1987-88 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1987-1988 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1987-88 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan led the NBA with an average of 3.2 steals in 82 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 125 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1987-88 Regular Season
Steals | ||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
1 | (Bulls) |
3.2 | 259 | 82 |
2 | (Spurs) |
3.0 | 243 | 82 |
3 | (Jazz) |
3.0 | 242 | 82 |
4 | (Nuggets) |
2.7 | 223 | 82 |
5 | (Trail Blazers) |
2.5 | 203 | 81 |
6 | (Knicks) |
2.5 | 205 | 82 |
7 | (76ers) |
2.1 | 167 | 79 |
8 | (Supersonics) |
2.1 | 169 | 82 |
9 | (Rockets) |
2.1 | 162 | 79 |
10 | (Nuggets) |
2.0 | 168 | 82 |
(Mavericks) |
2.0 | 168 | 82 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
12 | (Lakers) |
1.9 | 155 | 81 |
13 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.8 | 150 | 82 |
14 | (Hawks) |
1.8 | 140 | 80 |
15 | (Pistons) |
1.7 | 141 | 81 |
16 | (Celtics) |
1.6 | 125 | 76 |
17 | (Bullets) |
1.6 | 127 | 79 |
(Trail Blazers) |
1.6 | 127 | 79 | |
19 | (Lakers) |
1.6 | 114 | 72 |
20 | (Rockets) |
1.6 | 124 | 80 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
21 | (Clippers) |
1.5 | 122 | 79 |
22 | (Bucks) |
1.5 | 112 | 75 |
23 | (Pacers) |
1.4 | 115 | 80 |
24 | (Jazz) |
1.4 | 117 | 82 |
(Bullets) |
1.4 | 117 | 82 | |
26 | (Celtics) |
1.4 | 115 | 81 |
27 | (Clippers) |
1.4 | 109 | 80 |
28 | (Nets) |
1.3 | 110 | 82 |
29 | (Hawks) |
1.3 | 103 | 78 |
30 | (Suns) |
1.3 | 107 | 82 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
31 | (2 teams) |
1.3 | 103 | 80 |
32 | (Mavericks) |
1.3 | 103 | 81 |
33 | (Knicks) |
1.3 | 104 | 82 |
34 | (Clippers) |
1.3 | 91 | 72 |
(2 teams) |
1.3 | 91 | 72 | |
36 | (76ers) |
1.3 | 100 | 80 |
37 | (Cavaliers) |
1.2 | 99 | 80 |
38 | (2 teams) |
1.2 | 95 | 77 |
39 | (Nuggets) |
1.2 | 101 | 82 |
40 | (Supersonics) |
1.2 | 96 | 78 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
41 | (Celtics) |
1.2 | 93 | 77 |
42 | (Cavaliers) |
1.2 | 94 | 79 |
43 | (Bulls) |
1.2 | 91 | 79 |
44 | (Bucks) |
1.1 | 93 | 82 |
45 | (Pacers) |
1.1 | 90 | 80 |
46 | (Knicks) |
1.1 | 90 | 81 |
47 | (Bucks) |
1.1 | 88 | 81 |
48 | (Supersonics) |
1.1 | 87 | 82 |
(Pistons) |
1.1 | 87 | 82 | |
(Lakers) |
1.1 | 87 | 82 |