which big men has most steals per game in nba history

George McGinnis has gotten the most career steals per game by a big man, with 1.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
Which big men has most steals per game with a minimum of 400 games played in NBA history?
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George 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
2Hakeem 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
3Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1.5
994
36.5
21.9
11.7
3.9
0.8
7.8
14.5
53.6
0.5
1.9
26.9
5.8
7.9
73.3
60.8
3.9
7.8
3.2
36,245
21,768
11,637
3,908
1,500
838
3,133
3,037
+532
4Chris Webber
C. Webber
1.4
831
37.1
20.7
9.8
4.2
1.4
8.7
18.1
47.9
0.3
1.1
29.9
3.0
4.7
64.9
51.3
2.7
7.0
2.8
30,847
17,182
8,124
3,526
1,197
1,200
2,313
2,700
+1550
5Karl 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
6Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
1.4
722
30.4
12.6
7.2
2.7
0.7
4.9
11.0
44.7
0.3
1.0
28.8
2.4
3.3
75.1
50.5
2.1
5.2
2.3
21,974
9,072
5,233
1,973
1,018
470
1,626
1,782
-215
7David 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
8Thaddeus 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
9Gar 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
10DeMarcus 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
11Sam 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
12Bobby Jones
B. Jones
1.3
622
26.1
11.5
5.5
2.4
1.2
4.4
8.0
54.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.5
79.0
60.3
1.7
3.8
1.8
16,239
7,181
3,409
1,498
816
770
1,127
1,707
13Draymond Green
D. Green
1.3
949
28.6
8.7
6.8
5.6
1.0
3.2
7.2
44.7
0.9
2.8
32.1
1.4
2.0
71.0
54.1
1.1
5.7
2.3
27,151
8,235
6,462
5,324
1,244
930
2,208
2,733
+4463
14Anthony Davis
A. Davis
1.3
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
15Alvan 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
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.3
810
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
25,904
18,009
8,977
6,080
1,041
589
2,420
2,169
+4626
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1.3
1,224
34.3
18.1
10.3
3.8
1.3
7.3
14.6
49.9
0.1
0.4
26.3
3.4
4.3
79.3
54.9
2.1
8.1
2.2
41,955
22,213
12,562
4,642
1,572
1,617
2,665
2,989
+4439
18Josh Smith
J. Smith
1.3
591
32.2
15.1
7.7
3.4
1.8
6.0
12.9
46.2
0.5
1.7
29.6
2.7
4.3
61.9
51.0
1.9
5.7
2.5
19,014
8,937
4,524
1,983
754
1,044
1,474
1,606
+858
19Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
1.3
467
22.0
7.1
6.1
1.1
1.5
2.9
5.4
54.6
0.0
0.0
20.0
1.3
1.9
65.5
57.3
1.9
4.1
1.3
10,281
3,338
2,834
501
588
683
593
1,192
-1287
20Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.3
1,088
29.5
5.7
9.6
1.3
2.0
2.4
5.0
47.4
0.0
0.0
13.7
1.0
2.5
41.4
47.4
3.2
6.5
1.0
32,085
6,254
10,482
1,437
1,369
2,137
1,061
2,078
+2103
21Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
1.2
1,085
28.1
13.4
7.1
2.2
1.0
5.0
10.3
48.9
0.5
1.5
34.1
2.8
3.9
73.6
55.9
2.2
4.9
1.7
30,500
14,536
7,673
2,378
1,327
1,045
1,829
3,248
+2789
22Antoine Walker
A. Walker
1.2
893
35.3
17.5
7.7
3.5
0.5
6.8
16.5
41.4
1.6
4.8
32.5
2.3
3.7
63.3
48.4
2.1
5.6
2.8
31,531
15,647
6,891
3,170
1,085
469
2,504
2,516
-1206
23Grant Long
G. Long
1.2
937
28.4
9.7
6.3
1.7
0.4
3.5
7.5
46.9
0.1
0.3
29.0
2.6
3.4
76.4
53.9
2.3
4.0
1.6
26,646
9,101
5,923
1,580
1,136
354
1,525
2,834
-72
24Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1.2
967
26.3
12.1
11.9
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.4
53.9
0.1
0.2
21.7
1.9
3.9
48.9
54.4
4.1
7.8
1.7
25,450
11,696
11,513
1,187
1,171
1,197
1,683
2,724
-903
25Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
1.2
757
30.6
12.3
6.8
1.9
1.1
5.1
10.6
48.3
0.1
0.4
23.4
2.0
3.2
62.9
51.3
1.7
5.1
1.7
23,134
9,325
5,159
1,439
893
864
1,318
2,498
+1470
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