Alvin Robertson has the most steals by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 301 steals in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:

most steals and blocks combined by dpoy in a regular season by a player

	NAME	STL	BLK	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	301	40	1	1985-86	SAS	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	2,878	1,392	516	448	256	296
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	259	131	1	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	252	270
3	Gary Payton G. Payton	231	19	1	1995-96	SEA	81	39.0	19.3	4.2	7.5	2.9	0.2	7.6	15.8	48.4	1.2	3.7	32.8	2.8	3.8	74.8	55.4	1.3	2.9	3.2	3,162	1,563	339	608	260	221
4	David Robinson D. Robinson	158	305	1	1991-92	SAS	68	37.7	23.2	12.2	2.7	2.3	4.5	8.7	15.8	55.1	0.0	0.1	12.5	5.8	8.3	70.1	59.7	3.8	8.4	2.7	2,564	1,578	829	181	182	219
5	Draymond Green D. Green	154	106	1	2016-17	GSW	76	32.5	10.2	7.9	7.0	2.0	1.4	3.6	8.6	41.8	1.1	3.5	30.8	2.0	2.8	70.9	52.2	1.3	6.6	2.4	2,471	776	599	533	184	217	+820
6	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	152	50	1	2003-04	IND	73	37.2	18.3	5.3	3.7	2.1	0.7	6.4	15.2	42.1	1.0	3.3	31.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	51.1	1.4	3.9	2.8	2,714	1,333	385	272	202	194	+486
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	150	342	1	1992-93	HOU	82	39.5	26.1	13.0	3.5	1.8	4.2	10.3	19.5	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	7.0	77.9	57.7	3.5	9.6	3.2	3,242	2,140	1,068	291	262	305
8	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	148	48	1	2014-15	SAS	64	31.8	16.5	7.2	2.5	2.3	0.8	6.2	12.8	47.9	1.0	3.0	34.9	3.2	3.9	80.2	56.7	1.3	5.9	1.5	2,033	1,057	461	161	97	128	+441
9	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	146	181	1	2005-06	DET	82	35.2	7.3	11.3	1.9	1.8	2.2	2.9	5.7	51.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	3.6	41.6	50.1	3.7	7.6	1.1	2,890	597	923	158	88	164	+598
10	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	138	278	1	2001-02	DET	80	36.5	7.6	13.0	1.4	1.7	3.5	3.2	6.0	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.9	42.3	52.2	4.0	9.0	0.9	2,921	609	1,039	115	70	178	+150
11	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	128	71	1	2015-16	SAS	72	33.1	21.2	6.8	2.6	1.8	1.0	7.7	15.1	50.6	1.8	4.0	44.3	4.1	4.6	87.4	61.6	1.3	5.5	1.5	2,380	1,523	493	186	105	133	+653
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	128	297	1	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	27.3	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	271	289
13	Marcus Smart M. Smart	119	18	1	2021-22	BOS	71	32.3	12.1	3.8	5.9	1.7	0.3	4.2	10.1	41.8	1.7	5.1	33.1	2.0	2.5	79.3	54.0	0.6	3.2	2.2	2,296	861	270	417	159	160	+443
14	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	113	23	1	1982-83	MIL	76	35.7	22.5	5.8	3.9	1.5	0.3	8.0	15.2	52.4	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.6	7.9	82.6	60.2	2.5	3.2	2.6	2,710	1,712	437	300	197	180
15	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	108	27	1	1983-84	MIL	79	38.9	20.9	6.7	4.5	1.4	0.3	7.1	14.2	49.8	0.1	0.2	27.8	6.7	7.9	84.8	59.1	2.7	4.0	2.7	3,075	1,654	528	358	217	204
16	Dwight Howard D. Howard	107	186	1	2010-11	ORL	78	37.6	22.9	14.1	1.4	1.4	2.4	7.9	13.4	59.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.0	11.7	59.6	61.6	4.0	10.1	3.6	2,935	1,784	1,098	107	279	258	+498
17	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	106	176	1	2004-05	DET	74	36.1	9.7	12.2	1.7	1.4	2.4	4.0	8.8	45.3	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.8	4.1	42.8	45.9	3.9	8.2	1.1	2,671	721	902	123	82	159	+343
18	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	104	230	1	2002-03	DET	73	39.4	6.9	15.4	1.6	1.4	3.2	2.9	6.0	48.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.2	2.6	45.0	48.6	4.0	11.4	1.2	2,873	506	1,126	120	88	179	+222
19	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	100	89	1	2007-08	BOS	71	32.8	18.8	9.2	3.4	1.4	1.3	7.5	13.9	53.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.8	4.7	80.1	58.8	1.9	7.3	1.9	2,328	1,337	655	244	138	163	+736
20	Joakim Noah J. Noah	99	121	1	2013-14	CHI	80	35.3	12.6	11.3	5.4	1.2	1.5	4.8	10.0	47.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.2	73.7	53.1	3.5	7.7	2.4	2,820	1,007	900	431	194	245	+232
21	Marcus Camby M. Camby	87	231	1	2006-07	DEN	70	33.8	11.2	11.7	3.2	1.2	3.3	4.5	9.4	47.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.2	72.9	51.9	2.3	9.3	1.7	2,369	785	816	223	122	183	+115
22	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	80	139	1	2012-13	MEM	80	35.0	14.1	7.8	4.0	1.0	1.7	5.4	10.9	49.4	0.0	0.2	7.1	3.4	4.0	84.8	55.9	2.3	5.5	2.0	2,796	1,127	622	318	157	255	+434
23	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	78	43	1	1986-87	LAL	82	27.5	10.5	3.1	4.5	1.0	0.5	3.9	9.0	43.8	1.1	2.8	38.5	1.5	1.8	85.1	53.6	0.7	2.4	1.2	2,253	859	254	373	102	199
24	Dwight Howard D. Howard	77	231	1	2008-09	ORL	79	35.7	20.6	13.8	1.4	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.7	59.4	60.0	4.3	9.6	3.0	2,821	1,624	1,093	112	240	270	+553
25	Dwight Howard D. Howard	75	228	1	2009-10	ORL	82	34.7	18.3	13.2	1.8	0.9	2.8	6.2	10.2	61.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.9	10.0	59.2	63.0	3.5	9.7	3.3	2,843	1,503	1,082	144	274	287	+619