NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Their 4th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 4th 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 4th year?

Playing for the 1988 Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan averaged 3.2 steals in 82 games — the highest steals per game average by any NBA player in his 4th season.

Steals Per Game, 4th Season

3.2 spg
Michael Jordan
(1988 Chicago Bulls)

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 4th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Michael Jordan (1988 Bulls)	3.2	259	82	35.0	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.1
2	Alvin Robertson (1988 Spurs)	3.0	243	82	19.6	6.1	6.8	0.8	0.3
3	John Stockton (1988 Jazz)	3.0	242	82	14.7	2.9	13.8	0.2	0.3
4	Micheal Williams (1992 Pacers)	2.9	233	79	15.0	3.6	8.2	0.3	0.1
5	Chris Paul (2009 Hornets)	2.8	216	78	22.8	5.5	11.0	0.1	0.8
6	Slick Watts (1977 Supersonics)	2.7	214	79	13.0	3.9	8.0	0.3	-
7	Maurice Cheeks (1982 76ers)	2.6	209	79	11.2	3.1	8.4	0.4	0.1
8	Micheal Ray Richardson (1982 Knicks)	2.6	213	82	17.9	6.9	7.0	0.5	0.2
9	Steve Mix (1974 76ers)	2.6	212	82	14.9	10.5	1.9	0.5	-
10	Paul Westphal (1976 Suns)	2.6	210	82	20.5	3.2	5.4	0.5	-

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Mookie Blaylock (1993 Hawks)	2.5	203	80	13.4	3.5	8.4	0.3	1.5
12	Clyde Drexler (1987 Trail Blazers)	2.5	204	82	21.7	6.3	6.9	0.9	0.1
13	Larry Steele (1975 Trail Blazers)	2.4	183	76	8.6	3.0	3.8	0.2	-
14	Scottie Pippen (1991 Bulls)	2.4	193	82	17.8	7.3	6.2	1.1	0.3
15	Ray Williams (1981 Knicks)	2.3	185	79	19.7	4.1	5.5	0.5	0.2
16	Rajon Rondo (2010 Celtics)	2.3	189	81	13.7	4.4	9.8	0.1	0.2
17	Ron Harper (1990 more than 1 team)	2.3	81	35	22.8	5.9	5.2	1.2	0.4
18	Kawhi Leonard (2015 Spurs)	2.3	148	64	16.5	7.2	2.5	0.8	1.0
19	Fred Brown (1975 Supersonics)	2.3	187	81	21.0	4.2	3.5	0.2	-
	Isiah Thomas (1985 Pistons)	2.3	187	81	21.2	4.5	13.9	0.3	0.4

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Metta World Peace (2003 Pacers)	2.3	159	69	15.5	5.2	2.9	0.7	1.0
22	Gary Payton (1994 Supersonics)	2.3	188	82	16.5	3.3	6.0	0.2	0.2
23	Phil Chenier (1975 Bullets)	2.3	176	77	21.8	3.8	3.2	0.8	-
24	Rickey Green (1982 Jazz)	2.3	185	81	14.8	3.0	7.8	0.1	0.0
	Shawn Marion (2003 Suns)	2.3	185	81	21.2	9.5	2.4	1.2	1.7
26	Fat Lever (1986 Nuggets)	2.3	178	78	13.8	5.4	7.5	0.2	0.2
27	Magic Johnson (1983 Lakers)	2.2	176	79	16.8	8.6	10.5	0.6	0.0
28	David Wesley (1997 Celtics)	2.2	162	74	16.8	3.6	7.3	0.2	1.4
29	Julius Erving (1980 76ers)	2.2	170	78	26.9	7.4	4.6	1.8	0.1
30	Foots Walker (1978 Cavaliers)	2.2	176	81	9.0	3.6	5.6	0.3	-

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Chris Ford (1976 Pistons)	2.2	178	82	8.4	3.5	3.3	0.3	-
32	Derek Harper (1987 Mavericks)	2.2	167	77	16.0	2.6	7.9	0.3	1.0
33	Michael Adams (1989 Nuggets)	2.2	166	77	18.5	3.7	6.4	0.1	2.2
34	Chris Mullin (1989 Warriors)	2.1	176	82	26.5	5.9	5.1	0.5	0.3
35	Kevin Johnson (1991 Suns)	2.1	163	77	22.2	3.5	10.1	0.1	0.1
36	Rick Barry (1974 Warriors)	2.1	169	80	25.1	6.8	6.1	0.5	-
37	Sonny Parker (1980 Warriors)	2.1	173	82	14.7	5.7	3.1	0.4	0.0
38	Paul Pressey (1986 Bucks)	2.1	168	80	14.3	5.0	7.8	0.9	0.1
39	Dwyane Wade (2007 Heat)	2.1	107	51	27.4	4.7	7.5	1.2	0.4
40	Allen Leavell (1983 Rockets)	2.1	165	79	14.8	2.5	6.7	0.2	0.5

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Andre Iguodala (2008 76ers)	2.1	171	82	19.9	5.4	4.8	0.6	1.2
	Doc Rivers (1987 Hawks)	2.1	171	82	12.8	3.6	10.0	0.4	0.0
43	Johnny Moore (1984 Spurs)	2.1	123	59	10.1	3.0	9.6	0.3	0.5
44	Eric Snow (1999 76ers)	2.1	100	48	8.6	3.4	6.3	0.0	0.1
45	Gus Williams (1979 Supersonics)	2.1	158	76	19.2	3.2	4.0	0.4	-
46	Dyson Daniels (2026 Hawks)	2.1	56	27	11.6	6.5	5.7	0.4	0.3
47	Rod Strickland (1992 Spurs)	2.1	118	57	13.8	4.6	8.6	0.3	0.1
48	Allen Iverson (2000 76ers)	2.1	144	70	28.4	3.8	4.7	0.1	1.3
49	Hakeem Olajuwon (1988 Rockets)	2.1	162	79	22.8	12.1	2.1	2.7	0.0
50	Dee Brown (1994 Celtics)	2.0	156	77	15.5	3.9	4.5	0.6	0.4