nba players most steals 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Rick Barry got the most steals, with 1,024 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
1,024
482
36.9
22.5
5.5
6.0
2.1
0.5
9.2
20.4
45.1
4.1
4.5
91.5
50.4
0.9
4.5
2.6
17,769
10,863
2,640
2,895
241
422
1,282
2Randy Smith
R. Smith
1,018
492
37.5
20.1
4.3
5.5
2.1
0.1
8.2
17.2
47.5
3.8
4.8
78.8
52.0
1.3
3.1
3.3
18,432
9,907
2,138
2,695
35
541
1,447
3Slick Watts
S. Watts
961
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
2.2
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
111
239
1,314
4Chris Ford
C. Ford
899
489
28.8
9.9
3.4
3.8
1.8
0.3
4.3
9.4
46.3
1.3
1.7
73.9
49.2
1.3
2.2
2.7
14,077
4,859
1,676
1,873
132
442
1,151
5Larry Steele
L. Steele
821
456
25.7
9.0
2.9
2.9
1.8
0.2
3.6
7.4
48.6
1.8
2.2
80.2
53.5
0.9
1.9
1.2
11,719
4,108
1,300
1,335
95
162
1,400
6Fred Brown
F. Brown
819
460
29.8
18.1
3.6
3.4
1.8
0.3
7.7
16.1
48.0
2.7
3.1
87.0
51.9
1.1
2.5
2.2
13,710
8,311
1,653
1,581
117
328
1,116
7Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
809
481
35.4
20.6
2.2
5.4
1.7
0.1
8.4
17.0
49.6
3.7
4.1
89.7
54.6
0.7
1.5
2.3
17,035
9,902
1,079
2,576
31
360
1,695
8Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
767
424
34.6
11.0
4.3
6.5
1.8
0.2
4.1
10.1
40.2
2.9
3.7
77.3
46.8
1.3
3.0
2.1
14,655
4,666
1,809
2,776
71
249
1,481
9Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
742
482
35.1
11.4
11.0
4.6
1.5
1.8
4.6
10.3
44.4
2.2
2.9
74.8
48.9
2.6
8.4
2.7
16,921
5,482
5,306
2,221
868
431
1,679
10Jim Price
J. Price
724
451
26.6
10.4
3.2
4.0
1.6
0.3
4.4
9.8
44.4
1.7
2.1
81.5
48.5
0.9
2.4
1.7
11,987
4,712
1,451
1,789
126
275
1,250
11Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
710
488
27.5
17.9
2.2
4.7
1.5
0.4
7.2
14.0
51.5
3.5
4.3
81.4
56.3
0.6
1.6
3.2
13,428
8,751
1,078
2,271
183
512
1,075
12Steve Mix
S. Mix
683
440
29.1
12.1
6.8
2.1
1.6
0.3
4.6
9.3
50.1
2.8
3.5
80.2
55.9
2.3
4.5
1.5
12,802
5,305
2,992
914
126
231
1,205
13Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
679
356
38.2
18.9
5.4
5.7
1.9
0.2
7.7
16.1
47.9
3.5
4.3
81.9
52.6
1.1
4.3
2.1
13,599
6,721
1,923
2,020
62
135
920
14Kevin Porter
K. Porter
651
426
31.9
13.0
2.1
9.0
1.5
0.1
5.4
11.3
48.1
2.1
2.8
73.2
51.6
0.7
1.4
4.3
13,609
5,528
896
3,840
51
697
1,578
15Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
649
374
34.6
19.2
3.8
3.0
1.7
0.6
7.9
17.6
45.1
3.4
4.1
82.1
49.5
0.9
2.9
1.6
12,927
7,182
1,421
1,140
223
98
727
16George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
627
310
34.8
21.8
11.5
4.0
2.0
0.5
8.1
17.9
45.1
5.7
8.2
69.9
50.9
3.6
7.8
4.3
10,800
6,761
3,552
1,238
157
658
1,241
17Don Buse
D. Buse
622
245
32.8
8.0
3.0
5.8
2.5
0.2
3.4
7.5
45.5
1.2
1.5
79.6
49.2
0.7
2.3
1.3
8,038
1,972
736
1,432
48
220
422
18Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
611
447
36.2
20.1
6.5
3.5
1.4
0.6
8.3
17.0
48.5
3.6
4.5
80.4
53.0
1.8
4.6
3.0
16,194
8,997
2,899
1,570
256
463
1,607
19John Drew
J. Drew
606
378
31.6
22.0
8.5
1.8
1.6
0.4
8.1
17.0
47.4
5.9
8.0
73.3
53.6
3.6
4.9
2.8
11,941
8,310
3,204
681
141
421
1,389
20Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
606
488
40.5
21.6
13.2
1.9
1.2
2.5
8.6
18.6
46.2
4.4
6.5
68.3
50.3
3.5
9.7
2.8
19,757
10,536
6,443
940
1,198
464
1,716
21Gus Williams
G. Williams
604
314
27.1
14.5
2.8
3.6
1.9
0.4
6.0
13.1
46.1
2.4
3.1
77.5
50.1
1.0
1.8
2.4
8,496
4,553
893
1,133
115
379
721
22Lucius Allen
L. Allen
604
400
30.4
14.7
3.3
4.8
1.5
0.3
6.0
13.2
45.6
2.6
3.3
77.6
49.9
1.0
2.3
2.3
12,171
5,863
1,309
1,912
124
247
1,088
23Gar Heard
G. Heard
596
423
29.5
10.4
9.3
2.0
1.4
1.6
4.3
10.3
41.9
1.7
2.6
64.0
45.0
2.6
6.7
1.3
12,459
4,384
3,925
841
659
180
1,338
24Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
587
450
37.8
17.3
3.9
5.3
1.3
0.2
7.4
16.6
44.3
2.6
3.0
85.3
48.2
0.9
2.9
2.7
17,027
7,779
1,738
2,399
98
329
1,050
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
576
452
40.1
26.7
14.1
4.6
1.3
3.5
11.1
20.3
54.6
4.6
6.3
72.7
58.0
3.1
11.0
3.5
18,112
12,070
6,389
2,082
1,595
490
1,409
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