Most steals in a team's first 82 games of an NBA season since 1983-84
Alvin Robertson (1985-86 SAS) leads with 300 steals through SAS's first 82 games of 1985-86, first of 19,248 player-seasons since 1983-84.
Players with the most steals through their team's first 82 games of a season since 1983-84. 19,248 careers have the whole window.
6,422 player-seasons from before 1983-84 sit out: the box score didn't record steals in every game until then.
91 player-seasons sit out: a game inside the window has no line recorded.