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1981-82 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1981-1982 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1981-82 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson led the NBA with an average of 2.7 steals in 78 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 125 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1981-82 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Lakers) |
2.7 | 208 | 78 |
| 2 | (76ers) |
2.6 | 209 | 79 |
| 3 | (Knicks) |
2.6 | 213 | 82 |
| 4 | (Bucks) |
2.5 | 174 | 70 |
| 5 | (Nets) |
2.4 | 199 | 82 |
| 6 | (Jazz) |
2.3 | 185 | 81 |
| 7 | (Supersonics) |
2.2 | 172 | 80 |
| 8 | (Pistons) |
2.1 | 150 | 72 |
| 9 | (Spurs) |
2.1 | 163 | 79 |
| 10 | (Pacers) |
2.0 | 164 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (76ers) |
2.0 | 161 | 81 |
| 12 | (Rockets) |
1.9 | 150 | 79 |
| 13 | (Celtics) |
1.9 | 143 | 77 |
| 14 | (Nets) |
1.8 | 146 | 82 |
| 15 | (Suns) |
1.7 | 143 | 82 |
| 16 | (Bullets) |
1.7 | 137 | 79 |
| 17 | (Bucks) |
1.7 | 138 | 80 |
| 18 | (2 teams) |
1.7 | 142 | 83 |
| 19 | (Nuggets) |
1.6 | 135 | 82 |
| 20 | (Warriors) |
1.6 | 121 | 75 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Lakers) |
1.6 | 132 | 82 |
| 22 | (Lakers) |
1.6 | 120 | 76 |
| 23 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.6 | 129 | 82 |
| 24 | (Nets) |
1.6 | 120 | 77 |
| 25 | (Rockets) |
1.5 | 115 | 77 |
| 26 | (Suns) |
1.4 | 114 | 79 |
| 27 | (Pistons) |
1.4 | 116 | 81 |
| 28 | (Clippers) |
1.4 | 113 | 82 |
| 29 | (Kings) |
1.4 | 110 | 81 |
| 30 | (Suns) |
1.3 | 105 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (76ers) |
1.3 | 99 | 76 |
| 32 | (76ers) |
1.3 | 103 | 81 |
| 33 | (Pacers) |
1.3 | 96 | 76 |
| 34 | (Supersonics) |
1.2 | 102 | 82 |
| 35 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.2 | 97 | 78 |
| 36 | (Supersonics) |
1.2 | 99 | 81 |
| 37 | (Bullets) |
1.2 | 95 | 79 |
| 38 | (Jazz) |
1.2 | 95 | 80 |
| 39 | (Jazz) |
1.2 | 95 | 81 |
| 40 | (Nuggets) |
1.2 | 92 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.1 | 94 | 82 |
| 42 | (2 teams) |
1.1 | 82 | 72 |
| 43 | (Nets) |
1.1 | 92 | 81 |
| 44 | (Bullets) |
1.1 | 89 | 79 |
| 45 | (Knicks) |
1.1 | 91 | 82 |
| 46 | (Mavericks) |
1.1 | 89 | 81 |
| 47 | (Pistons) |
1.1 | 89 | 82 |
(Lakers) |
1.1 | 89 | 82 | |
| 49 | (Bulls) |
1.1 | 80 | 75 |
| 50 | (Nuggets) |
1.1 | 87 | 82 |
(Hawks) |
1.1 | 87 | 82 | |
(Bulls) |
1.1 | 87 | 82 |