most all-time steals in a 3rd season in regular season and postseason combined

Slick Watts got the most steals by a player in his 3rd season, with 273 steals in 1975-76.

Interpreted as:

most all-time steals by a player in a 3rd season in regular season and postseason combined

	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	Slick Watts S. Watts	273	1975-76	SEA	88	33.8	12.9	4.4	8.1	3.1	0.2	5.3	12.3	42.7				2.4	4.2	57.2	45.6	1.3	3.0		2,973	1,136	383	710	18		298
2	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	260	1986-87	SAS	81	33.3	17.7	5.2	5.2	3.2	0.4	7.3	15.6	46.6	0.2	0.6	27.1	3.0	4.0	75.3	51.0	2.3	2.9	3.0	2,697	1,435	424	421	35	243	264
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	248	1981-82	LAL	92	38.6	18.4	9.9	9.5	2.7	0.4	6.9	13.0	53.6	0.1	0.4	18.2	4.4	5.7	77.2	59.3	3.3	6.6	3.6	3,553	1,690	909	873	37	330	273
4	Chris Paul C. Paul	245	2007-08	NOH	92	38.0	21.4	4.1	11.5	2.7	0.1	8.1	16.4	49.0	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.3	5.1	84.0	57.4	0.8	3.3	2.4	3,492	1,973	380	1,060	6	223	228	+536
5	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	244	1975-76	PHX	101	36.1	20.6	3.0	5.3	2.4	0.5	8.1	16.4	49.8				4.3	5.3	81.8	55.1	0.9	2.2		3,645	2,080	306	536	47		279
6	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	242	1989-90	CHI	97	38.8	16.9	6.8	5.4	2.5	1.2	6.9	14.0	49.0	0.4	1.5	26.6	2.8	4.1	68.4	53.5	1.9	4.9	3.4	3,760	1,640	655	527	120	327	360
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	242	1986-87	CHI	85	40.1	37.0	5.3	4.6	2.8	1.6	13.3	27.8	47.9	0.2	0.8	19.7	10.2	11.9	85.9	56.1	2.0	3.3	3.3	3,409	3,148	451	395	132	280	248
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	240	1975-76	GSW	94	38.9	21.4	6.2	6.2	2.6	0.4	8.9	20.4	43.5				3.7	4.0	91.6	48.4	1.0	5.2		3,654	2,013	580	580	41		255
9	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	239	1980-81	NYK	81	40.3	16.2	7.0	7.9	3.0	0.4	6.6	14.2	46.2	0.3	1.3	21.7	2.9	4.3	66.0	50.5	2.2	4.8	3.8	3,261	1,316	564	638	35	310	266
10	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	233	1980-81	PHI	97	30.2	9.6	3.1	7.0	2.4	0.5	3.9	7.3	53.5	0.0	0.1	27.3	1.8	2.3	78.2	58.0	0.7	2.3	2.2	2,928	931	296	676	51	210	286
11	Gus Williams G. Williams	230	1977-78	SEA	101	32.4	18.2	3.4	3.8	2.3	0.5	7.6	16.6	45.6				3.0	3.8	79.2	49.7	1.1	2.3	2.4	3,273	1,834	342	382	53	243	268
12	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	229	2024-25	ATL	76	33.8	14.1	5.9	4.4	3.0	0.7	6.0	12.1	49.3	1.1	3.1	34.0	1.1	1.8	59.3	54.5	1.6	4.3	2.0	2,571	1,073	449	333	55	155	175	-65
13	Fat Lever F. Lever	228	1984-85	DEN	93	31.2	12.9	5.2	7.6	2.5	0.3	5.1	11.9	42.7	0.1	0.3	23.1	2.6	3.4	76.8	48.0	1.8	3.4	2.5	2,901	1,197	482	706	32	237	259
14	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	223	1979-80	NJN	82	32.4	13.3	3.3	6.8	2.7	0.3	5.3	12.4	43.0	0.1	0.6	25.0	2.5	3.1	77.9	48.1	0.8	2.5	3.1	2,657	1,087	270	557	27	258	238
15	Johnny Moore J. Moore	222	1982-83	SAS	88	33.7	13.5	3.7	10.4	2.5	0.4	5.7	11.8	48.1	0.2	0.4	35.9	2.0	2.7	75.2	52.1	0.8	2.9	2.9	2,966	1,188	324	914	35	254	288
16	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	217	1983-84	DET	87	36.8	21.3	4.0	11.1	2.5	0.4	8.1	17.6	46.2	0.3	0.8	33.8	4.8	6.5	73.6	52.1	1.3	2.7	3.8	3,205	1,855	346	969	39	330	346
17	Gary Payton G. Payton	211	1992-93	SEA	101	31.2	13.3	3.4	4.6	2.1	0.2	5.7	11.9	48.4	0.1	0.4	20.0	1.7	2.3	75.5	51.7	1.2	2.2	1.8	3,153	1,344	344	469	24	182	314
18	Baron Davis B. Davis	204	2001-02	CHA	91	40.9	18.5	4.5	8.5	2.2	0.6	6.9	16.8	41.2	2.1	5.9	35.4	2.6	4.5	58.3	49.4	1.2	3.3	3.0	3,719	1,687	412	769	52	273	277	+172
19	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	203	1985-86	POR	79	34.4	18.5	5.6	7.9	2.6	0.6	7.2	15.2	47.4	0.2	0.8	21.5	3.9	5.1	77.0	53.1	2.3	3.4	3.8	2,721	1,461	446	626	49	301	289
20	Eddie Jones E. Jones	198	1996-97	LAL	89	36.9	16.6	4.0	3.4	2.2	0.6	5.7	13.0	43.9	1.8	4.6	39.0	3.4	4.2	81.2	56.0	1.1	2.9	2.0	3,281	1,475	357	299	53	182	250	+217
21	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	198	1990-91	PHI	88	39.1	22.0	4.0	3.7	2.3	0.6	7.2	15.4	47.1	1.4	3.4	41.2	6.1	7.0	87.8	59.6	0.6	3.4	2.6	3,439	1,934	356	326	49	229	211
22	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	197	2005-06	MIA	98	39.3	27.5	5.8	6.5	2.0	0.9	9.4	18.9	49.5	0.3	1.2	23.9	8.5	10.7	78.9	58.1	1.4	4.4	3.7	3,851	2,694	565	635	84	358	288	+619
23	Eric Murdock E. Murdock	197	1993-94	MIL	82	30.9	15.3	3.2	6.7	2.4	0.1	5.8	12.4	46.8	0.8	2.0	41.1	2.9	3.5	81.3	54.9	1.1	2.1	2.5	2,533	1,257	261	546	12	206	189
24	M.L. Carr	197	1978-79	DET	80	40.1	18.7	7.4	3.3	2.5	0.6	7.3	14.3	51.4				4.0	5.4	74.3	56.1	2.7	4.6	3.2	3,207	1,497	589	262	46	255	279
25	Ron Harper R. Harper	196	1988-89	CLE	87	34.9	18.7	4.9	5.2	2.3	0.9	7.2	14.0	51.4	0.3	1.4	24.6	3.9	5.2	75.2	57.2	1.5	3.5	2.7	3,040	1,624	430	454	78	237	244