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List of NBA career playoff steals leaders

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This article provides two lists: :[[File:LeBron James (51959977144) (cropped2).jpg|thumb|[[LeBron James]] has the most steals in NBA playoff history.]]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.

::Statistics accurate as of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 --
RankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)Total stealsGames playedSteals per game
averageRankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)Total stealsGames playedSteals per game
average
1^SFCleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018)
Miami Heat (2011–2014)
Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2025)493292
2*SFChicago Bulls (1988–1998)
Houston Rockets (1999)
Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)3952081.90
3*SGChicago Bulls (1985–1993, 1995–1998)3761792.10
4*PGLos Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996)3581901.88
5*PGUtah Jazz (1985–2003)3381821.86
6*SGLos Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2006–2012)3102201.41
7*PGPhoenix Suns (1997–2001)
New Jersey Nets (2002–2007)
Dallas Mavericks (2008–2012)
New York Knicks (2013)3021581.91
8*SF/PFBoston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992)2961641.80
9*PGPhiladelphia 76ers (1979–1987, 1989)
New York Knicks (1990–1991)
New Jersey Nets (1993)2951332.22
10*SGSan Antonio Spurs (2003–2008, 2010–2018)292218
11^PGNew Orleans Hornets (2008–2009, 2011)
Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017)
Houston Rockets (2018–2019)
Oklahoma City Thunder (2020)
Phoenix Suns (2021–2023)287149
12^SG/PGOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012)
Houston Rockets (2013–2020)
Brooklyn Nets (2021)
Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023)
Los Angeles Clippers (2024–2025)282173
13*SGPortland Trail Blazers (1984–1994)
Houston Rockets (1995–1998)2781451.92
14PF/SFHouston Rockets (1993–1996)
Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2003)
San Antonio Spurs (2004–2008)2762441.13
15*SGMiami Heat (2004–2007, 2009–2014, 2016, 2018)
Chicago Bulls (2017)273177
16PGLos Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2008–2011)
Utah Jazz (2007)
Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2014)2722591.05
17*PFUtah Jazz (1986–2003)
Los Angeles Lakers (2004)258193
18^PFGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)257169
19^SFSan Antonio Spurs (2012–2017)
Toronto Raptors (2019)
Los Angeles Clippers (2020–2021, 2023–2025)256146
20*PG/SGSeattle SuperSonics (1978–1980)
Phoenix Suns (1981–1983)
Boston Celtics (1984–1990)2471801.37
21*CHouston Rockets (1985–1991, 1993–1999)
Toronto Raptors (2002)245145
22*SFPhiladelphia 76ers (1977–1987)2351411.67
23*PGDetroit Pistons (1984–1992)2341112.11
24^PGGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)231155
25PGBoston Celtics (2008–2012)
Dallas Mavericks (2015)
Chicago Bulls (2017)
New Orleans Pelicans (2018)
Los Angeles Lakers (2020)
Los Angeles Clippers (2021)2281341.70

