Dudley Bradley has the most steals per game by a rookie with 50+ games played, with 2.6 per game in 1979-80.

most spg by a rookie in a season with 50+ gp
1979-80 Bradley 1986-87 Harper 1987-88 Jackson 1997-98 Knight 1976-77 Buckner 1979-80 Johnson 1984-85 Jordan 1993-94 Hardaway 2005-06 Paul 1978-79 Ford 1978-79 Cheeks 1989-90 Hardaway 1981-82 Thomas 1996-97 Iverson 1994-95 Jones 1988-89 Grant 1991-92 Macon 1990-91 Payton 2008-09 Chalmers 1996-97 Kittles 1994-95 Kidd 1976-77 Lee 2009-10 Curry 1998-99 Williams 1982-83 Lever 2013-14 Carter-Williams 1973-74 Watts 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9
NAME SEASON TM GP SPG MPG PPG RPG APG BPG TPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
Dudley Bradley illustration Dudley Bradley
1979-80
IND logo IND
82 2.6 24.7 8.4 2.7 3.1 0.6 2.0 3.4 7.4 45.2 0.0 0.1 40.0 1.7 2.1 78.2 2,027 688 223 252 211 48 166 194
Ron Harper illustration Ron Harper
1986-87
CLE logo CLE
82 2.5 37.4 22.9 4.8 4.8 1.0 4.2 9.0 19.7 45.5 0.2 1.1 21.3 4.7 6.9 68.4 3,064 1,874 392 394 209 84 345 247
Mark Jackson illustration Mark Jackson
1987-88
NYK logo NYK
82 2.5 39.6 13.6 4.8 10.6 0.1 3.1 5.3 12.4 43.2 0.4 1.5 25.4 2.5 3.2 77.4 3,249 1,114 396 868 205 6 258 244
Brevin Knight illustration Brevin Knight
1997-98
CLE logo CLE
80 2.5 31.0 9.0 3.2 8.2 0.2 2.4 3.3 7.4 44.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 2.5 3.1 80.1 2,483 723 253 656 196 18 194 271 +298
Quinn Buckner illustration Quinn Buckner
1976-77
MIL logo MIL
79 2.4 26.5 8.6 3.3 4.7 0.3 3.8 8.7 43.4 1.1 1.9 53.9 2,095 681 264 372 192 21 291
Magic Johnson illustration Magic Johnson
1979-80
LAL logo LAL
77 2.4 36.3 18.0 7.7 7.3 0.5 4.0 6.5 12.3 53.0 0.1 0.4 22.6 4.9 6.0 81.0 2,795 1,387 596 563 187 41 305 218
Michael Jordan illustration Michael Jordan
1984-85
CHI logo CHI
82 2.4 38.3 28.2 6.5 5.9 0.8 3.5 10.2 19.8 51.5 0.1 0.6 17.3 7.7 9.1 84.5 3,144 2,313 534 481 196 69 291 285
Anfernee Hardaway illustration Anfernee Hardaway
1993-94
ORL logo ORL
82 2.3 36.8 16.0 5.4 6.6 0.6 3.6 6.2 13.3 46.6 0.6 2.3 26.7 3.0 4.0 74.2 3,015 1,313 439 544 190 51 292 205
Chris Paul illustration Chris Paul
2005-06
NOK logo NOK
78 2.2 36.0 16.1 5.1 7.8 0.1 2.3 5.2 12.1 43.0 0.6 2.3 28.2 5.1 6.0 84.7 2,808 1,258 400 611 175 6 183 218 -181
Phil Ford illustration Phil Ford
1978-79
KCK logo KCK
79 2.2 34.5 15.9 2.3 8.6 0.1 4.1 5.9 12.7 46.5 4.1 5.1 81.3 2,723 1,260 182 681 174 6 323 245
Maurice Cheeks illustration Maurice Cheeks
1978-79
PHI logo PHI
