NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Their 8th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 8th 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 8th year?

Playing for the 1992 Utah Jazz, John Stockton averaged 3.0 steals in 82 games — the highest steals per game average by any NBA player in his 8th season.

Steals Per Game, 8th Season

3.0 spg
John Stockton
(1992 Utah Jazz)

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 8th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	John Stockton (1992 Jazz)	3.0	244	82	15.8	3.3	13.7	0.3	1.0
2	Nate McMillan (1994 Supersonics)	3.0	216	73	6.0	3.9	5.3	0.3	0.7
3	Scottie Pippen (1995 Bulls)	2.9	232	79	21.4	8.1	5.2	1.1	1.4
4	Mookie Blaylock (1997 Hawks)	2.7	212	78	17.4	5.3	5.9	0.3	2.8
5	Micheal Ray Richardson (1986 Nets)	2.7	125	47	15.7	5.3	7.2	0.2	0.1
6	Alvin Robertson (1992 Bucks)	2.6	210	82	12.3	4.3	4.4	0.4	0.8
7	Maurice Cheeks (1986 76ers)	2.5	207	82	15.4	2.9	9.2	0.3	0.0
8	Lou Hudson (1974 Hawks)	2.5	160	65	25.4	5.4	3.3	0.4	-
9	Walt Frazier (1975 Knicks)	2.4	190	78	21.5	6.0	6.1	0.2	-
10	Chris Paul (2013 Clippers)	2.4	169	70	16.9	3.7	9.7	0.1	1.1

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Allen Iverson (2004 76ers)	2.4	115	48	26.4	3.7	6.8	0.1	1.2
12	Gus Williams (1984 Supersonics)	2.4	189	80	18.7	2.6	8.4	0.3	0.1
13	Michael Jordan (1992 Bulls)	2.3	182	80	30.1	6.4	6.1	0.9	0.3
14	Gary Payton (1998 Supersonics)	2.3	185	82	19.2	4.6	8.3	0.2	1.6
15	Randy Smith (1979 Clippers)	2.2	177	82	20.5	3.6	4.8	0.1	-
16	Baron Davis (2007 Warriors)	2.1	135	63	20.1	4.4	8.1	0.5	1.3
17	Jason Kidd (2002 Nets)	2.1	175	82	14.7	7.3	9.9	0.2	1.4
18	Metta World Peace (2007 Kings)	2.1	149	70	18.8	6.5	3.4	0.6	1.3
19	Fat Lever (1990 Nuggets)	2.1	168	79	18.3	9.3	6.5	0.2	0.5
20	Monta Ellis (2013 Bucks)	2.1	169	82	19.2	3.9	6.0	0.4	1.1

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Paul George (2018 Thunder)	2.0	161	79	21.9	5.7	3.3	0.5	3.1
22	Russell Westbrook (2016 Thunder)	2.0	163	80	23.5	7.8	10.4	0.3	1.3
23	Dejounte Murray (2025 Pelicans)	2.0	63	31	17.5	6.5	7.4	0.4	1.7
24	Pete Maravich (1978 Jazz)	2.0	101	50	27.0	3.6	6.7	0.2	-
25	Eric Bledsoe (2018 more than 1 team)	2.0	149	74	17.7	3.8	5.0	0.6	1.7
26	Brevin Knight (2005 Bobcats)	2.0	131	66	10.1	2.6	9.0	0.1	0.0
27	Lionel Hollins (1983 Clippers)	2.0	111	56	13.5	2.3	6.7	0.3	0.1
28	Shawn Marion (2007 Suns)	2.0	156	80	17.5	9.8	1.7	1.5	1.0
29	Rick Barry (1978 Warriors)	1.9	158	82	23.1	5.5	5.4	0.5	-
30	Kendall Gill (1998 Nets)	1.9	156	81	13.4	4.8	2.5	0.8	0.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Ron Harper (1994 Clippers)	1.9	144	75	20.1	6.1	4.6	0.7	0.9
32	Darrell Armstrong (2002 Magic)	1.9	157	82	12.4	3.9	5.5	0.1	1.7
33	Andre Drummond (2020 more than 1 team)	1.9	109	57	17.7	15.2	2.7	1.6	0.1
34	Derek Harper (1991 Mavericks)	1.9	147	77	19.7	3.0	7.1	0.2	1.2
35	Nick Anderson (1997 Magic)	1.9	120	63	12.0	4.8	2.9	0.5	2.3
36	Jimmy Butler (2019 more than 1 team)	1.9	123	65	18.7	5.3	4.0	0.6	1.0
37	Doc Rivers (1991 Hawks)	1.9	148	79	15.2	3.2	4.3	0.6	1.1
38	Delon Wright (2023 Wizards)	1.8	92	50	7.4	3.6	3.9	0.3	0.8
39	Julius Erving (1984 76ers)	1.8	141	77	22.4	6.9	4.0	1.8	0.1
40	Larry Bird (1987 Celtics)	1.8	135	74	28.1	9.2	7.6	0.9	1.2

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Hersey Hawkins (1996 Supersonics)	1.8	149	82	15.6	3.6	2.7	0.2	1.8
42	Hakeem Olajuwon (1992 Rockets)	1.8	127	70	21.6	12.1	2.2	4.3	0.0
43	Charles Barkley (1992 76ers)	1.8	136	75	23.1	11.1	4.1	0.6	0.4
44	Bonzi Wells (2006 Kings)	1.8	94	52	13.6	7.7	2.8	0.5	0.2
45	Stephen Curry (2017 Warriors)	1.8	142	79	25.3	4.5	6.6	0.2	4.1
46	Tony Allen (2012 Grizzlies)	1.8	104	58	9.8	4.0	1.4	0.6	0.1
47	Kawhi Leonard (2019 Raptors)	1.8	106	60	26.6	7.3	3.3	0.4	1.9
48	Ben Wallace (2004 Pistons)	1.8	143	81	9.5	12.4	1.7	3.0	0.0
49	Clyde Drexler (1991 Trail Blazers)	1.8	144	82	21.5	6.7	6.0	0.7	0.7
50	Dudley Bradley (1988 more than 1 team)	1.8	114	65	6.5	2.0	2.3	0.7	0.6