NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Steals Per 36 Minutes

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Season Lg Player STL/36 MP Tm
2024-25 NBA Dyson Daniels 3.21 ATL
2023-24 NBA Matisse Thybulle 2.74 POR
2022-23 NBA Matisse Thybulle 2.49 TOT
2021-22 NBA Gary Payton II 2.77 GSW
2020-21 NBA Matisse Thybulle 2.91 PHI
2019-20 NBA Kris Dunn 2.87 CHI
2018-19 NBA Marcus Smart 2.34 BOS
2017-18 NBA Victor Oladipo 2.50 IND
2016-17 NBA Manu Ginóbili* 2.29 SAS
2015-16 NBA Ricky Rubio 2.51 MIN
2014-15 NBA Tony Allen 2.82 MEM
2013-14 NBA Ricky Rubio 2.61 MIN
2012-13 NBA Chris Paul 2.61 LAC
2011-12 NBA Chris Paul 2.51 LAC
2010-11 NBA Tony Allen 3.11 MEM
2009-10 NBA Rajon Rondo 2.30 BOS
2008-09 NBA Brevin Knight 2.61 UTA
2007-08 NBA Chris Paul 2.60 NOH
2006-07 NBA Rajon Rondo 2.52 BOS
2005-06 NBA Brevin Knight 2.40 CHA
2004-05 NBA Larry Hughes 2.69 WAS
2003-04 NBA Marcus Banks 2.29 BOS
2002-03 NBA Metta World Peace 2.47 IND
2001-02 NBA Allen Iverson* 2.31 PHI
2000-01 NBA Mookie Blaylock 2.49 GSW
1999-00 NBA Eddie Jones 2.46 CHH
1998-99 NBA Kendall Gill 3.00 NJN
1997-98 NBA Brevin Knight 2.84 CLE
1996-97 NBA Randy Brown 2.76 CHI
1995-96 NBA Eric Murdock 2.90 TOT
1994-95 NBA Nate McMillan 2.87 SEA
1993-94 NBA Nate McMillan 4.12 SEA
1992-93 NBA Nate McMillan 3.15 SEA
1991-92 NBA Alvin Robertson 3.07 MIL
1990-91 NBA Alvin Robertson 3.41 MIL
1989-90 NBA Alvin Robertson 2.87 MIL
1988-89 NBA Alvin Robertson 3.10 SAS
1987-88 NBA John Stockton* 3.07 UTA
1986-87 NBA Alvin Robertson 3.47 SAS
1985-86 NBA Alvin Robertson 3.77 SAS
1984-85 NBA Johnny Moore 3.07 SAS
1983-84 NBA Darrell Walker 3.45 NYK
1982-83 NBA Michael Ray Richardson 3.16 TOT
1981-82 NBA Maurice Cheeks* 3.01 PHI
1980-81 NBA Dudley Bradley 3.59 IND
1979-80 NBA Dudley Bradley 3.75 IND
1978-79 NBA Eddie Jordan 3.20 NJN
1977-78 NBA Ron Lee 4.20 PHO
1976-77 NBA Don Buse 3.43 IND
1975-76 NBA Slick Watts 3.38 SEA
  ABA Don Buse 3.69 INA
1974-75 NBA Slick Watts 3.33 SEA
  ABA Brian Taylor 3.05 NYA
1973-74 NBA Larry Steele 2.95 POR
  ABA Ted McClain 3.49 CAR
1972-73 ABA Fatty Taylor 2.96 VIR