		Steals
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms
1	Magic Johnson (Lakers)	2.7	8	3
	Kermit Washington (Trail Blazers)	2.7	8	3
3	Maurice Cheeks (76ers)	2.5	40	16
4	Robert Reid (Rockets)	2.4	50	21
5	Larry Bird (Celtics)	2.3	39	17
6	Michael Cooper (Lakers)	2.0	6	3
	Ernie Grunfeld (Kings)	2.0	30	15
	Kelvin Ransey (Trail Blazers)	2.0	6	3
9	Sam Lacey (Kings)	1.9	28	15
10	Bob Lanier (Bucks)	1.7	12	7
	Sidney Moncrief (Bucks)	1.7	12	7

Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms
12	Billy Ray Bates (Trail Blazers)	1.7	5	3
	Mike Gale (Trail Blazers)	1.7	5	3
14	Quinn Buckner (Bucks)	1.6	11	7
15	Otis Birdsong (Kings)	1.5	12	8
	Dave Greenwood (Bulls)	1.5	9	6
	Reggie Theus (Bulls)	1.5	9	6
18	Marques Johnson (Bucks)	1.4	10	7
	Johnny Moore (Spurs)	1.4	10	7
	Brian Winters (Bucks)	1.4	10	7

Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms
31	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lakers)	1.0	3	3
	Walter Davis (Suns)	1.0	7	7
	Phil Ford (Kings)	1.0	5	5
	Artis Gilmore (Bulls)	1.0	6	6
	Mychal Thompson (Trail Blazers)	1.0	3	3
36	Junior Bridgeman (Bucks)	0.9	6	7
	Paul Griffin (Spurs)	0.9	6	7
	Johnny High (Suns)	0.9	6	7
	Rich Kelley (Suns)	0.9	6	7
40	Dwight Jones (Bulls)	0.8	5	6
	Bob Wilkerson (Bulls)	0.8	5	6

1981 NBA Playoffs: Steals Per Game Leaders

Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1981 Playoffs, including leaders, average, totals and games played.