most steals per 36 minutes in a season with at least 1000 minutes played

Ron Lee has the most steals / minutes played / 36 with 1,000+ minutes played in a season, with 4.2 in 1977-78.

Interpreted as:
most steals per 36 minutes by a player in a season with at least 1000 minutes played
NAMESTL/(MIN/36)MINSTLSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ron Lee
R. Lee
4.2
1,928
225
1977-78
PHX PHX
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
2Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
4.12
1,887
216
1993-94
SEA SEA
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
3Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.77
2,878
301
1985-86
SAS SAS
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
4Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
3.75
2,027
211
1979-80
IND IND
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
5Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
3.74
1,213
126
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
6Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
3.59
1,867
186
1980-81
IND IND
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
7Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.47
2,697
260
1986-87
SAS SAS
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
8Darrell Walker
D. Walker
3.45
1,324
127
1983-84
NYK NYK
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
9Don Buse
D. Buse
3.43
2,947
281
1976-77
IND IND
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
10John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.43
1,858
177
1986-87
UTA UTA
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
11Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.41
2,598
246
1990-91
MIL MIL
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
12Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.38
2,776
261
1975-76
SEA SEA
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
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3.33
1,371
127
1980-81
LAL LAL
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
14Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.33
2,056
190
1974-75
SEA SEA
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
15Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
3.3
2,095
192
1976-77
MIL MIL
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
16Randy Brown
R. Brown
3.28
1,086
99
1994-95
SAC SAC
67
16.2
4.7
1.6
2.0
1.5
0.3
1.9
4.3
43.2
0.2
0.7
29.8
0.8
1.2
67.1
49.1
0.4
1.3
1.2
317
108
133
19
78
153
17Ron Lee
R. Lee
3.27
1,829
166
1980-81
DET DET
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
2,072
188
1977-78
MIL MIL
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
2,571
229
2024-25
ATL ATL
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
2,260
201
1978-79
NJN NJN
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
1,757
156
1978-79
MIL MIL
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
1,706
150
1990-91
IND IND
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
1,870
164
1983-84
NJN NJN
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
2,076
182
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
25Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
3.15
1,977
173
1992-93
SEA SEA
73
27.1
7.5
4.2
5.3
2.4
0.5
2.9
6.3
46.4
0.3
0.9
38.5
1.3
1.8
70.9
52.7
1.2
3.0
1.9
546
306
384
33
139
240
StatMuse has season-level data for steals going back to the 1973-74 season.

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