who is the oldest nba player to average 1.6 steals per game

Chris Paul and John Stockton are tied for the oldest with 1.6+ steals per game in a season. They were 40 years old.

Interpreted as:
Who is the oldest NBA player to average 1.6 or higher steals per game in a regular season?
NAMEAGESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris Paul
C. Paul
40
1.8
2025-26
LAC LAC
4
15.0
2.5
1.5
4.0
0.0
0.8
3.0
25.0
0.8
2.5
30.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
40.2
0.8
0.8
1.0
60
10
6
16
7
0
4
9
-19
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
40
1.7
2002-03
UTA UTA
82
27.7
10.8
2.5
7.7
0.2
3.8
7.8
48.3
0.4
1.0
36.3
2.9
3.5
82.6
57.7
0.6
1.8
2.2
2,275
884
201
629
137
16
182
184
+241
3Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
39
1.6
2012-13
NYK NYK
76
26.9
6.0
4.3
3.3
0.3
2.0
5.4
37.2
1.5
4.3
35.1
0.5
0.6
83.3
53.2
0.7
3.6
1.0
2,043
458
323
249
125
25
76
125
+187
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
39
1.7
2002-03
UTA UTA
81
36.2
20.6
7.8
4.7
0.4
7.3
15.9
46.2
0.0
0.2
21.4
5.9
7.7
76.3
53.4
1.4
6.4
2.6
2,936
1,667
628
379
136
31
210
204
+172
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
39
1.9
2001-02
UTA UTA
82
31.3
13.4
3.2
8.2
0.3
4.9
9.5
51.7
0.3
1.0
32.1
3.4
3.9
85.7
60.1
0.7
2.5
2.5
2,566
1,102
263
674
152
24
208
209
+166
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
38
1.7
2011-12
DAL DAL
48
28.7
6.2
4.1
5.5
0.2
2.1
5.7
36.3
1.6
4.6
35.4
0.5
0.6
78.6
52.4
0.3
3.8
1.9
1,379
299
198
264
82
10
91
83
+66
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
38
1.9
2001-02
UTA UTA
80
38.0
22.4
8.6
4.3
0.7
7.9
17.5
45.4
0.1
0.3
36.0
6.4
8.0
79.7
53.2
1.8
6.8
3.3
3,040
1,788
686
341
152
59
263
229
+50
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
38
1.6
2000-01
UTA UTA
82
29.2
11.5
2.8
8.7
0.3
4.0
7.9
50.4
0.7
1.6
46.2
2.8
3.4
81.7
61.0
0.7
2.1
2.5
2,397
944
227
713
132
21
203
194
+561
9Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
38
2.0
1997-98
PHI PHI
1
10.0
6.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
104.2
0.0
2.0
1.0
10
6
2
0
2
0
1
2
-2
10Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
1.8
2025-26
GSW GSW
5
30.4
27.0
3.8
5.0
0.8
8.8
17.4
50.6
4.4
10.4
42.3
5.0
5.0
100.0
68.9
0.2
3.6
2.2
152
135
19
25
9
4
11
8
+36
11Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
37
1.7
2010-11
DAL DAL
80
33.2
7.9
4.4
8.2
0.4
2.7
7.5
36.1
1.7
4.9
34.0
0.8
1.0
87.0
50.0
0.4
4.0
2.2
2,653
630
351
655
134
29
179
119
+169
12Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
37
1.6
2002-03
POR POR
64
29.9
10.8
4.3
4.5
0.4
4.1
9.3
44.4
0.6
2.1
28.6
1.9
2.3
81.8
52.0
0.9
3.5
2.6
1,911
689
278
285
105
25
164
149
+288
13John Stockton
J. Stockton
37
1.7
1999-00
UTA UTA
82
29.7
12.1
2.6
8.6
0.2
4.4
8.8
50.1
0.5
1.5
35.5
2.7
3.1
86.0
59.1
0.5
2.1
2.2
2,432
990
215
703
143
15
179
192
+513
14Chris Paul
C. Paul
36
1.9
2021-22
PHX PHX
65
32.9
14.7
4.4
10.8
0.3
5.6
11.3
49.3
1.0
3.1
31.7
2.6
3.1
83.7
58.1
0.3
4.0
2.4
2,139
958
283
702
121
20
153
134
+460
15Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
36
1.8
2009-10
DAL DAL
80
36.0
10.3
5.6
9.1
0.4
3.6
8.4
42.3
2.2
5.2
42.5
1.0
1.2
80.8
57.7
0.6
5.0
2.4
2,881
824
445
724
145
35
195
142
+271
16Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
36
1.6
2001-02
POR POR
62
32.2
10.6
5.2
5.9
0.6
4.0
9.7
41.1
0.9
2.9
30.5
1.8
2.4
77.4
49.7
1.2
3.9
2.8
1,996
659
321
363
101
35
171
162
+89
17Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36
1.6
1998-99
HOU HOU
50
35.7
18.9
9.6
1.8
2.5
7.5
14.5
51.4
0.1
0.3
30.8
3.9
5.4
71.7
55.9
2.1
7.4
2.8
1,784
945
478
88
82
123
139
160
+61
18John Stockton
J. Stockton
36
1.6
1998-99
UTA UTA
50
28.2
11.1
2.9
7.5
0.3
4.0
8.2
48.8
0.3
1.0
32.0
2.7
3.4
81.1
57.1
0.6
2.3
2.2
1,410
553
146
374
81
13
110
107
+304
19Tony Allen
T. Allen
35
1.6
2016-17
MEM MEM
71
27.0
9.1
5.5
1.4
0.4
3.9
8.4
46.1
0.2
0.8
27.8
1.1
1.8
61.5
49.3
2.3
3.2
1.4
1,914
643
391
98
115
29
100
178
-8
20Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
35
2.0
2008-09
DAL DAL
81
35.6
9.0
6.2
8.7
0.5
3.2
7.6
41.6
1.6
4.0
40.6
1.1
1.3
81.9
55.0
1.0
5.1
2.3
2,886
731
500
702
160
39
185
168
+317
21Darrell Armstrong
D. Armstrong
35
1.7
2003-04
NOH NOH
79
28.4
10.6
2.9
3.9
0.2
3.7
9.3
39.5
1.7
5.4
31.5
1.6
1.8
85.4
52.5
0.8
2.1
2.0
2,247
840
226
311
133
16
155
148
+104
22Ron Harper
R. Harper
35
1.7
1998-99
CHI CHI
35
31.6
11.2
5.1
3.3
1.0
4.2
11.1
37.7
0.8
2.4
31.8
2.0
2.9
70.3
45.1
1.4
3.7
1.9
1,107
392
180
115
60
35
65
80
-96
23Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
35
1.8
1997-98
HOU HOU
70
35.3
18.4
4.9
5.5
0.6
6.5
15.1
42.7
1.5
4.8
31.7
4.0
4.9
80.1
53.1
1.5
3.4
2.7
2,473
1,287
346
382
126
42
189
193
+69
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
35
1.8
1997-98
HOU HOU
47
34.7
16.4
9.8
3.0
2.0
6.5
13.5
48.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.4
4.5
75.5
53.1
2.5
7.3
2.7
1,633
772
460
143
84
96
126
152
+70
25Jerry West
J. West
35
2.6
1973-74
LAL LAL
31
31.2
20.3
3.7
6.6
0.7
7.5
16.7
44.7
5.3
6.4
83.3
51.9
1.0
2.8
967
629
116
206
81
23
80
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