most spg as a 26 year old in a season while playing 1+ games

Don Buse has gotten the most steals per game by a 26-year-old player with 1+ game played in a season, with 3.5 per game in 1976-77.

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most spg by a player as a 26 year old in a season while playing 1+ games
NAMESPGAgeGPSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Don Buse
D. Buse
3.5
26
81
1976-77
36.4
8.0
3.3
8.5
0.2
3.3
7.9
41.6
1.4
1.8
78.6
46.0
0.8
2.5
2,947
646
270
685
281
16
129
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.2
26
82
1988-89
38.7
17.1
3.0
13.6
0.2
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.2
0.8
24.2
4.8
5.5
86.3
62.4
1.0
2.0
3.8
3,171
1,400
248
1,118
263
14
308
241
3Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.0
26
65
1988-89
35.2
17.3
5.9
6.0
0.6
7.2
14.8
48.3
0.1
0.7
20.0
2.8
3.9
72.3
52.3
2.4
3.5
3.6
2,287
1,122
384
393
197
36
231
259
4Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
2.9
26
61
2004-05
38.7
22.0
6.3
4.7
0.3
7.7
17.8
43.0
1.0
3.4
28.2
5.8
7.4
77.7
52.3
1.2
5.0
2.5
2,358
1,345
382
285
176
18
153
168
+90
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.8
26
60
2001-02
43.7
31.4
4.5
5.5
0.2
11.1
27.8
39.8
1.3
4.5
29.1
7.9
9.8
81.2
48.9
0.7
3.8
4.0
2,622
1,883
269
331
168
13
237
102
+278
6Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.8
26
82
1984-85
32.8
12.8
4.6
10.0
0.2
5.1
11.1
45.7
0.3
1.1
28.1
2.3
3.0
76.2
51.3
1.1
3.5
2.9
2,689
1,046
378
816
229
18
236
247
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.8
26
82
1989-90
39.0
33.6
6.9
6.3
0.7
12.6
24.0
52.6
1.1
3.0
37.6
7.2
8.5
84.8
60.6
1.7
5.1
3.0
3,197
2,753
565
519
227
54
247
241
8Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.7
26
78
1988-89
39.3
27.2
7.9
5.8
0.7
10.6
21.4
49.6
0.3
1.3
26.0
5.6
7.0
79.9
55.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
3,064
2,123
615
450
213
54
250
269
9Mark Price
M. Price
2.6
26
16
1990-91
35.7
16.9
2.8
10.4
0.1
6.1
12.2
49.7
1.1
3.3
34.0
3.7
3.9
95.2
61.0
0.5
2.3
3.5
571
271
45
166
42
2
56
23
10Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.6
26
81
1993-94
36.0
13.8
5.2
9.7
0.5
5.5
13.3
41.1
1.4
4.2
33.4
1.4
2.0
73.0
48.7
1.4
3.8
2.4
2,915
1,118
424
789
212
44
196
144
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.6
26
82
1988-89
36.9
24.8
13.5
1.8
3.4
9.6
19.0
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.5
8.0
69.6
55.2
4.1
9.4
3.4
3,024
2,034
1,105
149
213
282
275
329
12Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.6
26
82
1981-82
37.1
17.9
6.9
7.0
0.5
7.5
16.4
46.1
0.2
1.2
18.8
2.6
3.7
70.0
49.8
2.2
4.7
3.5
3,044
1,469
565
572
213
41
291
317
13Steve Mix
S. Mix
2.6
26
82
1973-74
36.2
14.9
10.5
1.9
0.5
6.0
12.7
47.5
2.8
3.5
79.2
52.1
3.7
6.8
2,969
1,218
864
152
212
37
305
14Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.5
26
60
2011-12
36.4
19.8
3.6
9.1
0.1
7.1
14.8
47.8
1.3
3.6
37.1
4.3
5.0
86.1
58.1
0.7
2.9
2.1
2,181
1,189
213
543
152
4
124
138
+326
15Michael Phelps
M. Phelps
2.5
26
2
1987-88
11.5
4.5
1.0
1.5
0.0
1.5
3.5
42.9
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.0
75.0
51.4
0.0
1.0
1.0
23
9
2
3
5
0
2
1
16Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.5
26
82
1994-95
36.8
20.6
3.4
7.1
0.2
8.4
16.4
50.9
0.9
2.8
30.2
3.0
4.2
71.6
56.4
1.3
2.1
2.5
3,015
1,689
281
583
204
13
201
206
17Doug Christie
D. Christie
2.5
26
81
1996-97
38.6
14.5
5.3
3.9
0.6
4.9
11.7
41.7
1.8
4.7
38.4
2.9
3.8
77.5
54.3
1.0
4.3
2.5
3,127
1,176
432
315
201
45
200
245
-121
18Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.5
26
82
1986-87
37.2
18.9
8.9
8.0
0.4
7.8
16.7
46.9
0.3
1.1
23.9
3.0
3.8
78.2
51.5
2.6
6.3
2.0
3,054
1,552
729
654
201
34
167
219
19Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.4
26
82
1979-80
36.2
22.1
3.4
4.8
0.5
9.0
18.7
48.2
0.1
0.4
19.4
4.0
5.1
78.8
52.9
1.5
1.8
2.2
2,969
1,816
275
397
200
37
181
160
20Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
2.4
26
82
1980-81
29.1
13.3
3.6
4.7
0.0
5.7
11.7
49.3
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.8
2.5
73.4
52.2
1.1
2.6
2.9
2,384
1,092
298
384
197
3
236
271
21Ray Williams
R. Williams
2.3
26
79
1980-81
34.7
19.7
4.1
5.5
0.5
7.8
16.9
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.5
3.9
4.8
81.7
51.9
1.5
2.5
3.0
2,742
1,560
321
432
185
37
235
270
22Derrick Walton Jr.
D. Walton Jr.
2.3
26
3
2021-22
36.0
6.3
3.3
7.0
1.3
2.0
8.7
23.1
1.0
4.3
23.1
1.3
1.3
100.0
34.2
0.7
2.7
3.7
108
19
10
21
7
4
11
8
-3
23Mike Gale
M. Gale
2.3
26
82
1976-77
31.7
10.3
3.3
5.8
0.6
4.3
9.2
46.8
1.7
2.0
82.0
50.9
0.7
2.7
2,598
843
273
473
191
50
224
24Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.3
26
79
1982-83
31.2
12.5
2.6
6.9
0.4
5.1
9.4
54.2
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.3
3.0
75.4
58.2
0.7
2.0
2.3
2,465
990
209
543
184
31
179
182
25David Robinson
D. Robinson
2.3
26
68
1991-92
37.7
23.2
12.2
2.7
4.5
8.7
15.8
55.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
5.8
8.3
70.1
59.7
3.8
8.4
2.7
2,564
1,578
829
181
158
305
182
219
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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10.5
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.308
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2
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.720
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15
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.577
6.0
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.560
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7.0
9
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.536
7.0
10
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.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
14
.481
11.5
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
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.385
14.0
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.370
14.5
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18.0
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18.0
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