most steals minus turnovers in an nba season

T.R. Dunn has the most steals - turnovers in a season, with 104 in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:
most steals minus turnovers by a player in an NBA season
NAMESTL-TOVSTLTOVSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKPF+/-
1T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
104
155
51
1985-86
82
29.3
5.0
4.6
2.1
1.9
0.2
2.1
4.6
45.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.1
77.3
49.3
1.7
2.9
0.6
2,401
412
377
171
16
228
2Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
90
216
126
1993-94
73
25.8
6.0
3.9
5.3
3.0
0.3
2.4
5.4
44.7
0.7
1.8
39.1
0.4
0.8
56.4
52.0
0.7
3.2
1.7
1,887
437
283
387
22
201
3Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
76
115
39
2021-22
66
25.5
5.7
2.3
1.1
1.7
1.1
2.3
4.5
50.0
0.7
2.2
31.3
0.5
0.7
79.1
59.4
0.6
1.7
0.6
1,685
379
151
75
71
158
+87
4T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
76
173
97
1983-84
80
33.8
5.7
7.2
2.9
2.2
0.4
2.2
4.6
47.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.8
73.1
52.3
2.4
4.7
1.2
2,705
454
574
228
32
233
5T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
75
101
26
1987-88
82
18.7
2.2
2.9
1.1
1.2
0.1
0.9
1.9
44.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.6
76.9
50.3
1.3
1.6
0.3
1,534
180
240
87
11
152
6T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
75
140
65
1984-85
81
28.3
5.4
4.8
1.9
1.7
0.2
2.2
4.4
48.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
72.4
53.1
2.1
2.7
0.8
2,290
434
385
153
14
213
7Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
74
229
155
2024-25
76
33.8
14.1
5.9
4.4
3.0
0.7
6.0
12.1
49.3
1.1
3.1
34.0
1.1
1.8
59.3
54.5
1.6
4.3
2.0
2,571
1,073
449
333
55
175
-65
8Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
74
147
73
2016-17
80
34.7
11.7
5.7
2.2
1.8
0.3
4.1
10.0
40.9
2.4
6.9
34.4
1.2
1.6
73.8
54.8
0.7
5.1
0.9
2,773
936
458
175
20
133
+367
9Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
73
113
40
2023-24
65
22.9
5.4
2.1
1.4
1.7
0.8
1.9
4.9
39.7
1.2
3.6
34.6
0.3
0.4
75.9
53.7
0.5
1.6
0.6
1,487
354
136
90
49
93
-232
10Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
73
105
32
2020-21
65
20.0
3.9
1.9
1.0
1.6
1.1
1.6
3.7
42.0
0.7
2.2
30.1
0.1
0.3
44.4
50.8
0.5
1.4
0.5
1,298
255
124
63
71
127
+96
11Otto Porter Jr.
O. Porter Jr.
72
116
44
2016-17
80
32.6
13.4
6.4
1.5
1.5
0.5
5.2
10.0
51.6
1.9
4.3
43.4
1.2
1.5
83.2
62.8
1.5
5.0
0.6
2,605
1,075
514
121
42
193
+192
12Fat Lever
F. Lever
71
159
88
1993-94
81
24.0
6.9
3.5
2.6
2.0
0.2
2.8
6.9
40.8
0.3
0.9
35.1
0.9
1.2
76.5
46.2
1.0
2.5
1.1
1,947
555
283
213
15
155
13Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
71
105
34
1986-87
68
13.2
3.1
1.5
1.0
1.5
0.1
1.1
3.1
35.7
0.2
0.7
26.0
0.7
0.9
81.0
44.4
0.5
1.0
0.5
900
212
102
66
8
118
14P.J. Tucker
P.J. Tucker
69
132
63
2018-19
82
34.2
7.3
5.8
1.2
1.6
0.5
2.5
6.4
39.6
1.8
4.7
37.7
0.5
0.7
69.5
54.7
1.5
4.4
0.8
2,802
601
479
96
39
252
+242
15Don Buse
D. Buse
69
164
95
1981-82
82
30.8
9.7
2.7
5.0
2.0
0.3
3.8
8.4
45.5
0.9
2.3
38.6
1.2
1.5
81.3
53.9
0.6
2.2
1.2
2,529
797
223
407
27
176
16Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
68
138
70
2001-02
80
36.5
7.6
13.0
1.4
1.7
3.5
3.2
6.0
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.9
42.3
52.2
4.0
9.0
0.9
2,921
609
1,039
115
278
178
+150
17T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
67
100
33
1986-87
81
23.9
3.4
3.3
1.8
1.2
0.3
1.5
3.4
42.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.7
65.5
45.3
1.1
2.1
0.4
1,932
272
265
147
21
160
18Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
64
186
122
1980-81
82
22.8
8.0
2.4
2.3
2.3
0.5
3.2
6.8
47.4
0.0
0.2
12.5
1.5
2.2
70.2
51.5
0.9
1.5
1.5
1,867
657
193
188
37
236
19Kendall Gill
K. Gill
63
134
71
1998-99
50
32.1
11.8
4.9
2.5
2.7
0.5
4.7
11.9
39.8
0.0
0.3
11.8
2.3
3.3
68.3
44.1
1.2
3.7
1.4
1,606
588
244
123
26
162
-138
20Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
61
120
59
2024-25
68
27.6
8.4
3.4
2.5
1.8
0.5
3.4
7.2
47.4
1.1
3.1
35.6
0.4
0.5
81.1
56.2
1.0
2.3
0.9
1,876
568
229
173
35
145
+369
21Don Buse
D. Buse
61
185
124
1977-78
82
31.1
8.4
3.0
4.8
2.3
0.2
3.5
7.6
45.8
1.4
1.7
82.4
50.0
0.7
2.3
1.5
2,547
686
249
391
14
144
22Ronnie Brewer
R. Brewer
60
129
69
2007-08
76
27.5
12.0
2.9
1.8
1.7
0.3
4.7
8.3
55.8
0.1
0.7
22.0
2.6
3.4
75.9
61.2
1.3
1.6
0.9
2,088
914
218
134
19
110
+283
23Don Buse
D. Buse
60
156
96
1978-79
82
31.0
7.8
2.6
4.3
1.9
0.2
3.5
7.0
49.5
0.9
1.1
76.9
51.9
0.5
2.1
1.2
2,544
640
217
356
18
149
24Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
59
83
24
2022-23
TOT
71
16.9
4.1
2.0
0.7
1.2
0.5
1.5
3.6
43.5
0.8
2.1
36.5
0.3
0.4
67.9
55.2
0.6
1.4
0.3
1,200
293
140
53
32
113
-14
25Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
59
129
70
2018-19
82
29.5
8.3
3.2
2.1
1.6
0.5
3.0
6.9
43.0
1.3
3.8
33.5
1.2
1.4
80.5
55.6
0.7
2.5
0.9
2,417
684
264
173
38
201
-386
StatMuse has season-level data for turnovers going back to the 1977-78 season.

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