1996-97 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1996-1997 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1996-97 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Atlanta Hawks, Mookie Blaylock 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
1996-97 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Hawks) |
2.7 | 212 | 78 |
| 2 | (Raptors) |
2.5 | 201 | 81 |
| 3 | (Supersonics) |
2.4 | 197 | 82 |
| 4 | (Lakers) |
2.4 | 189 | 80 |
| 5 | (Celtics) |
2.2 | 167 | 76 |
| 6 | (Celtics) |
2.2 | 162 | 74 |
| 7 | (76ers) |
2.1 | 157 | 76 |
| 8 | (Jazz) |
2.0 | 166 | 82 |
| 9 | (Grizzlies) |
2.0 | 129 | 65 |
| 10 | (Trail Blazers) |
2.0 | 162 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Supersonics) |
1.9 | 159 | 82 |
| 12 | (Nets) |
1.9 | 157 | 82 |
| 13 | (Nets) |
1.9 | 154 | 82 |
(Bulls) |
1.9 | 154 | 82 | |
| 15 | (Heat) |
1.9 | 151 | 81 |
| 16 | (Pistons) |
1.8 | 144 | 80 |
| 17 | (Cavaliers) |
1.8 | 138 | 78 |
| 18 | (Bullets) |
1.7 | 143 | 82 |
| 19 | (Bulls) |
1.7 | 140 | 82 |
| 20 | (Lakers) |
1.7 | 119 | 70 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Bullets) |
1.7 | 122 | 72 |
| 22 | (Warriors) |
1.7 | 132 | 80 |
| 23 | (Warriors) |
1.6 | 130 | 79 |
| 24 | (Timberwolves) |
1.6 | 130 | 81 |
| 25 | (Jazz) |
1.6 | 129 | 81 |
| 26 | (Pistons) |
1.6 | 129 | 82 |
| 27 | (Clippers) |
1.6 | 124 | 80 |
| 28 | (Supersonics) |
1.5 | 125 | 81 |
| 29 | (Raptors) |
1.5 | 123 | 81 |
| 30 | (Jazz) |
1.5 | 124 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Rockets) |
1.5 | 117 | 78 |
| 32 | (Grizzlies) |
1.5 | 105 | 72 |
| 33 | (Suns) |
1.5 | 102 | 70 |
| 34 | (Kings) |
1.5 | 118 | 81 |
| 35 | (Knicks) |
1.4 | 111 | 80 |
| 36 | (Jazz) |
1.4 | 113 | 82 |
| 37 | (Timberwolves) |
1.4 | 105 | 77 |
| 38 | (Celtics) |
1.3 | 108 | 81 |
| 39 | (Raptors) |
1.3 | 97 | 73 |
| 40 | (Pacers) |
1.3 | 98 | 76 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Bucks) |
1.3 | 103 | 80 |
| 42 | (Hawks) |
1.3 | 90 | 70 |
| 43 | (Celtics) |
1.3 | 105 | 82 |
| 44 | (Hornets) |
1.3 | 103 | 81 |
| 45 | (Spurs) |
1.3 | 96 | 76 |
| 46 | (Hawks) |
1.2 | 102 | 82 |
| 47 | (Mavericks) |
1.2 | 92 | 75 |
| 48 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.2 | 99 | 81 |
| 49 | (Spurs) |
1.2 | 87 | 72 |
| 50 | (Bucks) |
1.2 | 98 | 82 |