most all-time steals in a 4th season in regular season and postseason combined

Michael Jordan had the most steals by a player in his 4th season, with 283 steals in 1987-88.

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most all-time steals by a player in a 4th 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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	283	1987-88	CHI	92	40.6	35.1	5.7	5.8	3.1	1.5	13.1	24.5	53.5	0.1	0.6	14.3	8.8	10.4	84.4	60.3	1.8	3.9	3.2	3,738	3,231	520	532	142	291	308
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	279	1987-88	UTA	93	35.7	15.3	3.0	13.9	3.0	0.2	5.6	9.9	56.4	0.3	0.9	34.6	3.7	4.5	83.6	64.1	0.7	2.3	3.3	3,320	1,419	282	1,291	19	310	283
3	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	257	1981-82	PHI	100	32.6	11.8	3.1	8.4	2.6	0.4	4.8	9.4	50.7	0.1	0.3	22.6	2.2	2.9	77.5	55.4	0.7	2.4	2.3	3,263	1,182	310	839	39	233	305
4	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	255	1987-88	SAS	85	36.4	19.8	6.0	6.9	3.0	0.8	8.1	17.2	46.9	0.4	1.2	29.4	3.3	4.4	74.9	51.7	2.0	4.0	3.1	3,097	1,680	512	585	70	260	315
5	Micheal Williams M. Williams	242	1991-92	IND	82	34.8	15.1	3.5	8.2	3.0	0.3	5.1	10.6	48.7	0.1	0.5	26.2	4.7	5.4	86.7	58.3	0.9	2.6	3.0	2,856	1,238	290	671	22	247	274
6	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	235	2009-10	BOS	105	37.5	14.2	4.7	9.7	2.2	0.1	5.8	11.7	49.6	0.2	1.0	25.0	2.3	3.8	61.4	53.0	1.3	3.4	3.0	3,938	1,489	494	1,017	14	318	255	+381
7	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	235	1990-91	CHI	99	37.6	18.5	7.5	6.2	2.4	1.1	7.5	14.5	51.7	0.3	0.9	29.4	3.2	4.5	72.6	56.1	2.0	5.5	2.9	3,718	1,829	746	610	112	287	328
8	Chris Paul C. Paul	224	2008-09	NOH	83	38.6	22.5	5.5	11.0	2.7	0.1	8.0	16.0	49.8	0.8	2.3	35.9	5.7	6.6	86.8	59.4	0.9	4.6	3.1	3,203	1,864	454	913	10	255	220	+255
9	Slick Watts S. Watts	214	1976-77	SEA	79	33.3	13.0	3.9	8.0	2.7	0.3	5.4	12.8	42.2				2.2	3.7	58.7	44.9	1.0	2.9		2,627	1,028	307	630	25		256
10	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	213	1981-82	NYK	82	37.1	17.9	6.9	7.0	2.6	0.5	7.5	16.4	46.1	0.2	1.2	18.8	2.6	3.7	70.0	49.8	2.2	4.7	3.5	3,044	1,469	565	572	41	291	317
11	Robert Reid R. Reid	213	1980-81	HOU	103	37.2	15.9	7.0	4.3	2.1	0.9	6.6	13.7	47.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.8	3.8	73.4	51.6	2.1	4.9	2.3	3,831	1,640	725	442	90	242	405
12	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	211	1986-87	POR	86	38.0	21.8	6.4	6.8	2.5	0.9	8.6	17.3	50.0	0.1	0.6	23.5	4.4	5.8	76.2	55.0	2.8	3.5	3.0	3,267	1,878	548	581	74	259	297
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	210	1982-83	LAL	94	37.8	17.0	8.6	10.9	2.2	0.6	6.5	12.1	53.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	4.0	4.9	80.7	59.4	2.8	5.8	3.9	3,550	1,594	811	1,021	59	365	249
14	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	206	1992-93	ATL	83	35.2	13.2	3.5	8.2	2.5	0.3	5.1	11.9	42.8	1.5	3.9	37.3	1.5	2.1	73.1	51.4	1.1	2.4	2.4	2,919	1,096	293	684	27	198	165
15	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	206	1984-85	DET	90	38.3	21.5	4.5	13.6	2.3	0.3	8.1	17.5	46.3	0.4	1.4	27.3	5.0	6.2	80.4	53.3	1.4	3.1	3.7	3,444	1,939	408	1,224	29	332	327
16	Julius Erving J. Erving	206	1979-80	PHI	96	36.5	26.5	7.4	4.5	2.1	1.8	10.4	20.3	51.4	0.1	0.3	20.7	5.5	7.0	78.8	56.5	2.6	4.9	3.5	3,506	2,540	712	434	177	340	264
17	Fat Lever F. Lever	198	1985-86	DEN	88	33.7	13.9	5.3	7.2	2.3	0.2	6.0	13.5	44.2	0.2	0.6	38.5	1.7	2.3	72.3	47.7	1.7	3.6	2.6	2,963	1,223	468	637	17	233	237
18	Shawn Marion S. Marion	196	2002-03	PHX	87	42.0	21.0	9.7	2.4	2.3	1.2	8.1	18.1	44.6	1.7	4.5	38.3	3.1	3.7	85.0	53.3	2.5	7.2	2.0	3,655	1,827	843	210	106	170	225	+36
19	Gary Payton G. Payton	196	1993-94	SEA	87	35.2	16.4	3.3	6.0	2.3	0.2	7.1	14.1	50.3	0.2	0.7	28.6	2.0	3.4	58.4	52.5	1.3	2.0	2.1	3,062	1,428	286	522	21	181	242
20	Paul George P. George	192	2013-14	IND	99	37.2	21.9	6.9	3.6	1.9	0.3	7.2	16.9	42.6	2.4	6.4	37.2	5.1	6.0	84.8	55.9	0.8	6.2	2.8	3,679	2,166	687	356	29	273	254	+395
21	Gus Williams G. Williams	192	1978-79	SEA	93	31.0	20.5	3.4	4.0	2.1	0.4	8.5	17.3	49.1				3.6	4.8	75.6	53.1	1.6	1.8	2.5	2,885	1,911	315	370	40	232	204
22	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	190	1988-89	GSW	90	38.2	26.8	5.9	5.0	2.1	0.6	10.2	19.9	51.2	0.3	1.2	22.2	6.1	6.9	88.9	58.4	1.8	4.1	3.6	3,434	2,411	530	451	50	328	197
23	Ray Williams R. Williams	189	1980-81	NYK	81	34.9	19.8	4.1	5.4	2.3	0.5	7.8	17.0	46.1	0.2	0.9	23.9	3.9	4.9	80.9	51.7	1.5	2.5	3.0	2,826	1,603	329	441	37	244	280
24	Rick Barry R. Barry	189	1976-77	GSW	89	37.3	22.6	5.4	5.9	2.1	0.7	9.0	20.4	44.3				4.5	4.9	91.5	50.1	1.1	4.3		3,319	2,007	481	522	65		226
25	Eddie Jones E. Jones	186	1997-98	LAL	93	36.4	16.9	3.8	3.0	2.0	0.8	6.0	12.4	48.1	1.8	4.5	39.2	3.2	4.1	77.7	59.4	1.0	2.8	1.8	3,386	1,570	353	278	76	163	201	+624