82 2.1 29.4 8.4 3.1 5.3 0.1 2.4 3.6 7.0 51.0 1.2 1.7 72.1 2,409 685 254 431 174 12 193 198
Tim Hardaway illustration Tim Hardaway
1989-90
GSW logo GSW
79 2.1 33.7 14.7 3.9 8.7 0.2 3.3 5.9 12.5 47.1 0.3 1.1 27.4 2.7 3.5 76.4 2,663 1,162 310 689 165 12 260 232
Isiah Thomas illustration Isiah Thomas
1981-82
DET logo DET
72 2.1 33.8 17.0 2.9 7.8 0.2 4.2 6.3 14.8 42.4 0.2 0.8 28.8 4.2 6.0 70.4 2,433 1,225 209 565 150 17 299 253
Allen Iverson illustration Allen Iverson
1996-97
PHI logo PHI
76 2.1 40.1 23.5 4.1 7.5 0.3 4.4 8.2 19.8 41.6 2.0 6.0 34.1 5.0 7.2 70.2 3,045 1,787 312 567 157 24 337 233 -439
Eddie Jones illustration Eddie Jones
1994-95
LAL logo LAL
64 2.0 31.0 14.0 3.9 2.0 0.6 1.2 5.3 11.6 46.0 1.4 3.8 37.0 1.9 2.6 72.2 1,981 897 249 128 131 41 75 175
Gary Grant illustration Gary Grant
1988-89
LAC logo LAC
71 2.0 27.1 11.9 3.4 7.1 0.1 3.6 5.1 11.7 43.5 0.1 0.3 22.7 1.7 2.3 73.5 1,924 846 238 506 144 9 258 170
Mark Macon illustration Mark Macon
1991-92
DEN logo DEN
76 2.0 30.3 10.6 2.9 2.2 0.2 2.0 4.4 11.7 37.5 0.1 0.4 13.3 1.8 2.4 73.0 2,304 805 220 168 154 14 155 242
Gary Payton illustration Gary Payton
1990-91
SEA logo SEA
82 2.0 27.4 7.2 3.0 6.4 0.2 2.2 3.2 7.0 45.0 0.0 0.2 7.7 0.8 1.2 71.1 2,244 588 243 528 165 15 180 249
Mario Chalmers illustration Mario Chalmers
2008-09
MIA logo MIA
82 2.0 32.0 10.0 2.8 4.9 0.1 2.0 3.4 8.1 42.0 1.4 3.8 36.7 1.8 2.4 76.7 2,626 818 228 403 160 8 165 240 +30
Kerry Kittles illustration Kerry Kittles
1996-97
NJN logo NJN
82 1.9 36.7 16.4 3.9 3.0 0.4 1.5 6.2 14.5 42.6 1.9 5.1 37.7 2.1 2.8 77.1 3,012 1,347 319 249 157 35 127 165 -266
Jason Kidd illustration Jason Kidd
1994-95
DAL logo DAL
79 1.9 33.8 11.7 5.4 7.7 0.3 3.2 4.2 10.8 38.5 0.9 3.3 27.2 2.4 3.5 69.8 2,668 922 430 607 151 24 250 146
Ron Lee illustration Ron Lee
1976-77
PHX logo PHX
82 1.9 22.5 10.2 3.6 3.2 0.4 4.2 9.6 44.1 1.7 2.6 67.6 1,849 836 299 263 156 33 276
Stephen Curry illustration Stephen Curry
2009-10
GSW logo GSW
80 1.9 36.2 17.5 4.5 5.9 0.2 3.0 6.6 14.3 46.2 2.1 4.8 43.7 2.2 2.5 88.5 2,896 1,399 356 472 152 19 243 252 -186
Jason Williams illustration Jason Williams
1998-99
SAC logo SAC
50 1.9 36.1 12.8 3.1 6.0 0.0 2.9 4.6 12.3 37.4 2.0 6.5 31.0 1.6 2.1 75.2 1,805 641 153 299 95 1 143 91 -44
Fat Lever illustration Fat Lever
1982-83
POR logo POR
81 1.9 24.9 7.8 2.8 5.3 0.2 1.7 3.2 7.3 43.1 0.1 0.2 33.3 1.4 2.0 73.0 2,020 633 225 426 153 15 137 179
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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