NBA & ABA Single Season Playoff Leaders and Records for Steals Per Game
Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Steals Per Game since 1973-74 (1972-73 for ABA)
NBA/ABA Leaders
Rank | Player | SPG | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Maurice Cheeks* | 4.11 | 1979 |
2. | Alvin Robertson | 4.00 | 1988 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 4.00 | 1998 |
4. | Mookie Blaylock | 3.75 | 1992 |
5. | Walt Frazier* | 3.67 | 1975 |
  | Steve Mix | 3.67 | 1976 |
  | John Stockton* | 3.67 | 1989 |
8. | Baron Davis | 3.56 | 2002 |
9. | Mike Gale | 3.43 | 1976 |
10. | John Stockton* | 3.36 | 1988 |
11. | Norm Van Lier | 3.33 | 1977 |
  | Larry Steele | 3.33 | 1979 |
  | Jerome Kersey | 3.33 | 1989 |
14. | Tim Hardaway* | 3.25 | 1992 |
15. | Tim Hardaway* | 3.11 | 1991 |
16. | Michael Ray Richardson | 3.09 | 1984 |
17. | Magic Johnson* | 3.06 | 1980 |
18. | Slick Watts | 3.00 | 1975 |
  | John Stockton* | 3.00 | 1987 |
  | Clyde Drexler* | 3.00 | 1988 |
  | Ron Harper | 3.00 | 1993 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 3.00 | 2012 |
23. | Rick Barry* | 2.94 | 1975 |
24. | Rick Barry* | 2.92 | 1976 |
25. | Baron Davis | 2.91 | 2007 |
26. | Isiah Thomas* | 2.87 | 1988 |
27. | Magic Johnson* | 2.86 | 1982 |
  | Mario Chalmers | 2.86 | 2009 |
29. | Chris Paul | 2.85 | 2014 |
30. | Bobby Jones* | 2.83 | 1977 |
31. | Michael Jordan* | 2.81 | 1990 |
32. | Micheal Williams | 2.80 | 1991 |
  | Baron Davis | 2.80 | 2001 |
  | Brevin Knight | 2.80 | 2004 |
  | Andre Iguodala | 2.80 | 2005 |
  | Kyle Anderson | 2.80 | 2021 |
37. | Michael Jordan* | 2.75 | 1985 |
  | Ron Harper | 2.75 | 1988 |
  | John Stockton* | 2.75 | 2002 |
  | Thaddeus Young | 2.75 | 2019 |
41. | Chris Paul | 2.73 | 2012 |
42. | Muggsy Bogues | 2.67 | 1993 |
43. | Clyde Drexler* | 2.62 | 1996 |
  | Robert Horry | 2.62 | 1996 |
45. | Scottie Pippen* | 2.61 | 1996 |
46. | Bill Robinzine | 2.60 | 1979 |
  | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.60 | 1984 |
  | Isiah Thomas* | 2.60 | 1984 |
  | Isiah Thomas* | 2.60 | 1987 |
  | Sedale Threatt | 2.60 | 1993 |
  | Kevin Johnson | 2.60 | 1997 |
  | Metta World Peace | 2.60 | 2002 |
  | Allen Iverson* | 2.60 | 2002 |
  | Manu Ginóbili* | 2.60 | 2010 |
  | Manu Ginóbili* | 2.60 | 2011 |
  | Trevor Ariza | 2.60 | 2016 |
  | Kawhi Leonard | 2.60 | 2016 |
  | Gary Trent Jr. | 2.60 | 2025 |
59. | Randy Smith | 2.57 | 1975 |
60. | Clyde Drexler* | 2.56 | 1985 |
  | Russell Westbrook | 2.56 | 2016 |
62. | Johnny Moore | 2.55 | 1983 |
63. | Clyde Drexler* | 2.52 | 1990 |
64. | Don Buse | 2.50 | 1975 |
  | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.50 | 1980 |
  | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.50 | 1981 |
  | John Bagley | 2.50 | 1985 |
  | Terry Porter | 2.50 | 1987 |
  | Mark Jackson | 2.50 | 1988 |
  | Terry Porter | 2.50 | 1988 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 2.50 | 1989 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 2.50 | 1990 |
