which position has the highest steals per game

Point guards have the most steals per game, with 1.0 per game.

POSITION 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
Point Guard
1.0
222,952
24.5
10.2
2.6
4.5
0.2
3.8
8.6
44.1
0.8
2.2
35.2
1.9
2.3
79.8
52.8
0.6
2.0
1.8
5,452,340
2,270,997
568,608
998,393
232,609
37,441
377,797
423,030
+11112
2
Shooting Guard
0.9
242,477
24.3
11.2
2.8
2.5
0.3
4.2
9.3
44.7
0.9
2.6
36.1
2.0
2.5
79.9
53.6
0.7
2.1
1.4
5,889,761
2,710,846
688,935
595,867
215,686
61,527
331,434
466,597
-2963
3
Small Forward
0.8
226,788
24.4
10.8
4.1
1.9
0.4
4.1
8.9
45.9
0.7
2.0
35.4
2.0
2.5
77.0
53.8
1.1
2.9
1.4
5,543,024
2,454,430
919,527
435,671
186,906
89,728
300,622
476,566
-10133
4
Power Forward
0.7
237,903
23.1
9.7
5.6
1.5
0.6
3.8
7.9
47.8
0.4
1.1
34.5
1.9
2.6
72.6
54.1
1.7
3.9
1.3
5,487,240
2,314,891
1,330,086
346,283
157,614
147,721
303,749
569,246
+1983
5
Center
0.5
227,630
21.7
8.7
6.1
1.2
1.0
3.4
6.8
50.5
0.1
0.3
32.9
1.7
2.5
69.5
55.2
1.9
4.1
1.3
4,932,430
1,978,076
1,378,575
279,959
122,520
231,360
283,794
572,360
+263
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0