who lead the league in steals in 1997

Mookie Blaylock averaged the most steals per game in 1996-97, with 2.7 per game.

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  • Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG
  • Data note: Steals Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.7
1996-97
78
39.2
17.4
5.3
5.9
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.2
2.8
7.7
36.6
1.7
2.2
75.3
54.8
1.5
3.8
2.4
3,056
1,354
413
463
212
20
185
141
+585
2Doug Christie
D. Christie
2.5
1996-97
81
38.6
14.5
5.3
3.9
0.6
4.9
11.7
41.7
1.8
4.7
38.4
2.9
3.8
77.5
54.3
1.0
4.3
2.5
3,127
1,176
432
315
201
45
200
245
-121
3Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.4
1996-97
82
39.2
21.8
4.6
7.1
0.2
8.6
18.1
47.6
1.5
4.6
31.3
3.1
4.3
71.5
54.5
1.3
3.3
2.6
3,213
1,785
378
583
197
13
215
208
+624
4Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.4
1996-97
80
37.5
17.2
4.1
3.4
0.6
5.9
13.5
43.8
1.9
4.9
39.1
3.5
4.2
81.9
55.9
1.1
3.0
2.1
2,998
1,374
326
270
189
49
169
226
+263
5Rick Fox
R. Fox
2.2
1996-97
76
34.9
15.4
5.2
3.8
0.5
5.7
12.5
45.6
1.3
3.7
36.3
2.7
3.5
78.7
55.1
1.5
3.7
2.3
2,650
1,174
394
286
167
40
178
279
-352
6David Wesley
D. Wesley
2.2
1996-97
74
40.4
16.8
3.6
7.3
0.2
6.2
13.2
46.8
1.4
3.9
36.0
3.0
3.9
78.1
56.3
0.9
2.7
2.9
2,991
1,240
264
537
162
13
211
221
-407
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.1
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
7.5
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.0
1996-97
82
35.3
14.4
2.8
10.5
0.2
5.1
9.3
54.8
0.9
2.2
42.2
3.4
4.0
84.6
65.6
0.5
2.2
3.0
2,896
1,183
228
860
166
15
248
194
+658
9Greg Anthony
G. Anthony
2.0
1996-97
65
28.7
9.5
2.8
6.3
0.1
3.1
7.8
39.3
1.4
3.7
37.0
2.0
2.7
73.0
52.6
0.4
2.4
2.0
1,863
616
184
407
129
4
129
122
-315
10Kenny Anderson
K. Anderson
2.0
1996-97
82
37.6
17.5
4.4
7.1
0.2
5.9
13.9
42.7
1.6
4.5
36.1
4.1
5.3
76.8
54.0
1.1
3.3
2.4
3,081
1,436
363
584
162
15
193
222
+342
11Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1.9
1996-97
82
33.6
13.9
3.9
3.0
0.1
4.5
9.7
46.4
1.7
4.3
40.3
3.1
3.6
87.5
61.6
1.1
2.8
1.6
2,755
1,139
320
250
159
12
130
146
+540
12Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1.9
1996-97
62
36.6
18.0
6.0
5.7
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.2
1.9
5.4
35.5
3.2
4.3
75.0
54.8
1.9
4.1
2.5
2,271
1,114
373
354
119
36
156
151
+365
13Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
1.9
1996-97
82
36.7
16.4
3.9
3.0
0.4
6.2
14.5
42.6
1.9
5.1
37.7
2.1
2.8
77.1
52.3
1.3
2.6
1.5
3,012
1,347
319
249
157
35
127
165
-266
14Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
1.9
1996-97
63
34.3
12.0
4.8
2.9
0.5
4.6
11.5
39.7
2.3
6.4
35.3
0.6
1.5
40.4
49.4
1.0
3.8
1.4
2,163
757
304
182
120
32
86
160
+163
15Kendall Gill
K. Gill
1.9
1996-97
82
39.0
21.8
6.1
4.0
0.6
7.9
17.7
44.3
0.9
2.7
33.6
5.2
6.5
79.7
53.0
2.2
3.9
2.7
3,199
1,789
499
326
154
46
218
225
-185
16Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1.9
1996-97
82
37.7
20.2
6.5
5.7
0.5
7.9
16.7
47.4
1.9
5.2
36.8
2.5
3.5
70.1
55.4
2.0
4.5
2.6
3,095
1,656
531
467
154
45
214
213
+807
17Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
1.9
1996-97
81
38.7
20.3
3.4
8.6
0.1
7.1
17.1
41.5
2.5
7.3
34.4
3.6
4.5
79.9
53.2
0.6
2.8
2.8
3,136
1,644
277
695
151
9
230
165
+535
18Grant Hill
G. Hill
1.8
1996-97
80
39.3
21.4
9.0
7.3
0.6
7.8
15.7
49.6
0.1
0.4
30.3
5.6
7.9
71.1
55.6
1.5
7.5
3.2
3,147
1,710
721
583
144
48
259
186
+413
19Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
1.8
1996-97
78
36.8
19.5
3.9
6.3
0.4
7.4
16.8
43.8
1.3
3.5
37.3
3.4
3.8
90.2
52.6
0.6
3.2
2.3
2,868
1,519
301
490
138
30
178
177
+128
20Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
1.7
1996-97
82
36.5
17.2
4.1
8.9
0.2
6.3
13.5
46.6
0.2
0.9
16.9
4.5
6.1
73.8
53.3
1.2
2.9
3.3
2,997
1,410
335
727
143
14
270
166
+78
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.7
1996-97
82
37.9
29.6
5.9
4.3
0.5
11.2
23.1
48.6
1.4
3.6
37.4
5.9
7.0
83.3
56.7
1.4
4.5
2.0
3,106
2,431
482
352
140
44
166
156
+818
22Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
1.7
1996-97
70
25.2
6.8
5.2
1.3
0.7
2.8
6.4
43.2
0.2
0.9
26.2
1.0
1.7
60.2
47.5
1.6
3.6
1.1
1,766
476
363
89
119
49
74
219
+156
23Chris Webber
C. Webber
1.7
1996-97
72
39.0
20.1
10.3
4.6
1.9
8.4
16.2
51.8
0.8
2.1
39.7
2.5
4.3
56.5
55.4
3.3
7.0
3.2
2,806
1,445
743
331
122
137
230
258
+158
24Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
1.7
1996-97
80
41.9
24.2
4.6
6.3
0.6
8.1
18.1
44.9
1.8
5.2
35.4
6.2
7.3
84.3
57.0
0.7
3.9
4.0
3,353
1,938
366
507
132
45
322
153
-215
25Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
1.6
1996-97
79
34.6
14.5
4.0
4.1
0.4
5.5
10.0
55.3
1.1
2.6
41.1
2.3
2.7
86.4
64.5
0.9
3.1
2.4
2,733
1,143
317
322
130
33
192
155
-270

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