most steals in single seaons in the nba entire history

Sean Elliott has the most career steals, with 576 steals.

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most steals by a player in single seaons in the NBA entire history
NAMESTLSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
45
1989-90
81
25.1
10.0
3.7
1.9
0.6
0.2
3.8
8.0
48.1
0.0
0.1
11.1
2.3
2.7
86.6
54.6
1.6
2.1
1.4
2,032
810
297
154
14
112
172
2Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
69
1990-91
82
37.1
15.9
5.6
2.9
0.8
0.4
5.8
11.9
49.0
0.2
0.8
31.3
4.0
4.9
80.8
56.4
1.7
3.8
1.8
3,044
1,301
456
238
33
147
190
3Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
84
1991-92
82
38.0
16.3
5.4
2.6
1.0
0.4
6.3
12.7
49.4
0.3
1.0
30.5
3.5
4.0
86.1
56.4
1.7
3.6
1.9
3,120
1,338
439
214
29
152
149
4Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
68
1992-93
70
37.2
17.2
4.6
3.8
1.0
0.4
6.4
13.1
49.1
0.5
1.5
35.6
3.8
4.8
79.5
56.6
1.2
3.4
2.2
2,604
1,207
322
265
28
152
132
5Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
54
1993-94
73
33.0
12.1
3.6
2.7
0.7
0.4
4.9
10.8
45.5
0.4
1.2
29.9
1.9
2.4
80.3
51.0
0.9
2.7
1.8
2,409
885
263
197
27
129
174
6Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
78
1994-95
81
35.3
18.1
3.5
2.5
1.0
0.5
6.2
13.2
46.8
1.7
4.1
40.8
4.0
5.0
80.7
58.7
0.8
2.8
1.9
2,858
1,466
287
206
38
151
216
7Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
69
1995-96
77
37.7
20.0
5.1
2.7
0.9
0.4
6.8
14.6
46.6
2.1
5.1
41.1
4.2
5.5
77.1
58.5
0.9
4.2
2.6
2,901
1,537
396
211
33
198
178
8Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
24
1996-97
39
35.7
14.9
4.9
3.2
0.6
0.6
5.0
11.9
42.2
1.1
3.2
33.3
3.8
5.0
75.5
52.9
1.2
3.6
2.3
1,393
582
190
124
24
89
105
-174
9Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
24
1997-98
36
28.1
9.3
3.4
1.7
0.7
0.4
3.4
8.4
40.3
0.9
2.5
37.8
1.6
2.2
71.8
49.5
0.4
3.0
1.6
1,012
334
124
62
14
57
92
+44
10Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
26
1998-99
50
30.2
11.2
4.3
2.3
0.5
0.3
4.2
10.1
41.0
0.8
2.4
32.8
2.1
2.8
75.7
49.3
0.7
3.6
1.4
1,509
561
213
117
17
71
104
+159
11Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
12
1999-00
19
20.6
6.0
2.5
1.5
0.6
0.1
2.0
5.6
35.8
0.7
1.9
35.1
1.3
1.7
78.1
47.5
0.3
2.2
1.0
391
114
47
28
2
19
34
+75
12Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
23
2000-01
52
23.6
7.9
3.3
1.6
0.4
0.5
2.8
6.5
43.4
1.1
2.5
42.6
1.2
1.6
71.4
54.4
0.3
2.9
1.0
1,229
409
170
81
25
51
80
+167
Average48.061.833.014.24.32.60.80.45.211.246.50.82.137.53.03.879.955.31.13.21.82041.8878.7267.0158.123.7110.7135.554.2
Total57674233.014.24.32.60.80.45.211.246.50.82.137.53.03.879.955.31.13.21.824,50210,5443,2041,8972841,3281,626+271
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.667
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24
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22
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