Micheal Ray Richardson got the most steals per game in 1982-83, with 2.8 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA steals with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders 1982-1983

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.8	1982-83	TOT	64	32.4	12.6	4.6	6.8	0.4	5.4	12.7	42.5	0.1	0.8	15.7	1.7	2.5	65.0	45.4	1.8	2.8	3.8	2,076	806	295	432	182	24	244	240
2	Rickey Green R. Green	2.8	1982-83	UTA	78	35.7	14.3	2.9	8.9	0.1	5.9	12.1	49.3	0.0	0.2	15.4	2.4	3.0	79.7	53.4	0.8	2.1	2.8	2,783	1,115	223	697	220	4	222	154
3	Johnny Moore J. Moore	2.5	1982-83	SAS	77	33.1	12.2	3.6	9.8	0.4	5.1	10.9	46.8	0.1	0.3	22.7	1.9	2.6	74.4	50.7	0.8	2.8	2.9	2,552	941	277	753	194	32	226	247
4	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	2.5	1982-83	DET	81	38.2	22.9	4.0	7.8	0.4	9.0	19.0	47.2	0.4	1.5	28.8	4.5	6.4	71.0	52.5	1.3	2.8	4.0	3,093	1,854	328	634	199	29	326	318
5	Darwin Cook D. Cook	2.4	1982-83	NJN	82	32.0	13.2	2.9	5.5	0.6	5.4	12.0	44.9	0.1	0.5	21.1	2.3	3.0	76.9	49.4	0.9	2.0	2.9	2,625	1,080	240	448	194	48	238	213
6	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.3	1982-83	PHI	79	31.2	12.5	2.6	6.9	0.4	5.1	9.4	54.2	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.3	3.0	75.4	58.2	0.7	2.0	2.3	2,465	990	209	543	184	31	179	182
7	Gus Williams G. Williams	2.3	1982-83	SEA	80	34.5	20.0	2.6	8.0	0.3	8.3	17.3	47.7	0.0	0.5	4.7	3.5	4.6	75.1	51.7	0.9	1.7	2.9	2,761	1,600	205	643	182	26	230	117
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.2	1982-83	LAL	79	36.8	16.8	8.6	10.5	0.6	6.5	11.8	54.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.8	4.8	80.0	60.3	2.7	5.9	3.8	2,907	1,326	683	829	176	47	301	200
9	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	2.1	1982-83	HOU	79	32.9	14.8	2.5	6.7	0.2	5.6	13.4	41.5	0.5	2.2	24.0	3.1	3.8	83.2	49.0	0.8	1.7	2.5	2,602	1,167	195	530	165	14	198	215
10	Fat Lever F. Lever	1.9	1982-83	POR	81	24.9	7.8	2.8	5.3	0.2	3.2	7.3	43.1	0.1	0.2	33.3	1.4	2.0	73.0	47.7	1.0	1.7	1.7	2,020	633	225	426	153	15	137	179
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.9	1982-83	BOS	79	37.7	23.6	11.0	5.8	0.9	9.5	18.7	50.4	0.3	1.0	28.6	4.4	5.3	84.0	56.1	2.4	8.6	3.0	2,982	1,867	870	458	148	71	240	197
12	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	1.8	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	23.7	10.6	2.5	0.9	9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	1,660	744	177	129	62	204	294
13	T.R. Dunn	1.8	1982-83	DEN	82	32.2	7.6	7.5	2.3	0.3	3.1	6.4	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.0	73.0	52.4	2.8	4.7	1.4	2,640	627	615	189	147	25	113	218
14	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	1.8	1982-83	UTA	77	36.2	22.2	3.9	3.5	0.4	9.8	20.2	48.4	0.5	1.7	28.8	2.2	3.2	67.9	51.4	1.3	2.6	3.3	2,787	1,709	304	270	138	33	252	184
15	Reggie Theus R. Theus	1.7	1982-83	CHI	82	34.8	23.8	3.7	5.9	0.2	9.1	19.1	47.8	0.3	1.1	23.1	5.3	6.6	80.1	54.1	1.1	2.5	3.9	2,856	1,953	300	484	143	17	321	281
16	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	1.7	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	20.1	10.6	2.8	0.5	8.4	17.5	47.9	0.0	0.2	22.2	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.6	4.2	6.4	2.7	2,761	1,625	860	223	141	43	217	298
17	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	1.7	1982-83	WAS	78	36.4	18.0	6.5	3.4	0.3	7.7	16.3	47.3	0.2	0.5	35.1	2.3	3.0	78.1	50.9	1.6	4.9	2.0	2,840	1,401	508	262	135	25	157	176
18	Jim Paxson J. Paxson	1.7	1982-83	POR	81	33.8	21.7	2.1	2.9	0.2	8.4	16.3	51.5	0.0	0.3	16.0	4.8	5.9	81.2	57.3	0.8	1.3	1.9	2,740	1,756	174	231	140	17	156	160
19	Mike Woodson M. Woodson	1.7	1982-83	KCK	81	30.0	18.2	3.1	3.1	0.7	7.2	14.2	50.6	0.1	0.4	21.2	3.7	4.7	79.0	55.8	1.0	2.0	2.1	2,426	1,473	248	254	137	59	174	203
20	Larry Drew L. Drew	1.7	1982-83	KCK	75	35.9	20.1	2.8	8.1	0.1	8.0	16.2	49.2	0.0	0.2	12.5	4.1	5.0	82.0	54.5	0.6	2.2	3.6	2,690	1,510	207	610	126	10	272	207
21	Ray Williams R. Williams	1.7	1982-83	KCK	72	30.1	15.4	4.5	7.9	0.4	5.8	14.8	39.2	0.2	1.0	20.3	3.6	4.6	76.9	45.7	1.3	3.3	4.7	2,170	1,109	327	569	120	26	335	248
22	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	1.6	1982-83	WAS	68	34.2	12.5	2.6	8.1	0.1	4.7	11.6	40.8	0.2	0.9	23.0	2.9	3.8	75.1	47.3	0.7	1.9	3.5	2,324	852	178	549	110	6	238	170
23	Julius Erving J. Erving	1.6	1982-83	PHI	72	33.6	21.4	6.8	3.7	1.8	8.4	16.3	51.7	0.0	0.1	28.6	4.6	6.0	75.9	56.6	2.4	4.4	2.7	2,421	1,542	491	263	112	131	196	202
24	Lester Conner L. Conner	1.5	1982-83	GSW	75	18.9	4.9	2.9	3.4	0.1	1.9	4.0	47.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.1	1.5	69.9	52.3	0.9	2.0	1.3	1,416	369	221	253	116	7	99	141
25	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	1.5	1982-83	BOS	72	21.7	7.9	2.6	3.8	0.1	3.4	7.8	44.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.0	1.6	63.2	46.5	0.9	1.7	2.2	1,565	570	187	275	108	5	159	195

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0