nba players to average 2.5 steals per game in a single playoffs

Rick Barry had 2.9 steals per game in a single NBA playoff run in 1974-75.

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NBA players to average 2.5 or higher steals per game in a single playoffs
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.9
1974-75
GSW GSW
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
2Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
3.7
1974-75
NYK NYK
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
3Randy Smith
R. Smith
2.6
1974-75
BUF BUF
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
4Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.0
1974-75
SEA SEA
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
5Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.9
1975-76
GSW GSW
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
6Steve Mix
S. Mix
3.7
1975-76
PHI PHI
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
7Bobby Jones
B. Jones
2.8
1976-77
DEN DEN
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
8Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
2.5
1976-77
SAS SAS
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
9Scott May
S. May
2.7
1976-77
CHI CHI
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
10Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
3.3
1976-77
CHI CHI
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
11Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
4.0
1977-78
ATL ATL
2
32.0
15.5
3.0
3.0
0.5
6.0
9.5
63.2
3.5
4.0
87.5
68.8
1.0
2.0
2.5
64
31
6
6
8
1
5
10
12Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
4.1
1978-79
PHI PHI
9
36.7
18.8
3.9
7.0
0.4
7.3
13.4
54.5
4.1
6.2
66.1
58.0
1.4
2.4
3.2
330
169
35
63
37
4
29
29
13Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
4.0
1978-79
NJN NJN
2
41.5
19.0
7.5
8.5
1.5
7.5
19.0
39.5
4.0
4.5
88.9
45.3
3.0
4.5
3.0
83
38
15
17
8
3
6
6
14Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
4.0
1978-79
HOU HOU
2
36.5
13.0
1.5
3.0
0.5
4.5
15.5
29.0
4.0
4.5
88.9
37.2
1.0
0.5
1.0
73
26
3
6
8
1
2
9
15Bill Robinzine
B. Robinzine
2.6
1978-79
KCK KCK
5
23.6
10.0
7.2
0.6
0.0
4.4
10.2
43.1
1.2
1.6
75.0
45.9
3.0
4.2
1.6
118
50
36
3
13
0
8
20
16Larry Steele
L. Steele
3.3
1978-79
POR POR
3
24.3
13.3
3.7
2.3
0.0
5.3
9.3
57.1
2.7
3.0
88.9
62.6
2.0
1.7
1.0
73
40
11
7
10
0
3
8
17Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.5
1979-80
PHI PHI
18
37.5
11.6
4.1
6.2
0.2
4.9
9.7
51.1
0.1
0.3
20.0
1.6
2.3
70.7
54.2
1.2
2.9
2.5
675
208
74
111
45
4
45
43
18Kevin Grevey
K. Grevey
2.5
1979-80
WAS WAS
2
36.0
20.5
3.0
4.0
1.0
8.0
15.0
53.3
2.5
5.0
50.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
64.5
0.5
2.5
2.0
72
41
6
8
5
2
4
9
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3.1
1979-80
LAL LAL
16
41.1
18.3
10.5
9.4
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
293
168
151
49
6
65
47
20Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.5
1980-81
PHI PHI
16
32.1
10.5
3.2
7.3
0.8
4.3
7.8
54.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.0
2.6
76.2
58.5
0.3
2.9
2.3
513
168
51
116
40
12
36
55
21Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2.7
1980-81
LAL LAL
3
42.3
17.0
13.7
7.0
1.0
6.3
16.3
38.8
0.0
0.0
4.3
6.7
65.0
44.1
2.7
11.0
3.7
127
51
41
21
8
3
11
14
22Louis Orr
L. Orr
2.5
1980-81
IND IND
2
28.0
12.0
5.0
2.0
0.5
4.5
12.5
36.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.5
85.7
42.7
3.0
2.0
3.0
56
24
10
4
5
1
6
4
23Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.5
1980-81
NYK NYK
2
43.0
11.5
9.5
5.5
0.0
4.0
16.5
24.2
0.0
2.0
0.0
3.5
6.0
58.3
30.0
3.0
6.5
4.0
86
23
19
11
7
0
8
8
24Kermit Washington
K. Washington
2.7
1980-81
POR POR
3
42.7
8.7
17.3
2.3
0.7
4.0
7.7
52.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
54.4
4.7
12.7
2.3
128
26
52
7
8
2
7
9
25T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
2.7
1981-82
DEN DEN
3
27.0
6.3
6.0
3.3
0.3
2.0
4.3
46.2
0.0
0.0
2.3
2.7
87.5
57.5
3.3
2.7
1.7
81
19
18
10
8
1
5
11
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Knicks Knicks - x
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