most steals per 36 minutes by a player in a season with 100 steals

Ron Lee has the most steals / minutes played / 36 with 100+ steals in a season, with 4.2 in 1977-78.

Interpreted as:
most steals per 36 minutes by a player in a season with 100 or more steals
NAMESTL/(MIN/36)STLMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ron Lee
R. Lee
4.2
225
1,928
1977-78
82
23.5
12.2
3.1
3.7
2.7
0.2
5.1
11.6
43.9
2.1
2.8
74.6
47.8
1.2
1.9
2.7
1,004
254
305
17
221
257
2Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
4.2
105
900
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
212
102
66
8
34
118
3Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
4.12
216
1,887
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
437
283
387
22
126
201
4Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.77
301
2,878
1985-86
82
35.1
17.0
6.3
5.5
3.7
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
1,392
516
448
40
256
296
5Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
3.75
211
2,027
1979-80
82
24.7
8.4
2.7
3.1
2.6
0.6
3.4
7.4
45.2
0.0
0.1
40.0
1.7
2.1
78.2
50.2
0.8
1.9
2.0
688
223
252
48
166
194
6Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
3.74
126
1,213
1977-78
TOT
73
16.6
7.7
1.6
2.4
1.7
0.3
2.9
7.4
40.0
1.8
2.3
78.4
45.9
0.5
1.2
1.5
561
119
177
19
106
94
7Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
3.59
186
1,867
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
657
193
188
37
122
236
8Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.47
260
2,697
1986-87
81
33.3
17.7
5.2
5.2
3.2
0.4
7.3
15.6
46.6
0.2
0.6
27.1
3.0
4.0
75.3
51.0
2.3
2.9
3.0
1,435
424
421
35
243
264
9Darrell Walker
D. Walker
3.45
127
1,324
1983-84
82
16.1
7.9
2.0
3.5
1.5
0.2
2.6
6.3
41.7
0.0
0.2
26.7
2.5
3.2
79.1
50.8
0.9
1.1
2.4
644
167
284
15
194
202
10Don Buse
D. Buse
3.43
281
2,947
1976-77
81
36.4
8.0
3.3
8.5
3.5
0.2
3.3
7.9
41.6
1.4
1.8
78.6
46.0
0.8
2.5
646
270
685
16
129
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.43
177
1,858
1986-87
82
22.7
7.9
1.8
8.2
2.2
0.2
2.8
5.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
18.4
2.2
2.8
78.2
57.5
0.4
1.5
2.0
648
151
670
14
164
224
12Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.41
246
2,598
1990-91
81
32.1
13.6
5.7
5.5
3.0
0.2
5.4
11.2
48.5
0.3
0.8
36.5
2.5
3.2
75.7
53.8
2.4
3.3
2.6
1,098
459
444
16
212
273
13Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.38
261
2,776
1975-76
82
33.9
13.0
4.5
8.1
3.2
0.2
5.3
12.4
42.7
2.4
4.2
57.8
45.7
1.4
3.1
1,065
365
661
16
270
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3.33
127
1,371
1980-81
37
37.1
21.6
8.6
8.6
3.4
0.7
8.4
15.9
53.2
0.1
0.5
17.6
4.6
6.1
76.0
58.2
2.7
5.9
3.9
798
320
317
27
143
100
15Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.33
190
2,056
1974-75
82
25.1
6.8
3.2
6.1
2.3
0.1
2.8
6.7
42.1
1.1
1.9
60.8
45.0
1.2
2.0
557
262
499
12
254
16Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
3.3
192
2,095
1976-77
79
26.5
8.6
3.3
4.7
2.4
0.3
3.8
8.7
43.4
1.1
1.9
53.9
45.0
1.2
2.2
681
264
372
21
291
17Ron Lee
R. Lee
3.27
166
1,829
1980-81
82
22.3
4.2
2.7
4.4
2.0
0.4
1.4
3.9
35.0
0.0
0.2
15.4
1.4
1.9
72.4
43.5
0.8
1.9
2.1
341
220
362
29
173
260
18Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
3.27
188
2,072
1977-78
82
25.3
9.3
3.0
5.6
2.3
0.2
3.8
8.2
46.8
1.6
2.5
64.5
49.9
1.0
2.1
2.8
759
247
456
19
228
287
19Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
3.21
229
2,571
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
1,073
449
333
55
155
175
-65
20Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
3.2
201
2,260
1978-79
82
27.6
12.4
2.6
4.5
2.5
0.5
4.9
11.7
41.8
2.6
3.3
77.7
47.0
0.9
1.7
3.0
1,015
215
365
40
244
209
21Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
3.2
156
1,757
1978-79
81
21.7
7.2
2.6
5.8
1.9
0.2
3.1
6.8
45.4
1.0
1.5
63.2
47.8
0.7
1.9
2.6
581
210
468
17
208
224
22Micheal Williams
M. Williams
3.17
150
1,706
1990-91
73
23.4
11.1
2.4
4.8
2.1
0.2
3.6
7.2
49.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.0
4.5
87.9
60.8
0.7
1.7
2.1
813
176
348
17
150
202
23Darwin Cook
D. Cook
3.16
164
1,870
1983-84
82
22.8
8.7
1.9
4.3
2.0
0.4
3.7
8.4
44.3
0.1
0.6
23.9
1.2
1.5
75.4
48.1
0.6
1.3
1.7
714
156
356
36
142
184
24Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.16
182
2,076
1982-83
TOT
64
32.4
12.6
4.6
6.8
2.8
0.4
5.4
12.7
42.5
0.1
0.8
15.7
1.7
2.5
65.0
45.4
1.8
2.8
3.8
806
295
432
24
244
240
25Dru Smith
D. Smith
3.16
100
1,141
2025-26
70
16.3
5.6
2.5
2.6
1.4
0.3
1.9
4.6
41.5
0.5
1.8
29.5
1.2
1.5
82.9
53.2
0.9
1.6
0.8
395
173
180
21
55
109
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