nba players with the most steals between 1979-80 to 1989-90

Between the 1979-80 and 1989-90 seasons, Maurice Cheeks got the most steals, with 1,892 steals.

	NAME	STL	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	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	1,892	852	33.7	12.4	3.0	7.3	2.2	0.3	4.9	9.4	52.7	0.1	0.2	25.0	2.4	3.1	79.8	57.7	0.7	2.3	2.2	28,693	10,533	2,524	6,234	270	1,898	1,814
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1,596	795	36.9	19.8	7.3	11.2	2.0	0.4	7.1	13.4	52.5	0.3	1.0	29.1	5.4	6.4	84.1	60.8	1.8	5.5	3.9	29,354	15,708	5,825	8,932	344	3,089	1,852
3	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1,477	716	36.7	20.0	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	7.7	16.7	46.0	0.4	1.3	28.3	4.3	5.7	76.2	52.2	1.0	2.7	3.9	26,269	14,354	2,680	6,985	200	2,759	2,311
4	Fat 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
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	1,406	792	38.5	24.9	10.1	6.3	1.8	0.8	9.8	19.6	50.0	0.7	1.8	37.1	4.6	5.2	88.4	56.7	2.1	8.0	3.2	30,504	19,719	8,031	4,958	664	2,504	2,079
6	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	1,363	484	35.9	16.1	5.8	7.6	2.8	0.4	6.7	14.5	46.0	0.3	1.2	22.0	2.5	3.6	70.1	50.1	1.9	4.0	3.5	17,371	7,784	2,823	3,686	188	1,713	1,671
7	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	1,335	470	32.2	15.8	5.6	5.4	2.8	0.5	6.5	13.3	48.6	0.1	0.5	25.6	2.7	3.6	75.2	53.0	2.2	3.4	2.9	15,124	7,438	2,646	2,539	221	1,365	1,616
8	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	1,246	551	33.5	20.3	6.0	5.6	2.3	0.7	8.0	16.3	49.3	0.2	0.7	24.4	4.1	5.2	77.9	54.6	2.7	3.3	2.8	18,460	11,187	3,305	3,109	371	1,558	1,766
9	Rickey Green R. Green	1,191	738	25.9	10.1	2.0	6.1	1.6	0.1	4.1	8.5	47.7	0.0	0.2	20.3	1.9	2.3	82.3	52.9	0.5	1.5	1.8	19,127	7,452	1,502	4,528	42	1,334	1,162
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1,189	427	39.0	32.8	6.3	6.0	2.8	1.1	12.1	23.4	51.6	0.4	1.2	28.2	8.3	9.8	84.8	59.2	1.8	4.5	3.3	16,639	14,016	2,694	2,565	465	1,397	1,326
11	T.R. Dunn	1,172	833	24.3	5.0	4.6	1.8	1.4	0.3	2.0	4.3	46.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.3	72.0	50.4	1.8	2.8	0.8	20,267	4,130	3,838	1,459	220	680	1,802
12	John Stockton J. Stockton	1,155	488	29.1	11.6	2.3	10.4	2.4	0.2	4.2	8.0	52.4	0.2	0.6	31.6	3.1	3.8	82.2	60.5	0.6	1.7	2.7	14,211	5,685	1,126	5,075	83	1,324	1,375
13	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1,136	858	34.2	14.6	3.8	5.7	1.3	0.5	5.5	12.3	44.6	0.1	0.5	17.2	3.5	4.3	82.0	51.3	1.2	2.7	2.4	29,361	12,485	3,279	4,866	470	2,093	2,444
14	Derek Harper D. Harper	1,086	565	31.2	13.7	2.7	6.1	1.9	0.4	5.4	11.1	48.8	0.6	1.9	34.0	2.2	2.9	75.3	55.2	0.7	2.0	2.0	17,643	7,722	1,514	3,437	208	1,118	1,305
15	Julius Erving J. Erving	1,081	602	34.1	22.0	6.4	3.8	1.8	1.6	8.7	17.0	51.1	0.1	0.3	26.1	4.6	5.9	77.4	56.2	2.5	3.9	2.9	20,506	13,263	3,861	2,282	983	1,770	1,621
16	Darwin Cook D. Cook	1,044	612	23.1	9.5	2.1	3.7	1.7	0.3	4.1	8.9	45.3	0.1	0.5	19.6	1.3	1.7	76.4	49.0	0.7	1.4	1.8	14,156	5,820	1,308	2,248	203	1,122	1,315
17	Gus Williams G. Williams	1,034	511	33.6	18.7	2.6	6.8	2.0	0.3	7.6	16.5	46.1	0.2	0.9	23.8	3.2	4.3	74.8	50.6	1.0	1.6	2.5	17,149	9,540	1,329	3,464	176	1,267	916
18	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	1,032	870	27.2	8.9	3.2	4.2	1.2	0.6	3.5	7.4	46.9	0.5	1.4	34.0	1.5	1.8	83.3	54.4	0.9	2.3	1.6	23,628	7,723	2,769	3,666	523	1,428	2,328
19	Reggie Theus R. Theus	1,028	863	33.5	18.7	3.4	6.5	1.2	0.2	6.9	14.6	47.1	0.2	0.9	23.2	4.8	5.7	82.9	54.7	1.2	2.2	3.4	28,895	16,167	2,892	5,646	183	2,938	2,507
20	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	1,018	489	30.1	12.6	3.6	7.2	2.1	0.5	4.4	9.5	46.0	0.2	0.6	31.5	3.7	4.7	77.5	54.4	1.0	2.6	2.4	14,715	6,160	1,747	3,526	229	1,174	1,694
21	Johnny Moore J. Moore	1,017	520	25.8	9.4	3.0	7.4	2.0	0.2	3.8	8.4	46.0	0.2	0.7	25.1	1.5	2.2	71.2	50.5	0.8	2.2	2.2	13,430	4,890	1,548	3,866	116	1,163	1,325
22	Ray Williams R. Williams	962	493	29.5	16.2	3.8	5.9	2.0	0.4	6.3	13.9	45.0	0.2	0.8	23.7	3.5	4.4	81.1	51.3	1.3	2.5	3.2	14,542	8,001	1,870	2,912	174	1,572	1,680
23	Jim Paxson J. Paxson	951	784	27.2	14.3	2.0	2.9	1.2	0.1	5.8	11.7	49.8	0.1	0.6	22.5	2.6	3.2	80.7	54.7	0.7	1.4	1.5	21,357	11,199	1,593	2,300	93	1,144	1,442
24	Mike Woodson M. Woodson	947	771	25.7	14.2	2.4	2.3	1.2	0.4	5.6	12.0	46.8	0.2	0.6	27.3	2.7	3.4	81.2	52.3	0.8	1.5	1.7	19,850	10,917	1,825	1,807	270	1,319	1,829
25	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	947	866	34.4	16.5	10.0	3.4	1.1	1.0	6.1	13.1	46.7	0.2	0.6	32.5	4.2	4.9	85.7	54.4	2.3	7.7	2.3	29,807	14,328	8,684	2,950	877	2,017	3,066

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Maxey

RPG

8.4

Drummond

APG

6.6

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

17th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

3P%

34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

76ers

0 - 4

Sun 10 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
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