which small forward has the most spg in nba playoff history 40 games played

Rick Barry has averaged the most career steals per game by a small forward when playing 40+ games in the playoffs, with 2.2 per game.

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NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.2
48
37.9
23.6
5.2
5.4
0.8
9.5
21.6
44.2
0.5
2.0
25.0
4.5
4.9
91.1
49.7
1.4
3.8
1.5
1,817
1,132
251
258
106
39
12
142
2Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1.9
208
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
8,105
3,642
1,583
1,048
395
185
602
686
+232
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.9
150
42.6
24.5
10.6
6.5
0.9
9.2
19.3
47.5
0.5
1.5
34.5
5.7
6.4
89.2
55.5
2.3
8.3
3.2
6,383
3,681
1,593
976
282
140
481
431
4Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.8
146
35.6
21.5
7.8
3.0
0.7
7.7
15.0
51.3
1.7
4.3
39.9
4.4
5.2
84.1
62.1
1.8
6.0
1.9
5,193
3,133
1,142
432
256
99
278
323
+643
5Julius Erving
J. Erving
1.8
124
37.7
22.5
7.3
4.3
1.8
8.6
17.6
49.2
0.0
0.2
15.8
5.1
6.6
78.0
54.8
2.6
4.7
3.3
4,675
2,785
899
527
217
217
348
352
6Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.7
105
38.2
22.1
6.5
5.1
0.6
7.4
16.0
46.4
1.1
3.3
33.0
6.2
7.5
82.9
57.4
2.0
4.6
1.9
4,010
2,323
684
539
178
61
200
180
-40
7LeBron James
L. James
1.7
253
41.5
28.6
9.2
7.4
1.0
10.3
20.9
49.2
1.6
5.0
32.3
6.5
8.8
73.5
57.8
1.5
7.6
3.7
10,499
7,237
2,318
1,873
420
256
929
583
+1032
8Robert Horry
R. Horry
1.6
74
34.9
11.4
6.3
3.1
1.1
3.9
9.0
43.9
1.6
4.2
38.7
1.9
2.7
71.6
56.2
1.6
4.6
1.4
2,580
845
463
233
116
82
106
223
-30
9Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1.5
85
36.9
13.9
4.8
2.8
0.7
5.1
13.0
38.9
1.5
4.9
30.8
2.2
3.1
71.4
48.2
1.4
3.4
1.7
3,135
1,180
408
234
131
56
141
244
+98
10Paul George
P. George
1.5
85
40.7
23.7
8.0
4.6
0.5
7.6
17.6
43.1
2.6
7.3
36.4
5.9
7.2
81.9
57.2
0.9
7.1
3.4
3,461
2,016
677
393
128
41
286
284
+113
11Robert Reid
R. Reid
1.4
62
33.5
13.3
5.1
4.4
0.6
5.5
12.3
45.0
0.1
0.5
10.3
2.2
3.0
73.1
48.9
1.5
3.6
1.9
2,080
827
314
270
89
36
118
218
12Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
1.3
106
32.0
10.1
5.0
1.8
0.2
3.6
8.4
42.3
1.6
4.3
36.5
1.4
2.0
72.2
54.5
1.0
4.0
1.1
3,389
1,074
528
194
142
26
121
278
-37
13Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
1.3
126
26.9
12.4
5.7
1.8
0.6
4.8
10.1
46.9
0.0
0.2
9.5
2.8
3.9
72.7
52.1
2.2
3.4
1.3
3,394
1,557
717
233
168
80
163
427
+100
14Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
1.3
56
38.8
25.4
6.7
2.6
0.6
9.2
21.4
42.9
0.5
1.7
28.1
6.5
7.9
82.4
51.0
2.8
3.9
2.7
2,172
1,423
375
143
73
35
153
123
-6
15Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
1.3
54
38.9
24.9
7.4
3.0
0.4
8.6
20.4
41.9
1.0
3.2
32.7
6.8
8.3
81.5
51.8
2.5
4.9
3.0
2,098
1,347
400
164
70
20
161
203
-122
16James Worthy
J. Worthy
1.2
122
37.6
21.7
5.3
3.3
0.7
9.0
16.8
53.7
0.1
0.5
20.0
3.5
4.8
74.1
57.3
1.8
3.5
2.1
4,589
2,651
642
407
150
85
259
295
17Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
1.2
57
40.4
21.3
7.2
4.1
0.7
8.9
18.5
48.1
3.6
4.6
77.8
52.1
2.0
5.2
3.1
2,303
1,215
408
232
69
39
116
223
18Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
1.2
59
41.1
19.6
4.4
3.2
0.4
7.1
17.1
41.7
0.9
2.8
32.7
4.4
5.5
80.8
50.3
0.8
3.6
2.7
2,426
1,155
260
190
71
24
162
120
+22
19Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
1.2
80
37.6
20.6
6.5
4.8
0.2
7.4
16.7
44.1
2.5
6.3
39.0
3.4
3.9
86.6
55.9
0.8
5.7
2.7
3,004
1,650
521
383
96
15
216
250
+261
20Vince Carter
V. Carter
1.2
42
36.2
19.7
6.2
4.1
0.8
7.0
17.3
40.1
1.4
4.1
34.9
4.4
5.7
77.7
49.8
2.0
4.1
2.3
1,520
829
259
173
50
33
95
126
-7
21Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
1.2
162
29.4
9.2
4.3
3.5
0.5
3.3
7.4
45.4
1.0
2.9
34.6
1.5
2.6
57.7
54.0
0.9
3.3
1.3
4,760
1,489
693
566
187
79
210
322
+238
22Luol Deng
L. Deng
1.1
48
40.3
16.7
7.0
2.2
0.8
6.6
14.5
45.2
0.7
2.6
26.2
2.9
3.8
74.9
51.4
1.8
5.2
1.6
1,932
800
335
105
55
37
79
112
+33
23Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
1.1
76
35.2
13.8
4.2
2.6
0.7
5.5
11.3
48.6
1.4
3.9
36.3
1.4
1.6
86.9
57.5
0.8
3.4
1.2
2,678
1,047
318
194
87
53
90
152
+138
24Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
1.1
73
34.2
16.5
5.7
2.4
0.3
7.2
14.9
48.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
3.1
71.0
50.8
2.4
3.3
2.0
2,500
1,203
416
173
83
25
145
217
25Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
1.1
52
32.8
16.1
4.0
2.3
0.8
5.9
11.9
49.4
1.2
2.9
40.8
3.1
3.6
87.1
59.6
0.8
3.2
2.2
1,705
838
208
120
59
42
116
107
+48
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