who averaged the most spg in the 70's

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Don Buse got the most steals per game, with 2.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
Who averaged the most spg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in the 70's?
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 Don Buse
D. Buse
2.5
245
32.8
8.0
3.0
5.8
0.2
3.4
7.5
45.5
1.2
1.5
79.6
49.2
0.7
2.3
1.3
8,038
1,972
736
1,432
622
48
220
422
2 Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
2.2
131
29.9
13.4
2.8
3.6
0.2
5.4
11.3
48.1
2.5
3.1
80.6
52.8
1.0
1.8
1.6
3,922
1,755
362
472
294
25
94
360
3 Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
2.2
242
24.5
8.4
3.0
5.4
0.2
3.6
7.9
45.2
1.2
2.0
60.8
47.6
0.9
2.0
2.7
5,924
2,021
721
1,296
536
57
436
802
4 Phil Ford
P. Ford
2.2
79
34.5
15.9
2.3
8.6
0.1
5.9
12.7
46.5
4.1
5.1
81.3
53.4
0.4
1.9
4.1
2,723
1,260
182
681
174
6
323
245
5 Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.2
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
6 Ron Lee
R. Lee
2.2
224
22.9
10.6
3.2
3.5
0.3
4.4
10.0
43.8
1.8
2.6
70.8
47.5
1.1
2.1
2.7
5,123
2,374
721
773
488
56
386
715
7 Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
2.2
177
34.2
12.4
6.8
1.9
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.9
2.5
3.4
72.6
48.5
2.1
4.8
6,054
2,194
1,210
332
381
32
615
8 Mike Gale
M. Gale
2.1
234
29.1
9.1
2.9
5.2
0.5
3.9
8.3
46.8
1.3
1.6
84.0
50.6
0.6
2.3
2.2
6,810
2,139
682
1,223
502
115
329
586
9 Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.1
482
36.9
22.5
5.5
6.0
0.5
9.2
20.4
45.1
4.1
4.5
91.5
50.4
0.9
4.5
2.6
17,769
10,863
2,640
2,895
1,024
241
422
1,282
10 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
82
29.4
8.4
3.1
5.3
0.1
3.6
7.0
51.0
1.2
1.7
72.1
54.1
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,409
685
254
431
174
12
193
198
11 M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
2.1
241
34.9
14.8
7.4
2.6
0.5
5.9
12.2
48.4
3.0
4.1
73.9
53.0
2.6
4.8
2.9
8,406
3,568
1,777
628
509
131
465
809
12 Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
2.1
155
22.4
10.2
2.2
3.5
0.4
4.0
9.7
41.1
2.2
2.8
78.0
46.6
0.7
1.5
2.3
3,473
1,576
334
542
327
59
350
303
13 Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
2.1
163
36.3
15.4
2.9
7.9
0.1
6.9
13.2
52.1
1.7
2.2
74.8
54.4
0.5
2.3
3.0
5,924
2,511
470
1,290
339
24
482
509
14 Randy Smith
R. Smith
2.1
492
37.5
20.1
4.3
5.5
0.1
8.2
17.2
47.5
3.8
4.8
78.8
52.0
1.3
3.1
3.3
18,432
9,907
2,138
2,695
1,018
35
541
1,447
15 George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
2.0
310
34.8
21.8
11.5
4.0
0.5
8.1
17.9
45.1
5.7
8.2
69.9
50.9
3.6
7.8
4.3
10,800
6,761
3,552
1,238
627
157
658
1,241
16 Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
1.9
295
29.9
14.2
2.7
4.5
0.4
5.7
13.1
43.8
2.7
3.6
74.7
48.2
0.7
2.1
3.2
8,823
4,180
811
1,324
568
119
464
967
17 Gus Williams
G. Williams
1.9
314
27.1
14.5
2.8
3.6
0.4
6.0
13.1
46.1
2.4
3.1
77.5
50.1
1.0
1.8
2.4
8,496
4,553
893
1,133
604
115
379
721
18 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
1.9
356
38.2
18.9
5.4
5.7
0.2
7.7
16.1
47.9
3.5
4.3
81.9
52.6
1.1
4.3
2.1
13,599
6,721
1,923
2,020
679
62
135
920
19 Chris Ford
C. Ford
1.8
489
28.8
9.9
3.4
3.8
0.3
4.3
9.4
46.3
1.3
1.7
73.9
49.2
1.3
2.2
2.7
14,077
4,859
1,676
1,873
899
132
442
1,151
20 Julius Erving
J. Erving
1.8
234
34.9
21.8
7.4
4.0
1.3
8.6
17.3
49.7
4.6
5.9
78.3
54.8
2.4
5.0
3.6
8,171
5,101
1,740
942
427
310
553
665
21 Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
1.8
240
36.5
21.5
10.2
3.5
0.4
9.0
18.1
49.5
3.6
4.3
84.0
53.9
3.3
6.9
3.6
8,752
5,168
2,442
832
436
103
579
591
22 Bobby Jones
B. Jones
1.8
237
30.2
13.9
7.8
3.0
1.6
5.6
9.9
56.3
2.8
3.7
74.0
60.2
2.3
5.5
2.3
7,163
3,291
1,845
717
430
384
359
704
23 Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
1.8
424
34.6
11.0
4.3
6.5
0.2
4.1
10.1
40.2
2.9
3.7
77.3
46.8
1.3
3.0
2.1
14,655
4,666
1,809
2,776
767
71
249
1,481
24 Larry Steele
L. Steele
1.8
456
25.7
9.0
2.9
2.9
0.2
3.6
7.4
48.6
1.8
2.2
80.2
53.5
0.9
1.9
1.2
11,719
4,108
1,300
1,335
821
95
162
1,400
25 Fred Brown
F. Brown
1.8
460
29.8
18.1
3.6
3.4
0.3
7.7
16.1
48.0
2.7
3.1
87.0
51.9
1.1
2.5
2.2
13,710
8,311
1,653
1,581
819
117
328
1,116
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.2

10th

DRTG

119.3

28th

NETRTG

-3.1

23rd

3P%

37.8

3rd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
10
Mavericks Mavericks
39
43
.476
29.0
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
34.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/22
SAC SAC
@
PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Fri
10/24
PHX PHX
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Sat
10/25
PHX PHX
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Mon
10/27
PHX PHX
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Wed
10/29
MEM MEM
@
PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Last Game
SAC Kings

40 - 42

109

Final

98

PHX Suns

36 - 46

Sun 13 Apr 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM