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Bulls All-Time Steals Leaders: Single Regular Season Per Game Average

List with the stats for the top 50 players with the best single season steals per game average in Bulls history.

Notes: - These stats were updated on May 10, 2024
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements

Bulls All-Time Steals Leaders:
Single Regular Season Per Game Average - Top 50

Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
1. Michael Jordan 3.16 259 1988 82
2. Scottie Pippen 2.94 232 1995 79
3. Scottie Pippen 2.93 211 1994 72
4. Michael Jordan 2.89 234 1989 81
5. Michael Jordan 2.88 236 1987 82
6. Michael Jordan 2.83 221 1993 78
7. Michael Jordan 2.77 227 1990 82
8. Michael Jordan 2.72 223 1991 82
9. Scottie Pippen 2.57 211 1990 82
10. Michael Jordan 2.39 196 1985 82
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
11. Jerry Sloan 2.38 183 1974 77
12. Scottie Pippen 2.35 193 1991 82
13. Michael Jordan 2.28 182 1992 80
14. Michael Jordan 2.20 180 1996 82
15. Jerry Sloan 2.19 171 1975 78
16. Wilbur Holland 2.14 169 1977 79
17. Scottie Pippen 2.14 173 1993 81
18. Norm Van Lier 2.03 162 1974 80
19. Metta World Peace 2.00 152 2001 76
Wilbur Holland 2.00 164 1978 82
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
21. Norm Van Lier 1.99 139 1975 70
22. Kris Dunn 1.98 101 2020 51
23. Norm Van Lier 1.97 150 1976 76
24. Scottie Pippen 1.90 139 1989 73
25. Jimmy Butler 1.90 127 2014 67
26. Scottie Pippen 1.89 155 1992 82
27. Jimmy Butler 1.88 143 2017 76
28. Scottie Pippen 1.88 154 1997 82
29. Norm Van Lier 1.85 144 1978 78
30. Jimmy Butler 1.75 114 2015 65
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
31. Reggie Theus 1.74 143 1983 82
32. Scottie Pippen 1.73 133 1996 77
33. Michael Jordan 1.72 141 1998 82
34. Michael Jordan 1.71 140 1997 82
35. Alex Caruso 1.69 120 2024 71
36. Ricky Sobers 1.66 136 1980 82
37. Metta World Peace 1.65 119 2000 72
38. Jimmy Butler 1.64 110 2016 67
39. Kirk Hinrich 1.58 122 2005 77
40. Norm Van Lier 1.57 129 1977 82
Player
Steals
 Total
Steals		 Season Games
41. Wilbur Holland 1.49 122 1979 82
Reggie Theus 1.49 122 1981 82
43. Ennis Whatley 1.49 119 1984 80
44. Zach LaVine 1.47 88 2020 60
45. Alex Caruso 1.46 98 2023 67
46. Ben Wallace 1.44 111 2007 77
47. Thaddeus Young 1.44 92 2020 64
48. Rajon Rondo 1.43 99 2017 69
49. Dwyane Wade 1.43 86 2017 60
50. Reggie Theus 1.39 114 1980 82

Minimum requirements:
1946-47: 40 games
1947-48: 32 games
1948-49: 40 games
1949-50 to 1950-51: 46 games
1951-52: 44 games
1952-53 to 1956-57: 48 games
1957-58 to 1958-59: 55 games
1959-60: 60 games
1960-61: 55 games
1961-62 to 1968-69: 65 games
1969-70 to 1973-74: 70 games
1974-75 to 2012-13: 70 games or 125 steals
    with the exceptions of
    1998-99: 43 games or 76 steals
    and 2011-12: 56 games or 100 steals
2013-14 to present: 58 games
    with the exceptions of
    2019-20: 70% of games played
    and season in progress: 70% of games played
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