Best steals seasons of the 1970s

Rick Barry led the NBA in Steals from 1970–1980 with 262.

That is 23 more steals than second-place Paul Westphal.

Rk	Player	Season	Steals
1	RB Rick Barry	1974-75	262
2	PW Paul Westphal	1975-76	239
3	DB Don Buse	1976-77	237
4	RB Rick Barry	1975-76	230
5	MJ Magic Johnson	1979-80	228
6	RL Ron Lee	1977-78	225
7	LS Larry Steele	1973-74	217
8	LH Lionel Hollins	1976-77	211
9	BJ Bobby Jones	1976-77	200
10	BT Brian Taylor	1976-77	197
11	NN Norm Nixon	1978-79	190
12	QB Quinn Buckner	1977-78	189
13	MG Mike Gale	1976-77	189
14	RB Rick Barry	1976-77	189
15	DB Don Buse	1977-78	187