nba players averaging 2 steals per game in a single playoff run

Rick Barry stole the ball 2.9 times per game in 1974-75.

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NBA players averaging 2 or higher steals per game in a single playoff run
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.9
1974-75
17
42.7
28.2
5.5
6.1
0.9
11.1
25.1
44.4
5.9
6.5
91.8
50.5
1.3
4.2
726
479
94
103
50
15
51
2Fred Brown
F. Brown
2.1
1974-75
8
30.0
20.6
4.5
2.9
0.1
8.6
17.4
49.6
3.4
4.0
84.4
53.9
1.5
3.0
240
165
36
23
17
1
19
3Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
3.7
1974-75
3
41.3
23.7
6.7
7.0
0.0
9.7
15.3
63.0
4.3
5.3
81.3
66.9
1.0
5.7
124
71
20
21
11
0
4
4Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
2.0
1974-75
6
44.0
9.5
15.7
5.0
1.5
3.8
10.2
37.7
1.8
3.0
61.1
41.4
2.5
13.2
264
57
94
30
12
9
19
5Randy Smith
R. Smith
2.6
1974-75
7
40.9
18.0
4.3
7.0
0.1
7.1
15.0
47.6
3.7
4.3
86.7
53.3
1.1
3.1
286
126
30
49
18
1
23
6Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.0
1974-75
9
31.3
11.1
3.7
7.1
0.4
4.8
10.3
46.2
1.6
2.9
53.8
47.9
1.1
2.6
282
100
33
64
27
4
30
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.9
1975-76
13
40.9
24.0
6.5
6.5
1.1
9.7
22.2
43.6
4.6
5.2
88.2
48.9
1.5
4.9
532
312
84
84
38
14
40
8Fred Brown
F. Brown
2.2
1975-76
6
39.3
28.5
4.7
2.8
0.0
11.3
22.2
51.1
5.8
7.3
79.5
56.1
2.0
2.7
236
171
28
17
13
0
20
9Gar Heard
G. Heard
2.1
1975-76
19
37.9
13.9
10.4
1.7
1.9
5.5
12.5
44.1
2.9
4.3
67.9
48.4
2.8
7.6
721
265
197
33
39
37
56
10Steve Mix
S. Mix
3.7
1975-76
3
44.7
14.7
6.0
4.0
0.7
6.0
15.3
39.1
2.7
3.3
80.0
43.7
2.0
4.0
134
44
18
12
11
2
13
11Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.0
1975-76
6
32.8
11.8
3.0
8.2
0.3
5.0
11.5
43.5
1.8
3.8
47.8
44.9
0.8
2.2
197
71
18
49
12
2
28
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
2.2
1976-77
19
39.9
27.3
6.4
4.5
1.2
10.7
20.5
52.3
5.8
7.1
82.1
57.7
2.2
4.3
758
518
122
85
41
23
45
13Chris Ford
C. Ford
2.3
1976-77
3
33.7
13.7
6.3
4.0
0.0
6.0
14.7
40.9
1.7
3.0
55.6
42.7
2.7
3.7
101
41
19
12
7
0
11
14Mike Gale
M. Gale
2.0
1976-77
2
33.5
11.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
4.5
11.5
39.1
2.0
3.5
57.1
42.2
2.5
2.5
67
22
10
10
4
2
9
15Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
2.5
1976-77
19
35.9
17.3
2.7
4.5
0.3
7.1
16.9
41.7
3.2
4.6
68.2
45.6
0.7
2.1
682
328
52
85
47
5
74
16Bobby Jones
B. Jones
2.8
1976-77
6
31.2
12.0
5.8
3.5
2.3
5.2
10.7
48.4
1.7
2.8
58.8
50.4
1.8
4.0
187
72
35
21
17
14
25
17Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
2.5
1976-77
2
39.5
17.0
7.5
3.0
0.5
8.0
16.5
48.5
1.0
1.0
100.0
50.2
1.5
6.0
79
34
15
6
5
1
9
18John Lucas
J. Lucas
2.0
1976-77
12
35.8
14.7
2.8
6.9
0.3
6.3
11.6
54.0
2.2
2.8
76.5
57.2
0.3
2.4
430
176
33
83
24
4
33
19Scott May
S. May
2.7
1976-77
3
32.3
10.7
4.7
1.0
0.7
3.3
8.7
38.5
4.0
5.0
80.0
49.1
2.0
2.7
97
32
14
3
8
2
10
20Eric Money
E. Money
2.0
1976-77
3
34.3
18.3
3.0
6.7
0.0
7.3
14.7
50.0
3.7
4.3
84.6
55.3
0.7
2.3
103
55
9
20
6
0
9
21Jim Price
J. Price
2.0
1976-77
6
26.3
7.2
4.0
4.2
0.2
3.2
8.8
35.8
0.8
1.3
62.5
38.0
1.0
3.0
158
43
24
25
12
1
18
22Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
3.3
1976-77
3
44.7
5.3
5.0
9.7
0.3
1.0
6.3
15.8
3.3
4.0
83.3
32.9
1.7
3.3
134
16
15
29
10
1
14
23Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
2.0
1977-78
9
28.6
11.2
3.0
6.9
0.1
4.8
9.6
50.0
1.7
2.6
65.2
52.5
0.3
2.7
4.3
257
101
27
62
18
1
39
30
24Don Buse
D. Buse
2.0
1977-78
2
38.0
4.0
2.5
2.0
0.0
2.0
5.5
36.4
0.0
0.0
36.4
0.0
2.5
0.5
76
8
5
4
4
0
1
3
25Charlie Criss
C. Criss
2.0
1977-78
2
32.5
13.5
2.0
1.5
0.5
5.0
12.0
41.7
3.5
4.5
77.8
48.3
0.0
2.0
2.5
65
27
4
3
4
1
5
5
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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