nba most steals per game from 2016-17 to 2021-22

Between the 2016-17 and 2021-22 seasons, Jimmy Butler III averaged the most steals per game, with 1.9 per game.

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	NAME	SPG	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1.9	367	34.9	21.3	6.0	5.4	0.5	6.9	14.7	46.9	0.8	2.7	31.6	6.7	7.8	85.7	58.8	1.7	4.3	2.0	12,793	7,830	2,207	1,999	687	172	719	541	+1438
2	Paul George P. George	1.8	364	35.0	23.9	6.6	4.0	0.4	8.1	18.3	44.4	3.2	8.0	39.4	4.5	5.3	85.6	58.0	0.9	5.8	2.9	12,738	8,714	2,411	1,473	647	157	1,067	972	+1676
3	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1.8	252	33.1	25.7	6.5	4.1	0.6	8.9	18.2	48.9	2.0	5.2	37.9	5.9	6.7	87.4	60.6	1.1	5.5	2.2	8,344	6,465	1,650	1,029	441	142	545	413	+1734
4	Chris Paul C. Paul	1.7	382	31.9	16.8	4.8	8.6	0.2	6.0	12.6	47.4	1.8	4.7	37.3	3.1	3.5	89.2	59.6	0.5	4.3	2.3	12,171	6,430	1,826	3,289	660	90	897	891	+2476
5	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	1.7	275	33.9	15.9	8.1	7.7	0.7	6.5	11.6	56.0	0.0	0.1	14.7	2.9	4.9	59.7	57.9	1.9	6.2	3.4	9,326	4,382	2,217	2,127	464	199	925	777	+896
6	Robert Covington R. Covington	1.7	393	31.0	11.2	6.1	1.5	1.2	3.8	9.3	41.3	2.2	6.0	35.9	1.4	1.7	81.7	55.8	0.9	5.2	1.4	12,168	4,405	2,382	601	657	456	546	1,172	+726
7	Herbert Jones H. Jones	1.7	78	29.9	9.5	3.8	2.1	0.8	3.5	7.4	47.6	0.7	2.2	33.7	1.8	2.1	84.0	57.3	1.3	2.5	1.3	2,335	742	296	167	130	60	100	238	+68
8	James Harden J. Harden	1.6	408	36.5	29.9	7.0	9.3	0.7	8.8	19.9	44.1	3.6	10.1	35.7	8.7	10.1	86.4	61.4	0.9	6.1	4.7	14,876	12,215	2,860	3,777	665	275	1,935	1,107	+1871
9	Marcus Smart M. Smart	1.6	392	30.6	11.1	3.5	4.9	0.4	3.7	9.5	38.9	1.6	5.0	32.8	2.0	2.6	79.7	52.1	0.8	2.8	2.0	12,009	4,357	1,390	1,925	631	155	769	974	+1321
10	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	1.6	238	32.4	18.9	4.8	3.9	0.5	7.0	15.8	44.4	2.1	5.8	35.3	2.9	3.7	77.2	54.3	0.6	4.2	2.4	7,703	4,503	1,141	920	383	108	566	532	+555
11	Matisse Thybulle M. Thybulle	1.6	196	21.8	4.8	1.9	1.1	1.0	1.9	4.1	45.0	0.7	2.3	32.4	0.3	0.5	65.7	55.0	0.6	1.4	0.6	4,270	939	382	217	313	189	122	426	+218
12	John Wall J. Wall	1.6	191	34.8	21.4	3.8	9.3	0.8	7.7	17.7	43.3	1.5	4.5	32.8	4.6	6.0	76.0	52.6	0.6	3.2	3.9	6,638	4,088	721	1,778	305	154	742	348	+56
13	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	1.6	126	30.9	18.3	6.4	7.0	0.4	6.6	15.3	43.1	2.5	6.6	37.8	2.7	3.2	82.6	54.9	1.4	5.0	3.1	3,890	2,311	803	884	200	48	390	373	+15
14	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	1.6	402	34.2	18.5	4.5	6.8	0.7	7.3	15.1	48.0	1.7	4.9	36.1	2.2	2.9	75.5	56.3	1.0	3.5	2.8	13,750	7,424	1,825	2,714	635	276	1,111	858	+1420
15	Draymond Green D. Green	1.6	364	31.2	8.7	7.3	7.3	1.1	3.2	7.3	44.2	0.8	2.7	29.3	1.5	2.0	73.2	53.4	1.0	6.3	2.7	11,356	3,170	2,665	2,639	569	402	980	1,039	+1835
16	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	1.6	135	32.9	14.3	3.6	6.9	0.6	5.3	11.3	47.3	2.1	5.1	41.2	1.5	1.8	84.6	59.1	0.7	2.8	2.2	4,439	1,934	484	937	211	77	291	204	-507
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1.6	434	35.6	24.7	9.8	9.6	0.3	9.0	20.4	44.1	1.5	4.8	30.7	5.2	7.0	73.8	52.5	1.7	8.2	4.6	15,442	10,700	4,256	4,158	678	147	2,006	1,260	+753
18	Lonzo Ball L. Ball	1.6	252	32.5	11.9	5.7	6.2	0.6	4.4	11.1	40.0	2.4	6.5	36.4	0.7	1.1	57.8	51.3	1.0	4.7	2.5	8,187	2,995	1,447	1,563	391	162	637	547	+68
19	Kris Dunn K. Dunn	1.5	245	24.1	8.1	3.3	4.2	0.4	3.3	7.9	42.0	0.5	1.7	29.9	1.0	1.3	73.9	47.9	0.4	2.9	1.8	5,896	1,995	815	1,029	376	106	446	724	-780
20	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	1.5	414	29.6	14.3	13.7	2.0	1.4	5.9	11.2	53.0	0.0	0.2	11.8	2.4	4.4	54.6	54.5	4.4	9.4	2.3	12,239	5,923	5,689	816	624	564	969	1,301	-411
21	Ricky Rubio R. Rubio	1.5	387	29.4	11.8	4.0	7.1	0.1	4.0	9.8	40.2	1.1	3.4	33.0	2.8	3.2	86.8	52.6	0.6	3.4	2.5	11,379	4,582	1,567	2,736	581	53	956	969	+601
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1.5	331	33.5	27.1	5.1	6.0	0.3	8.9	19.1	46.9	4.6	11.2	41.2	4.6	5.0	91.6	63.6	0.6	4.5	3.1	11,101	8,975	1,689	1,995	481	83	1,019	723	+2895
23	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	1.4	320	25.8	12.5	6.0	4.8	0.3	5.1	11.2	45.5	0.7	2.1	33.0	1.6	2.1	77.1	51.5	1.0	5.0	1.9	8,257	3,993	1,920	1,540	455	84	594	596	+100
24	Thaddeus Young T. Young	1.4	420	27.2	10.9	5.8	2.4	0.4	4.8	9.4	51.1	0.6	1.8	34.5	0.8	1.3	59.0	55.2	2.0	3.8	1.5	11,421	4,597	2,429	990	591	182	614	871	+366
25	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1.4	344	34.8	26.1	10.6	2.9	2.3	9.6	18.7	51.4	0.7	2.4	30.6	6.2	7.7	80.2	59.2	2.5	8.1	2.2	11,982	8,992	3,645	981	482	787	765	772	+746

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.7

Powell

RPG

10.0

Adebayo

APG

6.5

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.7

13th

DRTG

114.5

13th

NETRTG

2.2

13th

3P%

36.1

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIA	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Heat

0 - 1

126

Final

127

Hornets

1 - 0

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0