1981-82 NBA Regular Season: Total Steals Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more total steals in the 1981-1982 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who had the most total steals in the 1981-82 Regular Season?
Playing for the New York Knicks, Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA with a total of 213 steals in 82 games.
Total Steals Leaders - TOP 50
1981-82 Regular Season
Steals | ||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
1 | (Knicks) |
213 | 2.6 | 82 |
2 | (76ers) |
209 | 2.6 | 79 |
3 | (Lakers) |
208 | 2.7 | 78 |
4 | (Nets) |
199 | 2.4 | 82 |
5 | (Jazz) |
185 | 2.3 | 81 |
6 | (Bucks) |
174 | 2.5 | 70 |
7 | (Supersonics) |
172 | 2.2 | 80 |
8 | (Pacers) |
164 | 2.0 | 82 |
9 | (Spurs) |
163 | 2.1 | 79 |
10 | (76ers) |
161 | 2.0 | 81 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
11 | (Rockets) |
150 | 1.9 | 79 |
(Pistons) |
150 | 2.1 | 72 | |
13 | (Nets) |
146 | 1.8 | 82 |
14 | (Celtics) |
143 | 1.9 | 77 |
(Suns) |
143 | 1.7 | 82 | |
16 | (2 teams) |
142 | 1.7 | 83 |
17 | (Bucks) |
138 | 1.7 | 80 |
18 | (Bullets) |
137 | 1.7 | 79 |
19 | (Nuggets) |
135 | 1.6 | 82 |
20 | (Lakers) |
132 | 1.6 | 82 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
21 | (Trail Blazers) |
129 | 1.6 | 82 |
22 | (Warriors) |
121 | 1.6 | 75 |
23 | (Lakers) |
120 | 1.6 | 76 |
(Nets) |
120 | 1.6 | 77 | |
25 | (Pistons) |
116 | 1.4 | 81 |
26 | (Rockets) |
115 | 1.5 | 77 |
27 | (Suns) |
114 | 1.4 | 79 |
28 | (Clippers) |
113 | 1.4 | 82 |
29 | (Kings) |
110 | 1.4 | 81 |
30 | (Suns) |
105 | 1.3 | 80 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
31 | (76ers) |
103 | 1.3 | 81 |
32 | (Hawks) |
102 | 1.5 | 68 |
(Supersonics) |
102 | 1.2 | 82 | |
34 | (76ers) |
99 | 1.3 | 76 |
(Supersonics) |
99 | 1.2 | 81 | |
36 | (Trail Blazers) |
97 | 1.2 | 78 |
37 | (Pacers) |
96 | 1.3 | 76 |
38 | (Jazz) |
95 | 1.2 | 81 |
(Jazz) |
95 | 1.2 | 80 | |
(Bullets) |
95 | 1.2 | 79 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
41 | (Trail Blazers) |
94 | 1.1 | 82 |
42 | (Nets) |
92 | 1.1 | 81 |
(Nuggets) |
92 | 1.2 | 80 | |
(Cavaliers) |
92 | 1.4 | 65 | |
45 | (Knicks) |
91 | 1.1 | 82 |
46 | (Bullets) |
89 | 1.1 | 79 |
(Pistons) |
89 | 1.1 | 82 | |
(Mavericks) |
89 | 1.1 | 81 | |
(Lakers) |
89 | 1.1 | 82 | |
50 | (2 teams) |
88 | 1.3 | 68 |