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1976-1977 NBA Total Steals Leaders

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Don Buse led the NBA in total steals in 1976-1977 with 281, 67 ahead of Slick Watts (214). It stands 2nd among all single seasons in NBA history.

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Don Buse Led the NBA in 1976-1977 Don Buse IND
281 Total Steals 67 clear of Slick Watts
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# Player Team STL GP MPG BLK
1 Don Buse Don Buse IND 281 81 36.4 16
2 Slick Watts Slick Watts SEA 214 79 33.3 25
3 Brian Taylor Brian Taylor KCK 199 72 34.6 16
4 Quinn Buckner Quinn Buckner MIL 192 79 26.5 21
5 Mike Gale SAN 191 82 31.7 50
6 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones DEN 186 82 29.5 162
7 Chris Ford Chris Ford DET 179 82 31.0 26
8 Randy Smith Randy Smith BUF 176 82 37.7 8
9 Rick Barry Rick Barry GOS 172 79 36.8 58
10 Wilbur Holland CHI 169 79 31.1 16
11 Larry Kenon SAN 167 78 37.6 60
12 Lionel Hollins Lionel Hollins POR 166 76 29.3 38
13 M.L. Carr DET 165 82 32.2 58
14 George McGinnis George McGinnis PHL 163 79 35.1 37
15 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 159 82 35.9 113
16 Ron Lee Ron Lee PHX 156 82 22.5 33
17 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 144 82 33.7 8
18 Ken Charles ATL 141 82 30.3 45
19 Don Chaney Don Chaney LAL 140 81 29.7 33
20 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 134 81 32.1 21
21 Roland Taylor Roland Taylor DEN 132 79 19.6 9
22 Walt Frazier Walt Frazier NYK 132 76 35.4 9
23 Norm Van Lier Norm Van Lier CHI 129 82 37.8 16
24 Dave Twardzik Dave Twardzik POR 128 74 26.2 15
25 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes GOS 127 76 33.9 16
26 John Lucas John Lucas HOU 125 82 30.9 19
27 Lonnie Shelton Lonnie Shelton NYK 125 82 25.7 98
28 Fred Brown Fred Brown SEA 124 72 29.1 19
29 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson SEA 123 81 20.6 57
30 Kim Hughes Kim Hughes NYN 122 81 25.7 119
31 Gus Williams Gus Williams GOS 121 82 23.5 19
32 Phil Chenier Phil Chenier WAS 120 78 36.4 39
33 Ron Boone Ron Boone KCK 119 82 36.8 19
34 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 119 82 31.6 133
35 Jojo White Jojo White BOS 118 82 40.6 22
36 Larry Steele Larry Steele POR 118 81 20.7 13
37 Billy Knight Billy Knight IND 117 78 40.0 19
38 Lucius Allen Lucius Allen LAL 116 78 31.8 19
39 David Thompson David Thompson DEN 114 82 36.6 53
40 Brian Winters MIL 114 78 34.8 29
41 Henry Bibby Henry Bibby PHL 108 81 32.6 5
42 Bob Gross Bob Gross POR 107 82 27.2 57
43 Ted, Hound Dog McClain DEN 106 72 27.8 13
44 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 105 82 33.0 104
45 Mickey Johnson CHI 103 81 35.1 64
46 Al Skinner NYN 103 79 28.6 53
47 Wil Jones IND 102 80 33.9 80
48 John Drew John Drew ATL 102 74 36.3 29
49 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 101 82 36.8 261
50 Scott Wedman Scott Wedman KCK 100 81 33.9 23
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