oldest player to average 2.5 spg for a season

Jerry West is the oldest with 2.5+ steals per game in a season. He was 35 years old in 1973-74.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to average 2.5 or higher spg for a season
NAME AGE 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 Jerry West
J. West
35
2.6
1973-74
LAL LAL
31
31.2
20.3
3.7
6.6
0.7
7.5
16.7
44.7
5.3
6.4
83.3
51.9
1.0
2.8
967
629
116
206
81
23
80
2 Kendall Gill
K. Gill
30
2.7
1998-99
NJN NJN
50
32.1
11.8
4.9
2.5
0.5
4.7
11.9
39.8
0.0
0.3
11.8
2.3
3.3
68.3
44.1
1.2
3.7
1.4
1,606
588
244
123
134
26
71
162
-138
3 Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
30
2.6
1997-98
ATL ATL
70
38.6
13.2
4.9
6.7
0.3
5.3
13.4
39.2
1.3
4.8
26.9
1.4
1.9
70.9
46.2
1.2
3.7
2.5
2,700
921
341
469
183
21
176
122
+415
4 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
30
2.6
1986-87
PHI PHI
68
38.6
15.6
3.2
7.9
0.2
6.1
11.6
52.7
0.1
0.3
23.5
3.3
4.3
77.7
57.9
0.7
2.5
2.5
2,624
1,061
215
538
180
15
173
109
5 Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
30
2.7
1985-86
NJN NJN
47
34.1
15.7
5.3
7.2
0.2
6.3
14.1
44.8
0.1
0.6
14.8
3.0
3.8
78.8
49.8
1.6
3.7
3.2
1,604
737
250
340
125
11
150
163
6 Rick Barry
R. Barry
30
2.9
1974-75
GSW GSW
80
40.4
30.6
5.7
6.2
0.4
12.9
27.7
46.4
4.9
5.5
90.4
50.9
1.2
4.6
3,235
2,450
456
492
228
33
225
7 Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
29
2.7
1996-97
ATL ATL
78
39.2
17.4
5.3
5.9
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.2
2.8
7.7
36.6
1.7
2.2
75.3
54.8
1.5
3.8
2.4
3,056
1,354
413
463
212
20
185
141
+585
8 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
29
2.9
1994-95
CHI CHI
79
38.2
21.4
8.1
5.2
1.1
8.0
16.7
48.0
1.4
4.0
34.5
4.0
5.6
71.6
55.9
2.2
5.9
3.4
3,014
1,692
639
409
232
89
271
238
9 Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
29
3.0
1993-94
SEA SEA
73
25.8
6.0
3.9
5.3
0.3
2.4
5.4
44.7
0.7
1.8
39.1
0.4
0.8
56.4
52.0
0.7
3.2
1.7
1,887
437
283
387
216
22
126
201
10 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29
2.8
1992-93
CHI CHI
78
39.3
32.6
6.7
5.5
0.8
12.7
25.7
49.5
1.0
2.9
35.2
6.1
7.3
83.7
56.4
1.7
5.0
2.7
3,067
2,541
522
428
221
61
207
188
11 Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
29
2.6
1991-92
MIL MIL
82
30.0
12.3
4.3
4.4
0.4
4.8
11.2
43.0
0.8
2.6
31.9
1.8
2.4
76.3
50.0
2.1
2.1
2.7
2,463
1,010
350
360
210
32
223
263
12 John Stockton
J. Stockton
29
3.0
1991-92
UTA UTA
82
36.6
15.8
3.3
13.7
0.3
5.5
11.5
48.2
1.0
2.5
40.7
3.8
4.5
84.2
59.0
0.8
2.5
3.5
3,002
1,297
270
1,126
244
22
286
234
13 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
29
2.5
1985-86
PHI PHI
82
39.9
15.4
2.9
9.2
0.3
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.2
23.5
3.4
4.1
84.2
59.7
0.7
2.2
2.9
3,270
1,266
235
753
207
27
238
160
14 Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
29
3.0
1984-85
NJN NJN
82
38.1
20.1
5.6
8.2
0.3
8.4
17.9
46.9
0.4
1.4
25.2
2.9
3.8
76.7
51.3
1.9
3.7
3.0
3,127
1,649
457
669
243
22
249
277
15 Rickey Green
R. Green
29
2.7
1983-84
UTA UTA
81
34.2
13.2
2.8
9.2
0.2
5.4
11.2
48.6
0.0
0.2
11.8
2.4
2.9
82.1
53.2
0.7
2.1
2.1
2,768
1,072
230
748
215
13
172
155
16 Eddie Jones
E. Jones
28
2.7
1999-00
CHA CHA
72
39.0
20.1
4.8
4.2
0.7
6.6
15.5
42.7
1.8
4.7
37.5
5.0
5.8
86.4
55.5
1.1
3.6
2.2
2,807
1,446
343
305
192
49
160
176
+358
17 Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
28
2.6
1995-96
ATL ATL
81
35.7
15.7
4.1
5.9
0.2
5.6
13.9
40.5
2.9
7.7
37.1
1.6
2.1
74.7
52.9
1.4
2.7
2.3
2,893
1,268
332
478
212
17
188
151
18 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
28
2.9
1993-94
CHI CHI
72
38.3
22.0
8.7
5.6
0.8
8.7
17.8
49.1
0.9
2.7
32.0
3.8
5.7
66.0
54.4
2.4
6.3
3.2
2,759
1,587
629
403
211
58
232
227
19 Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
28
3.0
1990-91
MIL MIL
81
32.1
13.6
5.7
5.5
0.2
5.4
11.2
48.5
0.3
0.8
36.5
2.5
3.2
75.7
53.8
2.4
3.3
2.6
2,598
1,098
459
444
246
16
212
273
20 John Stockton
J. Stockton
28
2.9
1990-91
UTA UTA
82
37.8
17.2
2.9
14.2
0.2
6.0
11.9
50.7
0.7
2.0
34.5
4.4
5.3
83.6
60.4
0.6
2.3
3.6
3,103
1,413
237
1,164
234
16
298
233
21 Fat Lever
F. Lever
28
2.7
1988-89
DEN DEN
71
38.7
19.8
9.3
7.9
0.3
7.9
17.2
45.7
0.3
0.9
34.8
3.8
4.8
78.5
51.3
2.6
6.7
2.2
2,745
1,409
662
559
195
20
157
178
22 Rickey Green
R. Green
28
2.8
1982-83
UTA UTA
78
35.7
14.3
2.9
8.9
0.1
5.9
12.1
49.3
0.0
0.2
15.4
2.4
3.0
79.7
53.4
0.8
2.1
2.8
2,783
1,115
223
697
220
4
222
154
23 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
27
2.7
2002-03
PHI PHI
82
42.5
27.6
4.2
5.5
0.2
9.8
23.7
41.4
1.0
3.7
27.7
7.0
9.0
77.4
50.0
0.8
3.4
3.5
3,485
2,262
344
454
225
13
286
149
+184
24 Eddie Jones
E. Jones
27
2.5
1998-99
TOT
50
37.6
15.6
3.9
3.7
1.2
5.2
11.9
43.7
1.0
2.8
33.8
4.2
5.4
78.2
54.6
1.0
2.9
1.9
1,881
780
194
186
125
58
93
128
+198
25 Gary Payton
G. Payton
27
2.9
1995-96
SEA SEA
81
39.0
19.3
4.2
7.5
0.2
7.6
15.8
48.4
1.2
3.7
32.8
2.8
3.8
74.8
55.4
1.3
2.9
3.2
3,162
1,563
339
608
231
19
260
221
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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