most steals in 1988 season

Michael Jordan had the most steals in 1987-88, with 259 steals.

Interpreted as:
most steals by a player in 1988 season
NAMESTLSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
259
1987-88
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
131
252
270
2Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
243
1987-88
82
36.3
19.6
6.1
6.8
3.0
0.8
8.0
17.2
46.5
0.3
1.2
28.4
3.3
4.5
74.8
51.3
2.0
4.1
3.1
2,978
1,610
498
557
69
251
300
3John Stockton
J. Stockton
242
1987-88
82
34.7
14.7
2.9
13.8
3.0
0.2
5.5
9.6
57.4
0.3
0.8
35.8
3.3
4.0
84.0
64.5
0.7
2.2
3.2
2,842
1,204
237
1,128
16
262
247
4Fat Lever
F. Lever
223
1987-88
82
37.3
18.9
8.1
7.8
2.7
0.3
7.8
16.6
47.3
0.1
0.7
21.1
3.0
3.9
78.5
51.6
2.5
5.6
2.2
3,061
1,546
665
639
21
182
214
5Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
205
1987-88
82
39.6
13.6
4.8
10.6
2.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
3,249
1,114
396
868
6
258
244
6Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
203
1987-88
81
37.8
27.0
6.6
5.8
2.5
0.6
10.5
20.7
50.6
0.1
0.6
21.2
5.9
7.2
81.1
56.4
3.2
3.4
2.9
3,060
2,185
533
467
52
236
250
7Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
169
1987-88
82
29.9
7.6
4.1
8.6
2.1
0.6
2.9
6.0
47.4
0.1
0.3
37.5
1.8
2.5
70.7
53.2
1.4
2.7
2.3
2,453
624
338
702
47
189
238
8Michael Adams
M. Adams
168
1987-88
82
33.9
13.9
2.7
6.1
2.0
0.2
5.1
11.3
44.9
1.7
4.6
36.7
2.0
2.4
83.4
56.0
0.5
2.2
1.8
2,778
1,137
223
503
16
144
138
9Derek Harper
D. Harper
168
1987-88
82
37.0
17.0
3.0
7.7
2.0
0.4
6.5
14.2
45.9
0.7
2.3
31.3
3.2
4.2
75.9
52.8
0.9
2.1
2.3
3,032
1,393
246
634
35
190
164
10Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
167
1987-88
79
36.3
13.7
3.2
8.0
2.1
0.3
5.4
10.9
49.5
0.0
0.3
13.6
2.9
3.5
82.5
55.1
0.7
2.5
2.0
2,871
1,086
253
635
22
160
116
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
162
1987-88
79
35.8
22.8
12.1
2.1
2.1
2.7
9.0
17.5
51.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.9
69.5
55.5
3.8
8.3
3.1
2,825
1,805
959
163
214
243
324
12Byron Scott
B. Scott
155
1987-88
81
37.6
21.7
4.1
4.1
1.9
0.3
8.8
16.6
52.7
0.8
2.2
34.6
3.4
3.9
85.8
59.0
0.9
3.2
2.0
3,048
1,754
333
335
27
161
204
13Terry Porter
T. Porter
150
1987-88
82
36.5
14.9
4.6
10.1
1.8
0.2
5.6
10.9
51.9
0.3
0.8
34.8
3.3
4.0
84.6
59.2
0.8
3.8
3.0
2,991
1,222
378
831
16
244
204
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
141
1987-88
81
36.1
19.5
3.4
8.4
1.7
0.2
7.7
16.6
46.3
0.4
1.2
30.9
3.8
4.9
77.4
52.1
0.8
2.6
3.4
2,927
1,577
278
678
17
273
217
15Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
140
1987-88
80
31.3
14.2
4.6
9.3
1.8
0.5
5.0
11.1
45.3
0.1
0.4
27.3
4.0
5.3
75.8
52.7
1.0
3.5
2.6
2,502
1,134
366
747
41
210
272
16Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
127
1987-88
79
20.6
5.0
1.7
5.1
1.6
0.0
2.1
5.4
39.0
0.0
0.2
18.8
0.7
0.9
78.4
42.9
0.4
1.3
1.3
1,628
393
136
404
3
101
138
17Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
127
1987-88
79
36.6
19.2
8.3
3.1
1.6
0.8
7.7
15.5
49.9
0.0
0.2
20.0
3.7
5.0
73.5
54.2
2.7
5.6
2.0
2,888
1,516
657
243
65
161
302
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
125
1987-88
76
39.0
29.9
9.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
11.6
22.0
52.7
1.3
3.1
41.4
5.5
6.0
91.6
60.8
1.4
7.8
2.8
2,965
2,275
703
467
57
213
157
19Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
124
1987-88
80
26.9
10.2
1.9
5.1
1.6
0.1
3.6
8.3
43.7
0.2
1.1
21.6
2.7
3.1
86.9
52.7
0.3
1.6
1.6
2,150
819
148
405
9
130
162
20Ron Harper
R. Harper
122
1987-88
57
32.1
15.4
3.9
4.9
2.1
0.9
6.0
12.8
46.4
0.1
0.4
15.0
3.4
4.9
70.5
51.4
1.1
2.8
2.8
1,830
879
223
281
52
158
157
21Darnell Valentine
D. Valentine
122
1987-88
79
20.7
7.1
2.0
4.8
1.5
0.1
2.8
6.7
41.8
0.2
0.4
45.5
1.3
1.7
74.3
47.4
0.5
1.5
1.9
1,636
562
156
382
8
148
135
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
117
1987-88
82
39.0
27.7
12.0
2.4
1.4
0.6
10.5
20.1
52.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.7
9.6
70.0
56.8
3.4
8.6
4.0
3,198
2,268
986
199
50
325
296
23John Williams
J. Williams
117
1987-88
82
29.6
12.8
5.4
2.8
1.4
0.4
5.2
11.1
46.9
0.1
0.5
13.2
2.3
3.1
73.4
51.2
1.5
3.9
1.8
2,428
1,047
444
232
34
145
217
24Winston Garland
W. Garland
116
1987-88
67
31.7
12.4
3.4
6.4
1.7
0.1
5.1
11.6
43.9
0.2
0.6
33.3
2.1
2.3
87.9
49.2
1.0
2.4
2.5
2,122
831
227
429
7
167
188
25Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
115
1987-88
81
37.3
15.7
3.1
6.2
1.4
0.2
6.0
12.1
49.1
1.8
4.4
41.5
2.0
2.2
87.8
59.8
0.7
2.3
1.9
3,018
1,270
249
503
17
153
203
StatMuse has season-level data for steals going back to the 1973-74 season.

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