nba highest career steals in a season in cavs history

Ron Harper has gotten the most steals for the Cavaliers in a season, with 209 steals in his rookie season in 1986-87.

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NBA highest career steals by a player in a season in cavs history

	NAME	STL	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ron Harper R. Harper	209	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	22.9	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	1,874	392	394	84	345	247
2	Brevin Knight B. Knight	196	1997-98	CLE	80	31.0	9.0	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2	3.3	7.4	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.1	51.5	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,483	723	253	656	18	194	271	+298
3	Ron Harper R. Harper	185	1988-89	CLE	82	34.8	18.6	5.0	5.3	2.3	0.9	7.2	14.0	51.1	0.4	1.4	25.0	3.9	5.2	75.1	57.0	1.5	3.5	2.8	2,851	1,526	409	434	74	230	224
4	LeBron James L. James	177	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	27.2	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	577	52	262	146	+152
5	Foots Walker F. Walker	176	1977-78	CLE	81	30.8	9.0	3.6	5.6	2.2	0.3	3.5	7.9	44.8				2.0	2.7	71.9	49.6	0.9	2.7	2.2	2,496	733	294	453	24	181	218
6	Foots Walker F. Walker	155	1979-80	CLE	76	31.9	9.4	3.8	8.0	2.0	0.2	3.4	7.5	45.4	0.0	0.1	11.1	2.6	3.2	80.2	52.7	1.0	2.8	2.1	2,422	712	287	607	12	157	202
7	LeBron James L. James	138	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	30.0	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	81	255	165	+139
8	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	138	1996-97	CLE	78	36.8	19.5	3.9	6.3	1.8	0.4	7.4	16.8	43.8	1.3	3.5	37.3	3.4	3.8	90.2	52.6	0.6	3.2	2.3	2,868	1,519	301	490	30	178	177	+128
9	LeBron James L. James	137	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	28.4	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	9.7	19.9	48.9	1.6	4.7	34.4	7.3	9.4	78.0	59.1	1.3	6.3	3.0	3,054	2,304	613	587	93	241	139	+870
10	Mike Bratz M. Bratz	136	1980-81	CLE	80	32.4	10.0	2.5	5.7	1.7	0.2	4.0	10.2	39.0	0.7	2.1	33.7	1.3	1.7	81.1	45.8	0.8	1.7	2.0	2,595	802	198	452	17	162	194
11	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	132	1995-96	CLE	75	34.3	19.3	3.3	6.5	1.8	0.4	6.8	14.6	46.5	1.2	3.1	38.7	4.5	5.1	88.7	57.3	0.6	2.7	1.9	2,570	1,449	248	487	33	142	146
12	LeBron James L. James	130	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	20.9	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	1,654	432	465	58	273	149	-144
13	Foots Walker F. Walker	130	1978-79	CLE	55	31.9	10.1	3.6	5.8	2.4	0.3	3.8	8.1	46.4				2.5	3.2	78.3	52.7	1.1	2.5	2.3	1,753	553	198	321	18	127	153
14	Wesley Person W. Person	129	1997-98	CLE	82	39.0	14.7	4.4	2.3	1.6	0.6	5.4	11.7	46.0	2.3	5.5	43.0	1.6	2.1	77.6	58.3	0.8	3.6	1.3	3,198	1,204	363	188	49	110	108	+167
15	John Bagley J. Bagley	129	1984-85	CLE	81	29.6	9.9	3.6	8.6	1.6	0.1	4.2	8.6	48.8	0.0	0.3	11.5	1.5	2.1	74.9	52.4	0.7	2.9	2.6	2,401	804	291	697	5	207	132
16	Andre Miller A. Miller	126	2001-02	CLE	81	37.3	16.5	4.7	10.9	1.6	0.4	5.9	12.9	45.4	0.3	1.1	25.3	4.5	5.5	81.7	53.8	1.3	3.3	3.0	3,023	1,335	379	882	34	245	228	-102
17	Craig Ehlo C. Ehlo	126	1989-90	CLE	81	35.7	13.6	5.4	4.6	1.6	0.3	5.4	11.6	46.4	1.3	3.1	41.9	1.6	2.3	68.1	53.9	1.8	3.6	2.0	2,894	1,102	439	371	23	161	226
18	LeBron James L. James	125	2009-10	CLE	76	39.0	29.7	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	10.1	20.1	50.3	1.7	5.1	33.3	7.8	10.2	76.7	60.4	0.9	6.4	3.4	2,966	2,258	554	651	77	261	119	+648
19	LeBron James L. James	125	2006-07	CLE	78	40.9	27.3	6.7	6.0	1.6	0.7	9.9	20.8	47.6	1.3	4.0	31.9	6.3	9.0	69.8	55.2	1.1	5.7	3.2	3,190	2,132	526	470	55	250	171	+377
20	Ricky Davis R. Davis	125	2002-03	CLE	79	39.6	20.6	4.9	5.5	1.6	0.5	7.6	18.6	41.0	0.9	2.6	36.3	4.4	5.9	74.8	48.5	1.2	3.7	3.5	3,131	1,626	390	436	36	277	180	-638
21	Randy Smith R. Smith	125	1979-80	CLE	82	32.6	17.6	3.1	4.4	1.5	0.1	7.3	16.2	45.2	0.1	0.6	18.9	2.8	3.5	82.3	49.7	1.1	2.0	2.4	2,677	1,441	256	363	7	200	190
22	Jim Cleamons J. Cleamons	124	1975-76	CLE	82	34.6	12.2	4.3	5.2	1.5	0.2	5.0	10.8	46.6				2.1	2.7	79.8	50.9	1.5	2.8		2,835	1,000	354	428	20		214
23	LeBron James L. James	123	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	31.4	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	66	260	181	+275
24	Ron Harper R. Harper	122	1987-88	CLE	57	32.1	15.4	3.9	4.9	2.1	0.9	6.0	12.8	46.4	0.1	0.4	15.0	3.4	4.9	70.5	51.4	1.1	2.8	2.8	1,830	879	223	281	52	158	157
25	John Bagley J. Bagley	122	1985-86	CLE	78	31.7	11.7	3.5	9.4	1.6	0.1	4.7	11.1	42.3	0.1	0.5	24.3	2.2	2.8	79.1	47.5	1.0	2.6	3.1	2,472	911	275	735	10	239	165

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
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4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
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29.1

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

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10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

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8.6

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7.7

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

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Davison

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0