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1977-1978 NBA Total Steals Leaders

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Ron Lee led the NBA in total steals in 1977-1978 with 225, 37 ahead of Quinn Buckner (188). It stands 24th among all single seasons in NBA history.

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Ron Lee Led the NBA in 1977-1978 Ron Lee PHX
225 Total Steals 37 clear of Quinn Buckner
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# Player Team STL GP MPG BLK
1 Ron Lee Ron Lee PHX 225 82 23.5 17
2 Quinn Buckner Quinn Buckner MIL 188 82 25.3 19
3 Don Buse Don Buse PHX 185 82 31.1 14
4 Gus Williams Gus Williams SEA 185 79 32.6 41
5 Foots Walker Foots Walker CLE 176 81 30.8 24
6 Randy Smith Randy Smith BUF 172 82 40.4 11
7 Ricky Sobers Ricky Sobers IND 170 79 38.2 23
8 Chris Ford Chris Ford DET 166 82 31.5 17
9 Wilbur Holland CHI 164 82 35.2 14
10 John Lucas John Lucas HOU 160 82 35.8 9
11 Mike Gale SAN 159 70 29.9 25
12 Rick Barry Rick Barry GOS 158 82 36.9 45
13 Lionel Hollins Lionel Hollins POR 157 81 33.8 29
14 Armond Hill ATL 151 82 30.9 15
15 M.L. Carr DET 147 79 32.4 27
16 Norm Van Lier Norm Van Lier CHI 144 78 32.4 5
17 Norm Nixon Norm Nixon LAL 138 81 34.3 7
18 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 138 80 31.0 31
19 George McGinnis George McGinnis PHL 137 78 32.5 27
20 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones DEN 137 75 32.5 126
21 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 136 82 34.8 110
22 Sonny Parker GOS 135 82 25.2 36
23 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 135 74 32.8 97
24 Garfield Heard PHX 129 80 26.2 101
25 Doug Collins Doug Collins PHL 128 79 35.1 25
26 Bob Wilkerson Bob Wilkerson DEN 126 81 34.3 21
27 Brian Winters MIL 124 80 34.4 27
28 Eric Money DET 123 76 33.6 12
29 Bernard King Bernard King NJN 122 79 39.1 36
30 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 120 77 27.7 108
31 John Drew John Drew ATL 119 70 31.5 27
32 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson SEA 118 81 27.3 51
33 Adrian Dantley Adrian Dantley LAL 118 79 37.1 24
34 Butch Beard NYK 117 79 25.1 3
35 Larry Kenon SAN 115 81 35.4 24
36 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 113 81 32.0 20
37 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 112 76 38.2 3
38 Fred Brown Fred Brown SEA 110 72 27.3 25
39 Lonnie Shelton Lonnie Shelton NYK 109 82 28.3 112
40 Phil Smith Phil Smith GOS 108 82 35.9 27
41 Ray Williams Ray Williams NYK 108 81 19.1 15
42 Charlie Criss Charlie Criss ATL 108 77 25.1 5
43 Dave Twardzik Dave Twardzik POR 107 75 24.3 4
44 Ron Boone Ron Boone KCK 105 82 32.4 11
45 Bob McAdoo Bob McAdoo NYK 105 79 40.3 126
46 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 103 62 36.5 185
47 Dave Cowens Dave Cowens BOS 102 77 41.8 67
48 Bob Dandridge WAS 101 75 37.0 44
49 Pete Maravich Pete Maravich NOJ 101 50 40.8 8
50 Mike Bantom IND 100 82 33.8 50
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