  | Hersey Hawkins | 2.50 | 1991 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 2.50 | 1994 |
  | Nate McMillan | 2.50 | 1995 |
  | Šarūnas Marčiulionis* | 2.50 | 1996 |
  | Hersey Hawkins | 2.50 | 1997 |
  | Brevin Knight | 2.50 | 1998 |
  | Allen Iverson* | 2.50 | 1999 |
  | Eddie Jones | 2.50 | 2000 |
  | Doug Christie | 2.50 | 2001 |
  | Metta World Peace | 2.50 | 2003 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 2.50 | 2005 |
  | Rajon Rondo | 2.50 | 2009 |
  | Monta Ellis | 2.50 | 2013 |
  | Robert Covington | 2.50 | 2020 |
  | OG Anunoby | 2.50 | 2025 |
88. | Lionel Hollins | 2.47 | 1977 |
89. | Michael Jordan* | 2.47 | 1989 |
  | Scottie Pippen* | 2.47 | 1991 |
  | Ben Wallace* | 2.47 | 2003 |
92. | Victor Oladipo | 2.43 | 2018 |
93. | Allen Iverson* | 2.42 | 2003 |
  | Jimmy Butler | 2.42 | 2015 |
95. | Mike Barr | 2.40 | 1974 |
  | Phil Ford | 2.40 | 1979 |
  | Doc Rivers | 2.40 | 1984 |
  | Dominique Wilkins* | 2.40 | 1984 |
  | Michael Jordan* | 2.40 | 1988 |
  | Reggie Lewis | 2.40 | 1992 |
  | John Stockton* | 2.40 | 1993 |
  | Scottie Pippen* | 2.40 | 1994 |
  | Anfernee Hardaway | 2.40 | 1997 |
  | Stephon Marbury | 2.40 | 1998 |
  | Tony Allen | 2.40 | 2015 |
  | James Harden | 2.40 | 2016 |
  | Andre Roberson | 2.40 | 2017 |
  | Russell Westbrook | 2.40 | 2017 |
  | Ricky Rubio | 2.40 | 2019 |
  | LeBron James | 2.40 | 2024 |
111. | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.38 | 1985 |
112. | Robert Reid | 2.38 | 1981 |
113. | Rajon Rondo | 2.37 | 2012 |
114. | Fat Lever | 2.36 | 1985 |
  | Allen Iverson* | 2.36 | 2001 |
116. | Brian Taylor | 2.36 | 1974 |
117. | Michael Jordan* | 2.35 | 1991 |
118. | Larry Bird* | 2.35 | 1984 |
119. | Ron Boone | 2.33 | 1975 |
  | Paul Pressey | 2.33 | 1987 |
  | Kendall Gill | 2.33 | 1993 |
  | Chris Paul | 2.33 | 2008 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 2.33 | 2010 |
  | Khris Middleton | 2.33 | 2015 |
  | LeBron James | 2.33 | 2016 |
  | John Wall | 2.33 | 2018 |
127. | Kawhi Leonard | 2.31 | 2020 |
128. | Derek Harper | 2.30 | 1986 |
  | Michael Jordan* | 2.30 | 1995 |
130. | Larry Bird* | 2.29 | 1981 |
131. | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.29 | 1982 |
  | Craig Hodges | 2.29 | 1986 |
133. | Danny Ainge | 2.28 | 1986 |
134. | Jason Kidd* | 2.27 | 2004 |
135. | Gus Williams | 2.27 | 1980 |
  | Magic Johnson* | 2.27 | 1983 |
137. | Paul Pressey | 2.25 | 1985 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 2.25 | 1986 |
  | George Lynch | 2.25 | 1999 |
140. | James Harden | 2.24 | 2018 |
141. | Byron Scott | 2.22 | 1990 |
  | John Stockton* | 2.22 | 1991 |
  | Larry Hughes | 2.22 | 2006 |
144. | Dwyane Wade* | 2.22 | 2006 |
145. | Stew Johnson | 2.20 | 1975 |
  | Kelly Tripucka | 2.20 | 1984 |
  | Gus Williams | 2.20 | 1986 |
  | Karl Malone* | 2.20 | 1987 |
  | Ron Harper | 2.20 | 1989 |
  | Karl Malone* | 2.20 | 1990 |
  | Glen Rice | 2.20 | 1994 |
