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1979-1980 NBA Total Steals Leaders

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Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA in total steals in 1979-1980 with 265, 42 ahead of Eddie Jordan (223). It stands 3rd among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times Micheal Ray Richardson led in total steals.

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Micheal Ray Richardson Led the NBA in 1979-1980 Micheal Ray Richardson NYK
265 Total Steals 42 clear of Eddie Jordan
Showing Total Steals and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team STL GP MPG BLK
1 Micheal Ray Richardson Micheal Ray Richardson NYK 265 82 37.3 35
2 Eddie Jordan Eddie Jordan NJN 223 82 32.4 27
3 Dudley Bradley Dudley Bradley IND 211 82 24.7 48
4 Gus Williams Gus Williams SEA 200 82 36.2 37
5 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 187 77 36.3 41
6 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 183 79 33.2 32
7 Sonny Parker GOS 173 82 34.7 32
8 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 170 78 36.1 140
9 Ray Williams Ray Williams NYK 167 82 31.5 24
10 Foots Walker Foots Walker CLE 155 76 31.9 12
11 Mickey Johnson IND 153 82 32.3 112
12 Norm Nixon Norm Nixon LAL 147 82 39.3 14
13 Brian Taylor Brian Taylor SDC 147 78 35.3 25
14 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson SEA 144 81 36.3 82
15 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 143 82 36.0 53
16 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 143 76 35.2 9
17 John Lucas John Lucas GOS 138 80 34.5 3
18 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong KCK 136 82 35.2 22
19 Phil Ford Phil Ford KCK 136 82 32.0 4
20 Ricky Sobers Ricky Sobers CHI 136 82 32.6 17
21 Quinn Buckner Quinn Buckner MIL 135 67 25.2 4
22 Don Buse Don Buse PHX 132 81 30.9 10
23 Robert Reid HOU 132 76 30.3 57
24 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 129 82 37.9 28
25 John Long DET 129 69 34.3 26
26 Allen Leavell HOU 127 77 27.6 28
27 Randy Smith Randy Smith CLE 125 82 32.6 7
28 Mike Gale SAN 123 67 22.0 13
29 M.L. Carr BOS 120 82 24.3 36
30 Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson ATL 120 79 33.2 24
31 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 119 82 32.5 35
32 Toby Knight NYK 117 81 36.4 86
33 Mike Newlin Mike Newlin NJN 115 78 32.2 4
34 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus CHI 114 82 36.9 20
35 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 114 75 30.8 19
36 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 111 81 29.8 109
37 Larry Kenon SAN 111 78 35.9 18
38 Chris Ford Chris Ford BOS 111 73 29.0 27
39 Johnny Davis IND 110 82 35.5 23
40 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 110 78 37.6 79
41 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 108 75 28.9 55
42 Terry Tyler Terry Tyler DET 107 82 32.6 220
43 Armond Hill ATL 107 79 26.5 8
44 Bill Robinzine KCK 106 81 23.7 23
45 Nate Archibald Nate Archibald BOS 106 80 35.8 10
46 T.R. Dunn POR 102 82 22.5 31
47 Joe Bryant SDC 102 81 28.7 39
48 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones PHL 102 81 26.2 118
49 Dan Roundfield Dan Roundfield ATL 101 81 32.0 139
50 Brian Winters MIL 101 80 32.8 28
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