most steals per game for a small forward in a season

Scottie Pippen has the most steals per game by a small forward in a season, with 2.9 per game in 1994-95.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games for a small forward in a season
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.9
1994-95
79
38.2
21.4
8.1
5.2
1.1
8.0
16.7
48.0
1.4
4.0
34.5
4.0
5.6
71.6
55.9
2.2
5.9
3.4
3,014
1,692
639
409
232
89
271
238
2Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.9
1993-94
72
38.3
22.0
8.7
5.6
0.8
8.7
17.8
49.1
0.9
2.7
32.0
3.8
5.7
66.0
54.4
2.4
6.3
3.2
2,759
1,587
629
403
211
58
232
227
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.9
1974-75
80
40.4
30.6
5.7
6.2
0.4
12.9
27.7
46.4
4.9
5.5
90.4
50.9
1.2
4.6
3,235
2,450
456
492
228
33
225
4Kendall Gill
K. Gill
2.7
1998-99
50
32.1
11.8
4.9
2.5
0.5
4.7
11.9
39.8
0.0
0.3
11.8
2.3
3.3
68.3
44.1
1.2
3.7
1.4
1,606
588
244
123
134
26
71
162
-138
5Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.6
1989-90
82
38.4
16.5
6.7
5.4
1.2
6.9
14.0
48.9
0.3
1.4
25.0
2.4
3.6
67.5
52.8
1.8
4.8
3.4
3,148
1,351
547
444
211
101
278
298
6Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.5
1998-99
TOT
50
37.6
15.6
3.9
3.7
1.2
5.2
11.9
43.7
1.0
2.8
33.8
4.2
5.4
78.2
54.6
1.0
2.9
1.9
1,881
780
194
186
125
58
93
128
+198
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.5
1975-76
81
38.5
21.0
6.1
6.1
0.3
8.7
20.0
43.5
3.5
3.8
92.3
48.3
0.9
5.2
3,122
1,701
496
496
202
27
215
8M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
2.5
1978-79
80
40.1
18.7
7.4
3.3
0.6
7.3
14.3
51.4
4.0
5.4
74.3
56.1
2.7
4.6
3.2
3,207
1,497
589
262
197
46
255
279
9Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
2.5
1973-74
65
39.8
25.4
5.4
3.3
0.4
10.4
20.9
50.0
4.5
5.4
83.6
54.6
1.9
3.4
2,588
1,651
350
213
160
29
205
10Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.4
1990-91
82
36.8
17.8
7.3
6.2
1.1
7.3
14.1
52.0
0.3
0.8
30.9
2.9
4.1
70.6
56.1
2.0
5.3
2.8
3,014
1,461
595
511
193
93
232
270
11Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
2.3
2014-15
64
31.8
16.5
7.2
2.5
0.8
6.2
12.8
47.9
1.0
3.0
34.9
3.2
3.9
80.2
56.7
1.3
5.9
1.5
2,033
1,057
461
161
148
48
97
128
+441
12Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
2.3
2002-03
69
33.6
15.5
5.2
2.9
0.7
5.2
12.3
42.8
1.0
3.1
33.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
52.9
1.5
3.8
2.1
2,317
1,068
362
198
159
50
145
242
+336
13Shawn Marion
S. Marion
2.3
2002-03
81
41.6
21.2
9.5
2.4
1.2
8.2
18.1
45.2
1.7
4.5
38.7
3.1
3.6
85.1
53.8
2.5
7.1
1.9
3,373
1,716
773
198
185
95
157
208
+53
14Bobby Jones
B. Jones
2.3
1976-77
82
29.5
15.1
8.3
3.2
2.0
6.1
10.7
57.0
2.9
4.0
71.7
60.5
2.1
6.1
2,419
1,238
678
264
186
162
238
15LeBron James
L. James
2.2
2004-05
80
42.4
27.2
7.4
7.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
3,388
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
16Paul George
P. George
2.2
2018-19
77
36.9
28.0
8.2
4.1
0.4
9.2
21.0
43.8
3.8
9.8
38.6
5.9
7.0
83.9
58.3
1.4
6.8
2.7
2,841
2,159
628
318
170
34
205
214
+496
17Caron Butler
C. Butler
2.2
2007-08
58
39.9
20.3
6.7
4.9
0.3
7.6
16.3
46.6
1.1
3.2
35.7
4.1
4.5
90.1
55.8
1.6
5.1
2.6
2,314
1,180
388
284
128
20
150
160
+170
18Rick Fox
R. Fox
2.2
1996-97
76
34.9
15.4
5.2
3.8
0.5
5.7
12.5
45.6
1.3
3.7
36.3
2.7
3.5
78.7
55.1
1.5
3.7
2.3
2,650
1,174
394
286
167
40
178
279
-352
19Julius Erving
J. Erving
2.2
1979-80
78
36.1
26.9
7.4
4.6
1.8
10.7
20.7
51.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
5.4
6.8
78.7
56.8
2.8
4.6
3.6
2,812
2,100
576
355
170
140
284
208
20Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.2
1976-77
79
36.8
21.8
5.3
6.0
0.7
8.6
19.6
44.0
4.5
5.0
91.6
50.0
0.9
4.4
2,904
1,723
422
475
172
58
194
21Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
2.1
1988-89
82
37.7
26.5
5.9
5.1
0.5
10.1
19.9
50.9
0.3
1.2
23.0
6.0
6.7
89.2
58.1
1.9
4.0
3.6
3,093
2,176
483
415
176
39
296
178
22Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.1
1992-93
81
38.6
18.6
7.7
6.3
0.9
7.8
16.4
47.3
0.3
1.1
23.7
2.9
4.3
66.3
51.0
2.5
5.2
3.0
3,123
1,510
621
507
173
73
246
219
23Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
2.1
1991-92
81
41.3
25.6
5.6
3.5
0.8
10.2
19.6
52.4
0.8
2.2
36.6
4.3
5.2
83.3
58.6
1.6
4.0
2.5
3,346
2,074
450
286
173
62
202
171
24Tyrone Corbin
T. Corbin
2.1
1989-90
82
36.7
14.7
7.4
2.6
0.5
6.4
13.2
48.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.5
77.0
51.2
2.7
4.7
1.7
3,011
1,203
604
216
175
41
143
288
25Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
2.1
2006-07
70
37.7
18.8
6.5
3.4
0.6
6.5
14.9
44.0
1.3
3.7
35.8
4.4
5.9
74.0
53.8
1.5
5.0
2.1
2,641
1,316
454
235
149
43
146
205
+41
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19.5
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.267
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