nba most steals by a player in their first eight seasons

Alvin Robertson had the most steals in his first 8 seasons, with 1,791 steals.

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  • Data note: Steals: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
1,791
633
31.9
15.1
5.5
5.3
2.8
0.4
6.1
12.8
47.9
0.2
0.8
29.4
2.6
3.4
75.3
52.7
2.2
3.2
2.8
20,185
9,546
3,455
3,343
269
1,800
2,152
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,633
652
31.2
12.9
2.5
11.3
2.5
0.2
4.6
8.9
51.4
0.4
1.0
35.0
3.3
4.0
82.7
60.2
0.6
1.9
2.9
20,316
8,395
1,633
7,365
121
1,908
1,842
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,594
589
38.7
32.3
6.3
6.0
2.7
1.1
12.0
23.2
51.9
0.3
1.2
28.4
7.8
9.3
84.7
59.2
1.7
4.6
3.1
22,775
19,000
3,697
3,507
623
1,799
1,756
4Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,494
654
34.8
15.9
3.8
6.7
2.3
0.2
6.5
13.5
48.1
0.7
2.2
31.2
2.3
3.2
71.1
53.5
1.3
2.5
2.4
22,757
10,419
2,462
4,380
139
1,580
1,804
+1246
5Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
1,490
635
32.7
11.7
3.0
7.1
2.3
0.3
4.7
8.8
53.9
0.1
0.2
29.6
2.2
2.8
78.9
58.5
0.7
2.2
2.4
20,790
7,458
1,887
4,485
218
1,521
1,595
6Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
1,463
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
2.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.7
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.3
3.4
69.0
49.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
206
1,854
1,859
7Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
1,460
594
35.6
14.6
4.2
7.0
2.5
0.4
5.7
13.7
41.8
1.6
4.5
34.8
1.7
2.2
74.3
50.0
1.3
2.9
2.5
21,153
8,700
2,500
4,160
224
1,468
1,228
+585
8Fat Lever
F. Lever
1,455
636
32.9
14.9
6.4
6.9
2.3
0.3
6.1
13.5
45.2
0.2
0.6
30.2
2.6
3.3
77.2
50.0
2.0
4.3
2.1
20,897
9,502
4,064
4,364
179
1,337
1,570
9Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1,405
630
35.4
17.5
7.0
5.2
2.2
1.0
7.0
14.3
48.9
0.5
1.5
29.4
3.0
4.4
68.8
53.8
2.1
4.9
2.9
22,285
10,994
4,404
3,271
620
1,842
1,969
10Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1,390
633
33.7
20.5
6.1
5.7
2.2
0.7
8.0
16.3
49.1
0.3
0.9
26.8
4.2
5.4
78.1
54.8
2.7
3.4
2.8
21,312
12,954
3,851
3,602
431
1,790
1,992
11Gus Williams
G. Williams
1,347
636
31.3
17.8
2.9
5.3
2.1
0.4
7.3
15.6
47.0
0.1
0.4
15.3
3.1
4.1
76.3
51.2
1.1
1.8
2.6
19,920
11,341
1,821
3,397
239
1,219
1,312
12Isiah 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
13Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,331
555
36.5
18.6
4.4
9.8
2.4
0.1
6.5
13.8
47.3
1.0
2.7
35.6
4.5
5.3
85.8
57.5
0.7
3.7
2.4
20,277
10,311
2,426
5,449
50
1,348
1,364
+1624
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,273
535
41.4
27.0
4.1
5.7
2.4
0.2
9.5
22.9
41.7
1.3
4.2
31.0
6.6
8.7
75.8
50.5
1.0
3.1
3.6
22,164
14,436
2,175
3,046
112
1,947
1,178
+526
15Randy Smith
R. Smith
1,256
656
35.5
19.1
3.9
5.2
1.9
0.1
7.8
16.5
47.1
0.1
0.5
13.6
3.5
4.4
79.4
51.7
1.2
2.8
2.9
23,308
12,542
2,587
3,415
56
936
1,769
16Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1,234
612
24.5
9.2
3.0
4.7
2.0
0.1
4.0
8.5
46.3
0.0
0.1
19.4
1.3
1.9
65.6
49.0
0.9
2.1
2.4
14,968
5,632
1,831
2,880
75
1,260
1,875
17Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,233
642
32.0
14.4
2.7
6.2
1.9
0.3
5.7
11.7
48.5
0.7
2.0
34.4
2.4
3.2
74.9
55.1
0.7
2.0
2.0
20,522
9,241
1,747
3,985
222
1,295
1,527
18Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1,212
606
26.5
6.3
4.2
6.7
2.0
0.5
2.4
5.4
45.1
0.3
0.8
32.8
1.1
1.7
65.1
50.8
1.3
2.9
2.0
16,054
3,808
2,552
4,080
275
1,241
1,871
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,212
567
36.9
19.1
7.5
10.9
2.1
0.5
7.0
13.1
53.9
0.1
0.4
19.1
4.9
6.0
81.8
60.7
2.0
5.5
3.9
20,894
10,805
4,247
6,179
275
2,219
1,366
20Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,201
573
37.7
14.2
6.4
9.4
2.1
0.3
5.1
12.8
40.3
1.1
3.4
32.2
2.8
3.7
76.3
49.3
1.6
4.8
3.4
21,581
8,135
3,653
5,409
186
1,929
1,120
+1388
21Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,184
624
34.9
23.2
7.3
4.1
1.9
1.6
9.1
17.8
51.4
0.1
0.2
26.0
4.8
6.3
77.5
56.4
2.6
4.7
3.2
21,750
14,458
4,553
2,552
1,008
1,743
1,754
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,170
594
36.7
22.9
12.5
2.2
2.0
3.5
9.0
17.6
51.3
0.0
0.1
6.7
4.8
6.9
69.3
55.3
4.2
8.3
3.1
21,812
13,575
7,441
1,302
2,102
1,852
2,360
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,169
635
38.4
24.4
10.4
6.1
1.8
0.9
9.7
19.3
50.0
0.6
1.5
36.8
4.6
5.2
87.4
56.5
2.3
8.1
3.2
24,406
15,508
6,579
3,900
541
2,037
1,731
24Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
1,166
612
37.3
19.6
3.6
9.1
1.9
0.2
7.3
16.3
44.5
1.7
4.7
35.2
3.4
4.4
77.7
53.7
0.8
2.9
3.1
22,841
11,991
2,210
5,573
103
1,920
1,541
+989
25Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
1,166
568
30.5
13.0
3.5
6.8
2.1
0.5
4.5
10.0
45.5
0.3
1.0
32.5
3.5
4.5
78.2
54.1
0.9
2.6
2.3
17,301
7,357
2,000
3,866
276
1,299
1,910
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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
10
2
.833
2
Spurs Spurs
9
2
.818
0.5
3
Thunder Thunder
8
2
.800
1.0
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Warriors Warriors
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3
.727
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5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
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SAS SAS
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Sun
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Tue
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Rockets

