Michael Jordan had the most steals per game in 1987-88, with 3.2 per game.

Interpreted as:

87-88 NBA steal with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leader total

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	TPG
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3.2	1987-88	CHI	82	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	1,069	1,998	53.5	7	53	13.2	723	860	84.1	60.3	139	310	252	270	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	1.6	3.1
2	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.0	1987-88	SAS	82	2,978	1,610	498	557	243	69	655	1,408	46.5	27	95	28.4	273	365	74.8	51.3	165	333	251	300	36.3	19.6	6.1	6.8	0.8	3.1
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.0	1987-88	UTA	82	2,842	1,204	237	1,128	242	16	454	791	57.4	24	67	35.8	272	324	84.0	64.5	54	183	262	247	34.7	14.7	2.9	13.8	0.2	3.2
4	Fat Lever F. Lever	2.7	1987-88	DEN	82	3,061	1,546	665	639	223	21	643	1,360	47.3	12	57	21.1	248	316	78.5	51.6	203	462	182	214	37.3	18.9	8.1	7.8	0.3	2.2
5	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	2.5	1987-88	POR	81	3,060	2,185	533	467	203	52	849	1,679	50.6	11	52	21.2	476	587	81.1	56.4	261	272	236	250	37.8	27.0	6.6	5.8	0.6	2.9
6	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	2.5	1987-88	NYK	82	3,249	1,114	396	868	205	6	438	1,013	43.2	32	126	25.4	206	266	77.4	49.3	120	276	258	244	39.6	13.6	4.8	10.6	0.1	3.1
7	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.1	1987-88	PHI	79	2,871	1,086	253	635	167	22	428	865	49.5	3	22	13.6	227	275	82.5	55.1	59	194	160	116	36.3	13.7	3.2	8.0	0.3	2.0
8	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	2.1	1987-88	SEA	82	2,453	624	338	702	169	47	235	496	47.4	9	24	37.5	145	205	70.7	53.2	117	221	189	238	29.9	7.6	4.1	8.6	0.6	2.3
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2.1	1987-88	HOU	79	2,825	1,805	959	163	162	214	712	1,385	51.4	0	4	0.0	381	548	69.5	55.5	302	657	243	324	35.8	22.8	12.1	2.1	2.7	3.1
10	Michael Adams M. Adams	2.0	1987-88	DEN	82	2,778	1,137	223	503	168	16	416	927	44.9	139	379	36.7	166	199	83.4	56.0	40	183	144	138	33.9	13.9	2.7	6.1	0.2	1.8
11	Derek Harper D. Harper	2.0	1987-88	DAL	82	3,032	1,393	246	634	168	35	536	1,167	45.9	60	192	31.3	261	344	75.9	52.8	71	175	190	164	37.0	17.0	3.0	7.7	0.4	2.3
12	Byron Scott B. Scott	1.9	1987-88	LAL	81	3,048	1,754	333	335	155	27	710	1,348	52.7	62	179	34.6	272	317	85.8	59.0	76	257	161	204	37.6	21.7	4.1	4.1	0.3	2.0
13	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	1.9	1987-88	GSW	60	2,033	1,213	205	290	113	32	470	926	50.8	34	97	35.1	239	270	88.5	58.0	58	147	156	136	33.9	20.2	3.4	4.8	0.5	2.6
14	Terry Porter T. Porter	1.8	1987-88	POR	82	2,991	1,222	378	831	150	16	462	890	51.9	24	69	34.8	274	324	84.6	59.2	65	313	244	204	36.5	14.9	4.6	10.1	0.2	3.0
15	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	1.8	1987-88	TOT	65	1,437	423	127	151	114	43	156	365	42.7	37	102	36.3	74	97	76.3	51.9	25	102	88	172	22.1	6.5	2.0	2.3	0.7	1.4
16	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	1.8	1987-88	ATL	80	2,502	1,134	366	747	140	41	403	890	45.3	9	33	27.3	319	421	75.8	52.7	83	283	210	272	31.3	14.2	4.6	9.3	0.5	2.6
17	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1.7	1987-88	DET	81	2,927	1,577	278	678	141	17	621	1,341	46.3	30	97	30.9	305	394	77.4	52.1	64	214	273	217	36.1	19.5	3.4	8.4	0.2	3.4
18	Winston Garland W. Garland	1.7	1987-88	GSW	67	2,122	831	227	429	116	7	340	775	43.9	13	39	33.3	138	157	87.9	49.2	68	159	167	188	31.7	12.4	3.4	6.4	0.1	2.5
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.6	1987-88	BOS	76	2,965	2,275	703	467	125	57	881	1,672	52.7	98	237	41.4	415	453	91.6	60.8	108	595	213	157	39.0	29.9	9.3	6.1	0.8	2.8
20	Muggsy Bogues M. Bogues	1.6	1987-88	WAS	79	1,628	393	136	404	127	3	166	426	39.0	3	16	18.8	58	74	78.4	42.9	35	101	101	138	20.6	5.0	1.7	5.1	0.0	1.3
21	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	1.6	1987-88	POR	79	2,888	1,516	657	243	127	65	611	1,225	49.9	3	15	20.0	291	396	73.5	54.2	211	446	161	302	36.6	19.2	8.3	3.1	0.8	2.0
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.6	1987-88	LAL	72	2,637	1,408	449	858	114	13	490	996	49.2	11	56	19.6	417	489	85.3	58.1	88	361	269	147	36.6	19.6	6.2	11.9	0.2	3.7
23	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	1.6	1987-88	HOU	80	2,150	819	148	405	124	9	291	666	43.7	19	88	21.6	218	251	86.9	52.7	22	126	130	162	26.9	10.2	1.9	5.1	0.1	1.6
24	Darnell Valentine D. Valentine	1.5	1987-88	LAC	79	1,636	562	156	382	122	8	223	533	41.8	15	33	45.5	101	136	74.3	47.4	37	119	148	135	20.7	7.1	2.0	4.8	0.1	1.9
25	Kenny Smith K. Smith	1.5	1987-88	SAC	61	2,170	841	138	434	92	8	331	694	47.7	12	39	30.8	167	204	81.9	53.7	40	98	184	140	35.6	13.8	2.3	7.1	0.1	3.0