small forward steal leaders 2022

Herbert Jones averaged the most steals per game by a small forward in 2021-22, with 1.7 per game in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
small forward steal with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders 2022
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.7
2021-22
78
29.9
9.5
3.8
2.1
0.8
3.5
7.4
47.6
0.7
2.2
33.7
1.8
2.1
84.0
57.3
1.3
2.5
1.3
2,335
742
296
167
130
60
100
238
+68
2Robert Covington
R. Covington
1.5
2021-22
TOT
71
27.3
8.5
5.5
1.3
1.3
2.9
7.0
42.0
1.8
4.8
37.8
0.8
1.0
84.1
57.2
0.8
4.7
1.1
1,939
604
391
92
103
91
75
190
+38
3Jae Crowder
J. Crowder
1.4
2021-22
67
28.1
9.4
5.3
1.9
0.4
3.2
8.1
39.9
1.9
5.4
34.8
1.1
1.3
78.9
54.1
0.4
4.8
0.8
1,886
632
354
124
95
30
55
173
+395
4Cody Martin
C. Martin
1.2
2021-22
71
26.3
7.7
4.0
2.5
0.5
2.9
6.0
48.2
0.9
2.2
38.4
1.1
1.5
70.1
57.9
1.2
2.9
0.9
1,865
544
285
179
88
32
61
116
-28
5Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
1.2
2021-22
82
34.8
14.2
4.2
2.3
0.4
5.6
10.5
53.4
1.4
3.8
36.9
1.6
1.9
83.4
62.7
0.9
3.3
0.8
2,854
1,162
347
185
96
36
68
150
+576
6Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
1.2
2021-22
66
32.4
20.1
5.4
5.4
0.3
6.8
15.5
44.3
2.5
6.6
37.3
3.9
4.4
89.0
57.7
0.6
4.8
2.9
2,141
1,325
356
358
76
18
190
160
+302
7Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
1.1
2021-22
77
31.2
7.4
4.8
2.5
0.4
2.6
5.8
45.7
1.5
4.0
38.9
0.6
0.7
80.4
60.8
0.8
3.9
1.0
2,405
570
368
191
86
32
79
183
+231
8Kyle Anderson
K. Anderson
1.1
2021-22
69
21.5
7.6
5.3
2.7
0.7
3.0
6.8
44.6
0.5
1.6
33.0
1.0
1.5
63.8
50.6
1.0
4.3
1.0
1,483
521
368
183
77
45
71
108
+59
9Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
1.1
2021-22
74
35.4
15.3
7.5
3.5
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
10Otto Porter Jr.
O. Porter Jr.
1.1
2021-22
63
22.1
8.2
5.7
1.5
0.5
3.1
6.6
46.4
1.3
3.4
37.0
0.8
1.0
80.3
58.1
1.4
4.4
0.6
1,395
515
362
94
68
29
37
83
+232
11Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
1.1
2021-22
66
33.6
23.6
6.1
3.5
0.3
8.7
18.4
47.3
2.5
7.0
35.8
3.7
4.8
75.8
57.4
0.8
5.3
2.7
2,220
1,559
404
231
70
18
178
163
+453
12Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
1.0
2021-22
73
31.9
17.2
4.5
2.2
0.7
6.5
14.0
46.6
2.2
5.5
39.3
2.0
3.2
63.4
56.0
1.2
3.3
1.5
2,329
1,256
325
161
76
51
111
158
+265
13Kelly Oubre Jr.
K. Oubre Jr.
1.0
2021-22
76
26.3
15.0
4.0
1.1
0.4
5.4
12.3
44.0
2.5
7.3
34.5
1.7
2.5
66.7
56.0
1.0
2.9
0.9
1,999
1,137
302
84
77
31
67
189
-25
14Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
1.0
2021-22
76
35.9
26.9
8.0
4.4
0.6
9.3
20.6
45.3
3.0
8.6
35.3
5.3
6.2
85.3
57.8
1.1
6.9
2.9
2,731
2,046
609
334
75
49
217
174
+667
15Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
1.0
2021-22
59
24.8
8.3
4.3
1.7
0.7
3.0
6.6
46.3
1.8
4.6
40.0
0.4
0.6
65.8
60.8
0.5
3.8
0.7
1,462
491
254
100
58
42
40
80
-128
16Caleb Martin
C. Martin
1.0
2021-22
60
22.9
9.2
3.8
1.1
0.5
3.5
6.8
50.7
1.1
2.6
41.3
1.2
1.6
76.3
61.1
1.2
2.7
0.9
1,372
551
230
64
58
30
52
104
+157
17Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
0.9
2021-22
80
35.5
20.2
7.0
3.8
0.8
7.5
15.2
49.1
1.9
5.8
33.1
3.3
4.2
80.2
59.3
1.1
5.9
1.9
2,837
1,613
559
300
74
67
150
193
+142
18Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
0.9
2021-22
78
26.4
11.8
5.4
2.8
0.5
4.7
9.3
49.8
0.8
2.6
31.2
1.7
2.4
70.7
56.7
1.7
3.7
1.8
2,056
919
420
222
72
41
139
286
-406
19Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
0.9
2021-22
82
33.0
16.1
5.4
2.8
0.2
5.5
13.9
39.6
2.6
7.4
34.6
2.6
3.1
82.7
52.9
1.3
4.1
1.2
2,704
1,321
441
233
73
16
96
128
-499
20Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
0.9
2021-22
79
30.7
15.2
4.5
2.9
0.4
5.8
12.3
46.8
1.2
3.4
35.4
2.4
2.8
86.3
55.9
1.1
3.4
1.5
2,429
1,197
356
231
68
34
119
164
-243
21P.J. Tucker
P.J. Tucker
0.8
2021-22
71
27.9
7.6
5.5
2.1
0.2
2.9
6.0
48.4
1.1
2.7
41.5
0.6
0.9
73.8
59.3
1.4
4.0
0.9
1,981
539
387
149
58
15
66
161
+230
22Cedi Osman
C. Osman
0.8
2021-22
66
22.2
10.7
2.2
2.0
0.2
3.7
8.7
43.2
1.9
5.4
35.7
1.3
2.0
66.4
56.3
0.4
1.8
1.0
1,462
709
146
135
52
10
67
127
-57
23Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
0.8
2021-22
75
31.9
17.0
6.1
2.1
0.2
6.3
13.5
46.6
2.1
5.3
39.8
2.4
3.1
75.6
57.4
1.1
5.0
1.2
2,392
1,278
457
158
58
14
92
148
+75
24Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
0.7
2021-22
82
24.2
8.4
5.2
2.0
0.5
3.0
7.1
43.2
1.0
3.2
31.7
1.3
1.7
75.7
53.6
0.6
4.5
1.1
1,984
685
425
167
59
44
87
190
-65
25Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
0.7
2021-22
77
33.6
16.4
5.6
2.4
0.2
5.1
10.8
46.9
1.8
4.7
39.4
4.4
5.4
82.6
62.3
1.1
4.5
1.5
2,587
1,265
432
186
53
14
118
94
-374
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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3
54
28
.659
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53
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.549
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22.0
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