most steals in the 90s for centers

Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, Hakeem Olajuwon got the most steals by a center, with 1,229 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,229
689
38.1
23.9
11.6
3.0
1.8
3.5
9.6
18.7
51.3
0.0
0.1
24.0
4.7
6.3
74.7
55.7
2.9
8.7
3.3
26,260
16,484
8,000
2,079
2,381
2,240
2,445
+513
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
1,073
685
37.0
24.4
11.5
3.0
1.6
3.4
8.6
16.5
52.3
0.0
0.1
25.8
7.1
9.7
74.0
58.9
3.4
8.1
2.8
25,364
16,715
7,881
2,028
2,323
1,944
2,057
+708
3Vlade Divac
V. Divac
875
715
30.5
12.5
8.8
2.9
1.2
1.6
4.9
9.7
50.4
0.1
0.5
23.3
2.6
3.7
70.3
55.1
2.8
6.0
2.2
21,793
8,902
6,257
2,044
1,158
1,591
2,401
+507
4Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
661
702
37.2
24.1
11.0
2.2
0.9
2.7
9.4
18.7
50.3
0.0
0.1
19.2
5.3
7.0
74.8
55.3
2.4
8.6
3.2
26,132
16,914
7,733
1,511
1,898
2,225
2,398
+446
5Michael Cage
M. Cage
558
653
24.1
5.1
6.7
0.7
0.9
0.6
2.2
4.3
52.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.2
58.2
53.6
2.5
4.2
0.7
15,719
3,351
4,403
457
419
437
1,375
-229
6Rony Seikaly
R. Seikaly
407
600
32.4
15.2
9.8
1.3
0.7
1.3
5.5
11.3
48.8
0.0
0.0
17.9
4.2
6.0
69.6
54.5
3.2
6.6
2.9
19,433
9,143
5,875
805
776
1,713
2,083
-296
7Oliver Miller
O. Miller
394
394
24.7
8.1
6.4
2.4
1.0
1.7
3.4
6.4
53.0
0.0
0.1
11.9
1.2
1.9
63.5
55.3
2.0
4.3
2.1
9,744
3,181
2,502
957
652
814
1,237
-323
8Olden Polynice
O. Polynice
389
731
26.7
9.3
7.9
0.8
0.5
0.6
4.0
7.9
50.8
0.0
0.0
21.1
1.3
2.4
54.5
52.1
3.0
4.9
1.2
19,519
6,831
5,741
621
434
891
1,953
-466
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
364
455
37.3
27.1
12.2
2.5
0.8
2.6
10.9
18.8
57.8
0.0
0.0
6.3
5.4
10.1
53.6
58.4
4.0
8.2
2.9
16,985
12,343
5,537
1,131
1,197
1,331
1,581
+1142
10Jon Koncak
J. Koncak
363
497
21.0
3.5
4.2
1.3
0.7
1.0
1.6
3.5
44.7
0.0
0.2
24.7
0.4
0.7
56.5
46.7
1.0
3.3
0.6
10,426
1,751
2,110
624
492
308
1,517
11Robert Parish
R. Parish
325
590
23.9
10.6
7.4
0.8
0.6
1.0
4.4
8.2
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.5
73.8
57.2
2.3
5.1
1.4
14,099
6,265
4,381
477
581
825
1,201
+105
12Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
322
603
36.7
12.9
12.1
1.5
0.5
3.6
4.6
8.8
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.5
66.3
57.4
3.7
8.3
2.4
22,130
7,762
7,282
900
2,174
1,464
2,009
+1078
13Bison Dele
B. Dele
320
413
24.2
11.0
6.2
1.1
0.8
0.9
4.5
8.5
52.8
0.0
0.0
14.3
2.0
2.9
69.1
56.2
2.1
4.1
2.0
10,004
4,536
2,564
440
355
822
1,297
+128
14Rik Smits
R. Smits
315
706
27.2
15.4
6.2
1.5
0.4
1.2
6.4
12.5
50.8
0.0
0.0
12.5
2.7
3.5
78.1
55.0
1.8
4.4
1.9
19,207
10,897
4,376
1,060
860
1,341
2,452
+725
15Andrew Lang
A. Lang
307
656
22.2
6.4
5.0
0.6
0.5
1.6
2.6
5.5
46.9
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.3
1.7
75.1
51.5
1.7
3.3
1.0
14,574
4,213
3,304
412
1,045
664
1,894
-243
16Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
303
455
35.8
21.0
10.2
1.5
0.7
3.0
7.3
14.0
52.1
0.0
0.2
26.3
6.3
8.8
71.2
58.5
3.1
7.1
3.3
16,286
9,541
4,624
662
1,372
1,482
1,654
+1234
17Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
303
416
27.2
8.4
6.3
1.6
0.7
1.5
3.1
6.5
47.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.0
71.1
53.2
2.2
4.1
1.0
11,305
3,475
2,641
674
612
432
1,021
+167
18Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
291
508
25.3
10.5
7.2
1.0
0.6
1.5
4.2
8.4
49.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
71.4
54.2
1.7
5.4
2.1
12,829
5,356
3,650
527
741
1,058
1,330
-2
19Tyrone Hill
T. Hill
285
357
29.1
10.7
9.4
0.9
0.8
0.5
4.0
7.5
53.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.2
65.5
57.6
3.2
6.2
1.6
10,382
3,832
3,347
308
189
574
1,341
+243
20Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
274
396
29.0
11.0
7.9
0.9
0.7
3.4
4.5
10.2
44.2
0.0
0.1
8.0
2.0
3.0
67.1
47.8
2.7
5.2
1.9
11,483
4,338
3,124
366
1,330
755
1,398
-242
21J.R. Reid
J.R. Reid
271
283
27.7
10.6
6.1
1.2
1.0
0.5
4.2
9.0
46.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
69.0
50.9
1.9
4.2
1.7
7,825
2,997
1,730
344
149
493
902
22Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
270
325
25.2
10.8
4.1
1.4
0.8
0.5
3.6
8.2
44.2
1.4
3.5
38.8
2.2
2.8
80.3
57.6
1.1
3.0
1.0
8,177
3,511
1,319
462
154
319
675
+717
23Matt Geiger
M. Geiger
265
448
22.9
9.4
5.9
0.7
0.6
0.7
3.8
7.3
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.4
1.8
2.5
72.5
56.1
2.1
3.8
1.4
10,237
4,214
2,626
335
315
626
1,360
+133
24Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
262
311
37.2
19.9
10.3
3.6
0.8
0.8
7.2
13.5
53.5
0.0
0.0
11.1
5.5
7.1
76.6
59.8
2.4
7.9
2.5
11,556
6,181
3,197
1,106
238
766
808
25Pervis Ellison
P. Ellison
258
396
27.1
10.9
7.5
1.6
0.7
1.8
4.4
8.7
51.1
0.0
0.1
5.0
2.0
2.9
69.1
54.6
2.5
5.0
1.9
10,712
4,320
2,956
640
702
747
1,302
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