Lakers Top 50 Players for Single Season Steals Average in the NBA Regular Season

Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers players with the best average in single season steals in the NBA Regular Season.

Lakers Historical Records and Statistics:
Steals in the NBA Regular Season

Single Season Average

In this page you can find the top 50 list with the best steals seasons in Lakers history. The list includes both the Minneapolis Lakers and the Los Angeles Lakers players.

Magic Johnson averaged 3.43 steals per game in the 1980-81 season. This is not only the best all-time for the Lakers but also the 3rd. best in NBA history. Ten of Magic's 13 seasons appear on this list.

Other stealers with many apperances are Kobe Bryant, Eddie Jones and Norm Nixon.
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson
3.43 steals per game
in 1980-81

Notes:
- Stats updated on Jun 18, 2024.
- Total Rebounds were not recorded until 1950-51, steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds until 1973-74, turnovers until 1977-78 and 3-pointers started in 1979-80.

Lakers Top 50 Players for Single Regular Season Steals Average
Player Steals Season Games Rebounds Assists Blocks Points
1. Magic Johnson 3.43 1981 37 8.65 8.57 0.73 21.57
2. Magic Johnson 2.67 1982 78 9.63 9.53 0.44 18.55
3. Jerry West 2.61 1974 31 3.74 6.65 0.74 20.29
4. Norm Nixon 2.45 1979 82 2.82 8.99 0.21 17.12
5. Magic Johnson 2.43 1980 77 7.74 7.31 0.53 18.01
6. Eddie Jones 2.36 1997 80 4.08 3.38 0.61 17.18
7. Jim Price 2.33 1975 9 4.78 7.00 0.33 21.22
8. Magic Johnson 2.24 1984 67 7.33 13.06 0.73 17.58
9. Magic Johnson 2.23 1983 79 8.65 10.49 0.59 16.78
10. Kobe Bryant 2.21 2003 82 6.88 5.87 0.82 30.01
11. Lucius Allen 2.18 1975 56 4.41 5.70 0.50 19.52
12. Sedale Threatt 2.05 1992 82 3.09 7.23 0.20 15.12
Eddie Jones 2.05 1995 64 3.89 2.00 0.64 14.02
14. Eddie Jones 2.00 1998 80 3.78 3.08 0.69 16.86
15. Derek Fisher 1.95 2001 20 2.95 4.35 0.10 11.45
16. Jim Price 1.91 1974 82 4.61 4.50 0.35 15.40
Byron Scott 1.91 1988 81 4.11 4.14 0.33 21.65
18. Norm Nixon 1.85 1981 79 2.94 8.81 0.14 17.09
19. Eddie Jones 1.84 1996 70 3.33 3.51 0.64 12.76
Kobe Bryant 1.84 2008 82 6.30 5.38 0.49 28.33
Kobe Bryant 1.84 2006 80 5.31 4.50 0.38 35.40
22. Norm Nixon 1.79 1980 82 2.79 7.83 0.17 17.63
Magic Johnson 1.79 1989 77 7.88 12.83 0.29 22.47
24. Eddie Jones 1.75 1999 20 3.80 3.05 1.20 13.55
25. Sedale Threatt 1.73 1993 82 3.33 6.88 0.13 15.06
Player Steals Season Games Rebounds Assists Blocks Points
Don Chaney 1.73 1977 81 4.07 3.80 0.41 6.12
Robert Horry 1.73 1997 22 5.36 2.55 1.32 9.23
Magic Johnson 1.73 1987 80 6.30 12.21 0.45 23.86
29. Kobe Bryant 1.72 2004 65 5.52 5.08 0.43 23.95
30. Smush Parker 1.71 2006 82 3.30 3.68 0.20 11.48
31. Norm Nixon 1.70 1978 81 2.95 6.83 0.09 13.67
Jerome Kersey 1.70 1997 70 5.19 1.27 0.70 6.80
33. Lonzo Ball 1.69 2018 52 6.92 7.23 0.83 10.15
34. Kobe Bryant 1.68 2001 68 5.87 4.97 0.63 28.50
35. Magic Johnson 1.67 1990 79 6.61 11.48 0.43 22.34
Trevor Ariza 1.67 2009 82 4.29 1.77 0.29 8.89
37. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.66 1978 62 12.92 4.34 2.98 25.81
38. Michael Cooper 1.64 1981 81 4.15 4.10 0.96 9.42
Gail Goodrich 1.64 1976 75 2.85 5.61 0.23 19.45
40. Jamaal Wilkes 1.63 1979 82 7.43 2.77 0.33 18.59
Metta World Peace 1.63 2013 75 4.96 1.49 0.56 12.39
42. Norm Nixon 1.61 1982 82 2.15 7.95 0.09 17.56
Kobe Bryant 1.61 2000 66 6.30 4.89 0.94 22.50
44. Magic Johnson 1.58 1988 72 6.24 11.92 0.18 19.56
Michael Cooper 1.58 1982 76 3.54 3.03 0.80 11.93
46. Jamaal Wilkes 1.57 1980 82 6.40 3.05 0.34 20.05
Magic Johnson 1.57 1986 72 5.92 12.60 0.22 18.81
48. Vlade Divac 1.56 1993 82 8.89 2.83 1.71 12.80
Ronnie Price 1.56 2015 43 1.60 3.84 0.09 5.14
Robert Horry 1.56 1998 72 7.53 2.26 1.31 7.44
51. Kobe Bryant 1.55 2010 73 5.36 5.00 0.27 26.99
52. Byron Scott 1.54 1989 74 4.08 3.12 0.36 19.57
Gail Goodrich 1.54 1974 82 3.05 5.21 0.15 25.32
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