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

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

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 on the top 50 are Kobe Bryant, Norm Nixon, Eddie Jones and Michael Cooper.
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson
208 steals
in the 1981-82 season

Notes:
- Stats updated on Apr 25, 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 Total Steals
Player Steals Season Games Rebounds Assists Blocks Points
1. Magic Johnson 208 1982 78 751 743 34 1,447
2. Norm Nixon 201 1979 82 231 737 17 1,404
3. Eddie Jones 189 1997 80 326 270 49 1,374
4. Magic Johnson 187 1980 77 596 563 41 1,387
5. Kobe Bryant 181 2003 82 564 481 67 2,461
6. Magic Johnson 176 1983 79 683 829 47 1,326
7. Sedale Threatt 168 1992 82 253 593 16 1,240
8. Eddie Jones 160 1998 80 302 246 55 1,349
9. Jim Price 157 1974 82 378 369 29 1,263
10. Byron Scott 155 1988 81 333 335 27 1,754
11. Kobe Bryant 151 2008 82 517 441 40 2,323
12. Magic Johnson 150 1984 67 491 875 49 1,178
13. Kobe Bryant 147 2006 80 425 360 30 2,832
Norm Nixon 147 1980 82 229 642 14 1,446
15. Norm Nixon 146 1981 79 232 696 11 1,350
16. Sedale Threatt 142 1993 82 273 564 11 1,235
17. Don Chaney 140 1977 81 330 308 33 496
Smush Parker 140 2006 82 271 302 16 941
19. Magic Johnson 138 1989 77 607 988 22 1,730
Magic Johnson 138 1987 80 504 977 36 1,909
Norm Nixon 138 1978 81 239 553 7 1,107
22. Trevor Ariza 137 2009 82 352 145 24 729
23. Jamaal Wilkes 134 1979 82 609 227 27 1,524
24. Michael Cooper 133 1981 81 336 332 78 763
25. Magic Johnson 132 1990 79 522 907 34 1,765
Player Steals Season Games Rebounds Assists Blocks Points
Norm Nixon 132 1982 82 176 652 7 1,440
27. Eddie Jones 131 1995 64 249 128 41 897
28. Eddie Jones 129 1996 70 233 246 45 893
Jamaal Wilkes 129 1980 82 525 250 28 1,644
30. Vlade Divac 128 1993 82 729 232 140 1,050
31. Magic Johnson 127 1981 37 320 317 27 798
32. Gail Goodrich 126 1974 82 250 427 12 2,076
33. Byron Scott 125 1987 82 286 281 18 1,397
34. Ron Artest 124 2011 82 267 175 36 697
35. Gail Goodrich 123 1976 75 214 421 17 1,459
36. Lucius Allen 122 1975 56 247 319 28 1,093
Metta World Peace 122 2013 75 372 112 42 929
38. Jamaal Wilkes 121 1981 81 435 235 29 1,827
39. Kobe Bryant 120 2009 82 429 399 37 2,201
Michael Cooper 120 1982 76 269 230 61 907
41. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 119 1976 82 1,383 413 338 2,275
Jerome Kersey 119 1997 70 363 89 49 476
Smush Parker 119 2007 82 206 228 10 907
44. Kobe Bryant 118 2002 80 441 438 35 2,019
45. Lucius Allen 116 1977 78 251 405 19 1,139
46. Michael Cooper 115 1983 82 274 315 50 639
47. Kobe Bryant 114 2001 68 399 338 43 1,938
Magic Johnson 114 1988 72 449 858 13 1,408
Byron Scott 114 1989 74 302 231 27 1,448
50. Kobe Bryant 113 2010 73 391 365 20 1,970
Michael Cooper 113 1984 82 262 482 67 739
Magic Johnson 113 1986 72 426 907 16 1,354
Magic Johnson 113 1985 77 476 968 25 1,406
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