youngest player to average 2 steals per game in a season

4 players are tied for the youngest with 2.0+ steals per game in a season. They were 20 years old. The first three are Chris Paul in 2005-06, LeBron James in 2004-05 and Isiah Thomas in 1981-82.

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youngest player to average 2 or higher steals per game in a season

	NAME	Age	SPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Chris Paul C. Paul	20	2.2	2005-06	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
2	LeBron James L. James	20	2.2	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	27.2	7.4	7.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
3	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	20	2.1	1981-82	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
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	2.4	1979-80	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
5	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	21	3.0	2024-25	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
6	Ricky Rubio R. Rubio	21	2.2	2011-12	MIN	41	34.2	10.6	4.2	8.2	0.2	3.4	9.5	35.7	0.8	2.3	34.0	3.1	3.8	80.3	47.6	0.5	3.7	3.2	1,404	436	171	336	91	8	131	97	+53
7	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	21	2.0	2000-01	CHI	76	31.1	11.9	3.9	3.0	0.6	4.3	10.7	40.1	0.6	1.9	29.1	2.8	3.7	75.0	48.3	0.8	3.1	2.1	2,363	907	294	228	152	45	159	254	-367
8	Baron Davis B. Davis	21	2.1	2000-01	CHA	82	38.9	13.8	5.0	7.3	0.4	5.0	11.7	42.7	1.0	3.3	31.0	2.8	4.1	67.7	51.2	1.6	3.4	2.8	3,192	1,131	408	598	170	36	226	267	+267
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	21	2.1	1996-97	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
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	21	2.4	1984-85	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
11	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	21	2.5	1982-83	DET	81	38.2	22.9	4.0	7.8	0.4	9.0	19.0	47.2	0.4	1.5	28.8	4.5	6.4	71.0	52.5	1.3	2.8	4.0	3,093	1,854	328	634	199	29	326	318
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	21	3.4	1980-81	LAL	37	37.1	21.6	8.6	8.6	0.7	8.4	15.9	53.2	0.1	0.5	17.6	4.6	6.1	76.0	58.2	2.7	5.9	3.9	1,371	798	320	317	127	27	143	100
13	Bez Mbeng B. Mbeng	22	2.0	2025-26	UTA	13	31.2	6.2	3.2	3.2	0.4	2.5	5.5	46.5	0.3	1.8	16.7	0.8	1.3	64.7	51.6	1.1	2.2	1.3	406	81	42	42	26	5	17	43	-165
14	Ricky Rubio R. Rubio	22	2.4	2012-13	MIN	57	29.7	10.7	4.0	7.3	0.1	3.2	9.0	36.0	0.5	1.6	29.3	3.7	4.6	79.9	48.2	0.8	3.2	3.0	1,691	608	229	418	137	5	172	143	-88
15	Chris Paul C. Paul	22	2.7	2007-08	NOH	80	37.6	21.1	4.0	11.6	0.1	7.9	16.1	48.8	1.2	3.1	36.9	4.2	4.9	85.1	57.6	0.8	3.2	2.5	3,006	1,684	321	925	217	4	201	185	+479
16	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	22	2.6	2001-02	TOT	55	29.9	13.2	4.9	2.3	0.7	4.9	11.6	42.3	1.0	3.1	31.2	2.5	3.7	66.7	50.1	1.3	3.6	2.1	1,642	727	271	127	141	39	118	217	-22
17	Baron Davis B. Davis	22	2.1	2001-02	CHA	82	40.5	18.1	4.3	8.5	0.6	6.8	16.4	41.7	2.1	5.8	35.6	2.4	4.1	58.0	49.8	1.1	3.1	3.0	3,318	1,484	349	698	172	47	246	241	+149
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	22	2.1	1999-00	BOS	73	35.4	19.5	5.4	3.0	0.8	6.7	15.1	44.2	1.3	3.8	34.3	4.9	6.2	79.8	55.0	1.1	4.3	2.4	2,583	1,427	396	221	152	62	178	237	+188
19	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	22	2.2	1997-98	PHI	80	39.4	22.0	3.7	6.2	0.3	8.1	17.6	46.1	0.9	2.9	29.8	4.9	6.7	72.9	53.5	1.1	2.6	3.1	3,150	1,758	296	494	176	25	244	200	-92
20	Brevin Knight B. Knight	22	2.5	1997-98	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
21	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	22	2.2	1995-96	DAL	81	37.5	16.6	6.8	9.7	0.3	6.1	16.0	38.1	1.6	4.9	33.6	2.8	4.1	69.2	46.8	2.5	4.3	4.0	3,034	1,348	553	783	175	26	328	155
22	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	22	2.3	1993-94	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
23	Mark Macon M. Macon	22	2.0	1991-92	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
24	Gary Payton G. Payton	22	2.0	1990-91	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
25	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	22	2.5	1987-88	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

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11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
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