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1
76ers 76ers
9
2
.818
2
Celtics Celtics
8
2
.800
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
7
3
.700
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4
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7
5
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2.5
5
Knicks Knicks
5
4
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6
Raptors Raptors
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7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
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6
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Heat Heat
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6
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9
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7
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10
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11
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14
Bulls Bulls
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8
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9
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7.5
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Lakers Lakers
10
2
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2
Spurs Spurs
9
2
.818
0.5
3
Thunder Thunder
8
2
.800
1.0
4
Warriors Warriors
8
3
.727
1.5
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
3
.727
1.5
6
Rockets Rockets
8
3
.727
1.5
7
Grizzlies Grizzlies
7
3
.700
2.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
6
3
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2.5
9
Mavericks Mavericks
7
4
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2.5
10
Nuggets Nuggets
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4
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3.5
11
Pelicans Pelicans
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7
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12
Suns Suns
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6
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13
Clippers Clippers
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Kings Kings
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Jazz Jazz
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Tue
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BOS BOS
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Tue
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PHI PHI
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NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
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SAS SAS
116-104
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ATL ATL
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ORL ORL
132-125
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WAS WAS
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Tue
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MIL MIL
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NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Tue
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
8:00 PM
Tue
11/10
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Tue
11/10
MIA MIA
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Tue
11/10
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@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM