from 1998-99 to 2002-03, who led the nba in steals per game among big men

Between the 1998-99 and 2002-03 seasons, Nene averaged the most steals per game by a big man, with 1.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
from 1998-99 to 2002-03, who led the NBA in steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games among big men
NAME SPG 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 Nene
Nene
1.6
80
28.2
10.5
6.1
1.9
0.8
4.0
7.7
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
4.3
57.8
54.5
2.6
3.5
2.3
2,258
839
491
149
127
65
181
295
-261
2 Antoine Walker
A. Walker
1.5
364
40.1
21.2
8.3
4.6
0.5
8.1
19.8
40.7
2.1
6.3
33.6
3.0
4.4
67.9
48.8
1.9
6.3
3.3
14,589
7,720
3,007
1,660
556
178
1,190
1,114
-4
3 Chris Webber
C. Webber
1.5
308
39.4
24.1
10.9
4.7
1.6
10.1
21.0
48.0
0.1
0.6
21.8
3.8
5.7
67.9
51.4
2.7
8.2
3.0
12,128
7,435
3,359
1,434
469
499
934
1,020
+1352
4 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1.5
291
39.7
22.3
11.9
5.2
1.7
9.0
18.5
48.7
0.3
0.8
31.5
4.1
5.4
75.2
53.5
2.9
9.0
3.0
11,546
6,501
3,468
1,499
422
483
862
760
+1024
5 Karl Malone
K. Malone
1.4
373
36.6
23.0
8.6
4.3
0.7
8.2
16.9
48.3
0.0
0.1
30.2
6.7
8.5
78.8
55.8
1.7
6.9
3.0
13,650
8,592
3,225
1,586
522
251
1,110
1,012
+1439
6 Toni Kukoc
T. Kukoc
1.4
56
31.9
14.8
4.9
4.7
0.5
5.3
13.0
40.8
0.8
3.0
26.2
3.4
4.7
72.5
49.1
1.3
3.5
2.6
1,784
830
273
265
77
28
146
112
+29
7 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.3
360
32.6
6.4
11.9
1.2
2.5
2.7
5.2
51.0
0.0
0.0
15.4
1.0
2.5
40.2
50.1
3.5
8.3
1.1
11,744
2,293
4,266
443
471
914
378
822
+448
8 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.3
213
27.0
11.8
7.3
1.3
1.7
4.9
10.0
48.9
0.0
0.1
22.2
2.0
3.1
65.2
52.0
1.8
5.4
1.8
5,756
2,524
1,549
287
267
371
391
536
+112
9 Jerome Williams
J. Williams
1.2
330
25.5
8.0
7.7
0.9
0.3
3.0
5.8
50.7
0.0
0.0
8.3
2.0
3.2
63.6
54.9
2.9
4.8
1.1
8,425
2,625
2,556
306
409
99
375
778
+83
10 Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
1.2
218
34.0
14.6
7.0
2.3
1.4
6.0
12.9
46.1
0.1
0.6
20.7
2.6
3.9
65.6
49.8
1.9
5.1
2.3
7,404
3,183
1,530
508
266
304
502
836
+427
11 Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
1.2
78
30.5
13.4
9.0
1.8
1.1
5.4
11.8
45.9
0.4
1.1
37.9
2.1
2.8
75.6
51.3
3.0
6.0
1.7
2,378
1,042
699
137
95
85
135
234
-242
12 Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
1.2
158
38.4
20.5
8.7
3.0
0.8
7.4
15.7
46.9
0.3
0.8
32.3
5.5
6.7
82.1
55.0
2.4
6.3
2.9
6,067
3,244
1,373
481
185
119
462
454
-399
13 Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
1.1
360
35.7
17.5
7.2
2.0
1.3
6.9
14.1
49.1
0.8
2.4
34.3
2.8
3.8
73.4
55.3
1.6
5.6
1.9
12,846
6,291
2,602
719
396
474
666
1,032
+1823
14 David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.1
351
29.8
13.8
8.9
1.5
2.1
4.9
9.9
49.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.9
5.6
70.8
56.0
2.6
6.3
1.7
10,461
4,850
3,108
516
384
750
581
921
+2077
15 Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
1.1
243
34.7
14.4
4.3
2.9
1.1
5.5
13.1
41.6
1.2
3.3
36.0
2.3
3.3
69.5
49.4
1.1
3.2
2.0
8,431
3,503
1,038
707
263
265
495
760
+404
16 Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
1.1
225
27.0
10.0
6.1
1.8
0.5
4.1
9.0
45.4
0.0
0.2
24.3
1.7
2.2
78.9
49.9
1.9
4.2
1.5
6,065
2,243
1,382
408
239
108
337
523
+300
17 Vlade Divac
V. Divac
1.1
373
30.5
11.7
8.2
3.4
1.2
4.4
9.2
48.0
0.1
0.3
25.6
2.8
4.1
68.0
53.1
2.4
5.9
2.2
11,359
4,376
3,075
1,261
396
446
823
1,127
+1424
18 Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
1.0
309
26.2
9.3
5.7
2.3
0.5
3.6
7.6
47.8
0.1
0.2
24.2
2.1
2.5
82.4
53.9
1.6
4.1
1.7
8,099
2,887
1,775
720
311
168
514
933
-192
19 Ryan Bowen
R. Bowen
1.0
75
22.5
4.9
4.0
0.7
0.5
2.0
4.1
47.9
0.0
0.2
8.3
0.9
1.2
75.0
52.4
1.8
2.2
0.5
1,686
364
299
52
75
41
41
171
+55
20 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1.0
367
35.5
20.1
8.2
2.3
1.0
6.9
14.8
46.5
1.5
4.1
37.8
4.8
5.7
84.8
58.1
1.3
6.9
1.8
13,029
7,394
2,994
848
365
355
667
1,034
+1796
21 Robert Horry
R. Horry
1.0
354
24.0
5.9
5.1
2.2
0.9
2.1
5.2
40.5
0.6
1.9
34.1
1.1
1.5
76.5
51.3
1.7
3.4
1.1
8,499
2,103
1,802
767
347
323
401
957
+1113
22 Elton Brand
E. Brand
1.0
297
38.3
19.2
10.7
2.5
1.9
7.4
14.9
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.4
70.7
54.3
4.4
6.3
2.6
11,379
5,716
3,184
743
288
571
781
960
-1257
23 Rodney Rogers
R. Rogers
1.0
197
23.1
9.9
4.5
1.8
0.5
3.8
8.3
45.4
0.9
2.3
38.7
1.5
2.2
67.0
53.5
1.3
3.2
1.6
4,557
1,956
889
354
191
100
320
622
+308
24 Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
0.9
307
28.4
6.3
6.9
2.7
0.4
2.6
6.5
40.1
0.1
0.3
26.7
1.0
1.2
80.9
44.8
1.5
5.3
1.6
8,728
1,934
2,105
839
286
131
497
999
-65
25 Bo Outlaw
B. Outlaw
0.9
243
25.8
5.5
5.6
1.9
1.2
2.2
3.9
57.7
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.0
1.8
55.1
58.6
2.0
3.5
1.3
6,262
1,336
1,351
464
225
300
313
640
+350
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ORTG

119.9

4th

DRTG

116.0

22nd

NETRTG

3.9

9th

3P%

37.6

5th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/23
DEN DEN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sat
10/25
PHX PHX
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Mon
10/27
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Wed
10/29
NOP NOP
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Fri
10/31
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

4 - 3

125

Final

93

DEN Nuggets

3 - 4

Sun 18 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM