laker player most steals in a single season average

Magic Johnson has averaged the most steals per game for the Lakers in a season, with 2.7 per game in 1981-82.

Regular season
Min. 41 Games Per 82 Team Games

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.7	1981-82	LAL	78	38.3	18.6	9.6	9.5	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.7	0.1	0.4	20.7	4.2	5.6	76.0	59.0	3.2	6.4	3.7	2,991	1,447	751	743	208	34	286	223
2	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2.5	1978-79	LAL	82	38.4	17.1	2.8	9.0	0.2	7.6	14.0	54.2				1.9	2.5	77.5	56.7	0.6	2.2	2.8	3,145	1,404	231	737	201	17	231	250
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.4	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	1,387	596	563	187	41	305	218
4	Eddie Jones E. Jones	2.4	1996-97	LAL	80	37.5	17.2	4.1	3.4	0.6	5.9	13.5	43.8	1.9	4.9	39.1	3.5	4.2	81.9	55.9	1.1	3.0	2.1	2,998	1,374	326	270	189	49	169	226	+263
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.2	1983-84	LAL	67	38.3	17.6	7.3	13.1	0.7	6.6	11.6	56.5	0.1	0.4	20.7	4.3	5.3	81.0	62.8	1.5	5.9	4.6	2,567	1,178	491	875	150	49	306	169
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.2	1982-83	LAL	79	36.8	16.8	8.6	10.5	0.6	6.5	11.8	54.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.8	4.8	80.0	60.3	2.7	5.9	3.8	2,907	1,326	683	829	176	47	301	200
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2.2	2002-03	LAL	82	41.5	30.0	6.9	5.9	0.8	10.6	23.5	45.1	1.5	4.0	38.3	7.3	8.7	84.3	55.0	1.3	5.6	3.5	3,401	2,461	564	481	181	67	288	218	+260
8	Lucius Allen L. Allen	2.2	1974-75	LAL	56	35.9	19.5	4.4	5.7	0.5	7.9	18.0	44.0				3.7	4.8	77.0	48.6	1.4	3.0		2,011	1,093	247	319	122	28		194
9	Sedale Threatt S. Threatt	2.0	1991-92	LAL	82	37.4	15.1	3.1	7.2	0.2	6.2	12.7	48.9	0.2	0.8	32.3	2.5	3.0	83.1	54.0	0.5	2.6	2.2	3,070	1,240	253	593	168	16	182	231
10	Eddie Jones E. Jones	2.0	1994-95	LAL	64	31.0	14.0	3.9	2.0	0.6	5.3	11.6	46.0	1.4	3.8	37.0	1.9	2.6	72.2	54.8	1.2	2.7	1.2	1,981	897	249	128	131	41	75	175
11	Eddie Jones E. Jones	2.0	1997-98	LAL	80	36.4	16.9	3.8	3.1	0.7	6.1	12.6	48.4	1.8	4.6	38.9	2.9	3.8	76.5	59.2	1.1	2.7	1.8	2,910	1,349	302	246	160	55	146	164	+610
12	Jim Price J. Price	1.9	1973-74	LAL	82	32.0	15.4	4.6	4.5	0.4	6.6	14.6	44.9				2.3	2.9	79.9	48.6	1.5	3.1		2,628	1,263	378	369	157	29		229
13	Byron Scott B. Scott	1.9	1987-88	LAL	81	37.6	21.7	4.1	4.1	0.3	8.8	16.6	52.7	0.8	2.2	34.6	3.4	3.9	85.8	59.0	0.9	3.2	2.0	3,048	1,754	333	335	155	27	161	204
14	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	1.8	1980-81	LAL	79	37.5	17.1	2.9	8.8	0.1	7.3	15.3	47.6	0.0	0.2	16.7	2.5	3.2	77.8	51.1	0.8	2.1	3.6	2,962	1,350	232	696	146	11	285	226
15	Eddie Jones E. Jones	1.8	1995-96	LAL	70	31.2	12.8	3.3	3.5	0.6	4.8	9.8	49.2	1.2	3.2	36.6	1.9	2.6	73.9	58.3	0.6	2.7	1.4	2,184	893	233	246	129	45	99	162
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1.8	2007-08	LAL	82	38.9	28.3	6.3	5.4	0.5	9.5	20.6	45.9	1.8	5.1	36.1	7.6	9.0	84.0	57.6	1.1	5.2	3.1	3,192	2,323	517	441	151	40	257	227	+598
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1.8	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	35.4	5.3	4.5	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
18	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	1.8	1979-80	LAL	82	39.3	17.6	2.8	7.8	0.2	7.6	14.7	51.6	0.0	0.1	12.5	2.4	3.1	77.9	54.8	0.6	2.2	3.5	3,226	1,446	229	642	147	14	288	241
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.8	1988-89	LAL	77	37.5	22.5	7.9	12.8	0.3	7.5	14.8	50.9	0.8	2.4	31.4	6.7	7.3	91.1	62.5	1.4	6.4	4.1	2,886	1,730	607	988	138	22	312	172
20	Sedale Threatt S. Threatt	1.7	1992-93	LAL	82	35.3	15.1	3.3	6.9	0.1	6.4	12.5	50.8	0.2	0.6	26.4	2.2	2.6	82.3	55.0	0.6	2.8	2.1	2,893	1,235	273	564	142	11	173	248
21	Don Chaney D. Chaney	1.7	1976-77	LAL	81	29.7	6.1	4.1	3.8	0.4	2.6	6.4	40.8				0.9	1.2	74.5	44.0	1.5	2.6		2,408	496	330	308	140	33		224
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.7	1986-87	LAL	80	36.3	23.9	6.3	12.2	0.5	8.5	16.4	52.2	0.1	0.5	20.5	6.7	7.9	84.8	60.2	1.5	4.8	3.8	2,904	1,909	504	977	138	36	300	168
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1.7	2003-04	LAL	65	37.6	24.0	5.5	5.1	0.4	7.9	18.1	43.8	1.1	3.3	32.7	7.0	8.2	85.2	55.1	1.6	3.9	2.6	2,447	1,557	359	330	112	28	171	176	+309
24	Smush Parker S. Parker	1.7	2005-06	LAL	82	33.8	11.5	3.3	3.7	0.2	4.2	9.5	44.7	1.5	4.0	36.6	1.5	2.2	69.4	54.8	0.5	2.9	1.8	2,773	941	271	302	140	16	147	213	+211
25	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	1.7	1977-78	LAL	81	34.3	13.7	3.0	6.8	0.1	6.1	12.3	49.7				1.4	2.0	71.4	51.8	0.5	2.4	3.1	2,779	1,107	239	553	138	7	251	259

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33.5

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8.0

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8.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

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DRTG

116.4

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14th

3P%

35.9

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

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4 - 0

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Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

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47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

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41-59

36-48

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36-46

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
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Magic Johnson has averaged the most steals per game for the Lakers in a season, with 2.7 per game in 1981-82.

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