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2008-09 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 2008-2009 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 2008-09 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the New Orleans Hornets, Chris Paul led the NBA with an average of 2.8 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
2008-09 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Hornets) |
2.8 | 216 | 78 |
| 2 | (Heat) |
2.2 | 173 | 79 |
| 3 | (Mavericks) |
2.0 | 160 | 81 |
| 4 | (Heat) |
2.0 | 160 | 82 |
| 5 | (Celtics) |
1.9 | 149 | 80 |
| 6 | (Bobcats) |
1.7 | 121 | 71 |
| 7 | (Jazz) |
1.7 | 138 | 81 |
| 8 | (Cavaliers) |
1.7 | 137 | 81 |
| 9 | (Lakers) |
1.7 | 137 | 82 |
| 10 | (76ers) |
1.6 | 131 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Bobcats) |
1.5 | 126 | 82 |
| 12 | (Lakers) |
1.5 | 120 | 82 |
| 13 | (2 teams) |
1.4 | 108 | 77 |
| 14 | (Thunder) |
1.3 | 110 | 82 |
| 15 | (76ers) |
1.3 | 100 | 75 |
| 16 | (76ers) |
1.3 | 109 | 82 |
| 17 | (Mavericks) |
1.3 | 97 | 74 |
| 18 | (Thunder) |
1.3 | 96 | 74 |
| 19 | (Knicks) |
1.3 | 95 | 74 |
| 20 | (Bucks) |
1.3 | 92 | 72 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Raptors) |
1.3 | 100 | 80 |
| 22 | (Warriors) |
1.2 | 96 | 77 |
| 23 | (Hawks) |
1.2 | 98 | 79 |
(Grizzlies) |
1.2 | 98 | 79 | |
| 25 | (Nuggets) |
1.2 | 95 | 77 |
| 26 | (Nuggets) |
1.2 | 96 | 78 |
| 27 | (2 teams) |
1.2 | 88 | 73 |
| 28 | (Pacers) |
1.2 | 89 | 74 |
| 29 | (2 teams) |
1.2 | 93 | 79 |
| 30 | (Wizards) |
1.2 | 95 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Suns) |
1.2 | 82 | 70 |
| 32 | (Lakers) |
1.2 | 95 | 82 |
| 33 | (Bulls) |
1.2 | 91 | 79 |
| 34 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.1 | 88 | 78 |
| 35 | (Grizzlies) |
1.1 | 91 | 82 |
| 36 | (Kings) |
1.1 | 81 | 73 |
| 37 | (Hawks) |
1.1 | 88 | 80 |
| 38 | (Grizzlies) |
1.1 | 90 | 82 |
(Suns) |
1.1 | 90 | 82 | |
| 40 | (2 teams) |
1.1 | 86 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Pacers) |
1.1 | 88 | 82 |
| 42 | (Hawks) |
1.1 | 84 | 79 |
| 43 | (Bucks) |
1.1 | 87 | 82 |
| 44 | (2 teams) |
1.1 | 76 | 72 |
| 45 | (2 teams) |
1.1 | 83 | 79 |
(Bucks) |
1.1 | 83 | 79 | |
| 47 | (76ers) |
1.0 | 85 | 81 |
| 48 | (Thunder) |
1.0 | 81 | 78 |
| 49 | (Timberwolves) |
1.0 | 72 | 70 |
| 50 | (Jazz) |
1.0 | 78 | 76 |