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Knicks All-Time Steals Leaders: Career Per Game Average in the Regular Season

List with the stats for the top 50 players with the best career steals per game average in the Regular Season in Knicks history.

Notes: - These stats were updated on October 26, 2025
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- In this case, 'Seasons' and 'Games' only include seasons since 1973-74.
- This list includes players with an official minimum of 40 games.

* Players in bold played in the 2026 Regular Season

Knicks All-Time Steals Leaders:
Career Per Game Average in the Regular Season - Top 50

Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Seasons Games
1. Micheal Ray Richardson 2.57 810 4 315
2. Walt Frazier 2.01 589 4 293
3. Ray Williams 1.88 750 5 399
4. Darrell Walker 1.80 440 3 245
5. Jason Kidd 1.64 125 1 76
6. Maurice Cheeks 1.59 170 2 107
7. OG Anunoby 1.57 155 3 99
8. Doc Rivers 1.54 152 3 99
9. Ed Sherod 1.50 96 1 64
10. Mark Jackson 1.44 720 7 500
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Seasons Games
11. Raymond Felton 1.44 269 3 187
12. Lonnie Shelton 1.43 234 2 164
13. Larry Hughes 1.36 76 2 56
14. Derek Harper 1.34 290 3 216
15. Bob McAdoo 1.33 228 3 171
16. Donte DiVincenzo 1.32 107 1 81
17. Iman Shumpert 1.32 266 4 202
18. Gerald Henderson 1.31 97 2 74
19. Latrell Sprewell 1.30 457 5 351
20. Charlie Ward 1.28 744 10 580
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Seasons Games
21. Rod Strickland 1.27 168 2 132
22. Josh Hart 1.24 228 4 184
23. Shane Larkin 1.22 93 1 76
24. Stephon Marbury 1.19 342 5 287
25. John Starks 1.18 711 8 602
26. Johnny Newman 1.17 278 3 238
27. Butch Beard 1.17 252 4 216
28. Charles Oakley 1.16 844 10 727
29. Bernard King 1.16 238 4 206
30. Greg Anthony 1.15 336 4 293
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Seasons Games
31. Sly Williams 1.13 285 4 252
32. Campy Russell 1.13 176 2 156
33. Nerlens Noel 1.12 100 2 89
34. J.R. Smith 1.11 237 4 213
35. Randy Smith 1.11 91 1 82
36. Keith Van Horn 1.11 52 1 47
37. Gerald Wilkins 1.11 614 7 555
38. Jamal Crawford 1.09 326 5 299
39. Elfrid Payton 1.08 117 2 108
40. Paul Westphal 1.08 106 2 98
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Seasons Games
41. Rory Sparrow 1.08 374 6 347
42. Landry Fields 1.07 159 2 148
43. Nazr Mohammed 1.06 86 2 81
44. Glen Gondrezick 1.05 154 2 147
45. Courtney Lee 1.02 169 3 165
46. Earl Monroe 1.02 473 7 463
47. Al Harrington 1.02 143 2 140
48. Patrick Ewing 1.02 1,061 15 1,039
49. Langston Galloway 1.02 129 2 127
50. Pablo Prigioni 1.01 188 3 187