highest spg in 1985-86

Alvin Robertson averaged the most steals per game in 1985-86, with 3.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest spg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in 1985-86
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.7
1985-86
82
35.1
17.0
6.3
5.5
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
2,878
1,392
516
448
301
40
256
296
2Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.6
1985-86
75
34.3
18.5
5.6
8.0
0.6
7.2
15.2
47.5
0.2
0.8
20.0
3.9
5.1
76.9
53.0
2.3
3.3
3.8
2,576
1,389
421
600
197
46
282
270
3Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.5
1985-86
82
39.9
15.4
2.9
9.2
0.3
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.2
23.5
3.4
4.1
84.2
59.7
0.7
2.2
2.9
3,270
1,266
235
753
207
27
238
160
4Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.3
1985-86
78
33.5
13.8
5.4
7.5
0.2
6.0
13.6
44.1
0.2
0.5
31.6
1.7
2.3
72.5
47.3
1.7
3.6
2.7
2,616
1,080
420
584
178
15
210
204
5Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.2
1985-86
77
36.2
20.9
3.6
10.8
0.3
7.9
16.2
48.8
0.3
1.1
31.0
4.7
6.0
79.0
55.4
1.1
2.5
3.8
2,790
1,609
277
830
171
20
289
245
6Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
2.2
1985-86
80
36.9
20.0
12.8
3.9
1.6
7.4
13.0
57.2
0.2
0.9
22.7
5.0
7.2
68.5
61.9
4.4
8.4
4.4
2,952
1,603
1,026
312
173
125
350
333
7Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
2.1
1985-86
80
33.8
14.3
5.0
7.8
0.9
5.1
10.5
48.8
0.1
0.6
18.2
4.0
4.9
80.6
56.4
1.6
3.4
3.0
2,704
1,146
399
623
168
71
240
247
8Larry Bird
L. Bird
2.0
1985-86
82
38.0
25.8
9.8
6.8
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.6
1.0
2.4
42.3
5.4
6.0
89.6
58.0
2.3
7.5
3.2
3,113
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
9Darwin Cook
D. Cook
2.0
1985-86
79
24.9
8.0
2.2
4.9
0.3
3.4
7.9
42.6
0.1
0.7
20.8
1.1
1.4
75.7
46.5
0.6
1.6
1.7
1,965
629
177
390
156
22
132
172
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.0
1985-86
68
36.3
23.5
11.5
2.0
3.4
9.2
17.5
52.6
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.9
64.5
56.0
4.9
6.6
2.9
2,467
1,597
781
137
134
231
195
271
11Derek Harper
D. Harper
1.9
1985-86
79
27.2
12.2
2.9
5.3
0.3
4.9
9.2
53.4
0.2
0.6
23.5
2.2
2.9
74.7
58.0
0.9
1.9
1.8
2,150
963
226
416
153
23
144
166
12Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
1.9
1985-86
82
33.7
17.2
3.6
9.1
0.2
6.2
12.3
50.6
0.5
1.5
32.8
4.3
5.4
79.6
58.7
0.9
2.7
3.5
2,764
1,410
297
746
157
16
290
199
13John Stockton
J. Stockton
1.9
1985-86
82
23.6
7.7
2.2
7.4
0.1
2.8
5.7
48.9
0.0
0.2
13.3
2.1
2.5
83.9
56.6
0.4
1.8
2.0
1,935
630
179
610
157
10
168
227
14T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
1.9
1985-86
82
29.3
5.0
4.6
2.1
0.2
2.1
4.6
45.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.1
77.3
49.3
1.7
2.9
0.6
2,401
412
377
171
155
16
51
228
15Darrell Walker
D. Walker
1.8
1985-86
81
25.0
10.3
2.7
4.2
0.4
4.0
9.3
43.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.3
3.4
68.6
47.9
1.2
1.5
2.4
2,023
838
220
337
146
36
192
216
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
1.8
1985-86
78
39.1
30.3
7.9
2.6
0.6
11.4
24.3
46.8
0.2
0.9
18.6
7.4
9.0
81.8
53.6
3.3
4.6
3.2
3,049
2,366
618
206
138
49
251
170
17Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
1.7
1985-86
82
31.3
13.1
2.3
5.9
0.1
5.3
11.0
48.2
0.2
0.6
34.6
2.3
2.7
83.0
53.7
1.1
1.2
2.2
2,568
1,071
187
487
138
12
184
230
18Vern Fleming
V. Fleming
1.6
1985-86
80
35.9
14.2
4.8
6.3
0.1
5.5
10.8
50.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
3.3
4.4
74.5
55.8
1.3
3.6
2.6
2,870
1,136
386
505
131
5
208
230
19Jay Humphries
J. Humphries
1.6
1985-86
82
33.3
11.0
3.2
6.4
0.1
4.3
9.0
47.9
0.0
0.4
13.8
2.4
3.1
76.7
53.4
0.7
2.5
2.3
2,733
905
260
526
132
9
190
222
20Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.6
1985-86
72
35.8
18.8
5.9
12.6
0.2
6.7
12.8
52.6
0.1
0.6
23.3
5.3
6.0
87.1
61.0
1.2
4.7
3.8
2,578
1,354
426
907
113
16
273
133
21John Bagley
J. Bagley
1.6
1985-86
78
31.7
11.7
3.5
9.4
0.1
4.7
11.1
42.3
0.1
0.5
24.3
2.2
2.8
79.1
47.5
1.0
2.6
3.1
2,472
911
275
735
122
10
239
165
22Julius Erving
J. Erving
1.5
1985-86
74
33.4
18.1
5.0
3.4
1.1
7.0
14.7
48.0
0.1
0.4
28.1
3.9
5.0
78.5
53.7
2.3
2.7
2.9
2,474
1,340
370
248
113
82
214
196
23Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
1.5
1985-86
82
32.5
19.8
8.5
2.4
0.6
8.3
17.5
47.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.9
65.6
50.3
2.7
5.8
2.3
2,669
1,627
694
193
121
51
191
283
24Purvis Short
P. Short
1.4
1985-86
64
37.9
25.5
5.1
3.7
0.3
9.9
20.5
48.2
0.2
0.8
30.6
5.5
6.3
86.5
54.7
2.0
3.2
2.9
2,427
1,632
329
237
92
22
184
229
25Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
1.4
1985-86
75
34.7
20.3
5.5
3.8
0.7
8.2
16.0
51.0
0.0
0.2
6.7
4.0
5.2
76.0
55.5
2.1
3.5
2.4
2,605
1,525
416
283
107
50
183
214
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32
50
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
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.232
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15
17
65
.207
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1
64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
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25
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