Team Steals Leaders Through the Years

TOP 10 ALL-TIME STEALS TOTALS FOR ONE SEASON BY TEAM

60--Oklahoma City, Season 17

48--San Jose, Season 32

47--Seattle, Season 9

46--Oklahoma City, Season 14

46--Philadelphia, Season 25

46--Charleston, Season 28

45--Sacramento, Season 35

45--Sacramento, Season 52

43--Sacramento, Season 15

43--Sacramento, Season 33

In Season 17, Streetcar Johnny Masterson and Briscoe Darling tied for the league leadership in steals with 18 each for Oklahoma City. Teammate Mamadou Zongo kicked in with 11. Delta Breakout added 5, Rupert Pupkin 4, Diamond Dallas Paige 3 and Baby Backribs 1. The Lariats won the West at 9-1 but fell to Philadelphia in the Finals.

MOST STEALS CHAMPIONSHIPS BY TEAM

8--Philadelphia

8--San Jose

7--Milwaukee

6--Houston/Los Angeles

6--Charleston

6--Sacramento

5--Seattle

5--Oklahoma City

3--Dallas

2--Chicago

1--Kansas City/Gillette

CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS WHO LED THE LEAGUE IN STEALS

Season 1...Houston...26

Season 13...Milwaukee...32

Season 24...Philadelphia...31

Season 30...Philadelphia...41

Season 42...Charleston...23

Season 43...Philadelphia...32

Season 45...Los Angeles...39

Season 47...Dallas...38

Season 48...Sacramento...42

Season 49...San Jose...42

Big disparity for overall percentage of champions who led the league in steals (19.2 percent) and the percentage of champions who led the MBA in steals since Season 42 (54.5 percent). So, does that mean that team steals has become drastically more important in the past 10 seasons?