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Nuggets All-Time Steals Leaders: Single Regular Season Per Game Average

List with the stats for the top 50 players with the best single season steals per game average in Nuggets history.

Notes: - These stats were updated on April 18, 2024
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements

Nuggets All-Time Steals Leaders:
Single Regular Season Per Game Average - Top 50

Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
1. Fat Lever 2.75 195 1989 71
2. Fat Lever 2.72 223 1988 82
3. Fat Lever 2.46 202 1985 82
4. Fat Lever 2.45 201 1987 82
5. Fat Lever 2.28 178 1986 78
6. Bobby Jones 2.27 186 1977 82
7. Michael Adams 2.23 147 1991 66
8. T.R. Dunn 2.16 173 1984 80
9. Michael Adams 2.16 166 1989 77
10. Fat Lever 2.13 168 1990 79
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
11. Michael Adams 2.05 168 1988 82
12. Mark Macon 2.03 154 1992 76
13. Allen Iverson 1.95 160 2008 82
14. T.R. Dunn 1.89 155 1986 82
15. Reggie Williams 1.83 148 1992 81
16. Bobby Jones 1.83 137 1978 75
17. Gary Harris 1.82 122 2018 67
18. T.R. Dunn 1.79 147 1983 82
19. Andre Iguodala 1.74 139 2013 80
20. Andre Miller 1.73 142 2004 82
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
21. T.R. Dunn 1.73 140 1985 81
22. George McGinnis 1.70 129 1979 76
23. Fatty Taylor 1.67 132 1977 79
24. T.R. Dunn 1.65 135 1982 82
25. Ty Lawson 1.61 100 2014 62
26. Reggie Williams 1.59 126 1993 79
27. Nene 1.59 127 2003 80
28. James Posey 1.56 114 2002 73
29. Bob Wilkerson 1.56 126 1978 81
30. Reggie Williams 1.54 114 1995 74
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
31. Michael Adams 1.53 121 1990 79
32. Anthony Carter 1.53 107 2008 70
33. Nene 1.51 116 2004 77
34. Darrell Walker 1.48 120 1987 81
35. Andre Miller 1.48 121 2005 82
36. Bob Wilkerson 1.48 118 1979 80
37. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1.47 112 2023 76
38. Nikola Jokic 1.47 109 2022 74
39. Ted McClain 1.47 106 1977 72
40. Ty Lawson 1.47 107 2013 73
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
41. Antonio McDyess 1.46 73 1999 50
42. Corey Brewer 1.44 118 2013 82
43. Kenyon Martin 1.43 100 2005 70
44. Reggie Williams 1.43 117 1994 82
45. Alex English 1.41 116 1983 82
Bryant Stith 1.41 116 1994 82
47. Kenny Higgs 1.40 101 1981 72
48. Nene 1.40 115 2010 82
49. Bryant Stith 1.39 114 1996 82
David Thompson 1.39 114 1977 82

Minimum requirements:
1946-47: 40 games
1947-48: 32 games
1948-49: 40 games
1949-50 to 1950-51: 46 games
1951-52: 44 games
1952-53 to 1956-57: 48 games
1957-58 to 1958-59: 55 games
1959-60: 60 games
1960-61: 55 games
1961-62 to 1968-69: 65 games
1969-70 to 1973-74: 70 games
1974-75 to 2012-13: 70 games or 125 steals
    with the exceptions of
    1998-99: 43 games or 76 steals
    and 2011-12: 56 games or 100 steals
2013-14 to present: 58 games
    with the exceptions of
    2019-20: 70% of games played
    and season in progress: 70% of games played
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