which team had the most steals in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the Philadelphia 76ers had the most steals by a team, with 7,932 steals.

	TEAM	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	76ers	7,932	820	242.2	109.9	44.3	25.5	9.7	6.7	42.3	85.5	49.5	0.8	3.0	28.1	24.5	32.0	76.5	55.2	14.6	29.7	18.9	198,625	90,135	36,343	20,873	5,478	15,475	19,315
2	Nets	7,926	820	241.3	106.9	43.6	24.9	9.7	5.6	42.3	88.2	47.9	1.0	3.5	27.6	21.4	28.9	73.8	52.9	14.5	29.1	19.5	197,900	87,642	35,733	20,419	4,584	15,996	21,590
3	Knicks	7,826	820	241.6	106.5	41.2	24.8	9.5	4.5	42.1	87.5	48.2	1.3	4.2	30.6	20.9	28.3	73.8	53.3	14.2	27.0	18.4	198,125	87,312	33,789	20,303	3,708	15,062	21,794
4	Nuggets	7,747	820	241.7	119.0	44.8	27.4	9.4	4.8	46.4	96.3	48.1	1.1	3.8	29.8	25.1	31.8	78.9	53.9	15.1	29.7	16.6	198,175	97,555	36,724	22,504	3,959	13,632	21,096
5	Trail Blazers	7,747	820	241.6	112.3	43.8	26.3	9.4	5.0	44.1	89.5	49.3	0.8	3.1	27.4	23.1	30.9	74.9	54.5	15.0	28.8	18.0	198,075	92,058	35,905	21,591	4,094	14,780	20,457
6	Warriors	7,602	820	241.7	110.2	44.1	23.8	9.3	4.5	43.6	91.4	47.8	1.1	3.7	28.8	21.9	29.0	75.7	52.9	15.6	28.5	17.9	198,225	90,375	36,122	19,549	3,694	14,684	21,118
7	Suns	7,550	820	241.2	110.2	43.3	27.8	9.2	4.8	43.7	88.1	49.6	0.9	3.2	28.1	21.9	28.9	75.9	54.6	13.4	29.9	18.8	197,800	90,335	35,488	22,798	3,966	15,421	20,406
8	Bucks	7,538	820	241.5	109.5	43.3	26.5	9.2	5.6	43.0	88.1	48.8	1.1	3.8	30.4	22.3	29.1	76.6	54.2	14.3	29.0	17.2	198,025	89,758	35,500	21,689	4,558	14,119	21,285
9	Lakers	7,512	820	241.4	115.2	44.6	29.5	9.2	5.8	46.5	89.2	52.1	1.1	3.5	30.2	21.2	27.8	76.5	56.8	13.8	30.9	18.1	197,975	94,492	36,600	24,171	4,778	14,850	18,925
10	Spurs	7,459	820	241.5	113.3	44.7	27.4	9.1	5.5	44.8	90.8	49.4	0.9	3.2	27.4	22.8	30.2	75.5	54.4	14.8	29.9	18.4	198,025	92,886	36,639	22,430	4,540	15,068	21,044
11	Pacers	7,238	820	241.5	106.4	44.0	25.3	8.8	5.0	42.5	88.8	47.8	1.0	3.6	28.1	20.5	27.1	75.5	52.8	14.4	29.6	18.0	198,050	87,246	36,087	20,718	4,138	14,739	20,779
12	Jazz	7,201	820	240.9	107.7	43.3	26.0	8.8	6.7	42.2	86.9	48.6	1.0	3.2	29.7	22.3	29.4	75.9	53.9	13.1	30.2	18.4	197,575	88,294	35,491	21,351	5,505	15,103	20,226
13	SuperSonics	7,120	820	241.6	108.2	43.9	25.8	8.7	5.1	42.4	88.5	47.9	1.2	3.9	31.6	22.1	29.2	75.8	53.4	14.8	29.2	17.7	198,150	88,703	36,032	21,177	4,143	14,480	20,534
14	Rockets	6,985	820	241.3	108.5	44.7	25.7	8.5	5.9	43.4	90.4	48.0	0.9	3.3	26.4	20.8	27.9	74.4	52.8	15.5	29.3	18.0	197,900	88,952	36,685	21,096	4,836	14,769	20,035
15	Pistons	6,966	820	241.7	110.7	45.3	25.4	8.5	5.6	43.7	90.7	48.2	0.7	2.5	26.1	22.6	29.7	75.9	53.3	15.5	29.8	18.0	198,200	90,746	37,177	20,840	4,580	14,782	20,804
16	Clippers	6,966	820	241.1	106.7	42.6	24.0	8.5	5.1	42.4	89.1	47.6	1.0	3.7	27.6	20.9	28.4	73.7	52.5	14.9	27.7	18.7	197,725	87,505	34,896	19,698	4,152	15,319	20,251
17	Hawks	6,891	820	241.7	105.8	43.8	23.8	8.4	6.4	40.9	85.7	47.7	0.7	2.5	26.6	23.3	30.5	76.4	53.4	15.0	28.8	17.0	198,200	86,733	35,902	19,509	5,213	13,968	21,249
18	Kings	6,787	820	241.4	109.4	43.4	26.5	8.3	4.8	43.3	89.3	48.5	1.0	3.4	29.8	21.7	28.6	75.8	53.7	14.2	29.1	18.2	197,925	89,703	35,562	21,751	3,922	14,945	21,300
19	Cavaliers	6,722	820	241.4	105.6	43.2	24.5	8.2	5.2	42.0	88.5	47.5	1.0	3.3	29.7	20.6	27.7	74.4	52.4	14.3	28.9	17.2	197,975	86,629	35,415	20,056	4,265	14,134	20,285
20	Celtics	6,712	820	241.6	112.4	44.6	27.6	8.2	5.7	44.4	88.2	50.3	1.4	4.3	33.1	22.2	28.5	77.9	55.8	13.8	30.8	17.3	198,150	92,157	36,569	22,596	4,705	14,161	18,916
21	Bulls	6,708	820	242.2	107.2	43.8	25.4	8.2	5.4	41.7	85.6	48.8	0.8	3.1	25.6	22.9	29.9	76.8	54.3	14.2	29.6	18.4	198,575	87,905	35,913	20,804	4,400	15,059	20,463
22	Bullets	6,585	820	241.9	104.6	43.9	24.5	8.0	5.6	41.8	89.2	46.8	0.8	3.2	26.0	20.3	26.9	75.2	51.8	14.1	29.8	16.9	198,350	85,796	35,977	20,082	4,573	13,832	19,223
23	Mavericks	5,350	738	241.6	109.4	43.0	25.2	7.2	4.5	42.4	88.0	48.2	1.5	4.7	31.0	23.1	30.0	77.0	54.1	14.2	28.8	15.7	178,270	80,772	31,706	18,620	3,285	11,575	17,049
24	Heat	744	82	242.1	97.8	42.9	23.9	9.1	5.0	39.3	86.8	45.3	1.2	3.6	32.6	18.0	25.6	70.2	49.8	16.0	27.0	21.1	19,855	8,016	3,520	1,958	408	1,728	2,124
25	Hornets	705	82	241.2	104.5	40.7	28.3	8.6	3.2	41.8	90.6	46.1	1.6	5.2	31.2	19.3	25.1	76.7	51.4	13.9	26.8	16.1	19,780	8,566	3,338	2,323	264	1,318	2,068

StatMuse has team, season-level data for steals going back to the 1973-74 season.

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More 76ers Stats

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