1982-1983 NBA Steals per Game Leaders

Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA in steals per game in 1982-1983 with 2.8, just ahead of Rickey Green (2.84 to 2.82). It stands 26th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times Micheal Ray Richardson led in steals per game.

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Led the NBA in 1982-1983 Micheal Ray Richardson NJN

2.8 Steals per Game Just ahead of Rickey Green

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#	Player	Team	SPG	GP	MPG	STL	BLK
1	Micheal Ray Richardson	NJN	2.8	64	32.4	182	24
2	Rickey Green	UTH	2.8	78	35.7	220	4
3	JM Johnny Moore	SAN	2.5	77	33.1	194	32
4	Isiah Thomas	DET	2.5	81	38.2	199	29
5	DC Darwin Cook	NJN	2.4	82	32.0	194	48
6	Maurice Cheeks	PHL	2.3	79	31.2	184	31
7	Gus Williams	SEA	2.3	80	34.5	182	26
8	Magic Johnson	LAL	2.2	79	36.8	176	47
9	AL Allen Leavell	HOU	2.1	79	32.9	165	14
10	Lafayette Lever	POR	1.9	81	24.9	153	15
11	Larry Bird	BOS	1.9	79	37.7	148	71
12	Terry Cummings	SDC	1.8	70	36.2	129	62
13	TD T.R. Dunn	DEN	1.8	82	32.2	147	25
14	DG Darrell Griffith	UTH	1.8	77	36.2	138	33
15	Reggie Theus	CHI	1.7	82	34.8	143	17
16	CK Clark Kellogg	IND	1.7	81	34.1	141	43
17	GB Greg Ballard	WAS	1.7	78	36.4	135	25
18	Jim Paxson	POR	1.7	81	33.8	140	17
19	Mike Woodson	KCK	1.7	81	30.0	137	59
20	LD Larry Drew	KCK	1.7	75	35.9	126	10
21	Ray Williams	KCK	1.7	72	30.1	120	26
22	Frank Johnson	WAS	1.6	68	34.2	110	6
23	Julius Erving	PHL	1.6	72	33.6	112	131
24	LC Lester Conner	GOS	1.5	75	18.9	116	7
25	Quinn Buckner	BOS	1.5	72	21.7	108	5
26	ES Edmund Sherod	NYK	1.5	64	25.4	96	14
27	Sidney Moncrief	MIL	1.5	76	35.7	113	23
28	Walter Davis	PHX	1.5	80	31.1	117	12
29	Alvan Adams	PHX	1.4	80	30.6	114	74
30	Alex English	DEN	1.4	82	36.4	116	126
31	Purvis Short	GOS	1.4	67	35.8	94	14
32	MC Michael Cooper	LAL	1.4	82	26.2	115	50
33	Otis Birdsong	NJN	1.4	62	30.4	85	16
34	Joe Barry Carroll	GOS	1.4	79	37.8	108	155
35	Michael Brooks	SDC	1.4	82	30.0	112	39
36	Danny Ainge	BOS	1.4	80	25.6	109	6
37	Kurt Rambis	LAL	1.3	78	23.2	105	63
38	DC Don Collins	WAS	1.3	65	24.2	87	30
39	JS Jerry Sichting	IND	1.3	78	31.2	104	2
40	World Free	CLE	1.3	73	36.1	97	15
41	Bernard King	NYK	1.3	68	32.5	90	13
42	RS Rory Sparrow	NYK	1.3	81	30.0	107	5
43	Norm Nixon	LAL	1.3	79	34.3	104	4
44	Dennis Johnson	PHX	1.3	77	33.1	97	39
45	Terry Tyler	DET	1.3	82	31.0	103	160
46	Paul Pressey	MIL	1.3	79	19.3	99	47
47	Marques Johnson	MIL	1.3	80	35.7	100	56
48	Ron Brewer	GOS	1.2	74	26.5	90	25
49	Larry Nance	PHX	1.2	82	35.5	99	217
50	RW Rob Williams	DEN	1.2	74	19.5	89	12

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