nba most steals in a season in first season

Don Buse had the most steals in his first season, with 281 steals in 1976-77.

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NBA most steals by a player in a season in first season

	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	Don Buse D. Buse	281	1976-77	IND	81	36.4	8.0	3.3	8.5	3.5	0.2	3.3	7.9	41.6				1.4	1.8	78.6	46.0	0.8	2.5		2,947	646	270	685	16		129
2	Larry Steele L. Steele	217	1973-74	POR	81	32.7	9.7	3.8	4.0	2.7	0.4	4.0	8.4	47.8				1.7	2.1	78.9	52.0	1.1	2.7		2,648	785	310	323	32		295
3	Steve Mix S. Mix	212	1973-74	PHI	82	36.2	14.9	10.5	1.9	2.6	0.5	6.0	12.7	47.5				2.8	3.5	79.2	52.1	3.7	6.8		2,969	1,218	864	152	37		305
4	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	211	1979-80	IND	82	24.7	8.4	2.7	3.1	2.6	0.6	3.4	7.4	45.2	0.0	0.1	40.0	1.7	2.1	78.2	50.2	0.8	1.9	2.0	2,027	688	223	252	48	166	194
5	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
6	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	205	1987-88	NYK	82	39.6	13.6	4.8	10.6	2.5	0.1	5.3	12.4	43.2	0.4	1.5	25.4	2.5	3.2	77.4	49.3	1.5	3.4	3.1	3,249	1,114	396	868	6	258	244
7	Randy Smith R. Smith	203	1973-74	BUF	82	33.5	15.5	3.8	4.7	2.5	0.0	6.5	13.2	49.2				2.5	3.5	71.2	52.5	1.1	2.8		2,745	1,267	315	383	4		261
8	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	199	1976-77	KCK	72	34.6	17.0	3.3	4.4	2.8	0.2	7.0	13.8	50.4				3.1	3.8	81.8	55.0	1.2	2.1		2,488	1,227	238	320	16		206
9	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	198	1975-76	PHI	77	38.3	23.0	12.6	4.7	2.6	0.5	8.4	20.2	41.7				6.2	8.3	74.0	48.2	3.4	9.2		2,946	1,769	967	359	41		334
10	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
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	196	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	69	291	285
12	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	192	1976-77	MIL	79	26.5	8.6	3.3	4.7	2.4	0.3	3.8	8.7	43.4				1.1	1.9	53.9	45.0	1.2	2.2		2,095	681	264	372	21		291
13	Mike Gale M. Gale	191	1976-77	SAS	82	31.7	10.3	3.3	5.8	2.3	0.6	4.3	9.2	46.8				1.7	2.0	82.0	50.9	0.7	2.7		2,598	843	273	473	50		224
14	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	190	1993-94	ORL	82	36.8	16.0	5.4	6.6	2.3	0.6	6.2	13.3	46.6	0.6	2.3	26.7	3.0	4.0	74.2	53.1	2.3	3.0	3.6	3,015	1,313	439	544	51	292	205
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	187	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	1,387	596	563	41	305	218
16	Bobby Jones B. Jones	186	1976-77	DEN	82	29.5	15.1	8.3	3.2	2.3	2.0	6.1	10.7	57.0				2.9	4.0	71.7	60.5	2.1	6.1		2,419	1,238	678	264	162		238
17	Jerry Sloan J. Sloan	183	1973-74	CHI	77	37.1	13.2	7.2	1.9	2.4	0.1	5.4	12.0	44.7				2.5	3.5	71.1	48.9	1.9	5.3		2,860	1,018	556	149	10		273
18	Chris Paul C. Paul	175	2005-06	NOK	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	5.2	12.1	43.0	0.6	2.3	28.2	5.1	6.0	84.7	54.6	0.8	4.3	2.3	2,808	1,258	400	611	6	183	218	-181
19	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	174	1978-79	PHI	82	29.4	8.4	3.1	5.3	2.1	0.1	3.6	7.0	51.0				1.2	1.7	72.1	54.1	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,409	685	254	431	12	193	198
20	Phil Ford P. Ford	174	1978-79	KCK	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	5.9	12.7	46.5				4.1	5.1	81.3	53.4	0.4	1.9	4.1	2,723	1,260	182	681	6	323	245
21	Rick Barry R. Barry	169	1973-74	GSW	80	36.5	25.1	6.8	6.1	2.1	0.5	10.0	21.8	45.6				5.2	5.8	89.9	51.5	1.3	5.5		2,918	2,009	540	484	40		265
22	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	167	1976-77	SAS	78	37.6	21.9	11.3	2.9	2.1	0.8	9.1	18.4	49.2				3.8	4.6	82.3	53.6	3.6	7.7		2,936	1,705	879	229	60		190
23	Gary Payton G. Payton	165	1990-91	SEA	82	27.4	7.2	3.0	6.4	2.0	0.2	3.2	7.0	45.0	0.0	0.2	7.7	0.8	1.2	71.1	47.6	1.3	1.6	2.2	2,244	588	243	528	15	180	249
24	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	165	1989-90	GSW	79	33.7	14.7	3.9	8.7	2.1	0.2	5.9	12.5	47.1	0.3	1.1	27.4	2.7	3.5	76.4	52.5	0.7	3.2	3.3	2,663	1,162	310	689	12	260	232
25	M.L. Carr	165	1976-77	DET	82	32.2	13.3	7.7	2.2	2.0	0.7	5.4	11.4	47.6				2.5	3.4	73.5	51.8	2.6	5.1		2,643	1,091	631	181	58		287

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