what center has the highest career steal per game

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most career steals per game by a center, with 1.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
What center has the highest career steal per game with a minimum of 400 games played?
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.7
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.4
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
3DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
1.3
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
4Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.3
951
30.3
6.0
9.9
1.4
2.0
2.5
5.2
47.3
0.0
0.1
13.7
1.1
2.6
41.1
47.2
3.3
6.7
1.0
28,812
5,699
9,455
1,326
1,249
1,932
960
1,834
+1643
5Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
1.3
761
30.8
9.5
9.0
4.3
1.5
3.8
8.7
44.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.7
2.2
6.9
2.2
23,463
7,206
6,873
3,275
999
1,160
978
2,636
6Alvan Adams
A. Adams
1.3
988
27.5
14.1
7.0
4.1
0.8
5.8
11.6
49.8
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.5
3.2
78.8
54.1
2.0
5.0
2.6
27,203
13,910
6,937
4,012
1,289
808
2,194
3,214
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.3
796
31.9
22.2
11.0
7.4
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
25,407
17,673
8,787
5,915
1,022
577
2,369
2,132
+4502
8Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1.2
953
26.4
12.2
12.0
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.5
54.0
0.0
0.2
19.3
1.9
4.0
48.8
54.4
4.1
7.8
1.8
25,172
11,612
11,395
1,155
1,162
1,186
1,670
2,701
-949
9Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1.1
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
9.8
2.2
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
10Vlade Divac
V. Divac
1.1
1,134
29.8
11.8
8.2
3.1
1.4
4.6
9.3
49.5
0.1
0.4
23.5
2.5
3.7
69.2
54.3
2.5
5.7
2.2
33,838
13,398
9,326
3,541
1,288
1,631
2,470
3,609
+2228
11Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
1.1
716
33.3
19.5
9.4
3.3
1.5
7.8
14.9
52.8
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.8
5.0
77.0
57.2
2.6
6.8
2.6
23,844
13,984
6,696
2,353
777
1,100
1,112
2,201
12Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1.1
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
8.4
1.9
20,468
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
13Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
1.1
562
30.4
15.9
8.9
3.3
0.8
6.0
11.6
51.9
0.4
1.1
32.0
3.5
4.6
75.3
58.2
2.2
6.7
2.0
17,083
8,908
5,028
1,869
597
464
1,152
1,325
+1075
14Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
1.1
943
33.7
16.0
10.0
3.3
1.0
5.9
12.7
46.2
0.2
0.7
33.1
4.0
4.7
84.8
54.0
2.3
7.7
2.4
31,782
15,059
9,429
3,075
1,001
928
2,243
3,263
15Nene
Nene
1.0
706
25.2
11.0
6.1
1.6
0.8
4.2
7.4
56.7
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.6
3.9
66.3
60.3
1.8
4.2
1.6
17,818
7,744
4,279
1,098
740
574
1,123
2,138
+1537
16Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
1.0
495
25.9
12.2
7.7
2.1
0.6
4.9
9.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
6.3
2.4
3.3
70.3
55.9
2.7
5.1
1.8
12,843
6,055
3,829
1,063
511
292
883
1,082
-817
17Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
1.0
403
31.2
13.2
7.8
2.3
0.9
5.0
10.3
48.4
0.0
0.1
17.9
3.2
4.0
79.6
54.7
1.9
5.9
1.9
12,591
5,323
3,131
938
415
380
777
1,435
18Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
1.0
628
33.2
18.3
7.8
1.8
1.6
7.4
15.4
47.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.8
74.5
52.3
2.5
5.3
2.9
20,834
11,479
4,915
1,151
637
1,016
1,800
2,017
19Marcus Camby
M. Camby
1.0
790
29.6
9.6
10.0
1.9
2.4
3.9
8.3
47.0
0.0
0.1
20.3
1.8
2.6
68.5
50.9
2.6
7.4
1.4
23,423
7,612
7,923
1,528
775
1,881
1,098
2,195
+280
20Dan Issel
D. Issel
1.0
718
31.1
20.4
7.9
2.5
0.6
7.6
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.2
25.3
5.3
6.6
79.7
57.2
2.3
5.6
2.0
22,342
14,659
5,707
1,804
698
396
1,281
2,022
21Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
0.9
609
33.7
23.3
10.1
2.3
1.6
9.1
17.9
51.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.0
6.5
76.6
56.0
2.5
7.6
2.3
20,507
14,178
6,163
1,379
577
984
687
2,001
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
0.9
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
7.6
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
1,160
3,189
2,527
3,667
23Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
0.9
1,120
34.3
20.9
9.9
1.9
2.5
8.2
16.2
50.4
0.0
0.1
16.1
4.6
6.1
74.1
55.3
2.3
7.6
3.0
38,388
23,459
11,052
2,111
1,047
2,747
3,308
3,786
+412
24Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
0.9
631
24.5
11.8
8.9
2.6
1.1
4.6
9.2
50.2
0.2
0.8
29.4
2.3
3.5
66.1
54.8
2.5
6.4
2.2
15,429
7,438
5,644
1,664
588
669
1,362
1,990
+698
25Oliver Miller
O. Miller
0.9
493
23.0
7.4
5.9
2.2
1.5
3.1
5.8
53.4
0.0
0.1
11.6
1.1
1.7
63.9
55.7
1.9
4.0
1.9
11,338
3,625
2,893
1,061
455
758
921
1,460
-228
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