Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Rick Barry had the most steals in a decade, with 1,024 steals in the 1970s.
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most steals by a player in decade 1970s| NAME | STL | DECADE | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Barry | 1,024 | 1970s | 482 | 36.9 | 22.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 20.4 | 45.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 91.5 | 50.4 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 17,769 | 10,863 | 2,640 | 2,895 | 241 | 422 | 1,282 | ||||
| 2 |  | R. Smith | 1,018 | 1970s | 492 | 37.5 | 20.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 17.2 | 47.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 78.8 | 52.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 18,432 | 9,907 | 2,138 | 2,695 | 35 | 541 | 1,447 | ||||
| 3 |  | S. Watts | 961 | 1970s | 437 | 26.3 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 41.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 59.7 | 44.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 11,513 | 3,901 | 1,398 | 2,678 | 111 | 239 | 1,314 | ||||
| 4 | | C. Ford | 899 | 1970s | 489 | 28.8 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 46.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 73.9 | 49.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 14,077 | 4,859 | 1,676 | 1,873 | 132 | 442 | 1,151 | ||||
| 5 |  | L. Steele | 821 | 1970s | 456 | 25.7 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 48.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 80.2 | 53.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 11,719 | 4,108 | 1,300 | 1,335 | 95 | 162 | 1,400 | ||||
| 6 |  | F. Brown | 819 | 1970s | 460 | 29.8 | 18.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 16.1 | 48.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 87.0 | 51.9 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 13,710 | 8,311 | 1,653 | 1,581 | 117 | 328 | 1,116 | ||||
| 7 |  | C. Murphy | 809 | 1970s | 481 | 35.4 | 20.6 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 17.0 | 49.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 89.7 | 54.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 17,035 | 9,902 | 1,079 | 2,576 | 31 | 360 | 1,695 | ||||
| 8 | | N. Van Lier | 767 | 1970s | 424 | 34.6 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 10.1 | 40.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 77.3 | 46.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 14,655 | 4,666 | 1,809 | 2,776 | 71 | 249 | 1,481 | ||||
| 9 |  | S. Lacey | 742 | 1970s | 482 | 35.1 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 44.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 74.8 | 48.9 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 16,921 | 5,482 | 5,306 | 2,221 | 868 | 431 | 1,679 | ||||
| 10 | | J. Price | 724 | 1970s | 451 | 26.6 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 44.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 81.5 | 48.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 11,987 | 4,712 | 1,451 | 1,789 | 126 | 275 | 1,250 | ||||
| 11 | | P. Westphal | 710 | 1970s | 488 | 27.5 | 17.9 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 14.0 | 51.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 81.4 | 56.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 13,428 | 8,751 | 1,078 | 2,271 | 183 | 512 | 1,075 | ||||
| 12 |  | S. Mix | 683 | 1970s | 440 | 29.1 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 50.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 80.2 | 55.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 12,802 | 5,305 | 2,992 | 914 | 126 | 231 | 1,205 | ||||
| 13 |  | W. Frazier | 679 | 1970s | 356 | 38.2 | 18.9 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 16.1 | 47.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 81.9 | 52.6 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 13,599 | 6,721 | 1,923 | 2,020 | 62 | 135 | 920 | ||||
| 14 | | K. Porter | 651 | 1970s | 426 | 31.9 | 13.0 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 48.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 73.2 | 51.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 13,609 | 5,528 | 896 | 3,840 | 51 | 697 | 1,578 | ||||
| 15 |  | P. Chenier | 649 | 1970s | 374 | 34.6 | 19.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 17.6 | 45.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 82.1 | 49.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 12,927 | 7,182 | 1,421 | 1,140 | 223 | 98 | 727 | ||||
| 16 | | G. McGinnis | 627 | 1970s | 310 | 34.8 | 21.8 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 17.9 | 45.1 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 69.9 | 50.9 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 10,800 | 6,761 | 3,552 | 1,238 | 157 | 658 | 1,241 | ||||
| 17 | | D. Buse | 622 | 1970s | 245 | 32.8 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 45.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 79.6 | 49.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 8,038 | 1,972 | 736 | 1,432 | 48 | 220 | 422 | ||||
| 18 | | B. Dandridge | 611 | 1970s | 447 | 36.2 | 20.1 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 17.0 | 48.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 80.4 | 53.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 16,194 | 8,997 | 2,899 | 1,570 | 256 | 463 | 1,607 | ||||
| 19 |  | J. Drew | 606 | 1970s | 378 | 31.6 | 22.0 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 17.0 | 47.4 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 73.3 | 53.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 11,941 | 8,310 | 3,204 | 681 | 141 | 421 | 1,389 | ||||
| 20 |  | E. Hayes | 606 | 1970s | 488 | 40.5 | 21.6 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 18.6 | 46.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 68.3 | 50.3 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 19,757 | 10,536 | 6,443 | 940 | 1,198 | 464 | 1,716 | ||||
| 21 | | G. Williams | 604 | 1970s | 314 | 27.1 | 14.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 13.1 | 46.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 77.5 | 50.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 8,496 | 4,553 | 893 | 1,133 | 115 | 379 | 721 | ||||
| 22 | | L. Allen | 604 | 1970s | 400 | 30.4 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 13.2 | 45.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 77.6 | 49.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 12,171 | 5,863 | 1,309 | 1,912 | 124 | 247 | 1,088 | ||||
| 23 | | G. Heard | 596 | 1970s | 423 | 29.5 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 41.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 64.0 | 45.0 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 12,459 | 4,384 | 3,925 | 841 | 659 | 180 | 1,338 | ||||
| 24 |  | J. Jo White | 587 | 1970s | 450 | 37.8 | 17.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 16.6 | 44.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 85.3 | 48.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 17,027 | 7,779 | 1,738 | 2,399 | 98 | 329 | 1,050 | ||||
| 25 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 576 | 1970s | 452 | 40.1 | 26.7 | 14.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 11.1 | 20.3 | 54.6 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 72.7 | 58.0 | 3.1 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 18,112 | 12,070 | 6,389 | 2,082 | 1,595 | 490 | 1,409 | ||||
StatMuse has season-level data for steals going back to the 1973-74 season.
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