most steals per game in a nba playoff run with at least 16 games played

Micheal Ray Richardson has averaged the most career steals per game when playing 16+ games in the playoffs, with 2.8 per game.

NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.8
18
39.6
15.7
5.5
7.2
0.2
6.0
15.6
38.6
0.3
1.6
20.7
3.3
4.8
69.0
44.3
1.8
3.7
2.8
712
282
99
129
50
4
50
63
2Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.5
17
30.7
10.9
3.4
7.1
0.4
4.6
10.4
44.6
1.6
3.1
51.9
46.3
1.1
2.3
3.5
522
185
58
120
43
7
7
66
3Baron Davis
B. Davis
2.3
50
37.0
18.8
4.3
6.2
0.5
6.6
14.9
44.2
2.0
5.7
35.0
3.7
5.2
70.9
54.8
1.0
3.3
2.6
1,851
942
213
311
114
24
131
177
+118
4Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.2
133
36.5
14.4
3.4
6.9
0.3
5.8
11.3
51.2
0.0
0.3
9.8
2.7
3.5
77.7
55.7
0.9
2.5
2.4
4,848
1,910
453
922
295
45
318
324
5Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.2
48
37.9
23.6
5.2
5.4
0.8
9.5
21.6
44.2
0.5
2.0
25.0
4.5
4.9
91.1
49.7
1.4
3.8
1.5
1,817
1,132
251
258
106
39
12
142
6Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.1
54
40.0
14.2
4.9
6.6
0.4
5.2
14.0
37.0
2.3
6.6
35.0
1.6
2.3
68.3
47.4
1.2
3.7
3.0
2,161
769
266
357
116
24
162
102
+1
7Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.1
111
38.0
20.4
4.7
8.9
0.3
7.4
16.8
44.1
0.7
2.1
34.6
4.8
6.2
76.9
52.0
1.2
3.5
3.3
4,216
2,261
524
987
234
38
369
363
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.1
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
5,987
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.1
71
45.1
29.7
3.8
6.0
0.2
10.6
26.5
40.1
1.7
5.3
32.7
6.7
8.8
76.4
48.9
0.8
3.0
3.1
3,203
2,111
273
425
147
14
221
157
-138
10Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
1.9
29
37.0
9.4
9.9
5.0
1.5
3.7
9.2
40.1
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.0
2.6
77.6
45.6
2.3
7.6
2.9
1,074
274
287
144
56
44
66
113
11Chris Paul
C. Paul
1.9
149
36.5
20.0
4.9
8.3
0.2
7.4
15.3
48.4
1.6
4.4
37.3
3.5
4.1
85.4
58.3
0.7
4.2
2.5
5,442
2,981
730
1,233
287
31
377
437
+130
12Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1.9
145
38.4
20.4
6.9
6.1
0.7
7.4
16.6
44.7
1.0
3.4
28.8
4.6
5.9
78.7
53.2
2.5
4.4
2.7
5,572
2,963
1,002
891
278
108
397
486
+52
13Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
158
38.5
12.9
6.7
8.0
0.3
4.6
11.7
39.1
1.5
4.6
32.2
2.3
3.0
78.1
49.8
1.4
5.3
2.8
6,088
2,043
1,058
1,263
302
52
450
348
+110
14Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1.9
208
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
8,105
3,642
1,583
1,048
395
185
602
686
+232
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
3,701
1,465
2,346
358
64
696
524
16Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
1.9
64
41.3
20.4
4.7
6.2
0.8
7.1
15.9
44.8
1.6
4.2
38.0
4.5
6.1
74.6
54.8
1.6
3.2
2.9
2,640
1,304
303
394
119
48
188
197
-109
17John Stockton
J. Stockton
1.9
182
35.2
13.4
3.3
10.1
0.3
4.7
9.9
47.3
0.6
1.9
32.6
3.4
4.2
81.0
56.8
0.9
2.5
2.8
6,398
2,436
608
1,839
338
50
517
539
+105
18Fat Lever
F. Lever
1.9
48
30.0
12.4
5.8
6.2
0.2
4.7
11.4
41.4
0.4
0.9
40.9
2.6
3.3
77.5
48.2
1.8
4.0
1.7
1,441
596
276
297
89
9
81
118
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.8
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
3,897
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
20Randy Smith
R. Smith
1.8
24
38.1
17.5
4.5
6.5
0.1
7.0
15.0
46.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
4.3
81.6
51.7
0.8
3.8
0.0
914
420
109
157
43
2
0
80
21Gus Williams
G. Williams
1.8
99
32.5
19.5
3.1
4.7
0.4
7.9
16.6
47.6
0.2
1.0
23.1
3.6
4.9
73.7
52.0
1.4
1.7
2.6
3,215
1,929
308
469
174
40
201
243
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.8
146
35.6
21.5
7.8
3.0
0.7
7.7
15.0
51.3
1.7
4.3
39.9
4.4
5.2
84.1
62.1
1.8
6.0
1.9
5,193
3,133
1,142
432
256
99
278
323
+643
23Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
1.8
20
28.1
9.2
7.1
2.5
1.5
3.7
7.0
52.5
0.1
0.5
11.1
1.9
3.4
55.2
54.6
2.7
4.4
1.7
562
184
141
50
35
30
34
66
+10
24Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
1.7
27
42.5
13.8
4.8
6.1
0.3
4.9
12.1
40.1
4.1
5.3
78.2
47.9
1.3
3.5
1,147
373
129
165
47
9
107
25Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
1.7
19
33.6
8.9
2.7
5.6
0.0
3.7
8.8
41.9
0.5
1.1
47.6
1.1
1.4
76.9
47.6
0.7
2.0
1.9
638
170
51
107
33
0
37
36
+7
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