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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 June 23, 2025
- 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. Nikola Jokic 1.81 127 2025 70
19. T.R. Dunn 1.79 147 1983 82
20. Andre Iguodala 1.74 139 2013 80
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
21. Andre Miller 1.73 142 2004 82
22. T.R. Dunn 1.73 140 1985 81
23. George McGinnis 1.70 129 1979 76
24. Fatty Taylor 1.67 132 1977 79
25. T.R. Dunn 1.65 135 1982 82
26. Ty Lawson 1.61 100 2014 62
27. Reggie Williams 1.59 126 1993 79
28. Nene 1.59 127 2003 80
29. James Posey 1.56 114 2002 73
30. Bob Wilkerson 1.56 126 1978 81
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
31. Reggie Williams 1.54 114 1995 74
32. Michael Adams 1.53 121 1990 79
33. Anthony Carter 1.53 107 2008 70
34. Nene 1.51 116 2004 77
35. Darrell Walker 1.48 120 1987 81
36. Andre Miller 1.48 121 2005 82
37. Bob Wilkerson 1.48 118 1979 80
38. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1.47 112 2023 76
39. Nikola Jokic 1.47 109 2022 74
40. Ted McClain 1.47 106 1977 72
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
41. Ty Lawson 1.47 107 2013 73
42. Antonio McDyess 1.46 73 1999 50
43. Corey Brewer 1.44 118 2013 82
44. Kenyon Martin 1.43 100 2005 70
45. Reggie Williams 1.43 117 1994 82
46. Alex English 1.41 116 1983 82
Bryant Stith 1.41 116 1994 82
48. Russell Westbrook 1.41 106 2025 75
49. Kenny Higgs 1.40 101 1981 72
50. Nene 1.40 115 2010 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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