which centre has the most steals per game in a career since 1990

Since 1989-90, Alvin Robertson has averaged the most steals per game, with 2.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
Which centre has the most steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in a career since 1990?
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.5
390
31.1
11.8
5.1
4.7
0.3
4.7
10.0
47.0
0.4
1.5
30.6
1.9
2.6
72.9
52.7
2.1
3.0
2.5
12,144
4,597
1,979
1,835
984
119
968
1,302
2Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
0.3
5.3
12.9
40.9
1.4
4.3
33.6
1.4
1.9
73.6
48.8
1.1
3.0
2.3
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
2,075
300
2,067
1,687
+347
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.1
727
37.9
28.9
6.2
4.9
0.7
11.1
22.7
48.9
0.7
2.1
35.1
6.0
7.3
82.7
55.8
1.4
4.8
2.4
27,569
21,029
4,543
3,587
1,552
482
1,774
1,698
+1438
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.1
1,094
33.3
14.1
2.9
10.8
0.2
5.0
9.8
51.2
0.7
1.8
39.6
3.3
4.0
82.7
60.9
0.7
2.2
2.9
36,468
15,371
3,131
11,865
2,317
250
3,192
2,800
+2941
6Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.0
1,026
36.1
16.8
6.6
5.6
0.8
6.6
13.9
47.3
0.9
2.8
32.8
2.8
3.9
71.2
53.9
1.8
4.8
2.9
37,006
17,267
6,751
5,710
2,077
834
2,927
2,854
+2022
7Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
8Fat Lever
F. Lever
1.9
195
29.5
12.2
6.1
4.4
0.2
4.8
11.3
42.5
0.4
1.1
36.6
2.1
2.7
78.8
48.6
1.9
4.2
1.5
5,749
2,374
1,193
849
379
43
290
405
9Micheal Williams
M. Williams
1.9
364
27.6
12.1
2.8
6.4
0.3
3.9
8.4
46.8
0.1
0.6
22.8
4.2
4.8
87.4
57.9
0.8
2.0
2.5
10,045
4,406
1,023
2,315
704
92
896
1,029
-4
10Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
11Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1.9
568
24.1
5.6
3.8
5.1
0.4
2.2
5.0
44.0
0.5
1.4
35.6
0.7
1.1
64.5
51.0
1.0
2.8
1.6
13,696
3,204
2,165
2,912
1,094
222
931
1,696
+280
12Doug Christie
D. Christie
1.9
827
31.5
11.2
4.1
3.6
0.5
3.9
9.2
42.6
1.0
2.7
35.4
2.4
3.0
82.1
53.5
1.0
3.1
2.1
26,079
9,301
3,382
2,992
1,555
392
1,721
2,051
+1057
13Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
1.9
272
27.5
9.4
5.1
4.0
0.4
4.0
8.2
48.8
0.6
2.1
29.8
0.8
1.3
61.4
53.8
1.5
3.6
1.5
7,491
2,555
1,393
1,080
506
122
406
541
+303
14Baron Davis
B. Davis
1.8
835
34.2
16.1
3.8
7.2
0.4
5.9
14.3
40.9
1.6
5.0
32.0
2.8
3.9
71.1
50.2
0.9
2.9
2.8
28,592
13,447
3,183
6,025
1,530
360
2,308
2,361
+866
15Gary Payton
G. Payton
1.8
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
16Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1.8
608
35.8
20.9
6.4
5.7
0.7
7.5
16.5
45.6
1.2
3.8
32.9
4.6
5.8
79.4
54.8
2.2
4.2
2.6
21,760
12,711
3,879
3,448
1,106
399
1,610
1,741
+434
17Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
1.8
698
29.6
10.8
4.1
7.4
0.1
3.5
9.1
38.8
0.9
2.8
32.4
2.9
3.4
84.3
51.1
0.6
3.4
2.5
20,693
7,570
2,830
5,160
1,226
94
1,768
1,738
+1000
18Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1.7
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
31,440
13,058
4,448
2,631
1,721
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
19Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.7
798
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.3
60.7
1.2
5.2
1.7
25,366
16,546
5,075
2,470
1,377
498
1,345
1,303
+4937
20Eddie Jones
E. Jones
1.7
954
34.4
14.8
4.0
2.9
0.6
5.2
11.8
43.7
1.6
4.3
37.3
2.9
3.6
80.9
55.4
0.8
3.2
1.6
32,778
14,155
3,857
2,812
1,620
580
1,507
2,483
+2491
21Paul George
P. George
1.7
945
33.5
20.5
6.2
3.7
0.4
7.0
15.9
44.0
2.6
6.8
38.4
3.9
4.5
85.2
57.1
0.8
5.4
2.6
31,651
19,338
5,880
3,502
1,601
417
2,487
2,502
+3473
22Monta Ellis
M. Ellis
1.7
833
34.8
17.8
3.5
4.6
0.3
6.9
15.2
45.1
0.9
2.8
31.4
3.2
4.2
77.2
52.3
0.6
2.8
2.7
29,011
14,858
2,874
3,856
1,409
281
2,246
1,950
-230
23Brevin Knight
B. Knight
1.7
729
24.9
7.3
2.4
6.1
0.1
2.8
6.7
41.2
0.0
0.2
13.4
1.8
2.2
78.9
47.6
0.4
2.1
1.9
18,176
5,342
1,785
4,481
1,229
87
1,367
1,856
-1087
24Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1.7
904
32.6
14.7
3.7
2.9
0.3
4.9
10.7
46.1
1.3
3.3
39.3
3.6
4.1
87.3
58.9
0.9
2.8
1.8
29,457
13,274
3,329
2,621
1,502
265
1,670
1,859
+680
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.7
852
35.5
21.2
10.6
2.7
3.1
8.5
16.8
50.9
0.0
0.1
22.9
4.1
5.6
73.6
55.2
2.7
7.9
2.9
30,232
18,063
9,071
2,278
1,414
2,629
2,492
2,821
+564
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