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Knicks 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 Knicks history.

Notes: - These stats were updated on March 29, 2024
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements

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

Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
1. Micheal Ray Richardson 3.23 265 1980 82
2. Micheal Ray Richardson 2.94 232 1981 79
3. Micheal Ray Richardson 2.60 213 1982 82
4. Mark Jackson 2.50 205 1988 82
5. Walt Frazier 2.44 190 1975 78
6. Ray Williams 2.34 185 1981 79
7. Ray Williams 2.13 162 1984 76
8. Charlie Ward 2.06 103 1999 50
9. Darrell Walker 2.04 167 1985 82
Ray Williams 2.04 167 1980 82
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
11. Walt Frazier 2.01 161 1974 80
12. Mark Jackson 1.93 139 1989 72
13. Darrell Walker 1.80 146 1986 81
14. Charlie Ward 1.76 144 1998 82
15. Walt Frazier 1.74 132 1977 76
16. Iman Shumpert 1.71 101 2012 59
17. Maurice Cheeks 1.68 128 1991 76
18. Trent Tucker 1.66 116 1987 70
19. Jason Kidd 1.64 125 2013 76
20. Greg Anthony 1.61 113 1993 70
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
21. Derek Harper 1.60 131 1996 82
22. Doc Rivers 1.60 123 1993 77
23. Ray Williams 1.58 128 1979 81
24. Charles Oakley 1.56 123 1998 79
25. Darrell Walker 1.55 127 1984 82
26. Lonnie Shelton 1.52 125 1977 82
27. Stephon Marbury 1.49 122 2005 82
28. Butch Beard 1.48 117 1978 79
29. Patrick Ewing 1.46 117 1989 80
30. Earl Monroe 1.46 111 1976 76
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
31. Toby Knight 1.44 117 1980 81
32. Greg Anthony 1.43 114 1994 80
33. Gerald Wilkins 1.42 115 1989 81
34. Micheal Ray Richardson 1.39 100 1979 72
35. Charles Oakley 1.39 111 1997 80
36. Earl Monroe 1.38 108 1975 78
37. Mark Jackson 1.38 112 1992 81
38. Latrell Sprewell 1.38 102 2003 74
39. Latrell Sprewell 1.38 106 2001 77
40. Johnny Newman 1.37 111 1989 81
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
41. Charles Oakley 1.34 110 1994 82
42. Ray Williams 1.33 108 1978 81
43. Mark Jackson 1.33 109 1990 82
Lonnie Shelton 1.33 109 1978 82
Latrell Sprewell 1.33 109 2000 82
46. Bob McAdoo 1.33 105 1978 79
47. Charlie Ward 1.32 95 2000 72
48. Jamal Crawford 1.31 92 2005 70
49. Glen Gondrezick 1.31 98 1979 75
50. Donte DiVincenzo 1.30 92 2024 71
= 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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