nba players steals per game leaders by season

Zion Williamson and Tre Jones are tied for the most steals per game in a season, with 4.0 per game this season.

Interpreted as:
NBA players steals per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders by season
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
4.0
2025-26
NOP NOP
2
35.0
27.0
9.5
6.0
0.0
9.0
19.5
46.2
0.0
0.0
9.0
14.0
64.3
52.6
5.0
4.5
3.5
70
54
19
12
8
0
7
4
+6
2Tre Jones
T. Jones
4.0
2025-26
CHI CHI
2
30.5
12.5
3.0
8.0
0.0
4.0
7.5
53.3
1.0
1.5
66.7
3.5
5.0
70.0
64.4
0.5
2.5
2.5
61
25
6
16
8
0
5
6
+23
3Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.7
1985-86
SAS SAS
82
35.1
17.0
6.3
5.5
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
2,878
1,392
516
448
301
40
256
296
4Don Buse
D. Buse
3.5
1976-77
IND IND
81
36.4
8.0
3.3
8.5
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
281
16
129
5Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.2
1979-80
NYK NYK
82
37.3
15.3
6.6
10.1
0.4
6.1
13.0
47.2
0.3
1.3
24.5
2.7
4.1
66.0
51.7
1.8
4.7
4.4
3,060
1,254
539
832
265
35
359
260
6Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.2
1986-87
SAS SAS
81
33.3
17.7
5.2
5.2
0.4
7.3
15.6
46.6
0.2
0.6
27.1
3.0
4.0
75.3
51.0
2.3
2.9
3.0
2,697
1,435
424
421
260
35
243
264
7John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.2
1988-89
UTA UTA
82
38.7
17.1
3.0
13.6
0.2
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.2
0.8
24.2
4.8
5.5
86.3
62.4
1.0
2.0
3.8
3,171
1,400
248
1,118
263
14
308
241
8Slick Watts
S. Watts
3.2
1975-76
SEA SEA
82
33.9
13.0
4.5
8.1
0.2
5.3
12.4
42.7
2.4
4.2
57.8
45.7
1.4
3.1
2,776
1,065
365
661
261
16
270
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3.2
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
10Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.0
1990-91
MIL MIL
81
32.1
13.6
5.7
5.5
0.2
5.4
11.2
48.5
0.3
0.8
36.5
2.5
3.2
75.7
53.8
2.4
3.3
2.6
2,598
1,098
459
444
246
16
212
273
11Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.0
1988-89
SAS SAS
65
35.2
17.3
5.9
6.0
0.6
7.2
14.8
48.3
0.1
0.7
20.0
2.8
3.9
72.3
52.3
2.4
3.5
3.6
2,287
1,122
384
393
197
36
231
259
12Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
3.0
2024-25
ATL ATL
76
33.8
14.1
5.9
4.4
0.7
6.0
12.1
49.3
1.1
3.1
34.0
1.1
1.8
59.3
54.5
1.6
4.3
2.0
2,571
1,073
449
333
229
55
155
175
-65
13John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.0
1991-92
UTA UTA
82
36.6
15.8
3.3
13.7
0.3
5.5
11.5
48.2
1.0
2.5
40.7
3.8
4.5
84.2
59.0
0.8
2.5
3.5
3,002
1,297
270
1,126
244
22
286
234
14Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
3.0
1987-88
SAS SAS
82
36.3
19.6
6.1
6.8
0.8
8.0
17.2
46.5
0.3
1.2
28.4
3.3
4.5
74.8
51.3
2.0
4.1
3.1
2,978
1,610
498
557
243
69
251
300
15Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.0
1984-85
NJN NJN
82
38.1
20.1
5.6
8.2
0.3
8.4
17.9
46.9
0.4
1.4
25.2
2.9
3.8
76.7
51.3
1.9
3.7
3.0
3,127
1,649
457
669
243
22
249
277
16Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
3.0
1993-94
SEA SEA
73
25.8
6.0
3.9
5.3
0.3
2.4
5.4
44.7
0.7
1.8
39.1
0.4
0.8
56.4
52.0
0.7
3.2
1.7
1,887
437
283
387
216
22
126
201
17John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.0
1987-88
UTA UTA
82
34.7
14.7
2.9
13.8
0.2
5.5
9.6
57.4
0.3
0.8
35.8
3.3
4.0
84.0
64.5
0.7
2.2
3.2
2,842
1,204
237
1,128
242
16
262
247
18Micheal Williams
M. Williams
2.9
1991-92
IND IND
79
34.8
15.0
3.6
8.2
0.3
5.1
10.4
49.0
0.1
0.4
24.2
4.7
5.4
87.1
58.7
0.9
2.6
3.0
2,750
1,188
282
647
233
22
240
262
19Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.9
1994-95
CHI CHI
79
38.2
21.4
8.1
5.2
1.1
8.0
16.7
48.0
1.4
4.0
34.5
4.0
5.6
71.6
55.9
2.2
5.9
3.4
3,014
1,692
639
409
232
89
271
238
20Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.9
1980-81
NYK NYK
79
40.2
16.4
6.9
7.9
0.4
6.6
14.1
46.9
0.3
1.3
22.5
2.8
4.3
66.3
51.1
2.2
4.7
3.8
3,175
1,293
545
627
232
35
302
258
21Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.9
1993-94
CHI CHI
72
38.3
22.0
8.7
5.6
0.8
8.7
17.8
49.1
0.9
2.7
32.0
3.8
5.7
66.0
54.4
2.4
6.3
3.2
2,759
1,587
629
403
211
58
232
227
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.9
1988-89
CHI CHI
81
40.2
32.5
8.0
8.0
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
3,255
2,633
652
650
234
65
290
247
23Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
2.9
2004-05
WAS WAS
61
38.7
22.0
6.3
4.7
0.3
7.7
17.8
43.0
1.0
3.4
28.2
5.8
7.4
77.7
52.3
1.2
5.0
2.5
2,358
1,345
382
285
176
18
153
168
+90
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.9
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
25John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.9
1990-91
UTA UTA
82
37.8
17.2
2.9
14.2
0.2
6.0
11.9
50.7
0.7
2.0
34.5
4.4
5.3
83.6
60.4
0.6
2.3
3.6
3,103
1,413
237
1,164
234
16
298
233
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