1978 NBA Playoffs: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1978 Playoffs, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1978 NBA Playoffs?
Playing for the Seattle Supersonics, Gus Williams led the NBA with an average of 2.0 steals in 22 games.
Note: * Minimums to be in this list: 3 games or 10 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1978 Playoffs
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Supersonics) |
2.0 | 45 | 22 |
| 2 | (Bucks) |
2.0 | 18 | 9 |
| 3 | (Knicks) |
1.7 | 10 | 6 |
(Lakers) |
1.7 | 5 | 3 | |
(Lakers) |
1.7 | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | (Bullets) |
1.6 | 30 | 19 |
| 7 | (Bullets) |
1.5 | 32 | 21 |
| 8 | (76ers) |
1.5 | 15 | 10 |
(76ers) |
1.5 | 15 | 10 | |
(76ers) |
1.5 | 15 | 10 | |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Nuggets) |
1.5 | 19 | 13 |
| 12 | (Bullets) |
1.4 | 30 | 21 |
| 13 | (Lakers) |
1.3 | 4 | 3 |
(Lakers) |
1.3 | 4 | 3 | |
(Bucks) |
1.3 | 12 | 9 | |
| 16 | (Bullets) |
1.3 | 27 | 21 |
| 17 | (Nuggets) |
1.2 | 16 | 13 |
| 18 | (76ers) |
1.2 | 12 | 10 |
| 19 | (Spurs) |
1.2 | 7 | 6 |
(Trail Blazers) |
1.2 | 7 | 6 | |
(Knicks) |
1.2 | 7 | 6 | |
(Knicks) |
1.2 | 7 | 6 | |
(Trail Blazers) |
1.2 | 7 | 6 | |
(Trail Blazers) |
1.2 | 7 | 6 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 25 | (Bucks) |
1.1 | 10 | 9 |
| 26 | (Supersonics) |
1.0 | 23 | 22 |
(Supersonics) |
1.0 | 23 | 22 | |
| 28 | (Bucks) |
1.0 | 9 | 9 |
(Spurs) |
1.0 | 6 | 6 | |
(76ers) |
1.0 | 5 | 5 | |
(Knicks) |
1.0 | 6 | 6 | |
(Spurs) |
1.0 | 6 | 6 | |
(Lakers) |
1.0 | 3 | 3 | |
(Knicks) |
1.0 | 6 | 6 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 35 | (Bullets) |
0.9 | 17 | 18 |
| 36 | (Bucks) |
0.9 | 8 | 9 |
(Bucks) |
0.9 | 8 | 9 | |
| 38 | (Nuggets) |
0.8 | 11 | 13 |
| 39 | (Spurs) |
0.8 | 5 | 6 |
(Knicks) |
0.8 | 5 | 6 | |
(Spurs) |
0.8 | 5 | 6 | |
(Spurs) |
0.8 | 5 | 6 | |
(Trail Blazers) |
0.8 | 5 | 6 | |
(Spurs) |
0.8 | 5 | 6 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 45 | (Supersonics) |
0.8 | 18 | 22 |
| 46 | (Bullets) |
0.8 | 17 | 21 |
| 47 | (Bucks) |
0.8 | 7 | 9 |
| 48 | (Nuggets) |
0.7 | 9 | 13 |
| 49 | (Lakers) |
0.7 | 2 | 3 |
(Spurs) |
0.7 | 4 | 6 | |
(Bucks) |
0.7 | 6 | 9 | |
(Trail Blazers) |
0.7 | 4 | 6 |