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1983 NBA Steals per Game Leaders

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Rickey Green led the NBA in steals per game in 1983 with 2.7, 0.2 ahead of Isiah Thomas (2.5). It stands 48th among all single seasons in NBA history.

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Rickey Green Led the NBA in 1983 Rickey Green UTH
2.7 Steals per Game 0.2 clear of Isiah Thomas
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# Player Team SPG GP MPG STL BLK
1 Rickey Green Rickey Green UTH 2.7 81 34.2 215 13
2 Isiah Thomas Isiah Thomas DET 2.5 82 36.7 204 33
3 Gus Williams SEA 2.4 80 35.2 189 25
4 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 2.3 75 33.3 171 20
5 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 2.2 67 38.3 150 49
6 T.R. Dunn DEN 2.2 80 33.8 173 32
7 Ray Williams NYK 2.1 76 29.3 162 26
8 Johnny Moore SAN 2.1 59 28.0 123 20
9 Darwin Cook NJN 2.0 82 22.8 164 36
10 Lester Conner GOS 2.0 82 31.4 162 12
11 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 1.8 77 34.8 141 139
12 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 1.8 79 38.3 144 69
13 Butch Carter IND 1.8 73 28.0 128 13
14 Lafayette Lever Lafayette Lever POR 1.7 81 24.8 135 31
15 Larry Drew KCK 1.7 73 32.4 121 10
16 Doc Rivers ATL 1.6 81 23.9 127 30
17 Darnell Valentine Darnell Valentine POR 1.6 68 27.8 107 6
18 Darrell Walker Darrell Walker NYK 1.6 82 16.2 127 15
19 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 1.6 74 36.7 115 45
20 Clark Kellogg IND 1.5 79 33.9 121 28
21 Jim Paxson Jim Paxson POR 1.5 81 33.2 122 10
22 Kyle Macy Kyle Macy PHX 1.5 82 29.3 123 6
23 Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson BOS 1.5 78 26.8 117 14
24 Ennis Whatley CHI 1.5 80 27.0 119 17
25 John Lucas John Lucas SAN 1.5 63 28.7 92 5
26 Ricky Sobers WAS 1.4 81 32.4 117 17
27 Dominique Wilkins Dominique Wilkins ATL 1.4 81 36.6 117 87
28 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones PHL 1.4 75 23.5 107 103
29 Darrell Griffith UTH 1.4 82 32.3 114 23
30 Michael Cooper LAL 1.4 82 29.1 113 67
31 Robert Reid HOU 1.4 64 30.3 88 30
32 Sidney Moncrief Sidney Moncrief MIL 1.4 79 38.9 108 27
33 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 1.4 78 32.6 107 12
34 Sleepy Floyd GOS 1.3 77 33.2 103 31
35 Quintin Dailey CHI 1.3 82 29.9 109 11
36 Gene Banks Gene Banks SAN 1.3 80 32.5 105 23
37 Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler POR 1.3 82 17.2 107 29
38 Allen Leavell HOU 1.3 82 24.5 107 12
39 Purvis Short GOS 1.3 79 37.3 103 11
40 Mitchell Wiggins CHI 1.3 82 25.9 106 11
41 Joe Barry Carroll GOS 1.3 80 37.0 103 142
42 Mickey Johnson GOS 1.3 78 27.2 101 30
43 Rory Sparrow NYK 1.3 79 30.8 100 8
44 World Free CLE 1.3 75 31.7 94 8
45 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong NJN 1.3 69 31.4 86 17
46 Lewis Lloyd HOU 1.2 82 31.4 102 44
47 Sidney Lowe Sidney Lowe IND 1.2 78 15.9 93 5
48 Frank Johnson Frank Johnson WAS 1.2 82 32.8 96 6
49 Mike Woodson Mike Woodson KCK 1.2 71 25.9 83 28
50 Derek Harper DAL 1.2 82 20.9 95 21
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