which center averages the most steals per game basketball

Jusuf Nurkić has gotten the most steals per game by a center this season, with 1.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
Which center averages the most steals per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games basketball this regular season?
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
1.6
2025-26
UTA UTA
21
24.3
8.2
9.3
3.8
0.4
3.3
7.3
45.8
0.3
1.5
22.6
1.2
2.4
52.0
49.4
2.3
7.0
2.6
510
173
195
80
33
8
55
65
-98
2Mark Williams
M. Williams
1.4
2025-26
PHX PHX
19
24.9
12.7
8.7
1.0
0.8
5.1
7.8
65.1
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.3
76.2
68.5
3.3
5.4
1.2
474
242
165
19
26
16
22
51
+58
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.4
2025-26
DEN DEN
22
34.9
29.2
12.4
11.0
0.8
10.5
17.2
60.8
2.0
4.9
40.7
6.3
7.4
85.8
71.6
3.1
9.3
3.5
768
643
273
242
30
18
76
62
+217
4Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
1.3
2025-26
HOU HOU
19
35.9
23.1
9.1
7.1
1.0
8.5
16.8
50.5
1.1
2.7
38.5
5.1
6.8
73.8
58.2
2.9
6.2
3.3
682
438
173
135
25
19
62
64
+136
5Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
1.3
2025-26
OKC OKC
19
27.8
12.2
10.7
3.4
0.8
5.3
7.8
67.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.7
2.6
64.0
67.8
3.3
7.4
2.1
528
232
203
64
24
15
39
53
+170
6Derik Queen
D. Queen
1.0
2025-26
NOP NOP
24
24.5
12.0
6.3
3.6
0.7
4.5
9.4
48.0
0.1
0.7
11.8
3.0
3.8
78.9
54.6
1.8
4.5
2.2
589
289
150
87
25
17
53
79
-144
7Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
1.0
2025-26
MIA MIA
18
30.5
19.2
9.0
2.6
0.8
6.9
14.4
47.7
1.8
5.1
35.2
3.6
4.6
79.3
58.3
1.4
7.6
1.8
549
345
162
46
18
15
33
23
+105
8Naz Reid
N. Reid
1.0
2025-26
MIN MIN
23
25.7
13.8
5.9
2.4
0.9
5.2
11.2
46.7
2.3
6.0
39.4
1.0
1.3
76.7
58.7
1.2
4.7
1.5
590
317
135
55
23
21
34
62
+30
9Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
1.0
2025-26
MIA MIA
24
24.6
11.6
10.3
0.6
1.3
4.5
8.4
53.5
1.0
2.4
42.1
1.6
2.0
80.9
62.4
3.2
7.1
1.1
590
278
247
14
24
32
27
45
-21
10Myles Turner
M. Turner
0.9
2025-26
MIL MIL
25
28.7
12.6
5.7
1.7
1.6
4.2
9.6
43.8
2.3
5.9
39.2
1.9
2.6
72.7
58.7
1.0
4.6
1.1
718
316
142
43
23
41
27
69
-12
11Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
0.9
2025-26
ATL ATL
24
30.8
16.0
7.4
3.0
1.1
6.1
12.1
50.7
1.8
5.2
35.5
2.0
2.6
75.8
60.7
1.8
5.6
1.9
738
385
178
73
21
26
46
82
-41
12Paul Reed
P. Reed
0.8
2025-26
DET DET
18
11.9
6.7
4.6
1.2
0.7
2.8
4.4
64.6
0.3
0.7
46.2
0.7
1.1
60.0
68.3
2.0
2.6
1.1
215
120
83
22
15
13
19
29
+8
13Jakob Poeltl
J. Poeltl
0.8
2025-26
TOR TOR
17
26.2
10.2
8.2
2.4
0.6
4.4
6.1
71.2
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.6
57.8
70.3
2.9
5.2
1.5
446
174
139
40
14
10
26
60
+35
14Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
0.8
2025-26
NYK NYK
22
33.1
22.5
11.9
3.4
0.7
7.4
15.8
46.7
1.9
5.4
35.3
5.8
6.6
88.3
60.1
3.1
8.8
2.6
729
494
261
74
18
16
57
74
+168
15Day'Ron Sharpe
D. Sharpe
0.8
2025-26
BKN BKN
22
16.2
7.0
5.4
1.8
0.5
2.6
4.3
60.0
0.2
0.8
27.8
1.6
2.7
59.3
63.7
2.0
3.3
1.8
356
154
118
39
18
12
40
47
-47
16Alex Sarr
A. Sarr
0.8
2025-26
WAS WAS
16
29.7
19.1
8.6
3.3
2.0
7.8
15.1
51.5
1.1
3.3
34.6
2.4
3.8
63.9
56.9
2.4
6.2
2.1
475
305
137
52
13
32
34
33
-103
17Isaiah Jackson
I. Jackson
0.8
2025-26
IND IND
23
19.0
8.1
5.6
0.9
0.7
3.1
5.1
61.5
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.3
77.8
66.1
2.3
3.2
1.2
437
186
128
20
18
17
27
72
-75
18Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
0.8
2025-26
CHI CHI
21
30.7
16.2
9.6
3.4
0.3
6.4
13.2
48.7
1.9
4.9
39.2
1.4
1.8
78.9
57.9
2.4
7.2
1.8
645
340
202
71
16
7
37
51
-58
19Jalen Duren
J. Duren
0.8
2025-26
DET DET
21
29.2
18.8
11.5
1.8
1.0
6.9
10.5
65.5
0.0
0.0
5.1
6.8
75.4
69.9
4.2
7.3
2.6
613
395
242
38
16
20
55
70
+195
20Ryan Kalkbrenner
R. Kalkbrenner
0.8
2025-26
CHA CHA
21
25.6
9.1
6.7
0.5
1.9
3.8
4.8
80.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.0
75.6
80.9
2.9
3.8
1.2
537
191
141
10
16
40
25
36
-90
21Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
0.7
2025-26
PHI PHI
21
22.0
7.5
9.2
0.8
0.9
3.0
5.4
55.3
0.5
1.3
39.3
1.0
1.6
63.6
61.5
3.1
6.1
0.9
461
158
194
17
15
19
19
48
+33
22Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
0.7
2025-26
MEM MEM
21
29.6
17.5
5.1
1.8
1.0
6.4
13.6
47.0
1.6
4.8
33.7
3.1
4.0
78.6
57.1
0.9
4.2
2.1
621
368
107
37
15
20
44
86
-88
23Steven Adams
S. Adams
0.7
2025-26
HOU HOU
17
21.8
6.6
9.2
1.5
0.8
2.4
4.4
53.3
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.5
76.2
59.9
4.8
4.4
1.1
371
112
157
26
12
13
19
34
+157
24Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
0.7
2025-26
LAL LAL
20
29.4
15.4
8.7
0.9
1.1
7.1
10.2
69.6
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.7
67.6
70.1
2.8
5.9
2.1
588
307
173
17
14
22
42
51
+18
25Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
0.7
2025-26
BKN BKN
23
30.2
13.6
7.7
4.5
1.4
5.1
9.2
55.7
0.0
0.5
9.1
3.3
4.7
69.4
60.1
2.8
4.9
1.5
694
312
177
103
16
32
35
53
-129
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UTA UTA
8:00 PM
Fri
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MEM MEM
8:00 PM
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12/15
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12/18
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UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
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UTA UTA
9:30 PM
Last Game
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Thunder Thunder
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Lakers Lakers
16
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Sun
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Sun
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Sun
11/9
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12:00 PM
Sun
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3:30 PM
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