which small forward has the highest all-time steals per game when playing at least 500 games

Scottie Pippen has averaged the most career steals per game by a small forward when playing 500+ games, with 2.0 per game.

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Data note: Steals Per Game: player game data complete from 1984-85

	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	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.0	1,178	34.9	16.1	6.4	5.2	0.8	6.3	13.3	47.3	0.8	2.5	32.6	2.7	3.8	70.4	53.6	1.8	4.6	2.8	41,069	18,940	7,493	6,135	2,307	947	3,257	3,329	+2022
2	Paul George P. George	1.8	725	35.3	22.4	6.6	4.0	0.4	7.7	17.4	43.9	2.8	7.3	38.4	4.3	5.0	85.7	57.1	0.9	5.7	2.9	25,592	16,257	4,772	2,932	1,286	313	2,091	1,970	+2913
3	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	1.7	991	31.7	13.2	4.5	2.7	0.5	4.7	11.4	41.4	1.2	3.4	33.9	2.6	3.6	71.5	50.8	1.2	3.3	1.8	31,440	13,058	4,448	2,631	1,721	522	1,791	2,586	+1818
4	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1.7	800	31.8	20.7	6.4	3.1	0.6	7.5	15.0	49.9	1.7	4.4	39.1	4.0	4.7	86.4	60.6	1.2	5.2	1.7	25,418	16,585	5,090	2,473	1,384	499	1,349	1,311	+4944
5	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	1.7	802	34.7	19.5	4.6	3.8	0.6	7.4	14.3	51.2	0.9	2.4	38.9	3.9	4.5	86.7	59.8	1.2	3.4	2.6	27,813	15,659	3,662	3,047	1,334	481	2,058	1,643	+243
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1.6	607	32.7	19.2	5.6	4.9	0.4	6.2	12.7	48.5	0.7	2.2	33.3	6.1	7.2	85.3	60.4	1.9	3.7	1.7	19,869	11,664	3,421	2,947	977	243	1,010	806	+1810
7	LeBron James L. James	1.5	1,349	37.6	27.1	7.6	7.6	0.8	9.9	19.7	50.5	1.7	4.8	34.6	5.6	7.6	73.5	59.0	1.1	6.4	3.5	50,759	36,597	10,200	10,189	1,996	1,013	4,722	2,419	+6221
8	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	1.5	1,118	29.4	10.4	4.8	2.1	0.3	3.7	8.8	42.2	1.4	4.1	35.1	1.5	2.1	73.1	53.5	1.0	3.8	1.3	32,911	11,593	5,356	2,379	1,628	355	1,473	2,205	+936
9	Shawn Marion S. Marion	1.4	871	33.7	14.4	8.1	1.8	1.0	6.0	12.5	47.6	0.6	1.7	33.1	1.9	2.4	81.6	53.2	2.3	5.8	1.5	29,364	12,578	7,059	1,600	1,236	845	1,311	1,852	+843
10	Chris Morris C. Morris	1.4	583	27.9	12.1	5.3	1.8	0.8	4.7	10.6	44.2	0.7	2.2	30.5	2.1	2.8	73.3	51.2	2.3	3.0	1.8	16,253	7,076	3,080	1,058	813	492	1,046	1,495	-132
11	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	1.4	747	28.8	11.2	5.7	1.9	0.8	4.0	8.5	47.1	0.4	1.3	30.8	2.8	4.0	70.4	54.8	1.4	4.3	1.7	21,535	8,369	4,290	1,452	1,023	608	1,254	1,577	-191
12	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	1.3	848	31.3	11.2	4.7	4.3	0.5	4.1	8.9	46.3	0.9	2.8	33.1	2.1	3.0	69.1	55.0	0.8	3.9	1.7	26,552	9,521	4,024	3,639	1,144	444	1,414	1,361	+2956
13	Reggie Williams R. Williams	1.3	599	26.7	12.5	4.0	2.5	0.7	5.0	11.4	43.7	0.6	2.1	29.8	1.9	2.5	78.4	50.1	1.3	2.7	1.8	16,013	7,508	2,393	1,492	802	407	1,051	1,921	-57
14	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	1.3	604	29.5	11.1	5.2	2.7	1.7	3.8	7.8	48.2	0.4	1.4	30.7	3.2	4.3	74.1	57.4	1.7	3.5	1.8	17,805	6,728	3,141	1,617	796	1,033	1,091	1,202	+1037
15	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	1.3	911	35.6	25.8	6.7	2.7	0.5	9.5	20.8	45.8	0.8	2.4	32.1	5.9	7.3	82.0	53.7	2.7	4.0	2.5	32,455	23,484	6,109	2,421	1,177	494	2,275	1,654	-392
