most steals points per 40 minutes in rookie season

Dudley Bradley has gotten the most steals by a rookie in a season, with 211 steals in 1979-80.

Interpreted as:

most steals points per 40 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in rookie season

	NAME	STL	PTS/(MIN/40)	PTS	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	211	13.58	688	2,027	1979-80	IND	82	24.7	8.4	2.7	3.1	2.6	0.6	3.4	7.4	45.2	0.0	0.1	40.0	1.7	2.1	78.2	50.2	0.8	1.9	2.0	223	252	48	166	194
2	Ron Harper R. Harper	209	24.46	1,874	3,064	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	22.9	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	392	394	84	345	247
3	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	205	13.71	1,114	3,249	1987-88	NYK	82	39.6	13.6	4.8	10.6	2.5	0.1	5.3	12.4	43.2	0.4	1.5	25.4	2.5	3.2	77.4	49.3	1.5	3.4	3.1	396	868	6	258	244
4	Brevin Knight B. Knight	196	11.65	723	2,483	1997-98	CLE	80	31.0	9.0	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2	3.3	7.4	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.1	51.5	0.8	2.3	2.4	253	656	18	194	271	+298
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	196	29.43	2,313	3,144	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	534	481	69	291	285
6	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	192	13	681	2,095	1976-77	MIL	79	26.5	8.6	3.3	4.7	2.4	0.3	3.8	8.7	43.4				1.1	1.9	53.9	45.0	1.2	2.2		264	372	21		291
7	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	190	17.42	1,313	3,015	1993-94	ORL	82	36.8	16.0	5.4	6.6	2.3	0.6	6.2	13.3	46.6	0.6	2.3	26.7	3.0	4.0	74.2	53.1	2.3	3.0	3.6	439	544	51	292	205
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	187	19.85	1,387	2,795	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	596	563	41	305	218
9	Chris Paul C. Paul	175	17.92	1,258	2,808	2005-06	NOK	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	5.2	12.1	43.0	0.6	2.3	28.2	5.1	6.0	84.7	54.6	0.8	4.3	2.3	400	611	6	183	218	-181
10	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	174	11.37	685	2,409	1978-79	PHI	82	29.4	8.4	3.1	5.3	2.1	0.1	3.6	7.0	51.0				1.2	1.7	72.1	54.1	0.8	2.3	2.4	254	431	12	193	198
11	Phil Ford P. Ford	174	18.51	1,260	2,723	1978-79	KCK	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	5.9	12.7	46.5				4.1	5.1	81.3	53.4	0.4	1.9	4.1	182	681	6	323	245
12	Gary Payton G. Payton	165	10.48	588	2,244	1990-91	SEA	82	27.4	7.2	3.0	6.4	2.0	0.2	3.2	7.0	45.0	0.0	0.2	7.7	0.8	1.2	71.1	47.6	1.3	1.6	2.2	243	528	15	180	249
13	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	165	17.45	1,162	2,663	1989-90	GSW	79	33.7	14.7	3.9	8.7	2.1	0.2	5.9	12.5	47.1	0.3	1.1	27.4	2.7	3.5	76.4	52.5	0.7	3.2	3.3	310	689	12	260	232
14	Mario Chalmers M. Chalmers	160	12.46	818	2,626	2008-09	MIA	82	32.0	10.0	2.8	4.9	2.0	0.1	3.4	8.1	42.0	1.4	3.8	36.7	1.8	2.4	76.7	54.8	0.5	2.3	2.0	228	403	8	165	240	+30
15	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	157	23.47	1,787	3,045	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	51.3	1.5	2.6	4.4	312	567	24	337	233	-439
16	Kerry Kittles K. Kittles	157	17.89	1,347	3,012	1996-97	NJN	82	36.7	16.4	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.4	6.2	14.5	42.6	1.9	5.1	37.7	2.1	2.8	77.1	52.3	1.3	2.6	1.5	319	249	35	127	165	-266
17	Mark Macon M. Macon	154	13.98	805	2,304	1991-92	DEN	76	30.3	10.6	2.9	2.2	2.0	0.2	4.4	11.7	37.5	0.1	0.4	13.3	1.8	2.4	73.0	41.5	1.1	1.8	2.0	220	168	14	155	242
18	Fat Lever F. Lever	153	12.53	633	2,020	1982-83	POR	81	24.9	7.8	2.8	5.3	1.9	0.2	3.2	7.3	43.1	0.1	0.2	33.3	1.4	2.0	73.0	47.7	1.0	1.7	1.7	225	426	15	137	179
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	152	19.32	1,399	2,896	2009-10	GSW	80	36.2	17.5	4.5	5.9	1.9	0.2	6.6	14.3	46.2	2.1	4.8	43.7	2.2	2.5	88.5	56.8	0.6	3.9	3.0	356	472	19	243	252	-186
20	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	151	13.82	922	2,668	1994-95	DAL	79	33.8	11.7	5.4	7.7	1.9	0.3	4.2	10.8	38.5	0.9	3.3	27.2	2.4	3.5	69.8	47.1	1.9	3.5	3.2	430	607	24	250	146
21	Willie Anderson W. Anderson	150	22.03	1,508	2,738	1988-89	SAS	81	33.8	18.6	5.1	4.6	1.9	0.8	7.9	15.9	49.8	0.0	0.3	19.0	2.8	3.6	77.5	53.4	1.9	3.3	3.2	417	372	62	261	295
22	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	150	20.14	1,225	2,433	1981-82	DET	72	33.8	17.0	2.9	7.8	2.1	0.2	6.3	14.8	42.4	0.2	0.8	28.8	4.2	6.0	70.4	48.7	0.8	2.1	4.2	209	565	17	299	253
23	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	145	18.7	1,155	2,470	1989-90	MIA	81	30.5	14.3	2.5	7.6	1.8	0.1	5.7	11.6	49.4	0.1	0.4	16.1	2.8	4.0	68.7	53.4	0.9	1.7	3.0	206	619	10	246	187
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	143	23.62	1,745	2,955	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	852	370	53	263	279
25	Elfrid Payton E. Payton	142	11.75	731	2,489	2014-15	ORL	82	30.4	8.9	4.3	6.5	1.7	0.2	3.7	8.6	42.5	0.1	0.5	26.2	1.4	2.6	55.1	45.6	1.3	3.0	2.5	349	533	20	203	193	-204

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11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

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Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DAL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	IND	@	MIL	8:00 PM
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Final

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Pacers

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

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10.7

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9.9

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2.0

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2.0

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1.9

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1.9

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4.0

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3.4

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120.8

119.8

119.6

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119.2

DRtg Rankings

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111.3

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113.2

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11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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3,694

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3,474

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4,298.5

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Dončić

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
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7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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