most stl in the 1980s in the nba

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Maurice Cheeks got the most steals, with 1,768 steals.

Interpreted as:
most stl by a player in the 1980s in the NBA
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
1,768
771
33.9
12.6
3.0
7.5
2.3
0.3
5.1
9.6
52.9
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.1
79.4
57.8
0.7
2.3
2.3
26,174
9,744
2,284
5,781
260
1,777
1,736
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,464
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
310
2,800
1,685
3Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
1,363
484
35.9
16.1
5.8
7.6
2.8
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.0
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.5
3.6
70.1
50.1
1.9
4.0
3.5
17,371
7,784
2,823
3,686
188
1,713
1,671
4Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,338
635
36.7
20.3
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.3
1.2
27.8
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
1.0
2.7
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
6,220
181
2,437
2,105
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,300
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
603
2,261
1,906
6Fat Lever
F. Lever
1,287
557
32.4
14.5
6.0
6.9
2.3
0.3
5.9
13.1
45.3
0.1
0.6
27.0
2.5
3.2
76.6
49.9
1.9
4.1
2.1
18,065
8,059
3,330
3,847
166
1,181
1,398
7Rickey Green
R. Green
1,140
669
27.2
10.8
2.2
6.5
1.7
0.1
4.3
9.1
47.9
0.0
0.2
21.2
2.0
2.5
82.2
53.0
0.5
1.6
1.9
18,200
7,208
1,448
4,346
41
1,272
1,102
8T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
1,131
768
25.5
5.2
4.8
1.8
1.5
0.3
2.1
4.6
46.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
72.2
50.4
1.9
2.9
0.9
19,610
4,016
3,700
1,416
216
661
1,735
9Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
1,128
389
32.2
16.2
5.4
5.4
2.9
0.5
6.6
13.7
48.2
0.2
0.6
26.8
2.8
3.7
75.4
52.7
2.1
3.3
3.0
12,525
6,285
2,087
2,094
204
1,148
1,336
10Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1,101
478
33.0
19.8
5.9
5.6
2.3
0.7
7.8
15.9
49.2
0.1
0.6
23.0
4.0
5.1
78.0
54.5
2.7
3.2
2.9
15,777
9,484
2,798
2,677
320
1,367
1,544
11Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,081
602
34.1
22.0
6.4
3.8
1.8
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.1
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.9
2.9
20,506
13,263
3,861
2,282
983
1,770
1,621
12Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
1,055
783
34.9
15.3
3.9
5.6
1.3
0.6
5.7
12.9
44.6
0.1
0.6
18.0
3.7
4.5
81.9
51.4
1.2
2.7
2.5
27,325
11,954
3,078
4,381
456
1,976
2,265
13Darwin Cook
D. Cook
1,044
612
23.1
9.5
2.1
3.7
1.7
0.3
4.1
8.9
45.3
0.1
0.5
19.6
1.3
1.7
76.4
49.0
0.7
1.4
1.8
14,156
5,820
1,308
2,248
203
1,122
1,315
14Gus Williams
G. Williams
1,034
511
33.6
18.7
2.6
6.8
2.0
0.3
7.6
16.5
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
3.2
4.3
74.8
50.6
1.0
1.6
2.5
17,149
9,540
1,329
3,464
176
1,267
916
15Johnny Moore
J. Moore
985
467
27.7
10.2
3.2
8.1
2.1
0.2
4.2
9.0
46.3
0.2
0.7
25.3
1.7
2.3
71.5
50.8
0.8
2.4
2.4
12,914
4,772
1,496
3,784
113
1,124
1,270
16Reggie Theus
R. Theus
968
787
33.7
18.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.4
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
14,729
2,671
5,239
171
2,712
2,313
17Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
965
790
27.6
9.1
3.2
4.4
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.5
47.6
0.5
1.4
34.3
1.5
1.8
82.9
54.9
0.9
2.4
1.7
21,777
7,208
2,542
3,451
487
1,337
2,122
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
962
345
39.0
32.6
6.2
5.9
2.8
1.2
11.9
23.3
51.3
0.2
0.8
20.2
8.6
10.1
84.8
58.9
1.9
4.3
3.3
13,442
11,263
2,129
2,046
411
1,150
1,085
19Ray Williams
R. Williams
962
493
29.5
16.2
3.8
5.9
2.0
0.4
6.3
13.9
45.0
0.2
0.8
23.7
3.5
4.4
81.1
51.3
1.3
2.5
3.2
14,542
8,001
1,870
2,912
174
1,572
1,680
20John Stockton
J. Stockton
948
410
27.6
10.6
2.2
9.6
2.3
0.2
3.8
7.3
52.7
0.1
0.5
25.9
2.8
3.4
82.3
60.4
0.6
1.7
2.6
11,296
4,340
920
3,941
65
1,052
1,142
21Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
940
600
17.0
5.2
1.8
1.9
1.6
0.3
2.0
4.6
44.0
0.2
0.6
29.2
1.0
1.3
73.0
50.0
0.5
1.3
1.1
10,192
3,131
1,098
1,147
182
682
1,220
22Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
929
700
23.2
9.5
1.7
4.8
1.3
0.2
3.6
8.1
45.0
0.2
0.9
23.4
2.1
2.5
83.4
52.0
0.4
1.2
1.9
16,248
6,684
1,164
3,339
120
1,324
1,489
23Jim Paxson
J. Paxson
918
712
28.2
15.1
2.1
3.0
1.3
0.1
6.1
12.2
50.0
0.1
0.6
22.4
2.7
3.4
80.6
55.0
0.7
1.4
1.5
20,074
10,739
1,516
2,163
88
1,090
1,327
24Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
908
775
23.1
9.7
1.8
3.9
1.2
0.1
3.8
8.1
47.3
0.2
0.7
32.4
1.8
2.3
77.6
53.1
0.7
1.1
1.9
17,904
7,479
1,365
2,995
95
1,501
1,813
25Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
905
710
26.6
14.8
2.4
2.5
1.3
0.4
5.9
12.5
47.1
0.2
0.6
27.1
2.9
3.5
81.6
52.7
0.9
1.6
1.8
18,878
10,523
1,737
1,741
259
1,270
1,729
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.795
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3.0
3
50
28
.641
12.0
4
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12.0
5
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13.0
6
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