1998-99 NBA Regular Season: Steals Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more steals per game in the 1998-1999 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most steals in the 1998-99 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the New Jersey Nets, Kendall Gill led the NBA with an average of 2.7 steals in 50 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Steals Per Game Leaders this season: 43 games or 76 steals.
Steals Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1998-99 Regular Season
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Nets) |
2.7 | 134 | 50 |
| 2 | (2 teams) |
2.5 | 125 | 50 |
| 3 | (76ers) |
2.3 | 110 | 48 |
| 4 | (Suns) |
2.3 | 114 | 50 |
| 5 | (Raptors) |
2.3 | 113 | 50 |
| 6 | (Magic) |
2.2 | 111 | 50 |
| 7 | (Supersonics) |
2.2 | 109 | 50 |
| 8 | (Magic) |
2.2 | 108 | 50 |
| 9 | (76ers) |
2.1 | 100 | 48 |
| 10 | (Hawks) |
2.1 | 99 | 48 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Knicks) |
2.1 | 103 | 50 |
| 12 | (Hornets) |
2.0 | 100 | 50 |
| 13 | (76ers) |
2.0 | 85 | 43 |
| 14 | (Rockets) |
2.0 | 98 | 50 |
| 15 | (Kings) |
1.9 | 95 | 50 |
| 16 | (Pistons) |
1.8 | 86 | 49 |
| 17 | (Wizards) |
1.7 | 76 | 44 |
| 18 | (Nets) |
1.7 | 79 | 46 |
| 19 | (Celtics) |
1.7 | 82 | 48 |
| 20 | (Timberwolves) |
1.7 | 78 | 47 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Rockets) |
1.6 | 82 | 50 |
| 22 | (Jazz) |
1.6 | 81 | 50 |
| 23 | (Supersonics) |
1.6 | 80 | 50 |
(Pistons) |
1.6 | 80 | 50 | |
| 25 | (Grizzlies) |
1.6 | 78 | 50 |
| 26 | (Clippers) |
1.5 | 77 | 50 |
| 27 | (Jazz) |
1.5 | 76 | 50 |
| 28 | (Suns) |
1.5 | 75 | 50 |
| 29 | (Nuggets) |
1.5 | 73 | 50 |
| 30 | (Lakers) |
1.4 | 72 | 50 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Spurs) |
1.4 | 69 | 49 |
| 32 | (Hornets) |
1.4 | 60 | 43 |
| 33 | (Grizzlies) |
1.4 | 69 | 50 |
(Warriors) |
1.4 | 69 | 50 | |
| 35 | (Suns) |
1.4 | 59 | 43 |
| 36 | (Magic) |
1.4 | 64 | 47 |
| 37 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.3 | 66 | 50 |
(Mavericks) |
1.3 | 66 | 50 | |
| 39 | (Nuggets) |
1.3 | 58 | 45 |
| 40 | (Wizards) |
1.3 | 64 | 50 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Jazz) |
1.3 | 62 | 49 |
| 42 | (76ers) |
1.3 | 63 | 50 |
(Pistons) |
1.3 | 63 | 50 | |
| 44 | (Kings) |
1.2 | 53 | 43 |
| 45 | (Lakers) |
1.2 | 61 | 50 |
| 46 | (2 teams) |
1.2 | 59 | 49 |
| 47 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.2 | 57 | 48 |
(Heat) |
1.2 | 57 | 48 | |
| 49 | (Cavaliers) |
1.2 | 58 | 50 |
(Clippers) |
1.2 | 58 | 50 |