player with most total steals 1979-80 to 1988-89

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Maurice Cheeks got the most steals, with 1,768 steals.

	NAME	STL	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	1,768	771	26,174	9,744	2,284	5,781	260	3,900	7,368	52.9	40	160	25.0	1,904	2,397	79.4	57.8	544	1,740	1,777	1,736	33.9	12.6	3.0	7.5	2.3	0.3	2.3
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1,464	716	26,417	13,943	5,303	8,025	310	5,062	9,543	53.0	117	490	23.9	3,702	4,439	83.4	60.6	1,328	3,975	2,800	1,685	36.9	19.5	7.4	11.2	2.0	0.4	3.9
3	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	1,363	484	17,371	7,784	2,823	3,686	188	3,219	6,996	46.0	124	564	22.0	1,222	1,742	70.1	50.1	903	1,920	1,713	1,671	35.9	16.1	5.8	7.6	2.8	0.4	3.5
4	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1,338	635	23,276	12,862	2,372	6,220	181	4,918	10,632	46.3	212	762	27.8	2,814	3,697	76.1	52.5	657	1,715	2,437	2,105	36.7	20.3	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	3.8
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	1,300	717	27,560	17,899	7,319	4,396	603	7,058	14,042	50.3	455	1,206	37.7	3,328	3,783	88.0	57.0	1,568	5,751	2,261	1,906	38.4	25.0	10.2	6.1	1.8	0.8	3.2
6	Fat Lever F. Lever	1,287	557	18,065	8,059	3,330	3,847	166	3,305	7,292	45.3	83	307	27.0	1,366	1,783	76.6	49.9	1,070	2,260	1,181	1,398	32.4	14.5	6.0	6.9	2.3	0.3	2.1
7	Rickey Green R. Green	1,140	669	18,200	7,208	1,448	4,346	41	2,904	6,061	47.9	29	137	21.2	1,371	1,668	82.2	53.0	365	1,083	1,272	1,102	27.2	10.8	2.2	6.5	1.7	0.1	1.9
8	T.R. Dunn	1,131	768	19,610	4,016	3,700	1,416	216	1,619	3,510	46.1	0	14	0.0	778	1,078	72.2	50.4	1,445	2,255	661	1,735	25.5	5.2	4.8	1.8	1.5	0.3	0.9
9	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	1,128	389	12,525	6,285	2,087	2,094	204	2,570	5,327	48.2	61	228	26.8	1,084	1,438	75.4	52.7	808	1,279	1,148	1,336	32.2	16.2	5.4	5.4	2.9	0.5	3.0
10	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	1,101	478	15,777	9,484	2,798	2,677	320	3,752	7,621	49.2	70	304	23.0	1,910	2,449	78.0	54.5	1,277	1,521	1,367	1,544	33.0	19.8	5.9	5.6	2.3	0.7	2.9
11	Julius Erving J. Erving	1,081	602	20,506	13,263	3,861	2,282	983	5,226	10,231	51.1	46	176	26.1	2,765	3,572	77.4	56.2	1,498	2,363	1,770	1,621	34.1	22.0	6.4	3.8	1.8	1.6	2.9
12	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1,055	783	27,325	11,954	3,078	4,381	456	4,492	10,068	44.6	79	440	18.0	2,891	3,529	81.9	51.4	952	2,126	1,976	2,265	34.9	15.3	3.9	5.6	1.3	0.6	2.5
13	Darwin Cook D. Cook	1,044	612	14,156	5,820	1,308	2,248	203	2,479	5,475	45.3	55	280	19.6	807	1,056	76.4	49.0	424	884	1,122	1,315	23.1	9.5	2.1	3.7	1.7	0.3	1.8
14	Gus Williams G. Williams	1,034	511	17,149	9,540	1,329	3,464	176	3,895	8,457	46.1	108	454	23.8	1,642	2,196	74.8	50.6	490	839	1,267	916	33.6	18.7	2.6	6.8	2.0	0.3	2.5
15	Johnny Moore J. Moore	985	467	12,914	4,772	1,496	3,784	113	1,951	4,217	46.3	86	340	25.3	784	1,096	71.5	50.8	375	1,121	1,124	1,270	27.7	10.2	3.2	8.1	2.1	0.2	2.4
16	Reggie Theus R. Theus	968	787	26,545	14,729	2,671	5,239	171	5,420	11,429	47.4	160	696	23.0	3,729	4,511	82.7	54.9	946	1,725	2,712	2,313	33.7	18.7	3.4	6.7	1.2	0.2	3.4
17	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	965	790	21,777	7,208	2,542	3,451	487	2,820	5,930	47.6	378	1,103	34.3	1,190	1,435	82.9	54.9	682	1,860	1,337	2,122	27.6	9.1	3.2	4.4	1.2	0.6	1.7
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	962	345	13,442	11,263	2,129	2,046	411	4,120	8,025	51.3	58	287	20.2	2,965	3,496	84.8	58.9	644	1,485	1,150	1,085	39.0	32.6	6.2	5.9	2.8	1.2	3.3
19	Ray Williams R. Williams	962	493	14,542	8,001	1,870	2,912	174	3,082	6,848	45.0	91	384	23.7	1,746	2,153	81.1	51.3	625	1,245	1,572	1,680	29.5	16.2	3.8	5.9	2.0	0.4	3.2
20	John Stockton J. Stockton	948	410	11,296	4,340	920	3,941	65	1,567	2,976	52.7	51	197	25.9	1,155	1,403	82.3	60.4	228	692	1,052	1,142	27.6	10.6	2.2	9.6	2.3	0.2	2.6
21	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	940	600	10,192	3,131	1,098	1,147	182	1,222	2,780	44.0	101	346	29.2	586	803	73.0	50.0	317	781	682	1,220	17.0	5.2	1.8	1.9	1.6	0.3	1.1
22	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	929	700	16,248	6,684	1,164	3,339	120	2,549	5,666	45.0	141	603	23.4	1,445	1,733	83.4	52.0	294	870	1,324	1,489	23.2	9.5	1.7	4.8	1.3	0.2	1.9
23	Jim Paxson J. Paxson	918	712	20,074	10,739	1,516	2,163	88	4,354	8,712	50.0	93	415	22.4	1,938	2,403	80.6	55.0	495	1,021	1,090	1,327	28.2	15.1	2.1	3.0	1.3	0.1	1.5
24	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	908	775	17,904	7,479	1,365	2,995	95	2,964	6,268	47.3	176	544	32.4	1,375	1,773	77.6	53.1	506	859	1,501	1,813	23.1	9.7	1.8	3.9	1.2	0.1	1.9
25	Mike Woodson M. Woodson	905	710	18,878	10,523	1,737	1,741	259	4,182	8,882	47.1	107	395	27.1	2,052	2,516	81.6	52.7	627	1,110	1,270	1,729	26.6	14.8	2.4	2.5	1.3	0.4	1.8