most steals by a player 1946-47 to 1992-93

Between the 1946-47 and 1992-93 seasons, Maurice Cheeks got the most steals, with 2,310 steals.

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NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2,310
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
2.1
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
294
2,268
2,258
2Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
1,946
702
31.6
14.5
5.3
5.1
2.8
0.4
5.9
12.3
47.8
0.3
0.9
30.0
2.4
3.3
74.8
52.7
2.2
3.2
2.8
22,191
10,164
3,724
3,606
287
1,933
2,370
3John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,832
734
31.6
13.1
2.5
11.4
2.5
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.0
0.4
1.2
35.8
3.4
4.1
82.4
60.0
0.6
1.9
3.0
23,179
9,634
1,870
8,352
142
2,174
2,066
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,815
667
38.7
32.3
6.3
5.9
2.7
1.0
12.1
23.5
51.6
0.4
1.4
30.1
7.6
9.0
84.6
58.9
1.7
4.6
3.0
25,842
21,541
4,219
3,935
684
2,006
1,944
5Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,793
921
36.7
19.5
3.6
9.4
1.9
0.3
7.5
16.4
45.4
0.4
1.4
28.8
4.2
5.5
76.2
51.7
1.0
2.6
3.8
33,766
17,966
3,319
8,662
243
3,480
2,845
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,698
874
36.9
19.7
7.3
11.4
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.3
52.1
0.3
1.2
29.8
5.5
6.5
84.8
60.9
1.8
5.5
3.9
32,287
17,239
6,376
9,921
361
3,403
2,002
7Gus Williams
G. Williams
1,638
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
2.0
0.4
7.0
15.2
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
2.9
3.8
75.6
50.5
1.0
1.7
2.5
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
291
1,646
1,637
8Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1,623
758
33.9
20.9
6.1
5.8
2.1
0.7
8.1
16.6
48.5
0.4
1.4
28.5
4.4
5.5
78.7
54.8
2.6
3.5
2.8
25,734
15,833
4,660
4,392
538
2,145
2,380
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,556
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
755
2,816
2,279
10Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,508
836
34.3
22.0
6.7
3.9
1.8
1.5
8.7
17.1
50.7
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.7
55.8
2.5
4.2
3.1
28,677
18,364
5,601
3,224
1,293
2,323
2,286
11Fat Lever
F. Lever
1,507
671
32.6
14.7
6.3
6.7
2.2
0.3
6.0
13.3
44.9
0.2
0.7
30.3
2.5
3.3
77.1
49.8
2.0
4.3
2.1
21,867
9,878
4,240
4,483
194
1,383
1,648
12Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
1,477
1,100
32.7
14.1
3.9
5.0
1.3
0.6
5.3
11.9
44.5
0.1
0.5
17.2
3.4
4.3
79.7
51.1
1.3
2.5
2.4
35,954
15,535
4,249
5,499
675
2,448
3,087
13Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
1,463
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
2.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.7
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.3
3.4
69.0
49.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
206
1,854
1,859
14Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,414
769
32.4
15.0
2.7
6.1
1.8
0.3
5.8
12.3
47.4
0.8
2.3
34.8
2.6
3.4
75.1
54.4
0.7
1.9
2.1
24,882
11,519
2,040
4,692
255
1,585
1,822
15Randy Smith
R. Smith
1,403
818
32.7
17.1
3.5
4.7
1.7
0.1
7.0
14.9
47.1
0.1
0.3
15.5
3.1
3.9
79.8
51.7
1.1
2.4
2.4
26,747
14,026
2,838
3,876
57
1,158
2,107
16Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
1,400
704
29.6
12.2
3.3
6.4
2.0
0.4
4.3
9.5
45.2
0.4
1.1
31.8
3.3
4.2
78.8
53.9
0.8
2.5
2.1
20,845
8,602
2,339
4,504
304
1,505
2,291
17Rickey Green
R. Green
1,348
946
24.6
9.4
1.9
5.5
1.4
0.1
3.8
8.1
46.9
0.0
0.2
20.7
1.7
2.2
80.7
51.8
0.5
1.4
1.7
23,271
8,870
1,819
5,221
51
1,583
1,452
18Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1,337
719
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
1.9
0.1
3.5
7.7
46.1
0.0
0.1
18.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
2.2
16,245
5,929
1,969
3,114
80
1,382
2,097
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,320
676
37.1
23.2
12.6
2.4
2.0
3.6
9.2
17.9
51.5
0.0
0.1
5.3
4.9
6.9
70.4
55.6
4.1
8.5
3.1
25,054
15,715
8,509
1,593
2,444
2,114
2,665
20T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
1,316
993
23.2
5.1
4.4
1.6
1.3
0.3
2.0
4.5
45.7
0.0
0.0
5.0
1.0
1.4
72.5
50.0
1.7
2.7
0.8
23,080
5,033
4,371
1,631
252
815
2,072
21Alvan Adams
A. Adams
1,289
988
27.5
14.1
7.0
4.1
1.3
0.8
5.8
11.6
49.8
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.5
3.2
78.8
54.1
2.0
5.0
2.6
27,203
13,910
6,937
4,012
808
2,194
3,214
22Walter Davis
W. Davis
1,280
1,033
27.9
18.9
3.0
3.8
1.2
0.1
7.9
15.4
51.1
0.2
0.7
27.2
3.0
3.6
85.1
55.8
0.9
2.1
2.5
28,859
19,521
3,053
3,878
133
2,541
2,454
23John Lucas
J. Lucas
1,273
928
27.5
10.7
2.3
7.0
1.4
0.1
4.2
9.4
44.9
0.4
1.2
30.3
2.0
2.6
77.6
50.9
0.5
1.8
2.1
25,556
9,951
2,151
6,454
73
1,803
1,691
24Reggie Theus
R. Theus
1,206
1,026
33.7
18.5
3.3
6.3
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.6
47.1
0.3
1.0
25.2
4.5
5.5
82.6
54.5
1.2
2.1
3.4
34,603
19,015
3,349
6,453
236
3,493
3,008
25Ray Williams
R. Williams
1,198
655
28.2
15.5
3.6
5.8
1.8
0.3
6.0
13.4
45.1
0.2
0.8
23.7
3.3
4.1
80.2
50.9
1.2
2.4
3.2
18,462
10,158
2,370
3,779
208
2,099
2,165
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