most steals per game in a season by a non-dpoy

Alvin Robertson has the most steals per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 3.7 per game in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game in a season by a non-dpoy by a player
NAMESPGDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.7
1
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
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3.2
1
1987-88
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
3Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.9
1
1995-96
81
39.0
19.3
4.2
7.5
0.2
7.6
15.8
48.4
1.2
3.7
32.8
2.8
3.8
74.8
55.4
1.3
2.9
3.2
3,162
1,563
339
608
231
19
260
221
4David Robinson
D. Robinson
2.3
1
1991-92
68
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
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
2.3
1
2014-15
64
31.8
16.5
7.2
2.5
0.8
6.2
12.8
47.9
1.0
3.0
34.9
3.2
3.9
80.2
56.7
1.3
5.9
1.5
2,033
1,057
461
161
148
48
97
128
+441
6Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
2.1
1
2003-04
73
37.2
18.3
5.3
3.7
0.7
6.4
15.2
42.1
1.0
3.3
31.0
4.4
6.0
73.3
51.1
1.4
3.9
2.8
2,714
1,333
385
272
152
50
202
194
+486
7Draymond Green
D. Green
2.0
1
2016-17
76
32.5
10.2
7.9
7.0
1.4
3.6
8.6
41.8
1.1
3.5
30.8
2.0
2.8
70.9
52.2
1.3
6.6
2.4
2,471
776
599
533
154
106
184
217
+820
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.8
1
1992-93
82
39.5
26.1
13.0
3.5
4.2
10.3
19.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.4
7.0
77.9
57.7
3.5
9.6
3.2
3,242
2,140
1,068
291
150
342
262
305
9Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.8
1
2005-06
82
35.2
7.3
11.3
1.9
2.2
2.9
5.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
3.6
41.6
50.1
3.7
7.6
1.1
2,890
597
923
158
146
181
88
164
+598
10Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.8
1
2015-16
72
33.1
21.2
6.8
2.6
1.0
7.7
15.1
50.6
1.8
4.0
44.3
4.1
4.6
87.4
61.6
1.3
5.5
1.5
2,380
1,523
493
186
128
71
105
133
+653
11Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.7
1
2001-02
80
36.5
7.6
13.0
1.4
3.5
3.2
6.0
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.9
42.3
52.2
4.0
9.0
0.9
2,921
609
1,039
115
138
278
70
178
+150
12Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.7
1
2021-22
71
32.3
12.1
3.8
5.9
0.3
4.2
10.1
41.8
1.7
5.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
79.3
54.0
0.6
3.2
2.2
2,296
861
270
417
119
18
159
160
+443
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.6
1
1993-94
80
41.0
27.3
11.9
3.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
14Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
1.5
1
1982-83
76
35.7
22.5
5.8
3.9
0.3
8.0
15.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
7.9
82.6
60.2
2.5
3.2
2.6
2,710
1,712
437
300
113
23
197
180
15Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.4
1
2004-05
74
36.1
9.7
12.2
1.7
2.4
4.0
8.8
45.3
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.8
4.1
42.8
45.9
3.9
8.2
1.1
2,671
721
902
123
106
176
82
159
+343
16Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.4
1
2002-03
73
39.4
6.9
15.4
1.6
3.2
2.9
6.0
48.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.2
2.6
45.0
48.6
4.0
11.4
1.2
2,873
506
1,126
120
104
230
88
179
+222
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1.4
1
2007-08
71
32.8
18.8
9.2
3.4
1.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.8
4.7
80.1
58.8
1.9
7.3
1.9
2,328
1,337
655
244
100
89
138
163
+736
18Dwight Howard
D. Howard
1.4
1
2010-11
78
37.6
22.9
14.1
1.4
2.4
7.9
13.4
59.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
11.7
59.6
61.6
4.0
10.1
3.6
2,935
1,784
1,098
107
107
186
279
258
+498
19Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
1.4
1
1983-84
79
38.9
20.9
6.7
4.5
0.3
7.1
14.2
49.8
0.1
0.2
27.8
6.7
7.9
84.8
59.1
2.7
4.0
2.7
3,075
1,654
528
358
108
27
217
204
20Marcus Camby
M. Camby
1.2
1
2006-07
70
33.8
11.2
11.7
3.2
3.3
4.5
9.4
47.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.2
72.9
51.9
2.3
9.3
1.7
2,369
785
816
223
87
231
122
183
+115
21Joakim Noah
J. Noah
1.2
1
2013-14
80
35.3
12.6
11.3
5.4
1.5
4.8
10.0
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.2
73.7
53.1
3.5
7.7
2.4
2,820
1,007
900
431
99
121
194
245
+232
22Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
1.0
1
2022-23
63
28.4
18.6
6.8
1.0
3.0
6.6
13.0
50.6
1.6
4.5
35.5
3.8
4.9
78.8
61.3
1.7
5.0
1.7
1,787
1,173
426
60
65
189
107
227
+367
23Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
1.0
1
2012-13
80
35.0
14.1
7.8
4.0
1.7
5.4
10.9
49.4
0.0
0.2
7.1
3.4
4.0
84.8
55.9
2.3
5.5
2.0
2,796
1,127
622
318
80
139
157
255
+434
24Dwight Howard
D. Howard
1.0
1
2008-09
79
35.7
20.6
13.8
1.4
2.9
7.1
12.4
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
10.7
59.4
60.0
4.3
9.6
3.0
2,821
1,624
1,093
112
77
231
240
270
+553
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1.0
1
2019-20
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
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.769
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.741
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.731
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