1989-90 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1989-1990 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1989-90 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan led the NBA with an average of 2.8 steals in 82 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 125 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1989-90 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Bulls) |
2.8 | 227 | 82 |
| 2 | (Jazz) |
2.7 | 207 | 78 |
| 3 | (Bulls) |
2.6 | 211 | 82 |
| 4 | (Bucks) |
2.6 | 207 | 81 |
| 5 | (Mavericks) |
2.3 | 187 | 82 |
| 6 | (Timberwolves) |
2.1 | 175 | 82 |
| 7 | (Nuggets) |
2.1 | 168 | 79 |
| 8 | (Rockets) |
2.1 | 174 | 82 |
| 9 | (Nets) |
2.1 | 172 | 82 |
| 10 | (Warriors) |
2.1 | 165 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Hornets) |
2.0 | 166 | 81 |
| 12 | (Trail Blazers) |
2.0 | 145 | 73 |
| 13 | (Bucks) |
1.9 | 156 | 81 |
| 14 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.9 | 151 | 80 |
| 15 | (76ers) |
1.9 | 148 | 79 |
| 16 | (Heat) |
1.8 | 145 | 81 |
| 17 | (Pistons) |
1.7 | 139 | 81 |
(Bullets) |
1.7 | 139 | 81 | |
| 19 | (Supersonics) |
1.7 | 140 | 82 |
| 20 | (Spurs) |
1.7 | 138 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Lakers) |
1.7 | 132 | 79 |
| 22 | (Nets) |
1.6 | 130 | 80 |
| 23 | (Timberwolves) |
1.6 | 133 | 82 |
| 24 | (Heat) |
1.6 | 125 | 78 |
| 25 | (76ers) |
1.6 | 130 | 82 |
| 26 | (Warriors) |
1.6 | 123 | 78 |
| 27 | (Hawks) |
1.6 | 126 | 80 |
| 28 | (Cavaliers) |
1.6 | 114 | 73 |
| 29 | (Cavaliers) |
1.6 | 126 | 81 |
| 30 | (2 teams) |
1.5 | 127 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Nuggets) |
1.5 | 121 | 79 |
| 32 | (2 teams) |
1.5 | 124 | 81 |
| 33 | (Kings) |
1.5 | 113 | 75 |
| 34 | (76ers) |
1.5 | 121 | 81 |
| 35 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.5 | 121 | 82 |
(Jazz) |
1.5 | 121 | 82 | |
| 37 | (Celtics) |
1.4 | 106 | 75 |
| 38 | (Suns) |
1.4 | 100 | 73 |
| 39 | (Spurs) |
1.4 | 110 | 81 |
| 40 | (Spurs) |
1.4 | 111 | 82 |
(Timberwolves) |
1.4 | 111 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 42 | (2 teams) |
1.4 | 100 | 74 |
| 43 | (Pacers) |
1.3 | 110 | 82 |
| 44 | (Knicks) |
1.3 | 109 | 82 |
| 45 | (Suns) |
1.3 | 95 | 74 |
| 46 | (Clippers) |
1.3 | 91 | 71 |
| 47 | (Hawks) |
1.3 | 105 | 82 |
| 48 | (Rockets) |
1.3 | 104 | 82 |
| 49 | (Nets) |
1.3 | 100 | 79 |
| 50 | (Warriors) |
1.3 | 98 | 78 |