most playoff steals in a 1980s decade

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson had the most steals in the playoffs, with 324 steals in the 1980s.

Interpreted as:
most playoff steals by a player in a 1980s decade
NAMESTLDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
324
1980s
158
39.3
19.0
7.7
12.4
2.1
0.4
6.8
13.2
51.8
0.1
0.7
20.6
5.1
6.2
82.6
59.4
1.9
5.8
3.6
6,204
2,999
1,220
1,965
63
571
450
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
277
1980s
145
42.6
24.5
10.7
6.4
1.9
0.9
9.2
19.3
47.6
0.5
1.4
35.3
5.7
6.4
89.2
55.5
2.4
8.3
3.2
6,176
3,559
1,547
932
135
463
421
3Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
232
1980s
106
37.2
14.7
3.4
7.0
2.2
0.3
6.0
11.7
51.0
0.0
0.3
8.8
2.8
3.5
78.7
55.6
0.8
2.7
2.4
3,947
1,561
364
744
37
255
262
4Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
196
1980s
159
28.7
9.8
3.5
4.3
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.6
47.3
0.8
1.9
39.8
1.8
2.2
82.5
57.1
0.9
2.6
1.5
4,571
1,558
550
678
92
245
453
5Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
194
1980s
136
39.1
17.2
4.1
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.5
14.7
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.1
4.1
4.9
82.8
50.9
1.2
2.9
2.7
5,324
2,337
562
837
62
363
432
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
173
1980s
73
38.7
22.0
4.6
9.3
2.4
0.4
8.2
18.3
44.6
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.2
6.7
76.9
51.8
1.3
3.3
3.3
2,822
1,606
335
676
29
240
239
7Julius Erving
J. Erving
161
1980s
103
36.9
20.6
6.8
4.0
1.6
1.8
7.8
16.5
47.4
0.1
0.3
19.4
4.9
6.3
77.4
53.5
2.4
4.4
3.1
3,800
2,123
705
416
181
323
306
8Byron Scott
B. Scott
149
1980s
106
31.8
15.8
3.3
2.5
1.4
0.2
6.2
12.6
49.6
0.6
1.7
36.4
2.7
3.3
81.6
56.1
0.9
2.4
1.6
3,366
1,671
351
268
19
172
272
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
140
1980s
158
33.7
21.4
7.5
2.8
0.9
2.2
8.7
16.2
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.4
75.7
57.7
2.2
5.3
2.6
5,327
3,380
1,188
446
354
404
543
10James Worthy
J. Worthy
139
1980s
111
36.5
21.2
5.5
3.2
1.3
0.8
8.9
15.5
57.3
0.1
0.2
22.2
3.4
4.8
71.8
60.4
1.9
3.5
2.1
4,050
2,356
607
353
91
229
289
11Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
122
1980s
112
29.9
10.8
2.5
4.4
1.1
0.1
4.3
9.2
46.5
0.7
1.8
39.2
1.6
1.9
82.9
53.9
0.7
1.8
1.6
3,354
1,211
282
489
11
175
340
12Robert Parish
R. Parish
117
1980s
139
35.3
16.2
9.9
1.3
0.8
1.8
6.5
13.0
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.5
72.3
54.3
3.0
6.9
2.3
4,902
2,258
1,372
184
257
321
480
13Robert Reid
R. Reid
104
1980s
70
37.9
14.3
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.6
6.0
13.7
43.9
0.1
0.7
15.4
2.2
3.0
72.6
47.6
1.5
3.9
2.0
2,654
999
374
331
39
141
263
14Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
103
1980s
88
35.6
16.5
5.1
3.6
1.2
0.4
5.5
11.5
47.5
0.2
0.6
30.8
5.4
6.7
81.1
57.2
2.1
3.1
2.5
3,135
1,451
453
315
36
221
269
15Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
99
1980s
64
30.8
12.1
4.4
5.8
1.5
0.7
4.4
9.2
48.1
0.1
0.6
25.0
3.1
4.3
72.3
54.6
1.5
2.8
3.0
1,970
776
281
371
44
189
223
16Bobby Jones
B. Jones
94
1980s
97
26.7
11.3
4.5
2.2
1.0
1.3
4.2
7.9
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
3.5
82.6
59.8
1.6
2.8
1.5
2,594
1,097
434
209
129
148
303
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
90
1980s
37
42.7
35.4
6.8
6.6
2.4
1.1
12.3
24.5
50.1
0.4
1.4
28.8
10.4
12.5
83.2
58.9
1.8
5.0
3.9
1,579
1,309
253
246
39
144
142
18T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
85
1980s
66
23.0
3.8
4.5
1.4
1.3
0.2
1.5
3.5
44.5
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.0
69.1
48.5
1.9
2.6
0.7
1,516
251
299
95
12
48
167
19Fat Lever
F. Lever
81
1980s
45
29.5
12.1
5.4
6.1
1.8
0.2
4.6
11.0
41.9
0.4
0.8
45.9
2.5
3.2
76.0
48.5
1.6
3.8
1.7
1,328
544
244
276
8
76
111
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
79
1980s
43
38.7
27.6
12.4
2.1
1.8
3.4
10.6
19.4
54.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.4
9.5
67.3
58.5
4.8
7.6
2.5
1,666
1,186
533
90
147
109
184
21John Stockton
J. Stockton
79
1980s
33
31.3
13.4
3.0
9.1
2.4
0.3
4.4
8.6
51.4
0.4
0.8
46.2
4.2
5.1
81.7
61.7
0.8
2.2
2.7
1,033
442
100
301
11
90
109
22Derek Harper
D. Harper
79
1980s
45
31.8
11.2
2.4
6.0
1.8
0.2
4.4
9.4
46.5
0.5
1.6
32.9
2.0
2.6
74.8
53.1
0.8
1.6
1.6
1,431
506
106
272
8
70
106
23Gus Williams
G. Williams
76
1980s
39
39.3
23.3
3.2
6.8
1.9
0.4
9.5
19.6
48.6
0.2
1.0
23.1
4.0
5.3
75.5
53.1
1.4
1.7
2.7
1,533
910
123
267
16
105
79
24Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
75
1980s
51
28.5
10.6
1.7
3.4
1.5
0.2
4.2
9.3
45.2
1.1
3.1
36.5
1.0
1.3
79.7
53.5
0.6
1.1
1.4
1,456
539
85
171
8
69
144
25Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
75
1980s
70
21.6
8.9
1.9
3.1
1.1
0.1
3.6
8.0
45.1
0.1
0.4
19.2
1.5
2.2
69.7
49.2
0.9
1.0
1.5
1,511
621
133
219
7
104
175
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