who led nba in total steals in 1980-81

Micheal Ray Richardson had the most steals in 1980-81, with 232 steals.

NAMESTLSEASONTMGPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
232
1980-81
79
3,175
1,293
545
627
35
523
1,116
46.9
23
102
22.5
224
338
66.3
51.1
173
372
302
258
40.2
16.4
6.9
7.9
2.9
0.4
3.8
2Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
197
1980-81
82
2,384
1,092
298
384
3
471
956
49.3
1
6
16.7
149
203
73.4
52.2
88
210
236
271
29.1
13.3
3.6
4.7
2.4
0.0
2.9
3Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
193
1980-81
81
2,415
763
245
560
39
310
581
53.4
3
8
37.5
140
178
78.7
57.9
67
178
174
231
29.8
9.4
3.0
6.9
2.4
0.5
2.1
4Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
186
1980-81
82
1,867
657
193
188
37
265
559
47.4
2
16
12.5
125
178
70.2
51.5
70
123
122
236
22.8
8.0
2.4
2.3
2.3
0.5
1.5
5Ray Williams
R. Williams
185
1980-81
79
2,742
1,560
321
432
37
616
1,335
46.1
16
68
23.5
312
382
81.7
51.9
122
199
235
270
34.7
19.7
4.1
5.5
2.3
0.5
3.0
6Julius Erving
J. Erving
173
1980-81
82
2,874
2,014
657
364
147
794
1,524
52.1
4
18
22.2
422
536
78.7
57.2
244
413
266
233
35.0
24.6
8.0
4.4
2.1
1.8
3.2
7Ron Lee
R. Lee
166
1980-81
82
1,829
341
220
362
29
113
323
35.0
2
13
15.4
113
156
72.4
43.5
65
155
173
260
22.3
4.2
2.7
4.4
2.0
0.4
2.1
8Robert Reid
R. Reid
163
1980-81
82
2,963
1,301
583
344
66
536
1,113
48.2
0
4
0.0
229
303
75.6
52.2
164
419
198
325
36.1
15.9
7.1
4.2
2.0
0.8
2.4
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
161
1980-81
82
3,239
1,741
895
451
63
719
1,503
47.8
20
74
27.0
283
328
86.3
52.8
191
704
289
239
39.5
21.2
10.9
5.5
2.0
0.8
3.5
10Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
146
1980-81
79
2,962
1,350
232
696
11
576
1,210
47.6
2
12
16.7
196
252
77.8
51.1
64
168
285
226
37.5
17.1
2.9
8.8
1.8
0.1
3.6
11Darwin Cook
D. Cook
141
1980-81
81
1,980
904
236
297
36
383
819
46.8
6
25
24.0
132
180
73.3
50.3
96
140
176
197
24.4
11.2
2.9
3.7
1.7
0.4
2.2
12Jim Paxson
J. Paxson
140
1980-81
79
2,701
1,354
211
299
9
585
1,092
53.6
2
30
6.7
182
248
73.4
56.4
74
137
131
172
34.2
17.1
2.7
3.8
1.8
0.1
1.7
13Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
136
1980-81
80
2,595
802
198
452
17
319
817
39.0
57
169
33.7
107
132
81.1
45.8
66
132
162
194
32.4
10.0
2.5
5.7
1.7
0.2
2.0
14Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
136
1980-81
79
2,615
1,486
363
291
61
532
1,220
43.6
11
51
21.6
411
501
82.0
51.6
160
203
208
244
33.1
18.8
4.6
3.7
1.7
0.8
2.6
15Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
133
1980-81
81
2,625
763
336
332
78
321
654
49.1
4
19
21.1
117
149
78.5
53.0
121
215
164
249
32.4
9.4
4.1
4.1
1.6
1.0
2.0
16Johnny High
J. High
129
1980-81
81
1,750
677
228
202
26
246
576
42.7
2
24
8.3
183
264
69.3
48.9
89
139
188
251
21.6
8.4
2.8
2.5
1.6
0.3
2.3
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
127
1980-81
37
1,371
798
320
317
27
312
587
53.2
3
17
17.6
171
225
76.0
58.2
101
219
143
100
37.1
21.6
8.6
8.6
3.4
0.7
3.9
18Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
126
1980-81
75
2,693
1,431
179
407
11
573
1,136
50.4
6
20
30.0
279
356
78.4
55.4
60
119
197
188
35.9
19.1
2.4
5.4
1.7
0.1
2.6
19Reggie Theus
R. Theus
122
1980-81
82
2,820
1,549
287
426
20
543
1,097
49.5
18
90
20.0
445
550
80.9
57.8
124
163
259
258
34.4
18.9
3.5
5.2
1.5
0.2
3.2
20Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
121
1980-81
81
3,028
1,827
435
235
29
786
1,495
52.6
1
13
7.7
254
335
75.8
55.6
146
289
207
223
37.4
22.6
5.4
2.9
1.5
0.4
2.6
21Johnny Moore
J. Moore
120
1980-81
82
1,578
604
196
373
22
249
520
47.9
1
19
5.3
105
172
61.0
50.7
58
138
154
178
19.2
7.4
2.4
4.5
1.5
0.3
1.9
22Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
118
1980-81
82
2,610
1,271
580
195
39
549
1,186
46.3
7
32
21.9
166
196
84.7
50.0
167
413
117
194
31.8
15.5
7.1
2.4
1.4
0.5
1.4
23Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
118
1980-81
80
2,312
810
151
440
23
310
591
52.5
44
115
38.3
146
185
78.9
60.2
58
93
111
212
28.9
10.1
1.9
5.5
1.5
0.3
1.4
24Jim Spanarkel
J. Spanarkel
117
1980-81
82
2,317
1,184
297
232
20
404
866
46.7
1
10
10.0
375
423
88.7
56.3
142
155
172
230
28.3
14.4
3.6
2.8
1.4
0.2
2.1
25Sly Williams
S. Williams
116
1980-81
67
1,976
885
416
180
18
349
708
49.3
2
8
25.0
185
268
69.0
53.6
159
257
141
199
29.5
13.2
6.2
2.7
1.7
0.3
2.1
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