nba 1998 total steals leader

Brevin Knight had the most steals in 1997-98, with 196 steals in his rookie season.

NAMESTLSEASONTMGPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Brevin Knight
B. Knight
196
1997-98
80
2,483
723
253
656
18
261
592
44.1
0
7
0.0
201
251
80.1
51.5
67
186
194
271
+298
31.0
9.0
3.2
8.2
2.5
0.2
2.4
2Doug Christie
D. Christie
190
1997-98
78
2,939
1,287
404
282
57
458
1,071
42.8
100
307
32.6
271
327
82.9
53.0
94
310
228
198
-485
37.7
16.5
5.2
3.6
2.4
0.7
2.9
3Gary Payton
G. Payton
185
1997-98
82
3,145
1,571
376
679
18
579
1,278
45.3
134
397
33.8
279
375
74.4
54.4
77
299
229
195
+622
38.4
19.2
4.6
8.3
2.3
0.2
2.8
4Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
183
1997-98
70
2,700
921
341
469
21
368
938
39.2
90
334
26.9
95
134
70.9
46.2
81
260
176
122
+415
38.6
13.2
4.9
6.7
2.6
0.3
2.5
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
176
1997-98
80
3,150
1,758
296
494
25
649
1,407
46.1
70
235
29.8
390
535
72.9
53.5
86
210
244
200
-92
39.4
22.0
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.3
3.1
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
162
1997-98
82
3,118
954
510
745
26
357
859
41.6
73
233
31.3
167
209
79.9
50.2
108
402
261
142
+305
38.0
11.6
6.2
9.1
2.0
0.3
3.2
7Eddie Jones
E. Jones
160
1997-98
80
2,910
1,349
302
246
55
486
1,005
48.4
143
368
38.9
234
306
76.5
59.2
85
217
146
164
+610
36.4
16.9
3.8
3.1
2.0
0.7
1.8
8Kendall Gill
K. Gill
156
1997-98
81
2,733
1,087
391
200
64
418
974
42.9
26
101
25.7
225
327
68.8
48.6
112
279
124
268
+49
33.7
13.4
4.8
2.5
1.9
0.8
1.5
9Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
148
1997-98
82
2,597
862
334
221
17
280
636
44.0
125
301
41.5
177
204
86.8
59.4
71
263
102
153
+487
31.7
10.5
4.1
2.7
1.8
0.2
1.2
10Charlie Ward
C. Ward
144
1997-98
82
2,317
642
274
466
37
235
516
45.5
81
215
37.7
91
113
80.5
56.7
32
242
175
195
+278
28.3
7.8
3.3
5.7
1.8
0.5
2.1
11Grant Hill
G. Hill
143
1997-98
81
3,294
1,712
623
551
53
615
1,361
45.2
3
21
14.3
479
647
74.0
52.0
93
530
285
196
+214
40.7
21.1
7.7
6.8
1.8
0.7
3.5
12Antoine Walker
A. Walker
142
1997-98
82
3,268
1,840
836
273
60
722
1,705
42.3
91
292
31.2
305
473
64.5
48.1
270
566
292
262
-267
39.9
22.4
10.2
3.3
1.7
0.7
3.6
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
141
1997-98
82
3,181
2,357
475
283
45
881
1,893
46.5
30
126
23.8
565
721
78.4
53.3
130
345
185
151
+598
38.8
28.7
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
2.3
14David Wesley
D. Wesley
140
1997-98
81
2,845
1,054
213
529
30
383
864
44.3
59
170
34.7
229
288
79.5
53.2
49
164
226
229
+134
35.1
13.0
2.6
6.5
1.7
0.4
2.8
15Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
139
1997-98
82
3,222
1,518
786
348
150
635
1,293
49.1
3
16
18.8
245
332
73.8
52.7
222
564
192
224
+152
39.3
18.5
9.6
4.2
1.7
1.8
2.3
16Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
136
1997-98
81
3,031
1,528
299
672
16
558
1,296
43.1
155
442
35.1
257
329
78.1
53.0
48
251
224
200
+454
37.4
18.9
3.7
8.3
1.7
0.2
2.8
17Michael Finley
M. Finley
132
1997-98
82
3,394
1,763
438
405
30
675
1,505
44.9
87
244
35.7
326
416
78.4
52.2
150
288
219
163
-410
41.4
21.5
5.3
4.9
1.6
0.4
2.7
18Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
132
1997-98
77
2,814
1,328
362
176
37
508
1,154
44.0
110
263
41.8
202
250
80.8
52.5
132
230
106
152
+144
36.5
17.2
4.7
2.3
1.7
0.5
1.4
19Wesley Person
W. Person
129
1997-98
82
3,198
1,204
363
188
49
440
957
46.0
192
447
43.0
132
170
77.6
58.3
65
298
110
108
+167
39.0
14.7
4.4
2.3
1.6
0.6
1.3
20Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
126
1997-98
70
2,473
1,287
346
382
42
452
1,059
42.7
106
334
31.7
277
346
80.1
53.1
105
241
189
193
+69
35.3
18.4
4.9
5.5
1.8
0.6
2.7
21Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
126
1997-98
76
3,020
1,349
405
801
25
490
1,130
43.4
12
48
25.0
357
492
72.6
50.1
112
293
266
182
+100
39.7
17.8
5.3
10.5
1.7
0.3
3.5
22Ron Mercer
R. Mercer
125
1997-98
80
2,662
1,221
280
176
17
515
1,145
45.0
3
28
10.7
188
224
83.9
49.1
109
171
132
213
-101
33.3
15.3
3.5
2.2
1.6
0.2
1.7
23Lindsey Hunter
L. Hunter
123
1997-98
71
2,505
862
247
224
10
316
826
38.3
85
265
32.1
145
196
74.0
47.2
61
186
110
174
-11
35.3
12.1
3.5
3.2
1.7
0.1
1.5
24Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
123
1997-98
79
2,734
711
724
201
22
307
698
44.0
0
6
0.0
97
114
85.1
47.5
218
506
126
280
+127
34.6
9.0
9.2
2.5
1.6
0.3
1.6
25Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
121
1997-98
75
2,606
1,471
228
603
20
510
1,156
44.1
15
80
18.8
436
507
86.0
53.3
73
155
269
262
+133
34.7
19.6
3.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
3.6
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