8
0.4
3.6
8.1
44.6
0.3
1.1
32.5
2.8
3.6
77.9
53.5
0.7
2.3
1.9
20,982
8,180
2,372
4,549
1,415
304
1,526
2,444
21Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
1.8
698
29.6
10.8
4.1
7.4
0.1
3.5
9.1
38.8
0.9
2.8
32.4
2.9
3.4
84.3
51.1
0.6
3.4
2.5
20,693
7,570
2,830
5,160
1,226
94
1,768
1,738
+1000
22Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1.7
481
35.0
19.7
2.2
5.4
0.1
8.0
16.0
49.7
0.0
0.3
4.0
3.8
4.2
89.4
55.0
0.7
1.5
2.2
16,811
9,473
1,065
2,616
840
37
349
1,723
23Micheal Williams
M. Williams
1.7
413
25.2
11.0
2.5
5.8
0.2
3.6
7.7
46.4
0.1
0.5
22.7
3.7
4.3
86.8
57.3
0.7
1.8
2.3
10,403
4,533
1,050
2,385
717
95
938
1,073
-4
24Brevin Knight
B. Knight
1.7
729
24.9
7.3
2.4
6.1
0.1
2.8
6.7
41.2
0.0
0.2
13.4
1.8
2.2
78.9
47.6
0.4
2.1
1.9
18,176
5,342
1,785
4,481
1,229
87
1,367
1,856
-1087
25Michael Adams
M. Adams
1.7
653
31.3
14.7
2.9
6.4
0.1
5.0
12.0
41.5
1.5
4.4
33.2
3.3
3.9
84.9
53.6
0.6
2.3
2.1
20,446
9,621
1,900
4,209
1,081
67
1,402
1,193
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