which player averaged the most steals in nba from 2017 to 2026

Between the 2016-17 and 2025-26 seasons, Dyson Daniels had the most steals per game, with 1.9 per game.

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  • Assumption:41+ GP/82TG
  • Data note: Steals Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dyson 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
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.7
584
34.1
21.0
5.8
5.3
0.4
6.8
13.9
48.5
0.8
2.4
33.1
6.7
7.8
85.6
60.5
1.9
4.0
1.8
19,901
12,266
3,407
3,120
1,015
236
1,056
787
+2131
3Paul George
P. George
1.7
572
34.3
22.8
6.2
4.1
0.4
7.8
17.5
44.7
3.1
7.8
39.2
4.1
4.7
86.0
58.2
0.8
5.4
2.7
19,648
13,023
3,556
2,334
980
250
1,566
1,518
+2300
4Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.7
474
33.1
25.2
6.4
3.9
0.6
9.0
17.9
49.9
2.1
5.3
39.1
5.2
5.9
87.5
61.2
1.1
5.3
2.0
15,686
11,926
3,036
1,827
805
273
957
728
+2982
5Ausar 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
6Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
1.6
377
20.6
5.0
2.0
1.1
0.8
1.9
4.2
43.8
0.9
2.6
34.9
0.4
0.5
68.3
55.5
0.6
1.5
0.6
7,749
1,872
769
415
602
295
227
689
+61
7Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
1.6
280
31.5
17.7
4.5
3.8
0.4
6.5
14.9
43.9
2.0
5.7
35.0
2.6
3.4
77.0
54.0
0.5
4.0
2.3
8,809
4,952
1,269
1,066
440
120
653
631
+520
8Chris Paul
C. Paul
1.6
597
30.3
14.3
4.4
8.1
0.2
5.1
11.0
46.3
1.7
4.5
37.4
2.5
2.8
88.6
58.5
0.5
3.9
2.1
18,111
8,552
2,626
4,864
935
140
1,232
1,299
+2590
9Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.6
569
29.9
11.0
3.3
4.7
0.4
3.7
9.3
39.5
1.7
5.1
33.0
1.9
2.4
79.2
52.6
0.7
2.6
2.0
17,020
6,233
1,878
2,687
891
215
1,120
1,414
+1839
10Herbert 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
11Robert Covington
R. Covington
1.6
470
28.6
10.3
5.6
1.5
1.1
3.5
8.5
41.5
2.0
5.4
36.1
1.2
1.5
81.4
56.0
0.9
4.7
1.3
13,435
4,820
2,645
682
734
507
589
1,314
+823
12Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
1.5
227
24.7
7.9
2.9
2.2
0.4
3.1
6.7
46.3
1.2
3.2
37.4
0.5
0.6
80.3
56.7
0.8
2.1
0.8
5,614
1,789
654
493
346
100
177
428
+1029
13Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
322
30.1
10.6
5.3
5.6
0.6
3.9
10.0
39.2
2.2
6.1
35.5
0.6
1.0
60.3
51.0
1.0
4.3
2.3
9,692
3,422
1,705
1,814
483
188
730
648
+200
14Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
1.5
489
24.0
7.6
3.3
3.9
0.4
3.1
6.9
44.3
0.7
2.1
33.7
0.8
1.0
74.1
51.5
0.6
2.8
1.5
11,726
3,712
1,626
1,912
728
185
745
1,303
-551
15Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1.5
383
31.1
13.1
7.4
7.2
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+842
16Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
1.5
517
29.3
15.5
5.8
5.4
0.3
6.2
13.6
45.4
1.2
3.6
33.9
2.0
2.5
79.3
52.8
0.9
4.9
2.1
15,134
8,037
3,000
2,807
764
142
1,108
934
-303
17John Wall
J. Wall
1.5
225
32.9
19.9
3.6
8.7
0.7
7.1
16.5
43.1
1.4
4.3
32.5
4.2
5.6
75.3
52.3
0.6
3.0
3.7
7,393
4,474
813
1,956
332
166
822
407
-50
18Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
1.5
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
10,997
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
19James Harden
J. Harden
1.5
687
36.0
26.3
6.4
9.1
0.6
7.8
17.8
43.6
3.3
9.1
36.2
7.5
8.6
86.8
61.0
0.8
5.6
4.2
24,708
18,077
4,375
6,253
1,010
446
2,901
1,645
+2882
20Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
1.4
268
26.7
12.6
3.4
3.8
0.6
4.5
10.6
42.3
1.7
5.2
33.1
2.0
2.5
79.2
54.1
0.7
2.7
2.3
7,154
3,384
922
1,010
388
166
623
710
-17
21Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
1.4
420
28.4
11.3
3.9
6.8
0.1
3.8
9.5
39.9
1.1
3.4
32.6
2.6
3.1
86.7
52.2
0.6
3.3
2.4
11,945
4,753
1,637
2,851
607
59
987
1,020
+646
22Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1.4
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,550
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
23De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
1.4
405
22.9
9.5
3.6
2.7
0.5
3.4
8.2
41.0
1.5
4.2
35.8
1.2
1.5
78.9
53.1
0.8
2.9
1.4
9,272
3,833
1,474
1,113
579
192
579
819
+733
24VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
1.4
75
35.0
16.0
5.6
4.2
0.5
6.0
13.7
43.8
2.0
5.6
35.4
2.0
2.4
81.8
54.0
1.6
4.0
1.8
2,623
1,199
423
315
107
39
137
214
+57
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1.4
714
32.3
20.4
8.0
8.3
0.4
7.5
17.1
44.1
1.4
4.5
31.1
4.0
5.5
72.3
52.4
1.5
6.5
4.0
23,042
14,578
5,740
5,898
1,017
252
2,856
1,878
+356

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