highest average steals in one season by an nba player

Alvin Robertson has the most steals per game played in a season, with 3.67 in 1985-86.

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highest average steals per game in one season by an NBA player

	NAME	STL/GP	STL	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.67	301	82	1985-86	SAS	35.1	17.0	6.3	5.5	3.7	0.5	6.9	13.3	51.4	0.1	0.4	27.6	3.2	4.0	79.5	56.3	2.2	4.0	3.1	2,878	1,392	516	448	40	256	296
2	Don Buse D. Buse	3.47	281	81	1976-77	IND	36.4	8.0	3.3	8.5	3.5	0.2	3.3	7.9	41.6				1.4	1.8	78.6	46.0	0.8	2.5		2,947	646	270	685	16		129
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3.43	127	37	1980-81	LAL	37.1	21.6	8.6	8.6	3.4	0.7	8.4	15.9	53.2	0.1	0.5	17.6	4.6	6.1	76.0	58.2	2.7	5.9	3.9	1,371	798	320	317	27	143	100
4	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3.23	265	82	1979-80	NYK	37.3	15.3	6.6	10.1	3.2	0.4	6.1	13.0	47.2	0.3	1.3	24.5	2.7	4.1	66.0	51.7	1.8	4.7	4.4	3,060	1,254	539	832	35	359	260
5	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.21	260	81	1986-87	SAS	33.3	17.7	5.2	5.2	3.2	0.4	7.3	15.6	46.6	0.2	0.6	27.1	3.0	4.0	75.3	51.0	2.3	2.9	3.0	2,697	1,435	424	421	35	243	264
6	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.21	263	82	1988-89	UTA	38.7	17.1	3.0	13.6	3.2	0.2	6.1	11.3	53.8	0.2	0.8	24.2	4.8	5.5	86.3	62.4	1.0	2.0	3.8	3,171	1,400	248	1,118	14	308	241
7	Slick Watts S. Watts	3.18	261	82	1975-76	SEA	33.9	13.0	4.5	8.1	3.2	0.2	5.3	12.4	42.7				2.4	4.2	57.8	45.7	1.4	3.1		2,776	1,065	365	661	16		270
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3.16	259	82	1987-88	CHI	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	131	252	270
9	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.04	246	81	1990-91	MIL	32.1	13.6	5.7	5.5	3.0	0.2	5.4	11.2	48.5	0.3	0.8	36.5	2.5	3.2	75.7	53.8	2.4	3.3	2.6	2,598	1,098	459	444	16	212	273
10	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.03	197	65	1988-89	SAS	35.2	17.3	5.9	6.0	3.0	0.6	7.2	14.8	48.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.8	3.9	72.3	52.3	2.4	3.5	3.6	2,287	1,122	384	393	36	231	259
11	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	3.01	229	76	2024-25	ATL	33.8	14.1	5.9	4.4	3.0	0.7	6.0	12.1	49.3	1.1	3.1	34.0	1.1	1.8	59.3	54.5	1.6	4.3	2.0	2,571	1,073	449	333	55	155	175	-65
12	Jacob Gilyard J. Gilyard	3	3	1	2022-23	MEM	41.0	3.0	4.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	41	3	4	7	0	2	3	-13
13	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.98	244	82	1991-92	UTA	36.6	15.8	3.3	13.7	3.0	0.3	5.5	11.5	48.2	1.0	2.5	40.7	3.8	4.5	84.2	59.0	0.8	2.5	3.5	3,002	1,297	270	1,126	22	286	234
14	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	2.96	243	82	1987-88	SAS	36.3	19.6	6.1	6.8	3.0	0.8	8.0	17.2	46.5	0.3	1.2	28.4	3.3	4.5	74.8	51.3	2.0	4.1	3.1	2,978	1,610	498	557	69	251	300
15	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.96	243	82	1984-85	NJN	38.1	20.1	5.6	8.2	3.0	0.3	8.4	17.9	46.9	0.4	1.4	25.2	2.9	3.8	76.7	51.3	1.9	3.7	3.0	3,127	1,649	457	669	22	249	277
16	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	2.96	216	73	1993-94	SEA	25.8	6.0	3.9	5.3	3.0	0.3	2.4	5.4	44.7	0.7	1.8	39.1	0.4	0.8	56.4	52.0	0.7	3.2	1.7	1,887	437	283	387	22	126	201
17	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.95	242	82	1987-88	UTA	34.7	14.7	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	5.5	9.6	57.4	0.3	0.8	35.8	3.3	4.0	84.0	64.5	0.7	2.2	3.2	2,842	1,204	237	1,128	16	262	247
18	Micheal Williams M. Williams	2.95	233	79	1991-92	IND	34.8	15.0	3.6	8.2	2.9	0.3	5.1	10.4	49.0	0.1	0.4	24.2	4.7	5.4	87.1	58.7	0.9	2.6	3.0	2,750	1,188	282	647	22	240	262
19	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.94	232	79	1994-95	CHI	38.2	21.4	8.1	5.2	2.9	1.1	8.0	16.7	48.0	1.4	4.0	34.5	4.0	5.6	71.6	55.9	2.2	5.9	3.4	3,014	1,692	639	409	89	271	238
20	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.94	232	79	1980-81	NYK	40.2	16.4	6.9	7.9	2.9	0.4	6.6	14.1	46.9	0.3	1.3	22.5	2.8	4.3	66.3	51.1	2.2	4.7	3.8	3,175	1,293	545	627	35	302	258
21	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.93	211	72	1993-94	CHI	38.3	22.0	8.7	5.6	2.9	0.8	8.7	17.8	49.1	0.9	2.7	32.0	3.8	5.7	66.0	54.4	2.4	6.3	3.2	2,759	1,587	629	403	58	232	227
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.89	234	81	1988-89	CHI	40.2	32.5	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	65	290	247
23	Larry Hughes L. Hughes	2.89	176	61	2004-05	WAS	38.7	22.0	6.3	4.7	2.9	0.3	7.7	17.8	43.0	1.0	3.4	28.2	5.8	7.4	77.7	52.3	1.2	5.0	2.5	2,358	1,345	382	285	18	153	168	+90
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.88	236	82	1986-87	CHI	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	125	272	237
25	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.85	234	82	1990-91	UTA	37.8	17.2	2.9	14.2	2.9	0.2	6.0	11.9	50.7	0.7	2.0	34.5	4.4	5.3	83.6	60.4	0.6	2.3	3.6	3,103	1,413	237	1,164	16	298	233

