most nba steals in first 3 seasons

Alvin Robertson got the most steals by a player in his first 3 seasons, with 688 steals.

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most NBA steals by a player in first 3 seasons
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
688
242
30.0
14.7
5.0
4.7
2.8
0.4
6.0
12.2
49.0
0.1
0.4
28.4
2.6
3.4
76.6
53.5
2.0
3.0
2.8
7,260
3,553
1,205
1,144
99
666
777
2Don Buse
D. Buse
622
245
32.8
8.0
3.0
5.8
2.5
0.2
3.4
7.5
45.5
1.2
1.5
79.6
49.2
0.7
2.3
1.3
8,038
1,972
736
1,432
48
220
422
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
599
241
38.5
25.6
6.2
6.1
2.5
0.4
10.5
23.2
45.3
4.6
5.0
90.7
50.3
1.1
5.1
9,275
6,160
1,492
1,472
100
705
4Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
597
233
32.0
12.9
5.7
7.2
2.6
0.4
5.3
11.4
46.0
0.3
1.3
23.6
2.2
3.5
64.2
50.0
1.7
3.9
3.4
7,453
3,016
1,317
1,672
88
802
706
5Larry Steele
L. Steele
570
238
31.2
9.4
3.5
3.9
2.4
0.3
3.8
7.6
50.2
1.7
2.2
79.0
54.7
1.1
2.4
7,419
2,235
828
934
67
838
6Slick Watts
S. Watts
566
226
27.7
9.4
3.6
6.7
2.5
0.2
3.8
9.2
41.6
1.7
2.9
60.1
44.8
1.2
2.3
6,256
2,118
809
1,511
41
731
7Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
553
235
36.3
20.5
3.7
9.0
2.4
0.3
7.9
17.2
45.6
0.3
1.1
30.1
4.5
6.3
71.7
51.3
1.1
2.5
4.0
8,533
4,827
864
2,113
79
932
895
8Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
550
242
30.8
9.7
3.2
6.4
2.3
0.3
4.0
7.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
41.2
1.7
2.3
76.7
57.1
0.8
2.3
2.4
7,447
2,346
773
1,547
83
583
626
9Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
550
237
25.9
11.2
2.5
4.6
2.3
0.4
4.4
10.6
41.9
0.1
0.6
25.0
2.3
2.9
78.0
47.2
0.7
1.8
2.6
6,130
2,663
604
1,099
86
608
541
10Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
543
242
38.1
20.4
3.9
9.5
2.2
0.2
8.0
17.1
46.9
1.0
2.9
34.7
3.4
4.3
77.9
53.8
0.9
3.0
3.3
9,210
4,936
952
2,289
37
797
668
11Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
536
242
24.5
8.4
3.0
5.4
2.2
0.2
3.6
7.9
45.2
1.2
2.0
60.8
47.6
0.9
2.0
2.7
5,924
2,021
721
1,296
57
436
802
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
522
192
37.3
18.9
8.7
8.5
2.7
0.5
7.1
13.4
53.3
0.1
0.4
20.8
4.6
5.8
78.0
59.3
2.7
6.0
3.8
7,157
3,632
1,667
1,623
102
734
541
13Ron Harper
R. Harper
516
221
35.0
19.4
4.6
5.0
2.3
1.0
7.5
15.8
47.5
0.2
1.0
22.6
4.1
5.8
71.1
52.8
1.6
3.0
3.3
7,745
4,279
1,024
1,109
210
733
628
14Chris Paul
C. Paul
510
222
36.8
18.2
4.5
9.5
2.3
0.1
6.4
14.0
45.6
0.9
2.6
33.7
4.6
5.5
84.0
55.5
0.8
3.7
2.5
8,167
4,046
1,001
2,105
13
545
557
+253
15M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
509
241
34.9
14.8
7.4
2.6
2.1
0.5
5.9
12.2
48.4
3.0
4.1
73.9
53.0
2.6
4.8
2.9
8,406
3,568
1,777
628
131
465
809
16Mike Gale
M. Gale
502
234
29.1
9.1
2.9
5.2
2.1
0.5
3.9
8.3
46.8
1.3
1.6
84.0
50.6
0.6
2.3
2.2
6,810
2,139
682
1,223
115
329
586
17George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
498
234
35.2
21.6
11.5
4.1
2.1
0.4
8.1
18.2
44.4
5.4
7.5
71.4
50.1
3.7
7.8
4.0
8,248
5,046
2,688
955
105
312
920
18Randy Smith
R. Smith
493
246
36.2
18.3
4.4
5.7
2.0
0.0
7.5
15.3
49.0
3.3
4.3
78.3
53.4
1.2
3.2
8,913
4,510
1,076
1,401
11
782
19Fat Lever
F. Lever
490
244
27.0
10.1
3.5
5.8
2.0
0.3
4.1
9.3
43.6
0.1
0.2
25.9
1.9
2.6
75.0
48.3
1.3
2.2
1.9
6,589
2,472
854
1,411
76
465
583
20Gary Payton
G. Payton
489
245
30.0
10.0
3.3
5.8
2.0
0.2
4.4
9.3
46.9
0.0
0.3
15.7
1.3
1.8
72.3
49.9
1.3
2.0
2.0
7,341
2,462
819
1,433
57
502
747
21Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
489
233
37.6
21.2
4.3
3.2
2.1
0.7
8.8
19.3
45.4
3.7
4.5
82.4
49.9
1.2
3.1
8,763
4,939
1,000
742
170
479
22Ron Lee
R. Lee
488
224
22.9
10.6
3.2
3.5
2.2
0.3
4.4
10.0
43.8
1.8
2.6
70.8
47.5
1.1
2.1
2.7
5,123
2,374
721
773
56
386
715
23Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
486
241
37.1
19.5
4.7
7.0
2.0
0.5
7.1
14.3
49.8
0.9
3.0
31.4
4.3
5.7
76.2
58.1
1.9
2.8
3.2
8,931
4,706
1,129
1,677
118
779
523
24Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
486
245
37.3
16.2
2.9
7.9
2.0
0.2
7.1
13.7
51.9
0.0
0.1
12.5
1.9
2.5
76.1
54.5
0.6
2.3
3.1
9,150
3,957
699
1,932
38
770
750
25Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
481
237
27.6
14.3
4.8
5.0
2.0
0.6
5.8
12.1
47.8
0.1
0.4
20.8
2.7
3.6
75.7
52.5
2.1
2.7
2.6
6,539
3,394
1,132
1,194
143
628
744
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