nba most steals per game in 2020s decade

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Dyson Daniels had the most steals per game in a decade, with 1.9 per game this decade.

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NBA most steals per game by a player in 2020s decade
NAMESPGDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
1.9
2020s
215
26.0
8.6
4.6
3.4
0.5
3.6
7.5
47.4
0.7
2.2
32.0
0.7
1.2
61.6
53.3
1.2
3.4
1.5
5,597
1,843
994
740
398
99
314
423
+62
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.7
2020s
363
33.3
20.7
6.0
5.6
0.4
6.6
13.2
49.8
0.6
2.0
31.0
6.9
8.1
85.3
61.6
2.0
4.0
1.8
12,093
7,507
2,166
2,050
607
138
659
461
+1282
3Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
1.7
2020s
384
33.0
18.3
6.3
6.4
0.3
7.3
16.0
45.5
1.5
4.5
34.1
2.2
2.8
80.4
53.2
0.9
5.4
2.3
12,680
7,019
2,424
2,439
636
102
889
721
-475
4Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
1.7
2020s
373
36.5
18.1
4.0
6.8
0.6
6.0
15.1
39.9
3.1
8.4
36.7
2.9
3.4
86.7
54.5
0.5
3.5
2.0
13,618
6,740
1,491
2,536
616
211
739
929
+1198
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.6
2020s
274
33.3
24.3
6.4
4.2
0.6
8.9
17.6
50.3
2.1
5.1
40.3
4.6
5.2
87.8
61.1
1.1
5.3
2.0
9,132
6,668
1,754
1,139
445
162
551
446
+1776
6Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
1.6
2020s
18
26.8
15.4
3.3
2.7
0.2
5.9
12.9
45.7
1.2
3.3
36.7
2.4
3.1
78.2
54.1
0.7
2.6
2.4
482
277
59
49
29
3
44
36
-162
7Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.6
2020s
308
30.6
12.0
3.3
5.2
0.4
4.1
10.1
40.3
1.9
5.6
33.3
2.0
2.5
79.5
53.5
0.6
2.6
2.1
9,413
3,691
1,010
1,599
490
111
644
766
+1157
8Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
1.6
2020s
351
20.8
4.9
2.0
1.1
0.8
1.8
4.2
43.9
0.9
2.5
34.5
0.3
0.5
66.9
55.3
0.6
1.5
0.6
7,318
1,718
714
391
552
279
200
653
-4
9Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.6
2020s
256
30.2
10.1
3.8
2.5
0.7
3.6
7.7
47.1
1.1
2.9
36.5
1.7
2.1
82.0
58.3
1.2
2.6
1.3
7,738
2,585
975
630
398
177
342
793
+310
10OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
1.5
2020s
363
34.1
15.5
5.0
2.1
0.7
5.8
12.2
47.7
2.1
5.5
38.1
1.8
2.3
78.4
58.7
1.3
3.8
1.6
12,394
5,616
1,830
755
562
261
571
931
+1480
11Paul George
P. George
1.5
2020s
307
33.1
22.0
5.9
4.5
0.4
7.7
17.0
45.2
3.0
7.7
39.2
3.7
4.2
87.1
58.4
0.6
5.3
2.8
10,158
6,754
1,807
1,380
471
137
871
783
+1314
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1.5
2020s
398
34.5
27.6
5.2
5.6
0.9
9.5
18.9
50.5
1.5
4.2
35.7
7.0
8.1
86.7
61.5
0.8
4.4
2.4
13,712
10,985
2,067
2,211
597
340
963
901
+1643
13Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
1.5
2020s
249
23.0
7.0
3.3
3.6
0.4
2.8
6.1
46.1
0.7
2.2
33.3
0.6
0.8
75.4
53.8
0.6
2.7
1.3
5,715
1,744
825
890
372
91
315
640
-39
14Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
1.5
2020s
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
10,997
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
15Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
2020s
203
30.2
11.6
5.0
5.5
0.6
4.2
10.4
40.2
2.6
6.8
37.5
0.7
1.0
69.6
53.6
0.9
4.1
2.3
6,121
2,360
1,019
1,125
297
122
469
401
+231
16LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
2020s
242
31.9
21.0
6.0
7.5
0.3
7.4
17.6
42.0
3.0
8.4
36.1
3.2
3.8
83.9
54.4
1.3
4.7
3.3
7,708
5,082
1,451
1,807
354
77
809
765
-387
17De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
1.5
2020s
385
34.7
24.3
4.2
6.2
0.4
8.9
18.7
47.9
1.8
5.5
32.9
4.6
6.1
75.3
56.9
0.7
3.5
2.8
13,356
9,344
1,603
2,401
563
158
1,075
1,040
-144
18Chris Paul
C. Paul
1.5
2020s
417
29.8
13.1
4.2
8.1
0.2
4.8
10.2
46.9
1.4
3.9
36.8
2.0
2.3
88.1
58.1
0.4
3.8
1.9
12,445
5,448
1,740
3,365
605
100
803
861
+1224
19Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
1.4
2020s
368
22.9
7.0
3.0
2.9
0.5
2.5
5.6
43.9
1.1
2.9
37.4
1.0
1.3
75.6
56.7
0.6
2.4
1.1
8,431
2,570
1,096
1,061
532
198
412
765
+1160
20De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
1.4
2020s
306
23.4
9.7
3.9
2.7
0.5
3.4
8.3
41.2
1.7
4.5
37.3
1.2
1.5
78.1
54.0
0.8
3.1
1.3
7,163
2,981
1,182
829
434
149
413
615
+806
21Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1.4
2020s
223
29.0
10.8
6.7
6.7
0.6
4.4
7.9
56.3
0.0
0.1
26.3
1.9
3.1
60.3
58.2
1.5
5.2
2.7
6,478
2,405
1,484
1,483
316
124
599
639
+337
22Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
1.4
2020s
167
24.3
7.6
2.8
2.0
0.5
3.0
6.4
47.5
1.2
3.1
38.6
0.4
0.5
81.2
58.1
0.8
2.0
0.7
4,054
1,276
464
335
236
77
124
314
+683
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.4
2020s
454
34.2
25.8
11.9
8.8
0.7
9.9
17.1
57.9
1.3
3.5
37.0
4.7
5.7
82.3
65.8
2.7
9.2
3.3
15,520
11,707
5,413
3,985
638
328
1,503
1,185
+3196
24Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
1.4
2020s
136
24.3
9.7
5.8
2.2
0.8
4.0
8.0
50.8
0.3
1.3
20.9
1.4
2.2
60.7
54.3
1.9
3.8
1.3
3,310
1,322
786
295
189
111
181
377
-123
25Robert Covington
R. Covington
1.4
2020s
288
26.3
8.6
5.5
1.3
1.1
3.0
7.1
42.0
1.7
4.7
36.4
0.9
1.1
80.7
56.5
0.9
4.6
1.0
7,586
2,482
1,583
378
396
319
285
747
+372
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