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Wizards 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 Wizards history.
Notes: - These stats were updated on April 18, 2024
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements
Wizards All-Time Steals Leaders:
Single Regular Season Per Game Average - Top 50
Player |
Steals |
Total Steals |
Season | Games | |||||||
1. | Larry Hughes | 2.89 | 176 | 2005 | 61 | ||||||
2. | Phil Chenier | 2.29 | 176 | 1975 | 77 | ||||||
3. | Gus Williams | 2.25 | 178 | 1985 | 79 | ||||||
4. | Caron Butler | 2.21 | 128 | 2008 | 58 | ||||||
5. | Tom Gugliotta | 2.21 | 172 | 1994 | 78 | ||||||
6. | Caron Butler | 2.13 | 134 | 2007 | 63 | ||||||
7. | Phil Chenier | 2.04 | 155 | 1974 | 76 | ||||||
8. | John Wall | 2.01 | 157 | 2017 | 78 | ||||||
9. | Gilbert Arenas | 2.01 | 161 | 2006 | 80 | ||||||
10. | Phil Chenier | 1.98 | 158 | 1976 | 80 |
Player |
Steals |
Total Steals |
Season | Games | |||||||
11. | Darrell Walker | 1.96 | 155 | 1989 | 79 | ||||||
12. | Elvin Hayes | 1.93 | 158 | 1975 | 82 | ||||||
13. | John Wall | 1.88 | 145 | 2016 | 77 | ||||||
14. | Gilbert Arenas | 1.88 | 139 | 2007 | 74 | ||||||
15. | Kevin Porter | 1.88 | 152 | 1975 | 81 | ||||||
16. | Michael Adams | 1.86 | 145 | 1992 | 78 | ||||||
17. | John Wall | 1.82 | 149 | 2014 | 82 | ||||||
18. | John Wall | 1.75 | 138 | 2015 | 79 | ||||||
19. | Rod Strickland | 1.74 | 143 | 1997 | 82 | ||||||
20. | Gilbert Arenas | 1.74 | 139 | 2005 | 80 |
Player |
Steals |
Total Steals |
Season | Games | |||||||
21. | Greg Ballard | 1.73 | 137 | 1982 | 79 | ||||||
22. | John Williams | 1.73 | 142 | 1989 | 82 | ||||||
23. | Greg Ballard | 1.73 | 135 | 1983 | 78 | ||||||
24. | Rod Strickland | 1.73 | 76 | 1999 | 44 | ||||||
25. | Darrell Walker | 1.72 | 139 | 1990 | 81 | ||||||
26. | Chris Webber | 1.69 | 122 | 1997 | 72 | ||||||
27. | Caron Butler | 1.69 | 127 | 2006 | 75 | ||||||
28. | Rod Strickland | 1.66 | 126 | 1998 | 76 | ||||||
29. | Tom Gugliotta | 1.65 | 134 | 1993 | 81 | ||||||
30. | John Williams | 1.65 | 129 | 1987 | 78 |
Player |
Steals |
Total Steals |
Season | Games | |||||||
31. | Trevor Ariza | 1.64 | 126 | 2014 | 77 | ||||||
32. | Muggsy Bogues | 1.61 | 127 | 1988 | 79 | ||||||
33. | Wes Unseld | 1.58 | 115 | 1975 | 73 | ||||||
34. | Chris Webber | 1.56 | 111 | 1998 | 71 | ||||||
35. | Phil Chenier | 1.54 | 120 | 1977 | 78 | ||||||
36. | David Wingate | 1.52 | 123 | 1992 | 81 | ||||||
37. | Otto Porter Jr. | 1.51 | 116 | 2018 | 77 | ||||||
38. | Michael Jordan | 1.50 | 123 | 2003 | 82 | ||||||
39. | Mitch Richmond | 1.49 | 110 | 2000 | 74 | ||||||
40. | Bradley Beal | 1.48 | 121 | 2019 | 82 |
Player |
Steals |
Total Steals |
Season | Games | |||||||
41. | Otto Porter Jr. | 1.45 | 116 | 2017 | 80 | ||||||
42. | Ricky Sobers | 1.44 | 117 | 1984 | 81 | ||||||
43. | John Wall | 1.44 | 95 | 2012 | 66 | ||||||
44. | Greg Ballard | 1.44 | 118 | 1981 | 82 | ||||||
Dave Bing | 1.44 | 118 | 1976 | 82 | |||||||
46. | Michael Adams | 1.43 | 100 | 1993 | 70 | ||||||
47. | John Williams | 1.43 | 117 | 1988 | 82 | ||||||
48. | Otto Porter Jr. | 1.40 | 105 | 2016 | 75 | ||||||
49. | Michael Adams | 1.37 | 96 | 1994 | 70 | ||||||
50. | Russell Westbrook | 1.37 | 89 | 2021 | 65 |
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