Hakeem Olajuwon has gotten the most steals by a center in a season, with 213 steals in 1988-89.

who had the most steals in a season for a center

NAME	STL	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Hakeem Olajuwon	213	1988-89	HOU	82	36.9	24.8	13.5	1.8	2.6	3.4	3.4	9.6	19.0	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.5	8.0	69.6	3,024	2,034	1,105	149	282	275	329
Hakeem Olajuwon	174	1989-90	HOU	82	38.1	24.3	14.0	2.9	2.1	4.6	3.9	9.8	19.6	50.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.7	6.5	71.3	3,124	1,995	1,149	234	376	316	314
Hakeem Olajuwon	162	1987-88	HOU	79	35.8	22.8	12.1	2.1	2.1	2.7	3.1	9.0	17.5	51.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.8	6.9	69.5	2,825	1,805	959	163	214	243	324
Shawn Marion	160	2005-06	PHX	81	40.3	21.8	11.8	1.8	2.0	1.7	1.5	8.8	16.9	52.5	1.2	3.6	33.1	3.0	3.7	80.9	3,263	1,769	959	143	137	125	223	+412
David Robinson	158	1991-92	SAS	68	37.7	23.2	12.2	2.7	2.3	4.5	2.7	8.7	15.8	55.1	0.0	0.1	12.5	5.8	8.3	70.1	2,564	1,578	829	181	305	182	219
Hakeem Olajuwon	150	1992-93	HOU	82	39.5	26.1	13.0	3.5	1.8	4.2	3.2	10.3	19.5	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	7.0	77.9	3,242	2,140	1,068	291	342	262	305
Ben Wallace	146	2005-06	DET	82	35.2	7.3	11.3	1.9	1.8	2.2	1.1	2.9	5.7	51.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	3.6	41.6	2,890	597	923	158	181	88	164	+598
Ben Wallace	143	2003-04	DET	81	37.7	9.5	12.4	1.7	1.8	3.0	1.5	3.9	9.2	42.1	0.0	0.1	12.5	1.8	3.6	49.0	3,050	773	1,006	138	246	123	162	+437
Hakeem Olajuwon	140	1986-87	HOU	75	36.8	23.4	11.4	2.9	1.9	3.4	3.0	9.0	17.8	50.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	5.3	7.6	70.2	2,760	1,755	858	220	254	228	294
David Robinson	139	1993-94	SAS	80	40.5	29.8	10.7	4.8	1.7	3.3	3.2	10.5	20.7	50.7	0.1	0.4	34.5	8.7	11.6	74.9	3,241	2,383	855	381	265	253	228
Sam Lacey	139	1974-75	KCO	81	41.7	11.5	14.2	5.3	1.7	2.1		4.8	11.3	42.7				1.8	2.4	75.4	3,378	928	1,149	428	168		274
Ben Wallace	138	2001-02	DET	80	36.5	7.6	13.0	1.4	1.7	3.5	0.9	3.2	6.0	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.9	42.3	2,921	609	1,039	115	278	70	178	+150
David Robinson	138	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	3.1	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	3,002	1,993	983	164	319	257	259
Andre Drummond	136	2018-19	DET	79	33.5	17.3	15.6	1.4	1.7	1.7	2.2	7.1	13.3	53.3	0.1	0.5	13.2	3.1	5.2	59.0	2,647	1,370	1,232	112	138	175	272	+176
David Robinson	134	1994-95	SAS	81	38.0	27.6	10.8	2.9	1.7	3.2	2.9	9.7	18.4	53.0	0.1	0.2	30.0	8.1	10.5	77.4	3,074	2,238	877	236	262	233	230
Hakeem Olajuwon	134	1985-86	HOU	68	36.3	23.5	11.5	2.0	2.0	3.4	2.9	9.2	17.5	52.6	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.9	64.5	2,467	1,597	781	137	231	195	271
Nerlens Noel	133	2014-15	PHI	75	30.8	9.9	8.1	1.7	1.8	1.9	1.9	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.1	60.9	2,311	744	611	128	142	146	208	-430
Hakeem Olajuwon	133	1994-95	HOU	72	39.6	27.8	10.8	3.5	1.8	3.4	3.3	11.1	21.5	51.7	0.0	0.2	18.8	5.6	7.5	75.6	2,853	2,005	775	255	242	237	250
Sam Lacey	132	1975-76	KCK	81	38.1	12.8	12.6	4.7	1.6	1.7		5.0	12.6	40.1				2.7	3.5	75.9	3,083	1,035	1,024	378	134		286
Hakeem Olajuwon	128	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	27.3	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	3.4	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	3,277	2,184	955	287	297	271	289
Vlade Divac	128	1992-93	LAL	82	30.8	12.8	8.9	2.8	1.6	1.7	2.6	4.8	10.0	48.5	0.3	0.9	28.0	2.9	4.2	68.9	2,525	1,050	729	232	140	214	311
Nene	127	2002-03	DEN	80	28.2	10.5	6.1	1.9	1.6	0.8	2.3	4.0	7.7	51.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	4.3	57.8	2,258	839	491	149	65	181	295	-261
David Robinson	127	1992-93	SAS	82	39.2	23.4	11.7	3.7	1.5	3.2	2.9	8.2	16.4	50.1	0.0	0.2	17.6	6.8	9.3	73.2	3,211	1,916	956	301	264	241	239
Hakeem Olajuwon	127	1991-92	HOU	70	37.7	21.6	12.1	2.2	1.8	4.3	2.7	8.4	16.8	50.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.7	6.1	76.6	2,636	1,510	845	157	304	187	263
David Robinson	127	1990-91	SAS	82	37.7	25.6	13.0	2.5	1.5	3.9	3.3	9.2	16.7	55.2	0.0	0.1	14.3	7.2	9.5	76.2	3,095	2,101	1,063	208	320	270	264