  | Mookie Blaylock | 2.20 | 1996 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 2.20 | 1997 |
  | Charles Oakley | 2.20 | 1997 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 2.20 | 2009 |
  | Andrei Kirilenko | 2.20 | 2009 |
  | Josh Richardson | 2.20 | 2018 |
  | Joe Ingles | 2.20 | 2019 |
159. | Mookie Blaylock | 2.18 | 1994 |
  | James Harden | 2.18 | 2019 |
  | Chris Paul | 2.18 | 2019 |
162. | Fred Brown | 2.17 | 1976 |
  | Larry Bird* | 2.17 | 1983 |
  | Dennis Johnson* | 2.17 | 1986 |
  | Gary Payton* | 2.17 | 1997 |
  | Anfernee Hardaway | 2.17 | 2003 |
  | Toni Kukoč* | 2.17 | 2003 |
  | Gilbert Arenas | 2.17 | 2006 |
  | Josh Howard | 2.17 | 2007 |
  | Andre Iguodala | 2.17 | 2008 |
  | Metta World Peace | 2.17 | 2012 |
  | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 2.17 | 2017 |
173. | Julius Erving* | 2.16 | 1977 |
  | Byron Scott | 2.16 | 1985 |
  | Scottie Pippen* | 2.16 | 1993 |
  | Paul George | 2.16 | 2014 |
  | Russell Westbrook | 2.16 | 2014 |
178. | Caron Butler | 2.15 | 2004 |
179. | Isiah Thomas* | 2.15 | 1990 |
180. | Don Buse | 2.14 | 1974 |
  | Quinn Buckner | 2.14 | 1980 |
  | Dennis Johnson* | 2.14 | 1982 |
  | Scottie Pippen* | 2.14 | 1998 |
  | Bonzi Wells | 2.14 | 2003 |
  | Smush Parker | 2.14 | 2006 |
  | Monta Ellis | 2.14 | 2016 |
  | De'Aaron Fox | 2.14 | 2023 |
  | Alex Caruso | 2.14 | 2025 |
189. | Fred Brown | 2.12 | 1975 |
  | Sedale Threatt | 2.12 | 1989 |
  | Clyde Drexler* | 2.12 | 1991 |
  | John Stockton* | 2.12 | 1992 |
193. | Larry Bird* | 2.12 | 1988 |
194. | Isiah Thomas* | 2.11 | 1985 |
195. | Nate McMillan | 2.11 | 1993 |
196. | Nick Van Exel | 2.10 | 1995 |
  | Mookie Blaylock | 2.10 | 1997 |
  | Dan Majerle | 2.10 | 2000 |
  | Paul Pierce* | 2.10 | 2003 |
  | Gilbert Arenas | 2.10 | 2005 |
  | Danny Green | 2.10 | 2016 |
202. | Kawhi Leonard | 2.09 | 2021 |
203. | Doc Rivers | 2.08 | 1988 |
204. | Fatty Taylor | 2.08 | 1975 |
205. | Scottie Pippen* | 2.07 | 1990 |
206. | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 2.06 | 1997 |
  | Doug Christie | 2.06 | 2002 |
208. | Jimmy Butler | 2.06 | 2022 |
209. | Larry Bird* | 2.06 | 1986 |
210. | Gar Heard | 2.05 | 1976 |
  | Michael Jordan* | 2.05 | 1993 |
212. | Derek Fisher | 2.05 | 2008 |
213. | Gus Williams | 2.05 | 1978 |
214. | James Silas | 2.00 | 1974 |
  | Marvin Barnes | 2.00 | 1975 |
  | Larry Kenon | 2.00 | 1975 |
  | Sam Lacey | 2.00 | 1975 |
  | George McGinnis* | 2.00 | 1975 |
  | Brian Taylor | 2.00 | 1976 |
  | Slick Watts | 2.00 | 1976 |
  | John Lucas | 2.00 | 1977 |
  | Jim Price | 2.00 | 1977 |
  | Quinn Buckner | 2.00 | 1978 |
  | Otis Birdsong | 2.00 | 1979 |
  | Julius Erving* | 2.00 | 1979 |
  | Gus Williams | 2.00 | 1979 |
  | Julius Erving* | 2.00 | 1980 |
  | Norm Nixon | 2.00 | 1980 |
  | Ernie Grunfeld | 2.00 | 1981 |
  | Alvan Adams | 2.00 | 1982 |
  | Greg Ballard | 2.00 | 1982 |
  | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.00 | 1983 |