16	Caron Butler C. Butler	1.3	779	31.7	13.7	4.8	2.3	0.2	5.1	11.7	43.1	0.9	2.5	34.9	2.7	3.2	84.8	52.2	1.2	3.6	1.8	24,696	10,702	3,776	1,772	988	189	1,372	1,824	-306
17	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	1.2	1,153	24.4	10.3	5.5	1.9	0.7	4.1	8.8	46.5	0.1	0.2	20.1	2.0	2.9	69.0	50.8	2.0	3.5	1.4	28,115	11,825	6,339	2,134	1,439	799	1,582	3,455	+523
18	Stephen Jackson S. Jackson	1.2	512	30.3	14.2	3.8	3.1	0.3	5.0	12.2	41.0	1.5	4.4	33.5	2.7	3.4	80.3	51.9	0.8	3.0	2.4	15,514	7,273	1,930	1,571	635	153	1,213	1,201	+94
19	Corey Brewer C. Brewer	1.2	724	22.3	8.2	2.7	1.4	0.3	3.1	7.3	42.3	0.6	2.1	27.4	1.4	2.0	72.4	50.1	0.7	2.0	1.1	16,136	5,962	1,985	1,045	895	191	776	1,519	-62
20	Grant Hill G. Hill	1.2	961	34.1	16.9	6.2	4.3	0.6	6.2	13.0	48.2	0.2	0.7	31.7	4.1	5.4	76.9	55.0	1.2	5.0	2.4	32,766	16,203	5,932	4,114	1,187	551	2,315	2,231	+1865
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	1.2	980	33.2	18.6	5.3	3.4	0.5	6.1	13.5	45.4	1.5	4.0	37.5	4.8	6.0	80.5	57.6	0.8	4.6	2.4	32,545	18,186	5,236	3,316	1,194	501	2,395	2,633	+2898
22	Tyrone Corbin T. Corbin	1.2	907	27.1	9.5	4.8	1.9	0.3	3.8	8.5	45.2	0.2	0.7	30.4	1.7	2.1	79.7	50.8	1.6	3.2	1.3	24,613	8,633	4,386	1,709	1,091	241	1,148	2,244	+858
23	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	1.2	688	36.8	20.7	6.1	2.7	0.6	8.1	17.6	45.9	0.9	2.6	34.0	3.6	4.4	82.0	52.9	1.5	4.6	3.1	25,346	14,234	4,189	1,879	826	389	2,147	1,847	+10
24	Derrick McKey D. McKey	1.2	734	30.2	11.6	4.8	2.6	0.7	4.4	9.0	48.7	0.3	0.8	33.0	2.5	3.2	78.0	55.4	1.7	3.1	1.9	22,180	8,508	3,511	1,906	880	487	1,396	2,161	+70
25	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	1.2	513	37.5	16.9	3.9	3.5	0.3	6.3	15.2	41.6	1.1	3.1	34.3	3.2	3.9	81.9	49.9	0.7	3.2	2.3	19,261	8,680	1,999	1,802	598	130	1,203	928	+284

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PPG

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Powell

RPG

8.2

Smith

APG

8.0

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

106.5

27th

DRTG

121.6

28th

NETRTG

-15.1

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3P%

27.6

30th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Wed 11/11	SAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM

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Knicks

2 - 3

133

Final

127

Bulls

1 - 4

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

28.8

Curry

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.0

Murray

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.0

Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.4

123.3

121.9

118.6

118.0

117.6

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

14.2

12.1

12.0

9.6

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

247.7

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.65

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3-1

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0-3

1-4

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

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1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0