who was the leader in steal in 2021

Jimmy Butler III averaged the most steals per game in 2020-21, with 2.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
Who was the leader in steal with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in 2021?
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
2.1
2020-21
52
33.6
21.5
6.9
7.1
0.3
7.0
14.2
49.7
0.5
2.0
24.5
6.9
8.0
86.3
60.7
1.8
5.1
2.1
1,745
1,116
359
369
108
18
109
71
+196
2T.J. McConnell
T.J. McConnell
1.9
2020-21
69
26.0
8.6
3.7
6.6
0.3
4.0
7.1
55.9
0.2
0.7
31.3
0.5
0.7
68.8
58.3
0.8
2.9
2.0
1,796
596
256
456
128
23
135
113
+70
3Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
1.7
2020-21
52
36.5
19.6
4.2
6.3
0.7
6.5
16.7
38.9
3.3
9.2
36.6
3.3
3.7
88.5
53.4
0.6
3.6
1.8
1,898
1,019
220
328
87
37
95
119
+140
4Draymond Green
D. Green
1.7
2020-21
63
31.5
7.0
7.1
8.9
0.8
2.7
6.0
44.7
0.5
2.0
27.0
1.1
1.4
79.5
53.0
0.9
6.2
3.0
1,982
444
448
558
105
52
188
194
+241
5Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1.6
2020-21
59
32.3
17.7
4.5
6.1
0.6
7.0
13.9
50.3
1.9
4.8
39.2
1.8
2.3
78.7
59.2
1.2
3.3
2.2
1,907
1,046
268
357
96
37
127
98
+379
6Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
1.6
2020-21
65
20.0
3.9
1.9
1.0
1.1
1.6
3.7
42.0
0.7
2.2
30.1
0.1
0.3
44.4
50.8
0.5
1.4
0.5
1,298
255
124
63
105
71
32
127
+96
7Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1.6
2020-21
58
32.4
14.3
7.2
6.9
0.6
5.6
10.1
55.7
0.1
0.2
30.0
3.0
4.9
61.3
58.4
1.6
5.6
3.0
1,877
829
417
401
93
35
173
171
+329
8Delon Wright
D. Wright
1.6
2020-21
TOT
63
27.7
10.2
4.3
4.4
0.5
3.8
8.2
46.3
1.0
2.7
37.2
1.6
2.0
80.2
56.2
1.0
3.2
1.3
1,748
645
269
278
101
30
83
75
-108
9LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1.6
2020-21
51
28.8
15.7
5.9
6.1
0.4
5.7
13.2
43.6
1.8
5.1
35.2
2.5
3.2
75.8
53.9
1.2
4.7
2.8
1,468
803
302
313
81
18
145
136
-84
10Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.6
2020-21
52
34.1
24.8
6.5
5.2
0.4
8.9
17.5
51.2
1.9
4.9
39.8
5.0
5.7
88.5
62.2
1.1
5.4
2.0
1,772
1,292
337
269
81
21
105
82
+447
11Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
1.5
2020-21
67
31.9
15.7
7.1
5.4
0.1
6.6
14.5
45.3
0.9
3.0
31.7
1.6
2.0
79.1
50.9
0.9
6.2
1.7
2,139
1,051
473
363
101
7
117
135
+88
12De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
1.5
2020-21
58
35.1
25.2
3.5
7.2
0.5
9.1
19.1
47.7
1.8
5.5
32.2
5.2
7.2
71.9
56.5
0.6
2.9
3.0
2,036
1,461
203
417
87
27
174
170
-195
13Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
2020-21
55
31.8
14.6
4.8
5.7
0.6
5.3
12.7
41.4
3.1
8.3
37.8
0.9
1.2
78.1
55.1
0.6
4.2
2.2
1,747
802
263
316
82
31
123
103
+49
14Robert Covington
R. Covington
1.4
2020-21
70
32.0
8.5
6.7
1.7
1.2
2.9
7.3
40.1
1.9
5.1
37.9
0.7
0.9
80.6
55.3
0.9
5.8
0.9
2,243
593
466
117
101
84
64
195
+203
15Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
1.4
2020-21
68
26.0
8.6
3.3
6.4
0.1
2.8
7.3
38.8
1.0
3.1
30.8
1.9
2.2
86.7
51.6
0.4
2.9
1.6
1,771
582
223
433
98
4
111
139
-186
16Chris Paul
C. Paul
1.4
2020-21
70
31.4
16.4
4.5
8.9
0.3
6.3
12.6
49.9
1.5
3.7
39.5
2.4
2.6
93.4
59.9
0.4
4.1
2.2
2,199
1,149
312
622
99
19
156
166
+310
17Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
1.4
2020-21
54
34.9
26.9
4.8
6.0
0.7
10.2
20.1
50.6
2.8
7.0
40.2
3.7
4.0
92.2
61.4
1.0
3.8
2.4
1,886
1,451
257
324
76
37
130
140
+229
18Mike Conley
M. Conley
1.4
2020-21
51
29.4
16.2
3.5
6.0
0.2
5.6
12.5
44.4
2.7
6.6
41.2
2.4
2.8
85.2
58.9
0.7
2.8
1.9
1,498
827
177
305
70
9
99
98
+548
19Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1.4
2020-21
65
36.4
22.2
11.5
11.7
0.4
8.4
19.0
43.9
1.3
4.2
31.5
4.2
6.4
65.6
50.9
1.7
9.9
4.8
2,369
1,445
750
763
89
23
312
190
-87
20Danny Green
D. Green
1.3
2020-21
69
28.0
9.5
3.8
1.7
0.8
3.2
7.9
41.2
2.5
6.3
40.5
0.4
0.6
77.5
58.2
0.8
3.0
1.0
1,934
654
260
118
92
56
67
125
+312
21Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
1.3
2020-21
58
30.1
13.0
3.0
5.3
0.5
5.0
10.7
47.2
2.1
5.1
40.9
0.8
1.0
85.7
58.5
0.7
2.3
1.6
1,746
753
173
309
77
28
92
83
-180
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.3
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
23Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
1.3
2020-21
69
34.5
20.4
4.4
4.2
0.4
7.4
16.4
45.0
3.2
8.3
38.9
2.4
2.9
81.7
57.5
0.7
3.7
1.9
2,383
1,407
302
293
87
26
128
119
-89
24Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
1.2
2020-21
58
34.5
24.7
6.0
3.4
0.6
9.3
19.2
48.4
2.8
7.1
39.7
3.3
4.3
76.4
58.6
1.2
4.8
2.7
1,999
1,430
347
195
72
32
158
168
+69
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1.2
2020-21
63
34.1
32.0
5.5
5.8
0.1
10.4
21.7
48.2
5.3
12.7
42.1
5.7
6.3
91.6
65.5
0.5
5.0
3.4
2,151
2,015
345
363
77
8
213
119
+242
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13
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.265
17.0
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6
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.167
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30
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.811
2
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.714
4.0
3
22
11
.667
6.0
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
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.667
6.0
6
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.639
6.5
7
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.583
8.5
8
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.514
11.0
9
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.459
13.0
10
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14.0
11
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