1979-80 NBA Regular Season: Total Steals Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more total steals in the 1979-1980 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who had the most total steals in the 1979-80 Regular Season?
Playing for the New York Knicks, Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA with a total of 265 steals in 82 games.
Total Steals Leaders - TOP 50
1979-80 Regular Season
Steals | ||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
1 | (Knicks) |
265 | 3.2 | 82 |
2 | (Nets) |
223 | 2.7 | 82 |
3 | (Pacers) |
211 | 2.6 | 82 |
4 | (Supersonics) |
200 | 2.4 | 82 |
5 | (Lakers) |
187 | 2.4 | 77 |
6 | (76ers) |
183 | 2.3 | 79 |
7 | (Warriors) |
173 | 2.1 | 82 |
8 | (76ers) |
170 | 2.2 | 78 |
9 | (Knicks) |
167 | 2.0 | 82 |
10 | (Cavaliers) |
155 | 2.0 | 76 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
11 | (Pacers) |
153 | 1.9 | 82 |
12 | (Lakers) |
147 | 1.8 | 82 |
(Clippers) |
147 | 1.9 | 78 | |
14 | (Supersonics) |
144 | 1.8 | 81 |
15 | (Celtics) |
143 | 1.7 | 82 |
(Rockets) |
143 | 1.9 | 76 | |
17 | (Warriors) |
138 | 1.7 | 80 |
18 | (Kings) |
136 | 1.7 | 82 |
(Kings) |
136 | 1.7 | 82 | |
(Bulls) |
136 | 1.7 | 82 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
21 | (Bucks) |
135 | 2.0 | 67 |
22 | (Suns) |
132 | 1.6 | 81 |
(Rockets) |
132 | 1.7 | 76 | |
24 | (Pistons) |
129 | 1.9 | 69 |
(Lakers) |
129 | 1.6 | 82 | |
26 | (Rockets) |
127 | 1.6 | 77 |
27 | (Cavaliers) |
125 | 1.5 | 82 |
28 | (Spurs) |
123 | 1.8 | 67 |
29 | (Celtics) |
120 | 1.5 | 82 |
(Hawks) |
120 | 1.5 | 79 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
31 | (Suns) |
119 | 1.5 | 82 |
32 | (Knicks) |
117 | 1.4 | 81 |
33 | (Nets) |
115 | 1.5 | 78 |
34 | (Suns) |
114 | 1.5 | 75 |
(Bulls) |
114 | 1.4 | 82 | |
36 | (Celtics) |
111 | 1.5 | 73 |
(Spurs) |
111 | 1.4 | 78 | |
(Kings) |
111 | 1.4 | 81 | |
39 | (Pacers) |
110 | 1.3 | 82 |
(Spurs) |
110 | 1.4 | 78 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
41 | (Suns) |
108 | 1.4 | 75 |
42 | (Hawks) |
107 | 1.4 | 79 |
(Pistons) |
107 | 1.3 | 82 | |
44 | (Celtics) |
106 | 1.3 | 80 |
(Kings) |
106 | 1.3 | 81 | |
46 | (Clippers) |
102 | 1.3 | 81 |
(Trail Blazers) |
102 | 1.2 | 82 | |
(76ers) |
102 | 1.3 | 81 | |
(2 teams) |
102 | 1.3 | 78 | |
50 | (2 teams) |
101 | 1.4 | 73 |
(Hawks) |
101 | 1.2 | 81 | |
(Bucks) |
101 | 1.3 | 80 |