most steals per 48 minutes in nba history by a player in a season with minimum 900 minutes played

48 with 900+ minutes played in a season, with 5.6 in 1977-78.

	NAME	STL/(MIN/48)	MIN	STL	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ron Lee R. Lee	5.6	1,928	225	1977-78	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
2	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	5.6	900	105	1986-87	MIL	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
3	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	5.49	1,887	216	1993-94	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
4	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	5.02	2,878	301	1985-86	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
5	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	5	2,027	211	1979-80	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
6	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	4.99	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
7	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	4.78	1,867	186	1980-81	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
8	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	4.63	2,697	260	1986-87	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
9	Darrell Walker D. Walker	4.6	1,324	127	1983-84	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
10	Don Buse D. Buse	4.58	2,947	281	1976-77	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
11	John Stockton J. Stockton	4.57	1,858	177	1986-87	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
12	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	4.55	2,598	246	1990-91	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
13	Slick Watts S. Watts	4.51	2,776	261	1975-76	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
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	4.45	1,371	127	1980-81	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
15	Slick Watts S. Watts	4.44	2,056	190	1974-75	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
16	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	4.4	2,095	192	1976-77	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
17	Randy Brown R. Brown	4.38	1,086	99	1994-95	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
18	Ron Lee R. Lee	4.36	1,829	166	1980-81	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
19	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	4.36	2,072	188	1977-78	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
20	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	4.28	2,571	229	2024-25	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
21	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	4.27	2,260	201	1978-79	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
22	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	4.26	1,757	156	1978-79	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
23	Micheal Williams M. Williams	4.22	1,706	150	1990-91	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
24	Darwin Cook D. Cook	4.21	1,870	164	1983-84	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
25	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	4.21	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