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1988-89 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1988-1989 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1988-89 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Utah Jazz, John Stockton 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
1988-89 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Jazz) |
3.2 | 263 | 82 |
| 2 | (Spurs) |
3.0 | 197 | 65 |
| 3 | (Bulls) |
2.9 | 234 | 81 |
| 4 | (Nuggets) |
2.7 | 195 | 71 |
| 5 | (Trail Blazers) |
2.7 | 213 | 78 |
| 6 | (Rockets) |
2.6 | 213 | 82 |
| 7 | (Hawks) |
2.4 | 181 | 76 |
| 8 | (Cavaliers) |
2.3 | 185 | 82 |
| 9 | (Warriors) |
2.2 | 175 | 79 |
| 10 | (Nets) |
2.2 | 181 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Nuggets) |
2.2 | 166 | 77 |
| 12 | (Warriors) |
2.1 | 176 | 82 |
| 13 | (Mavericks) |
2.1 | 172 | 81 |
| 14 | (Supersonics) |
2.1 | 156 | 75 |
| 15 | (Clippers) |
2.0 | 144 | 71 |
| 16 | (Bullets) |
2.0 | 155 | 79 |
| 17 | (Bucks) |
1.9 | 142 | 73 |
| 18 | (Knicks) |
1.9 | 139 | 72 |
| 19 | (Bulls) |
1.9 | 139 | 73 |
| 20 | (Spurs) |
1.9 | 150 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.8 | 137 | 76 |
| 22 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.8 | 146 | 81 |
| 23 | (Jazz) |
1.8 | 144 | 80 |
| 24 | (Lakers) |
1.8 | 138 | 77 |
| 25 | (Heat) |
1.8 | 139 | 79 |
| 26 | (Bullets) |
1.7 | 142 | 82 |
| 27 | (Suns) |
1.7 | 135 | 81 |
| 28 | (Pistons) |
1.7 | 133 | 80 |
| 29 | (Suns) |
1.7 | 129 | 78 |
| 30 | (76ers) |
1.6 | 126 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Lakers) |
1.5 | 114 | 74 |
| 32 | (Cavaliers) |
1.5 | 115 | 75 |
| 33 | (Celtics) |
1.5 | 124 | 81 |
| 34 | (76ers) |
1.5 | 120 | 79 |
| 35 | (Rockets) |
1.5 | 124 | 82 |
| 36 | (Heat) |
1.5 | 122 | 82 |
| 37 | (76ers) |
1.5 | 105 | 71 |
| 38 | (Knicks) |
1.5 | 117 | 80 |
(Hawks) |
1.5 | 117 | 80 | |
| 40 | (Knicks) |
1.4 | 115 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Hornets) |
1.4 | 111 | 79 |
| 42 | (Knicks) |
1.4 | 111 | 81 |
| 43 | (Nets) |
1.3 | 102 | 76 |
| 44 | (Cavaliers) |
1.3 | 110 | 82 |
| 45 | (Hornets) |
1.3 | 100 | 75 |
(Lakers) |
1.3 | 108 | 81 | |
| 47 | (Bucks) |
1.3 | 106 | 80 |
(Clippers) |
1.3 | 106 | 80 | |
| 49 | (Supersonics) |
1.3 | 108 | 82 |
(Hawks) |
1.3 | 108 | 82 |