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	38	11	.776
2	Nuggets	33	16	.673	5.0
3	Spurs	32	16	.667	5.5
4	Rockets	30	17	.638	7.0
5	Timberwolves	31	19	.620	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 2/1	ORL	@	SAS	7:00 PM
Wed 2/4	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Thu 2/5	SAS	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Sat 2/7	DAL	@	SAS	6:00 PM
Tue 2/10	SAS	@	LAL	10:30 PM

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3PM Leaders

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Porter

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Williams

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2,386.6

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DraftKings Points Leaders

2,411.5

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1	Pistons	35	12	.745
2	Knicks	30	18	.625	5.5
3	Celtics	30	18	.625	5.5
4	Raptors	29	21	.580	7.5
5	Cavaliers	29	21	.580	7.5
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8	Heat	26	24	.520	10.5
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10	Hawks	24	27	.471	13.0
11	Hornets	22	28	.440	14.5
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13	Nets	13	34	.277	22.0
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15	Wizards	12	35	.255	23.0

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1	Thunder	38	11	.776
2	Nuggets	33	16	.673	5.0
3	Spurs	32	16	.667	5.5
4	Rockets	30	17	.638	7.0
5	Timberwolves	31	19	.620	7.5
6	Lakers	29	18	.617	8.0
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8	Warriors	27	23	.540	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	23	26	.469	15.0
10	Clippers	22	25	.468	15.0
11	Mavericks	19	30	.388	19.0
12	Grizzlies	18	29	.383	19.0
13	Jazz	15	34	.306	23.0
14	Pelicans	13	38	.255	26.0
15	Kings	12	38	.240	26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 1/4	ATL	@	TOR	100-118
Sun 1/4	CHA	@	OKC	124-97
Sun 1/4	PHX	@	HOU	97-100
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	PHI	125-124
Sun 1/4	UTA	@	POR	117-137

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Sun 2/1	MIL	@	BOS	3:30 PM
Sun 2/1	SAC	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 2/1	UTA	@	TOR	6:00 PM
Sun 2/1	CHI	@	MIA	6:00 PM
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Alvin Robertson has the most steals per game played in a season, with 3.67 in 1985-86.

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