most steals in 1980

Micheal Ray Richardson had the most steals in 1979-80, with 265 steals.

Interpreted as:
most steals by a player in 1980
NAMESTLSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
265
1979-80
82
37.3
15.3
6.6
10.1
3.2
0.4
6.1
13.0
47.2
0.3
1.3
24.5
2.7
4.1
66.0
51.7
1.8
4.7
4.4
3,060
1,254
539
832
35
359
260
2Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
223
1979-80
82
32.4
13.3
3.3
6.8
2.7
0.3
5.3
12.4
43.0
0.1
0.6
25.0
2.5
3.1
77.9
48.1
0.8
2.5
3.1
2,657
1,087
270
557
27
258
238
3Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
211
1979-80
82
24.7
8.4
2.7
3.1
2.6
0.6
3.4
7.4
45.2
0.0
0.1
40.0
1.7
2.1
78.2
50.2
0.8
1.9
2.0
2,027
688
223
252
48
166
194
4Gus Williams
G. Williams
200
1979-80
82
36.2
22.1
3.4
4.8
2.4
0.5
9.0
18.7
48.2
0.1
0.4
19.4
4.0
5.1
78.8
52.9
1.5
1.8
2.2
2,969
1,816
275
397
37
181
160
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
187
1979-80
77
36.3
18.0
7.7
7.3
2.4
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
41
305
218
6Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
183
1979-80
79
33.2
11.4
3.5
7.0
2.3
0.4
4.5
8.4
54.0
0.1
0.1
44.4
2.3
2.9
77.9
58.9
0.9
2.5
2.7
2,623
898
274
556
32
216
197
7Sonny Parker
S. Parker
173
1979-80
82
34.7
14.7
5.7
3.1
2.1
0.4
5.9
12.0
48.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
3.7
78.5
53.7
2.0
3.6
2.0
2,849
1,203
464
254
32
163
195
8Julius Erving
J. Erving
170
1979-80
78
36.1
26.9
7.4
4.6
2.2
1.8
10.7
20.7
51.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
5.4
6.8
78.7
56.8
2.8
4.6
3.6
2,812
2,100
576
355
140
284
208
9Ray Williams
R. Williams
167
1979-80
82
31.5
20.9
5.0
6.2
2.0
0.3
8.4
16.9
49.6
0.1
0.5
18.9
4.1
5.2
78.7
54.6
1.8
3.2
3.1
2,582
1,714
412
512
24
256
295
10Foots Walker
F. Walker
155
1979-80
76
31.9
9.4
3.8
8.0
2.0
0.2
3.4
7.5
45.4
0.0
0.1
11.1
2.6
3.2
80.2
52.7
1.0
2.8
2.1
2,422
712
287
607
12
157
202
11Mickey Johnson
M. Johnson
153
1979-80
82
32.3
19.1
8.3
4.2
1.9
1.4
7.2
15.5
46.3
0.1
0.4
15.6
4.7
5.9
79.9
52.8
3.1
5.2
3.5
2,647
1,566
681
344
112
286
291
12Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
147
1979-80
82
39.3
17.6
2.8
7.8
1.8
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
14
288
241
13Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
147
1979-80
78
35.3
13.5
2.4
4.3
1.9
0.3
5.4
11.5
46.7
1.2
3.1
37.7
1.7
2.1
80.2
54.6
1.0
1.4
1.8
2,754
1,056
188
335
25
141
246
14Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
144
1979-80
81
36.3
19.0
5.1
4.1
1.8
1.0
7.1
16.8
42.2
0.1
0.7
20.7
4.7
6.0
78.0
48.9
2.1
3.0
2.8
2,937
1,540
414
332
82
227
267
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
143
1979-80
82
36.0
21.3
10.4
4.5
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
0.7
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
7.8
3.2
2,955
1,745
852
370
53
263
279
16Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
143
1979-80
76
35.2
20.0
2.0
3.9
1.9
0.1
8.2
16.7
49.3
0.0
0.3
4.0
3.6
4.0
89.7
54.3
0.9
1.1
2.1
2,676
1,520
150
299
9
162
269
17John Lucas
J. Lucas
138
1979-80
80
34.5
12.6
2.8
7.5
1.7
0.0
4.9
10.4
46.7
0.2
0.5
28.6
2.8
3.6
76.8
52.8
0.8
2.0
2.3
2,763
1,010
220
602
3
184
196
18Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
136
1979-80
82
35.2
22.7
4.0
2.5
1.7
0.3
9.5
18.9
50.5
0.1
0.4
27.8
3.5
5.0
69.4
53.8
2.1
2.0
2.2
2,885
1,858
331
202
22
179
226
19Phil Ford
P. Ford
136
1979-80
82
32.0
16.2
2.1
7.4
1.7
0.0
6.0
12.9
46.2
0.0
0.3
17.4
4.2
5.2
81.8
53.4
0.4
1.7
3.4
2,621
1,328
172
610
4
282
208
20Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
136
1979-80
82
32.6
14.2
3.0
5.2
1.7
0.2
5.7
12.2
46.9
0.3
0.8
30.9
2.4
2.9
83.7
52.4
0.9
2.0
3.4
2,673
1,161
242
426
17
282
294
21Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
135
1979-80
67
25.2
10.7
3.6
5.7
2.0
0.1
4.6
9.8
46.7
0.0
0.1
40.0
1.6
2.1
73.4
50.1
1.0
2.5
2.2
1,690
719
238
383
4
149
202
22Don Buse
D. Buse
132
1979-80
81
30.9
7.7
2.9
4.0
1.6
0.1
3.2
7.3
44.3
0.2
1.0
24.1
1.0
1.6
66.4
48.5
0.9
2.0
1.1
2,499
626
233
320
10
91
111
23Robert Reid
R. Reid
132
1979-80
76
30.3
13.0
5.8
3.2
1.7
0.8
5.5
11.3
48.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
73.6
52.0
1.8
4.0
2.2
2,304
991
441
244
57
164
281
24John Long
J. Long
129
1979-80
69
34.3
19.4
4.9
3.0
1.9
0.4
8.5
16.9
50.5
0.0
0.2
8.3
2.3
2.8
82.5
53.5
2.2
2.7
3.0
2,364
1,337
337
206
26
206
221
25Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
129
1979-80
82
37.9
20.0
6.4
3.0
1.6
0.3
8.9
16.6
53.5
0.0
0.2
17.6
2.3
2.9
80.8
56.3
2.1
4.3
1.9
3,111
1,644
525
250
28
157
220
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