rockets player most steals per game in a season

Hakeem Olajuwon has gotten the most steals per game for the Rockets in a season, with 2.6 per game in 1988-89.

Interpreted as:
rockets player most steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in a season
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.6
1988-89
82
36.9
24.8
13.5
1.8
3.4
9.6
19.0
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.5
8.0
69.6
55.2
4.1
9.4
3.4
3,024
2,034
1,105
149
213
282
275
329
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.2
1990-91
56
36.8
21.2
13.8
2.3
3.9
8.7
17.1
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.8
4.9
76.9
54.9
3.9
9.8
3.1
2,062
1,187
770
131
121
221
174
221
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.1
1989-90
82
38.1
24.3
14.0
2.9
4.6
9.8
19.6
50.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.7
6.5
71.3
54.1
3.6
10.4
3.9
3,124
1,995
1,149
234
174
376
316
314
4Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
2.1
1982-83
79
32.9
14.8
2.5
6.7
0.2
5.6
13.4
41.5
0.5
2.2
24.0
3.1
3.8
83.2
49.0
0.8
1.7
2.5
2,602
1,167
195
530
165
14
198
215
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.1
1987-88
79
35.8
22.8
12.1
2.1
2.7
9.0
17.5
51.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.9
69.5
55.5
3.8
8.3
3.1
2,825
1,805
959
163
162
214
243
324
6James Harden
J. Harden
2.0
2018-19
78
36.8
36.1
6.6
7.5
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
9.7
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
2,867
2,818
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
7Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1995-96
52
38.4
19.3
7.2
5.8
0.5
6.4
14.7
43.3
1.5
4.5
33.2
5.1
6.5
78.4
55.1
1.9
5.3
2.6
1,997
1,005
373
302
105
24
134
153
8Robert Reid
R. Reid
2.0
1980-81
82
36.1
15.9
7.1
4.2
0.8
6.5
13.6
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.7
75.6
52.2
2.0
5.1
2.4
2,963
1,301
583
344
163
66
198
325
9Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
2.0
2015-16
81
34.8
12.7
4.5
2.3
0.3
4.4
10.6
41.6
2.3
6.2
37.1
1.6
2.0
78.3
55.1
0.8
3.7
1.4
2,818
1,025
366
188
160
26
113
177
+41
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.0
1985-86
68
36.3
23.5
11.5
2.0
3.4
9.2
17.5
52.6
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.9
64.5
56.0
4.9
6.6
2.9
2,467
1,597
781
137
134
231
195
271
11Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
2018-19
58
32.0
15.6
4.6
8.2
0.3
5.2
12.4
41.9
2.2
6.1
35.8
3.0
3.5
86.2
56.0
0.6
3.9
2.6
1,857
906
265
473
114
18
152
146
+300
12Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.0
1998-99
50
40.2
14.5
6.5
5.9
0.7
5.2
12.1
43.2
1.4
4.2
34.0
2.6
3.7
72.1
53.0
1.3
5.2
3.2
2,011
726
323
293
98
37
159
118
+62
13John Lucas
J. Lucas
2.0
1977-78
82
35.8
12.4
3.1
9.4
0.1
5.0
11.5
43.5
2.4
3.0
77.2
48.1
0.6
2.5
2.6
2,933
1,017
255
768
160
9
213
208
14Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1.9
1973-74
81
36.1
20.4
2.3
7.4
0.0
8.3
15.9
52.2
3.8
4.4
86.8
57.3
0.6
1.7
2,922
1,652
188
603
157
4
310
15Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1.9
1996-97
62
36.6
18.0
6.0
5.7
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.2
1.9
5.4
35.5
3.2
4.3
75.0
54.8
1.9
4.1
2.5
2,271
1,114
373
354
119
36
156
151
+365
16James Harden
J. Harden
1.9
2014-15
81
36.8
27.4
5.7
7.0
0.7
8.0
18.1
44.0
2.6
6.9
37.5
8.8
10.2
86.8
60.5
0.9
4.7
4.0
2,981
2,217
459
565
154
60
321
208
+335
17Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
1.9
1981-82
79
27.2
10.9
2.1
5.8
0.2
4.7
10.0
46.7
0.1
0.4
29.0
1.5
1.7
85.2
50.7
0.6
1.5
1.9
2,150
864
168
457
150
15
153
182
18Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1.9
1979-80
76
35.2
20.0
2.0
3.9
0.1
8.2
16.7
49.3
0.0
0.3
4.0
3.6
4.0
89.7
54.3
0.9
1.1
2.1
2,676
1,520
150
299
143
9
162
269
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.9
1986-87
75
36.8
23.4
11.4
2.9
3.4
9.0
17.8
50.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.3
7.6
70.2
55.4
4.2
7.2
3.0
2,760
1,755
858
220
140
254
228
294
20Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
1.9
2014-15
82
35.7
12.8
5.6
2.5
0.2
4.5
11.1
40.2
2.4
6.8
35.0
1.5
1.7
85.3
53.9
0.9
4.7
1.7
2,930
1,048
459
209
152
17
141
186
+235
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1994-95
72
39.6
27.8
10.8
3.5
3.4
11.1
21.5
51.7
0.0
0.2
18.8
5.6
7.5
75.6
56.3
2.4
8.4
3.3
2,853
2,005
775
255
133
242
237
250
22Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1.8
1975-76
82
36.5
21.0
2.5
7.3
0.1
8.2
16.7
49.3
4.5
5.0
90.7
55.6
0.6
1.9
2,995
1,722
209
596
151
6
294
23James Harden
J. Harden
1.8
2019-20
68
36.5
34.3
6.6
7.5
0.9
9.9
22.3
44.4
4.4
12.4
35.5
10.2
11.8
86.5
62.6
1.0
5.5
4.5
2,483
2,335
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
24Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
1.8
2016-17
80
34.7
11.7
5.7
2.2
0.3
4.1
10.0
40.9
2.4
6.9
34.4
1.2
1.6
73.8
54.8
0.7
5.1
0.9
2,773
936
458
175
147
20
73
133
+367
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1992-93
82
39.5
26.1
13.0
3.5
4.2
10.3
19.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.4
7.0
77.9
57.7
3.5
9.6
3.2
3,242
2,140
1,068
291
150
342
262
305
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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