highest steals per game average nba career

Alvin Robertson has gotten the most career steals per game, with 2.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest steals per game with a minimum of 400 games played by a player average NBA career
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 Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.7
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.7
0.3
1.0
29.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
52.7
2.1
3.1
2.7
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
2,112
323
2,116
2,638
2 Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.6
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.7
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.3
3.4
69.0
49.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
1,463
206
1,854
1,859
3 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.3
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4 Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
0.3
5.3
12.9
40.9
1.4
4.3
33.6
1.4
1.9
73.6
48.8
1.1
3.0
2.3
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
2,075
300
2,067
1,687
+347
5 Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.2
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
0.3
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
2.4
3.1
77.1
49.6
1.9
4.1
2.0
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
1,666
209
1,471
1,803
6 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
7 John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.2
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
8 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
9 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
10 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
11 Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,354
33.7
17.0
4.4
9.2
0.2
6.0
12.8
47.0
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,608
23,011
5,978
12,499
2,717
222
3,093
3,185
+6113
12 Rick 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
13 Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
0.4
7.0
15.2
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
2.9
3.8
75.6
50.5
1.0
1.7
2.5
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
1,638
291
1,646
1,637
14 Scottie 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
15 Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.0
520
25.8
9.4
3.0
7.4
0.2
3.8
8.4
46.0
0.2
0.7
25.1
1.5
2.2
71.2
50.5
0.8
2.2
2.2
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
16 Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
448
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.5
2.1
70.5
46.6
0.9
1.8
2.1
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
783
1,368
17 Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1.9
796
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
0.4
2.3
5.2
44.3
0.4
1.1
34.3
1.0
1.5
65.0
50.8
1.2
2.9
1.9
20,462
4,733
3,222
4,893
1,544
356
1,486
2,408
+280
18 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
19 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
20 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
21 Doug Christie
D. Christie
1.9
827
31.5
11.2
4.1
3.6
0.5
3.9
9.2
42.6
1.0
2.7
35.4
2.4
3.0
82.1
53.5
1.0
3.1
2.1
26,079
9,301
3,382
2,992
1,555
392
1,721
2,051
+1057
22 Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1.9
719
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
0.1
3.5
7.7
46.1
0.0
0.1
18.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
2.2
16,245
5,929
1,969
3,114
1,337
80
1,382
2,097
23 Mike Gale
M. Gale
1.9
453
24.7
7.4
2.5
4.3
0.4
3.1
6.6
47.4
0.0
0.1
16.0
1.1
1.4
82.5
51.4
0.5
2.0
1.7
11,189
3,372
1,122
1,965
840
163
647
1,010
24 Baron Davis
B. Davis
1.8
835
34.2
16.1
3.8
7.2
0.4
5.9
14.3
40.9
1.6
5.0
32.0
2.8
3.9
71.1
50.2
0.9
2.9
2.8
28,592
13,447
3,183
6,025
1,530
360
2,308
2,361
+866
25 Gary Payton
G. Payton
1.8
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
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ORTG

114.4

19th

DRTG

117.2

25th

NETRTG

-2.8

21st

3P%

35.7

20th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
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
14
Pelicans Pelicans
21
61
.256
47.0
15
Jazz Jazz
17
65
.207
51.0
Last Game
SAS Spurs

34 - 48

125

Final

118

TOR Raptors

30 - 52

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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
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/21
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
115-124
Fri
3/21
WAS WAS
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NYK NYK
103-122
Fri
3/21
MIL MIL
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SAC SAC
114-108
Fri
3/21
CHI CHI
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LAL LAL
146-115
Sat
3/22
NOP NOP
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DET DET
130-136

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/25
BOS BOS
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ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
4/25
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Fri
4/25
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Sat
4/26
CLE CLE
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MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sat
4/26
OKC OKC
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MEM MEM
3:30 PM