NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Their 14th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 14th 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 14th year?

Playing for the 1974 Los Angeles Lakers, Jerry West averaged 2.6 steals in 31 games — the highest steals per game average by any NBA player in his 14th season.

Steals Per Game, 14th Season

2.6 spg
Jerry West
(1974 Los Angeles Lakers)

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 14th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Jerry West (1974 Lakers)	2.6	81	31	20.3	3.7	6.6	0.7	-
2	Kawhi Leonard (2026 Clippers)	2.0	32	16	25.0	5.6	3.1	0.4	2.3
3	Chris Paul (2019 Rockets)	2.0	114	58	15.6	4.6	8.2	0.3	2.2
4	Clyde Drexler (1997 Rockets)	1.9	119	62	18.0	6.0	5.7	0.6	1.9
5	Hakeem Olajuwon (1998 Rockets)	1.8	84	47	16.4	9.8	3.0	2.0	0.0
6	Jason Kidd (2008 more than 1 team)	1.7	136	80	10.8	7.5	10.1	0.3	1.5
7	Metta World Peace (2013 Lakers)	1.6	122	75	12.4	5.0	1.5	0.6	1.9
8	Kobe Bryant (2010 Lakers)	1.5	113	73	27.0	5.4	5.0	0.3	1.4
9	Paul George (2024 Clippers)	1.5	113	74	22.6	5.2	3.5	0.5	3.3
10	Maurice Cheeks (1992 Hawks)	1.5	83	56	4.6	1.7	3.3	0.0	0.1

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Scottie Pippen (2001 Trail Blazers)	1.5	94	64	11.3	5.2	4.6	0.5	1.0
12	Trevor Ariza (2018 Rockets)	1.5	98	67	11.7	4.4	1.6	0.2	2.5
13	Dwyane Wade (2017 Bulls)	1.4	86	60	18.3	4.5	3.8	0.7	0.8
14	Michael Jordan (2002 Wizards)	1.4	85	60	22.9	5.7	5.2	0.4	0.2
15	Kyle Lowry (2020 Raptors)	1.4	82	58	19.4	5.0	7.5	0.4	2.8
16	Jerome Kersey (1998 Supersonics)	1.4	52	37	6.3	3.6	1.2	0.4	0.0
17	Jimmy Butler (2025 more than 1 team)	1.4	77	55	17.5	5.4	5.4	0.3	0.6
18	John Stockton (1998 Jazz)	1.4	89	64	12.0	2.6	8.5	0.2	0.6
19	Mike Conley (2021 Jazz)	1.4	70	51	16.2	3.5	6.0	0.2	2.7
20	Anthony Davis (2026 Mavericks)	1.4	15	11	20.0	10.5	3.2	1.6	0.6

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Kyrie Irving (2025 Mavericks)	1.3	66	50	24.7	4.8	4.6	0.5	2.9
22	Lenny Wilkens (1974 Cavaliers)	1.3	97	74	16.4	3.7	7.1	0.2	-
23	Doug Christie (2006 Mavericks)	1.3	9	7	3.7	1.9	2.0	0.1	0.0
24	Marcus Camby (2010 more than 1 team)	1.3	95	74	7.5	11.8	2.5	2.0	0.0
25	John Havlicek (1976 Celtics)	1.3	97	76	17.0	4.1	3.7	0.4	-
26	Karl Malone (1999 Jazz)	1.3	62	49	23.8	9.4	4.1	0.6	0.0
27	Ben Wallace (2010 Pistons)	1.2	86	69	5.5	8.7	1.5	1.2	0.0
28	LeBron James (2017 Cavaliers)	1.2	92	74	26.4	8.6	8.7	0.6	1.7
29	Derek Harper (1997 Mavericks)	1.2	92	75	10.0	1.8	4.3	0.2	0.8
30	James Harden (2023 76ers)	1.2	71	58	21.0	6.1	10.7	0.5	2.8

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Gail Goodrich (1979 Jazz)	1.2	90	74	12.7	2.5	4.8	0.2	-
32	Penny Hardaway (2008 Heat)	1.2	19	16	3.8	2.2	2.2	0.1	0.5
33	Jrue Holiday (2023 Bucks)	1.2	79	67	19.3	5.1	7.4	0.4	2.4
34	Gary Payton (2004 Lakers)	1.2	96	82	14.6	4.2	5.5	0.2	0.7
35	Kendall Gill (2004 Bulls)	1.2	65	56	9.6	3.4	1.6	0.3	0.2
36	Paul Pierce (2012 Celtics)	1.1	70	61	19.4	5.2	4.5	0.4	1.6
37	Manu Ginobili (2016 Spurs)	1.1	66	58	9.6	2.5	3.1	0.2	1.2
38	Walter Davis (1991 more than 1 team)	1.1	80	71	13.0	2.5	1.8	0.0	0.2
39	DeMar DeRozan (2023 Bulls)	1.1	83	74	24.5	4.6	5.1	0.5	0.6
40	Shawn Marion (2013 Mavericks)	1.1	75	67	12.1	7.8	2.4	0.7	0.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Kevin Garnett (2009 Celtics)	1.1	63	57	15.8	8.5	2.5	1.2	0.0
42	Oscar Robertson (1974 Bucks)	1.1	77	70	12.7	4.0	6.4	0.1	-
43	Derek Fisher (2010 Lakers)	1.1	90	82	7.5	2.1	2.5	0.1	1.0
	Grant Hill (2009 Suns)	1.1	90	82	12.0	4.9	2.3	0.7	0.3
45	Thaddeus Young (2021 Bulls)	1.1	74	68	12.1	6.2	4.3	0.6	0.2
46	Harrison Barnes (2026 Spurs)	1.1	27	25	13.2	3.4	2.3	0.2	2.4
	Dennis Johnson (1990 Celtics)	1.1	81	75	7.1	2.7	6.5	0.2	0.0
48	Rod Strickland (2002 Heat)	1.1	82	76	10.4	3.1	6.1	0.1	0.1
49	Clifford Robinson (2003 Pistons)	1.1	87	81	12.2	3.9	3.3	1.1	1.1
50	Ron Harper (2000 Lakers)	1.1	85	80	7.0	4.2	3.4	0.5	0.4