Most steals through the first 20 games of an NBA season since 1983-84
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Alvin Robertson leads with 94 steals through his first 20 games of 1990-91, first of 16,172 player-seasons since 1983-84.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Alvin Robertson (1990-91 MIL)1990-91 | 94 | |
 Alvin Robertson (1986-87 SAS)1986-87 | 76 | |
 Darwin Cook (1983-84 NJN)1983-84 | 70 | |
 Michael Jordan (1987-88 CHI)1987-88 | 70 | |
 Nate McMillan (1993-94 SEA)1993-94 | 69 | |
| Micheal Ray Richardson (1985-86 NJN)1985-86 | 68 | |
 Brevin Knight (1997-98 CLE)1997-98 | 67 | |
| Alvin Robertson (1987-88 SAS)1987-88 | 66 | |
| Alvin Robertson (1985-86 SAS)1985-86 | 64 | |
 Doc Rivers (1989-90 ATL)1989-90 | 64 | |
 John Stockton (1989-90 UTA)1989-90 | 62 | |
| John Stockton (1990-91 UTA)1990-91 | 62 | |
 Larry Hughes (2004-05 WAS)2004-05 | 62 | |
| Alvin Robertson (1992-93 MIL)1992-93 | 61 | |
| Dyson Daniels (2024-25 ATL)2024-25 | 61 | |
 Mark Jackson (1987-88 NYK)1987-88 | 61 | |
 Michael Carter-Williams (2013-14 PHI)2013-14 | 61 | |
| Michael Jordan (1988-89 CHI)1988-89 | 61 | |
| Rickey Green (1983-84 UTA)1983-84 | 61 | |
 Chris Paul (2010-11 NOH)2010-11 | 60 | |
 Tim Hardaway (1990-91 GSW)1990-91 | 60 | |
| Allen Iverson (2003-04 PHI)2003-04 | 59 | |
 Clyde Drexler (1988-89 POR)1988-89 | 59 | |
 Micheal Williams (1991-92 IND)1991-92 | 59 | |
 Ricky Rubio (2013-14 MIN)2013-14 | 59 |
Method
- The data has steals for every game since 1983-84, so 6,422 player-seasons from before then aren't here.
- 50 player-seasons aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.