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1978-1979 NBA Total Steals Leaders

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Eddie Jordan led the NBA in total steals in 1978-1979 with 201, tied with Norm Nixon. It stands 65th among all single seasons in NBA history.

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Eddie Jordan Led the NBA in 1978-1979 Eddie Jordan NJN
201 Total Steals Tied with Norm Nixon
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# Player Team STL GP MPG BLK
1 Eddie Jordan Eddie Jordan NJN 201 82 27.6 40
2 Norm Nixon Norm Nixon LAL 201 82 38.4 17
3 M.L. Carr DET 197 80 40.1 46
4 Randy Smith Randy Smith SDC 177 82 37.9 5
5 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 174 82 29.4 12
6 Phil Ford Phil Ford KCK 174 79 34.5 6
7 Kevin Porter Kevin Porter DET 158 82 37.4 5
8 Gus Williams Gus Williams SEA 158 76 29.8 29
9 Don Buse Don Buse PHX 156 82 31.0 18
10 Quinn Buckner Quinn Buckner MIL 156 81 21.7 17
11 Larry Kenon SAN 154 81 36.4 19
12 Mike Gale SAN 152 82 25.9 40
13 John Lucas John Lucas GOS 152 82 37.7 9
14 Jim McElroy NOJ 148 79 34.2 49
15 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 147 79 30.8 26
16 Sonny Parker GOS 144 79 36.6 33
17 Ricky Sobers Ricky Sobers IND 138 81 34.9 23
18 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 137 80 36.1 91
19 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 134 82 35.5 27
20 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 133 78 35.9 100
21 Foots Walker Foots Walker CLE 130 55 31.9 18
22 George McGinnis George McGinnis DEN 129 76 33.6 52
23 Ray Williams Ray Williams NYK 128 81 29.3 19
24 John Drew John Drew ATL 128 79 30.5 16
25 Rich Kelley NOJ 126 80 33.8 166
26 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong KCK 125 82 34.6 17
27 Wilbur Holland CHI 122 82 30.3 12
28 Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson ATL 121 78 30.9 11
29 Fred Brown Fred Brown SEA 119 77 25.5 23
30 Bernard King Bernard King NJN 118 82 34.9 39
31 Bob Wilkerson Bob Wilkerson DEN 118 80 30.3 21
32 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 117 82 35.9 6
33 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 116 77 36.1 89
34 Lionel Hollins Lionel Hollins POR 114 64 30.7 24
35 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 111 81 32.6 26
36 World Free World Free SDC 111 78 37.9 35
37 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 110 77 30.7 63
38 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones PHL 107 80 28.8 96
39 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 106 82 32.0 141
40 Bill Robinzine KCK 105 82 26.6 15
41 Terry Tyler Terry Tyler DET 104 82 31.2 201
42 Armond Hill ATL 102 82 30.8 16
43 John Long DET 102 82 30.5 19
44 Ron Brewer Ron Brewer POR 102 81 30.3 79
45 Phil Smith Phil Smith GOS 101 59 38.8 23
46 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson SEA 100 80 34.0 97
47 Robert Parish Robert Parish GOS 100 76 31.7 217
48 Micheal Ray Richardson Micheal Ray Richardson NYK 100 72 16.9 18
49 Mike Bantom IND 99 81 31.2 62
50 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 98 80 37.1 74
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