most steals per game average nba 2020-21 to 2023-24

Between the 2020-21 and 2023-24 seasons, Jimmy Butler III got the most steals per game, with 1.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player average NBA 2020-21 to 2023-24
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.7
233
33.7
21.7
6.0
5.7
0.4
7.0
13.9
50.5
0.6
2.0
31.8
7.0
8.1
86.0
61.9
1.9
4.1
1.9
7,856
5,047
1,388
1,319
398
83
433
307
+703
2Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
1.6
259
37.0
19.1
4.1
7.1
0.7
6.3
15.8
40.0
3.3
8.9
36.8
3.1
3.6
88.0
54.9
0.5
3.6
2.1
9,579
4,944
1,067
1,846
422
169
531
657
+730
3Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.6
200
32.2
12.4
3.4
5.8
0.3
4.3
10.3
41.4
1.8
5.6
33.0
2.0
2.6
77.9
54.1
0.7
2.8
2.3
6,439
2,480
681
1,158
325
69
460
511
+756
4Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.6
90
32.9
14.0
5.0
5.5
0.7
5.0
12.0
41.7
3.1
7.9
39.4
0.8
1.0
77.2
55.9
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,959
1,257
453
494
146
62
205
188
+130
5Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
1.6
287
34.8
20.1
6.4
6.8
0.3
8.0
17.4
46.0
1.7
5.0
34.4
2.3
2.9
80.2
53.7
0.9
5.5
2.3
9,981
5,757
1,841
1,940
462
73
658
517
-79
6OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
1.6
208
34.9
16.2
5.0
2.2
0.7
6.1
12.9
47.1
2.2
5.8
38.2
1.8
2.3
79.0
58.2
1.3
3.7
1.8
7,249
3,361
1,041
457
333
143
368
564
+779
7Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
1.6
267
21.2
4.8
2.1
1.1
0.8
1.8
4.2
43.8
0.8
2.5
33.3
0.3
0.4
70.3
55.0
0.5
1.5
0.5
5,670
1,281
551
281
416
223
135
491
-63
8LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1.6
184
31.9
20.0
6.2
7.4
0.3
7.1
16.7
42.7
2.9
7.6
37.4
2.9
3.4
83.4
54.9
1.3
4.9
3.3
5,869
3,675
1,147
1,364
286
63
602
570
-274
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1.5
234
34.6
28.2
5.1
5.9
0.9
9.7
19.2
50.5
1.3
3.9
34.6
7.5
8.6
86.5
61.3
0.8
4.3
2.6
8,091
6,590
1,188
1,374
360
201
614
588
+314
10Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.5
220
30.0
10.1
3.8
2.4
0.7
3.6
7.6
48.2
1.0
2.8
37.3
1.8
2.2
82.4
59.3
1.2
2.6
1.3
6,606
2,228
837
528
338
164
281
670
+449
11Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.5
172
34.0
24.1
6.3
4.2
0.6
8.8
17.1
51.7
2.0
4.9
41.1
4.4
5.0
88.0
62.4
1.1
5.2
1.8
5,849
4,144
1,091
717
264
108
312
263
+1059
12Chris Paul
C. Paul
1.5
252
30.8
13.7
4.3
8.9
0.3
5.2
10.9
47.3
1.4
3.7
36.7
2.0
2.4
86.4
57.4
0.4
3.9
2.0
7,758
3,459
1,071
2,241
381
67
499
534
+964
13Paul George
P. George
1.5
215
34.1
23.3
6.1
4.7
0.4
8.2
17.8
45.8
3.1
7.8
39.3
3.9
4.5
87.9
59.0
0.6
5.4
2.9
7,339
5,016
1,302
1,006
325
94
634
567
+1142
14Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
1.5
237
25.2
7.4
3.3
3.2
0.6
2.6
5.9
44.5
1.2
3.2
38.6
1.0
1.3
75.2
57.7
0.7
2.6
1.3
5,978
1,763
787
765
353
146
312
554
+433
15Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
1.5
260
32.9
17.2
3.7
8.7
0.6
6.3
13.1
47.8
2.5
6.2
39.3
2.2
2.6
85.6
60.4
0.6
3.0
2.3
8,546
4,483
960
2,274
385
150
591
348
-248
16De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
1.5
264
34.9
25.1
4.1
6.1
0.4
9.3
19.3
48.2
1.9
5.7
33.6
4.6
6.2
74.7
57.1
0.6
3.5
2.7
9,213
6,620
1,080
1,612
388
106
717
707
+23
17De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
1.5
240
24.5
10.3
3.9
2.7
0.5
3.6
8.7
41.4
1.9
5.0
38.3
1.1
1.4
78.9
54.8
0.8
3.1
1.3
5,875
2,464
942
637
350
127
319
488
+660
18Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1.4
243
34.6
26.8
4.5
5.2
0.3
9.4
20.4
45.9
3.4
9.2
37.3
4.6
5.4
85.8
58.9
0.9
3.6
2.8
8,412
6,519
1,086
1,269
351
84
681
567
+1227
19Delon Wright
D. Wright
1.4
237
21.8
6.6
3.2
3.3
0.3
2.4
5.3
45.3
0.7
2.0
36.6
1.0
1.2
83.0
56.1
0.8
2.4
0.8
5,163
1,566
755
779
340
77
186
222
+35
20Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1.4
302
34.4
22.9
5.2
4.1
0.6
8.2
18.4
44.6
2.6
7.4
35.3
3.9
4.9
79.3
55.8
0.7
4.5
2.8
10,391
6,920
1,567
1,241
413
182
850
620
+489
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.4
294
34.1
26.1
12.2
8.7
0.8
10.1
17.1
58.8
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.8
5.8
82.8
66.3
2.7
9.5
3.4
10,022
7,677
3,592
2,569
399
226
988
752
+2150
22Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
1.4
265
31.6
16.2
2.7
1.7
0.2
5.8
13.8
42.0
2.7
7.1
38.3
1.9
2.3
82.3
54.7
0.4
2.2
0.8
8,362
4,293
704
446
359
53
218
434
-132
23Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
1.3
176
26.0
11.5
3.2
3.2
0.5
4.1
9.7
42.2
1.5
4.4
33.3
1.9
2.5
75.3
53.5
0.7
2.5
2.1
4,578
2,031
561
569
232
93
369
467
-201
24Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1.3
262
32.7
16.9
4.9
6.3
0.5
6.5
13.3
49.1
2.1
5.1
40.3
1.7
2.2
80.7
59.1
1.2
3.7
2.4
8,559
4,421
1,283
1,642
343
144
631
455
+1713
25Robert Covington
R. Covington
1.3
218
25.0
7.4
5.1
1.3
1.0
2.6
6.1
41.8
1.5
4.1
37.9
0.7
0.9
81.2
56.7
0.8
4.3
0.8
5,449
1,612
1,120
290
281
226
182
527
+338
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