NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Steal PctSubscribe Now (First Month Free)

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Steal Pct since 1973-74 (1972-73 for ABA)

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Season Lg Player STL% Tm
2023-24 NBA Matisse Thybulle 3.77 POR
2022-23 NBA Alex Caruso 3.03 CHI
2021-22 NBA Matisse Thybulle 3.40 PHI
2020-21 NBA T.J. McConnell 3.37 IND
2019-20 NBA Kris Dunn 3.83 CHI
2018-19 NBA Marcus Smart 3.13 BOS
2017-18 NBA Victor Oladipo 3.47 IND
2016-17 NBA Tony Allen 3.13 MEM
2015-16 NBA Ricky Rubio 3.52 MIN
2014-15 NBA Tony Allen 4.09 MEM
2013-14 NBA Ricky Rubio 3.57 MIN
2012-13 NBA Ricky Rubio 4.19 MIN
2011-12 NBA Chris Paul 3.75 LAC
2010-11 NBA Chris Paul 3.53 NOH
2009-10 NBA Rajon Rondo 3.34 BOS
2008-09 NBA Chris Paul 3.93 NOH
2007-08 NBA Chris Paul 3.85 NOH
2006-07 NBA Rajon Rondo 3.65 BOS
2005-06 NBA Gerald Wallace 3.74 CHA
2004-05 NBA Larry Hughes 3.84 WAS
2003-04 NBA Speedy Claxton 3.25 GSW
2002-03 NBA Metta World Peace 3.60 IND
2001-02 NBA Metta World Peace 4.52 TOT
2000-01 NBA Mookie Blaylock 3.53 GSW
1999-00 NBA Eddie Jones 3.50 CHH
1998-99 NBA Kendall Gill 4.38 NJN
1997-98 NBA Brevin Knight 4.22 CLE
1996-97 NBA Mookie Blaylock 3.84 ATL
1995-96 NBA Eric Murdock 4.26 TOT
1994-95 NBA Scottie Pippen* 4.01 CHI
1993-94 NBA Nate McMillan 5.78 SEA
1992-93 NBA Nate McMillan 4.37 SEA
1991-92 NBA Alvin Robertson 4.28 MIL
1990-91 NBA Alvin Robertson 4.73 MIL
1989-90 NBA Alvin Robertson 3.90 MIL
1988-89 NBA John Stockton* 4.06 UTA
1987-88 NBA John Stockton* 4.03 UTA
1986-87 NBA Alvin Robertson 4.55 SAS
1985-86 NBA Alvin Robertson 4.84 SAS
1984-85 NBA Johnny Moore 3.93 SAS
1983-84 NBA Darwin Cook 4.09 NJN
1982-83 NBA Micheal Ray Richardson 4.05 TOT
1981-82 NBA Maurice Cheeks* 3.99 PHI
1980-81 NBA Dudley Bradley 4.74 IND
1979-80 NBA Dudley Bradley 4.78 IND
1978-79 NBA Quinn Buckner 4.00 MIL
1977-78 NBA Ron Lee 5.03 PHO
1976-77 NBA Don Buse 4.27 IND
1975-76 NBA Slick Watts 4.19 SEA
  ABA Don Buse 4.56 INA
1974-75 NBA Slick Watts 4.20 SEA
  ABA Brian Taylor 3.93 NYA
1973-74 NBA Larry Steele 3.63 POR
  ABA Ted McClain 4.49 CAR