NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Their 16th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 16th NBA season, ranked by regular season steals per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 16th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Rashard Lewis (2014 Heat)	0.9	53	60	4.5	1.8	1.0	0.1	0.8
32	Gary Payton (2006 Heat)	0.9	71	81	7.7	2.9	3.2	0.1	0.8
33	Clifford Robinson (2005 more than 1 team)	0.9	62	71	7.5	2.9	1.5	0.7	0.9
34	Robert Parish (1992 Celtics)	0.9	68	79	14.1	8.9	0.9	1.2	0.0
35	Jason Terry (2015 Rockets)	0.9	66	77	7.0	1.6	1.9	0.2	1.6
36	Marcus Camby (2012 more than 1 team)	0.8	50	59	4.9	9.0	1.8	1.4	0.0
37	Dwyane Wade (2019 Heat)	0.8	59	72	15.0	4.0	4.2	0.5	1.2
38	Derek Fisher (2012 more than 1 team)	0.8	51	63	5.6	1.9	2.7	0.1	0.6
39	DeMar DeRozan (2025 Kings)	0.8	62	77	22.2	3.9	4.4	0.4	1.1
40	Nicolas Batum (2024 more than 1 team)	0.8	48	60	5.3	4.1	2.1	0.6	1.2
	Grant Hill (2011 Suns)	0.8	64	80	13.2	4.2	2.5	0.4	0.6
	Chris Mullin (2001 Warriors)	0.8	16	20	5.8	2.1	1.0	0.5	1.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
43	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1985 Lakers)	0.8	63	79	22.0	7.9	3.2	2.1	0.0
44	Rajon Rondo (2022 more than 1 team)	0.8	30	39	4.8	2.8	4.4	0.2	0.8
45	Ben Wallace (2012 Pistons)	0.8	47	62	1.4	4.3	0.7	0.8	0.0
46	Vince Carter (2014 Mavericks)	0.8	61	81	11.9	3.5	2.6	0.4	1.8
47	Kevin Willis (2001 more than 1 team)	0.7	57	78	9.3	6.8	0.6	0.7	0.0
48	Tim Duncan (2013 Spurs)	0.7	50	69	17.8	9.9	2.7	2.7	0.0
49	Lindsey Hunter (2009 Bulls)	0.7	20	28	2.6	0.4	1.3	0.0	0.6
50	Lou Williams (2021 more than 1 team)	0.7	47	66	11.3	2.1	3.4	0.1	1.0