John Stockton got the most steals per game in 1988-89, with 3.2 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA steals with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders 1988-1989

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.2	1988-89	UTA	82	38.7	17.1	3.0	13.6	0.2	6.1	11.3	53.8	0.2	0.8	24.2	4.8	5.5	86.3	62.4	1.0	2.0	3.8	3,171	1,400	248	1,118	263	14	308	241
2	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.0	1988-89	SAS	65	35.2	17.3	5.9	6.0	0.6	7.2	14.8	48.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.8	3.9	72.3	52.3	2.4	3.5	3.6	2,287	1,122	384	393	197	36	231	259
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.9	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	32.5	8.0	8.0	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
4	Fat Lever F. Lever	2.7	1988-89	DEN	71	38.7	19.8	9.3	7.9	0.3	7.9	17.2	45.7	0.3	0.9	34.8	3.8	4.8	78.5	51.3	2.6	6.7	2.2	2,745	1,409	662	559	195	20	157	178
5	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	2.7	1988-89	POR	78	39.3	27.2	7.9	5.8	0.7	10.6	21.4	49.6	0.3	1.3	26.0	5.6	7.0	79.9	55.5	3.7	4.2	3.2	3,064	2,123	615	450	213	54	250	269
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2.6	1988-89	HOU	82	36.9	24.8	13.5	1.8	3.4	9.6	19.0	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.5	8.0	69.6	55.2	4.1	9.4	3.4	3,024	2,034	1,105	149	213	282	275	329
7	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	2.4	1988-89	ATL	76	32.4	13.6	3.8	6.9	0.5	4.9	10.7	45.5	0.6	1.6	34.7	3.3	3.8	86.1	54.8	1.2	2.6	2.1	2,462	1,032	286	525	181	40	158	263
8	Ron Harper R. Harper	2.3	1988-89	CLE	82	34.8	18.6	5.0	5.3	0.9	7.2	14.0	51.1	0.4	1.4	25.0	3.9	5.2	75.1	57.0	1.5	3.5	2.8	2,851	1,526	409	434	185	74	230	224
9	Winston Garland W. Garland	2.2	1988-89	GSW	79	33.7	14.5	4.2	6.4	0.2	5.9	13.6	43.4	0.1	0.5	23.3	2.6	3.2	80.9	48.3	1.3	2.9	2.4	2,661	1,145	328	505	175	14	187	216
10	Lester Conner L. Conner	2.2	1988-89	NJN	82	30.9	10.3	4.3	7.4	0.1	3.8	8.2	45.7	0.2	0.5	35.1	2.6	3.3	78.8	53.1	1.2	3.1	2.2	2,532	843	355	604	181	5	181	132
11	Michael Adams M. Adams	2.2	1988-89	DEN	77	36.2	18.5	3.7	6.4	0.1	6.1	14.1	43.3	2.2	6.1	35.6	4.2	5.1	81.9	56.7	0.9	2.8	2.3	2,787	1,424	283	490	166	11	180	149
12	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	2.1	1988-89	GSW	82	37.7	26.5	5.9	5.1	0.5	10.1	19.9	50.9	0.3	1.2	23.0	6.0	6.7	89.2	58.1	1.9	4.0	3.6	3,093	2,176	483	415	176	39	296	178
13	Derek Harper D. Harper	2.1	1988-89	DAL	81	36.6	17.3	2.8	7.0	0.5	6.6	13.9	47.7	1.2	3.4	35.6	2.8	3.5	80.6	56.1	0.6	2.2	2.5	2,968	1,404	228	570	172	41	205	219
14	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	2.1	1988-89	SEA	75	31.2	7.1	5.2	9.3	0.6	2.7	6.5	41.0	0.2	0.9	21.4	1.6	2.5	63.0	46.8	1.9	3.3	2.8	2,341	532	388	696	156	42	211	236
15	Gary Grant G. Grant	2.0	1988-89	LAC	71	27.1	11.9	3.4	7.1	0.1	5.1	11.7	43.5	0.1	0.3	22.7	1.7	2.3	73.5	46.9	1.1	2.2	3.6	1,924	846	238	506	144	9	258	170
16	Darrell Walker D. Walker	2.0	1988-89	WAS	79	32.5	9.0	6.4	6.3	0.3	3.6	8.6	42.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.8	2.3	77.2	46.9	1.7	4.7	2.3	2,565	714	507	496	155	23	184	215
17	Jay Humphries J. Humphries	1.9	1988-89	MIL	73	30.4	11.6	2.6	5.5	0.1	4.7	9.8	48.3	0.3	1.3	26.6	1.8	2.2	81.6	53.9	1.0	1.6	2.2	2,220	844	189	405	142	5	160	187
18	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	1.9	1988-89	NYK	72	34.4	16.9	4.7	8.6	0.1	6.7	14.2	46.7	1.1	3.3	33.8	2.5	3.6	69.8	53.5	1.5	3.3	3.1	2,477	1,219	341	619	139	7	226	163
19	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	1.9	1988-89	CHI	73	33.1	14.4	6.1	3.5	0.8	5.7	11.9	47.6	0.3	1.1	27.3	2.8	4.1	66.8	52.4	1.9	4.2	2.7	2,413	1,048	445	256	139	61	199	261
20	Willie Anderson W. Anderson	1.9	1988-89	SAS	81	33.8	18.6	5.1	4.6	0.8	7.9	15.9	49.8	0.0	0.3	19.0	2.8	3.6	77.5	53.4	1.9	3.3	3.2	2,738	1,508	417	372	150	62	261	295
21	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	1.8	1988-89	POR	76	35.7	17.5	8.3	3.2	1.1	7.0	15.0	46.9	0.1	0.3	28.6	3.4	4.9	69.4	51.1	3.2	5.0	2.2	2,716	1,330	629	243	137	84	167	277
22	Terry Porter T. Porter	1.8	1988-89	POR	81	38.3	17.7	4.5	9.5	0.1	6.7	14.1	47.1	1.0	2.7	36.1	3.4	4.0	84.0	55.5	1.0	3.5	3.1	3,102	1,431	367	770	146	8	248	187
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	1.8	1988-89	UTA	80	39.1	29.1	10.7	2.7	0.9	10.1	19.5	51.9	0.1	0.2	31.3	8.8	11.5	76.6	59.2	3.2	7.4	3.6	3,126	2,326	853	219	144	70	285	286
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.8	1988-89	LAL	77	37.5	22.5	7.9	12.8	0.3	7.5	14.8	50.9	0.8	2.4	31.4	6.7	7.3	91.1	62.5	1.4	6.4	4.1	2,886	1,730	607	988	138	22	312	172
25	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	1.8	1988-89	MIL	67	32.4	12.1	3.9	6.6	0.7	4.6	9.7	47.4	0.2	0.8	21.8	2.8	3.6	77.6	53.9	1.1	2.8	2.7	2,170	813	262	439	119	44	184	221