List of NBA annual steals leaders

In basketball, a steal is a "defensive action" that causes the opponent to turn the ball over.

However, a player who appears in fewer than 58 games may qualify as annual steals leader if his steal total would have given him the greatest average, had he appeared in 58 games.

Micheal Ray Richardson, Robertson, Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson all follow with three.

Magic Johnson, Mookie Blaylock, Baron Davis and John Stockton are the only other players to win more than one steal title, with two.

[2] Four players have won both the steal title and the NBA championship in the same season: Rick Barry in 1975 with the Golden State Warriors, Johnson in 1982 with the Los Angeles Lakers, Jordan in 1993 with the Chicago Bulls and Draymond Green in 2017 with Golden State.

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Chris Paul won six steal titles from 2008 to 2009 and from 2011 to 2014.
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Magic Johnson led the league in steals for two consecutive seasons.
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Michael Jordan was the steals leader in three separate seasons: 1988, 1990, and 1993.
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John Stockton was the steals leader in 1989 and 1992.
Allen Iverson won three steals titles in his career.