who led nba in total steals in 1987-88

Michael Jordan got the most steals in 1987-88, with 259 steals.

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  • Data note: Steals: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESTLSEASONTMGPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
259
1987-88
82
3,311
2,868
449
485
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
3.2
1.6
3.1
2Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
243
1987-88
82
2,978
1,610
498
557
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
3.0
0.8
3.1
3John Stockton
J. Stockton
242
1987-88
82
2,842
1,204
237
1,128
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
3.0
0.2
3.2
4Fat Lever
F. Lever
223
1987-88
82
3,061
1,546
665
639
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
2.7
0.3
2.2
5Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
205
1987-88
82
3,249
1,114
396
868
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
2.5
0.1
3.1
6Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
203
1987-88
81
3,060
2,185
533
467
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
2.5
0.6
2.9
7Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
169
1987-88
82
2,453
624
338
702
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
2.1
0.6
2.3
8Michael Adams
M. Adams
168
1987-88
82
2,778
1,137
223
503
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
2.0
0.2
1.8
9Derek Harper
D. Harper
168
1987-88
82
3,032
1,393
246
634
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
2.0
0.4
2.3
10Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
167
1987-88
79
2,871
1,086
253
635
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
2.1
0.3
2.0
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
162
1987-88
79
2,825
1,805
959
163
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
2.1
2.7
3.1
12Byron Scott
B. Scott
155
1987-88
81
3,048
1,754
333
335
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
1.9
0.3
2.0
13Terry Porter
T. Porter
150
1987-88
82
2,991
1,222
378
831
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
1.8
0.2
3.0
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
141
1987-88
81
2,927
1,577
278
678
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
1.7
0.2
3.4
15Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
140
1987-88
80
2,502
1,134
366
747
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
1.8
0.5
2.6
16Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
127
1987-88
79
1,628
393
136
404
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
1.6
0.0
1.3
17Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
127
1987-88
79
2,888
1,516
657
243
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
1.6
0.8
2.0
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
125
1987-88
76
2,965
2,275
703
467
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
1.6
0.8
2.8
19Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
124
1987-88
80
2,150
819
148
405
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
1.6
0.1
1.6
20Ron Harper
R. Harper
122
1987-88
57
1,830
879
223
281
52
340
732
46.4
3
20
15.0
196
278
70.5
51.4
64
159
158
157
32.1
15.4
3.9
4.9
2.1
0.9
2.8
21Darnell Valentine
D. Valentine
122
1987-88
79
1,636
562
156
382
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
1.5
0.1
1.9
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
117
1987-88
82
3,198
2,268
986
199
50
858
1,650
52.0
0
5
0.0
552
789
70.0
56.8
277
709
325
296
39.0
27.7
12.0
2.4
1.4
0.6
4.0
23John Williams
J. Williams
117
1987-88
82
2,428
1,047
444
232
34
427
910
46.9
5
38
13.2
188
256
73.4
51.2
127
317
145
217
29.6
12.8
5.4
2.8
1.4
0.4
1.8
24Winston Garland
W. Garland
116
1987-88
67
2,122
831
227
429
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
1.7
0.1
2.5
25Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
115
1987-88
81
3,018
1,270
249
503
17
482
982
49.1
148
357
41.5
158
180
87.8
59.8
59
190
153
203
37.3
15.7
3.1
6.2
1.4
0.2
1.9

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