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Rockets 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 Rockets history.

Notes: - These stats were updated on March 28, 2024
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements

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

Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
1. Hakeem Olajuwon 2.60 213 1989 82
2. Hakeem Olajuwon 2.12 174 1990 82
3. Allen Leavell 2.09 165 1983 79
4. Hakeem Olajuwon 2.05 162 1988 79
5. James Harden 2.03 158 2019 78
6. Robert Reid 1.99 163 1981 82
7. Trevor Ariza 1.98 160 2016 81
8. Hakeem Olajuwon 1.97 134 1986 68
9. Chris Paul 1.97 114 2019 58
10. Scottie Pippen 1.96 98 1999 50
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
11. John Lucas 1.95 160 1978 82
12. Calvin Murphy 1.94 157 1974 81
13. James Harden 1.90 154 2015 81
14. Allen Leavell 1.90 150 1982 79
15. Calvin Murphy 1.88 143 1980 76
16. Hakeem Olajuwon 1.87 140 1987 75
17. Trevor Ariza 1.85 152 2015 82
18. Hakeem Olajuwon 1.85 133 1995 72
19. Calvin Murphy 1.84 151 1976 82
20. James Harden 1.84 125 2020 68
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
21. Trevor Ariza 1.84 147 2017 80
22. Hakeem Olajuwon 1.83 150 1993 82
23. Ed Ratleff 1.83 146 1975 80
24. James Harden 1.82 142 2013 78
25. Hakeem Olajuwon 1.81 127 1992 70
26. Clyde Drexler 1.80 126 1998 70
27. Steve Francis 1.76 141 2001 80
28. Steve Francis 1.76 139 2004 79
29. Calvin Murphy 1.76 144 1977 82
30. Trevor Ariza 1.75 126 2010 72
James Harden 1.75 126 2018 72
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
32. Steve Francis 1.74 141 2003 81
33. Robert Reid 1.74 132 1980 76
34. Tracy McGrady 1.73 135 2005 78
35. James Harden 1.70 139 2016 82
36. Vernon Maxwell 1.67 125 1994 75
37. Chris Paul 1.66 96 2018 58
38. Allen Leavell 1.65 127 1980 77
39. Calvin Murphy 1.64 128 1975 78
40. Hakeem Olajuwon 1.64 82 1999 50
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
41. Jeremy Lin 1.63 134 2013 82
42. Robert Horry 1.63 116 1996 71
43. Russell Westbrook 1.63 93 2020 57
44. P.J. Tucker 1.61 132 2019 82
45. Hakeem Olajuwon 1.60 128 1994 80
46. Ed Ratleff 1.58 114 1976 72
47. James Harden 1.58 115 2014 73
48. Rafer Alston 1.57 129 2007 82
49. Hakeem Olajuwon 1.57 113 1996 72
50. Allen Leavell 1.55 124 1988 80
= Season in progress

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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