most team steals per game in a season since 1979

Since 1978-79, the Seattle SuperSonics have the most steals per game by a team in a season, with 12.8 per game in 1993-94.

	TEAM	SPG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	SuperSonics	12.8	1993-94	82	240.6	105.9	41.2	25.8	4.5	40.7	84.2	48.4	3.0	8.8	33.5	21.6	29.0	74.5	54.7	14.0	27.2	15.4	19,730	8,687	3,381	2,112	1,053	365	1,262	1,914
2	Celtics	12.0	1997-98	82	240.6	95.9	39.5	22.1	4.5	36.7	84.6	43.4	5.1	15.2	33.2	17.4	24.0	72.6	50.4	14.6	24.9	16.2	19,730	7,864	3,240	1,816	987	366	1,330	2,203
3	Spurs	11.7	1988-89	82	240.9	105.5	42.4	24.8	5.2	42.3	90.4	46.8	0.8	3.6	21.5	20.1	28.9	69.8	51.2	15.8	26.6	20.9	19,755	8,652	3,476	2,037	961	423	1,712	2,153
4	SuperSonics	11.5	1992-93	82	241.2	108.3	42.4	23.2	5.0	42.4	87.1	48.6	2.7	7.4	35.7	21.0	27.5	76.1	54.6	14.9	27.5	15.5	19,780	8,884	3,476	1,906	944	409	1,267	1,971
5	Nets	11.2	1981-82	82	241.2	106.7	42.9	25.6	5.9	42.7	88.1	48.4	0.4	1.8	20.5	20.9	28.7	72.8	52.9	14.6	28.3	20.1	19,780	8,746	3,514	2,096	918	481	1,650	2,295
6	SuperSonics	11.2	1994-95	82	241.8	110.4	41.5	25.8	4.8	40.4	82.2	49.1	6.0	15.9	37.6	23.7	31.3	75.8	57.5	13.0	28.5	15.8	19,830	9,055	3,405	2,115	917	392	1,295	2,067
7	Hawks	11.2	1993-94	82	240.9	101.4	44.8	25.1	5.5	39.6	85.8	46.1	3.3	10.1	32.3	19.0	25.2	75.2	52.3	15.2	29.5	15.3	19,755	8,318	3,673	2,056	915	449	1,252	1,625
8	Suns	11.2	1978-79	82	241.2	115.4	42.2	30.5	4.1	46.9	91.7	51.2				21.5	28.0	76.8	55.5	13.2	29.0	21.5	19,780	9,459	3,462	2,500	915	337	1,760	1,944
9	Nets	11.1	1982-83	82	240.3	105.8	45.0	26.1	7.2	42.8	87.1	49.2	0.4	1.8	20.1	19.8	28.1	70.5	53.2	15.4	29.6	22.8	19,705	8,672	3,693	2,143	911	592	1,873	2,166
10	Suns	11.1	1979-80	82	240.9	111.1	43.0	27.8	4.2	43.5	88.2	49.3	0.8	3.4	24.3	23.2	30.1	77.3	54.8	13.1	30.0	19.9	19,755	9,114	3,529	2,283	908	344	1,629	1,853
11	SuperSonics	11.0	1996-97	82	241.2	100.9	40.0	23.5	4.7	36.5	78.2	46.7	6.8	19.3	35.3	21.0	28.0	75.2	55.7	12.3	27.7	15.0	19,780	8,274	3,281	1,931	904	388	1,231	1,803
12	Knicks	11.0	1988-89	82	241.5	116.7	43.7	25.4	5.4	45.1	92.8	48.6	4.7	14.0	33.7	21.7	28.9	75.2	55.3	16.1	27.6	19.2	19,805	9,567	3,587	2,083	900	446	1,572	2,053
13	Pacers	11.0	1979-80	82	242.1	111.2	45.4	26.2	6.5	44.4	93.8	47.3	1.1	3.8	28.0	21.4	28.5	75.1	52.3	17.0	28.4	18.5	19,855	9,119	3,724	2,148	900	530	1,517	1,973
14	Bucks	10.9	1990-91	82	242.1	106.4	39.5	25.3	4.0	40.7	84.7	48.0	3.1	9.2	34.1	21.9	27.3	80.1	55.0	13.2	26.4	16.1	19,855	8,727	3,241	2,075	894	330	1,321	2,033
15	Nuggets	10.9	1984-85	82	241.8	120.0	44.3	27.6	5.2	47.3	97.3	48.6	0.9	2.9	31.1	24.6	31.3	78.5	54.0	16.2	28.1	16.9	19,830	9,841	3,634	2,266	894	424	1,382	2,152
16	76ers	10.8	1998-99	50	243.0	89.7	43.1	18.7	5.4	33.1	77.7	42.6	2.0	7.4	26.4	21.5	29.7	72.2	49.4	14.6	28.6	16.4	12,150	4,483	2,157	934	542	271	822	1,152
17	Pistons	10.8	1980-81	82	240.9	99.7	40.4	22.2	6.0	39.5	85.2	46.3	0.2	1.0	15.5	20.6	28.4	72.5	51.0	14.6	25.7	21.5	19,755	8,174	3,312	1,819	884	492	1,759	2,125
18	SuperSonics	10.8	1995-96	82	242.4	104.5	41.5	24.4	4.8	37.5	78.1	48.0	7.1	19.5	36.4	22.5	29.6	76.0	57.4	11.6	29.9	17.6	19,880	8,572	3,403	1,999	882	393	1,441	1,967
19	Knicks	10.7	1979-80	82	241.2	114.0	43.2	27.6	5.6	46.4	93.6	49.6	0.5	2.3	22.0	20.7	27.7	74.7	53.9	15.1	28.1	19.7	19,780	9,344	3,539	2,265	881	457	1,613	2,168
20	Suns	10.7	1980-81	82	240.9	110.0	45.4	26.9	5.1	43.7	89.3	49.0	0.4	2.0	21.7	22.1	29.6	74.5	53.7	15.0	30.4	21.1	19,755	9,019	3,724	2,205	876	416	1,733	1,996
21	Nets	10.6	1979-80	82	241.5	108.3	45.9	25.5	7.1	42.1	91.5	46.1	1.0	3.6	28.5	23.0	29.3	78.2	51.8	15.0	30.9	20.8	19,805	8,879	3,764	2,094	869	581	1,702	2,181
22	SuperSonics	10.5	1988-89	82	241.2	112.1	44.3	25.4	6.0	43.5	91.2	47.7	3.6	9.4	37.9	21.6	29.0	74.6	53.9	17.0	27.3	17.1	19,780	9,196	3,635	2,083	864	494	1,403	2,027
23	Bucks	10.5	1992-93	82	240.6	102.3	38.6	25.4	4.8	39.9	84.4	47.2	3.8	11.4	33.3	18.8	25.4	74.2	53.5	12.8	25.8	16.6	19,730	8,392	3,163	2,084	863	393	1,363	1,978
24	Bucks	10.5	1991-92	82	242.4	105.0	42.3	24.6	3.9	40.5	88.0	46.0	4.5	12.3	36.9	19.5	25.7	75.9	52.9	15.8	26.5	16.5	19,880	8,609	3,469	2,018	863	317	1,350	1,904
25	Kings	10.5	1979-80	82	241.5	108.0	44.1	25.9	4.3	43.7	91.3	47.8	0.3	1.4	21.9	20.4	27.4	74.3	52.2	14.5	29.6	17.5	19,805	8,860	3,616	2,123	863	356	1,439	2,135