1974 NBA Total Steals Leaders
Steals recorded
Rick Barry led the NBA in total steals in 1974 with 228, 38 ahead of Slick Watts (190). It stands 22nd among all single seasons in NBA history.
Led the NBA in 1974
Rick Barry
GOS
228
Total Steals
38 clear of Slick Watts
Showing Total Steals and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | STL | GP | MPG | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
GOS | 228 | 80 | 40.4 | 33 |
| 2 |
|
SEA | 190 | 82 | 25.1 | 12 |
| 3 |
|
NYK | 190 | 78 | 41.1 | 14 |
| 4 |
|
SEA | 187 | 81 | 33.0 | 14 |
| 5 |
|
POR | 183 | 76 | 31.4 | 16 |
| 6 |
|
WAS | 176 | 77 | 37.3 | 58 |
| 7 |
|
CHI | 171 | 78 | 33.0 | 17 |
| 8 |
|
WAS | 158 | 82 | 42.3 | 187 |
| 9 |
|
WAS | 152 | 81 | 32.0 | 11 |
| 10 | Ed Ratleff | HOU | 146 | 80 | 32.0 | 51 |
| 11 |
|
KCK | 139 | 81 | 41.7 | 168 |
| 12 |
|
CHI | 139 | 70 | 37.0 | 14 |
| 13 | Charlie Johnson | GOS | 138 | 79 | 27.5 | 8 |
| 14 |
|
BUF | 137 | 82 | 36.6 | 3 |
| 15 | Butch Beard | GOS | 132 | 82 | 30.7 | 11 |
| 16 |
|
BOS | 128 | 82 | 39.3 | 17 |
| 17 |
|
HOU | 128 | 78 | 32.2 | 4 |
| 18 |
|
BOS | 122 | 82 | 26.9 | 66 |
| 19 | Bob Dandridge | MIL | 122 | 80 | 37.9 | 48 |
| 20 |
|
NOJ | 120 | 79 | 36.1 | 18 |
| 21 |
|
KCK | 119 | 82 | 39.6 | 7 |
| 22 |
|
ATL | 119 | 78 | 29.3 | 39 |
| 23 |
|
ATL | 118 | 80 | 27.2 | 11 |
| 24 |
|
DET | 116 | 79 | 40.8 | 26 |
| 25 |
|
WAS | 115 | 73 | 39.8 | 68 |
| 26 |
|
DET | 113 | 80 | 24.5 | 26 |
| 27 |
|
HOU | 111 | 79 | 34.3 | 7 |
| 28 |
|
PHX | 111 | 69 | 37.6 | 24 |
| 29 |
|
BOS | 110 | 82 | 38.2 | 16 |
| 30 | Archie Clark | SEA | 110 | 77 | 32.2 | 5 |
| 31 |
|
POR | 108 | 82 | 38.6 | 80 |
| 32 |
|
PHL | 108 | 81 | 34.8 | 17 |
| 33 | Curtis Perry | PHX | 108 | 79 | 34.0 | 78 |
| 34 |
|
NYK | 108 | 78 | 36.1 | 29 |
| 35 |
|
GOS | 107 | 82 | 30.7 | 22 |
| 36 | Garfield Heard | BUF | 106 | 67 | 32.1 | 120 |
| 37 | Tom Henderson | ATL | 105 | 79 | 27.0 | 7 |
| 38 |
|
LAL | 102 | 72 | 37.1 | 6 |
| 39 |
|
GOS | 95 | 82 | 30.7 | 116 |
| 40 |
|
BUF | 92 | 82 | 43.2 | 174 |
| 41 |
|
PHL | 91 | 80 | 35.7 | 35 |
| 42 | Ken Charles | BUF | 87 | 79 | 21.4 | 20 |
| 43 |
|
BOS | 87 | 65 | 40.5 | 73 |
| 44 |
|
KCK | 85 | 81 | 38.5 | 13 |
| 45 |
|
NYK | 84 | 78 | 29.3 | 53 |
| 46 |
|
CLE | 84 | 74 | 36.4 | 21 |
| 47 |
|
LAL | 84 | 74 | 31.6 | 216 |
| 48 | Fred Carter | PHL | 82 | 77 | 39.6 | 20 |
| 49 | E.C. Coleman | NOJ | 82 | 77 | 28.3 | 37 |
| 50 |
|
BUF | 82 | 76 | 17.6 | 19 |
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