1980-81 NBA Regular Season: Total Steals Leaders

Information about which players led the NBA with more total steals in the 1980-1981 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.

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Total Steals

232 stl
Micheal Ray Richardson
(New York Knicks)

Who had the most total steals in the 1980-81 Regular Season?

Playing for the New York Knicks, Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA with a total of 232 steals in 79 games.

Total Steals Leaders -
TOP 50

1980-81 Regular Season

Steals
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
1
(Knicks)
232 2.9 79
2
(Bucks)
197 2.4 82
3
(76ers)
193 2.4 81
4
(Pacers)
186 2.3 82
5
(Knicks)
185 2.3 79
6
(76ers)
173 2.1 82
7
(Pistons)
166 2.0 82
8
(Rockets)
163 2.0 82
9
(Celtics)
161 2.0 82
10
(Lakers)
146 1.8 79
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
11
(Nets)
141 1.7 81
12
(Trail Blazers)
140 1.8 79
13
(Cavaliers)
136 1.7 80
(Suns)
136 1.7 79
15
(Lakers)
133 1.6 81
16
(Suns)
129 1.6 81
17
(Lakers)
127 3.4 37
18
(Hawks)
126 1.7 75
19
(Bulls)
122 1.5 82
20
(Lakers)
121 1.5 81
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
21
(Spurs)
120 1.5 82
22
(Bullets)
118 1.4 82
(Clippers)
118 1.5 80
24
(Mavericks)
117 1.4 82
25
(Knicks)
116 1.7 67
26
(Bucks)
115 1.5 76
27
(Cavaliers)
113 1.4 82
28
(Pistons)
112 1.4 82
29
(Rockets)
111 1.5 76
30
(Bullets)
110 1.4 81
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
31
(Jazz)
109 1.4 80
32
(2 teams)
107 1.4 79
33
(Suns)
106 1.4 75
(Nuggets)
106 1.3 81
(Jazz)
106 1.3 81
36
(2 teams)
104 1.3 81
(Clippers)
104 1.3 78
(76ers)
104 1.3 82
39
(Kings)
102 1.3 81
(Bulls)
102 1.3 80
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
41
(Nuggets)
101 1.4 72
42
(Celtics)
100 1.2 82
43
(Clippers)
99 1.2 82
(Kings)
99 1.5 66
(Pacers)
99 1.4 69
(2 teams)
99 1.2 84
(Knicks)
99 1.3 79
48
(Hawks)
98 1.5 67
(2 teams)
98 1.3 74
(Bulls)
98 1.4 71