who had the most total steals in the 1980s for the new jersey nets

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Darwin Cook had the most steals for the New Jersey Nets, with 875 steals.

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Data note: Steals: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	STL	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Darwin Cook D. Cook	875	464	11,593	4,699	1,056	1,970	176	1,996	4,375	45.6	45	216	20.8	662	875	75.7	49.4	344	712	938	1,058	25.0	10.1	2.3	4.2	1.9	0.4	2.0
2	Buck Williams B. Williams	599	635	23,100	10,440	7,576	976	696	3,981	7,234	55.0	2	20	10.0	2,476	3,818	64.9	58.6	2,588	4,988	1,811	2,244	36.4	16.4	11.9	1.5	0.9	1.1	2.9
3	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	552	208	7,018	3,357	1,029	1,410	68	1,399	3,047	45.9	51	220	23.2	508	676	75.1	50.2	357	672	624	712	33.7	16.1	4.9	6.8	2.7	0.3	3.0
4	Otis Birdsong O. Birdsong	427	375	11,324	5,968	941	1,361	73	2,627	5,263	49.9	28	105	26.7	686	1,161	59.1	51.7	381	560	782	941	30.2	15.9	2.5	3.6	1.1	0.2	2.1
5	Albert King A. King	383	410	10,393	5,595	1,895	978	171	2,346	4,978	47.1	29	121	24.0	874	1,100	79.5	51.2	655	1,240	982	1,289	25.3	13.6	4.6	2.4	0.9	0.4	2.4
6	Mike Gminski M. Gminski	317	550	13,638	6,415	3,671	711	599	2,379	5,034	47.3	0	9	0.0	1,657	1,986	83.4	54.3	1,231	2,440	918	1,011	24.8	11.7	6.7	1.3	0.6	1.1	1.7
7	Mike O'Koren M. O'Koren	309	392	8,687	3,323	1,377	843	89	1,433	2,918	49.1	35	127	27.6	422	646	65.3	51.9	483	894	535	884	22.2	8.5	3.5	2.2	0.8	0.2	1.4
8	Foots Walker F. Walker	270	231	4,799	1,126	419	996	13	374	887	42.2	9	35	25.7	369	481	76.7	51.2	91	328	327	455	20.8	4.9	1.8	4.3	1.2	0.1	1.4
9	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	247	96	2,896	1,174	288	603	28	467	1,090	42.8	15	58	25.9	225	290	77.6	48.2	67	221	281	267	30.2	12.2	3.0	6.3	2.6	0.3	2.9
10	Ray Williams R. Williams	242	119	3,595	2,024	404	682	52	780	1,705	45.7	16	84	19.0	448	539	83.1	52.1	146	258	393	425	30.2	17.0	3.4	5.7	2.0	0.4	3.3
11	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	229	240	5,130	2,070	373	1,090	17	835	1,859	44.9	12	67	17.9	388	473	82.0	50.1	102	271	368	444	21.4	8.6	1.6	4.5	1.0	0.1	1.5
12	Mike Newlin M. Newlin	202	157	5,421	3,322	483	613	13	1,243	2,601	47.8	55	182	30.2	781	881	88.6	55.6	179	304	479	432	34.5	21.2	3.1	3.9	1.3	0.1	3.1
13	Pearl Washington P. Washington	183	140	2,979	1,249	247	507	11	502	1,085	46.3	15	73	20.5	230	314	73.2	51.1	91	156	316	347	21.3	8.9	1.8	3.6	1.3	0.1	2.3
14	John Bagley J. Bagley	182	150	4,416	1,481	401	870	15	593	1,377	43.1	58	215	27.0	237	303	78.2	49.0	97	304	360	279	29.4	9.9	2.7	5.8	1.2	0.1	2.4
15	Lester Conner L. Conner	181	82	2,532	843	355	604	5	309	676	45.7	13	37	35.1	212	269	78.8	53.1	100	255	181	132	30.9	10.3	4.3	7.4	2.2	0.1	2.2
16	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	159	258	6,795	3,687	1,412	361	385	1,404	2,336	60.1	2	7	28.6	877	1,243	70.6	63.9	435	977	744	1,188	26.3	14.3	5.5	1.4	0.6	1.5	2.9
17	Jan van Breda Kolff J. van Breda Kolff	152	214	4,340	1,020	692	413	141	358	799	44.8	9	30	30.0	295	354	83.3	53.4	170	522	298	593	20.3	4.8	3.2	1.9	0.7	0.7	1.4
18	Len Elmore L. Elmore	136	155	3,075	983	679	139	130	397	896	44.3	0	1	0.0	189	254	74.4	48.8	248	431	219	405	19.8	6.3	4.4	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.4
19	Dennis Hopson D. Hopson	127	123	2,916	1,375	345	221	55	521	1,263	41.3	16	72	22.2	317	396	80.1	47.8	154	191	221	295	23.7	11.2	2.8	1.8	1.0	0.4	1.8
20	Mickey Johnson M. Johnson	123	121	2,575	1,180	556	361	46	413	1,003	41.2	7	41	17.1	347	434	80.0	49.4	164	392	286	383	21.3	9.8	4.6	3.0	1.0	0.4	2.4
21	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	119	133	3,483	2,180	987	203	86	916	1,903	48.1	2	5	40.0	346	490	70.6	51.4	294	693	319	394	26.2	16.4	7.4	1.5	0.9	0.6	2.4
22	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	114	63	1,432	423	126	150	43	156	364	42.9	37	101	36.6	74	97	76.3	52.0	25	101	88	170	22.7	6.7	2.0	2.4	1.8	0.7	1.4
23	Chris Morris C. Morris	102	76	2,096	1,074	397	119	60	414	905	45.7	64	175	36.6	182	254	71.7	52.8	188	209	190	250	27.6	14.1	5.2	1.6	1.3	0.8	2.5
24	Kevin McKenna K. McKenna	99	116	1,870	692	157	191	16	257	580	44.3	73	187	39.0	105	125	84.0	54.5	45	112	104	259	16.1	6.0	1.4	1.6	0.9	0.1	0.9
25	Tony Brown T. Brown	89	77	2,339	873	219	259	14	358	810	44.2	5	20	25.0	152	206	73.8	48.5	84	135	153	273	30.4	11.3	2.8	3.4	1.2	0.2	2.0

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Sabonis

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2	76ers	3	1	.750
3	Hornets	3	1	.750
4	Celtics	3	1	.750
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0.5
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.0
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.0
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.0
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14	Heat	0	4	.000	3.0
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2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
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8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
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10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.0