Nate McMillan has the best steal percentage with 125+ steals in a season, at 5.8 percent in 1993-94.

highest stl% by a player in a season with 125+ stl
1993-94 McMillan 1977-78 Lee 1985-86 Robertson 1979-80 Bradley 1980-81 Bradley 1990-91 Robertson 1983-84 Walker 1986-87 Robertson 1977-78 Jordan 2001-02 Sandiford-Artest 2010-11 Allen 1986-87 Stockton 1998-99 Gill 1992-93 McMillan 1980-81 Johnson 1980-81 Lee 1991-92 Robertson 1976-77 Buse 1995-96 Murdock 1990-91 Williams 1997-98 Knight 1974-75 Watts 1975-76 Watts 2012-13 Rubio 1993-94 Lever 1991-92 Williams 2014-15 Allen 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 5.8 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1
NAME SEASON TM GP STL% STL MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% MIN PTS REB AST BLK TOV PF +/-
Nate McMillan illustration Nate McMillan
1993-94
SEA logo SEA
73 5.8 216 25.8 6.0 3.9 5.3 3.0 0.3 1.7 2.4 5.4 44.7 0.7 1.8 39.1 0.4 0.8 56.4 1,887 437 283 387 22 126 201
Ron Lee illustration Ron Lee
1977-78
PHX logo PHX
82 5.0 225 23.5 12.2 3.1 3.7 2.7 0.2 2.7 5.1 11.6 43.9 2.1 2.8 74.6 1,928 1,004 254 305 17 221 257
Alvin Robertson illustration Alvin Robertson
1985-86
SAS logo SAS
82 4.8 301 35.1 17.0 6.3 5.5 3.7 0.5 3.1 6.9 13.3 51.4 0.1 0.4 27.6 3.2 4.0 79.5 2,878 1,392 516 448 40 256 296
Dudley Bradley illustration Dudley Bradley
1979-80
IND logo IND
82 4.8 211 24.7 8.4 2.7 3.1 2.6 0.6 2.0 3.4 7.4 45.2 0.0 0.1 40.0 1.7 2.1 78.2 2,027 688 223 252 48 166 194
Dudley Bradley illustration Dudley Bradley
1980-81
IND logo IND
82 4.7 186 22.8 8.0 2.4 2.3 2.3 0.5 1.5 3.2 6.8 47.4 0.0 0.2 12.5 1.5 2.2 70.2 1,867 657 193 188 37 122 236
Alvin Robertson illustration Alvin Robertson
1990-91
MIL logo MIL
81 4.7 246 32.1 13.6 5.7 5.5 3.0 0.2 2.6 5.4 11.2 48.5 0.3 0.8 36.5 2.5 3.2 75.7 2,598 1,098 459 444 16 212 273
Darrell Walker illustration Darrell Walker
1983-84
NYK logo NYK
82 4.6 127 16.1 7.9 2.0 3.5 1.5 0.2 2.4 2.6 6.3 41.7 0.0 0.2 26.7 2.5 3.2 79.1 1,324 644 167 284 15 194 202
Alvin Robertson illustration Alvin Robertson
1986-87
SAS logo SAS
81 4.6 260 33.3 17.7 5.2 5.2 3.2 0.4 3.0 7.3 15.6 46.6 0.2 0.6 27.1 3.0 4.0 75.3 2,697 1,435 424 421 35 243 264
Eddie Jordan illustration Eddie Jordan
1977-78 TOT 73 4.5 126 16.6 7.7 1.6 2.4 1.7 0.3 1.5 2.9 7.4 40.0 1.8 2.3 78.4 1,213 561 119 177 19 106 94
Metta Sandiford-Artest illustration Metta Sandiford-Artest
2001-02 TOT 55 4.5 141 29.9 13.2 4.9 2.3 2.6 0.7 2.1 4.9 11.6 42.3 1.0 3.1 31.2 2.5 3.7 66.7 1,642 727 271 127 39 118 217 -22
Tony Allen illustration Tony Allen
2010-11
MEM logo MEM
