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.
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 - TOP 50
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 |