nba player most career steals per game with a minimum of 900 games played

Michael Jordan has averaged the most career steals per game when playing 900+ games, with 2.3 per game.

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  • Data note: Steals Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.3
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.2
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
4Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
5Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
6Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
7Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.0
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
8Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
9Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
10Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
11Gary Payton
G. Payton
1.8
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
12Hakeem 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
13Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1.7
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
31,440
13,058
4,448
2,631
1,721
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
14Ron Harper
R. Harper
1.7
1,009
30.9
13.8
4.3
3.9
0.7
5.3
11.8
44.6
0.5
1.8
28.9
2.7
3.8
72.0
51.1
1.3
3.0
2.2
31,199
13,910
4,309
3,916
1,716
729
2,251
2,324
+1199
15Eddie Jones
E. Jones
1.7
954
34.4
14.8
4.0
2.9
0.6
5.2
11.8
43.7
1.6
4.3
37.3
2.9
3.6
80.9
55.4
0.8
3.2
1.6
32,778
14,155
3,857
2,812
1,620
580
1,507
2,483
+2491
16Paul George
P. George
1.7
950
33.5
20.5
6.2
3.7
0.4
7.0
15.9
44.0
2.6
6.8
38.4
3.8
4.5
85.2
57.1
0.8
5.4
2.6
31,803
19,445
5,910
3,524
1,613
417
2,500
2,520
+3504
17Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1.7
983
32.6
14.7
3.6
2.9
0.3
5.0
10.8
46.1
1.2
3.2
39.4
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.5
0.8
2.8
1.9
32,034
14,470
3,554
2,860
1,622
302
1,828
2,043
+680
18Derek Harper
D. Harper
1.6
1,199
31.5
13.3
2.4
5.5
0.3
5.2
11.2
46.3
0.9
2.5
35.4
2.1
2.9
74.5
53.7
0.6
1.8
1.9
37,786
16,006
2,884
6,577
1,957
304
2,334
2,755
-353
19Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.6
907
33.0
18.4
5.4
4.4
0.4
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.8
2.4
33.0
5.7
6.7
84.4
59.2
1.7
3.7
1.6
29,972
16,658
4,858
3,957
1,455
387
1,459
1,242
+2678
20Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
1.6
957
29.9
9.8
4.5
7.9
0.1
4.1
8.9
45.6
0.5
1.4
32.4
1.2
1.9
61.1
50.1
1.0
3.6
2.7
28,570
9,337
4,349
7,584
1,518
125
2,586
1,997
+1331
21Kendall Gill
K. Gill
1.6
966
30.5
13.4
4.1
3.0
0.4
5.2
12.1
43.4
0.3
1.1
30.0
2.5
3.4
75.4
49.3
1.3
2.8
1.8
29,481
12,914
4,002
2,945
1,519
432
1,734
2,515
-817
22Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1.6
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
23Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
1.6
986
32.6
18.2
4.1
3.5
0.6
6.8
13.4
50.9
0.8
2.2
38.4
3.7
4.2
86.5
59.4
1.0
3.1
2.3
32,163
17,911
4,034
3,450
1,530
549
2,315
2,050
+296
24Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
1.5
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
25Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1.5
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532

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