The Los Angeles Lakers had their most steals per game in a season in 1981-82, with 10.3 per game.

Interpreted as:

all-time leading laker steals per game in a regular season

	TEAM	SPG	SEASON	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	Lakers	10.3	1981-82	82	242.1	114.6	45.9	28.7	6.3	47.8	92.5	51.7	0.2	1.1	13.8	18.9	26.4	71.7	55.1	15.3	30.5	17.9	19,855	9,400	3,763	2,356	848	517	1,468	1,999
2	Lakers	10.3	1982-83	82	240.6	115.0	44.7	30.7	5.8	48.3	91.6	52.8	0.1	1.2	10.4	18.2	24.8	73.6	56.1	15.1	29.7	19.3	19,730	9,433	3,668	2,519	844	479	1,584	1,931
3	Lakers	9.9	1980-81	82	241.5	111.2	44.6	28.8	6.7	46.1	90.0	51.2	0.2	1.1	18.1	18.8	25.8	72.9	54.8	14.2	30.4	19.0	19,805	9,117	3,656	2,363	808	551	1,557	1,955
4	Lakers	9.8	1977-78	82	241.5	110.3	46.1	27.2	5.0	45.5	93.6	48.7				19.2	25.5	75.2	52.6	13.9	32.3	18.9	19,805	9,044	3,783	2,229	802	409	1,548	1,964
5	Lakers	9.8	1976-77	82	241.5	106.9	46.4	25.1	5.4	44.7	93.4	47.8				17.5	23.7	74.0	51.5	14.4	32.0	18.8	19,805	8,763	3,805	2,057	801	445	1,538	1,867
6	Lakers	9.7	1973-74	82	240.9	109.2	52.9	26.6	8.0	43.1	95.2	45.3				22.9	29.8	76.9	50.4	16.6	36.2	23.3	19,755	8,951	4,335	2,179	794	653	1,913	2,032
7	Lakers	9.7	1978-79	82	241.2	112.9	42.8	28.5	6.1	46.7	90.2	51.7				19.6	25.5	76.9	55.7	11.6	31.2	19.1	19,780	9,260	3,506	2,338	793	500	1,569	1,851
8	Lakers	9.5	1992-93	82	241.8	104.2	41.4	24.5	5.3	40.4	85.3	47.3	2.3	7.6	29.9	21.2	28.1	75.6	53.4	13.5	27.9	15.4	19,830	8,546	3,391	2,013	782	431	1,266	1,778
9	Lakers	9.4	1979-80	82	242.4	115.1	45.6	29.4	6.7	47.5	89.9	52.9	0.2	1.2	20.0	19.8	25.5	77.5	56.9	13.2	32.4	20.0	19,880	9,438	3,738	2,413	774	546	1,639	1,784
10	Lakers	9.2	1991-92	82	241.8	100.4	40.9	22.0	4.9	38.8	85.1	45.6	1.5	5.4	26.7	21.3	27.8	76.6	51.6	14.1	26.8	13.3	19,830	8,229	3,352	1,803	756	400	1,089	1,543
11	Lakers	9.2	1974-75	82	242.1	103.2	49.7	25.5	5.2	41.6	92.4	45.0				20.0	26.6	75.2	49.5	16.0	33.7	21.8	19,855	8,459	4,075	2,091	755	423	1,785	2,079
12	Lakers	9.2	1993-94	82	240.9	100.4	42.2	24.2	5.6	40.1	89.2	45.0	2.9	9.8	30.0	17.2	24.0	71.7	50.3	15.4	26.9	14.6	19,755	8,233	3,464	1,983	751	461	1,197	1,877
13	Lakers	9.1	1994-95	82	242.7	105.1	42.0	25.3	6.9	40.0	86.4	46.3	6.4	18.2	35.2	18.6	25.3	73.5	53.9	13.7	28.2	15.2	19,905	8,616	3,442	2,078	750	563	1,243	1,933
14	Lakers	9.0	1996-97	82	243.0	100.0	42.8	22.5	7.0	36.8	81.0	45.4	6.7	18.3	36.7	19.7	28.4	69.2	53.5	13.3	29.4	14.9	19,930	8,200	3,506	1,845	740	575	1,222	1,818
15	Lakers	9.0	1997-98	82	241.8	105.5	43.3	24.5	6.8	38.4	79.7	48.1	6.1	17.3	35.1	22.7	33.5	67.9	55.9	13.2	30.1	15.3	19,830	8,652	3,550	2,009	734	556	1,256	1,859
16	Lakers	8.9	1986-87	82	240.6	117.8	44.4	29.6	5.9	45.6	88.4	51.6	2.0	5.5	36.7	24.5	31.1	78.9	57.7	13.7	30.7	16.6	19,730	9,656	3,642	2,428	728	482	1,358	1,853
17	Lakers	8.9	1983-84	82	241.2	115.6	43.8	29.9	5.8	47.0	88.4	53.2	0.7	2.8	25.7	20.9	27.7	75.4	57.4	13.4	30.5	19.2	19,780	9,478	3,594	2,455	726	478	1,578	2,054
18	Lakers	8.8	1988-89	82	241.5	114.7	45.2	27.8	5.1	43.7	87.1	50.2	2.8	8.1	34.0	24.5	30.6	80.2	57.0	13.3	31.9	16.4	19,805	9,406	3,706	2,282	724	421	1,344	1,672
19	Lakers	8.8	1995-96	82	240.0	102.9	40.2	25.4	6.3	39.2	81.8	48.0	5.8	16.6	35.1	18.6	25.0	74.6	55.5	12.1	28.1	14.2	19,680	8,438	3,298	2,080	722	516	1,163	1,702
20	Lakers	8.8	2008-09	82	241.2	106.9	43.9	23.3	5.1	40.3	85.1	47.4	6.7	18.5	36.1	19.6	25.5	77.0	55.5	12.4	31.5	13.5	19,780	8,768	3,602	1,908	718	420	1,103	1,698
21	Lakers	8.6	2019-20	71	240.7	113.4	45.7	25.4	6.6	42.3	88.3	48.0	11.0	31.6	34.9	17.7	24.3	72.9	57.3	10.7	35.1	15.2	17,090	8,054	3,247	1,803	612	468	1,077	1,471
22	Lakers	8.5	1984-85	82	240.9	118.2	44.1	31.4	5.9	48.2	88.5	54.5	1.1	3.6	30.5	20.8	27.2	76.3	58.9	13.0	31.1	18.7	19,755	9,696	3,613	2,575	695	481	1,537	1,931
23	Lakers	8.5	1985-86	82	241.8	117.3	44.6	29.7	5.1	46.8	89.5	52.2	1.7	5.0	33.7	22.1	28.4	77.8	57.5	13.4	31.2	17.9	19,830	9,618	3,656	2,433	693	419	1,467	2,031
24	Lakers	8.3	2003-04	82	242.1	98.2	43.1	23.8	4.6	36.9	81.4	45.4	4.5	13.6	32.7	19.9	28.7	69.3	52.2	12.2	30.9	13.8	19,855	8,052	3,536	1,948	682	379	1,132	1,732
25	Lakers	8.2	2016-17	82	240.3	104.6	43.5	20.9	3.9	39.3	87.4	45.0	8.9	25.7	34.6	17.0	22.6	75.4	53.7	11.4	32.1	15.2	19,705	8,575	3,569	1,716	674	320	1,243	1,698