most steals per game for pg in a season

Don Buse has gotten the most steals per game by a point guard in a season, with 3.5 per game in 1976-77.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games for pg in a season
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Don Buse
D. Buse
3.5
1976-77
81
36.4
8.0
3.3
8.5
0.2
3.3
7.9
41.6
1.4
1.8
78.6
46.0
0.8
2.5
2,947
646
270
685
281
16
129
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.2
1988-89
82
38.7
17.1
3.0
13.6
0.2
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.2
0.8
24.2
4.8
5.5
86.3
62.4
1.0
2.0
3.8
3,171
1,400
248
1,118
263
14
308
241
3Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.2
1975-76
82
33.9
13.0
4.5
8.1
0.2
5.3
12.4
42.7
2.4
4.2
57.8
45.7
1.4
3.1
2,776
1,065
365
661
261
16
270
4Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.0
1988-89
65
35.2
17.3
5.9
6.0
0.6
7.2
14.8
48.3
0.1
0.7
20.0
2.8
3.9
72.3
52.3
2.4
3.5
3.6
2,287
1,122
384
393
197
36
231
259
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.0
1991-92
82
36.6
15.8
3.3
13.7
0.3
5.5
11.5
48.2
1.0
2.5
40.7
3.8
4.5
84.2
59.0
0.8
2.5
3.5
3,002
1,297
270
1,126
244
22
286
234
6Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.0
1984-85
82
38.1
20.1
5.6
8.2
0.3
8.4
17.9
46.9
0.4
1.4
25.2
2.9
3.8
76.7
51.3
1.9
3.7
3.0
3,127
1,649
457
669
243
22
249
277
7Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
3.0
1993-94
73
25.8
6.0
3.9
5.3
0.3
2.4
5.4
44.7
0.7
1.8
39.1
0.4
0.8
56.4
52.0
0.7
3.2
1.7
1,887
437
283
387
216
22
126
201
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.0
1987-88
82
34.7
14.7
2.9
13.8
0.2
5.5
9.6
57.4
0.3
0.8
35.8
3.3
4.0
84.0
64.5
0.7
2.2
3.2
2,842
1,204
237
1,128
242
16
262
247
9Micheal Williams
M. Williams
2.9
1991-92
79
34.8
15.0
3.6
8.2
0.3
5.1
10.4
49.0
0.1
0.4
24.2
4.7
5.4
87.1
58.7
0.9
2.6
3.0
2,750
1,188
282
647
233
22
240
262
10John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.9
1990-91
82
37.8
17.2
2.9
14.2
0.2
6.0
11.9
50.7
0.7
2.0
34.5
4.4
5.3
83.6
60.4
0.6
2.3
3.6
3,103
1,413
237
1,164
234
16
298
233
11Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.9
1995-96
81
39.0
19.3
4.2
7.5
0.2
7.6
15.8
48.4
1.2
3.7
32.8
2.8
3.8
74.8
55.4
1.3
2.9
3.2
3,162
1,563
339
608
231
19
260
221
12Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.8
1982-83
TOT
64
32.4
12.6
4.6
6.8
0.4
5.4
12.7
42.5
0.1
0.8
15.7
1.7
2.5
65.0
45.4
1.8
2.8
3.8
2,076
806
295
432
182
24
244
240
13Rickey Green
R. Green
2.8
1982-83
78
35.7
14.3
2.9
8.9
0.1
5.9
12.1
49.3
0.0
0.2
15.4
2.4
3.0
79.7
53.4
0.8
2.1
2.8
2,783
1,115
223
697
220
4
222
154
14Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.8
1984-85
82
32.8
12.8
4.6
10.0
0.2
5.1
11.1
45.7
0.3
1.1
28.1
2.3
3.0
76.2
51.3
1.1
3.5
2.9
2,689
1,046
378
816
229
18
236
247
15Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.8
2008-09
78
38.5
22.8
5.5
11.0
0.1
8.1
16.1
50.3
0.8
2.3
36.4
5.8
6.7
86.8
59.9
0.9
4.7
3.0
3,002
1,781
432
861
216
10
231
212
+350
16Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
2.8
1976-77
72
34.6
17.0
3.3
4.4
0.2
7.0
13.8
50.4
3.1
3.8
81.8
55.0
1.2
2.1
2,488
1,227
238
320
199
16
206
17Ron Lee
R. Lee
2.7
1977-78
82
23.5
12.2
3.1
3.7
0.2
5.1
11.6
43.9
2.1
2.8
74.6
47.8
1.2
1.9
2.7
1,928
1,004
254
305
225
17
221
257
18Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
2.7
1979-80
82
32.4
13.3
3.3
6.8
0.3
5.3
12.4
43.0
0.1
0.6
25.0
2.5
3.1
77.9
48.1
0.8
2.5
3.1
2,657
1,087
270
557
223
27
258
238
19Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.7
1996-97
78
39.2
17.4
5.3
5.9
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.2
2.8
7.7
36.6
1.7
2.2
75.3
54.8
1.5
3.8
2.4
3,056
1,354
413
463
212
20
185
141
+585
20Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.7
2007-08
80
37.6
21.1
4.0
11.6
0.1
7.9
16.1
48.8
1.2
3.1
36.9
4.2
4.9
85.1
57.6
0.8
3.2
2.5
3,006
1,684
321
925
217
4
201
185
+479
21Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.7
1976-77
79
33.3
13.0
3.9
8.0
0.3
5.4
12.8
42.2
2.2
3.7
58.7
44.9
1.0
2.9
2,627
1,028
307
630
214
25
256
22Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2.7
1981-82
78
38.3
18.6
9.6
9.5
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.7
0.1
0.4
20.7
4.2
5.6
76.0
59.0
3.2
6.4
3.7
2,991
1,447
751
743
208
34
286
223
23Rickey Green
R. Green
2.7
1983-84
81
34.2
13.2
2.8
9.2
0.2
5.4
11.2
48.6
0.0
0.2
11.8
2.4
2.9
82.1
53.2
0.7
2.1
2.1
2,768
1,072
230
748
215
13
172
155
24John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.7
1989-90
78
37.4
17.2
2.6
14.5
0.2
6.1
11.8
51.4
0.6
1.4
41.6
4.5
5.5
81.9
60.7
0.7
1.9
3.5
2,915
1,345
206
1,134
207
18
272
233
25Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.6
1986-87
68
38.6
15.6
3.2
7.9
0.2
6.1
11.6
52.7
0.1
0.3
23.5
3.3
4.3
77.7
57.9
0.7
2.5
2.5
2,624
1,061
215
538
180
15
173
109
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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.423
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.283
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1
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13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
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.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
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.556
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.518
12.5
9
26
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.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
22
30
.423
17.5
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
13
.764
2
38
16
.704
3.5
3
35
20
.636
7.0
4
33
20
.623
8.0
5
34
22
.607
8.5
6
32
21
.604
9.0
7
32
23
.582
10.0
8
29
26
.527
13.0
9
26
28
.481
15.5
10
26
29
.473
16.0
11
20
33
.377
21.0
12
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34
.358
22.0
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.327
24.0
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.268
27.5
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