List of NBA career playoff steals leaders
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This article provides two lists:
- A list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff steals recorded.
- A progressive list of steals leaders showing how the record increased through the years.
Playoff steals leaders
[edit]This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff steals recorded.[1]
- Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
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^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[2] |
Progressive list for steals
[edit]This is a progressive list of steals leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.
- Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[2] |
ATL | Atlanta Hawks | DEN | Denver Nuggets | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | OKC | Oklahoma City Thunder | WAS | Washington Wizards |
BOS | Boston Celtics | DET | Detroit Pistons | MEM | Memphis Grizzlies | ORL | Orlando Magic | WSB | Washington Bullets |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | GSW | Golden State Warriors | MIA | Miami Heat | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | ||
CHO | Charlotte Hornets | HOU | Houston Rockets | NJN | New Jersey Nets | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | ||
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | IND | Indiana Pacers | NOP | New Orleans Pelicans | UTA | Utah Jazz | ||
DAL | Dallas Mavericks | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers | NYK | New York Knicks | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
Season | Year-by-year leader | Stl | Active leader | Stl | Career record | Stl | Single-season record | Stl | Season |
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1973–74 | Don ChaneyBOS | 24 | Don ChaneyBOS | 24 | Don ChaneyBOS | 24 | Don ChaneyBOS & | 24 | 1973–74 |
1974–75 | Rick Barry*GSW | 50 | Rick Barry* GSW 1974–78 HOU 1978–79 |
50 | Rick Barry* GSW 1974–78 HOU 1978–79 |
50 | Rick Barry*GSW | 50 | 1974–75 |
1975–76 | Gar HeardPHX | 39 | 88 | 88 | 1975–76 | ||||
1976–77 | Lionel HollinsPOR | 47 | 105 | 105 | 1976–77 | ||||
1977–78 | Gus WilliamsSEA | 45 | 1977–78 | ||||||
1978–79 | Maurice Cheeks*PHI | 37 | 1978–79 | ||||||
1979–80 | Magic Johnson*LAL | 49 | Gus WilliamsSEA | 132 | Gus WilliamsSEA | 132 | 1979–80 | ||
1980–81 | Robert ReidHOU | 50 | Gus WilliamsSEA | Gus WilliamsSEA | Rick Barry* & Robert ReidHOU |
1980–81 | |||
1981–82 | Maurice Cheeks*PHI | 48 | Maurice Cheeks*PHI | 170 | Maurice Cheeks*PHI | 170 | 1981–82 | ||
1982–83 | Magic Johnson*LAL | 34 | 196 | 196 | 1982–83 | ||||
1983–84 | Larry Bird*BOS | 54 | 209 | 209 | Larry Bird*BOS | 54 | 1983–84 | ||
1984–85 | Byron ScottLAL | 41 | 240 | 240 | 1984–85 | ||||
1985–86 | Danny AingeBOS | 41 | 253 | 253 | 1985–86 | ||||
1986–87 | Isiah Thomas*DET | 39 | Magic Johnson*LAL | 263 | Magic Johnson*LAL | 263 | 1986–87 | ||
1987–88 | 66 | 297 | 297 | Isiah Thomas*DET | 66 | 1987–88 | |||
1988–89 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 42 | 324 | 324 | 1988–89 | ||||
1989–90 | Clyde Drexler*POR | 53 | 335 | 335 | 1989–90 | ||||
1990–91 | Scottie Pippen*CHI | 42 | 358 | 358 | 1990–91 | ||||
1991–92 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 44 | Isiah Thomas*DET | 234 | 1991–92 | ||||
1992–93 | Scottie Pippen*CHI | 41 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 258 | 1992–93 | ||||
1993–94 | Derek HarperNYK | 42 | Scottie Pippen*CHI | 210 | 1993–94 | ||||
1994–95 | Penny HardawayORL | 40 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 281 | 1994–95 | ||||
1995–96 | Scottie Pippen*CHI | 47 | Magic Johnson*LAL | 358 | 1995–96 | ||||
1996–97 | Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU John Stockton*UTA |
33 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 344 | 1996–97 | ||||
1997–98 | Scottie Pippen*CHI | 45 | 376 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 376 | 1997–98 | |||
1998–99 | Charlie WardNYK | 35 | Scottie Pippen* HOU 1998–99 POR 1999–03 CHI 2003–04 |
351 | 1998–99 | ||||
1999–00 | Kobe Bryant*LAL Scottie Pippen*POR |
32 | 383 | Scottie Pippen* POR 1999–03 CHI 2003–04 |
383 | 1999–00 | |||
2000–01 | Allen Iverson*PHI | 52 | 391 | 391 | 2000–01 | ||||
2001–02 | Jason Kidd*NJN | 34 | 395 | 395 | 2001–02 | ||||
2002–03 | Ben Wallace*DET | 42 | 2002–03 | ||||||
2003–04 | 44 | 2003–04 | |||||||
2004–05 | 43 | Robert HorrySAS | 255 | 2004–05 | |||||
2005–06 | Dwyane Wade*MIA | 51 | 260 | 2005–06 | |||||
2006–07 | LeBron James^CLE | 34 | 271 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | Rajon Rondo†BOS | 45 | 276 | 2007–08 | |||||
2008–09 | Kobe Bryant*LAL | 38 | Kobe Bryant*LAL | 247 | 2008–09 | ||||
2009–10 | Rajon Rondo†BOS | 46 | 278 | 2009–10 | |||||
2010–11 | Jason Kidd*DAL | 40 | 294 | 2010–11 | |||||
2011–12 | Rajon Rondo†BOS | 45 | 310 | 2011–12 | |||||
2012–13 | LeBron James^MIA | 41 | 2012–13 | ||||||
2013–14 | Paul George^IND Russell Westbrook^OKC |
41 | 2013–14 | ||||||
2014–15 | Stephen Curry^GSW | 39 | 2014–15 | ||||||
2015–16 | LeBron James^CLE | 49 | LeBron James^ CLE 2015–18 LAL 2018–24 |
354 | 2015–16 | ||||
2016–17 | 35 | 389 | 2016–17 | ||||||
2017–18 | Draymond Green^GSW | 41 | 419 | LeBron James^ CLE 2017–18 LAL 2018–24 |
419 | 2017–18 | |||
2018–19 | Kawhi Leonard^TOR | 40 | 2018–19 | ||||||
2019–20 | Jimmy Butler^MIA | 41 | 445 | 445 | 2019–20 | ||||
2020–21 | Jrue Holiday^MIL | 38 | 454 | 454 | 2020–21 | ||||
2021–22 | Jimmy Butler^MIA | 35 | 2021–22 | ||||||
2022–23 | 40 | 471 | 471 | 2022–23 | |||||
2023–24 | Luka Dončić^DAL | 41 | 483 | 483 | 2023–24 | ||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | Stl | Active player leader | Stl | Career record | Stl | Single-season record | Stl | Season |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a National Basketball Association did not record steal statistics until a 1973–74 season.
- ^ a b A player is not eligible for induction into a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ American Basketball Association (ABA) teams oar than those admitted into an NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. a years listed are only ones in which a player played in a playoff game.
- ^ Games played in prior seasons where steals were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are ay used in calculating a per game average.
- ^ Average is rounded to a nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.
- ^ Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991.
- ^ American Basketball Association (ABA) teams oar than those admitted into an NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. a years listed are only ones in which a player played in a playoff game.
- ^ Games played in prior seasons where steals were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are ay used in calculating a per game average.
- ^ Average is rounded to a nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.