1975-1976 ABA Steals per Game Leaders
Steals per game
Don Buse led the ABA in steals per game with 4.1 in the 1975-1976 season, 1.4 ahead of Fatty Taylor (2.7). It is the best single-season steals per game mark in ABA history.
Showing players who met the ABA's own minimum for the title, which was a season total rather than a games count (1,000 points for scoring in most seasons). Show all players
Led the ABA in 1975-1976
Don Buse
Indiana Pacers
4.1
Steals per Game
1.4 clear of Fatty Taylor
Showing Steals per Game and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | SPG | GP | MPG | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Buse | INA | 4.1 | 84 | 40.2 | 346 |
| 2 | Fatty Taylor | VIR | 2.7 | 76 | 32.7 | 206 |
| 3 | Julius Erving | NYA | 2.5 | 84 | 38.6 | 207 |
| 4 | Brian Taylor | NYA | 2.3 | 54 | 32.1 | 125 |
| 5 | Bobby Jones | DNA | 2.0 | 83 | 34.3 | 170 |
| 6 | Ron Boone | SSL | 2.0 | 78 | 38.0 | 154 |
| 7 | Ted McClain | KEN | 1.9 | 73 | 26.4 | 138 |
| 8 | Marvin Barnes | SSL | 1.9 | 67 | 37.1 | 124 |
| 9 | James Silas | SAA | 1.8 | 84 | 37.0 | 155 |
| 10 | Ralph Simpson | DNA | 1.8 | 84 | 37.2 | 153 |
| 11 | Len Elmore | INA | 1.8 | 76 | 34.1 | 136 |
| 12 | M.L. Carr | SSL | 1.7 | 74 | 29.4 | 127 |
| 13 | David Thompson | DNA | 1.6 | 83 | 37.4 | 136 |
| 14 | Mike Gale | SAA | 1.6 | 78 | 22.8 | 123 |
| 15 | Freddie Lewis | SSL | 1.5 | 74 | 30.6 | 109 |
| 16 | Chuck Williams | DNA | 1.5 | 79 | 32.0 | 115 |
| 17 | Ticky Burden | VIR | 1.5 | 71 | 30.7 | 103 |
| 18 | Bird Averitt | KEN | 1.4 | 78 | 29.1 | 106 |
| 19 | George Gervin | SAA | 1.4 | 81 | 33.9 | 110 |
| 20 | Dan Issel | DNA | 1.2 | 84 | 34.0 | 100 |