Alvin Robertson has the most games with 5+ steals in a season, with 28 games in 1985-86.

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most games by a player with 5+ steals in 1 season

	NAME	GP	STL	SEASON	TM	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	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	28	165	1985-86	SAS	36.7	17.8	7.2	6.5	5.9	0.5	7.4	14.1	52.3	0.1	0.3	28.6	3.0	3.9	76.9	56.3	2.4	4.8	3.4	1,028	497	202	181	14	95	97
2	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	23	138	1986-87	SAS	38.1	22.3	5.6	6.7	6.0	0.6	9.3	18.8	49.4	0.2	0.5	36.4	3.6	4.8	73.9	53.3	2.7	2.9	3.6	877	514	129	154	13	83	79
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	19	109	1988-89	UTA	39.1	20.1	2.6	14.7	5.7	0.3	7.5	12.8	58.4	0.3	0.9	35.3	4.8	5.6	86.0	65.8	0.8	1.8	3.6	742	382	49	279	5	68	59
4	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	17	99	1990-91	MIL	35.5	15.7	6.8	6.4	5.8	0.2	6.3	12.7	49.5	0.1	0.5	25.0	3.0	4.4	68.0	53.6	2.9	3.9	3.1	604	267	116	109	3	52	52
5	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	17	97	1987-88	SAS	38.1	17.1	7.1	7.6	5.7	0.9	7.1	15.6	45.5	0.3	0.7	41.7	2.6	3.4	75.9	49.9	2.1	5.0	3.2	647	291	121	130	15	55	59
6	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	16	93	1994-95	CHI	40.2	21.3	9.2	6.2	5.8	1.1	7.8	17.8	43.7	1.5	4.4	33.8	4.3	6.4	67.6	51.8	2.4	6.8	4.4	643	341	147	99	18	70	50
7	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	16	91	1993-94	SEA	28.1	8.0	4.3	6.2	5.7	0.3	3.3	6.8	49.1	1.0	2.6	39.0	0.4	0.8	50.0	56.5	0.7	3.6	1.9	450	128	68	99	4	30	45
8	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	16	92	1988-89	SAS	37.7	19.1	6.6	6.6	5.8	0.6	8.0	15.7	51.0	0.2	0.7	27.3	2.9	3.9	74.2	54.8	2.8	3.9	4.1	603	305	106	105	9	66	65
9	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	15	87	1993-94	CHI	39.3	22.6	7.9	7.5	5.8	0.8	9.4	17.7	53.2	1.3	3.2	39.6	2.5	4.1	61.3	58.0	2.2	5.7	3.5	590	339	118	112	12	53	52
10	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	14	81	2024-25	ATL	34.6	15.8	5.3	4.1	5.8	0.6	6.7	13.4	50.3	1.2	3.9	31.5	1.1	2.0	57.1	55.4	1.1	4.1	2.3	484	221	74	58	9	32	34	+11
11	Chris Paul C. Paul	14	76	2010-11	NOH	37.2	16.6	3.7	12.0	5.4	0.0	5.5	11.8	46.7	0.9	2.7	34.2	4.6	5.1	91.5	59.1	0.5	3.2	2.6	520	232	52	168	0	36	36	+75
12	John Stockton J. Stockton	14	78	1991-92	UTA	38.5	17.7	3.2	15.0	5.6	0.2	6.1	11.9	51.8	1.5	3.2	46.7	3.9	4.6	85.9	63.9	0.9	2.4	3.5	539	248	45	210	3	49	48
13	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	14	72	1991-92	MIL	32.2	15.9	4.4	5.5	5.1	0.4	5.9	11.8	49.7	0.9	2.9	30.0	3.4	4.0	83.9	58.8	1.7	2.6	2.6	451	223	61	77	5	37	41
14	John Stockton J. Stockton	14	87	1990-91	UTA	37.5	18.1	2.9	14.4	6.2	0.1	6.4	12.4	51.1	0.9	2.6	33.3	4.6	5.6	82.1	61.0	0.6	2.3	3.7	525	254	41	201	2	52	46
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	14	82	1990-91	CHI	34.6	32.8	5.6	5.4	5.9	1.2	12.6	22.4	56.4	0.5	1.3	38.9	7.0	8.1	86.7	63.1	1.5	4.1	2.4	485	459	78	75	17	34	32
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	14	84	1987-88	CHI	38.7	36.9	6.2	6.0	6.0	2.1	13.9	25.6	54.0	0.1	0.4	16.7	9.1	11.1	82.1	60.4	2.1	4.1	2.5	542	517	87	84	29	35	46
17	John Stockton J. Stockton	14	86	1987-88	UTA	34.5	15.6	2.4	14.9	6.1	0.2	6.1	8.9	68.8	0.2	0.2	100.0	3.1	3.6	88.0	74.5	0.4	2.1	3.6	483	219	34	209	3	50	39
18	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	14	81	1986-87	PHI	42.4	18.0	3.8	10.6	5.8	0.1	7.7	13.6	56.5	0.1	0.3	25.0	2.5	3.6	68.6	59.0	0.9	2.9	2.7	594	252	53	148	2	38	24
19	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	14	77	1984-85	NJN	39.9	22.4	5.5	8.9	5.5	0.4	9.5	19.9	47.7	0.4	1.4	31.6	2.9	3.6	80.4	51.9	1.6	3.9	3.8	559	313	77	125	6	53	47
20	Brevin Knight B. Knight	13	73	1997-98	CLE	37.3	11.1	3.4	9.2	5.6	0.1	4.0	8.7	46.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	3.5	87.0	54.0	0.9	2.5	3.2	485	144	44	120	1	42	39	+133
21	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	13	77	1996-97	ATL	41.2	17.5	5.7	7.2	5.9	0.0	6.4	15.3	41.7	2.5	7.2	34.0	2.2	2.5	87.9	53.2	1.7	4.0	2.8	535	227	74	93	0	37	24	+85
22	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	13	71	1987-88	POR	38.2	29.5	6.4	6.0	5.5	0.4	11.5	22.2	51.6	0.1	0.3	25.0	6.5	7.7	84.0	57.5	3.2	3.2	3.3	496	383	83	78	5	43	39
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	13	78	1986-87	CHI	41.6	36.1	6.1	4.7	6.0	2.2	13.1	28.2	46.3	0.2	1.0	15.4	9.8	11.5	85.2	54.2	2.2	3.9	3.5	541	469	79	61	29	46	38
24	Chris Paul C. Paul	12	73	2008-09	NOH	41.1	26.1	5.8	10.9	6.1	0.3	9.3	17.7	52.4	0.8	2.1	36.0	6.8	7.9	86.3	61.7	1.0	4.8	3.1	494	313	69	131	3	37	33	+88
25	Larry Hughes L. Hughes	12	68	2004-05	WAS	39.8	24.6	4.6	5.7	5.7	0.3	8.3	17.8	46.9	0.9	2.9	31.4	7.0	8.4	83.2	57.3	0.8	3.8	2.5	478	295	55	68	4	30	29	+99