Playoff steals leaders
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff steals recorded.[1]
- Statistics accurate as of the conclusion of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on June 8, 2018.
Rank |
Player |
Position(s) |
Playoff team(s) played for (years)[3] |
Total steals |
Games played[4] |
Steals per game average[5] |
1 |
LeBron James^ |
SF |
Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) |
419 |
239 |
1.75 |
2 |
Scottie Pippen* |
SF |
Chicago Bulls (1988–1998) Houston Rockets (1999) Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003) |
395 |
208 |
1.90 |
3 |
Michael Jordan* |
SG |
Chicago Bulls (1985–1993, 1995–1998) |
376 |
179 |
2.10 |
4 |
Magic Johnson* |
PG |
Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996) |
358 |
190 |
1.88 |
5 |
John Stockton* |
PG |
Utah Jazz (1985–2003) |
338 |
182 |
1.86 |
6 |
Kobe Bryant† |
SG |
Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2006–2012) |
310 |
220 |
1.41 |
7 |
Jason Kidd* |
PG |
Phoenix Suns (1997–2001) New Jersey Nets (2002–2007) Dallas Mavericks (2008–2012) New York Knicks (2013) |
302 |
158 |
1.91 |
8 |
Larry Bird* |
SF/PF |
Boston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992) |
296 |
164 |
1.80 |
9 |
Maurice Cheeks* |
PG |
Philadelphia 76ers (1979–1987, 1989) New York Knicks (1990–1991) New Jersey Nets (1993) |
295 |
133 |
2.22 |
10 |
Manu Ginóbili† |
SG |
San Antonio Spurs (2003–2008, 2010–2018) |
292 |
218 |
1.34 |
11 |
Clyde Drexler* |
SG |
Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1994) Houston Rockets (1995–1998) |
278 |
145 |
1.92 |
12 |
Robert Horry |
PF/SF |
Houston Rockets (1993–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2003) San Antonio Spurs (2004–2008) |
276 |
244 |
1.13 |
13 |
Dwyane Wade^ |
SG |
Miami Heat (2004–2007, 2009–2014, 2016, 2018) Chicago Bulls (2017) |
273 |
177 |
1.54 |
14 |
Derek Fisher |
PG |
Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2008–2011) Utah Jazz (2007) Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2014) |
272 |
259 |
1.05 |
15 |
Karl Malone* |
PF |
Utah Jazz (1986–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2004) |
258 |
193 |
1.34 |
16 |
Dennis Johnson* |
PG/SG |
Seattle SuperSonics (1978–1980) Phoenix Suns (1981–1983) Boston Celtics (1984–1990) |
247 |
180 |
1.37 |
17 |
Hakeem Olajuwon*[6] |
C |
Houston Rockets (1985–1991, 1993–1999) Toronto Raptors (2002) |
245 |
145 |
1.69 |
18 |
Julius Erving* |
SF |
Philadelphia 76ers (1977–1987) |
235 |
141 |
1.67 |
19 |
Isiah Thomas* |
PG |
Detroit Pistons (1984–1992) |
234 |
111 |
2.11 |
20 |
Byron Scott |
SG |
Los Angeles Lakers (1984–1993, 1997) Indiana Pacers (1994–1995) |
226 |
183 |
1.23 |
21 |
Gary Payton* |
PG |
Seattle SuperSonics (1991–1998, 2000, 2002) Milwaukee Bucks (2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2004) Boston Celtics (2005) Miami Heat (2006–2007) |
216 |
154 |
1.40 |
22 |
Paul Pierce† |
SF/SG |
Boston Celtics (2002–2005, 2008–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2014) Washington Wizards (2015) Los Angeles Clippers (2016–2017) |
204 |
170 |
1.20 |
23 |
Michael Cooper |
SG |
Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1990) |
203 |
168 |
1.21 |
24 |
Rajon Rondo^ |
PG |
Boston Celtics (2008–2012) Dallas Mavericks (2015) Chicago Bulls (2017) New Orleans Pelicans (2018) |
201 |
105 |
1.91 |
25 |
Ben Wallace |
C/PF |
Detroit Pistons (2002–2006) Chicago Bulls (2007) Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2009) |
199 |
130 |
1.53 |
References
- ↑ a National Basketball Association did not record steal statistics until a 1973–74 season.
- ↑ 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 a 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.