most steals in 1980s at least 580 games

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Maurice Cheeks got the most steals when playing 580+ games, with 1,768 steals.

Interpreted as:
most steals by a player in 1980s at least 580 games
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
1,768
771
33.9
12.6
3.0
7.5
2.3
0.3
5.1
9.6
52.9
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.1
79.4
57.8
0.7
2.3
2.3
26,174
9,744
2,284
5,781
260
1,777
1,736
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,464
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
310
2,800
1,685
3Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,338
635
36.7
20.3
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.3
1.2
27.8
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
1.0
2.7
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
6,220
181
2,437
2,105
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,300
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
603
2,261
1,906
5Rickey Green
R. Green
1,140
669
27.2
10.8
2.2
6.5
1.7
0.1
4.3
9.1
47.9
0.0
0.2
21.2
2.0
2.5
82.2
53.0
0.5
1.6
1.9
18,200
7,208
1,448
4,346
41
1,272
1,102
6T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
1,131
768
25.5
5.2
4.8
1.8
1.5
0.3
2.1
4.6
46.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
72.2
50.4
1.9
2.9
0.9
19,610
4,016
3,700
1,416
216
661
1,735
7Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,081
602
34.1
22.0
6.4
3.8
1.8
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.1
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.9
2.9
20,506
13,263
3,861
2,282
983
1,770
1,621
8Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
1,055
783
34.9
15.3
3.9
5.6
1.3
0.6
5.7
12.9
44.6
0.1
0.6
18.0
3.7
4.5
81.9
51.4
1.2
2.7
2.5
27,325
11,954
3,078
4,381
456
1,976
2,265
9Darwin Cook
D. Cook
1,044
612
23.1
9.5
2.1
3.7
1.7
0.3
4.1
8.9
45.3
0.1
0.5
19.6
1.3
1.7
76.4
49.0
0.7
1.4
1.8
14,156
5,820
1,308
2,248
203
1,122
1,315
10Reggie Theus
R. Theus
968
787
33.7
18.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.4
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
14,729
2,671
5,239
171
2,712
2,313
11Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
965
790
27.6
9.1
3.2
4.4
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.5
47.6
0.5
1.4
34.3
1.5
1.8
82.9
54.9
0.9
2.4
1.7
21,777
7,208
2,542
3,451
487
1,337
2,122
12Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
940
600
17.0
5.2
1.8
1.9
1.6
0.3
2.0
4.6
44.0
0.2
0.6
29.2
1.0
1.3
73.0
50.0
0.5
1.3
1.1
10,192
3,131
1,098
1,147
182
682
1,220
13Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
929
700
23.2
9.5
1.7
4.8
1.3
0.2
3.6
8.1
45.0
0.2
0.9
23.4
2.1
2.5
83.4
52.0
0.4
1.2
1.9
16,248
6,684
1,164
3,339
120
1,324
1,489
14Jim Paxson
J. Paxson
918
712
28.2
15.1
2.1
3.0
1.3
0.1
6.1
12.2
50.0
0.1
0.6
22.4
2.7
3.4
80.6
55.0
0.7
1.4
1.5
20,074
10,739
1,516
2,163
88
1,090
1,327
15Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
908
775
23.1
9.7
1.8
3.9
1.2
0.1
3.8
8.1
47.3
0.2
0.7
32.4
1.8
2.3
77.6
53.1
0.7
1.1
1.9
17,904
7,479
1,365
2,995
95
1,501
1,813
16Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
905
710
26.6
14.8
2.4
2.5
1.3
0.4
5.9
12.5
47.1
0.2
0.6
27.1
2.9
3.5
81.6
52.7
0.9
1.6
1.8
18,878
10,523
1,737
1,741
259
1,270
1,729
17Alvan Adams
A. Adams
877
689
26.1
12.5
6.2
3.9
1.3
0.7
5.2
10.2
50.4
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.2
2.7
81.1
54.8
1.8
4.4
2.4
17,991
8,644
4,288
2,655
479
1,681
2,192
18Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
874
695
31.7
16.7
5.0
3.9
1.3
0.3
5.8
11.5
50.3
0.1
0.5
27.6
5.0
6.1
83.2
59.1
2.0
3.0
2.1
22,054
11,594
3,447
2,689
217
1,485
1,523
19Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
871
795
34.7
16.8
10.3
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.2
13.2
47.1
0.1
0.4
31.3
4.2
5.0
85.6
54.6
2.4
7.9
2.4
27,557
13,342
8,192
2,721
829
1,878
2,822
20Walter Davis
W. Davis
852
687
29.1
19.1
2.6
4.2
1.2
0.1
8.0
15.6
51.2
0.2
0.7
28.2
2.9
3.4
84.8
55.7
0.7
1.9
2.5
19,973
13,106
1,766
2,918
74
1,730
1,583
21Alex English
A. English
848
811
36.0
25.9
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
5.4
83.8
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
29,208
21,018
4,780
3,596
634
2,294
2,286
22Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
848
605
35.2
15.8
2.5
8.4
1.4
0.1
6.8
14.3
47.4
0.2
0.6
29.4
2.1
2.7
77.7
51.0
0.6
1.9
3.1
21,326
9,554
1,521
5,096
47
1,886
1,474
23Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
821
608
31.2
18.5
3.7
2.5
1.4
0.4
7.8
16.8
46.6
0.7
2.0
32.3
2.1
3.0
70.8
50.9
1.2
2.5
2.5
18,954
11,228
2,263
1,527
216
1,509
1,440
24Robert Reid
R. Reid
792
682
29.0
12.5
4.6
3.0
1.2
0.4
5.3
11.6
45.9
0.1
0.5
28.9
1.8
2.4
74.6
49.7
1.3
3.3
1.6
19,762
8,550
3,166
2,055
285
1,059
2,158
25John Lucas
J. Lucas
791
633
25.4
10.1
2.1
6.7
1.2
0.1
3.9
8.7
44.9
0.3
1.1
30.3
2.0
2.6
76.6
51.5
0.5
1.6
2.0
16,059
6,413
1,340
4,223
34
1,250
1,021
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