steals leader before 1999

Before 1998-99, Alvin Robertson had the most steals per game, with 2.7 per game.

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  • Data note: Steals Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.7
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.7
0.3
1.0
29.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
52.7
2.1
3.1
2.7
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
2,112
323
2,116
2,638
2Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.6
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
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
1,463
206
1,854
1,859
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.5
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
4Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.5
664
35.9
14.5
4.3
7.0
0.4
5.7
13.7
41.5
1.5
4.5
33.9
1.6
2.2
74.0
49.6
1.3
3.0
2.5
23,853
9,621
2,841
4,629
1,643
245
1,644
1,350
+1000
5Brevin Knight
B. Knight
2.5
80
31.0
9.0
3.2
8.2
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
196
18
194
271
+298
6John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.3
1,126
32.6
13.5
2.7
11.3
0.2
4.8
9.3
52.0
0.6
1.5
38.5
3.3
4.0
82.3
61.3
0.6
2.0
3.0
36,684
15,238
2,999
12,713
2,620
226
3,362
3,056
+1156
7Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.3
654
34.8
15.9
3.8
6.7
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
1,494
139
1,580
1,804
+1246
8Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.2
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
0.3
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
2.4
3.1
77.1
49.6
1.9
4.1
2.0
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
1,666
209
1,471
1,803
9Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.2
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
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
961
111
239
1,314
10Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
2.2
177
34.2
12.4
6.8
1.9
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.9
2.5
3.4
72.6
48.5
2.1
4.8
6,054
2,194
1,210
332
381
32
615
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.1
156
39.7
22.7
3.9
6.8
0.3
8.2
18.7
43.8
1.4
4.4
32.6
4.9
6.9
71.5
52.4
1.3
2.6
3.7
6,195
3,545
608
1,061
333
49
581
433
-531
12Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.1
833
35.8
18.0
6.8
5.3
0.9
7.1
14.8
48.3
0.8
2.4
32.8
3.0
4.3
69.3
54.0
2.0
4.8
2.8
29,857
14,987
5,658
4,444
1,771
765
2,372
2,496
+1131
13Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
14Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.1
294
34.3
15.4
3.8
3.0
0.6
5.6
12.0
46.6
1.6
4.2
38.1
2.6
3.4
77.1
57.1
1.0
2.8
1.7
10,073
4,513
1,110
890
609
190
489
727
+873
15Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
2.1
297
36.3
12.9
5.9
8.9
0.3
4.7
11.9
39.4
1.1
3.5
32.1
2.4
3.3
71.4
48.2
1.8
4.1
3.3
10,784
3,823
1,742
2,631
612
96
981
557
+385
16Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
17Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.0
554
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
0.5
8.6
19.1
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
3.9
4.2
91.6
50.5
0.9
4.3
2.5
19,585
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
574
1,464
18Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
0.4
7.0
15.2
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
2.9
3.8
75.6
50.5
1.0
1.7
2.5
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
1,638
291
1,646
1,637
19Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.0
520
25.8
9.4
3.0
7.4
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
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
20Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
448
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.5
2.1
70.5
46.6
0.9
1.8
2.1
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
783
1,368
21Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1.9
796
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
0.4
2.3
5.2
44.3
0.4
1.1
34.3
1.0
1.5
65.0
50.8
1.2
2.9
1.9
20,462
4,733
3,222
4,893
1,544
356
1,486
2,408
+280
22Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
1.9
612
37.3
19.6
3.6
9.1
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
1,166
103
1,920
1,541
+989
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
24Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
1.9
319
36.9
19.5
4.6
6.5
0.5
7.0
14.6
48.1
1.0
3.2
31.5
4.4
5.8
77.3
56.9
1.7
2.9
3.0
11,777
6,227
1,468
2,077
607
168
970
691
+136
25Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
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