who averaged the most spg as a rookie

Dudley Bradley has the most steals per game by a rookie, with 2.6 per game in 1979-80.

Interpreted as:
Who averaged the most spg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games as a rookie?
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
2.6
1979-80
IND IND
82
24.7
8.4
2.7
3.1
0.6
3.4
7.4
45.2
0.0
0.1
40.0
1.7
2.1
78.2
50.2
0.8
1.9
2.0
2,027
688
223
252
211
48
166
194
2Ron Harper
R. Harper
2.5
1986-87
CLE CLE
82
37.4
22.9
4.8
4.8
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
3Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
2.5
1987-88
NYK NYK
82
39.6
13.6
4.8
10.6
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
3,249
1,114
396
868
205
6
258
244
4Brevin 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
5Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
2.4
1976-77
MIL MIL
79
26.5
8.6
3.3
4.7
0.3
3.8
8.7
43.4
1.1
1.9
53.9
45.0
1.2
2.2
2,095
681
264
372
192
21
291
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2.4
1979-80
LAL LAL
77
36.3
18.0
7.7
7.3
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
2.2
5.6
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
305
218
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.4
1984-85
CHI CHI
82
38.3
28.2
6.5
5.9
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
8Anfernee 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
9Chris 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
10Phil Ford
P. Ford
2.2
1978-79
KCK KCK
79
34.5
15.9
2.3
8.6
0.1
5.9
12.7
46.5
4.1
5.1
81.3
53.4
0.4
1.9
4.1
2,723
1,260
182
681
174
6
323
245
11Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1978-79
PHI PHI
82
29.4
8.4
3.1
5.3
0.1
3.6
7.0
51.0
1.2
1.7
72.1
54.1
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,409
685
254
431
174
12
193
198
12Tim 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
13Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.1
1981-82
DET DET
72
33.8
17.0
2.9
7.8
0.2
6.3
14.8
42.4
0.2
0.8
28.8
4.2
6.0
70.4
48.7
0.8
2.1
4.2
2,433
1,225
209
565
150
17
299
253
14Allen 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
15Eddie 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
16Gary Grant
G. Grant
2.0
1988-89
LAC LAC
71
27.1
11.9
3.4
7.1
0.1
5.1
11.7
43.5
0.1
0.3
22.7
1.7
2.3
73.5
46.9
1.1
2.2
3.6
1,924
846
238
506
144
9
258
170
17Mark 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
18Gary 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
19Mario 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
20Kerry 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
21Jason 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
22Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
1976-77
PHX PHX
82
22.5
10.2
3.6
3.2
0.4
4.2
9.6
44.1
1.7
2.6
67.6
47.6
1.2
2.4
1,849
836
299
263
156
33
276
23Stephen 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
24Jason 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
25Fat Lever
F. Lever
1.9
1982-83
POR POR
81
24.9
7.8
2.8
5.3
0.2
3.2
7.3
43.1
0.1
0.2
33.3
1.4
2.0
73.0
47.7
1.0
1.7
1.7
2,020
633
225
426
153
15
137
179
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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IND IND
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BKN BKN
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IND IND
7:00 PM
Sat
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IND IND
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DEN DEN
9:00 PM
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11/9
IND IND
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Tue
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UTA UTA
9:00 PM
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