List Of NBA Annual Steals Leaders
Alvin Robertson holds the all-time records for total steals (301) and steals per game (3.67) in a season; achieved in the 1985–86 season. Among active players, Chris Paul had the highest season steal total (217) in the 2007–08 season and the highest season steal average (2.77) in the 2008–09 season.
Paul has won the most steal titles, with six. Micheal Ray Richardson, Robertson, Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson all follow with three. Magic Johnson, Mookie Blaylock, Baron Davis and John Stockton are the only other players to win more than one steal title, with two. Paul has won the most consecutive steal titles, with four. Four players have won both the steal title and the NBA championship in the same season: Rick Barry in 1975 with the Golden State Warriors, Johnson in 1982 with the Los Angeles Lakers, Jordan in 1993 with the Chicago Bulls and Draymond Green in 2017 with Golden State.
Key
^ | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | |||||
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | |||||
‡ | Denotes player who won the Defensive Player of the Year award that year | |||||
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the steals leader up to and including that season |
PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
Annual leaders
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Multiple-time leaders
Rank | Player | Team | Times leader | Years |
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1 | Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets (3) / Los Angeles Clippers (3) | 6 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
2 | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 1988, 1990, 1993 | ||
Micheal Ray Richardson | New York Knicks (1) / Golden State Warriors (1) / New Jersey Nets (1) | 1980, 1983, 1985 | ||
Alvin Robertson | San Antonio Spurs (2) / Milwaukee Bucks (1) | 1986, 1987, 1991 | ||
6 | Mookie Blaylock | Atlanta Hawks | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
Baron Davis | New Orleans Hornets (1) / Golden State Warriors (1) | 2004, 2007 | ||
Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 1981, 1982 | ||
John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 1989, 1992 |