List of National Basketball Association career playoff steals leaders
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
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff steals recorded.[1]
- Statistics accurate through the 2019 playoffs.
| ^ | Active NBA player |
| * | Inducted into a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| † | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[2] |
| § | Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2020 [3] |
| Rank | Player | Position(s) | Playoff team(s) played for (years)[4] | Total steals | Games played[5] | Steals per game average[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeBron James^ | SF | Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) |
419 | 239 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Scottie Pippen* | SF | Chicago Bulls (1988–1998) Houston Rockets (1999) Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003) |
395 | 208 | 1.9 |
| 3 | Michael Jordan* | SG | Chicago Bulls (1985–1993, 1995–1998) | 376 | 179 | 2.1 |
| 4 | Magic Johnson* | PG | Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996) | 358 | 190 | 1.9 |
| 5 | John Stockton* | PG | Utah Jazz (1985–2003) | 338 | 182 | 1.9 |
| 6 | Kobe Bryant* | SG | Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2006–2012) | 310 | 220 | 1.4 |
| 7 | Jason Kidd* | PG | Phoenix Suns (1997–2001) New Jersey Nets (2002–2007) Dallas Mavericks (2008–2012) New York Knicks (2013) |
302 | 158 | 1.9 |
| 8 | Larry Bird* | SF/PF | Boston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992) | 296 | 164 | 1.8 |
| 9 | Maurice Cheeks* | PG | Philadelphia 76ers (1979–1987, 1989) New York Knicks (1990–1991) New Jersey Nets (1993) |
295 | 133 | 2.2 |
| 10 | Manu Ginóbili† | SG | San Antonio Spurs (2003–2008, 2010–2018) | 292 | 218 | 1.3 |
| 11 | Clyde Drexler* | SG | Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1994) Houston Rockets (1995–1998) |
278 | 145 | 1.9 |
| 12 | Robert Horry | PF/SF | Houston Rockets (1993–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2003) San Antonio Spurs (2004–2008) |
276 | 244 | 1.1 |
| 13 | Dwyane Wade† | SG | Miami Heat (2004–2007, 2009–2014, 2016, 2018) Chicago Bulls (2017) |
273 | 177 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Derek Fisher | PG | Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2008–2011) Utah Jazz (2007) Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2014) |
272 | 259 | 1.1 |
| 15 | Karl Malone* | PF | Utah Jazz (1986–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2004) |
258 | 193 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Dennis Johnson* | PG/SG | Seattle SuperSonics (1978–1980) Phoenix Suns (1981–1983) Boston Celtics (1984–1990) |
247 | 180 | 1.4 |
| 17 | Hakeem Olajuwon*[7] | C | Houston Rockets (1985–1991, 1993–1999) Toronto Raptors (2002) |
245 | 145 | 1.7 |
| 18 | Julius Erving* | SF | Philadelphia 76ers (1977–1987) | 235 | 141 | 1.7 |
| 19 | Isiah Thomas* | PG | Detroit Pistons (1984–1992) | 234 | 111 | 2.1 |
| 20 | Byron Scott | SG | Los Angeles Lakers (1984–1993, 1997) Indiana Pacers (1994–1995) |
226 | 183 | 1.2 |
| 21 | Chris Paul^ | PG | New Orleans Hornets (2008–2009, 2011) Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017) Houston Rockets (2018–2019) |
222 | 102 | 2.2 |
| 22 | 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 | 1.4 |
| 23 | James Harden^ | PG/SG | Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2013–2019) |
205 | 116 | 1.8 |
| 24 | Paul Pierce† | SF/SG | Boston Celtics (2002–2005, 2008–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2014) Washington Wizards (2015) Los Angeles Clippers (2016–2017) |
204 | 170 | 1.2 |
| 25 | Michael Cooper | SG | Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1990) | 203 | 168 | 1.2 |
| Rank | Player | Position(s) | Playoff team(s) played for (years)[8] | Total steals | Games played[9] | Steals per game average[10] |
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.
- "2020 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
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