Progressive list for steals

This is a progressive list of steals leaders showing how the record has increased through the years. :Statistics accurate as of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025--
DALDallas MavericksLACLos Angeles ClippersNYKNew York KnicksTORToronto Raptors
SeasonYear-by-year leaderStlActive leaderStlCareer recordStlSingle-season recordStlSeasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderStlActive player leaderStlCareer recordStlSingle-season recordStlSeason
1973–74Don ChaneyBOSJohn Havlicek*BOS24Don ChaneyBOSJohn Havlicek*BOS24Don ChaneyBOSJohn Havlicek*BOS24Don ChaneyBOS &John Havlicek*BOS241973–74
1974–75Rick Barry*GSW50Rick Barry*
GSW 1974–78
HOU 1978–7950Rick Barry*
GSW 1974–78
HOU 1978–7950Rick Barry*GSW501974–75
1975–76Gar HeardPHX3988881975–76
1976–77Lionel HollinsPOR471051051976–77
1977–78Gus WilliamsSEA451977–78
1978–79Maurice Cheeks*PHI371978–79
1979–80Magic Johnson*LAL49Gus WilliamsSEA132Gus WilliamsSEA1321979–80
1980–81Robert ReidHOU50PHI}}Gus WilliamsSEAPHI}}Gus WilliamsSEARick Barry* &Robert ReidHOU1980–81
1981–82Maurice Cheeks*PHI48Maurice Cheeks*PHI170Maurice Cheeks*PHI1701981–82
1982–83Magic Johnson*LAL341961961982–83
1983–84Larry Bird*BOS54209209Larry Bird*BOS541983–84
1984–85Byron ScottLAL412402401984–85
1985–86Danny AingeBOS412532531985–86
1986–87Isiah Thomas*DET39Magic Johnson*LAL263Magic Johnson*LAL2631986–87
1987–8866297297Isiah Thomas*DET661987–88
1988–89Michael Jordan*CHI423243241988–89
1989–90Clyde Drexler*POR533353351989–90
1990–91Scottie Pippen*CHI423583581990–91
1991–92Michael Jordan*CHI44Isiah Thomas*DET2341991–92
1992–93Scottie Pippen*CHI41Michael Jordan*CHI2581992–93
1993–94Derek HarperNYK42Scottie Pippen*CHI2101993–94
1994–95Penny HardawayORL40Michael Jordan*CHI2811994–95
1995–96Scottie Pippen*CHI47Magic Johnson*LAL3581995–96
1996–97Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU
John Stockton*UTA33Michael Jordan*CHI3441996–97
1997–98Scottie Pippen*CHI45376Michael Jordan*CHI3761997–98
1998–99Charlie WardNYK35Scottie Pippen*
HOU 1998–99
POR 1999–03
CHI 2003–043511998–99
1999–00Kobe Bryant*LAL
Scottie Pippen*POR32383Scottie Pippen*
POR 1999–03
CHI 2003–043831999–00
2000–01Allen Iverson*PHI523913912000–01
2001–02Jason Kidd*NJN343953952001–02
2002–03Ben Wallace*DET422002–03
2003–04442003–04
2004–0543Robert HorrySAS2552004–05
2005–06Dwyane Wade*MIA512602005–06
2006–07LeBron James^CLE342712006–07
2007–08Rajon RondoBOS452762007–08
2008–09Kobe Bryant*LAL38Kobe Bryant*LAL2472008–09
2009–10Rajon RondoBOS462782009–10
2010–11Jason Kidd*DAL402942010–11
2011–12Rajon RondoBOS453102011–12
2012–13LeBron James^MIA412012–13
2013–14Paul George^IND
Russell Westbrook^OKC412013–14
2014–15Stephen Curry^GSW392014–15
2015–16LeBron James^CLE49LeBron James^
CLE 2015–18
LAL 2018–253542015–16
2016–17353892016–17
2017–18Draymond Green^GSW41419LeBron James^
CLE 2017–18
LAL 2018–254192017–18
2018–19Kawhi Leonard^TOR402018–19
2019–20Jimmy Butler^MIA414454452019–20
2020–21Jrue Holiday^MIL384544542020–21
2021–22Jimmy Butler^MIA352021–22
2022–23404714712022–23
2023–24Luka Dončić^DAL414834832023–24
2024–25Alex Caruso^OKC454934932024–25

References

References

  1. a [[National Basketball Association]] did not record [[steal (basketball). steal]] [[Basketball statistics. statistics]] until a [[1973–74 NBA season. 1973–74 season]].
  2. A player is not eligible for induction into a [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] until he has been fully retired for two calendar years.
  3. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
  4. [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA) teams oar than those [[ABA–NBA merger. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Average is [[Rounding#Types of rounding. rounded]] to a nearest [[hundredth]] and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.
  7. Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991.
  8. [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA) teams oar than those [[ABA–NBA merger. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Average is [[Rounding#Types of rounding. rounded]] to a nearest [[hundredth]] and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.
  11. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
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