most total steals by a player single season nba since merger

Alvin Robertson has the most steals in a season, with 301 steals in 1985-86.

	NAME	STL	SEASON	TM	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	301	1985-86	SAS	82	2,878	1,392	516	448	40	562	1,093	51.4	8	29	27.6	260	327	79.5	56.3	184	332	256	296		35.1	17.0	6.3	5.5	3.7	0.5	3.1
2	Don Buse D. Buse	281	1976-77	IND	81	2,947	646	270	685	16	266	639	41.6				114	145	78.6	46.0	66	204		129		36.4	8.0	3.3	8.5	3.5	0.2
3	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	265	1979-80	NYK	82	3,060	1,254	539	832	35	502	1,063	47.2	27	110	24.5	223	338	66.0	51.7	151	388	359	260		37.3	15.3	6.6	10.1	3.2	0.4	4.4
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	263	1988-89	UTA	82	3,171	1,400	248	1,118	14	497	923	53.8	16	66	24.2	390	452	86.3	62.4	83	165	308	241		38.7	17.1	3.0	13.6	3.2	0.2	3.8
5	Slick Watts S. Watts	261	1975-76	SEA	82	2,776	1,065	365	661	16	433	1,015	42.7				199	344	57.8	45.7	112	253		270		33.9	13.0	4.5	8.1	3.2	0.2
6	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	260	1986-87	SAS	81	2,697	1,435	424	421	35	589	1,264	46.6	13	48	27.1	244	324	75.3	51.0	186	238	243	264		33.3	17.7	5.2	5.2	3.2	0.4	3.0
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	259	1987-88	CHI	82	3,311	2,868	449	485	131	1,069	1,998	53.5	7	53	13.2	723	860	84.1	60.3	139	310	252	270		40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	3.1
8	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	246	1990-91	MIL	81	2,598	1,098	459	444	16	438	904	48.5	23	63	36.5	199	263	75.7	53.8	191	268	212	273		32.1	13.6	5.7	5.5	3.0	0.2	2.6
9	John Stockton J. Stockton	244	1991-92	UTA	82	3,002	1,297	270	1,126	22	453	939	48.2	83	204	40.7	308	366	84.2	59.0	68	202	286	234		36.6	15.8	3.3	13.7	3.0	0.3	3.5
10	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	243	1987-88	SAS	82	2,978	1,610	498	557	69	655	1,408	46.5	27	95	28.4	273	365	74.8	51.3	165	333	251	300		36.3	19.6	6.1	6.8	3.0	0.8	3.1
11	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	243	1984-85	NJN	82	3,127	1,649	457	669	22	690	1,470	46.9	29	115	25.2	240	313	76.7	51.3	156	301	249	277		38.1	20.1	5.6	8.2	3.0	0.3	3.0
12	John Stockton J. Stockton	242	1987-88	UTA	82	2,842	1,204	237	1,128	16	454	791	57.4	24	67	35.8	272	324	84.0	64.5	54	183	262	247		34.7	14.7	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	3.2
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	236	1986-87	CHI	82	3,281	3,041	430	377	125	1,098	2,279	48.2	12	66	18.2	833	972	85.7	56.2	166	264	272	237		40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	3.3
14	John Stockton J. Stockton	234	1990-91	UTA	82	3,103	1,413	237	1,164	16	496	978	50.7	58	168	34.5	363	434	83.6	60.4	46	191	298	233		37.8	17.2	2.9	14.2	2.9	0.2	3.6
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	234	1988-89	CHI	81	3,255	2,633	652	650	65	966	1,795	53.8	27	98	27.6	674	793	85.0	61.4	149	503	290	247		40.2	32.5	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	3.6
16	Micheal Williams M. Williams	233	1991-92	IND	79	2,750	1,188	282	647	22	404	824	49.0	8	33	24.2	372	427	87.1	58.7	73	209	240	262		34.8	15.0	3.6	8.2	2.9	0.3	3.0
17	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	232	1994-95	CHI	79	3,014	1,692	639	409	89	634	1,320	48.0	109	316	34.5	315	440	71.6	55.9	175	464	271	238		38.2	21.4	8.1	5.2	2.9	1.1	3.4
18	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	232	1980-81	NYK	79	3,175	1,293	545	627	35	523	1,116	46.9	23	102	22.5	224	338	66.3	51.1	173	372	302	258		40.2	16.4	6.9	7.9	2.9	0.4	3.8
19	Gary Payton G. Payton	231	1995-96	SEA	81	3,162	1,563	339	608	19	618	1,276	48.4	98	299	32.8	229	306	74.8	55.4	104	235	260	221		39.0	19.3	4.2	7.5	2.9	0.2	3.2
20	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	229	2024-25	ATL	76	2,571	1,073	449	333	55	455	923	49.3	80	235	34.0	83	140	59.3	54.5	124	325	155	175	-65	33.8	14.1	5.9	4.4	3.0	0.7	2.0
21	Johnny Moore J. Moore	229	1984-85	SAS	82	2,689	1,046	378	816	18	416	910	45.7	25	89	28.1	189	248	76.2	51.3	94	284	236	247		32.8	12.8	4.6	10.0	2.8	0.2	2.9
22	Rick Barry R. Barry	228	1974-75	GSW	80	3,235	2,450	456	492	33	1,028	2,217	46.4				394	436	90.4	50.9	92	364		225		40.4	30.6	5.7	6.2	2.9	0.4
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	227	1989-90	CHI	82	3,197	2,753	565	519	54	1,034	1,964	52.6	92	245	37.6	593	699	84.8	60.6	143	422	247	241		39.0	33.6	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	3.0
24	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	225	2002-03	PHI	82	3,485	2,262	344	454	13	804	1,940	41.4	84	303	27.7	570	736	77.4	50.0	68	276	286	149	+184	42.5	27.6	4.2	5.5	2.7	0.2	3.5
25	Ron Lee R. Lee	225	1977-78	PHX	82	1,928	1,004	254	305	17	417	950	43.9				170	228	74.6	47.8	95	159	221	257		23.5	12.2	3.1	3.7	2.7	0.2	2.7