who has the most steals per game in a season

Alvin Robertson has averaged the most steals per game in a season, with 3.7 per game in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:
Who has the most steals per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a season?
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.7
1985-86
SAS SAS
82
35.1
17.0
6.3
5.5
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
2,878
1,392
516
448
301
40
256
296
2Don Buse
D. Buse
3.5
1976-77
IND IND
81
36.4
8.0
3.3
8.5
0.2
3.3
7.9
41.6
1.4
1.8
78.6
46.0
0.8
2.5
2,947
646
270
685
281
16
129
3Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.2
1979-80
NYK NYK
82
37.3
15.3
6.6
10.1
0.4
6.1
13.0
47.2
0.3
1.3
24.5
2.7
4.1
66.0
51.7
1.8
4.7
4.4
3,060
1,254
539
832
265
35
359
260
4Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.2
1986-87
SAS SAS
81
33.3
17.7
5.2
5.2
0.4
7.3
15.6
46.6
0.2
0.6
27.1
3.0
4.0
75.3
51.0
2.3
2.9
3.0
2,697
1,435
424
421
260
35
243
264
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.2
1988-89
UTA UTA
82
38.7
17.1
3.0
13.6
0.2
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.2
0.8
24.2
4.8
5.5
86.3
62.4
1.0
2.0
3.8
3,171
1,400
248
1,118
263
14
308
241
6Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.2
1975-76
SEA SEA
82
33.9
13.0
4.5
8.1
0.2
5.3
12.4
42.7
2.4
4.2
57.8
45.7
1.4
3.1
2,776
1,065
365
661
261
16
270
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3.2
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
8Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.0
1990-91
MIL MIL
81
32.1
13.6
5.7
5.5
0.2
5.4
11.2
48.5
0.3
0.8
36.5
2.5
3.2
75.7
53.8
2.4
3.3
2.6
2,598
1,098
459
444
246
16
212
273
9Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.0
1988-89
SAS SAS
65
35.2
17.3
5.9
6.0
0.6
7.2
14.8
48.3
0.1
0.7
20.0
2.8
3.9
72.3
52.3
2.4
3.5
3.6
2,287
1,122
384
393
197
36
231
259
10Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
3.0
2024-25
ATL ATL
76
33.8
14.1
5.9
4.4
0.7
6.0
12.1
49.3
1.1
3.1
34.0
1.1
1.8
59.3
54.5
1.6
4.3
2.0
2,571
1,073
449
333
229
55
155
175
-65
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.0
1991-92
UTA UTA
82
36.6
15.8
3.3
13.7
0.3
5.5
11.5
48.2
1.0
2.5
40.7
3.8
4.5
84.2
59.0
0.8
2.5
3.5
3,002
1,297
270
1,126
244
22
286
234
12Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.0
1987-88
SAS SAS
82
36.3
19.6
6.1
6.8
0.8
8.0
17.2
46.5
0.3
1.2
28.4
3.3
4.5
74.8
51.3
2.0
4.1
3.1
2,978
1,610
498
557
243
69
251
300
13Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.0
1984-85
NJN NJN
82
38.1
20.1
5.6
8.2
0.3
8.4
17.9
46.9
0.4
1.4
25.2
2.9
3.8
76.7
51.3
1.9
3.7
3.0
3,127
1,649
457
669
243
22
249
277
14Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
3.0
1993-94
SEA SEA
73
25.8
6.0
3.9
5.3
0.3
2.4
5.4
44.7
0.7
1.8
39.1
0.4
0.8
56.4
52.0
0.7
3.2
1.7
1,887
437
283
387
216
22
126
201
15John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.0
1987-88
UTA UTA
82
34.7
14.7
2.9
13.8
0.2
5.5
9.6
57.4
0.3
0.8
35.8
3.3
4.0
84.0
64.5
0.7
2.2
3.2
2,842
1,204
237
1,128
242
16
262
247
16Micheal Williams
M. Williams
2.9
1991-92
IND IND
79
34.8
15.0
3.6
8.2
0.3
5.1
10.4
49.0
0.1
0.4
24.2
4.7
5.4
87.1
58.7
0.9
2.6
3.0
2,750
1,188
282
647
233
22
240
262
17Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.9
1994-95
CHI CHI
79
38.2
21.4
8.1
5.2
1.1
8.0
16.7
48.0
1.4
4.0
34.5
4.0
5.6
71.6
55.9
2.2
5.9
3.4
3,014
1,692
639
409
232
89
271
238
18Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.9
1980-81
NYK NYK
79
40.2
16.4
6.9
7.9
0.4
6.6
14.1
46.9
0.3
1.3
22.5
2.8
4.3
66.3
51.1
2.2
4.7
3.8
3,175
1,293
545
627
232
35
302
258
19Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.9
1993-94
CHI CHI
72
38.3
22.0
8.7
5.6
0.8
8.7
17.8
49.1
0.9
2.7
32.0
3.8
5.7
66.0
54.4
2.4
6.3
3.2
2,759
1,587
629
403
211
58
232
227
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.9
1988-89
CHI CHI
81
40.2
32.5
8.0
8.0
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
3,255
2,633
652
650
234
65
290
247
21Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
2.9
2004-05
WAS WAS
61
38.7
22.0
6.3
4.7
0.3
7.7
17.8
43.0
1.0
3.4
28.2
5.8
7.4
77.7
52.3
1.2
5.0
2.5
2,358
1,345
382
285
176
18
153
168
+90
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.9
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
23John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.9
1990-91
UTA UTA
82
37.8
17.2
2.9
14.2
0.2
6.0
11.9
50.7
0.7
2.0
34.5
4.4
5.3
83.6
60.4
0.6
2.3
3.6
3,103
1,413
237
1,164
234
16
298
233
24Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.9
1995-96
SEA SEA
81
39.0
19.3
4.2
7.5
0.2
7.6
15.8
48.4
1.2
3.7
32.8
2.8
3.8
74.8
55.4
1.3
2.9
3.2
3,162
1,563
339
608
231
19
260
221
25Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.9
1974-75
GSW GSW
80
40.4
30.6
5.7
6.2
0.4
12.9
27.7
46.4
4.9
5.5
90.4
50.9
1.2
4.6
3,235
2,450
456
492
228
33
225
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