Michael Jordan got the most steals by a player in his 4th season, with 259 steals in 1987-88.

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most steals by a player in their fourth season

	NAME	STL	SEASON	TM	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	259	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	131	252	270
2	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	243	1987-88	SAS	82	36.3	19.6	6.1	6.8	3.0	0.8	8.0	17.2	46.5	0.3	1.2	28.4	3.3	4.5	74.8	51.3	2.0	4.1	3.1	2,978	1,610	498	557	69	251	300
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	242	1987-88	UTA	82	34.7	14.7	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	5.5	9.6	57.4	0.3	0.8	35.8	3.3	4.0	84.0	64.5	0.7	2.2	3.2	2,842	1,204	237	1,128	16	262	247
4	Micheal Williams M. Williams	233	1991-92	IND	79	34.8	15.0	3.6	8.2	2.9	0.3	5.1	10.4	49.0	0.1	0.4	24.2	4.7	5.4	87.1	58.7	0.9	2.6	3.0	2,750	1,188	282	647	22	240	262
5	Chris Paul C. Paul	216	2008-09	NOH	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	11.0	2.8	0.1	8.1	16.1	50.3	0.8	2.3	36.4	5.8	6.7	86.8	59.9	0.9	4.7	3.0	3,002	1,781	432	861	10	231	212	+350
6	Slick Watts S. Watts	214	1976-77	SEA	79	33.3	13.0	3.9	8.0	2.7	0.3	5.4	12.8	42.2				2.2	3.7	58.7	44.9	1.0	2.9		2,627	1,028	307	630	25		256
7	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	213	1981-82	NYK	82	37.1	17.9	6.9	7.0	2.6	0.5	7.5	16.4	46.1	0.2	1.2	18.8	2.6	3.7	70.0	49.8	2.2	4.7	3.5	3,044	1,469	565	572	41	291	317
8	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	209	1981-82	PHI	79	31.6	11.2	3.1	8.4	2.6	0.4	4.5	8.6	52.1	0.1	0.3	27.3	2.2	2.8	77.7	57.0	0.6	2.5	2.3	2,498	881	248	667	33	184	247
9	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	204	1986-87	POR	82	38.0	21.7	6.3	6.9	2.5	0.9	8.6	17.2	50.2	0.1	0.6	23.4	4.4	5.7	76.0	55.2	2.8	3.5	3.1	3,114	1,782	518	566	71	253	281
10	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	203	1992-93	ATL	80	35.3	13.4	3.5	8.4	2.5	0.3	5.2	12.1	42.9	1.5	3.9	37.5	1.5	2.1	72.8	51.5	1.1	2.4	2.3	2,820	1,069	280	671	23	187	156
11	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	193	1990-91	CHI	82	36.8	17.8	7.3	6.2	2.4	1.1	7.3	14.1	52.0	0.3	0.8	30.9	2.9	4.1	70.6	56.1	2.0	5.3	2.8	3,014	1,461	595	511	93	232	270
12	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	189	2009-10	BOS	81	36.6	13.7	4.4	9.8	2.3	0.1	5.7	11.2	50.8	0.2	1.0	21.3	2.2	3.5	62.1	54.0	1.2	3.2	3.0	2,963	1,110	360	794	11	246	198	+303
13	Gary Payton G. Payton	188	1993-94	SEA	82	35.1	16.5	3.3	6.0	2.3	0.2	7.1	14.1	50.4	0.2	0.7	27.8	2.0	3.4	59.5	52.6	1.3	2.0	2.1	2,881	1,349	269	494	19	173	227
14	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	187	1984-85	DET	81	38.1	21.2	4.5	13.9	2.3	0.3	8.0	17.4	45.8	0.4	1.4	25.7	4.9	6.1	80.9	52.9	1.4	3.0	3.7	3,089	1,720	361	1,123	25	302	288
15	Shawn Marion S. Marion	185	2002-03	PHX	81	41.6	21.2	9.5	2.4	2.3	1.2	8.2	18.1	45.2	1.7	4.5	38.7	3.1	3.6	85.1	53.8	2.5	7.1	1.9	3,373	1,716	773	198	95	157	208	+53
16	Rickey Green R. Green	185	1981-82	UTA	81	34.8	14.8	3.0	7.8	2.3	0.1	6.2	12.5	49.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.3	76.5	53.1	1.0	2.0	2.4	2,822	1,202	243	630	9	198	183
17	Ray Williams R. Williams	185	1980-81	NYK	79	34.7	19.7	4.1	5.5	2.3	0.5	7.8	16.9	46.1	0.2	0.9	23.5	3.9	4.8	81.7	51.9	1.5	2.5	3.0	2,742	1,560	321	432	37	235	270
18	Chris Ford C. Ford	179	1976-77	DET	82	31.0	12.3	3.3	4.1	2.2	0.3	5.3	11.2	47.6				1.6	2.1	77.1	50.6	1.2	2.1		2,539	1,005	270	337	26		192
19	Fat Lever F. Lever	178	1985-86	DEN	78	33.5	13.8	5.4	7.5	2.3	0.2	6.0	13.6	44.1	0.2	0.5	31.6	1.7	2.3	72.5	47.3	1.7	3.6	2.7	2,616	1,080	420	584	15	210	204
20	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	176	1988-89	GSW	82	37.7	26.5	5.9	5.1	2.1	0.5	10.1	19.9	50.9	0.3	1.2	23.0	6.0	6.7	89.2	58.1	1.9	4.0	3.6	3,093	2,176	483	415	39	296	178
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	176	1982-83	LAL	79	36.8	16.8	8.6	10.5	2.2	0.6	6.5	11.8	54.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.8	4.8	80.0	60.3	2.7	5.9	3.8	2,907	1,326	683	829	47	301	200
22	Foots Walker F. Walker	176	1977-78	CLE	81	30.8	9.0	3.6	5.6	2.2	0.3	3.5	7.9	44.8				2.0	2.7	71.9	49.6	0.9	2.7	2.2	2,496	733	294	453	24	181	218
23	Randy Smith R. Smith	176	1976-77	BUF	82	37.7	20.7	5.6	5.4	2.1	0.1	8.6	18.3	46.7				3.6	4.7	76.2	50.7	1.6	3.9		3,094	1,698	457	441	8		264
24	Sonny Parker S. Parker	173	1979-80	GSW	82	34.7	14.7	5.7	3.1	2.1	0.4	5.9	12.0	48.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.7	78.5	53.7	2.0	3.6	2.0	2,849	1,203	464	254	32	163	195
25	Rick Barry R. Barry	172	1976-77	GSW	79	36.8	21.8	5.3	6.0	2.2	0.7	8.6	19.6	44.0				4.5	5.0	91.6	50.0	0.9	4.4		2,904	1,723	422	475	58		194

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