Most steals through the first 41 games of an NBA season since 1983-84
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Alvin Robertson leads with 152 steals through his first 41 games of 1990-91, first of 13,328 player-seasons since 1983-84.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Alvin Robertson (1990-91 MIL)1990-91 | 152 | |
 Michael Jordan (1987-88 CHI)1987-88 | 149 | |
 Alvin Robertson (1985-86 SAS)1985-86 | 147 | |
| Alvin Robertson (1986-87 SAS)1986-87 | 144 | |
| Michael Jordan (1988-89 CHI)1988-89 | 135 | |
| Alvin Robertson (1987-88 SAS)1987-88 | 131 | |
 Dyson Daniels (2024-25 ATL)2024-25 | 127 | |
 Nate McMillan (1993-94 SEA)1993-94 | 122 | |
 Fat Lever (1987-88 DEN)1987-88 | 121 | |
 Clyde Drexler (1988-89 POR)1988-89 | 120 | |
 John Stockton (1988-89 UTA)1988-89 | 120 | |
 Larry Hughes (2004-05 WAS)2004-05 | 120 | |
 Eddie Jones (1999-00 CHH)1999-00 | 119 | |
 Micheal Williams (1991-92 IND)1991-92 | 119 | |
 Brevin Knight (1997-98 CLE)1997-98 | 117 | |
| John Stockton (1989-90 UTA)1989-90 | 117 | |
 Micheal Ray Richardson (1985-86 NJN)1985-86 | 117 | |
| Rickey Green (1983-84 UTA)1983-84 | 117 | |
 Hakeem Olajuwon (1988-89 HOU)1988-89 | 116 | |
| Michael Jordan (1990-91 CHI)1990-91 | 116 | |
| Fat Lever (1988-89 DEN)1988-89 | 115 | |
| John Stockton (1990-91 UTA)1990-91 | 115 | |
 Maurice Cheeks (1985-86 PHI)1985-86 | 115 | |
| Micheal Ray Richardson (1984-85 NJN)1984-85 | 115 | |
| Alvin Robertson (1989-90 MIL)1989-90 | 114 |
Method
- The data has steals for every game since 1983-84, so 6,422 player-seasons from before then aren't here.
- 63 player-seasons aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.