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1979-80 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1979-1980 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1979-80 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the New York Knicks, Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA with an average of 3.2 steals in 82 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 125 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1979-80 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Knicks) |
3.2 | 265 | 82 |
| 2 | (Nets) |
2.7 | 223 | 82 |
| 3 | (Pacers) |
2.6 | 211 | 82 |
| 4 | (Supersonics) |
2.4 | 200 | 82 |
| 5 | (Lakers) |
2.4 | 187 | 77 |
| 6 | (76ers) |
2.3 | 183 | 79 |
| 7 | (76ers) |
2.2 | 170 | 78 |
| 8 | (Warriors) |
2.1 | 173 | 82 |
| 9 | (Cavaliers) |
2.0 | 155 | 76 |
| 10 | (Knicks) |
2.0 | 167 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Bucks) |
2.0 | 135 | 67 |
| 12 | (Clippers) |
1.9 | 147 | 78 |
| 13 | (Rockets) |
1.9 | 143 | 76 |
| 14 | (Pistons) |
1.9 | 129 | 69 |
| 15 | (Pacers) |
1.9 | 153 | 82 |
| 16 | (Lakers) |
1.8 | 147 | 82 |
| 17 | (Supersonics) |
1.8 | 144 | 81 |
| 18 | (Celtics) |
1.7 | 143 | 82 |
| 19 | (Rockets) |
1.7 | 132 | 76 |
| 20 | (Warriors) |
1.7 | 138 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Kings) |
1.7 | 136 | 82 |
(Kings) |
1.7 | 136 | 82 | |
(Bulls) |
1.7 | 136 | 82 | |
| 24 | (Rockets) |
1.6 | 127 | 77 |
| 25 | (Suns) |
1.6 | 132 | 81 |
| 26 | (Lakers) |
1.6 | 129 | 82 |
| 27 | (Cavaliers) |
1.5 | 125 | 82 |
| 28 | (Celtics) |
1.5 | 111 | 73 |
| 29 | (Suns) |
1.5 | 114 | 75 |
| 30 | (Hawks) |
1.5 | 120 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Nets) |
1.5 | 115 | 78 |
| 32 | (Celtics) |
1.5 | 120 | 82 |
| 33 | (Suns) |
1.5 | 119 | 82 |
| 34 | (Knicks) |
1.4 | 117 | 81 |
| 35 | (Suns) |
1.4 | 108 | 75 |
| 36 | (Spurs) |
1.4 | 111 | 78 |
| 37 | (Spurs) |
1.4 | 110 | 78 |
| 38 | (Bulls) |
1.4 | 114 | 82 |
| 39 | (2 teams) |
1.4 | 101 | 73 |
| 40 | (Kings) |
1.4 | 111 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Hawks) |
1.4 | 107 | 79 |
| 42 | (Pacers) |
1.3 | 110 | 82 |
| 43 | (Celtics) |
1.3 | 106 | 80 |
| 44 | (Kings) |
1.3 | 106 | 81 |
| 45 | (2 teams) |
1.3 | 102 | 78 |
| 46 | (Pistons) |
1.3 | 107 | 82 |
| 47 | (Bucks) |
1.3 | 100 | 77 |
(Jazz) |
1.3 | 100 | 77 | |
| 49 | (Bucks) |
1.3 | 101 | 80 |
| 50 | (Clippers) |
1.3 | 102 | 81 |
(76ers) |
1.3 | 102 | 81 |