1997-98 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1997-1998 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1997-98 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Atlanta Hawks, Mookie Blaylock led the NBA with an average of 2.6 steals in 70 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 125 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1997-98 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Hawks) |
2.6 | 183 | 70 |
| 2 | (Cavaliers) |
2.5 | 196 | 80 |
| 3 | (Raptors) |
2.4 | 190 | 78 |
| 4 | (Supersonics) |
2.3 | 185 | 82 |
| 5 | (76ers) |
2.2 | 176 | 80 |
| 6 | (Lakers) |
2.0 | 160 | 80 |
| 7 | (Suns) |
2.0 | 162 | 82 |
| 8 | (Nets) |
1.9 | 156 | 81 |
| 9 | (Supersonics) |
1.8 | 148 | 82 |
| 10 | (Rockets) |
1.8 | 126 | 70 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Pistons) |
1.8 | 143 | 81 |
| 12 | (Knicks) |
1.8 | 144 | 82 |
| 13 | (Pistons) |
1.7 | 123 | 71 |
| 14 | (Celtics) |
1.7 | 142 | 82 |
| 15 | (Hornets) |
1.7 | 140 | 81 |
| 16 | (Bulls) |
1.7 | 141 | 82 |
| 17 | (Nets) |
1.7 | 132 | 77 |
| 18 | (Timberwolves) |
1.7 | 139 | 82 |
| 19 | (Heat) |
1.7 | 136 | 81 |
| 20 | (Wizards) |
1.7 | 126 | 76 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Nets) |
1.6 | 121 | 75 |
| 22 | (Mavericks) |
1.6 | 132 | 82 |
| 23 | (2 teams) |
1.6 | 113 | 71 |
| 24 | (Cavaliers) |
1.6 | 129 | 82 |
| 25 | (Wizards) |
1.6 | 111 | 71 |
| 26 | (Celtics) |
1.6 | 125 | 80 |
| 27 | (Knicks) |
1.6 | 123 | 79 |
| 28 | (Lakers) |
1.6 | 112 | 72 |
| 29 | (Clippers) |
1.5 | 118 | 79 |
| 30 | (Jazz) |
1.4 | 109 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Bucks) |
1.4 | 111 | 82 |
| 32 | (Cavaliers) |
1.4 | 108 | 80 |
| 33 | (Celtics) |
1.3 | 110 | 82 |
| 34 | (2 teams) |
1.3 | 107 | 80 |
| 35 | (Hawks) |
1.3 | 105 | 79 |
| 36 | (Bulls) |
1.3 | 108 | 82 |
| 37 | (Magic) |
1.3 | 107 | 82 |
| 38 | (Warriors) |
1.3 | 95 | 73 |
| 39 | (Timberwolves) |
1.3 | 104 | 82 |
| 40 | (Kings) |
1.3 | 88 | 70 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Heat) |
1.3 | 103 | 82 |
| 42 | (2 teams) |
1.2 | 101 | 81 |
| 43 | (Suns) |
1.2 | 100 | 81 |
| 44 | (Clippers) |
1.2 | 93 | 76 |
| 45 | (Lakers) |
1.2 | 100 | 82 |
| 46 | (Kings) |
1.2 | 93 | 78 |
| 47 | (Jazz) |
1.2 | 96 | 81 |
| 48 | (Wizards) |
1.2 | 96 | 82 |
(Cavaliers) |
1.2 | 96 | 82 | |
| 50 | (Pacers) |
1.2 | 95 | 82 |