most steals in a single game in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, 6 players were tied for the most steals in a game, with 10 steals. The first three are Alvin Robertson on January 11, 1989, on November 22, 1986 and on February 18, 1986, Michael Jordan on January 29, 1988 and Ron Harper on March 10, 1987.

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NAMESTLDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
10
1/11/1989
vs
44
20
5
7
0
9
18
50.0
0
2
0.0
2
2
100.0
53.0
3
2
3
5
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
10
1/29/1988
vs
27
32
1
4
2
14
18
77.8
0
0
4
5
80.0
79.2
0
1
3
1
3Ron 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
4Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
10
11/22/1986
@
39
30
5
6
1
13
23
56.5
0
0
4
7
57.1
57.5
2
3
4
5
5Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
10
2/18/1986
vs
36
20
11
10
0
8
17
47.1
0
0
4
6
66.7
50.9
4
7
4
5
6Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
10
1/10/1986
@
42
26
9
11
1
10
21
47.6
0
2
0.0
6
9
66.7
52.1
3
6
7
3
7Fat Lever
F. Lever
10
3/9/1985
vs
31
13
4
15
0
4
12
33.3
0
0
5
6
83.3
44.4
0
4
2
3
8Johnny Moore
J. Moore
10
3/6/1985
vs
35
16
7
8
0
6
9
66.7
0
0
4
4
100.0
74.3
2
5
4
2
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
9
11/9/1988
@
42
52
3
2
2
18
33
54.5
2
4
50.0
14
16
87.5
64.9
0
3
2
4
10T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
9
1/6/1988
@
32
2
5
3
0
1
4
25.0
0
0
0
0
25.0
2
3
2
4
11Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
9
1/5/1987
vs
42
22
3
10
0
10
15
66.7
0
0
2
3
66.7
67.4
1
2
3
3
12Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
9
10/30/1985
vs
54
38
11
11
0
15
31
48.4
0
2
0.0
8
12
66.7
52.4
1
10
3
5
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
9
2/18/1985
@
33
30
12
10
2
13
22
59.1
2
4
50.0
2
3
66.7
64.3
0
12
1
2
14Johnny Moore
J. Moore
9
1/8/1985
vs
36
26
11
13
1
11
17
64.7
0
2
0.0
4
6
66.7
66.2
3
8
6
4
15Gus Williams
G. Williams
9
10/30/1984
vs
39
23
5
9
0
11
24
45.8
1
1
100.0
0
2
0.0
46.2
3
2
3
4
16Darwin Cook
D. Cook
9
12/3/1983
vs
44
17
2
6
0
8
14
57.1
0
0
1
2
50.0
57.1
0
2
6
6
17Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
9
2/5/1983
vs
42
10
5
11
0
4
15
26.7
0
0
2
2
100.0
31.5
0
5
9
4
18Rickey Green
R. Green
9
11/27/1982
@
44
26
7
12
0
11
15
73.3
0
1
0.0
4
6
66.7
73.7
2
19Rickey Green
R. Green
9
11/10/1982
vs
45
24
5
11
0
10
18
55.6
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
60.7
0
5
6
2
20Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
9
1/27/1982
@
40
20
9
3
1
6
13
46.2
0
0
8
10
80.0
57.5
2
7
4
3
21Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
9
11/6/1981
vs
40
11
7
16
0
5
7
71.4
1
1
100.0
0
0
78.6
0
7
5
3
22Johnny High
J. High
9
1/28/1981
@
26
11
4
2
0
3
6
50.0
0
0
5
6
83.3
63.7
1
3
6
3
23Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
9
12/23/1980
@
44
19
6
6
0
7
17
41.2
0
0
5
7
71.4
47.3
1
5
4
3
24Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
9
11/29/1980
vs
28
11
0
2
1
4
6
66.7
0
1
0.0
3
3
100.0
75.1
0
0
0
4
25Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
9
11/10/1980
@
39
14
2
6
2
6
14
42.9
0
0
2
2
100.0
47.0
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