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

Since 1989-90, Tony Allen has gotten the most steals per game by a forward, with 2.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
Which forward has the most steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in a career since 1990?
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tony Allen
T. Allen
2.0
63
26.2
8.6
4.4
1.4
0.5
3.6
7.2
49.5
0.2
0.5
34.5
1.3
2.0
62.7
52.8
1.6
2.8
1.4
1,648
539
280
86
129
30
86
166
+251
2Scottie 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
3Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
2.0
51
24.9
7.3
3.6
3.4
0.3
3.0
6.7
44.4
0.6
2.2
25.9
0.8
1.1
74.1
51.0
0.5
3.2
1.3
1,268
373
186
173
101
17
68
158
-29
4Kendall Gill
K. Gill
1.8
354
31.9
13.6
4.5
2.7
0.5
5.2
12.4
42.2
0.4
1.3
27.8
2.8
3.8
73.4
48.4
1.3
3.2
1.6
11,303
4,829
1,601
959
627
185
557
1,006
-422
5Paul George
P. George
1.8
770
35.1
22.1
6.5
4.0
0.4
7.6
17.2
43.9
2.8
7.3
38.4
4.2
4.9
85.5
57.1
0.8
5.7
2.8
27,009
17,031
5,014
3,094
1,363
333
2,175
2,071
+2975
6Metta 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
7Kawhi 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
8Eddie Jones
E. Jones
1.6
130
36.3
13.8
4.6
3.1
0.7
4.7
10.9
43.2
1.5
4.0
36.3
3.0
3.7
79.3
55.2
0.7
3.9
1.5
4,720
1,798
599
398
211
96
192
379
+685
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.6
607
32.7
19.2
5.6
4.9
0.4
6.2
12.7
48.5
0.7
2.2
33.3
6.1
7.2
85.3
60.4
1.9
3.7
1.7
19,871
11,664
3,421
2,947
977
243
1,010
806
+1810
10Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
1.6
195
24.7
9.6
5.8
2.5
0.9
4.0
7.8
51.5
0.2
1.0
20.4
1.4
2.3
60.0
54.5
2.0
3.8
1.4
4,807
1,871
1,123
482
312
168
274
537
+232
11Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
1.6
660
34.4
18.6
4.5
3.5
0.6
7.0
13.6
51.3
1.0
2.6
40.0
3.6
4.2
86.0
60.3
1.1
3.4
2.4
22,687
12,270
2,974
2,342
1,045
410
1,606
1,329
+243
12Dan Majerle
D. Majerle
1.6
118
34.9
15.3
5.5
3.3
0.5
5.9
12.7
46.1
1.3
3.6
36.1
2.3
3.1
74.3
54.5
1.6
3.8
1.3
4,117
1,808
645
390
185
57
152
233
+122
13Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.6
296
29.9
9.9
3.7
2.5
0.7
3.6
7.8
45.8
1.1
3.2
35.0
1.6
2.0
82.2
56.9
1.1
2.6
1.3
8,842
2,929
1,105
748
463
200
389
913
+380
14Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
1.6
118
25.5
10.1
7.1
1.5
1.3
4.2
7.6
54.7
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.8
2.9
62.4
57.0
2.1
5.0
1.8
3,012
1,192
836
172
183
150
209
318
-541
15Robert Covington
R. Covington
1.5
614
28.2
10.8
5.5
1.4
0.9
3.6
8.9
40.9
2.1
5.7
36.2
1.5
1.8
81.1
55.7
0.9
4.6
1.4
17,326
6,637
3,385
884
938
578
861
1,738
+416
16Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1.5
684
36.6
22.1
11.5
4.1
0.6
7.9
15.1
52.2
0.6
2.2
27.7
5.7
7.8
73.2
59.6
3.6
7.9
2.8
25,033
15,141
7,886
2,838
1,035
409
1,937
1,861
+532
17LeBron James
L. James
1.5
1,498
37.7
27.1
7.6
7.5
0.7
10.0
19.5
51.1
1.6
4.7
35.0
5.6
7.6
73.7
59.5
1.1
6.4
3.5
56,405
40,660
11,317
11,201
2,239
1,102
5,209
2,643
+7365
18Shawn Marion
S. Marion
1.5
1,082
34.0
14.7
8.4
1.9
1.0
6.1
12.7
48.0
0.6
1.9
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.0
53.7
2.3
6.2
1.5
36,834
15,931
9,142
2,055
1,599
1,096
1,625
2,312
+1559
19Justin Holiday
J. Holiday
1.5
82
31.8
10.5
3.9
1.8
0.4
3.7
9.5
38.6
2.0
5.7
34.8
1.2
1.3
89.6
52.0
0.6
3.4
1.3
2,607
857
323
146
121
36
104
164
-448
20Marko Jaric
M. Jaric
1.5
66
20.9
7.4
2.4
2.9
0.2
2.7
6.8
40.1
0.8
2.5
31.9
1.2
1.6
75.2
49.8
0.5
1.9
1.6
1,379
490
160
193
97
11
103
125
+14
21Chris Webber
C. Webber
1.5
675
37.7
21.1
10.0
4.4
1.3
8.8
18.7
47.2
0.3
1.0
30.0
3.2
4.7
66.9
50.8
2.6
7.3
2.8
25,474
14,259
6,724
2,963
989
906
1,911
2,167
+1526
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.5
142
36.1
21.2
5.9
4.4
0.5
8.7
20.1
43.1
0.2
0.8
24.1
3.7
4.6
80.5
48.0
0.9
5.0
2.4
5,124
3,015
836
621
208
65
335
290
+22
23Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
1.5
96
31.6
13.9
5.3
3.2
0.4
5.5
11.8
46.5
1.2
3.8
31.5
1.8
2.7
66.8
53.7
1.2
4.1
1.9
3,030
1,337
509
308
140
39
179
165
-61
24Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
1.5
1,118
29.4
10.4
4.8
2.1
0.3
3.7
8.8
42.2
1.4
4.1
35.1
1.5
2.1
73.1
53.5
1.0
3.8
1.3
32,912
11,593
5,356
2,379
1,628
355
1,473
2,205
+936
25Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
1.4
832
29.7
11.9
5.8
2.1
0.8
4.2
9.0
46.9
0.5
1.6
31.2
3.0
4.2
70.9
54.9
1.4
4.4
1.8
24,731
9,933
4,838
1,725
1,200
681
1,486
1,829
-176
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