most steals per game by 26 year old in single season

Tamika Catchings has averaged the most steals per game by a 26-year-old player in a season, with 2.9 per game in 2006.

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  • Assumption:20+ GP/44TG
  • Data note: Steals Per Game, Player Age, Games Per 44 Team Games: player season data complete from 1997
NAMESPGAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
2.9
26
2006
IND IND
32
33.4
16.2
7.5
3.7
1.1
5.1
12.4
40.7
1.0
3.3
29.9
5.1
6.3
80.7
53.3
2.1
5.3
2.5
1,070
519
239
119
93
34
79
90
+152
2Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
2.7
26
2013
ATL ATL
33
31.4
21.5
5.3
4.4
0.7
7.5
18.1
41.3
0.7
3.4
20.4
5.9
7.2
82.4
50.7
1.8
3.6
4.1
1,036
711
176
146
89
24
134
90
+148
3Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
2.5
26
1998
HOU HOU
29
32.3
15.6
5.1
2.1
0.5
6.0
14.0
42.7
1.2
3.4
36.0
2.4
3.0
82.6
51.1
1.3
3.8
2.0
937
453
149
62
72
14
58
42
+315
4Alana Beard
A. Beard
2.3
26
2009
WAS WAS
31
31.8
15.9
4.0
2.2
0.6
6.1
14.1
42.9
1.0
3.5
29.9
2.7
3.7
73.0
50.3
0.6
3.4
3.2
985
492
123
68
72
18
100
97
-68
5Jia Perkins
J. Perkins
2.1
26
2009
CHI CHI
34
27.4
13.2
3.4
2.9
0.2
4.6
11.1
41.7
0.9
2.3
38.5
3.1
3.6
84.6
51.9
0.8
2.6
1.6
931
450
116
100
73
6
55
78
-49
6Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
2.1
26
2024
DAL DAL
38
38.6
22.2
4.6
5.1
0.3
7.3
19.2
38.3
2.9
8.5
34.6
4.6
5.0
92.1
52.0
0.8
3.8
2.7
1,466
845
173
195
81
11
103
107
-250
7Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
1.9
26
2019
CON CON
34
30.2
11.6
7.8
3.1
0.4
4.9
9.8
50.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
3.6
49.6
51.3
2.4
5.3
2.0
1,026
396
264
105
66
13
69
96
+167
8Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
1.9
26
2006
CON CON
32
31.6
16.4
3.8
2.5
0.1
5.6
12.6
44.3
2.3
5.4
42.2
2.9
3.5
83.9
57.9
1.2
2.6
2.3
1,011
525
121
79
62
4
73
48
+292
9Epiphanny Prince
E. Prince
1.9
26
2014
CHI CHI
26
32.3
15.0
3.0
3.8
0.4
4.7
12.3
38.3
1.2
3.8
32.7
4.3
5.0
87.6
51.8
0.6
2.3
1.7
840
391
77
100
49
11
45
62
-74
10Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
1.9
26
2017
LAS LAS
34
31.0
18.8
7.7
2.1
0.5
7.2
12.8
56.1
0.5
1.6
34.0
3.9
4.5
87.0
63.6
1.8
5.9
1.5
1,054
640
263
72
63
18
52
99
+268
11Brittney Sykes
B. Sykes
1.8
26
2021
LAS LAS
32
29.3
9.4
4.6
2.2
0.5
3.6
8.9
40.5
0.3
1.3
26.2
1.9
2.5
77.2
47.4
1.2
3.4
1.4
939
302
146
70
58
15
45
79
-28
12Kedra Holland-Corn
K. Holland-Corn
1.8
26
2001
SAC SAC
32
27.3
10.1
2.3
2.2
0.2
3.5
7.8