  | Sidney Moncrief* | 2.00 | 1983 |
  | T.R. Dunn | 2.00 | 1984 |
  | Magic Johnson* | 2.00 | 1984 |
  | Darrell Walker | 2.00 | 1984 |
  | Johnny Moore | 2.00 | 1985 |
  | Fat Lever | 2.00 | 1986 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 2.00 | 1986 |
  | Doc Rivers | 2.00 | 1986 |
  | Cliff Robinson | 2.00 | 1986 |
  | Tyrone Corbin | 2.00 | 1989 |
  | Michael Jordan* | 2.00 | 1992 |
  | Shawn Kemp | 2.00 | 1994 |
  | Avery Johnson | 2.00 | 1996 |
  | Chris Childs | 2.00 | 1997 |
  | Eddie Jones | 2.00 | 1998 |
  | Anthony Peeler | 2.00 | 1998 |
  | Charlie Ward | 2.00 | 1998 |
  | Mookie Blaylock | 2.00 | 1999 |
  | Grant Hill* | 2.00 | 1999 |
  | Grant Long | 2.00 | 1999 |
  | Scottie Pippen* | 2.00 | 2000 |
  | John Stockton* | 2.00 | 2001 |
  | Aaron McKie | 2.00 | 2002 |
  | Dirk Nowitzki* | 2.00 | 2002 |
  | Tracy McGrady* | 2.00 | 2003 |
  | Marquis Daniels | 2.00 | 2004 |
  | Kerry Kittles | 2.00 | 2004 |
  | Kirk Hinrich | 2.00 | 2005 |
  | Larry Hughes | 2.00 | 2005 |
  | Allen Iverson* | 2.00 | 2005 |
  | Andre Miller | 2.00 | 2005 |
  | Caron Butler | 2.00 | 2006 |
  | Stephen Jackson | 2.00 | 2007 |
  | Carmelo Anthony | 2.00 | 2010 |
  | Jrue Holiday | 2.00 | 2011 |
  | Jameer Nelson | 2.00 | 2011 |
  | Tony Allen | 2.00 | 2013 |
  | James Harden | 2.00 | 2013 |
  | Andre Iguodala | 2.00 | 2013 |
  | DeJuan Blair | 2.00 | 2014 |
  | Mike Conley | 2.00 | 2014 |
  | James Harden | 2.00 | 2014 |
  | Al-Farouq Aminu | 2.00 | 2015 |
  | Jared Dudley | 2.00 | 2015 |
  | Monta Ellis | 2.00 | 2015 |
  | Paul George | 2.00 | 2016 |
  | Stephen Curry | 2.00 | 2017 |
  | Joe Ingles | 2.00 | 2017 |
  | Khris Middleton | 2.00 | 2017 |
  | Anthony Davis | 2.00 | 2018 |
  | Chris Paul | 2.00 | 2018 |
  | Ja Morant | 2.00 | 2022 |
  | Donovan Mitchell | 2.00 | 2023 |
  | Dejounte Murray | 2.00 | 2023 |
  | LeBron James | 2.00 | 2025 |
  | Nikola Jokić | 2.00 | 2025 |
NBA Leaders
Rank | Player | SPG | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Maurice Cheeks* | 4.11 | 1979 |
2. | Alvin Robertson | 4.00 | 1988 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 4.00 | 1998 |
4. | Mookie Blaylock | 3.75 | 1992 |
5. | Walt Frazier* | 3.67 | 1975 |
  | Steve Mix | 3.67 | 1976 |
  | John Stockton* | 3.67 | 1989 |
8. | Baron Davis | 3.56 | 2002 |
9. | John Stockton* | 3.36 | 1988 |
10. | Norm Van Lier | 3.33 | 1977 |
  | Larry Steele | 3.33 | 1979 |
  | Jerome Kersey | 3.33 | 1989 |
13. | Tim Hardaway* | 3.25 | 1992 |
14. | Tim Hardaway* | 3.11 | 1991 |
15. | Michael Ray Richardson | 3.09 | 1984 |
16. | Magic Johnson* | 3.06 | 1980 |
17. | Slick Watts | 3.00 | 1975 |
  | John Stockton* | 3.00 | 1987 |
  | Clyde Drexler* | 3.00 | 1988 |
  | Ron Harper | 3.00 | 1993 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 3.00 | 2012 |
22. | Rick Barry* | 2.94 | 1975 |
23. | Rick Barry* | 2.92 | 1976 |
24. | Baron Davis | 2.91 | 2007 |
25. | Isiah Thomas* | 2.87 | 1988 |
