nba player to average more than 2 steals per game in a season with the pacers

Don Buse got 3.5 steals per game for the Pacers in 1976-77.

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Don Buse D. Buse	3.5	1976-77	IND	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
2	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	2.1	1977-78	IND	23	41.2	26.5	9.4	2.8	0.7	8.7	17.5	49.9				9.0	11.4	78.7	58.7	4.1	5.3	2.9	948	609	216	65	48	17	67	76
3	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	2.2	1977-78	IND	79	38.2	18.2	4.1	7.4	0.3	7.0	15.5	45.3				4.2	5.1	82.5	51.4	1.2	3.0	4.5	3,019	1,436	327	584	170	23	352	308
4	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	2.6	1979-80	IND	82	24.7	8.4	2.7	3.1	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	2,027	688	223	252	211	48	166	194
5	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	2.3	1980-81	IND	82	22.8	8.0	2.4	2.3	0.5	3.2	6.8	47.4	0.0	0.2	12.5	1.5	2.2	70.2	51.5	0.9	1.5	1.5	1,867	657	193	188	186	37	122	236
6	Micheal Williams M. Williams	2.1	1990-91	IND	73	23.4	11.1	2.4	4.8	0.2	3.6	7.2	49.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.0	4.5	87.9	60.8	0.7	1.7	2.1	1,706	813	176	348	150	17	150	202
7	Micheal Williams M. Williams	2.9	1991-92	IND	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
8	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	2.4	2001-02	IND	28	29.3	10.9	5.0	1.8	0.6	4.2	10.2	41.1	0.6	2.8	21.5	2.0	2.7	73.3	48.1	1.2	3.8	1.8	819	306	140	50	66	16	49	109	+66
9	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	2.3	2002-03	IND	69	33.6	15.5	5.2	2.9	0.7	5.2	12.3	42.8	1.0	3.1	33.6	4.0	5.4	73.6	52.9	1.5	3.8	2.1	2,317	1,068	362	198	159	50	145	242	+336
10	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	2.1	2003-04	IND	73	37.2	18.3	5.3	3.7	0.7	6.4	15.2	42.1	1.0	3.3	31.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	51.1	1.4	3.9	2.8	2,714	1,333	385	272	152	50	202	194	+486
11	Jamaal Tinsley J. Tinsley	2.0	2004-05	IND	40	32.5	15.4	4.0	6.4	0.3	5.5	13.1	41.8	1.5	3.9	37.2	3.1	4.1	74.4	51.8	0.7	3.4	3.4	1,301	616	160	257	81	12	134	112	+103
12	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	2.6	2005-06	IND	16	37.7	19.4	4.9	2.2	0.7	6.8	14.8	46.0	1.1	3.4	33.3	4.6	7.6	61.2	53.4	1.6	3.3	2.7	603	310	78	35	42	11	43	45	+128
13	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	2.4	2017-18	IND	75	34.0	23.1	5.2	4.3	0.8	8.5	17.9	47.7	2.1	5.8	37.1	3.9	4.9	79.9	57.7	0.6	4.6	2.9	2,552	1,735	390	323	177	57	219	175	+336

StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
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3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
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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
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0