1977-78 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1977-1978 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 125 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1977-78 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Suns) |
2.7 | 225 | 82 |
| 2 | (Supersonics) |
2.3 | 185 | 79 |
| 3 | (Bucks) |
2.3 | 188 | 82 |
| 4 | (Spurs) |
2.3 | 159 | 70 |
| 5 | (Suns) |
2.3 | 185 | 82 |
| 6 | (Cavaliers) |
2.2 | 176 | 81 |
| 7 | (Pacers) |
2.2 | 170 | 79 |
| 8 | (Braves) |
2.1 | 172 | 82 |
| 9 | (Pistons) |
2.0 | 166 | 82 |
| 10 | (Bulls) |
2.0 | 164 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Rockets) |
2.0 | 160 | 82 |
| 12 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.9 | 157 | 81 |
| 13 | (Warriors) |
1.9 | 158 | 82 |
| 14 | (Pistons) |
1.9 | 147 | 79 |
| 15 | (Bulls) |
1.8 | 144 | 78 |
| 16 | (Hawks) |
1.8 | 151 | 82 |
| 17 | (Nuggets) |
1.8 | 137 | 75 |
| 18 | (76ers) |
1.8 | 135 | 74 |
| 19 | (76ers) |
1.8 | 137 | 78 |
| 20 | (2 teams) |
1.7 | 126 | 73 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Suns) |
1.7 | 138 | 80 |
| 22 | (2 teams) |
1.7 | 140 | 82 |
| 23 | (Lakers) |
1.7 | 138 | 81 |
| 24 | (Hawks) |
1.7 | 119 | 70 |
| 25 | (Spurs) |
1.7 | 136 | 82 |
| 26 | (Warriors) |
1.6 | 135 | 82 |
| 27 | (76ers) |
1.6 | 128 | 79 |
| 28 | (Pistons) |
1.6 | 123 | 76 |
| 29 | (Suns) |
1.6 | 129 | 80 |
| 30 | (Kings) |
1.6 | 120 | 77 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Nuggets) |
1.6 | 126 | 81 |
| 32 | (Bucks) |
1.6 | 124 | 80 |
| 33 | (Nets) |
1.5 | 122 | 79 |
| 34 | (Supersonics) |
1.5 | 110 | 72 |
| 35 | (2 teams) |
1.5 | 108 | 71 |
| 36 | (2 teams) |
1.5 | 123 | 82 |
| 37 | (2 teams) |
1.5 | 118 | 79 |
| 38 | (Knicks) |
1.5 | 117 | 79 |
| 39 | (Rockets) |
1.5 | 112 | 76 |
| 40 | (Supersonics) |
1.5 | 118 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.4 | 107 | 75 |
| 42 | (Spurs) |
1.4 | 115 | 81 |
| 43 | (Hawks) |
1.4 | 108 | 77 |
| 44 | (Suns) |
1.4 | 113 | 81 |
| 45 | (2 teams) |
1.4 | 110 | 79 |
| 46 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.4 | 100 | 72 |
| 47 | (2 teams) |
1.4 | 114 | 83 |
| 48 | (Bullets) |
1.3 | 101 | 75 |
| 49 | (Knicks) |
1.3 | 108 | 81 |
| 50 | (Knicks) |
1.3 | 109 | 82 |