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1983 NBA Total Steals Leaders

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Rickey Green led the NBA in total steals in 1983 with 215, 11 ahead of Isiah Thomas (204). It stands 35th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 2 times Rickey Green led in total steals.

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Rickey Green Led the NBA in 1983 Rickey Green UTH
215 Total Steals 11 clear of Isiah Thomas
Showing Total Steals and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team STL GP MPG BLK
1 Rickey Green Rickey Green UTH 215 81 34.2 13
2 Isiah Thomas Isiah Thomas DET 204 82 36.7 33
3 Gus Williams SEA 189 80 35.2 25
4 T.R. Dunn DEN 173 80 33.8 32
5 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 171 75 33.3 20
6 Darwin Cook NJN 164 82 22.8 36
7 Lester Conner GOS 162 82 31.4 12
8 Ray Williams NYK 162 76 29.3 26
9 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 150 67 38.3 49
10 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 144 79 38.3 69
11 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 141 77 34.8 139
12 Lafayette Lever Lafayette Lever POR 135 81 24.8 31
13 Butch Carter IND 128 73 28.0 13
14 Darrell Walker Darrell Walker NYK 127 82 16.2 15
15 Doc Rivers ATL 127 81 23.9 30
16 Kyle Macy Kyle Macy PHX 123 82 29.3 6
17 Johnny Moore SAN 123 59 28.0 20
18 Jim Paxson Jim Paxson POR 122 81 33.2 10
19 Clark Kellogg IND 121 79 33.9 28
20 Larry Drew KCK 121 73 32.4 10
21 Ennis Whatley CHI 119 80 27.0 17
22 Ricky Sobers WAS 117 81 32.4 17
23 Dominique Wilkins Dominique Wilkins ATL 117 81 36.6 87
24 Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson BOS 117 78 26.8 14
25 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 115 74 36.7 45
26 Darrell Griffith UTH 114 82 32.3 23
27 Michael Cooper LAL 113 82 29.1 67
28 Quintin Dailey CHI 109 82 29.9 11
29 Sidney Moncrief Sidney Moncrief MIL 108 79 38.9 27
30 Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler POR 107 82 17.2 29
31 Allen Leavell HOU 107 82 24.5 12
32 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 107 78 32.6 12
33 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones PHL 107 75 23.5 103
34 Darnell Valentine Darnell Valentine POR 107 68 27.8 6
35 Mitchell Wiggins CHI 106 82 25.9 11
36 Gene Banks Gene Banks SAN 105 80 32.5 23
37 Joe Barry Carroll GOS 103 80 37.0 142
38 Purvis Short GOS 103 79 37.3 11
39 Sleepy Floyd GOS 103 77 33.2 31
40 Micheal Ray Richardson Micheal Ray Richardson NJN 103 48 26.8 20
41 Lewis Lloyd HOU 102 82 31.4 44
42 Mickey Johnson GOS 101 78 27.2 30
43 Rory Sparrow NYK 100 79 30.8 8
44 Frank Johnson Frank Johnson WAS 96 82 32.8 6
45 Derek Harper DAL 95 82 20.9 21
46 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 95 82 36.5 92
47 Greg Ballard WAS 94 82 32.9 35
48 Norm Nixon SDC 94 82 37.2 4
49 Brad Davis Brad Davis DAL 94 81 32.9 13
50 World Free CLE 94 75 31.7 8
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