most steals by a rookie in a a game nba

Ron Harper has gotten the most steals by a rookie in a game, with 10 steals versus the 76ers on March 10, 1987.

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most steals by a rookie in a a regular-season game NBA
NAMESTLDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Ron Harper
R. Harper
10
3/10/1987
vs
44
28
5
7
0
9
27
33.3
0
2
0.0
10
11
90.9
44.0
2
3
4
3
2Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
9
10/30/2013
vs
36
22
7
12
0
6
10
60.0
4
6
66.7
6
8
75.0
81.4
0
7
1
1
+12
3John Wall
J. Wall
9
11/2/2010
vs
45
29
2
13
0
9
16
56.3
0
1
0.0
11
14
78.6
65.4
0
2
8
5
+1
4Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
9
11/5/2008
vs
31
6
4
6
0
3
8
37.5
0
4
0.0
0
0
37.5
1
3
2
1
+18
5Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
9
1/2/1977
vs
33
16
7
7
0
8
17
47.1
0
1
0.0
45.9
4
6Brevin Knight
B. Knight
8
1/24/1998
vs
36
8
1
11
0
1
5
20.0
0
0
6
6
100.0
52.4
0
1
2
2
+26
7Winston Garland
W. Garland
8
4/20/1988
vs
37
16
6
13
0
8
13
61.5
0
0
0
0
61.5
3
3
1
2
8Ron Harper
R. Harper
8
1/29/1987
vs
34
26
1
5
0
10
16
62.5
1
2
50.0
5
8
62.5
66.6
0
1
6
2
9Ron Harper
R. Harper
8
12/17/1986
@
44
27
4
4
0
11
25
44.0
0
2
0.0
5
6
83.3
48.8
1
3
6
3
10Chris McNealy
C. McNealy
8
3/4/1986
vs
28
12
10
2
0
5
6
83.3
0
0
2
3
66.7
82.0
1
9
2
2
11Rob Williams
R. Williams
8
2/17/1983
@
28
13
4
6
0
5
11
45.5
0
0
3
4
75.0
50.9
2
2
4
5
12Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
8
2/24/1980
@
34
13
0
4
0
5
9
55.6
0
0
3
4
75.0
60.4
0
0
4
4
13Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
8
1/4/1978
vs
27
11
2
7
1
5
14
35.7
1
1
100.0
38.1
0
2
1
3
14Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
8
11/2/1977
@
40
16
5
10
1
6
13
46.2
4
8
50.0
48.4
1
4
3
2
15Ron Lee
R. Lee
8
1/19/1977
vs
35
18
7
3
2
7
12
58.3
4
4
100.0
65.4
1
6
2
16Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
8
11/27/1976
vs
35
10
4
2
1
5
10
50.0
0
0
50.0
4
17Ed Ratleff
E. Ratleff
8
10/27/1973
vs
39
18
8
8
14
57.1
2
2
100.0
60.5
5
18Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
7
11/14/2025
vs
29
19
4
3
0
8
16
50.0
2
2
100.0
1
2
50.0
56.3
0
4
3
2
-24
19Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
7
11/23/2013
@
38
29
6
3
1
11
21
52.4
1
5
20.0
6
11
54.5
56.1
3
3
2
4
-5
20Eric Bledsoe
E. Bledsoe
7
3/5/2011
vs
22
20
4
3
0
7
11
63.6
2
5
40.0
4
5
80.0
75.8
1
3
3
2
+12
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
7
4/7/2010
@
44
27
8
14
0
12
22
54.5
3
5
60.0
0
0
61.4
2
6
4
4
+5
22Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
7
3/26/2010
vs
39
13
2
12
0
4
12
33.3
0
3
0.0
5
6
83.3
44.4
1
1
2
3
+5
23Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
7
4/7/2007
@
40
14
8
8
0
6
12
50.0
0
1
0.0
2
5
40.0
49.3
2
6
2
5
-8
24Chris Paul
C. Paul
7
2/22/2006
vs
39
18
2
7
1
6
15
40.0
0
2
0.0
6
6
100.0
51.0
0
2
3
0
+2
25Jameer Nelson
J. Nelson
7
1/22/2005
vs
31
12
3
3
0
5
9
55.6
0
1
0.0
2
3
66.7
58.1
0
3
1
4
+13
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for steals going back to the 1984-85 season.

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