72 4.5 129 20.8 8.9 2.7 1.4 1.8 0.6 1.2 3.5 6.8 51.0 0.1 0.3 17.4 1.9 2.5 75.3 1,494 643 193 104 44 86 161 +49
John Stockton illustration John Stockton
1986-87
UTA logo UTA
82 4.4 177 22.7 7.9 1.8 8.2 2.2 0.2 2.0 2.8 5.6 49.9 0.1 0.5 18.4 2.2 2.8 78.2 1,858 648 151 670 14 164 224
Kendall Gill illustration Kendall Gill
1998-99
NJN logo NJN
50 4.4 134 32.1 11.8 4.9 2.5 2.7 0.5 1.4 4.7 11.9 39.8 0.0 0.3 11.8 2.3 3.3 68.3 1,606 588 244 123 26 71 162 -138
Nate McMillan illustration Nate McMillan
1992-93
SEA logo SEA
73 4.4 173 27.1 7.5 4.2 5.3 2.4 0.5 1.9 2.9 6.3 46.4 0.3 0.9 38.5 1.3 1.8 70.9 1,977 546 306 384 33 139 240
Magic Johnson illustration Magic Johnson
1980-81
LAL logo LAL
37 4.3 127 37.1 21.6 8.6 8.6 3.4 0.7 3.9 8.4 15.9 53.2 0.1 0.5 17.6 4.6 6.1 76.0 1,371 798 320 317 27 143 100
Ron Lee illustration Ron Lee
1980-81
DET logo DET
82 4.3 166 22.3 4.2 2.7 4.4 2.0 0.4 2.1 1.4 3.9 35.0 0.0 0.2 15.4 1.4 1.9 72.4 1,829 341 220 362 29 173 260
Alvin Robertson illustration Alvin Robertson
1991-92
MIL logo MIL
82 4.3 210 30.0 12.3 4.3 4.4 2.6 0.4 2.7 4.8 11.2 43.0 0.8 2.6 31.9 1.8 2.4 76.3 2,463 1,010 350 360 32 223 263
Don Buse illustration Don Buse
1976-77
IND logo IND
81 4.3 281 36.4 8.0 3.3 8.5 3.5 0.2 3.3 7.9 41.6 1.4 1.8 78.6 2,947 646 270 685 16 129
Eric Murdock illustration Eric Murdock
1995-96 TOT 73 4.3 135 22.9 8.9 2.3 4.5 1.8 0.1 1.8 3.3 8.0 41.6 0.6 2.0 31.0 1.6 2.0 79.7 1,673 647 169 327 9 132 140
Micheal Williams illustration Micheal Williams
1990-91
IND logo IND
73 4.2 150 23.4 11.1 2.4 4.8 2.1 0.2 2.1 3.6 7.2 49.9 0.0 0.1 14.3 4.0 4.5 87.9 1,706 813 176 348 17 150 202
Brevin Knight illustration Brevin Knight
1997-98
CLE logo CLE
80 4.2 196 31.0 9.0 3.2 8.2 2.5 0.2 2.4 3.3 7.4 44.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 2.5 3.1 80.1 2,483 723 253 656 18 194 271 +298
Slick Watts illustration Slick Watts
1974-75
SEA logo SEA
82 4.2 190 25.1 6.8 3.2 6.1 2.3 0.1 2.8 6.7 42.1 1.1 1.9 60.8 2,056 557 262 499 12 254
Slick Watts illustration Slick Watts
1975-76
SEA logo SEA
82 4.2 261 33.9 13.0 4.5 8.1 3.2 0.2 5.3 12.4 42.7 2.4 4.2 57.8 2,776 1,065 365 661 16 270
Ricky Rubio illustration Ricky Rubio
2012-13
MIN logo MIN
57 4.2 137 29.7 10.7 4.0 7.3 2.4 0.1 3.0 3.2 9.0 36.0 0.5 1.6 29.3 3.7 4.6 79.9 1,691 608 229 418 5 172 143 -88
Fat Lever illustration Fat Lever
1993-94
DAL logo DAL
81 4.1 159 24.0 6.9 3.5 2.6 2.0 0.2 1.1 2.8 6.9 40.8 0.3 0.9 35.1 0.9 1.2 76.5 1,947 555 283 213 15 88 155
StatMuse has season-level data for steal percentage and steals going back to the 1973-74 season.

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