26. | Magic Johnson* | 2.86 | 1982 |
  | Mario Chalmers | 2.86 | 2009 |
28. | Chris Paul | 2.85 | 2014 |
29. | Bobby Jones* | 2.83 | 1977 |
30. | Michael Jordan* | 2.81 | 1990 |
31. | Micheal Williams | 2.80 | 1991 |
  | Baron Davis | 2.80 | 2001 |
  | Brevin Knight | 2.80 | 2004 |
  | Andre Iguodala | 2.80 | 2005 |
  | Kyle Anderson | 2.80 | 2021 |
36. | Michael Jordan* | 2.75 | 1985 |
  | Ron Harper | 2.75 | 1988 |
  | John Stockton* | 2.75 | 2002 |
  | Thaddeus Young | 2.75 | 2019 |
40. | Chris Paul | 2.73 | 2012 |
41. | Muggsy Bogues | 2.67 | 1993 |
42. | Clyde Drexler* | 2.62 | 1996 |
  | Robert Horry | 2.62 | 1996 |
44. | Scottie Pippen* | 2.61 | 1996 |
45. | Bill Robinzine | 2.60 | 1979 |
  | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.60 | 1984 |
  | Isiah Thomas* | 2.60 | 1984 |
  | Isiah Thomas* | 2.60 | 1987 |
  | Sedale Threatt | 2.60 | 1993 |
  | Kevin Johnson | 2.60 | 1997 |
  | Metta World Peace | 2.60 | 2002 |
  | Allen Iverson* | 2.60 | 2002 |
  | Manu Ginóbili* | 2.60 | 2010 |
  | Manu Ginóbili* | 2.60 | 2011 |
  | Trevor Ariza | 2.60 | 2016 |
  | Kawhi Leonard | 2.60 | 2016 |
  | Gary Trent Jr. | 2.60 | 2025 |
58. | Randy Smith | 2.57 | 1975 |
59. | Clyde Drexler* | 2.56 | 1985 |
  | Russell Westbrook | 2.56 | 2016 |
61. | Johnny Moore | 2.55 | 1983 |
62. | Clyde Drexler* | 2.52 | 1990 |
63. | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.50 | 1980 |
  | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.50 | 1981 |
  | John Bagley | 2.50 | 1985 |
  | Terry Porter | 2.50 | 1987 |
  | Mark Jackson | 2.50 | 1988 |
  | Terry Porter | 2.50 | 1988 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 2.50 | 1989 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 2.50 | 1990 |
  | Hersey Hawkins | 2.50 | 1991 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 2.50 | 1994 |
  | Nate McMillan | 2.50 | 1995 |
  | Šarūnas Marčiulionis* | 2.50 | 1996 |
  | Hersey Hawkins | 2.50 | 1997 |
  | Brevin Knight | 2.50 | 1998 |
  | Allen Iverson* | 2.50 | 1999 |
  | Eddie Jones | 2.50 | 2000 |
  | Doug Christie | 2.50 | 2001 |
  | Metta World Peace | 2.50 | 2003 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 2.50 | 2005 |
  | Rajon Rondo | 2.50 | 2009 |
  | Monta Ellis | 2.50 | 2013 |
  | Robert Covington | 2.50 | 2020 |
  | OG Anunoby | 2.50 | 2025 |
86. | Lionel Hollins | 2.47 | 1977 |
87. | Michael Jordan* | 2.47 | 1989 |
  | Scottie Pippen* | 2.47 | 1991 |
  | Ben Wallace* | 2.47 | 2003 |
90. | Victor Oladipo | 2.43 | 2018 |
91. | Allen Iverson* | 2.42 | 2003 |
  | Jimmy Butler | 2.42 | 2015 |
93. | Phil Ford | 2.40 | 1979 |
  | Doc Rivers | 2.40 | 1984 |
  | Dominique Wilkins* | 2.40 | 1984 |
  | Michael Jordan* | 2.40 | 1988 |
  | Reggie Lewis | 2.40 | 1992 |
  | John Stockton* | 2.40 | 1993 |
  | Scottie Pippen* | 2.40 | 1994 |
  | Anfernee Hardaway | 2.40 | 1997 |
  | Stephon Marbury | 2.40 | 1998 |
  | Tony Allen | 2.40 | 2015 |
  | James Harden | 2.40 | 2016 |
