total steals leader before 1999

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

Interpreted as:
total steals with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leader before 1999
NAMESPGGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGBPGTPG
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.7
779
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
2,112
323
4,412
9,245
47.7
236
800
29.5
1,822
2,451
74.3
52.7
1,621
2,445
2,116
2,638
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
0.4
2.7
2Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.6
556
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
1,463
206
3,419
7,479
45.7
124
564
22.0
1,291
1,870
69.0
49.7
981
2,075
1,854
1,859
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
0.4
3.3
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.5
930
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
10,962
21,686
50.5
555
1,670
33.2
6,798
8,115
83.8
58.0
1,547
4,289
2,589
2,493
+1416
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
0.9
2.8
4Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.5
664
23,853
9,621
2,841
4,629
1,643
245
3,764
9,064
41.5
1,017
2,997
33.9
1,076
1,454
74.0
49.6
838
2,003
1,644
1,350
+1000
35.9
14.5
4.3
7.0
0.4
2.5
5Brevin Knight
B. Knight
2.5
80
2,483
723
253
656
196
18
261
592
44.1
0
7
0.0
201
251
80.1
51.5
67
186
194
271
+298
31.0
9.0
3.2
8.2
0.2
2.4
6John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.3
1,126
36,684
15,238
2,999
12,713
2,620
226
5,438
10,457
52.0
671
1,741
38.5
3,691
4,484
82.3
61.3
726
2,273
3,362
3,056
+1156
32.6
13.5
2.7
11.3
0.2
3.0
7Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.3
654
22,757
10,419
2,462
4,380
1,494
139
4,238
8,812
48.1
447
1,432
31.2
1,496
2,104
71.1
53.5
826
1,636
1,580
1,804
+1246
34.8
15.9
3.8
6.7
0.2
2.4
8Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.2
752
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
1,666
209
4,244
9,504
44.7
162
523
31.0
1,783
2,312
77.1
49.6
1,442
3,081
1,471
1,803
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
0.3
2.0
9Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.2
437
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
1,602
3,876
41.3
697
1,168
59.7
44.4
455
943
239
1,314
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
0.3
1.8
10Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
2.2
177
6,054
2,194
1,210
332
381
32
876
1,996
43.9
442
609
72.6
48.5
367
843
615
34.2
12.4
6.8
1.9
0.2
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.1
156
6,195
3,545
608
1,061
333
49
1,274
2,911
43.8
225
690
32.6
772
1,079
71.5
52.4
201
407
581
433
-531
39.7
22.7
3.9
6.8
0.3
3.7
12Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.1
833
29,857
14,987
5,658
4,444
1,771
765
5,938
12,304
48.3
651
1,983
32.8
2,460
3,549
69.3
54.0
1,667
3,991
2,372
2,496
+1131
35.8
18.0
6.8
5.3
0.9
2.8
13Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,101
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
4,906
9,374
52.3
52
204
25.5
2,331
2,938
79.3
57.2
713
2,375
2,268
2,258
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
0.3
2.1
14Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.1
294
10,073
4,513
1,110
890
609
190
1,638
3,515
46.6
469
1,230
38.1
768
996
77.1
57.1
299
811
489
727
+873
34.3
15.4
3.8
3.0
0.6
1.7
15Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
2.1
297
10,784
3,823
1,742
2,631
612
96
1,393
3,538
39.4
337
1,051
32.1
700
980
71.4
48.2
527
1,215
981
557
+385
36.3
12.9
5.9
8.9
0.3
3.3
16Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1,086
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
8,335
17,673
47.2
827
2,603
31.8
4,698
5,962
78.8
54.7
2,615
4,062
2,977
3,285
+434
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
0.7
2.7
17Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.0
554
19,585
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
4,759
10,595
44.9
73
221
33.0
2,138
2,334
91.6
50.5
510
2,366
574
1,464
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
0.5
2.5
18Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
825
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
1,638
291
5,793
12,570
46.1
108
454
23.8
2,399
3,173
75.6
50.5
818
1,404
1,646
1,637
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
0.4
2.5
19Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.0
520
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,998
4,343
46.0
94
374
25.1
800
1,123
71.2
50.5
391
1,157
1,163
1,325
25.8
9.4
3.0
7.4
0.2
2.2
20Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
448
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
1,296
3,117
41.6
42
131
32.1
651
924
70.5
46.6
397
822
783
1,368
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
0.3
2.1
21Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1.9
796
20,462
4,733
3,222
4,893
1,544
356
1,833
4,136
44.3
298
870
34.3
769
1,183
65.0
50.8
919
2,303
1,486
2,408
+280
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
0.4
1.9
22Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
1.9
612
22,841
11,991
2,210
5,573
1,166
103
4,441
9,975
44.5
1,013
2,876
35.2
2,096
2,699
77.7
53.7
463
1,747
1,920
1,541
+989
37.3
19.6
3.6
9.1
0.2
3.1
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
906
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
6,211
11,951
52.0
325
1,074
30.3
4,960
5,850
84.8
61.0
1,601
4,958
3,506
2,050
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
0.4
3.9
24Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
1.9
319
11,777
6,227
1,468
2,077
607
168
2,241
4,663
48.1
326
1,036
31.5
1,419
1,836
77.3
56.9
550
918
970
691
+136
36.9
19.5
4.6
6.5
0.5
3.0
25Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
979
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
7,194
15,904
45.2
398
1,373
29.0
4,036
5,316
75.9
51.6
951
2,527
3,682
2,971
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
0.3
3.8
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.692
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.667
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.650
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.639
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