This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season steals averages based on at least 70 games played or 125 steals. The NBA did not record steals until 1973–74 NBA season.
List ^Active NBA player*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration‡Denotes season currently ongoing in 2025–26 Statistics accurate as of the 2025–26 NBA season. RankSeasonPlayerTeamGamesStealsSPG1San Antonio Spurs823013.672Indiana Pacers812813.473*Los Angeles Lakers371273.434New York Knicks822653.235 (2)San Antonio Spurs812603.216*Utah Jazz822633.217Seattle SuperSonics822613.188*Chicago Bulls822593.169 (3)Milwaukee Bucks812463.0410 (4)San Antonio Spurs651973.0311^Atlanta Hawks762293.0112* (2)Utah Jazz822442.9813 (2)New Jersey Nets822432.96 (5)San Antonio Spurs15Seattle SuperSonics732162.9616* (3)Utah Jazz822422.9517Indiana Pacers792332.9518 (3)New York Knicks792322.94*Chicago Bulls20* (2)Chicago Bulls722112.9321* (2)Chicago Bulls812342.8922Washington Wizards611762.8923* (3)Chicago Bulls822362.8824* (4)Utah Jazz822342.8525*Seattle SuperSonics812312.85
See also National Basketball Association
References
External links Basketball-Reference.com