1982-83 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1982-1983 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1982-83 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for 2 teams, Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA with an average of 2.8 steals in 64 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 125 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1982-83 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (2 teams) |
2.8 | 182 | 64 |
| 2 | (Jazz) |
2.8 | 220 | 78 |
| 3 | (Spurs) |
2.5 | 194 | 77 |
| 4 | (Pistons) |
2.5 | 199 | 81 |
| 5 | (Nets) |
2.4 | 194 | 82 |
| 6 | (76ers) |
2.3 | 184 | 79 |
| 7 | (Supersonics) |
2.3 | 182 | 80 |
| 8 | (Lakers) |
2.2 | 176 | 79 |
| 9 | (Rockets) |
2.1 | 165 | 79 |
| 10 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.9 | 153 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Celtics) |
1.9 | 148 | 79 |
| 12 | (Clippers) |
1.8 | 129 | 70 |
| 13 | (Nuggets) |
1.8 | 147 | 82 |
| 14 | (Jazz) |
1.8 | 138 | 77 |
| 15 | (Bulls) |
1.7 | 143 | 82 |
| 16 | (Pacers) |
1.7 | 141 | 81 |
| 17 | (Bullets) |
1.7 | 135 | 78 |
| 18 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.7 | 140 | 81 |
| 19 | (Kings) |
1.7 | 137 | 81 |
| 20 | (Kings) |
1.7 | 126 | 75 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Kings) |
1.7 | 120 | 72 |
| 22 | (76ers) |
1.6 | 112 | 72 |
| 23 | (Warriors) |
1.5 | 116 | 75 |
| 24 | (Celtics) |
1.5 | 108 | 72 |
| 25 | (Bucks) |
1.5 | 113 | 76 |
| 26 | (Suns) |
1.5 | 117 | 80 |
| 27 | (Suns) |
1.4 | 114 | 80 |
| 28 | (Nuggets) |
1.4 | 116 | 82 |
| 29 | (Lakers) |
1.4 | 115 | 82 |
| 30 | (Warriors) |
1.4 | 108 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Clippers) |
1.4 | 112 | 82 |
| 32 | (Celtics) |
1.4 | 109 | 80 |
| 33 | (Lakers) |
1.3 | 105 | 78 |
| 34 | (Pacers) |
1.3 | 104 | 78 |
| 35 | (2 teams) |
1.3 | 97 | 73 |
| 36 | (2 teams) |
1.3 | 107 | 81 |
| 37 | (Lakers) |
1.3 | 104 | 79 |
| 38 | (Suns) |
1.3 | 97 | 77 |
| 39 | (Pistons) |
1.3 | 103 | 82 |
| 40 | (Bucks) |
1.3 | 99 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Bucks) |
1.3 | 100 | 80 |
| 42 | (2 teams) |
1.2 | 90 | 74 |
| 43 | (Suns) |
1.2 | 99 | 82 |
| 44 | (Nuggets) |
1.2 | 89 | 74 |
| 45 | (Nets) |
1.2 | 95 | 79 |
| 46 | (Warriors) |
1.2 | 98 | 82 |
| 47 | (Lakers) |
1.2 | 91 | 77 |
| 48 | (Supersonics) |
1.2 | 87 | 75 |
| 49 | (Celtics) |
1.2 | 95 | 82 |
| 50 | (76ers) |
1.1 | 85 | 74 |