most interceptions per game in a career by a linebacker minimum of 40 games

Jerry Shipkey had the most interceptions per game played by a linebacker when playing 40+ games, with 0.24.

Interpreted as:
most defensive interceptions per game in a career by a linebacker minimum of 40 games
NAMEINT/GPGPINTTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Jerry Shipkey
J. Shipkey
0.24
42
10
162
1
5
0
2Don Shinnick
D. Shinnick
0.23
159
37
255
0
9
0
3Archie Matsos
A. Matsos
0.23
95
22
311
1
0
0
4Stan White
S. White
0.22
153
34
0.0
428
2
15
0
5LaVern Torgeson
L. Torgeson
0.22
82
18
211
1
6
0
6Ross Brupbacher
R. Brupbacher
0.21
56
12
111
0
7
1
7Jack Ham
J. Ham
0.2
162
32
3.0
218
1
21
1
8Chuck Allen
C. Allen
0.19
144
28
352
1
7
1
9Jack Lambert
J. Lambert
0.19
146
28
8.0
243
0
17
0
10Dick Butkus
D. Butkus
0.18
119
22
166
0
27
1
11Leo Sanford
L. Sanford
0.18
93
17
213
2
11
0
12Willie Lanier
W. Lanier
0.18
149
27
440
2
18
0
13John Cannady
J. Cannady
0.18
57
10
126
0
5
0
14Al Atkinson
A. Atkinson
0.18
120
21
224
0
2
0
15Nick Buoniconti
N. Buoniconti
0.17
183
32
312
0
6
2
16Dave Robinson
D. Robinson
0.17
155
27
449
1
12
0
17Sam Huff
S. Huff
0.17
156
27
332
2
15
2
18Lee Roy Jordan
L. Roy Jordan
0.17
186
32
472
3
18
0
19Bobby Bell
B. Bell
0.17
140
24
455
6
9
1
20Rip Hawkins
R. Hawkins
0.17
70
12
232
3
4
0
21John Anderson
J. Anderson
0.17
146
25
19.5
167
1
15
0
22Bill Bergey
B. Bergey
0.17
159
27
397
0
21
0
23Mike Curtis
M. Curtis
0.16
152
25
289
2
9
1
24Vince Costello
V. Costello
0.16
134
22
299
0
7
2
25Ed Philpott
E. Philpott
0.16
55
9
91
0
8
1
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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