which rookie has the most steals per game since 1990

Since 1989-90, Brevin Knight has averaged the most steals per game by a rookie, with 2.5 per game in 1997-98.

Interpreted as:
Which rookie has the most steals per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games since 1990?
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Brevin Knight
B. Knight
2.5
1997-98
CLE CLE
80
31.0
9.0
3.2
8.2
0.2
3.3
7.4
44.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.1
80.1
51.5
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,483
723
253
656
196
18
194
271
+298
2Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
2.3
1993-94
ORL ORL
82
36.8
16.0
5.4
6.6
0.6
6.2
13.3
46.6
0.6
2.3
26.7
3.0
4.0
74.2
53.1
2.3
3.0
3.6
3,015
1,313
439
544
190
51
292
205
3Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.2
2005-06
NOK NOK
78
36.0
16.1
5.1
7.8
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
4Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
2.1
1989-90
GSW GSW
79
33.7
14.7
3.9
8.7
0.2
5.9
12.5
47.1
0.3
1.1
27.4
2.7
3.5
76.4
52.5
0.7
3.2
3.3
2,663
1,162
310
689
165
12
260
232
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.1
1996-97
PHI PHI
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
7.5
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
6Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.0
1994-95
LAL LAL
64
31.0
14.0
3.9
2.0
0.6
5.3
11.6
46.0
1.4
3.8
37.0
1.9
2.6
72.2
54.8
1.2
2.7
1.2
1,981
897
249
128
131
41
75
175
7Mark Macon
M. Macon
2.0
1991-92
DEN DEN
76
30.3
10.6
2.9
2.2
0.2
4.4
11.7
37.5
0.1
0.4
13.3
1.8
2.4
73.0
41.5
1.1
1.8
2.0
2,304
805
220
168
154
14
155
242
8Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.0
1990-91
SEA SEA
82
27.4
7.2
3.0
6.4
0.2
3.2
7.0
45.0
0.0
0.2
7.7
0.8
1.2
71.1
47.6
1.3
1.6
2.2
2,244
588
243
528
165
15
180
249
9Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
2.0
2008-09
MIA MIA
82
32.0
10.0
2.8
4.9
0.1
3.4
8.1
42.0
1.4
3.8
36.7
1.8
2.4
76.7
54.8
0.5
2.3
2.0
2,626
818
228
403
160
8
165
240
+30
10Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
1.9
1996-97
NJN NJN
82
36.7
16.4
3.9
3.0
0.4
6.2
14.5
42.6
1.9
5.1
37.7
2.1
2.8
77.1
52.3
1.3
2.6
1.5
3,012
1,347
319
249
157
35
127
165
-266
11Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1994-95
DAL DAL
79
33.8
11.7
5.4
7.7
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.5
0.9
3.3
27.2
2.4
3.5
69.8
47.1
1.9
3.5
3.2
2,668
922
430
607
151
24
250
146
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1.9
2009-10
GSW GSW
80
36.2
17.5
4.5
5.9
0.2
6.6
14.3
46.2
2.1
4.8
43.7
2.2
2.5
88.5
56.8
0.6
3.9
3.0
2,896
1,399
356
472
152
19
243
252
-186
13Jason Williams
J. Williams
1.9
1998-99
SAC SAC
50
36.1
12.8
3.1
6.0
0.0
4.6
12.3
37.4
2.0
6.5
31.0
1.6
2.1
75.2
48.3
0.3
2.8
2.9
1,805
641
153
299
95
1
143
91
-44
14Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
1.9
2013-14
PHI PHI
70
34.5
16.7
6.2
6.3
0.6
6.1
15.1
40.5
0.8
3.0
26.4
3.7
5.2
70.3
48.0
1.4
4.8
3.5
2,414
1,167
437
441
130
43
247
213
-450
15Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
1.8
1989-90
MIA MIA
81
30.5
14.3
2.5
7.6
0.1
5.7
11.6
49.4
0.1
0.4
16.1
2.8
4.0
68.7
53.4
0.9
1.7
3.0
2,470
1,155
206
619
145
10
246
187
16Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
1.8
2014-15
PHI PHI
75
30.8
9.9
8.1
1.7
1.9
4.0
8.7
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.1
60.9
49.3
2.5
5.7
1.9
2,311
744
611
128
133
142
146
208
-430
17Grant Hill
G. Hill
1.8
1994-95
DET DET
70
38.3
19.9
6.4
5.0
0.9
7.3
15.2
47.7
0.1
0.4
14.8
5.3
7.3
73.2
54.1
1.8
4.6
2.9
2,678
1,394
445
353
124
62
202
203
18Caron Butler
C. Butler
1.8
2002-03
MIA MIA
78
36.6
15.4
5.1
2.7
0.4
5.5
13.2
41.6
0.4
1.4
31.8
4.0
4.8
82.4
50.2
1.7
3.4
2.5
2,858
1,201
397
213
137
31
192
230
-383
19John Wall
J. Wall
1.8
2010-11
WAS WAS
69
37.8
16.4
4.6
8.3
0.5
5.8
14.1
40.9
0.5
1.7
29.6
4.4
5.7
76.6
49.4
0.5
4.1
3.8
2,606
1,131
317
574
121
35
261
175
-440
20Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
1.7
2014-15
ORL ORL
82
30.4
8.9
4.3
6.5
0.2
3.7
8.6
42.5
0.1
0.5
26.2
1.4
2.6
55.1
45.6
1.3
3.0
2.5
2,489
731
349
533
142
20
203
193
-204
21Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1.7
2017-18
PHI PHI
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
22Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
1.7
2001-02
IND IND
80
30.5
9.4
3.7
8.1
0.5
3.6
9.5
38.0
0.5
2.2
24.0
1.6
2.3
70.4
44.6
1.0
2.8
3.4
2,442
751
298
647
138
40
270
248
+43
23Iman Shumpert
I. Shumpert
1.7
2011-12
NYK NYK
59
28.9
9.5
3.2
2.8
0.1
3.6
9.1
40.1
0.8
2.7
30.6
1.5
1.8
79.8
48.4
0.7
2.4
1.9
1,705
563
186
164
101
8
111
173
+113
24Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1.7
1998-99
BOS BOS
48
34.0
16.5
6.4
2.4
1.0
5.9
13.5
43.9
1.8
4.3
41.2
2.9
4.1
71.3
54.0
2.4
4.0
2.4
1,632
791
309
115
82
50
113
139
-64
25Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
1.7
2004-05
PHI PHI
82
32.8
9.0
5.7
3.0
0.6
3.3
6.7
49.3
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.6
74.3
58.0
1.1
4.6
1.7
2,686
741
464
246
138
48
139
204
-13
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