most steals per game for centers alltime

Hakeem Olajuwon has averaged the most career steals per game by a center, with 1.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game with a minimum of 400 games played for centers alltime
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.7
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.4
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
3DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
1.3
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
4Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.3
951
30.3
6.0
9.9
1.4
2.0
2.5
5.2
47.3
0.0
0.1
13.7
1.1
2.6
41.1
47.2
3.3
6.7
1.0
28,812
5,699
9,455
1,326
1,249
1,932
960
1,834
+1643
5Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
1.3
761
30.8
9.5
9.0
4.3
1.5
3.8
8.7
44.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.7
2.2
6.9
2.2
23,463
7,206
6,873
3,275
999
1,160
978
2,636
6Alvan Adams
A. Adams
1.3
988
27.5
14.1
7.0
4.1
0.8
5.8
11.6
49.8
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.5
3.2
78.8
54.1
2.0
5.0
2.6
27,203
13,910
6,937
4,012
1,289
808
2,194
3,214
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.3
769
31.8
22.0
11.0
7.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.3
4.0
4.8
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.3
2.9
24,471
16,917
8,435
5,644
982
554
2,258
2,063
+4320
8Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1.2
927
26.7
12.4
12.1
1.2
1.3
5.2
9.6
54.2
0.0
0.2
17.2
2.0
4.0
48.7
54.5
4.1
7.9
1.8
24,713
11,462
11,196
1,125
1,148
1,170
1,642
2,649
-805
9Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1.1
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
9.8
2.2
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
10Vlade Divac
V. Divac
1.1
1,134
29.8
11.8
8.2
3.1
1.4
4.6
9.3
49.5
0.1
0.4
23.5
2.5
3.7
69.2
54.3
2.5
5.7
2.2
33,838
13,398
9,326
3,541
1,288
1,631
2,470
3,609
+2228
11Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
1.1
716
33.3
19.5
9.4
3.3
1.5
7.8
14.9
52.8
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.8
5.0
77.0
57.2
2.6
6.8
2.6
23,844
13,984
6,696
2,353
777
1,100
1,112
2,201
12Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1.1
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
8.4
1.9
20,468
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
13Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
1.1
943
33.7
16.0
10.0
3.3
1.0
5.9
12.7
46.2
0.2
0.7
33.1
4.0
4.7
84.8
54.0
2.3
7.7
2.4
31,782
15,059
9,429
3,075
1,001
928
2,243
3,263
14Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
1.1
522
30.3
15.5
8.9
3.3
0.8
5.9
11.2
52.9
0.3
0.8
32.1
3.4
4.5
75.1
58.7
2.2
6.6
2.1
15,796
8,090
4,621
1,746
551
441
1,082
1,247
+836
15Nene
Nene
1.0
706
25.2
11.0
6.1
1.6
0.8
4.2
7.4
56.7
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.6
3.9
66.3
60.3
1.8
4.2
1.6
17,818
7,744
4,279
1,098
740
574
1,123
2,138
+1537
16Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
1.0
495
25.9
12.2
7.7
2.1
0.6
4.9
9.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
6.3
2.4
3.3
70.3
55.9
2.7
5.1
1.8
12,843
6,055
3,829
1,063
511
292
883
1,082
-817
17Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
1.0
403
31.2
13.2
7.8
2.3
0.9
5.0
10.3
48.4
0.0
0.1
17.9
3.2
4.0
79.6
54.7
1.9
5.9
1.9
12,591
5,323
3,131
938
415
380
777
1,435
18Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
1.0
628
33.2
18.3
7.8
1.8
1.6
7.4
15.4
47.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.8
74.5
52.3
2.5
5.3
2.9
20,834
11,479
4,915
1,151
637
1,016
1,800
2,017
19Marcus Camby
M. Camby
1.0
790
29.6
9.6
10.0
1.9
2.4
3.9
8.3
47.0
0.0
0.1
20.3
1.8
2.6
68.5
50.9
2.6
7.4
1.4
23,423
7,612
7,923
1,528
775
1,881
1,098
2,195
+280
20Dan Issel
D. Issel
1.0
718
31.1
20.4
7.9
2.5
0.6
7.6
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.2
25.3
5.3
6.6
79.7
57.2
2.3
5.6
2.0
22,342
14,659
5,707
1,804
698
396
1,281
2,022
21Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
0.9
609
33.7
23.3
10.1
2.3
1.6
9.1
17.9
51.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.0
6.5
76.6
56.0
2.5
7.6
2.3
20,507
14,178
6,163
1,379
577
984
687
2,001
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
0.9
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
7.6
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
1,160
3,189
2,527
3,667
23Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
0.9
1,120
34.3
20.9
9.9
1.9
2.5
8.2
16.2
50.4
0.0
0.1
16.1
4.6
6.1
74.1
55.3
2.3
7.6
3.0
38,388
23,459
11,052
2,111
1,047
2,747
3,308
3,786
+412
24Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
0.9
613
24.3
11.7
8.9
2.5
1.1
4.6
9.2
50.0
0.2
0.8
28.0
2.3
3.5
66.3
54.7
2.5
6.4
2.2
14,903
7,184
5,439
1,557
570
656
1,318
1,926
+773
25Oliver Miller
O. Miller
0.9
493
23.0
7.4
5.9
2.2
1.5
3.1
5.8
53.4
0.0
0.1
11.6
1.1
1.7
63.9
55.7
1.9
4.0
1.9
11,338
3,625
2,893
1,061
455
758
921
1,460
-228
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123.0

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112.6

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10.4

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39.6

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
11:00 PM
Last Game
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113

Final

115

HOU Rockets

16 - 6

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
5.0
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
ATL ATL
@
SAC SAC
133-100
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
130-116
Wed
11/12
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
132-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:30 PM
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
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IND IND
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
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CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
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ATL ATL
6:00 PM