players with the most steals per game in a single season since 2000"

Since 2000, Tamika Catchings has averaged the most steals per game in a season, with 3.1 per game in 2007.

Interpreted as:

players with the most steals per game with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games in a single season since 2000"

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	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	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	3.1	2007	IND	21	32.3	16.6	9.0	4.7	1.0	5.1	12.3	41.7	1.1	3.5	31.1	5.2	6.3	82.0	54.8	2.6	6.4	3.0	678	348	189	98	66	22	62	64	+211
2	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	2.9	2002	IND	32	36.5	18.6	8.6	3.7	1.3	5.8	13.7	42.0	2.4	6.0	39.6	4.7	5.8	81.5	57.2	2.8	5.8	2.6	1,168	594	275	118	94	43	82	105	-22
3	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	2.9	2009	IND	34	31.9	15.1	7.2	3.1	0.5	4.6	12.0	38.6	1.2	3.6	32.8	4.6	5.3	87.3	52.6	2.5	4.7	2.6	1,084	512	245	107	99	18	88	92	+171
4	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	2.9	2006	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
5	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	2.8	2013	IND	30	31.4	17.7	7.1	2.4	1.0	6.0	15.1	39.6	1.2	3.7	32.1	4.5	5.3	86.1	50.8	1.5	5.6	1.7	942	530	213	71	85	31	51	74	+117
6	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	2.8	2000	HOU	31	35.2	20.7	6.3	3.8	1.1	7.9	15.6	50.6	1.1	2.9	37.4	3.8	4.7	82.1	58.7	1.3	5.0	2.6	1,091	643	195	119	87	33	82	67	+399
7	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	2.8	2002	HOU	32	36.1	18.5	4.9	3.3	0.7	6.9	15.9	43.4	0.7	2.5	28.8	4.0	4.8	82.5	51.3	0.9	4.0	2.7	1,154	592	158	107	88	23	87	50	+188
8	Nicky Anosike N. Anosike	2.7	2009	MIN	30	29.9	13.2	7.4	2.7	0.9	4.3	8.8	49.1	0.0	0.1	25.0	4.5	6.5	69.6	56.5	2.4	5.0	2.0	896	396	222	81	81	28	61	88	-4
9	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	2.7	2013	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
10	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	2.7	2002	SAC	24	35.5	8.5	4.3	8.0	0.0	2.5	6.6	37.7	0.3	1.3	25.0	3.1	4.3	72.8	49.7	0.3	4.0	2.9	852	203	102	192	64	1	69	49	-16
11	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	2.6	2005	IND	34	34.5	14.7	7.8	4.2	0.5	4.6	12.1	38.3	1.0	3.6	28.5	4.5	5.7	78.8	50.6	2.0	5.7	2.7	1,173	501	264	143	90	16	91	96	+91
12	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	2.6	2000	SAC	32	32.1	16.3	10.3	1.5	1.9	6.0	11.3	53.5	0.0	0.0		4.3	6.1	70.6	58.6	4.6	5.7	2.6	1,027	523	331	47	83	61	82	110	+176
13	Debbie Black D. Black	2.6	2001	MIA	32	29.6	5.6	3.9	3.8	0.1	2.2	5.8	37.4	0.1	0.6	15.0	1.2	1.5	77.1	43.2	1.3	2.6	1.6	946	180	126	123	82	2	51	69	+80
14	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	2.5	2012	ATL	24	29.9	21.4	5.0	2.9	1.1	7.4	16.5	44.7	1.2	3.5	33.7	5.5	6.9	80.0	54.8	2.1	2.9	4.0	718	514	119	69	60	27	95	56	+121
15	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	2.5	2003	HOU	31	34.9	15.6	4.6	3.9	0.8	5.6	14.0	40.3	0.8	2.5	30.4	3.5	4.0	88.7	49.5	1.0	3.6	2.4	1,081	484	143	121	77	26	73	48	+95
16	Sancho Lyttle S. Lyttle	2.4	2012	ATL	34	31.6	14.0	7.6	2.5	0.7	5.9	14.2	41.2	0.8	3.2	25.5	1.5	1.9	75.8	46.5	1.4	6.2	2.6	1,074	476	259	85	82	23	88	100	+105
17	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	2.4	2014	ATL	31	31.4	18.5	5.2	3.6	0.4	6.6	15.8	42.0	1.0	3.4	29.5	4.2	5.2	80.9	51.0	1.7	3.5	3.7	972	574	162	113	74	12	116	93	+119
18	Rita Williams R. Williams	2.4	2000	IND	32	31.8	11.0	3.0	3.2	0.1	3.5	8.6	40.9	1.5	4.1	37.4	2.5	3.4	73.1	54.7	0.7	2.3	2.2	1,016	352	95	101	76	3	69	69	-89
19	Sancho Lyttle S. Lyttle	2.4	2011	ATL	22	26.2	10.0	6.3	2.1	0.5	4.1	9.1	44.8	0.1	0.3	28.6	1.8	2.5	70.9	49.1	1.9	4.4	2.0	577	221	138	47	52	12	44	46	+79
20	Jia Perkins J. Perkins	2.4	2013	SAN	34	30.5	13.9	3.1	2.0	0.3	5.3	13.3	40.0	1.3	3.4	38.8	1.9	2.2	86.5	48.6	0.8	2.4	1.4	1,037	471	107	69	80	10	49	58	-78
21	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	2.3	2000	SAC	30	31.2	6.9	3.0	7.9	0.2	2.3	6.2	36.8	0.3	1.7	20.0	2.1	3.6	57.9	44.8	0.4	2.6	2.4	935	208	89	236	70	6	71	71	+154
22	Epiphanny Prince E. Prince	2.3	2011	CHI	34	29.4	13.6	2.1	3.0	0.4	4.8	12.7	37.5	1.5	3.9	37.3	2.6	3.3	80.4	48.2	0.7	1.4	1.7	1,001	464	71	102	79	13	57	76	-36
23	Alexis Hornbuckle A. Hornbuckle	2.3	2008	DET	34	22.0	5.4	4.1	2.1	0.3	1.9	5.2	35.4	0.5	1.3	35.6	1.2	1.9	63.6	44.4	1.6	2.5	1.4	747	184	138	71	79	10	49	97	+121
24	Alana Beard A. Beard	2.3	2009	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
25	Armintie Herrington A. Herrington	2.3	2013	ATL	28	29.9	7.0	3.4	2.4	0.1	2.8	6.0	46.7	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.4	59.1	49.7	1.5	1.9	1.9	838	195	95	67	65	3	52	55	+62