Dudley Bradley has the most steals by a rookie, with 211 steals in 1979-80.

NAME	STL	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Dudley Bradley	211	1979-80	IND	82	24.7	8.4	2.7	3.1	2.6	0.6	2.0	3.4	7.4	45.2	0.0	0.1	40.0	1.7	2.1	78.2	2,027	688	223	252	48	166	194
Ron Harper	209	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	22.9	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	4.2	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	3,064	1,874	392	394	84	345	247
Mark Jackson	205	1987-88	NYK	82	39.6	13.6	4.8	10.6	2.5	0.1	3.1	5.3	12.4	43.2	0.4	1.5	25.4	2.5	3.2	77.4	3,249	1,114	396	868	6	258	244
Brevin Knight	196	1997-98	CLE	80	31.0	9.0	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2	2.4	3.3	7.4	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.1	2,483	723	253	656	18	194	271	+298
Michael Jordan	196	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	3.5	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	69	291	285
Quinn Buckner	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	2,095	681	264	372	21		291
Anfernee Hardaway	190	1993-94	ORL	82	36.8	16.0	5.4	6.6	2.3	0.6	3.6	6.2	13.3	46.6	0.6	2.3	26.7	3.0	4.0	74.2	3,015	1,313	439	544	51	292	205
Magic Johnson	187	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	4.0	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	2,795	1,387	596	563	41	305	218
Chris Paul	175	2005-06	NOK	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	2.3	5.2	12.1	43.0	0.6	2.3	28.2	5.1	6.0	84.7	2,808	1,258	400	611	6	183	218	-181
Maurice Cheeks	174	1978-79	PHI	82	29.4	8.4	3.1	5.3	2.1	0.1	2.4	3.6	7.0	51.0				1.2	1.7	72.1	2,409	685	254	431	12	193	198
Phil Ford	174	1978-79	KCK	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	4.1	5.9	12.7	46.5				4.1	5.1	81.3	2,723	1,260	182	681	6	323	245
Gary Payton	165	1990-91	SEA	82	27.4	7.2	3.0	6.4	2.0	0.2	2.2	3.2	7.0	45.0	0.0	0.2	7.7	0.8	1.2	71.1	2,244	588	243	528	15	180	249
Tim Hardaway	165	1989-90	GSW	79	33.7	14.7	3.9	8.7	2.1	0.2	3.3	5.9	12.5	47.1	0.3	1.1	27.4	2.7	3.5	76.4	2,663	1,162	310	689	12	260	232
Mario Chalmers	160	2008-09	MIA	82	32.0	10.0	2.8	4.9	2.0	0.1	2.0	3.4	8.1	42.0	1.4	3.8	36.7	1.8	2.4	76.7	2,626	818	228	403	8	165	240	+30
Allen Iverson	157	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	4.4	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	3,045	1,787	312	567	24	337	233	-439
Kerry Kittles	157	1996-97	NJN	82	36.7	16.4	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.4	1.5	6.2	14.5	42.6	1.9	5.1	37.7	2.1	2.8	77.1	3,012	1,347	319	249	35	127	165	-266
Ron Lee	156	1976-77	PHX	82	22.5	10.2	3.6	3.2	1.9	0.4		4.2	9.6	44.1				1.7	2.6	67.6	1,849	836	299	263	33		276
Mark Macon	154	1991-92	DEN	76	30.3	10.6	2.9	2.2	2.0	0.2	2.0	4.4	11.7	37.5	0.1	0.4	13.3	1.8	2.4	73.0	2,304	805	220	168	14	155	242
Fat Lever	153	1982-83	POR	81	24.9	7.8	2.8	5.3	1.9	0.2	1.7	3.2	7.3	43.1	0.1	0.2	33.3	1.4	2.0	73.0	2,020	633	225	426	15	137	179
Stephen Curry	152	2009-10	GSW	80	36.2	17.5	4.5	5.9	1.9	0.2	3.0	6.6	14.3	46.2	2.1	4.8	43.7	2.2	2.5	88.5	2,896	1,399	356	472	19	243	252	-186
Jason Kidd	151	1994-95	DAL	79	33.8	11.7	5.4	7.7	1.9	0.3	3.2	4.2	10.8	38.5	0.9	3.3	27.2	2.4	3.5	69.8	2,668	922	430	607	24	250	146
Willie Anderson	150	1988-89	SAS	81	33.8	18.6	5.1	4.6	1.9	0.8	3.2	7.9	15.9	49.8	0.0	0.3	19.0	2.8	3.6	77.5	2,738	1,508	417	372	62	261	295
Isiah Thomas	150	1981-82	DET	72	33.8	17.0	2.9	7.8	2.1	0.2	4.2	6.3	14.8	42.4	0.2	0.8	28.8	4.2	6.0	70.4	2,433	1,225	209	565	17	299	253
Sherman Douglas	145	1989-90	MIA	81	30.5	14.3	2.5	7.6	1.8	0.1	3.0	5.7	11.6	49.4	0.1	0.4	16.1	2.8	4.0	68.7	2,470	1,155	206	619	10	246	187
Gary Grant	144	1988-89	LAC	71	27.1	11.9	3.4	7.1	2.0	0.1	3.6	5.1	11.7	43.5	0.1	0.3	22.7	1.7	2.3	73.5	1,924	846	238	506	9	258	170