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.
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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 208 steals in the 1981-82 season |
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Notes:
- Stats updated on Feb 14, 2025.
- 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 |
Player | Steals | Season | Games | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Points | |||
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 | 1987 | 80 | 504 | 977 | 36 | 1,909 | ||
Magic Johnson | 138 | 1989 | 77 | 607 | 988 | 22 | 1,730 | |||
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 | ||
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 |
Player | Steals | Season | Games | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Points | |||
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 |
Player | Steals | Season | Games | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Points | |||
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 | 1985 | 77 | 476 | 968 | 25 | 1,406 | |||
Magic Johnson | 113 | 1986 | 72 | 426 | 907 | 16 | 1,354 |