44.2
1.8
4.7
39.3
1.3
1.9
68.3
58.0
1.0
1.3
2.1
875
322
75
69
56
5
66
62
+51
13Bridget Pettis
B. Pettis
1.8
26
1997
PHX PHX
28
30.0
12.6
3.8
2.8
0.4
3.8
11.4
33.4
1.5
4.8
30.6
3.5
3.9
89.8
47.9
1.3
2.5
2.9
839
352
107
78
49
11
82
57
+114
14Ticha Penicheiro
T. Penicheiro
1.7
26
2001
SAC SAC
23
32.3
6.3
3.7
7.5
0.3
1.8
5.4
33.9
0.5
1.8
26.2
2.1
2.8
76.6
47.3
0.3
3.5
2.8
743
144
86
172
40
8
64
58
+152
15Sancho Lyttle
S. Lyttle
1.7
26
2010
ATL ATL
32
29.1
12.8
9.9
2.2
0.6
5.1
10.5
48.4
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.8
72.5
53.0
3.2
6.7
2.0
930
411
316
70
55
20
63
96
+18
16Sheri Sam
S. Sam
1.7
26
2001
MIA MIA
32
34.4
13.9
4.3
2.8
0.3
5.6
13.0
43.2
0.8
3.1
27.6
1.8
2.4
75.0
49.3
1.3
3.0
2.7
1,100
444
137
88
55
8
87
67
+106
17Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
1.7
26
2004
NYL NYL
34
33.3
13.5
3.5
4.4
0.1
4.5
10.4
43.2
1.7
5.0
33.5
2.9
3.4
83.6
56.8
0.5
3.0
3.5
1,133
460
118
150
58
2
118
73
0
18Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
1.7
26
2004
WAS WAS
23
34.6
19.0
8.3
2.4
0.8
7.0
17.5
40.2
0.3
0.7
41.2
4.6
5.7
80.3
47.4
2.2
6.1
2.5
796
437
191
56
39
18
57
67
-66
19Dearica Hamby
D. Hamby
1.7
26
2020
LVA LVA
22
28.3
13.0
7.1
2.7
0.2
5.0
9.3
53.9
0.8
1.7
47.4
2.2
3.0
71.6
61.2
1.3
5.9
2.0
622
286
157
60
37
4
45
50
+129
20Ebony Hoffman
E. Hoffman
1.7
26
2009
IND IND
34
29.6
9.9
5.9
1.5
0.4
3.6
9.2
39.0
0.7
2.1
34.7
2.0
2.3
89.6
48.7
1.6
4.2
2.4
1,005
338
199
52
57
12
82
106
+112
21Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
1.6
26
2023
MIN MIN
37
33.5
21.5
8.5
2.5
1.2
8.0
16.6
48.5
0.9
3.1
29.8
4.5
5.4
84.0
56.8
1.9
6.6
2.4
1,238
796
313
94
61
43
89
89
-103
22Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
B. Laney-Hamilton
1.6
26
2020
ATL ATL
22
33.3
17.2
4.9
4.0
0.1
6.5
13.5
48.1
1.4
3.4
40.5
2.8
3.4
82.7
57.3
1.1
3.8
3.0
733
378
107
87
35
2
66
56
-91
23Sophia Young-Malcolm
S. Young-Malcolm
1.6
26
2010
SAN SAN
34
31.8
15.3
5.2
2.4
0.3
6.4
12.7
50.1
0.3
1.1
26.3
2.3
3.5
65.8
53.8
1.3
3.9
2.1
1,082
521
178
81
54
9
70
89
-111
24DiJonai Carrington
D. Carrington
1.6
26
2024
CON CON
39
29.6
12.7
5.0
1.6
0.4
4.4
11.0
40.3
0.7
2.7
25.0
3.2
4.0
79.0
49.8
1.4
3.7
1.9
1,155
496
196
61
61
17
74
100
+118
25Maya Moore
M. Moore
1.6
26
2016
MIN MIN
34
29.7
19.3
5.1
4.2
0.7
6.6
14.6
44.8
1.9
4.7
40.4
4.3
4.9
86.8
57.4
1.3
3.9
2.3
1,009
656
175
142
53
25
79
88
+357
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IND IND
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