Michael Jordan got the most steals per game in 1989-90, with 2.8 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA steals with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders 1989-90

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.8	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	33.6	6.9	6.3	0.7	12.6	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	247	241
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	2.7	1989-90	UTA	78	37.4	17.2	2.6	14.5	0.2	6.1	11.8	51.4	0.6	1.4	41.6	4.5	5.5	81.9	60.7	0.7	1.9	3.5	2,915	1,345	206	1,134	207	18	272	233
3	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.6	1989-90	CHI	82	38.4	16.5	6.7	5.4	1.2	6.9	14.0	48.9	0.3	1.4	25.0	2.4	3.6	67.5	52.8	1.8	4.8	3.4	3,148	1,351	547	444	211	101	278	298
4	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	2.6	1989-90	MIL	81	32.1	14.2	6.9	5.5	0.2	5.9	11.7	50.3	0.0	0.3	15.4	2.4	3.3	74.1	54.2	2.8	4.1	2.7	2,599	1,153	559	445	207	17	217	280
5	Derek Harper D. Harper	2.3	1989-90	DAL	82	36.7	18.0	3.0	7.4	0.3	6.9	14.2	48.8	1.1	2.9	37.1	3.0	3.8	79.4	56.7	0.7	2.3	2.5	3,007	1,473	244	609	187	26	207	224
6	Tyrone Corbin T. Corbin	2.1	1989-90	MIN	82	36.7	14.7	7.4	2.6	0.5	6.4	13.2	48.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	2.5	77.0	51.2	2.7	4.7	1.7	3,011	1,203	604	216	175	41	143	288
7	Fat Lever F. Lever	2.1	1989-90	DEN	79	35.8	18.3	9.3	6.5	0.2	7.2	16.2	44.3	0.5	1.1	41.4	3.4	4.3	80.4	50.4	2.9	6.4	2.0	2,832	1,443	734	517	168	13	156	172
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2.1	1989-90	HOU	82	38.1	24.3	14.0	2.9	4.6	9.8	19.6	50.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.7	6.5	71.3	54.1	3.6	10.4	3.9	3,124	1,995	1,149	234	174	376	316	314
9	Lester Conner L. Conner	2.1	1989-90	NJN	82	28.7	7.9	3.2	4.7	0.1	2.9	7.0	41.4	0.0	0.2	15.4	2.1	2.6	80.4	48.6	1.1	2.1	1.7	2,355	648	265	385	172	8	138	182
10	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	2.1	1989-90	GSW	79	33.7	14.7	3.9	8.7	0.2	5.9	12.5	47.1	0.3	1.1	27.4	2.7	3.5	76.4	52.5	0.7	3.2	3.3	2,663	1,162	310	689	165	12	260	232
11	Muggsy Bogues M. Bogues	2.0	1989-90	CHA	81	33.9	9.4	2.6	10.7	0.0	4.0	8.2	49.1	0.1	0.3	19.2	1.3	1.7	79.1	52.8	0.6	2.0	1.8	2,743	763	207	867	166	3	146	168
12	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	2.0	1989-90	POR	73	36.8	23.3	6.9	5.9	0.7	9.2	18.6	49.4	0.4	1.5	28.3	4.6	5.9	77.4	55.1	2.8	4.1	2.6	2,683	1,703	507	432	145	51	191	222
13	Jay Humphries J. Humphries	1.9	1989-90	MIL	81	34.8	15.3	3.3	5.8	0.1	6.1	12.4	49.4	0.3	0.9	30.0	2.8	3.5	78.6	54.7	1.0	2.3	1.9	2,818	1,237	269	472	156	11	151	253
14	Terry Porter T. Porter	1.9	1989-90	POR	80	34.8	17.6	3.4	9.1	0.1	5.6	12.1	46.2	1.1	3.0	37.4	5.3	5.9	89.2	59.7	0.7	2.7	3.1	2,781	1,406	272	726	151	4	245	150
15	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1.9	1989-90	PHI	79	39.1	25.2	11.5	3.9	0.6	8.9	14.9	60.0	0.3	1.2	21.7	7.1	9.4	74.9	66.1	4.6	6.9	3.1	3,085	1,989	909	307	148	50	243	250
16	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	1.8	1989-90	MIA	81	30.5	14.3	2.5	7.6	0.1	5.7	11.6	49.4	0.1	0.4	16.1	2.8	4.0	68.7	53.4	0.9	1.7	3.0	2,470	1,155	206	619	145	10	246	187
17	Jeff Hornacek J. Hornacek	1.7	1989-90	PHX	67	34.0	17.6	4.7	5.0	0.2	7.2	13.4	53.6	0.6	1.5	40.8	2.6	3.0	85.6	59.6	1.3	3.4	1.9	2,278	1,179	313	337	117	14	125	144
18	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1.7	1989-90	DET	81	37.0	18.4	3.8	9.4	0.2	7.1	16.3	43.8	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.6	4.7	77.5	50.1	0.9	2.9	4.0	2,993	1,492	308	765	139	19	322	206
19	Darrell Walker D. Walker	1.7	1989-90	WAS	81	35.6	9.5	8.8	8.0	0.4	3.9	8.6	45.4	0.0	0.3	9.5	1.7	2.5	68.7	49.2	2.1	6.7	2.1	2,883	772	714	652	139	30	173	220
20	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	1.7	1989-90	SEA	82	28.5	6.4	4.9	7.3	0.5	2.5	5.3	47.3	0.1	0.4	35.5	1.2	1.9	64.1	51.7	1.5	3.4	2.3	2,338	523	403	598	140	37	187	289
21	David Robinson D. Robinson	1.7	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.7	1989-90	LAL	79	37.2	22.3	6.6	11.5	0.4	6.9	14.4	48.0	1.3	3.5	38.4	7.2	8.1	89.0	62.2	1.6	5.0	3.7	2,937	1,765	522	907	132	34	289	167
23	Chris Morris C. Morris	1.6	1989-90	NJN	80	30.6	14.8	5.3	1.8	1.0	5.6	13.3	42.2	0.8	2.4	31.6	2.9	4.0	72.2	49.3	2.4	2.9	2.3	2,449	1,187	422	143	130	79	185	219
24	Pooh Richardson P. Richardson	1.6	1989-90	MIN	82	31.5	11.4	2.6	6.8	0.3	5.2	11.3	46.1	0.3	1.0	27.7	0.8	1.3	58.9	48.2	0.7	2.0	1.7	2,581	938	217	554	133	25	141	143
25	Kevin Edwards K. Edwards	1.6	1989-90	MIA	78	28.3	12.0	3.6	3.2	0.4	5.1	12.3	41.2	0.1	0.4	30.0	1.8	2.3	76.0	45.1	1.0	2.6	2.3	2,211	938	282	252	125	33	180	149