which small forward has the highest steals per game all-time

Rick Barry has gotten the most career steals per game by a small forward, with 2.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
Which small forward has the highest steals per game with a minimum of 400 games played all-time?
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.0
554
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
0.5
8.6
19.1
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
3.9
4.2
91.6
50.5
0.9
4.3
2.5
19,585
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
574
1,464
2Scottie 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
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
3Julius Erving
J. Erving
1.9
702
34.6
22.8
7.1
4.0
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
4.5
3.1
24,285
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,319
1,117
1,951
1,953
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.8
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
30,504
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
5Paul George
P. George
1.8
692
35.5
22.7
6.6
4.0
0.4
7.7
17.6
44.0
2.8
7.4
38.5
4.4
5.1
85.8
57.2
0.9
5.8
2.9
24,540
15,725
4,599
2,783
1,226
297
2,005
1,886
+2969
6Metta 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
7Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.7
774
31.8
20.5
6.4
3.1
0.6
7.4
14.9
49.8
1.7
4.3
39.1
4.0
4.6
86.4
60.5
1.2
5.2
1.7
24,625
15,876
4,926
2,387
1,341
492
1,300
1,277
+4729
8Chris 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
9Jimmy 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
19,871
11,664
3,421
2,947
977
243
1,010
806
+1810
10Robert Covington
R. Covington
1.5
467
27.6
11.0
5.2
1.5
0.9
3.7
9.0
40.7
2.1
5.7
36.4
1.6
2.0
81.4
55.7
0.9
4.3
1.5
12,912
5,158
2,451
679
720
401
693
1,320
+162
11LeBron James
L. James
1.5
1,320
37.7
27.3
7.6
7.6
0.8
10.0
19.8
50.5
1.7
4.9
34.6
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.1
6.4
3.5
49,802
36,042
10,009
9,972
1,956
994
4,641
2,375
+6087
12Trevor 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
32,912
11,593
5,356
2,379
1,628
355
1,473
2,205
+936
13Shawn 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
29,363
12,578
7,059
1,600
1,236
845
1,311
1,852
+843
14John Drew
J. Drew
1.4
639
30.6
21.2
7.3
1.6
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.0
0.1
12.9
6.0
8.0
74.4
53.8
3.1
4.2
2.8
19,568
13,553
4,668
1,054
894
189
1,168
2,368
15Chris 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
16,251
7,076
3,080
1,058
813
492
1,046
1,495
-132
16Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
1.4
770
29.0
11.3
5.8
2.0
0.8
4.0
8.6
47.2
0.4
1.4
31.1
2.8
4.0
70.6
55.0
1.4
4.4
1.7
22,355
8,733
4,465
1,509
1,069
623
1,306
1,640
-64
17Andre 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
26,555
9,521
4,024
3,639
1,144
444
1,414
1,361
+2956
18M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
1.3
604
23.5
9.7
4.3
1.8
0.4
3.9
8.2
47.0
0.1
0.4
25.6
1.9
2.6
74.6
51.9
1.5
2.8
1.7
14,216
5,853
2,595
1,112
812
226
867
1,484
19Reggie 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
1,920
-57
20Andrei 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
21John Williams
J. Williams
1.3
435
25.2
10.1
5.1
2.9
0.4
4.1
9.0
45.1
0.1
0.7
22.5
1.8
2.6
70.4
49.8
1.5
3.6
1.6
10,952
4,406
2,201
1,262
566
184
684
1,020
22Caron Butler
C. Butler
1.3
806
31.8
13.8
4.9
2.3
0.2
5.1
11.8
43.2
0.9
2.5
34.8
2.7
3.2
84.4
52.1
1.2
3.6
1.8
25,625
11,112
3,921
1,821
1,036
198
1,419
1,891
-241
23Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
1.3
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
24Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
1.3
616
34.2
20.1
7.1
3.6
0.8
8.3
16.0
51.9
0.0
0.2
16.9
3.4
4.7
73.6
55.6
2.7
4.4
2.3
21,089
12,367
4,401
2,219
781
475
1,444
1,552
25OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
1.3
418
29.1
12.0
4.3
1.6
0.5
4.5
9.6
47.4
1.7
4.4
37.6
1.3
1.7
74.5
58.1
1.1
3.2
1.3
12,148
5,001
1,786
667
527
224
547
1,001
+1294
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