what player averaged the most steals per 48 minutes in a season

48 in a season, with 0.08 in 1998-99.

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2,000+ minutes per 82 team games

	NAME	SPG/(MIN/48)	SPG	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kendall Gill K. Gill	0.08	2.7	1,606	1998-99	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	588	244	123	134	26	71	162	-138
2	George Lynch G. Lynch	0.07	2.0	1,315	1998-99	PHI	43	30.6	8.3	6.5	1.8	0.5	3.4	8.1	42.1	0.2	0.5	39.1	1.2	2.0	63.1	46.1	2.6	3.9	1.8	356	279	76	85	22	79	142	+109
3	Darrell Armstrong D. Armstrong	0.07	2.2	1,502	1998-99	ORL	50	30.0	13.8	3.6	6.7	0.1	4.6	10.4	44.1	1.4	3.8	36.5	3.2	3.6	90.4	57.5	1.1	2.5	3.2	690	180	335	108	4	158	90	+191
4	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	0.07	2.8	2,076	1982-83	TOT	64	32.4	12.6	4.6	6.8	0.4	5.4	12.7	42.5	0.1	0.8	15.7	1.7	2.5	65.0	45.4	1.8	2.8	3.8	806	295	432	182	24	244	240
5	Eddie Jones E. Jones	0.06	2.5	1,881	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	780	194	186	125	58	93	128	+198
6	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	0.06	3.0	2,287	1988-89	SAS	65	35.2	17.3	5.9	6.0	0.6	7.2	14.8	48.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.8	3.9	72.3	52.3	2.4	3.5	3.6	1,122	384	393	197	36	231	259
7	Charlie Ward C. Ward	0.06	2.1	1,556	1998-99	NYK	50	31.1	7.6	3.4	5.4	0.2	2.7	6.7	40.4	1.1	3.0	35.6	1.1	1.6	70.5	51.3	0.5	3.0	2.6	378	172	271	103	8	131	105	+77
8	Doug Christie D. Christie	0.06	2.3	1,768	1998-99	TOR	50	35.4	15.2	4.1	3.7	0.5	5.0	13.0	38.8	1.0	3.2	30.4	4.1	4.9	84.1	50.1	1.2	3.0	2.4	760	207	187	113	26	119	111	-111
9	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	0.06	3.7	2,878	1985-86	SAS	82	35.1	17.0	6.3	5.5	0.5	6.9	13.3	51.4	0.1	0.4	27.6	3.2	4.0	79.5	56.3	2.2	4.0	3.1	1,392	516	448	301	40	256	296
10	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	0.06	2.6	2,027	1979-80	IND	82	24.7	8.4	2.7	3.1	0.6	3.4	7.4	45.2	0.0	0.1	40.0	1.7	2.1	78.2	50.2	0.8	1.9	2.0	688	223	252	211	48	166	194
11	Larry Hughes L. Hughes	0.06	2.9	2,358	2004-05	WAS	61	38.7	22.0	6.3	4.7	0.3	7.7	17.8	43.0	1.0	3.4	28.2	5.8	7.4	77.7	52.3	1.2	5.0	2.5	1,345	382	285	176	18	153	168	+90
12	Eric Snow E. Snow	0.06	2.1	1,716	1998-99	PHI	48	35.8	8.6	3.4	6.3	0.0	3.1	7.3	42.8	0.1	0.4	23.8	2.3	3.1	73.3	49.9	0.5	2.9	2.3	413	162	301	100	1	111	149	+130
13	Tyrone Nesby T. Nesby	0.06	1.5	1,288	1998-99	LAC	50	25.8	10.1	3.5	1.6	0.4	3.6	8.1	44.9	0.7	1.9	36.5	2.1	2.7	78.2	54.3	1.1	2.4	1.1	503	175	82	77	20	53	143	-149
14	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	0.06	3.2	2,697	1986-87	SAS	81	33.3	17.7	5.2	5.2	0.4	7.3	15.6	46.6	0.2	0.6	27.1	3.0	4.0	75.3	51.0	2.3	2.9	3.0	1,435	424	421	260	35	243	264
15	Don Buse D. Buse	0.06	3.5	2,947	1976-77	IND	81	36.4	8.0	3.3	8.5	0.2	3.3	7.9	41.6				1.4	1.8	78.6	46.0	0.8	2.5		646	270	685	281	16		129
16	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	0.06	2.4	2,040	2003-04	PHI	48	42.5	26.4	3.7	6.8	0.1	9.1	23.4	38.7	1.2	4.1	28.6	7.1	9.5	74.5	47.8	0.7	3.0	4.4	1,266	178	324	115	5	209	87	-91
17	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	0.06	3.0	2,571	2024-25	ATL	76	33.8	14.1	5.9	4.4	0.7	6.0	12.1	49.3	1.1	3.1	34.0	1.1	1.8	59.3	54.5	1.6	4.3	2.0	1,073	449	333	229	55	155	175	-65
18	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	0.06	2.1	1,763	1998-99	ATL	48	36.7	13.3	4.7	5.8	0.2	5.1	13.6	37.9	1.6	5.2	30.7	1.4	1.9	75.8	46.3	0.9	3.7	2.4	640	224	278	99	9	115	61	+220
19	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	0.06	3.0	2,598	1990-91	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	1,098	459	444	246	16	212	273
20	Chris Paul C. Paul	0.06	2.5	2,181	2011-12	LAC	60	36.4	19.8	3.6	9.1	0.1	7.1	14.8	47.8	1.3	3.6	37.1	4.3	5.0	86.1	58.1	0.7	2.9	2.1	1,189	213	543	152	4	124	138	+326
21	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	0.06	2.4	2,095	1976-77	MIL	79	26.5	8.6	3.3	4.7	0.3	3.8	8.7	43.4				1.1	1.9	53.9	45.0	1.2	2.2		681	264	372	192	21		291
22	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	0.06	2.5	2,156	1981-82	MIL	70	30.8	12.9	3.6	4.7	0.0	5.7	11.7	48.2	0.1	0.2	26.7	1.6	2.4	65.5	50.6	1.1	2.5	2.6	906	250	328	174	3	180	218
23	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	0.06	2.3	1,990	1998-99	PHI	48	41.5	26.8	4.9	4.6	0.1	9.1	22.0	41.2	1.2	4.1	29.1	7.4	9.9	75.1	50.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1,284	236	223	110	7	167	98	+185
24	John Stockton J. Stockton	0.06	1.6	1,410	1998-99	UTA	50	28.2	11.1	2.9	7.5	0.3	4.0	8.2	48.8	0.3	1.0	32.0	2.7	3.4	81.1	57.1	0.6	2.3	2.2	553	146	374	81	13	110	107	+304
25	Slick Watts S. Watts	0.06	3.2	2,776	1975-76	SEA	82	33.9	13.0	4.5	8.1	0.2	5.3	12.4	42.7				2.4	4.2	57.8	45.7	1.4	3.1		1,065	365	661	261	16		270

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Team Rankings

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11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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RPG Leaders

12.9

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

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8.3

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2.0

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2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

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3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

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120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

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8.3

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8.1

6.5

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22-60

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Dončić

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Dončić

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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
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
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7	Suns - x	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