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Cavaliers 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 Cavaliers history.

Notes: - These stats were updated on October 26, 2025
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements

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

Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
1. Ron Harper 2.55 209 1987 82
2. Donovan Mitchell 2.50 5 2026 2
3. Brevin Knight 2.45 196 1998 80
4. Foots Walker 2.36 130 1979 55
5. Ron Harper 2.26 185 1989 82
6. LeBron James 2.21 177 2005 80
7. Foots Walker 2.17 176 1978 81
8. Foots Walker 2.04 155 1980 76
9. Jarrett Allen 2.00 4 2026 2
10. LeBron James 1.84 138 2008 75
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
11. Terrell Brandon 1.77 138 1997 78
12. Terrell Brandon 1.76 132 1996 75
13. Mike Bratz 1.70 136 1981 80
14. LeBron James 1.69 137 2009 81
15. LeBron James 1.65 130 2004 79
16. LeBron James 1.64 125 2010 76
17. LeBron James 1.60 125 2007 78
18. John Bagley 1.59 129 1985 81
19. Ricky Davis 1.58 125 2003 79
20. LeBron James 1.58 109 2015 69
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
21. Wesley Person 1.57 129 1998 82
22. John Bagley 1.56 122 1986 78
23. Mark Price 1.56 114 1990 73
24. LeBron James 1.56 123 2006 79
25. Craig Ehlo 1.56 126 1990 81
Andre Miller 1.56 126 2002 81
27. Mark Price 1.53 115 1989 75
28. Randy Smith 1.52 125 1980 82
29. Kyrie Irving 1.52 108 2014 71
30. Kyrie Irving 1.52 114 2015 75
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
31. Jim Cleamons 1.51 124 1976 82
32. Evan Mobley 1.50 3 2026 2
Jaylon Tyson 1.50 3 2026 2
34. Larry Nance Jr. 1.49 100 2019 67
35. Craig Ehlo 1.48 121 1991 82
36. Donovan Mitchell 1.46 99 2023 68
37. Andre Miller 1.45 119 2001 82
38. Bobby Phills 1.44 115 1995 80
39. Lamond Murray 1.42 105 2000 74
40. Bobby Phills 1.42 102 1996 72
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
41. LeBron James 1.41 116 2018 82
42. Randy Smith 1.38 113 1981 82
43. LeBron James 1.37 104 2016 76
44. Mark Price 1.36 103 1994 76
45. Shawn Kemp 1.35 108 1998 80
46. Craig Ehlo 1.34 110 1989 82
47. Donovan Mitchell 1.34 95 2025 71
48. Campy Russell 1.32 98 1979 74
49. Alonzo Gee 1.32 83 2012 63
50. Lenny Wilkens 1.31 97 1974 74
= 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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