Single Season Steals Per Game Leaders Rank Player Season Games Steals SPG* 1 Rick Fox 1996-97 76 167 2.197 2 David Wesley 1996-97 74 162 2.189 3 Paul Pierce 1999-00 73 152 2.082 4 Dee Brown 1993-94 77 156 2.026 5 Larry Bird 1985-86 82 166 2.024 6 Larry Bird 1980-81 82 161 1.963 7 Paul Pierce 2001-02 82 154 1.878 8 Larry Bird 1982-83 79 148 1.873 9 Larry Bird 1981-82 77 143 1.857 10 Kenny Anderson 2001-02 76 141 1.855 11 Larry Bird 1986-87 74 135 1.824 12 Larry Bird 1983-84 79 144 1.823 13 Paul Pierce 2002-03 65 117 1.800 14 Larry Bird 1979-80 82 143 1.744 15 Antoine Walker 1997-98 82 142 1.732 16 Dee Brown 1992-93 80 138 1.725 17 Paul Pierce 1998-99 48 82 1.708 18 Antoine Walker 2000-01 81 138 1.704 19 Kenny Anderson 1999-00 82 139 1.695 20 Paul Pierce 2000-01 82 138 1.683 21 Larry Bird 1987-88 76 125 1.645 22 Ron Mercer 1998-99 41 67 1.634 23 Danny Ainge 1984-85 75 122 1.627 24 Larry Bird 1984-85 80 129 1.613 25 Adrian Griffin 1999-00 72 116 1.611 26 Ron Mercer 1997-98 80 125 1.563 27 JoJo White 1974-75 82 128 1.561 28 Reggie Lewis 1988-89 81 124 1.531 29 Reggie Lewis 1991-92 82 125 1.524 30 Chris Ford 1979-80 73 111 1.521 * - To qualify a player must have played in 75% of the team's games Record Index