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1980-81 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1980-1981 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1980-81 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson led the NBA with an average of 3.4 steals in 37 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 125 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1980-81 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Lakers) |
3.4 | 127 | 37 |
| 2 | (Knicks) |
2.9 | 232 | 79 |
| 3 | (Bucks) |
2.4 | 197 | 82 |
| 4 | (76ers) |
2.4 | 193 | 81 |
| 5 | (Knicks) |
2.3 | 185 | 79 |
| 6 | (Pacers) |
2.3 | 186 | 82 |
| 7 | (76ers) |
2.1 | 173 | 82 |
| 8 | (Pistons) |
2.0 | 166 | 82 |
| 9 | (Rockets) |
2.0 | 163 | 82 |
| 10 | (Celtics) |
2.0 | 161 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Lakers) |
1.8 | 146 | 79 |
| 12 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.8 | 140 | 79 |
| 13 | (Nets) |
1.7 | 141 | 81 |
| 14 | (Suns) |
1.7 | 136 | 79 |
| 15 | (Cavaliers) |
1.7 | 136 | 80 |
| 16 | (Hawks) |
1.7 | 126 | 75 |
| 17 | (Lakers) |
1.6 | 133 | 81 |
| 18 | (Suns) |
1.6 | 129 | 81 |
| 19 | (Bucks) |
1.5 | 115 | 76 |
| 20 | (Lakers) |
1.5 | 121 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Bulls) |
1.5 | 122 | 82 |
| 22 | (Clippers) |
1.5 | 118 | 80 |
| 23 | (Spurs) |
1.5 | 120 | 82 |
| 24 | (Rockets) |
1.5 | 111 | 76 |
| 25 | (Bullets) |
1.4 | 118 | 82 |
| 26 | (Mavericks) |
1.4 | 117 | 82 |
| 27 | (Suns) |
1.4 | 106 | 75 |
| 28 | (Nuggets) |
1.4 | 101 | 72 |
| 29 | (Bulls) |
1.4 | 98 | 71 |
| 30 | (Cavaliers) |
1.4 | 113 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Pistons) |
1.4 | 112 | 82 |
| 32 | (Jazz) |
1.4 | 109 | 80 |
| 33 | (Bullets) |
1.4 | 110 | 81 |
| 34 | (2 teams) |
1.4 | 107 | 79 |
| 35 | (Clippers) |
1.3 | 104 | 78 |
| 36 | (2 teams) |
1.3 | 98 | 74 |
| 37 | (Kings) |
1.3 | 93 | 71 |
| 38 | (Nuggets) |
1.3 | 106 | 81 |
(Jazz) |
1.3 | 106 | 81 | |
| 40 | (2 teams) |
1.3 | 104 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Bulls) |
1.3 | 102 | 80 |
| 42 | (76ers) |
1.3 | 104 | 82 |
| 43 | (Kings) |
1.3 | 102 | 81 |
| 44 | (Knicks) |
1.3 | 99 | 79 |
| 45 | (Pacers) |
1.3 | 95 | 76 |
| 46 | (Nuggets) |
1.2 | 91 | 73 |
| 47 | (Suns) |
1.2 | 97 | 78 |
| 48 | (Rockets) |
1.2 | 97 | 79 |
| 49 | (2 teams) |
1.2 | 94 | 77 |
| 50 | (Celtics) |
1.2 | 100 | 82 |