Jim McElroy got his most steals in a game on March 7, 1979 and on February 2, 1979, with 5 steals.

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Jim McElroy most steals in a regular-season game

	NAME	STL	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	5	3/7/1979	NOJ	vs	POR	41	21	3	7	0	8	18	44.4			5	8	62.5	48.8	2	1	5	5
2	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	5	2/2/1979	NOJ	@	CHI	41	20	3	4	0	8	14	57.1			4	5	80.0	61.7	0	3	2	0
3	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	4	3/27/1979	NOJ	vs	IND	45	7	1	6		2	11	18.2			3	4	75.0	27.4				3
4	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	4	3/15/1979	NOJ	vs	SAS	46	29	0	10	0	13	22	59.1			3	4	75.0	61.0	0	0		3
5	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	4	1/23/1979	NOJ	vs	KCK	42	40	4	5	4	15	25	60.0			10	10	100.0	68.0				5
6	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	4	11/12/1978	NOJ	@	PHX	37	23	3	3	1	11	17	64.7			1	1	100.0	65.9	2	1	7	5
7	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	4	3/18/1978	NOJ	@	GSW	40	12	3	3	0	5	12	41.7			2	2	100.0	46.6	1	2	4	2
8	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	2/10/1980	ATL	@	GSW	38	20	3	4	0	7	15	46.7	0	0	6	13	46.2	48.3			4	6
9	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	3/24/1979	NOJ	vs	CLE	42	22	4	8	1	8	17	47.1			6	7	85.7	54.8	1	3	1	2
10	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	2/18/1979	NOJ	@	DEN	37	23	2	4	1	9	18	50.0			5	7	71.4	54.6	0	2	2	4
11	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	2/17/1979	NOJ	@	PHX	32	17	0	3	1	5	18	27.8			7	7	100.0	40.3	0	0	1	1
12	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	12/16/1978	NOJ	@	KCK	29	8	2	5	0	3	11	27.3			2	4	50.0	31.3				3
13	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	12/13/1978	NOJ	@	BOS	45	21	0	6	0	9	16	56.3			3	6	50.0	56.3	0	0	4	2
14	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	12/12/1978	NOJ	vs	IND	42	16	4	11		8	16	50.0			0	0		50.0			6	2
15	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	11/4/1978	NOJ	@	MIL	48	16	2	11	1	8	17	47.1			0	0		47.1				4
16	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	3/25/1977	NOJ	vs	KCK	53	14	2	9	0	7	15	46.7			0	0		46.7				4
17	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	3/1/1977	NOJ	@	KCK	33	32	5	7	0	10	17	58.8			12	12	100.0	71.8				1
18	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	2/11/1977	NOJ	@	CHI	47	25	3	6	0	11	20	55.0			3	3	100.0	58.6	3	0		1
19	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	2/3/1977	NOJ	@	GSW	45	26	6	3	1	12	16	75.0			2	4	50.0	73.2	1	5		3
20	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	2/20/1976	NOJ	vs	PHX	11	8	2	0	0	2	2	100.0			4	5	80.0	95.2	1	1		1
21	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	3	12/23/1975	NOJ	@	GSW	24	13	3	4	0	5	6	83.3			3	5	60.0	79.3	0	3		2
22	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	2	12/9/1980	ATL	vs	SDC	30	10	2	5	0	5	10	50.0	0	0	0	0		50.0			0	2
23	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	2	3/18/1979	NOJ	vs	PHX	44	33	4	10	2	16	25	64.0			1	2	50.0	63.8	0	4	3	2
24	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	2	2/28/1979	NOJ	@	BOS	37	29	5	5	0	10	21	47.6			9	9	100.0	58.1	1	4	1	1
25	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	2	2/14/1979	NOJ	@	GSW	44	21	4	7	0	8	22	36.4			5	6	83.3	42.6	0	4	1	3