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?
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 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
2 Hakeem 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
3 Charles 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
4 Chris 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
5 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
6 Tom 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
7 David 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
8 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
9 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
10 Draymond Green
D. Green
1.3
881
28.7
8.7
6.9
5.6
1.0
3.2
7.1
44.9
0.8
2.6
32.0
1.4
2.0
71.0
54.1
1.1
5.8
2.3
25,282
7,665
6,087
4,948
1,183
888
2,027
2,536
+4597
11 DeMarcus 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
12 Sam 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
13 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
1.3
787
34.4
24.1
10.7
2.6
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.6
5.6
7.0
79.4
59.2
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,082
18,978
8,416
2,009
1,033
1,815
1,573
1,840
+929
14 Bobby 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
15 Alvan 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
16 Kevin 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
17 Josh 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
18 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.3
745
31.7
21.8
10.9
7.2
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.0
1.1
3.0
36.0
3.9
4.8
82.4
63.8
2.7
8.3
2.9
23,639
16,210
8,141
5,383
949
536
2,177
1,996
+4071
19 Nerlens 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
20 Ben 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
21 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1.3
904
26.8
12.5
12.1
1.2
1.3
5.2
9.7
54.2
0.0
0.2
12.9
2.0
4.1
48.6
54.4
4.2
8.0
1.8
24,219
11,293
10,981
1,107
1,133
1,148
1,622
2,599
-817
22 Paul 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
23 Antoine 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
24 Grant 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
25 Kenyon 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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