who is the oldest nba player to average 1.7 steals per game

Chris Paul is the oldest with 1.7+ steals per game in a season. He is 40 years old this season.

Interpreted as:
Who is the oldest NBA player to average 1.7 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
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
3Jason 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
4Karl 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
5Tom 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
6John 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
7Chris 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
8Jason 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
9Jason 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
10Ron 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
11Clyde 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
12Hakeem 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
13Jerry 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
14Paul George
P. George
34
1.8
2024-25
PHI PHI
41
32.5
16.2
5.3
4.3
0.5
6.0
13.9
43.0
2.3
6.5
35.8
1.9
2.4
81.4
54.3
0.6
4.8
2.6
1,334
665
219
178
75
20
106
101
-83
15Tony Allen
T. Allen
34
1.7
2015-16
MEM MEM
64
25.3
8.4
4.6
1.1
0.3
3.4
7.3
45.8
0.2
0.7
35.7
1.4
2.2
65.2
50.5
1.6
3.0
1.2
1,620
535
296
70
110
18
78
175
-92
16Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
34
1.7
2007-08
TOT
80
36.3
10.8
7.5
10.1
0.3
3.8
9.9
38.5
1.5
3.9
38.1
1.7
2.1
81.8
49.9
1.2
6.3
3.3
2,906
864
600
806
136
26
266
165
+21
17Eddie Jones
E. Jones
34
1.7
2005-06
MEM MEM
75
32.5
11.8
3.7
2.4
0.4
3.9
9.6
40.4
1.8
5.0
35.6
2.2
2.9
78.1
54.2
0.5
3.3
1.2
2,437
885
279
177
131
27
93
201
+318
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
1.7
1997-98
CHI CHI
82
38.8
28.7
5.8
3.5
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
19Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
34
1.9
1996-97
HOU HOU
62
36.6
18.0
6.0
5.7
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.2
1.9
5.4
35.5
3.2
4.3
75.0
54.8
1.9
4.1
2.5
2,271
1,114
373
354
119
36
156
151
+365
20Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
34
1.7
1996-97
LAL LAL
70
25.2
6.8
5.2
1.3
0.7
2.8
6.4
43.2
0.2
0.9
26.2
1.0
1.7
60.2
47.5
1.6
3.6
1.1
1,766
476
363
89
119
49
74
219
+156
21John Stockton
J. Stockton
34
2.0
1996-97
UTA UTA
82
35.3
14.4
2.8
10.5
0.2
5.1
9.3
54.8
0.9
2.2
42.2
3.4
4.0
84.6
65.6
0.5
2.2
3.0
2,896
1,183
228
860
166
15
248
194
+658
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
34
1.8
1990-91
BOS BOS
60
38.0
19.4
8.5
7.2
1.0
7.7
17.0
45.4
1.3
3.3
38.9
2.7
3.1
89.1
53.0
0.9
7.6
3.1
2,277
1,164
509
431
108
58
187
118
23Julius Erving
J. Erving
34
1.7
1984-85
PHI PHI
78
32.5
20.0
5.3
3.0
1.4
7.8
15.8
49.4
0.0
0.2
21.4
4.3
5.7
76.5
54.6
2.2
3.1
2.7
2,535
1,561
414
233
135
109
208
199
24Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
33
1.8
2022-23
MIA MIA
64
33.4
22.9
5.9
5.3
0.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.6
1.6
35.0
7.4
8.7
85.0
64.7
2.2
3.7
1.6
2,138
1,466
375
340
117
21
101
80
+47
25Chris Paul
C. Paul
33
2.0
2018-19
HOU HOU
58
32.0
15.6
4.6
8.2
0.3
5.2
12.4
41.9
2.2
6.1
35.8
3.0
3.5
86.2
56.0
0.6
3.9
2.6
1,857
906
265
473
114
18
152
146
+300
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