  | Andre Roberson | 2.40 | 2017 |
  | Russell Westbrook | 2.40 | 2017 |
  | Ricky Rubio | 2.40 | 2019 |
  | LeBron James | 2.40 | 2024 |
108. | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.38 | 1985 |
109. | Robert Reid | 2.38 | 1981 |
110. | Rajon Rondo | 2.37 | 2012 |
111. | Fat Lever | 2.36 | 1985 |
  | Allen Iverson* | 2.36 | 2001 |
113. | Michael Jordan* | 2.35 | 1991 |
114. | Larry Bird* | 2.35 | 1984 |
115. | Paul Pressey | 2.33 | 1987 |
  | Kendall Gill | 2.33 | 1993 |
  | Chris Paul | 2.33 | 2008 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 2.33 | 2010 |
  | Khris Middleton | 2.33 | 2015 |
  | LeBron James | 2.33 | 2016 |
  | John Wall | 2.33 | 2018 |
122. | Kawhi Leonard | 2.31 | 2020 |
123. | Derek Harper | 2.30 | 1986 |
  | Michael Jordan* | 2.30 | 1995 |
125. | Larry Bird* | 2.29 | 1981 |
126. | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.29 | 1982 |
  | Craig Hodges | 2.29 | 1986 |
128. | Danny Ainge | 2.28 | 1986 |
129. | Jason Kidd* | 2.27 | 2004 |
130. | Gus Williams | 2.27 | 1980 |
  | Magic Johnson* | 2.27 | 1983 |
132. | Paul Pressey | 2.25 | 1985 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 2.25 | 1986 |
  | George Lynch | 2.25 | 1999 |
135. | James Harden | 2.24 | 2018 |
136. | Byron Scott | 2.22 | 1990 |
  | John Stockton* | 2.22 | 1991 |
  | Larry Hughes | 2.22 | 2006 |
139. | Dwyane Wade* | 2.22 | 2006 |
140. | Kelly Tripucka | 2.20 | 1984 |
  | Gus Williams | 2.20 | 1986 |
  | Karl Malone* | 2.20 | 1987 |
  | Ron Harper | 2.20 | 1989 |
  | Karl Malone* | 2.20 | 1990 |
  | Glen Rice | 2.20 | 1994 |
  | Mookie Blaylock | 2.20 | 1996 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 2.20 | 1997 |
  | Charles Oakley | 2.20 | 1997 |
  | Jason Kidd* | 2.20 | 2009 |
  | Andrei Kirilenko | 2.20 | 2009 |
  | Josh Richardson | 2.20 | 2018 |
  | Joe Ingles | 2.20 | 2019 |
153. | Mookie Blaylock | 2.18 | 1994 |
  | James Harden | 2.18 | 2019 |
  | Chris Paul | 2.18 | 2019 |
156. | Fred Brown | 2.17 | 1976 |
  | Larry Bird* | 2.17 | 1983 |
  | Dennis Johnson* | 2.17 | 1986 |
  | Gary Payton* | 2.17 | 1997 |
  | Anfernee Hardaway | 2.17 | 2003 |
  | Toni Kukoč* | 2.17 | 2003 |
  | Gilbert Arenas | 2.17 | 2006 |
  | Josh Howard | 2.17 | 2007 |
  | Andre Iguodala | 2.17 | 2008 |
  | Metta World Peace | 2.17 | 2012 |
  | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 2.17 | 2017 |
167. | Julius Erving* | 2.16 | 1977 |
  | Byron Scott | 2.16 | 1985 |
  | Scottie Pippen* | 2.16 | 1993 |
  | Paul George | 2.16 | 2014 |
  | Russell Westbrook | 2.16 | 2014 |
172. | Caron Butler | 2.15 | 2004 |
173. | Isiah Thomas* | 2.15 | 1990 |
174. | Quinn Buckner | 2.14 | 1980 |
  | Dennis Johnson* | 2.14 | 1982 |
  | Scottie Pippen* | 2.14 | 1998 |
  | Bonzi Wells | 2.14 | 2003 |
  | Smush Parker | 2.14 | 2006 |
  | Monta Ellis | 2.14 | 2016 |
  | De'Aaron Fox | 2.14 | 2023 |
  | Alex Caruso | 2.14 | 2025 |
182. | Fred Brown | 2.12 | 1975 |
  | Sedale Threatt | 2.12 | 1989 |
