most steals in a season by a guard nba

Alvin Robertson has gotten the most steals by a guard in a season, with 301 steals in 1985-86.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Steals: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESTLSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
301
1985-86
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
40
256
296
2Don Buse
D. Buse
281
1976-77
81
36.4
8.0
3.3
8.5
3.5
0.2
3.3
7.9
41.6
1.4
1.8
78.6
46.0
0.8
2.5
2,947
646
270
685
16
129
3Micheal 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
4John Stockton
J. Stockton
263
1988-89
82
38.7
17.1
3.0
13.6
3.2
0.2
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.2
0.8
24.2
4.8
5.5
86.3
62.4
1.0
2.0
3.8
3,171
1,400
248
1,118
14
308
241
5Slick Watts
S. Watts
261
1975-76
82
33.9
13.0
4.5
8.1
3.2
0.2
5.3
12.4
42.7
2.4
4.2
57.8
45.7
1.4
3.1
2,776
1,065
365
661
16
270
6Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
260
1986-87
81
33.3
17.7
5.2
5.2
3.2
0.4
7.3
15.6
46.6
0.2
0.6
27.1
3.0
4.0
75.3
51.0
2.3
2.9
3.0
2,697
1,435
424
421
35
243
264
7Michael 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
8Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
246
1990-91
81
32.1
13.6
5.7
5.5
3.0
0.2
5.4
11.2
48.5
0.3
0.8
36.5
2.5
3.2
75.7
53.8
2.4
3.3
2.6
2,598
1,098
459
444
16
212
273
9John Stockton
J. Stockton
244
1991-92
82
36.6
15.8
3.3
13.7
3.0
0.3
5.5
11.5
48.2
1.0
2.5
40.7
3.8
4.5
84.2
59.0
0.8
2.5
3.5
3,002
1,297
270
1,126
22
286
234
10Alvin 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
11Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
243
1984-85
82
38.1
20.1
5.6
8.2
3.0
0.3
8.4
17.9
46.9
0.4
1.4
25.2
2.9
3.8
76.7
51.3
1.9
3.7
3.0
3,127
1,649
457
669
22
249
277
12John 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
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
236
1986-87
82
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
125
272
237
14John Stockton
J. Stockton
234
1990-91
82
37.8
17.2
2.9
14.2
2.9
0.2
6.0
11.9
50.7
0.7
2.0
34.5
4.4
5.3
83.6
60.4
0.6
2.3
3.6
3,103
1,413
237
1,164
16
298
233
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
234
1988-89
81
40.2
32.5
8.0
8.0
2.9
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
3,255
2,633
652
650
65
290
247
16Micheal Williams
M. Williams
233
1991-92
79
34.8
15.0
3.6
8.2
2.9
0.3
5.1
10.4
49.0
0.1
0.4
24.2
4.7
5.4
87.1
58.7
0.9
2.6
3.0
2,750
1,188
282
647
22
240
262
17Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
232
1980-81
79
40.2
16.4
6.9
7.9
2.9
0.4
6.6
14.1
46.9
0.3
1.3
22.5
2.8
4.3
66.3
51.1
2.2
4.7
3.8
3,175
1,293
545
627
35
302
258
18Gary Payton
G. Payton
231
1995-96
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
19
260
221
19Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
229
2024-25
76
33.8
14.1
5.9
4.4
3.0
0.7
6.0
12.1
49.3
1.1
3.1
34.0
1.1
1.8
59.3
54.5
1.6
4.3
2.0
2,571
1,073
449
333
55
155
175
-65
20Johnny Moore
J. Moore
229
1984-85
82
32.8
12.8
4.6
10.0
2.8
0.2
5.1
11.1
45.7
0.3
1.1
28.1
2.3
3.0
76.2
51.3
1.1
3.5
2.9
2,689
1,046
378
816
18
236
247
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
227
1989-90
82
39.0
33.6
6.9
6.3
2.8
0.7
12.6
24.0
52.6
1.1
3.0
37.6
7.2
8.5
84.8
60.6
1.7
5.1
3.0
3,197
2,753
565
519
54
247
241
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
225
2002-03
82
42.5
27.6
4.2
5.5
2.7
0.2
9.8
23.7
41.4
1.0
3.7
27.7
7.0
9.0
77.4
50.0
0.8
3.4
3.5
3,485
2,262
344
454
13
286
149
+184
23Ron Lee
R. Lee
225
1977-78
82
23.5
12.2
3.1
3.7
2.7
0.2
5.1
11.6
43.9
2.1
2.8
74.6
47.8
1.2
1.9
2.7
1,928
1,004
254
305
17
221
257
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
223
1990-91
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
83
202
229
25Fat 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
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