who had the most steals in a season for a center

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most steals by a center in a season, with 213 steals in 1988-89.

NAME STL SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
213
1988-89
HOU HOU
82
36.9
24.8
13.5
1.8
2.6
3.4
9.6
19.0
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.5
8.0
69.6
55.2
4.1
9.4
3.4
3,024
2,034
1,105
149
282
275
329
2 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
174
1989-90
HOU HOU
82
38.1
24.3
14.0
2.9
2.1
4.6
9.8
19.6
50.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.7
6.5
71.3
54.1
3.6
10.4
3.9
3,124
1,995
1,149
234
376
316
314
3 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
162
1987-88
HOU HOU
79
35.8
22.8
12.1
2.1
2.1
2.7
9.0
17.5
51.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.9
69.5
55.5
3.8
8.3
3.1
2,825
1,805
959
163
214
243
324
4 Shawn Marion
S. Marion
160
2005-06
PHX PHX
81
40.3
21.8
11.8
1.8
2.0
1.7
8.8
16.9
52.5
1.2
3.6
33.1
3.0
3.7
80.9
59.1
3.1
8.8
1.5
3,263
1,769
959
143
137
125
223
+412
5 David Robinson
D. Robinson
158
1991-92
SAS SAS
68
37.7
23.2
12.2
2.7
2.3
4.5
8.7
15.8
55.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
5.8
8.3
70.1
59.7
3.8
8.4
2.7
2,564
1,578
829
181
305
182
219
6 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
150
1992-93
HOU HOU
82
39.5
26.1
13.0
3.5
1.8
4.2
10.3
19.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.4
7.0
77.9
57.7
3.5
9.6
3.2
3,242
2,140
1,068
291
342
262
305
7 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
146
2005-06
DET DET
82
35.2
7.3
11.3
1.9
1.8
2.2
2.9
5.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
3.6
41.6
50.1
3.7
7.6
1.1
2,890
597
923
158
181
88
164
+598
8 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
143
2003-04
DET DET
81
37.7
9.5
12.4
1.7
1.8
3.0
3.9
9.2
42.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
1.8
3.6
49.0
44.1
4.0
8.4
1.5
3,050
773
1,006
138
246
123
162
+437
9 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
140
1986-87
HOU HOU
75
36.8
23.4
11.4
2.9
1.9
3.4
9.0
17.8
50.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.3
7.6
70.2
55.4
4.2
7.2
3.0
2,760
1,755
858
220
254
228
294
10 David Robinson
D. Robinson
139
1993-94
SAS SAS
80
40.5
29.8
10.7
4.8
1.7
3.3
10.5
20.7
50.7
0.1
0.4
34.5
8.7
11.6
74.9
57.7
3.0
7.7
3.2
3,241
2,383
855
381
265
253
228
11 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
139
1974-75
KCO KCO
81
41.7
11.5
14.2
5.3
1.7
2.1
4.8
11.3
42.7
1.8
2.4
75.4
46.4
2.8
11.4
3,378
928
1,149
428
168
274
12 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
138
2001-02
DET DET
80
36.5
7.6
13.0
1.4
1.7
3.5
3.2
6.0
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.9
42.3
52.2
4.0
9.0
0.9
2,921
609
1,039
115
278
70
178
+150
13 David Robinson
D. Robinson
138
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
319
257
259
14 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
136
2018-19
DET DET
79
33.5
17.3
15.6
1.4
1.7
1.7
7.1
13.3
53.3
0.1
0.5
13.2
3.1
5.2
59.0
55.5
5.4
10.2
2.2
2,647
1,370
1,232
112
138
175
272
+176
15 David Robinson
D. Robinson
134
1994-95
SAS SAS
81
38.0
27.6
10.8
2.9
1.7
3.2
9.7
18.4
53.0
0.1
0.2
30.0
8.1
10.5
77.4
60.2
2.9
7.9
2.9
3,074
2,238
877
236
262
233
230
16 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
134
1985-86
HOU HOU
68
36.3
23.5
11.5
2.0
2.0
3.4
9.2
17.5
52.6
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.9
64.5
56.0
4.9
6.6
2.9
2,467
1,597
781
137
231
195
271
17 Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
133
2014-15
PHI PHI
75
30.8
9.9
8.1
1.7
1.8
1.9
4.0
8.7
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.1
60.9
49.3
2.5
5.7
1.9
2,311
744
611
128
142
146
208
-430
18 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
133
1994-95
HOU HOU
72
39.6
27.8
10.8
3.5
1.8
3.4
11.1
21.5
51.7
0.0
0.2
18.8
5.6
7.5
75.6
56.3
2.4
8.4
3.3
2,853
2,005
775
255
242
237
250
19 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
132
1975-76
KCK KCK
81
38.1
12.8
12.6
4.7
1.6
1.7
5.0
12.6
40.1
2.7
3.5
75.9
45.2
2.7
10.0
3,083
1,035
1,024
378
134
286
20 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
128
1993-94
HOU HOU
80
41.0
27.3
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
297
271
289
21 Vlade Divac
V. Divac
128
1992-93
LAL LAL
82
30.8
12.8
8.9
2.8
1.6
1.7
4.8
10.0
48.5
0.3
0.9
28.0
2.9
4.2
68.9
54.2
2.7
6.2
2.6
2,525
1,050
729
232
140
214
311
22 Nene
Nene
127
2002-03
DEN DEN
80
28.2
10.5
6.1
1.9
1.6
0.8
4.0
7.7
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
4.3
57.8
54.5
2.6
3.5
2.3
2,258
839
491
149
65
181
295
-261
23 David Robinson
D. Robinson
127
1992-93
SAS SAS
82
39.2
23.4
11.7
3.7
1.5
3.2
8.2
16.4
50.1
0.0
0.2
17.6
6.8
9.3
73.2
56.9
2.8
8.9
2.9
3,211
1,916
956
301
264
241
239
24 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
127
1991-92
HOU HOU
70
37.7
21.6
12.1
2.2
1.8
4.3
8.4
16.8
50.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
6.1
76.6
55.3
3.5
8.6
2.7
2,636
1,510
845
157
304
187
263
25 David Robinson
D. Robinson
127
1990-91
SAS SAS
82
37.7
25.6
13.0
2.5
1.5
3.9
9.2
16.7
55.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
7.2
9.5
76.2
61.5
4.1
8.9
3.3
3,095
2,101
1,063
208
320
270
264
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