  | Clyde Drexler* | 2.12 | 1991 |
  | John Stockton* | 2.12 | 1992 |
186. | Larry Bird* | 2.12 | 1988 |
187. | Isiah Thomas* | 2.11 | 1985 |
188. | Nate McMillan | 2.11 | 1993 |
189. | Nick Van Exel | 2.10 | 1995 |
  | Mookie Blaylock | 2.10 | 1997 |
  | Dan Majerle | 2.10 | 2000 |
  | Paul Pierce* | 2.10 | 2003 |
  | Gilbert Arenas | 2.10 | 2005 |
  | Danny Green | 2.10 | 2016 |
195. | Kawhi Leonard | 2.09 | 2021 |
196. | Doc Rivers | 2.08 | 1988 |
197. | Scottie Pippen* | 2.07 | 1990 |
198. | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 2.06 | 1997 |
  | Doug Christie | 2.06 | 2002 |
200. | Jimmy Butler | 2.06 | 2022 |
201. | Larry Bird* | 2.06 | 1986 |
202. | Gar Heard | 2.05 | 1976 |
  | Michael Jordan* | 2.05 | 1993 |
204. | Derek Fisher | 2.05 | 2008 |
205. | Gus Williams | 2.05 | 1978 |
206. | Sam Lacey | 2.00 | 1975 |
  | Slick Watts | 2.00 | 1976 |
  | John Lucas | 2.00 | 1977 |
  | Jim Price | 2.00 | 1977 |
  | Quinn Buckner | 2.00 | 1978 |
  | Otis Birdsong | 2.00 | 1979 |
  | Julius Erving* | 2.00 | 1979 |
  | Gus Williams | 2.00 | 1979 |
  | Julius Erving* | 2.00 | 1980 |
  | Norm Nixon | 2.00 | 1980 |
  | Ernie Grunfeld | 2.00 | 1981 |
  | Alvan Adams | 2.00 | 1982 |
  | Greg Ballard | 2.00 | 1982 |
  | Maurice Cheeks* | 2.00 | 1983 |
  | Sidney Moncrief* | 2.00 | 1983 |
  | T.R. Dunn | 2.00 | 1984 |
  | Magic Johnson* | 2.00 | 1984 |
  | Darrell Walker | 2.00 | 1984 |
  | Johnny Moore | 2.00 | 1985 |
  | Fat Lever | 2.00 | 1986 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 2.00 | 1986 |
  | Doc Rivers | 2.00 | 1986 |
  | Cliff Robinson | 2.00 | 1986 |
  | Tyrone Corbin | 2.00 | 1989 |
  | Michael Jordan* | 2.00 | 1992 |
  | Shawn Kemp | 2.00 | 1994 |
  | Avery Johnson | 2.00 | 1996 |
  | Chris Childs | 2.00 | 1997 |
  | Eddie Jones | 2.00 | 1998 |
  | Anthony Peeler | 2.00 | 1998 |
  | Charlie Ward | 2.00 | 1998 |
  | Mookie Blaylock | 2.00 | 1999 |
  | Grant Hill* | 2.00 | 1999 |
  | Grant Long | 2.00 | 1999 |
  | Scottie Pippen* | 2.00 | 2000 |
  | John Stockton* | 2.00 | 2001 |
  | Aaron McKie | 2.00 | 2002 |
  | Dirk Nowitzki* | 2.00 | 2002 |
  | Tracy McGrady* | 2.00 | 2003 |
  | Marquis Daniels | 2.00 | 2004 |
  | Kerry Kittles | 2.00 | 2004 |
  | Kirk Hinrich | 2.00 | 2005 |
  | Larry Hughes | 2.00 | 2005 |
  | Allen Iverson* | 2.00 | 2005 |
  | Andre Miller | 2.00 | 2005 |
  | Caron Butler | 2.00 | 2006 |
  | Stephen Jackson | 2.00 | 2007 |
  | Carmelo Anthony | 2.00 | 2010 |
  | Jrue Holiday | 2.00 | 2011 |
  | Jameer Nelson | 2.00 | 2011 |
  | Tony Allen | 2.00 | 2013 |
  | James Harden | 2.00 | 2013 |
  | Andre Iguodala | 2.00 | 2013 |
  | DeJuan Blair | 2.00 | 2014 |
  | Mike Conley | 2.00 | 2014 |
  | James Harden | 2.00 | 2014 |
  | Al-Farouq Aminu | 2.00 | 2015 |
  | Jared Dudley | 2.00 | 2015 |
  | Monta Ellis | 2.00 | 2015 |
  | Paul George | 2.00 | 2016 |
  | Stephen Curry | 2.00 | 2017 |
  | Joe Ingles | 2.00 | 2017 |
  | Khris Middleton | 2.00 | 2017 |
