Walter Davis career steals
1,280Career Regular Season
Walter Davis has recorded 1,280 steals over 15 regular seasons, 83rd among 3,488 NBA players on file.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
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| 1977-78 |  PHX | 81 | 2,590 | 1,959 | 484 | 273 | 113 | 20 | 52.6 | — | 83.0 | 57.7 |
| 1978-79 | PHX | 79 | 2,437 | 1,868 | 373 | 339 | 147 | 26 | 56.1 | — | 83.1 | 60.6 |
| 1979-80 | PHX | 75 | 2,309 | 1,613 | 272 | 337 | 114 | 19 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 81.9 | 60.8 |
| 1980-81 | PHX | 78 | 2,182 | 1,402 | 200 | 302 | 97 | 12 | 53.9 | 41.2 | 83.6 | 57.9 |
| 1981-82 | PHX | 55 | 1,182 | 794 | 103 | 162 | 46 | 3 | 52.3 | 18.8 | 82.0 | 55.3 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 80 | 2,491 | 1,521 | 197 | 397 | 117 | 12 | 51.6 | 30.4 | 81.8 | 54.8 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 78 | 2,546 | 1,557 | 202 | 429 | 107 | 12 | 51.2 | 23.0 | 86.3 | 55.9 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 23 | 570 | 345 | 35 | 98 | 18 | 0 | 45.0 | 30.0 | 87.7 | 50.6 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 70 | 2,239 | 1,523 | 203 | 361 | 99 | 3 | 48.5 | 23.7 | 84.3 | 53.6 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 79 | 2,646 | 1,867 | 244 | 364 | 96 | 5 | 51.4 | 25.9 | 86.2 | 56.2 |
| 1987-88 | PHX | 68 | 1,951 | 1,217 | 159 | 278 | 86 | 3 | 47.3 | 37.5 | 88.7 | 53.7 |
| 1988-89 |  DEN | 81 | 1,857 | 1,267 | 151 | 190 | 72 | 5 | 49.8 | 29.0 | 87.9 | 54.4 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 69 | 1,635 | 1,207 | 179 | 155 | 59 | 9 | 48.1 | 13.0 | 91.2 | 53.3 |
| 1990-91 |  DEN/POR | 71 | 1,483 | 924 | 181 | 125 | 80 | 3 | 46.8 | 30.6 | 91.5 | 50.6 |
| 1991-92 | DEN | 46 | 741 | 457 | 70 | 68 | 29 | 1 | 45.9 | 31.3 | 87.2 | 51.4 |
What the columns mean: GP · MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%
- Best season on file: 147 in 1978-79.
- Most recent: 29 in 1991-92.
Sum of 15 regular seasons, 1977-78 through 1991-92. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 23, 2026.