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.
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 |