1982 NBA Steals per Game Leaders

Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA in steals per game in 1982 with 2.8, 0.0 ahead of Rickey Green (2.8). 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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#	Player	Team	GP	MPG	STL	SPG	BLK	BPG	PF
1	Micheal Ray Richardson	NJN	64	32.4	182	2.8	24	0.4	240
2	Rickey Green	UTH	78	35.7	220	2.8	4	0.1	154
3	JM Johnny Moore	SAN	77	33.1	194	2.5	32	0.4	247
4	Isiah Thomas	DET	81	38.2	199	2.5	29	0.4	318
5	DC Darwin Cook	NJN	82	32.0	194	2.4	48	0.6	213
6	Maurice Cheeks	PHL	79	31.2	184	2.3	31	0.4	182
7	GW Gus Williams	SEA	80	34.5	182	2.3	26	0.3	117
8	Magic Johnson	LAL	79	36.8	176	2.2	47	0.6	200
9	AL Allen Leavell	HOU	79	32.9	165	2.1	14	0.2	215
10	Lafayette Lever	POR	81	24.9	153	1.9	15	0.2	179
11	Larry Bird	BOS	79	37.8	148	1.9	71	0.9	197
12	TC Terry Cummings	SDC	70	36.2	129	1.8	62	0.9	294
13	TD T.R. Dunn	DEN	82	32.2	147	1.8	25	0.3	218
14	DG Darrell Griffith	UTH	77	36.2	138	1.8	33	0.4	184
15	Reggie Theus	CHI	82	34.8	143	1.7	17	0.2	281
16	CK Clark Kellogg	IND	81	34.1	141	1.7	43	0.5	298
17	Jim Paxson	POR	81	33.8	140	1.7	17	0.2	160
18	GB Greg Ballard	WAS	78	36.4	135	1.7	25	0.3	176
19	Mike Woodson	KCK	81	30.0	137	1.7	59	0.7	203
20	LD Larry Drew	KCK	75	35.9	126	1.7	10	0.1	207
21	RW Ray Williams	KCK	72	30.1	120	1.7	26	0.4	248
22	Frank Johnson	WAS	68	34.2	110	1.6	6	0.1	170
23	Julius Erving	PHL	72	33.6	112	1.6	131	1.8	202
24	LC Lester Conner	GOS	75	18.9	116	1.6	7	0.1	141
25	Quinn Buckner	BOS	72	21.7	108	1.5	5	0.1	195
26	ES Edmund Sherod	NYK	64	25.4	96	1.5	14	0.2	112
27	Sidney Moncrief	MIL	76	35.7	113	1.5	23	0.3	180
28	Walter Davis	PHX	80	31.1	117	1.5	12	0.2	186
29	Alvan Adams	PHX	80	30.6	114	1.4	74	0.9	287
30	AE Alex English	DEN	82	36.4	116	1.4	126	1.5	235
31	MC Michael Cooper	LAL	82	26.2	115	1.4	50	0.6	208
32	PS Purvis Short	GOS	67	35.8	94	1.4	14	0.2	242
33	Michael Brooks	SDC	82	30.0	112	1.4	39	0.5	297
34	JC Joe Barry Carroll	GOS	79	37.8	108	1.4	155	2.0	260
35	Otis Birdsong	NJN	62	30.4	85	1.4	16	0.3	155
36	Danny Ainge	BOS	80	25.6	109	1.4	6	0.1	259
37	Kurt Rambis	LAL	78	23.2	105	1.4	63	0.8	233
38	DC Don Collins	WAS	65	24.2	87	1.3	30	0.5	166
39	JS Jerry Sichting	IND	78	31.2	104	1.3	2	0.0	185
40	WF World Free	CLE	73	36.1	97	1.3	15	0.2	241
41	RS Rory Sparrow	NYK	81	30.0	107	1.3	5	0.1	255
42	NN Norm Nixon	LAL	79	34.3	104	1.3	4	0.1	176
43	Bernard King	NYK	68	32.5	90	1.3	13	0.2	233
44	Terry Tyler	DET	82	31.0	103	1.3	160	2.0	221
45	Dennis Johnson	PHX	77	33.1	97	1.3	39	0.5	204
46	Marques Johnson	MIL	80	35.7	100	1.3	56	0.7	211
47	Paul Pressey	MIL	79	19.3	99	1.3	47	0.6	174
48	Ron Brewer	GOS	74	26.5	90	1.2	25	0.3	123
49	Larry Nance	PHX	82	35.5	99	1.2	217	2.7	254
50	Lorenzo Romar	GOS	82	26.0	98	1.2	5	0.1	142

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