John Stockton had the most steals by a player in his 8th season, with 244 steals in 1991-92.

Interpreted as:

most all-time steals by a player as a 8th season

	NAME	STL	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	John Stockton J. Stockton	244	1991-92	UTA	82	36.6	15.8	3.3	13.7	3.0	0.3	5.5	11.5	48.2	1.0	2.5	40.7	3.8	4.5	84.2	59.0	0.8	2.5	3.5	3,002	1,297	270	1,126	22	286	234
2	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	232	1994-95	CHI	79	38.2	21.4	8.1	5.2	2.9	1.1	8.0	16.7	48.0	1.4	4.0	34.5	4.0	5.6	71.6	55.9	2.2	5.9	3.4	3,014	1,692	639	409	89	271	238
3	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	216	1993-94	SEA	73	25.8	6.0	3.9	5.3	3.0	0.3	2.4	5.4	44.7	0.7	1.8	39.1	0.4	0.8	56.4	52.0	0.7	3.2	1.7	1,887	437	283	387	22	126	201
4	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	212	1996-97	ATL	78	39.2	17.4	5.3	5.9	2.7	0.3	6.4	14.9	43.2	2.8	7.7	36.6	1.7	2.2	75.3	54.8	1.5	3.8	2.4	3,056	1,354	413	463	20	185	141	+585
5	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	210	1991-92	MIL	82	30.0	12.3	4.3	4.4	2.6	0.4	4.8	11.2	43.0	0.8	2.6	31.9	1.8	2.4	76.3	50.0	2.1	2.1	2.7	2,463	1,010	350	360	32	223	263
6	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	207	1985-86	PHI	82	39.9	15.4	2.9	9.2	2.5	0.3	6.0	11.1	53.7	0.0	0.2	23.5	3.4	4.1	84.2	59.7	0.7	2.2	2.9	3,270	1,266	235	753	27	238	160
7	Gus Williams G. Williams	189	1983-84	SEA	80	35.2	18.7	2.6	8.4	2.4	0.3	7.5	16.3	45.8	0.1	0.3	16.0	3.7	5.0	75.0	50.6	0.8	1.7	2.9	2,818	1,497	204	675	25	232	151
8	Gary Payton G. Payton	185	1997-98	SEA	82	38.4	19.2	4.6	8.3	2.3	0.2	7.1	15.6	45.3	1.6	4.8	33.8	3.4	4.6	74.4	54.4	0.9	3.6	2.8	3,145	1,571	376	679	18	229	195	+622
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	182	1991-92	CHI	80	38.8	30.1	6.4	6.1	2.3	0.9	11.8	22.7	51.9	0.3	1.3	27.0	6.1	7.4	83.2	57.9	1.1	5.3	2.5	3,102	2,404	511	489	75	200	201
10	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	175	2001-02	NJN	82	37.3	14.7	7.3	9.9	2.1	0.2	5.4	13.9	39.1	1.4	4.4	32.1	2.5	3.0	81.4	48.4	1.6	5.7	3.5	3,056	1,208	595	808	20	286	136	+346
11	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	169	2012-13	MIL	82	37.5	19.2	3.9	6.0	2.1	0.4	7.3	17.5	41.6	1.1	4.0	28.7	3.5	4.6	77.3	49.3	0.5	3.3	3.1	3,076	1,577	316	496	36	254	164	-44
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	169	2012-13	LAC	70	33.4	16.9	3.7	9.7	2.4	0.1	5.9	12.2	48.1	1.1	3.3	32.8	4.1	4.6	88.5	59.4	0.8	3.0	2.3	2,335	1,186	262	678	10	159	143	+430
13	Fat Lever F. Lever	168	1989-90	DEN	79	35.8	18.3	9.3	6.5	2.1	0.2	7.2	16.2	44.3	0.5	1.1	41.4	3.4	4.3	80.4	50.4	2.9	6.4	2.0	2,832	1,443	734	517	13	156	172
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	163	2015-16	OKC	80	34.4	23.5	7.8	10.4	2.0	0.3	8.2	18.1	45.4	1.3	4.3	29.6	5.8	7.2	81.2	55.4	1.8	6.0	4.3	2,749	1,878	626	834	20	342	200	+635
15	Paul George P. George	161	2017-18	OKC	79	36.6	21.9	5.7	3.3	2.0	0.5	7.3	17.0	43.0	3.1	7.7	40.1	4.3	5.2	82.2	57.0	0.9	4.7	2.7	2,891	1,734	447	263	39	212	233	+226
16	Darrell Armstrong D. Armstrong	157	2001-02	ORL	82	33.3	12.4	3.9	5.5	1.9	0.1	4.2	10.1	41.9	1.7	4.9	34.9	2.2	2.5	88.8	55.3	1.0	2.9	2.1	2,730	1,015	319	453	10	175	166	+204
17	Shawn Marion S. Marion	156	2006-07	PHX	80	37.6	17.5	9.8	1.7	2.0	1.5	7.0	13.4	52.4	1.0	3.2	31.7	2.5	3.1	81.0	59.4	2.2	7.7	1.4	3,010	1,403	785	134	122	114	216	+602
18	Kendall Gill K. Gill	156	1997-98	NJN	81	33.7	13.4	4.8	2.5	1.9	0.8	5.2	12.0	42.9	0.3	1.2	25.7	2.8	4.0	68.8	48.6	1.4	3.4	1.5	2,733	1,087	391	200	64	124	268	+49
19	Eric Bledsoe E. Bledsoe	149	2017-18	TOT	74	31.4	17.7	3.8	5.0	2.0	0.6	6.3	13.4	47.3	1.7	4.9	34.7	3.4	4.3	79.5	58.2	0.7	3.1	2.9	2,322	1,313	284	370	42	216	185	+124
20	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	149	2006-07	SAC	70	37.7	18.8	6.5	3.4	2.1	0.6	6.5	14.9	44.0	1.3	3.7	35.8	4.4	5.9	74.0	53.8	1.5	5.0	2.1	2,641	1,316	454	235	43	146	205	+41
21	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	149	1995-96	SEA	82	34.4	15.6	3.6	2.7	1.8	0.2	5.4	11.4	47.3	1.8	4.6	38.4	3.0	3.5	87.4	60.3	1.0	2.6	2.0	2,823	1,281	297	218	14	164	172
22	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	148	1990-91	ATL	79	32.7	15.2	3.2	4.3	1.9	0.6	5.6	12.9	43.5	1.1	3.3	33.6	2.8	3.3	84.4	52.7	0.6	2.6	1.6	2,586	1,197	253	340	47	125	216
23	Derek Harper D. Harper	147	1990-91	DAL	77	37.4	19.7	3.0	7.1	1.9	0.2	7.4	15.9	46.7	1.2	3.2	36.2	3.7	5.1	73.1	54.3	0.8	2.3	2.3	2,879	1,519	233	548	14	177	222
24	Ron Harper R. Harper	144	1993-94	LAC	75	38.1	20.1	6.1	4.6	1.9	0.7	7.6	17.8	42.6	0.9	3.1	30.1	4.0	5.6	71.5	49.6	1.7	4.4	3.2	2,856	1,508	460	344	54	242	167
25	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	144	1990-91	POR	82	34.8	21.5	6.7	6.0	1.8	0.7	7.9	16.3	48.2	0.7	2.3	31.9	5.1	6.4	79.4	56.3	2.6	4.1	2.8	2,852	1,767	546	493	60	232	226