1979 NBA Playoffs: Total Steals Leaders

Information about which players led the NBA with more total steals in the 1979 Playoffs, including leaders, average, totals and games played.

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Total Steals

37 stl
Maurice Cheeks
(Philadelphia 76ers)

Who had the most total steals in the 1979 Playoffs?

Playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, Maurice Cheeks led the NBA with a total of 37 steals in 9 games.

Total Steals Leaders -
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1979 Playoffs

Steals
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
1
(76ers)
37 4.1 9
2
(Supersonics)
34 2.0 17
3
(Supersonics)
28 1.6 17
4
(Spurs)
27 1.9 14
5
(Suns)
26 1.7 15
6
(Suns)
23 1.5 15
7
(Spurs)
21 1.5 14
8
(Spurs)
20 1.4 14
9
(Supersonics)
19 1.1 17
10
(76ers)
18 2.0 9
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
11
(Bullets)
17 0.9 19
(Bullets)
17 0.9 19
(Supersonics)
17 1.0 17
(Bullets)
17 0.9 19
15
(Spurs)
16 1.1 14
(Supersonics)
16 0.9 17
17
(Suns)
15 1.0 15
(Bullets)
15 0.8 19
(Suns)
15 1.0 15
(Lakers)
15 1.9 8
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
21
(Bullets)
14 0.7 19
22
(Spurs)
13 0.9 14
(Kings)
13 2.6 5
24
(Spurs)
12 0.9 14
(Kings)
12 2.4 5
(Suns)
12 0.8 15
(Hawks)
12 1.3 9
(Spurs)
12 0.9 14
29
(Suns)
11 0.9 12
(Lakers)
11 1.4 8
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
31
(Kings)
10 2.0 5
(Trail Blazers)
10 3.3 3
(Bullets)
10 0.6 18
34
(Bullets)
9 0.5 19
(Lakers)
9 1.1 8
(Spurs)
9 0.7 13
(Supersonics)
9 0.5 17
(Hawks)
9 1.0 9
(Suns)
9 0.6 15
(Kings)
9 1.8 5
(Supersonics)
9 0.5 17
(Kings)
9 1.8 5
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
43
(Lakers)
8 1.0 8
(Hawks)
8 0.9 9
(Nets)
8 4.0 2
(Rockets)
8 4.0 2
(Hawks)
8 0.9 9
48
(Hawks)
7 0.8 9
49
(Lakers)
6 0.8 8
(Suns)
6 0.4 14
(76ers)
6 0.7 9
(Suns)
6 0.4 15
(Suns)
6 0.4 15