Micheal Ray Richardson got the most steals in 1979-80, with 265 steals.

Interpreted as:

79-80 most steals by a player

	NAME	STL	SEASON	TM	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	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	265	1979-80	NYK	82	37.3	15.3	6.6	10.1	3.2	0.4	6.1	13.0	47.2	0.3	1.3	24.5	2.7	4.1	66.0	51.7	1.8	4.7	4.4	3,060	1,254	539	832	35	359	260
2	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	223	1979-80	NJN	82	32.4	13.3	3.3	6.8	2.7	0.3	5.3	12.4	43.0	0.1	0.6	25.0	2.5	3.1	77.9	48.1	0.8	2.5	3.1	2,657	1,087	270	557	27	258	238
3	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	211	1979-80	IND	82	24.7	8.4	2.7	3.1	2.6	0.6	3.4	7.4	45.2	0.0	0.1	40.0	1.7	2.1	78.2	50.2	0.8	1.9	2.0	2,027	688	223	252	48	166	194
4	Gus Williams G. Williams	200	1979-80	SEA	82	36.2	22.1	3.4	4.8	2.4	0.5	9.0	18.7	48.2	0.1	0.4	19.4	4.0	5.1	78.8	52.9	1.5	1.8	2.2	2,969	1,816	275	397	37	181	160
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	187	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	1,387	596	563	41	305	218
6	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	183	1979-80	PHI	79	33.2	11.4	3.5	7.0	2.3	0.4	4.5	8.4	54.0	0.1	0.1	44.4	2.3	2.9	77.9	58.9	0.9	2.5	2.7	2,623	898	274	556	32	216	197
7	Sonny Parker S. Parker	173	1979-80	GSW	82	34.7	14.7	5.7	3.1	2.1	0.4	5.9	12.0	48.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.7	78.5	53.7	2.0	3.6	2.0	2,849	1,203	464	254	32	163	195
8	Julius Erving J. Erving	170	1979-80	PHI	78	36.1	26.9	7.4	4.6	2.2	1.8	10.7	20.7	51.9	0.1	0.3	20.0	5.4	6.8	78.7	56.8	2.8	4.6	3.6	2,812	2,100	576	355	140	284	208
9	Ray Williams R. Williams	167	1979-80	NYK	82	31.5	20.9	5.0	6.2	2.0	0.3	8.4	16.9	49.6	0.1	0.5	18.9	4.1	5.2	78.7	54.6	1.8	3.2	3.1	2,582	1,714	412	512	24	256	295
10	Foots Walker F. Walker	155	1979-80	CLE	76	31.9	9.4	3.8	8.0	2.0	0.2	3.4	7.5	45.4	0.0	0.1	11.1	2.6	3.2	80.2	52.7	1.0	2.8	2.1	2,422	712	287	607	12	157	202
11	Mickey Johnson M. Johnson	153	1979-80	IND	82	32.3	19.1	8.3	4.2	1.9	1.4	7.2	15.5	46.3	0.1	0.4	15.6	4.7	5.9	79.9	52.8	3.1	5.2	3.5	2,647	1,566	681	344	112	286	291
12	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	147	1979-80	LAL	82	39.3	17.6	2.8	7.8	1.8	0.2	7.6	14.7	51.6	0.0	0.1	12.5	2.4	3.1	77.9	54.8	0.6	2.2	3.5	3,226	1,446	229	642	14	288	241
13	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	147	1979-80	SDC	78	35.3	13.5	2.4	4.3	1.9	0.3	5.4	11.5	46.7	1.2	3.1	37.7	1.7	2.1	80.2	54.6	1.0	1.4	1.8	2,754	1,056	188	335	25	141	246
14	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	144	1979-80	SEA	81	36.3	19.0	5.1	4.1	1.8	1.0	7.1	16.8	42.2	0.1	0.7	20.7	4.7	6.0	78.0	48.9	2.1	3.0	2.8	2,937	1,540	414	332	82	227	267
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	143	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	53	263	279
16	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	143	1979-80	HOU	76	35.2	20.0	2.0	3.9	1.9	0.1	8.2	16.7	49.3	0.0	0.3	4.0	3.6	4.0	89.7	54.3	0.9	1.1	2.1	2,676	1,520	150	299	9	162	269
17	John Lucas J. Lucas	138	1979-80	GSW	80	34.5	12.6	2.8	7.5	1.7	0.0	4.9	10.4	46.7	0.2	0.5	28.6	2.8	3.6	76.8	52.8	0.8	2.0	2.3	2,763	1,010	220	602	3	184	196
18	Otis Birdsong O. Birdsong	136	1979-80	KCK	82	35.2	22.7	4.0	2.5	1.7	0.3	9.5	18.9	50.5	0.1	0.4	27.8	3.5	5.0	69.4	53.8	2.1	2.0	2.2	2,885	1,858	331	202	22	179	226
19	Phil Ford P. Ford	136	1979-80	KCK	82	32.0	16.2	2.1	7.4	1.7	0.0	6.0	12.9	46.2	0.0	0.3	17.4	4.2	5.2	81.8	53.4	0.4	1.7	3.4	2,621	1,328	172	610	4	282	208
20	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	136	1979-80	CHI	82	32.6	14.2	3.0	5.2	1.7	0.2	5.7	12.2	46.9	0.3	0.8	30.9	2.4	2.9	83.7	52.4	0.9	2.0	3.4	2,673	1,161	242	426	17	282	294
21	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	135	1979-80	MIL	67	25.2	10.7	3.6	5.7	2.0	0.1	4.6	9.8	46.7	0.0	0.1	40.0	1.6	2.1	73.4	50.1	1.0	2.5	2.2	1,690	719	238	383	4	149	202
22	Don Buse D. Buse	132	1979-80	PHX	81	30.9	7.7	2.9	4.0	1.6	0.1	3.2	7.3	44.3	0.2	1.0	24.1	1.0	1.6	66.4	48.5	0.9	2.0	1.1	2,499	626	233	320	10	91	111
23	Robert Reid R. Reid	132	1979-80	HOU	76	30.3	13.0	5.8	3.2	1.7	0.8	5.5	11.3	48.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.7	73.6	52.0	1.8	4.0	2.2	2,304	991	441	244	57	164	281
24	John Long J. Long	129	1979-80	DET	69	34.3	19.4	4.9	3.0	1.9	0.4	8.5	16.9	50.5	0.0	0.2	8.3	2.3	2.8	82.5	53.5	2.2	2.7	3.0	2,364	1,337	337	206	26	206	221
25	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	129	1979-80	LAL	82	37.9	20.0	6.4	3.0	1.6	0.3	8.9	16.6	53.5	0.0	0.2	17.6	2.3	2.9	80.8	56.3	2.1	4.3	1.9	3,111	1,644	525	250	28	157	220