League Leaders
Steals Per Game - 1980-81
Minimum 70 games or 125 steals
| Player |
G |
STL |
SPG |
Magic Johnson (Los Angeles)
|
37
|
127
|
3.43
|
Micheal Ray Richardson (New York)
|
79
|
232
|
2.94
|
Quinn Buckner (Milwaukee)
|
82
|
197
|
2.40
|
Maurice Cheeks (Philadelphia)
|
81
|
193
|
2.38
|
Ray Williams (New York)
|
79
|
185
|
2.34
|
Dudley Bradley (Indiana)
|
82
|
186
|
2.27
|
Julius Erving (Philadelphia)
|
82
|
173
|
2.11
|
Ron Lee (Detroit)
|
82
|
166
|
2.02
|
Robert Reid (Houston)
|
82
|
163
|
1.99
|
Larry Bird (Boston)
|
82
|
161
|
1.96
|
Norm Nixon (Los Angeles)
|
79
|
146
|
1.85
|
Jim Paxson (Portland)
|
79
|
140
|
1.77
|
Darwin Cook (New Jersey)
|
81
|
141
|
1.74
|
Dennis Johnson (Phoenix)
|
79
|
136
|
1.72
|
Mike Bratz (Cleveland)
|
80
|
136
|
1.70
|
Eddie Johnson (Atlanta)
|
75
|
126
|
1.68
|
Michael Cooper (Los Angeles)
|
81
|
133
|
1.64
|
Johnny High (Phoenix)
|
81
|
129
|
1.59
|
Marques Johnson (Milwaukee)
|
76
|
115
|
1.51
|
Jamaal Wilkes (Los Angeles)
|
81
|
121
|
1.49
|