1986-87 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1986-1987 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1986-87 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the San Antonio Spurs, Alvin Robertson led the NBA with an average of 3.2 steals in 81 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 125 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1986-87 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Spurs) |
3.2 | 260 | 81 |
| 2 | (Bulls) |
2.9 | 236 | 82 |
| 3 | (76ers) |
2.6 | 180 | 68 |
| 4 | (Cavaliers) |
2.5 | 209 | 82 |
| 5 | (Trail Blazers) |
2.5 | 204 | 82 |
| 6 | (Nuggets) |
2.5 | 201 | 82 |
| 7 | (Mavericks) |
2.2 | 167 | 77 |
| 8 | (Jazz) |
2.2 | 177 | 82 |
| 9 | (Hawks) |
2.1 | 171 | 82 |
| 10 | (Trail Blazers) |
2.0 | 159 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Pistons) |
1.9 | 153 | 81 |
| 12 | (Rockets) |
1.9 | 140 | 75 |
| 13 | (Celtics) |
1.8 | 135 | 74 |
| 14 | (Warriors) |
1.8 | 146 | 82 |
| 15 | (Supersonics) |
1.8 | 125 | 71 |
| 16 | (Lakers) |
1.7 | 138 | 80 |
| 17 | (Knicks) |
1.7 | 116 | 70 |
| 18 | (Bullets) |
1.7 | 129 | 78 |
| 19 | (Bucks) |
1.6 | 129 | 82 |
| 20 | (Lakers) |
1.5 | 125 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.5 | 122 | 82 |
| 22 | (Nuggets) |
1.5 | 120 | 81 |
| 23 | (Hawks) |
1.5 | 117 | 79 |
| 24 | (Celtics) |
1.4 | 101 | 71 |
| 25 | (Supersonics) |
1.4 | 115 | 82 |
| 26 | (Suns) |
1.4 | 112 | 82 |
| 27 | (2 teams) |
1.4 | 101 | 74 |
| 28 | (Mavericks) |
1.4 | 109 | 80 |
| 29 | (Jazz) |
1.4 | 110 | 81 |
| 30 | (Clippers) |
1.4 | 100 | 74 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Pacers) |
1.3 | 109 | 82 |
| 32 | (Lakers) |
1.3 | 108 | 82 |
| 33 | (Pacers) |
1.3 | 106 | 81 |
| 34 | (Nets) |
1.3 | 92 | 72 |
| 35 | (Jazz) |
1.3 | 97 | 76 |
| 36 | (Supersonics) |
1.3 | 104 | 82 |
(Jazz) |
1.3 | 104 | 82 | |
| 38 | (Cavaliers) |
1.3 | 91 | 72 |
| 39 | (Bullets) |
1.3 | 92 | 73 |
| 40 | (Clippers) |
1.2 | 99 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Nuggets) |
1.2 | 100 | 81 |
| 42 | (Suns) |
1.2 | 96 | 79 |
| 43 | (76ers) |
1.2 | 93 | 77 |
| 44 | (Pacers) |
1.2 | 96 | 80 |
| 45 | (Bullets) |
1.2 | 98 | 82 |
(Warriors) |
1.2 | 98 | 82 | |
| 47 | (Nuggets) |
1.2 | 87 | 73 |
| 48 | (Pistons) |
1.2 | 92 | 78 |
| 49 | (Nets) |
1.2 | 89 | 77 |
| 50 | (Warriors) |
1.1 | 92 | 81 |