  | Anthony Davis | 2.00 | 2018 |
  | Chris Paul | 2.00 | 2018 |
  | Ja Morant | 2.00 | 2022 |
  | Donovan Mitchell | 2.00 | 2023 |
  | Dejounte Murray | 2.00 | 2023 |
  | LeBron James | 2.00 | 2025 |
  | Nikola Jokić | 2.00 | 2025 |
ABA Leaders
Rank | Player | SPG | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Mike Gale | 3.43 | 1976 |
2. | Don Buse | 2.50 | 1975 |
3. | Mike Barr | 2.40 | 1974 |
4. | Brian Taylor | 2.36 | 1974 |
5. | Ron Boone | 2.33 | 1975 |
6. | Stew Johnson | 2.20 | 1975 |
7. | Don Buse | 2.14 | 1974 |
8. | Fatty Taylor | 2.08 | 1975 |
9. | George McGinnis* | 2.00 | 1975 |
  | James Silas | 2.00 | 1974 |
  | Larry Kenon | 2.00 | 1975 |
  | Marvin Barnes | 2.00 | 1975 |
  | Brian Taylor | 2.00 | 1976 |
14. | Ted McClain | 1.93 | 1975 |
15. | Julius Erving* | 1.92 | 1976 |
16. | Joe Caldwell | 1.92 | 1973 |
17. | Bo Lamar | 1.83 | 1974 |
18. | Wendell Ladner | 1.79 | 1974 |
19. | Freddie Lewis | 1.78 | 1975 |
20. | Mack Calvin | 1.77 | 1975 |
21. | Rich Jones | 1.75 | 1976 |
22. | Freddie Lewis | 1.71 | 1974 |
23. | Ron Boone | 1.70 | 1973 |
  | Don Adams | 1.70 | 1975 |
25. | Ralph Simpson | 1.69 | 1975 |
26. | Ron Boone | 1.67 | 1974 |
  | Mike Gale | 1.67 | 1973 |
28. | Ralph Simpson | 1.62 | 1976 |
  | Al Skinner | 1.62 | 1976 |
30. | Gene Littles | 1.58 | 1973 |
31. | Julius Erving* | 1.57 | 1974 |
32. | Jimmy Jones | 1.50 | 1974 |
  | Billy Cunningham* | 1.50 | 1973 |
34. | George Karl* | 1.43 | 1974 |
35. | Wendell Ladner | 1.42 | 1973 |
36. | Willie Wise | 1.39 | 1974 |
37. | Zelmo Beaty* | 1.38 | 1974 |
38. | Mike Gale | 1.36 | 1974 |
39. | Mike Barr | 1.30 | 1975 |
40. | Louie Dampier* | 1.27 | 1975 |
41. | David Thompson* | 1.23 | 1976 |
  | Bobby Jones* | 1.23 | 1976 |
43. | George McGinnis* | 1.22 | 1973 |
44. | Bird Averitt | 1.20 | 1976 |
  | Maurice Lucas | 1.20 | 1975 |
46. | Len Elmore | 1.17 | 1975 |
47. | Jimmy O'Brien | 1.16 | 1973 |
48. | George McGinnis* | 1.14 | 1974 |
49. | Wil Jones | 1.13 | 1975 |
50. | Jimmy Jones | 1.10 | 1973 |
  | Artis Gilmore* | 1.10 | 1976 |
  | Louie Dampier* | 1.10 | 1976 |
  | Wil Jones | 1.10 | 1976 |
54. | Larry Kenon | 1.07 | 1974 |
55. | Dan Issel* | 1.07 | 1975 |
56. | Walt Simon | 1.05 | 1973 |
57. | Gerald Govan | 1.00 | 1974 |
  | Dan Issel* | 1.00 | 1976 |
  | John Williamson | 1.00 | 1976 |
  | Artis Gilmore* | 1.00 | 1975 |
  | Don Buse | 1.00 | 1973 |
62. | Dan Issel* | 0.95 | 1973 |
63. | Kevin Joyce | 0.94 | 1975 |
  | Billy Knight | 0.94 | 1975 |
65. | Bobby Jones* | 0.92 | 1975 |
66. | Freddie Lewis | 0.89 | 1973 |
67. | Roger Brown* | 0.88 | 1973 |
68. | Dave Robisch | 0.85 | 1975 |
69. | Kim Hughes | 0.83 | 1976 |
70. | Mel Daniels* | 0.79 | 1974 |
71. | Mike Green | 0.77 | 1975 |
72. | Ron Thomas | 0.73 | 1975 |
73. | John Williamson | 0.71 | 1974 |
  | Billy Paultz | 0.71 | 1974 |
75. | Donnie Freeman | 0.61 | 1973 |
76. | Darnell Hillman | 0.59 | 1975 |
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