steals average rankings among forwards in nba history

Rick Barry has averaged the most career steals per game by a forward, with 2.0 per game.

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steals with a minimum of 400 games played average rankings among forwards in NBA history

	NAME	SPG	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	Rick Barry R. Barry	2.0	554	35.4	21.2	5.2	5.7	0.5	8.6	19.1	44.9	1.0	3.1	33.0	3.9	4.2	91.6	50.5	0.9	4.3	2.5	19,585	11,729	2,876	3,163	1,104	269	574	1,464
2	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.0	1,178	34.9	16.1	6.4	5.2	0.8	6.3	13.3	47.3	0.8	2.5	32.6	2.7	3.8	70.4	53.6	1.8	4.6	2.8	41,069	18,940	7,494	6,135	2,307	947	3,257	3,329	+2022
3	Julius Erving J. Erving	1.9	702	34.6	22.8	7.1	4.0	1.6	9.0	17.6	51.2	0.0	0.2	25.3	4.8	6.2	77.4	56.2	2.5	4.5	3.1	24,285	16,019	4,967	2,785	1,319	1,117	1,951	1,953
4	Paul George P. George	1.8	770	35.1	22.1	6.5	4.0	0.4	7.6	17.2	43.9	2.8	7.3	38.4	4.2	4.9	85.5	57.1	0.8	5.7	2.8	27,009	17,031	5,014	3,094	1,363	333	2,175	2,071	+2975
5	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	1.7	528	30.7	17.2	9.8	3.8	0.4	6.4	14.3	44.8	0.0	0.1	8.0	4.4	6.7	65.1	49.8	3.0	6.8	3.5	16,194	9,090	5,177	1,985	923	236	1,291	1,984
6	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	1.7	991	31.7	13.2	4.5	2.7	0.5	4.7	11.4	41.4	1.2	3.4	33.9	2.6	3.6	71.5	50.8	1.2	3.3	1.8	31,440	13,058	4,448	2,631	1,721	522	1,791	2,586	+1818
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.7	897	38.4	24.3	10.0	6.3	0.8	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	88.6	56.4	2.0	8.0	3.1	34,443	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	2,816	2,279
8	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1.7	798	31.8	20.7	6.4	3.1	0.6	7.5	15.0	49.9	1.7	4.4	39.1	4.0	4.7	86.3	60.7	1.2	5.2	1.7	25,366	16,546	5,075	2,470	1,377	498	1,345	1,303	+4937
9	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	1.7	802	34.7	19.5	4.6	3.8	0.6	7.4	14.3	51.2	0.9	2.4	38.9	3.9	4.5	86.7	59.8	1.2	3.4	2.6	27,813	15,659	3,662	3,047	1,334	481	2,058	1,643	+243
10	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1.6	607	32.7	19.2	5.6	4.9	0.4	6.2	12.7	48.5	0.7	2.2	33.3	6.1	7.2	85.3	60.4	1.9	3.7	1.7	19,871	11,664	3,421	2,947	977	243	1,010	806	+1810
11	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1.5	1,073	36.7	22.1	11.7	3.9	0.8	7.9	14.5	54.1	0.5	1.9	26.6	5.9	8.1	73.5	61.2	4.0	7.7	3.1	39,330	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,648	888	3,376	3,287	+532
12	Robert Covington R. Covington	1.5	614	28.2	10.8	5.5	1.4	0.9	3.6	8.9	40.9	2.1	5.7	36.2	1.5	1.8	81.1	55.7	0.9	4.6	1.4	17,326	6,637	3,385	884	938	578	861	1,738	+416
13	LeBron James L. James	1.5	1,498	37.7	27.1	7.6	7.5	0.7	10.0	19.5	51.1	1.6	4.7	35.0	5.6	7.6	73.7	59.5	1.1	6.4	3.5	56,405	40,660	11,317	11,201	2,239	1,102	5,209	2,643	+7365
14	Shawn Marion S. Marion	1.5	1,082	34.0	14.7	8.4	1.9	1.0	6.1	12.7	48.0	0.6	1.9	33.1	1.9	2.4	81.0	53.7	2.3	6.2	1.5	36,834	15,931	9,142	2,055	1,599	1,096	1,625	2,312	+1559
15	Chris Webber C. Webber	1.5	675	37.7	21.1	10.0	4.4	1.3	8.8	18.7	47.2	0.3	1.0	30.0	3.2	4.7	66.9	50.8	2.6	7.3	2.8	25,474	14,259	6,724	2,963	989	906	1,911	2,167	+1526
16	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	1.5	1,118	29.4	10.4	4.8	2.1	0.3	3.7	8.8	42.2	1.4	4.1	35.1	1.5	2.1	73.1	53.5	1.0	3.8	1.3	32,912	11,593	5,356	2,379	1,628	355	1,473	2,205	+936
17	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	1.4	832	29.7	11.9	5.8	2.1	0.8	4.2	9.0	46.9	0.5	1.6	31.2	3.0	4.2	70.9	54.9	1.4	4.4	1.8	24,731	9,933	4,838	1,725	1,200	681	1,486	1,829	-176
18	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	1.4	763	30.9	13.0	7.3	2.8	0.6	5.1	11.3	45.1	0.3	1.0	28.4	2.5	3.4	75.7	50.9	2.1	5.2	2.3	23,556	9,895	5,589	2,140	1,079	492	1,735	1,884	-131
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	1.4	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	54,852	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
20	John Drew J. Drew	1.4	639	30.6	21.2	7.3	1.6	0.3	7.6	16.2	47.1	0.0	0.1	12.9	6.0	8.0	74.4	53.8	3.1	4.2	2.8	19,568	13,553	4,668	1,054	894	189	1,168	2,368
21	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	1.4	797	30.0	11.8	5.5	2.7	1.8	3.9	8.3	47.4	0.5	1.5	31.0	3.5	4.6	75.4	57.1	1.8	3.7	1.9	23,916	9,431	4,352	2,169	1,097	1,461	1,518	1,605	+1445
22	Thaddeus Young T. Young	1.4	1,172	28.2	12.1	5.6	1.8	0.4	5.2	10.4	50.3	0.4	1.4	32.8	1.2	1.8	66.1	54.1	2.0	3.7	1.4	33,012	14,225	6,614	2,135	1,612	458	1,641	2,486	-276
23	Bobby Jones B. Jones	1.4	774	26.1	11.5	5.5	2.4	1.3	4.4	8.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	3.5	78.0	60.4	1.7	3.8	1.8	20,177	8,911	4,256	1,888	1,050	982	1,217	2,104
24	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	1.3	848	31.3	11.2	4.7	4.3	0.5	4.1	8.9	46.3	0.9	2.8	33.1	2.1	3.0	69.1	55.0	0.8	3.9	1.7	26,555	9,521	4,024	3,639	1,144	444	1,414	1,361	+2956
25	Gar Heard G. Heard	1.3	583	26.6	8.9	8.0	1.8	1.3	3.7	8.9	41.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.5	2.2	65.8	44.9	2.3	5.7	1.2	15,493	5,167	4,653	1,060	784	780	349	1,711

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APG Leaders

10.7

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SPG Leaders

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38.0

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0