
Ron Harper has gotten the most steals by a rookie in a game, with 10 steals against the 76ers on March 10, 1987.
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the most steals in a regular-season game by a rookie| NAME | STL | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Harper | 10 | 3/10/1987 | vs | 44 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 44.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | M. Carter-Williams | 9 | 10/30/2013 | vs | 36 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 81.4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +12 | |||
| 3 | J. Wall | 9 | 11/2/2010 | vs | 45 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 65.4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +1 | |||
| 4 | M. Chalmers | 9 | 11/5/2008 | vs | 31 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +18 | ||||
| 5 | Q. Buckner | 9 | 1/2/1977 | vs | 33 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 45.9 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | B. Knight | 8 | 1/24/1998 | vs | 36 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 52.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +26 | ||||
| 7 | W. Garland | 8 | 4/20/1988 | vs | 37 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | R. Harper | 8 | 1/29/1987 | vs | 34 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 66.6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | R. Harper | 8 | 12/17/1986 | @ | 44 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 48.8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | C. McNealy | 8 | 3/4/1986 | vs | 28 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 82.0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 11 | R. Williams | 8 | 2/17/1983 | @ | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 50.9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| 12 | A. Leavell | 8 | 2/24/1980 | @ | 34 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 60.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 13 | E. Jordan | 8 | 1/4/1978 | vs | 27 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 38.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 14 | N. Nixon | 8 | 11/2/1977 | @ | 40 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 48.4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 15 | R. Lee | 8 | 1/19/1977 | vs | 35 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 65.4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 16 | Q. Buckner | 8 | 11/27/1976 | vs | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 17 | E. Ratleff | 8 | 10/27/1973 | vs | 39 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 60.5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | J. Fears | 7 | 11/14/2025 | vs | 29 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 56.3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -24 | |||
| 19 | M. Carter-Williams | 7 | 11/23/2013 | @ | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 56.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -5 | |||
| 20 | E. Bledsoe | 7 | 3/5/2011 | vs | 22 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 75.8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +12 | |||
| 21 | S. Curry | 7 | 4/7/2010 | @ | 44 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 61.4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +5 | ||||
| 22 | J. Holiday | 7 | 3/26/2010 | vs | 39 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 44.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +5 | |||
| 23 | R. Rondo | 7 | 4/7/2007 | @ | 40 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 49.3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | -8 | |||
| 24 | C. Paul | 7 | 2/22/2006 | vs | 39 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | |||
| 25 | J. Nelson | 7 | 1/22/2005 | vs | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 58.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +13 | |||
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for steals going back to the 1984-85 season.
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | 19 | .732 | ||
| 2 | 47 | 24 | .662 | 5.0 | |
| 3 | 48 | 25 | .658 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 45 | 27 | .625 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 40 | 31 | .563 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 40 | 32 | .556 | 12.5 | |
| 7 | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.5 | |
| 8 | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.5 | |
| 9 | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.5 | |
| 10 | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 29 | 42 | .408 | 23.0 | |
| 12 | 29 | 42 | .408 | 23.0 | |
| 13 | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 55 | .225 | 36.0 | |
| 15 | 16 | 56 | .222 | 36.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | 15 | .792 | ||
| 2 | 54 | 18 | .750 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 46 | 26 | .639 | 11.0 | |
| 4 | 45 | 28 | .616 | 12.5 | |
| 5 | 44 | 28 | .611 | 13.0 | |
| 6 | 43 | 28 | .606 | 13.5 | |
| 7 | 40 | 33 | .548 | 17.5 | |
| 8 | 36 | 36 | .500 | 21.0 | |
| 9 | 36 | 37 | .493 | 21.5 | |
| 10 | 34 | 38 | .472 | 23.0 | |
| 11 | 25 | 48 | .342 | 32.5 | |
| 12 | 24 | 47 | .338 | 32.5 | |
| 13 | 23 | 49 | .319 | 34.0 | |
| 14 | 21 | 51 | .292 | 36.0 | |
| 15 | 19 | 54 | .260 | 38.5 |





