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Thunder All-Time Steals Leaders: Single Regular Season Per Game Average

List with the stats for the top 50 players with the best single season steals per game average in Thunder history.

Notes: - These stats were updated on March 28, 2024
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements

Thunder All-Time Steals Leaders:
Single Regular Season Per Game Average - Top 50

Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
1. Slick Watts 3.18 261 1976 82
2. Nate McMillan 2.96 216 1994 73
3. Gary Payton 2.85 231 1996 81
4. Slick Watts 2.71 214 1977 79
5. Gary Payton 2.49 204 1995 82
6. Gus Williams 2.44 200 1980 82
7. Gary Payton 2.40 197 1997 82
8. Nate McMillan 2.37 173 1993 73
9. Gus Williams 2.36 189 1984 80
10. Gus Williams 2.34 185 1978 79
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
11. Slick Watts 2.32 190 1975 82
12. Fred Brown 2.31 187 1975 81
13. Gary Payton 2.29 188 1994 82
14. Gus Williams 2.28 182 1983 80
15. Gary Payton 2.26 185 1998 82
16. Paul George 2.21 170 2019 77
17. Gary Payton 2.18 109 1999 50
18. Gary Payton 2.16 177 1993 82
19. Gus Williams 2.15 172 1982 80
20. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2.10 147 2024 70
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
21. Russell Westbrook 2.09 140 2015 67
22. Nate McMillan 2.08 156 1989 75
23. Gus Williams 2.08 158 1979 76
24. Nate McMillan 2.06 165 1995 80
25. Nate McMillan 2.06 169 1988 82
26. Paul George 2.04 161 2018 79
27. Russell Westbrook 2.04 163 2016 80
28. Gary Payton 2.01 165 1991 82
29. Russell Westbrook 1.95 142 2019 73
30. Hersey Hawkins 1.94 159 1997 82
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
31. Kendall Gill 1.91 151 1994 79
32. Russell Westbrook 1.89 155 2011 82
33. Fred Brown 1.88 143 1976 76
34. Gary Payton 1.87 153 2000 82
35. Russell Westbrook 1.84 147 2018 80
36. Hersey Hawkins 1.82 149 1996 82
37. Brent Barry 1.81 147 2002 81
Gary Payton 1.81 147 1992 81
39. Hersey Hawkins 1.80 148 1998 82
40. Shawn Kemp 1.80 142 1994 79
Player
Steals
Total
Steals
Season Games
41. Nate McMillan 1.79 129 1992 72
42. Dennis Johnson 1.78 144 1980 81
43. Gerald Henderson 1.77 140 1985 79
44. Russell Westbrook 1.77 145 2013 82
45. Nate McMillan 1.76 125 1987 71
46. Fred Brown 1.72 124 1977 72
47. Nate McMillan 1.71 140 1990 82
48. Russell Westbrook 1.70 112 2012 66
49. Gerald Henderson 1.68 138 1986 82
50. Fred Brown 1.66 136 1974 82
= Season in progress

Minimum requirements:
1946-47: 40 games
1947-48: 32 games
1948-49: 40 games
1949-50 to 1950-51: 46 games
1951-52: 44 games
1952-53 to 1956-57: 48 games
1957-58 to 1958-59: 55 games
1959-60: 60 games
1960-61: 55 games
1961-62 to 1968-69: 65 games
1969-70 to 1973-74: 70 games
1974-75 to 2012-13: 70 games or 125 steals
    with the exceptions of
    1998-99: 43 games or 76 steals
    and 2011-12: 56 games or 100 steals
2013-14 to present: 58 games
    with the exceptions of
    2019-20: 70% of games played
    and season in progress: 70% of games played
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