Alvin Robertson got the most steals by a player in his first 3 seasons, with 688 steals.

Interpreted as:

most steals by a player in first 3 seasons

	NAME	STL	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	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	688	242	30.0	14.7	5.0	4.7	2.8	0.4	6.0	12.2	49.0	0.1	0.4	28.4	2.6	3.4	76.6	53.5	2.0	3.0	2.8	7,260	3,553	1,205	1,144	99	666	777
2	Don Buse D. Buse	622	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
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	599	241	38.5	25.6	6.2	6.1	2.5	0.4	10.5	23.2	45.3				4.6	5.0	90.7	50.3	1.1	5.1		9,275	6,160	1,492	1,472	100		705
4	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	597	233	32.0	12.9	5.7	7.2	2.6	0.4	5.3	11.4	46.0	0.3	1.3	23.6	2.2	3.5	64.2	50.0	1.7	3.9	3.4	7,453	3,016	1,317	1,672	88	802	706
5	Larry Steele L. Steele	570	238	31.2	9.4	3.5	3.9	2.4	0.3	3.8	7.6	50.2				1.7	2.2	79.0	54.7	1.1	2.4		7,419	2,235	828	934	67		838
6	Slick Watts S. Watts	566	226	27.7	9.4	3.6	6.7	2.5	0.2	3.8	9.2	41.6				1.7	2.9	60.1	44.8	1.2	2.3		6,256	2,118	809	1,511	41		731
7	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	553	235	36.3	20.5	3.7	9.0	2.4	0.3	7.9	17.2	45.6	0.3	1.1	30.1	4.5	6.3	71.7	51.3	1.1	2.5	4.0	8,533	4,827	864	2,113	79	932	895
8	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	550	242	30.8	9.7	3.2	6.4	2.3	0.3	4.0	7.5	52.9	0.0	0.1	41.2	1.7	2.3	76.7	57.1	0.8	2.3	2.4	7,447	2,346	773	1,547	83	583	626
9	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	550	237	25.9	11.2	2.5	4.6	2.3	0.4	4.4	10.6	41.9	0.1	0.6	25.0	2.3	2.9	78.0	47.2	0.7	1.8	2.6	6,130	2,663	604	1,099	86	608	541
10	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	543	242	38.1	20.4	3.9	9.5	2.2	0.2	8.0	17.1	46.9	1.0	2.9	34.7	3.4	4.3	77.9	53.8	0.9	3.0	3.3	9,210	4,936	952	2,289	37	797	668
11	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	536	242	24.5	8.4	3.0	5.4	2.2	0.2	3.6	7.9	45.2				1.2	2.0	60.8	47.6	0.9	2.0	2.7	5,924	2,021	721	1,296	57	436	802
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	522	192	37.3	18.9	8.7	8.5	2.7	0.5	7.1	13.4	53.3	0.1	0.4	20.8	4.6	5.8	78.0	59.3	2.7	6.0	3.8	7,157	3,632	1,667	1,623	102	734	541
13	Ron Harper R. Harper	516	221	35.0	19.4	4.6	5.0	2.3	1.0	7.5	15.8	47.5	0.2	1.0	22.6	4.1	5.8	71.1	52.8	1.6	3.0	3.3	7,745	4,279	1,024	1,109	210	733	628
14	Chris Paul C. Paul	510	222	36.8	18.2	4.5	9.5	2.3	0.1	6.4	14.0	45.6	0.9	2.6	33.7	4.6	5.5	84.0	55.5	0.8	3.7	2.5	8,167	4,046	1,001	2,105	13	545	557	+253
15	M.L. Carr	509	241	34.9	14.8	7.4	2.6	2.1	0.5	5.9	12.2	48.4				3.0	4.1	73.9	53.0	2.6	4.8	2.9	8,406	3,568	1,777	628	131	465	809
16	Mike Gale M. Gale	502	234	29.1	9.1	2.9	5.2	2.1	0.5	3.9	8.3	46.8				1.3	1.6	84.0	50.6	0.6	2.3	2.2	6,810	2,139	682	1,223	115	329	586
17	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	498	234	35.2	21.6	11.5	4.1	2.1	0.4	8.1	18.2	44.4				5.4	7.5	71.4	50.1	3.7	7.8	4.0	8,248	5,046	2,688	955	105	312	920
18	Randy Smith R. Smith	493	246	36.2	18.3	4.4	5.7	2.0	0.0	7.5	15.3	49.0				3.3	4.3	78.3	53.4	1.2	3.2		8,913	4,510	1,076	1,401	11		782
19	Fat Lever F. Lever	490	244	27.0	10.1	3.5	5.8	2.0	0.3	4.1	9.3	43.6	0.1	0.2	25.9	1.9	2.6	75.0	48.3	1.3	2.2	1.9	6,589	2,472	854	1,411	76	465	583
20	Gary Payton G. Payton	489	245	30.0	10.0	3.3	5.8	2.0	0.2	4.4	9.3	46.9	0.0	0.3	15.7	1.3	1.8	72.3	49.9	1.3	2.0	2.0	7,341	2,462	819	1,433	57	502	747
21	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	489	233	37.6	21.2	4.3	3.2	2.1	0.7	8.8	19.3	45.4				3.7	4.5	82.4	49.9	1.2	3.1		8,763	4,939	1,000	742	170		479
22	Ron Lee R. Lee	488	224	22.9	10.6	3.2	3.5	2.2	0.3	4.4	10.0	43.8				1.8	2.6	70.8	47.5	1.1	2.1	2.7	5,123	2,374	721	773	56	386	715
23	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	486	241	37.1	19.5	4.7	7.0	2.0	0.5	7.1	14.3	49.8	0.9	3.0	31.4	4.3	5.7	76.2	58.1	1.9	2.8	3.2	8,931	4,706	1,129	1,677	118	779	523
24	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	486	245	37.3	16.2	2.9	7.9	2.0	0.2	7.1	13.7	51.9	0.0	0.1	12.5	1.9	2.5	76.1	54.5	0.6	2.3	3.1	9,150	3,957	699	1,932	38	770	750
25	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	481	237	27.6	14.3	4.8	5.0	2.0	0.6	5.8	12.1	47.8	0.1	0.4	20.8	2.7	3.6	75.7	52.5	2.1	2.7	2.6	6,539	3,394	1,132	1,194	143	628	744