highest steals per 36 min season

Alvin Robertson has the most steals / minutes played / 36 in a season, with 3.77 in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:
highest steals per 36 min with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player season
NAMESTL/(MIN/36)STLMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.77
301
2,878
1985-86
82
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
1,392
516
448
40
256
296
2Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
3.75
211
2,027
1979-80
82
24.7
8.4
2.7
3.1
2.6
0.6
3.4
7.4
45.2
0.0
0.1
40.0
1.7
2.1
78.2
50.2
0.8
1.9
2.0
688
223
252
48
166
194
3Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.47
260
2,697
1986-87
81
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
1,435
424
421
35
243
264
4Don Buse
D. Buse
3.43
281
2,947
1976-77
81
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
646
270
685
16
129
5Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.41
246
2,598
1990-91
81
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
1,098
459
444
16
212
273
6Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.38
261
2,776
1975-76
82
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
1,065
365
661
16
270
7Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.33
190
2,056
1974-75
82
25.1
6.8
3.2
6.1
2.3
0.1
2.8
6.7
42.1
1.1
1.9
60.8
45.0
1.2
2.0
557
262
499
12
254
8Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
3.3
192
2,095
1976-77
79
26.5
8.6
3.3
4.7
2.4
0.3
3.8
8.7
43.4
1.1
1.9
53.9
45.0
1.2
2.2
681
264
372
21
291
9Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
3.27
188
2,072
1977-78
82
25.3
9.3
3.0
5.6
2.3
0.2
3.8
8.2
46.8
1.6
2.5
64.5
49.9
1.0
2.1
2.8
759
247
456
19
228
287
10Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
3.21
229
2,571
2024-25
76
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
1,073
449
333
55
155
175
-65
11Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
3.2
201
2,260
1978-79
82
27.6
12.4
2.6
4.5
2.5
0.5
4.9
11.7
41.8
2.6
3.3
77.7
47.0
0.9
1.7
3.0
1,015
215
365
40
244
209
12Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.16
182
2,076
1982-83
TOT
64
32.4
12.6
4.6
6.8
2.8
0.4
5.4
12.7
42.5
0.1
0.8
15.7
1.7
2.5
65.0
45.4
1.8
2.8
3.8
806
295
432
24
244
240
13Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.12
265
3,060
1979-80
82
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
1,254
539
832
35
359
260
14Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.1
197
2,287
1988-89
65
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
1,122
384
393
36
231
259
15Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.07
210
2,463
1991-92
82
30.0
12.3
4.3
4.4
2.6
0.4
4.8
11.2
43.0
0.8
2.6
31.9
1.8
2.4
76.3
50.0
2.1
2.1
2.7
1,010
350
360
32
223
263
16Johnny Moore
J. Moore
3.07
229
2,689
1984-85
82
32.8
12.8
4.6
10.0
2.8
0.2
5.1
11.1
45.7
0.3
1.1
28.1
2.3
3.0
76.2
51.3
1.1
3.5
2.9
1,046
378
816
18
236
247
17John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.07
242
2,842
1987-88
82
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
1,204
237
1,128
16
262
247
18Micheal Williams
M. Williams
3.05
233
2,750
1991-92
79
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
1,188
282
647
22
240
262
19Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
3.02
223
2,657
1979-80
82
32.4
13.3
3.3
6.8
2.7
0.3
5.3
12.4
43.0
0.1
0.6
25.0
2.5
3.1
77.9
48.1
0.8
2.5
3.1
1,087
270
557
27
258
238
20Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
3.01
209
2,498
1981-82
79
31.6
11.2
3.1
8.4
2.6
0.4
4.5
8.6
52.1
0.1
0.3
27.3
2.2
2.8
77.7
57.0
0.6
2.5
2.3
881
248
667
33
184
247
21Kendall Gill
K. Gill
3
134
1,606
1998-99
50
32.1
11.8
4.9
2.5
2.7
0.5
4.7
11.9
39.8
0.0
0.3
11.8
2.3
3.3
68.3
44.1
1.2
3.7
1.4
588
244
123
26
71
162
-138
22John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.99
263
3,171
1988-89
82
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
1,400
248
1,118
14
308
241
23Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
2.97
197
2,384
1980-81
82
29.1
13.3
3.6
4.7
2.4
0.0
5.7
11.7
49.3
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.8
2.5
73.4
52.2
1.1
2.6
2.9
1,092
298
384
3
236
271
24Larry Steele
L. Steele
2.95
217
2,648
1973-74
81
32.7
9.7
3.8
4.0
2.7
0.4
4.0
8.4
47.8
1.7
2.1
78.9
52.0
1.1
2.7
785
310
323
32
295
25Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.94
243
2,978
1987-88
82
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
1,610
498
557
69
251
300
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