NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Their 12th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 12th NBA season, ranked by regular season steals per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most steals in the Regular Season in his 12th year?

Playing for the 2001 Golden State Warriors, Mookie Blaylock averaged 2.4 steals in 69 games — the highest steals per game average by any NBA player in his 12th season.

Steals Per Game, 12th Season

2.4 spg
Mookie Blaylock
(2001 Golden State Warriors)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Steals Per Game in a Player's 12th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Mookie Blaylock (2001 Warriors)	2.4	163	69	11.0	3.9	6.7	0.3	1.1
2	Paul George (2022 Clippers)	2.2	67	31	24.3	6.9	5.7	0.4	2.9
3	Trevor Ariza (2016 Rockets)	2.0	160	81	12.7	4.5	2.3	0.3	2.3
4	Scottie Pippen (1999 Rockets)	2.0	98	50	14.5	6.5	5.9	0.7	1.4
5	Allen Iverson (2008 Nuggets)	2.0	160	82	26.4	3.0	7.1	0.1	1.2
6	Chris Paul (2017 Clippers)	2.0	119	61	18.1	5.0	9.2	0.1	2.0
7	Jason Kidd (2006 Nets)	1.9	150	80	13.3	7.3	8.4	0.4	1.7
8	Kobe Bryant (2008 Lakers)	1.8	151	82	28.3	6.3	5.4	0.5	1.8
	Doug Christie (2004 Kings)	1.8	151	82	10.1	4.0	4.2	0.5	0.6
10	Jimmy Butler (2023 Heat)	1.8	117	64	22.9	5.9	5.3	0.3	0.6

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Larry Bird (1991 Celtics)	1.8	108	60	19.4	8.5	7.2	1.0	1.3
12	Clyde Drexler (1995 more than 1 team)	1.8	136	76	21.8	6.3	4.8	0.6	1.9
13	Eddie Jones (2006 Grizzlies)	1.7	131	75	11.8	3.7	2.4	0.4	1.8
14	Tony Allen (2016 Grizzlies)	1.7	110	64	8.4	4.6	1.1	0.3	0.2
15	Michael Jordan (1997 Bulls)	1.7	140	82	29.6	5.9	4.3	0.5	1.4
	John Stockton (1996 Jazz)	1.7	140	82	14.7	2.8	11.2	0.2	1.2
17	Chris Mullin (1997 Warriors)	1.6	130	79	14.5	4.0	4.1	0.4	1.1
18	Kawhi Leonard (2024 Clippers)	1.6	111	68	23.7	6.1	3.6	0.9	2.1
19	Russell Westbrook (2020 Rockets)	1.6	93	57	27.2	7.9	7.0	0.4	1.0
20	Jrue Holiday (2021 Bucks)	1.6	96	59	17.7	4.5	6.1	0.6	1.9

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Marcus Smart (2026 Lakers)	1.6	26	16	10.3	2.4	3.0	0.4	1.6
22	Charles Barkley (1996 Suns)	1.6	114	71	23.2	11.6	3.7	0.8	0.7
23	Gary Payton (2002 Supersonics)	1.6	131	82	22.1	4.8	9.0	0.3	0.9
24	LeBron James (2015 Cavaliers)	1.6	109	69	25.3	6.0	7.4	0.7	1.7
25	Hakeem Olajuwon (1996 Rockets)	1.6	113	72	26.9	10.9	3.6	2.9	0.0
26	Isiah Thomas (1993 Pistons)	1.6	123	79	17.6	2.9	8.5	0.2	0.8
27	Maurice Cheeks (1990 more than 1 team)	1.5	124	81	9.7	3.0	5.6	0.1	0.0
28	Thaddeus Young (2019 Pacers)	1.5	123	81	12.6	6.5	2.5	0.4	0.6
29	Metta World Peace (2011 Lakers)	1.5	124	82	8.5	3.3	2.1	0.4	1.0
30	Mitch Richmond (2000 Wizards)	1.5	110	74	17.4	2.9	2.5	0.2	1.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Jusuf Nurkic (2026 Jazz)	1.5	34	23	8.4	9.6	3.9	0.4	0.3
32	Kyle Anderson (2026 Jazz)	1.4	13	9	6.7	2.6	3.1	0.3	0.1
33	Andre Miller (2011 Trail Blazers)	1.4	114	81	12.7	3.7	7.0	0.1	0.0
34	Gerald Wallace (2013 Nets)	1.4	97	69	7.7	4.6	2.6	0.7	0.7
35	Chris Webber (2005 more than 1 team)	1.4	94	67	19.5	9.1	4.7	0.8	0.2
36	Charles Oakley (1997 Knicks)	1.4	111	80	10.8	9.8	2.8	0.3	0.1
37	Karl Malone (1997 Jazz)	1.4	113	82	27.4	9.9	4.5	0.6	0.0
38	Thabo Sefolosha (2018 Jazz)	1.4	52	38	8.2	4.2	0.9	0.3	0.8
39	Jeff Hornacek (1998 Jazz)	1.4	109	80	14.2	3.4	4.4	0.2	0.7
40	Rod Strickland (2000 Wizards)	1.4	94	69	12.6	3.8	7.5	0.3	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Baron Davis (2011 more than 1 team)	1.3	78	58	13.1	2.7	6.7	0.5	1.4
42	Mike Conley (2019 Grizzlies)	1.3	94	70	21.1	3.4	6.4	0.3	2.2
43	Danny Green (2021 76ers)	1.3	92	69	9.5	3.8	1.7	0.8	2.5
44	Ron Harper (1998 Bulls)	1.3	108	82	9.3	3.5	2.9	0.6	0.2
45	Magic Johnson (1991 Lakers)	1.3	102	79	19.4	7.0	12.5	0.2	1.0
46	Dan Majerle (2000 Heat)	1.3	89	69	7.3	4.8	3.0	0.2	1.6
47	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (2025 Magic)	1.3	99	77	8.7	2.2	1.8	0.4	1.5
	Tyrone Corbin (1997 Hawks)	1.3	90	70	9.5	4.2	1.8	0.1	1.1
49	Eric Bledsoe (2022 Clippers)	1.3	69	54	9.9	3.4	4.2	0.4	0.9
50	John Havlicek (1974 Celtics)	1.3	95	76	22.6	6.4	5.9	0.4	-