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1978-79 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders

Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1978-1979 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.

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Steals Per Game

2.5 spg

M.L. Carr
(Detroit Pistons)

Who averaged the most steals in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season?

Playing for the Detroit Pistons, M.L. Carr led the NBA with an average of 2.5 steals in 80 games.

Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 125 steals.

Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50

1978-79 Regular Season

		Steals
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms
1	M.L. Carr (Pistons)	2.5	197	80
2	Eddie Jordan (Nets)	2.5	201	82
	Norm Nixon (Lakers)	2.5	201	82
4	Foots Walker (Cavaliers)	2.4	130	55
5	Phil Ford (Kings)	2.2	174	79
6	Randy Smith (Clippers)	2.2	177	82
7	Maurice Cheeks (76ers)	2.1	174	82
8	Gus Williams (Supersonics)	2.1	158	76
9	Kevin Porter (Pistons)	1.9	158	82
10	Quinn Buckner (Bucks)	1.9	156	81

Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms
11	Don Buse (Suns)	1.9	156	82
12	Larry Kenon (Spurs)	1.9	154	81
13	Jim McElroy (Jazz)	1.9	148	79
14	Walter Davis (Suns)	1.9	147	79
15	Mike Gale (Spurs)	1.9	152	82
	John Lucas (Warriors)	1.9	152	82
17	Sonny Parker (Warriors)	1.8	144	79
18	George Gervin (Spurs)	1.7	137	80
19	Julius Erving (76ers)	1.7	133	78
20	Ricky Sobers (Pacers)	1.7	138	81

Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms
21	George McGinnis (Nuggets)	1.7	129	76
22	Jamaal Wilkes (Lakers)	1.6	134	82
23	John Drew (Hawks)	1.6	128	79
24	Ray Williams (Knicks)	1.6	128	81
25	Rich Kelley (Jazz)	1.6	126	80
26	Eddie Johnson (Hawks)	1.6	121	78
27	Fred Brown (Supersonics)	1.5	119	77
28	Otis Birdsong (Kings)	1.5	125	82
29	Marques Johnson (Bucks)	1.5	116	77
30	Wilbur Holland (Bulls)	1.5	122	82

Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms
31	Bob Wilkerson (Nuggets)	1.5	118	80
32	Bernard King (Nets)	1.4	118	82
33	Alvan Adams (Suns)	1.4	110	77
34	Calvin Murphy (Rockets)	1.4	117	82
35	World B. Free (Clippers)	1.4	111	78
36	Chris Ford (2 teams)	1.4	115	81
37	Micheal Ray Richardson (Knicks)	1.4	100	72
38	Paul Westphal (Suns)	1.4	111	81
39	Bobby Jones (76ers)	1.3	107	80
40	Campy Russell (Cavaliers)	1.3	98	74

Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms
41	Robert Parish (Warriors)	1.3	100	76
42	Glen Gondrezick (Knicks)	1.3	98	75
43	Sam Lacey (Kings)	1.3	106	82
44	Bill Robinzine (Kings)	1.3	105	82
45	Terry Tyler (Pistons)	1.3	104	82
46	Ron Brewer (Trail Blazers)	1.3	102	81
47	Dennis Johnson (Supersonics)	1.3	100	80
48	Armond Hill (Hawks)	1.2	102	82
	John Long (Pistons)	1.2	102	82
50	Tom Henderson (Bullets)	1.2	87	70
	Eric Money (2 teams)	1.2	87	70

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