Lakers Historical Records and Statistics:
Steals in the NBA Regular Season |
| Single Season Total |
In this page you can find the top 50 players for total steals in single seasons in Lakers history. The list includes both the Minneapolis Lakers and the Los Angeles Lakers players.
Magic Johnson totaled 2008 steals in the 1981-82 season, the best total in Lakers history. Eleven of Magic's 13 seasons appear on this list.
Other stealers with many apperances are Kobe Bryant with 7, Norm Nixon 5 times, and Eddie Jones and Michael Cooper, 4 times each.
Trevor Ariza at 22th is the other 2008-09 Laker player on the list. |
Magic Johnson
208 steals
in the 1981-82 season |
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Note: This information includes the 2008-09 NBA season.
Lakers Top 50 Players for Single Season Total Steals |
| |
Player |
Steals |
Season |
Games |
Rebounds |
Assists |
Points |
| 1 |
Magic Johnson |
208 |
1982 |
78 |
751 |
743 |
1,447 |
| 2 |
Norm Nixon |
201 |
1979 |
82 |
231 |
737 |
1,404 |
| 3 |
Eddie Jones |
189 |
1997 |
80 |
326 |
270 |
1,374 |
| 4 |
Magic Johnson |
187 |
1980 |
77 |
596 |
563 |
1,387 |
| 5 |
Kobe Bryant |
181 |
2003 |
82 |
564 |
481 |
2,461 |
| 6 |
Magic Johnson |
176 |
1983 |
79 |
683 |
829 |
1,326 |
| 7 |
Sedale Threatt |
168 |
1992 |
82 |
253 |
593 |
1,240 |
| 8 |
Eddie Jones |
160 |
1998 |
80 |
302 |
246 |
1,349 |
| 9 |
Jim Price |
157 |
1974 |
82 |
378 |
369 |
1,263 |
| 10 |
Byron Scott |
155 |
1988 |
81 |
333 |
335 |
1,754 |
| 11 |
Kobe Bryant |
151 |
2008 |
82 |
517 |
441 |
2,323 |
| 12 |
Magic Johnson |
150 |
1984 |
67 |
491 |
875 |
1,178 |
| 13 |
Kobe Bryant |
147 |
2006 |
80 |
425 |
360 |
2,832 |
| 14 |
Norm Nixon |
147 |
1980 |
82 |
229 |
642 |
1,446 |
| 15 |
Norm Nixon |
146 |
1981 |
79 |
232 |
696 |
1,350 |
| 16 |
Sedale Threatt |
142 |
1993 |
82 |
273 |
564 |
1,235 |
| 17 |
Don Chaney |
140 |
1977 |
81 |
330 |
308 |
496 |
| 18 |
Smush Parker |
140 |
2006 |
82 |
271 |
302 |
941 |
| 19 |
Magic Johnson |
138 |
1987 |
80 |
504 |
977 |
1,909 |
| 20 |
Magic Johnson |
138 |
1989 |
77 |
607 |
988 |
1,730 |
| 21 |
Norm Nixon |
138 |
1978 |
81 |
239 |
553 |
1,107 |
| 22 |
Trevor Ariza |
137 |
2009 |
82 |
352 |
145 |
729 |
| 23 |
Jamaal Wilkes |
134 |
1979 |
82 |
609 |
227 |
1,524 |
| 24 |
Michael Cooper |
133 |
1981 |
81 |
336 |
332 |
763 |
| 25 |
Magic Johnson |
132 |
1990 |
79 |
522 |
907 |
1,765 |
| 26 |
Norm Nixon |
132 |
1982 |
82 |
176 |
652 |
1,440 |
| 27 |
Eddie Jones |
131 |
1995 |
64 |
249 |
128 |
897 |
| 28 |
Eddie Jones |
129 |
1996 |
70 |
233 |
246 |
893 |
| 29 |
Jamaal Wilkes |
129 |
1980 |
82 |
525 |
250 |
1,644 |
| 30 |
Vlade Divac |
128 |
1993 |
82 |
729 |
232 |
1,050 |
| 31 |
Magic Johnson |
127 |
1981 |
37 |
320 |
317 |
798 |
| 32 |
Gail Goodrich |
126 |
1974 |
82 |
250 |
427 |
2,076 |
| 33 |
Byron Scott |
125 |
1987 |
82 |
286 |
281 |
1,397 |
| 34 |
Gail Goodrich |
123 |
1976 |
75 |
214 |
421 |
1,459 |
| 35 |
Lucius Allen |
122 |
1975 |
56 |
247 |
319 |
1,093 |
| 36 |
Jamaal Wilkes |
121 |
1981 |
81 |
435 |
235 |
1,827 |
| 37 |
Kobe Bryant |
120 |
2009 |
82 |
429 |
399 |
2,201 |
| 38 |
Michael Cooper |
120 |
1982 |
76 |
269 |
230 |
907 |
| 39 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
119 |
1976 |
82 |
1,383 |
413 |
2,275 |
| 40 |
Jerome Kersey |
119 |
1997 |
70 |
363 |
89 |
476 |
| 41 |
Smush Parker |
119 |
2007 |
82 |
206 |
228 |
907 |
| 42 |
Kobe Bryant |
118 |
2002 |
80 |
441 |
438 |
2,019 |
| 43 |
Lucius Allen |
116 |
1977 |
78 |
251 |
405 |
1,139 |
| 44 |
Michael Cooper |
115 |
1983 |
82 |
274 |
315 |
639 |
| 45 |
Kobe Bryant |
114 |
2001 |
68 |
399 |
338 |
1,938 |
| 46 |
Magic Johnson |
114 |
1988 |
72 |
449 |
858 |
1,408 |
| 47 |
Byron Scott |
114 |
1989 |
74 |
302 |
231 |
1,448 |
| 48 |
Michael Cooper |
113 |
1984 |
82 |
262 |
482 |
739 |
| 49 |
Magic Johnson |
113 |
1985 |
77 |
476 |
968 |
1,406 |
| 50 |
Magic Johnson |
113 |
1986 |
72 |
426 |
907 |
1,354 |
| 51 |
Kobe Bryant |
112 |
2004 |
65 |
359 |
330 |
1,557 |
| 52 |
Robert Horry |
112 |
1998 |
72 |
542 |
163 |
536 |
| 53 |
Kobe Bryant |
111 |
2007 |
77 |
439 |
413 |
2,430 |
* Note that offensive and defensive rebounds, steals, and blocks were not officially tracked until the 1973-1974 season.
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