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List of NBA career steals leaders

NBA career steals leaders

NBA career steals leaders

This article provides two lists: :A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season steals. :A progressive list of steals leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.

Steals leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season leaders in steals. :Statistics accurate as of January 31, 2026.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026
RankPlayerPosition(s)Team(s) played for (years)Total stealsGames playedSteals per game
average
1*PGUtah Jazz (–)3,2651,504
2^PGNew Orleans Hornets (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–, –present)
Houston Rockets (–)
Oklahoma City Thunder ()
Phoenix Suns (–)
Golden State Warriors ()
San Antonio Spurs ()2,7281,370
3*PGDallas Mavericks (–, –)
Phoenix Suns (–)
New Jersey Nets (–)
New York Knicks ()2,6841,3911.93
4*SGChicago Bulls (–, –)
Washington Wizards (–)2,5141,0722.35
5*PGSeattle SuperSonics (–)
Milwaukee Bucks ()
Los Angeles Lakers ()
Boston Celtics ()
Miami Heat (–)2,4451,335
6^SFCleveland Cavaliers (–, –)
Miami Heat (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–present)2,3781,592
7*PGPhiladelphia 76ers (–)
San Antonio Spurs ()
New York Knicks (–)
Atlanta Hawks ()
New Jersey Nets ()2,3101,101
8*SFChicago Bulls (–, )
Houston Rockets ()
Portland Trail Blazers (–)2,3071,1781.96
9*SGPortland Trail Blazers (–)
Houston Rockets (–)2,2071,0862.03
10*CHouston Rockets (–)
Toronto Raptors ()2,1621,2381.75
11SGSan Antonio Spurs (–)
Milwaukee Bucks (–)
Detroit Pistons ()
Toronto Raptors ()2,1127792.71
12*PFUtah Jazz (–)
Los Angeles Lakers ()2,0851,4761.41
13PGNew Jersey Nets (–)
Atlanta Hawks (–)
Golden State Warriors (–)2,0758892.33
14^PGOklahoma City Thunder (–)
Houston Rockets ()
Washington Wizards ()
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–)
Denver Nuggets ()
Sacramento Kings (–present)2,0221,285
15*SG/PGPhiladelphia 76ers (–, )
Denver Nuggets (–)
Detroit Pistons ()
Memphis Grizzlies ()1,983914
16PGDallas Mavericks (–, )
New York Knicks (–)
Orlando Magic ()
Los Angeles Lakers ()1,9571,1991.63
17*SGLos Angeles Lakers (–)1,9441,3461.44
18*PGDetroit Pistons (–)1,861979
19*PFMinnesota Timberwolves (–, –)
Boston Celtics (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)1,8591,4621.27
20^SG/PGOklahoma City Thunder (–)
Houston Rockets (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–present)1,7721,195
21§SF/SGPhiladelphia 76ers (–)
Denver Nuggets (–)
Golden State Warriors (–, –)
Miami Heat (–)1,7651,231
22SF/PFPhoenix Suns (–)
Miami Heat (–)
Toronto Raptors ()
Dallas Mavericks (–)
Cleveland Cavaliers ()1,7591,1631.53
23*SF/SGBoston Celtics (–)
Brooklyn Nets ()
Washington Wizards ()
Los Angeles Clippers (–)1,7521,3431.30
24*PG/SGLos Angeles Lakers (–, )1,724906
25SFChicago Bulls (–)
Indiana Pacers (–)
Sacramento Kings (–)
Houston Rockets ()
Los Angeles Lakers (–, –)
New York Knicks ()1,7219911.74
26SG/PGCleveland Cavaliers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–)
Chicago Bulls (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)1,7161,009
27PG/SGPortland Trail Blazers (–)
Denver Nuggets (–)
Dallas Mavericks (–)1,6667522.22
28*PFPhiladelphia 76ers (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Houston Rockets (–)1,6481,073
29PGGolden State Warriors (–)
Seattle SuperSonics (–)
Washington Bullets (–)
Atlanta Hawks ()1,6388251.99
30^PGMemphis Grizzlies (–)
Utah Jazz (–)
Minnesota Timberwolves (–present)1,6291,215
31SFNew York Knicks (–)
Orlando Magic (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–, )
Houston Rockets (, –)
New Orleans Hornets (–)
Washington Wizards (–, )
Phoenix Suns ()
Sacramento Kings ()
Portland Trail Blazers ()
Miami Heat ()1,6281,118
32SGPhiladelphia 76ers (–)
Charlotte Hornets (–, )
Seattle SuperSonics (–)
Chicago Bulls ()1,6229831.65
33SGLos Angeles Lakers (–)
Charlotte Hornets (–)
Miami Heat (–, )
Memphis Grizzlies (–)
Dallas Mavericks ()1,620954
*SGMiami Heat (–, –)
Chicago Bulls ()
Cleveland Cavaliers ()1,054
35PGNew York Knicks (–)
San Antonio Spurs (–)
Portland Trail Blazers (–, )
Washington Bullets/Wizards (–)
Miami Heat ()
Minnesota Timberwolves ()
Orlando Magic ()
Toronto Raptors ()
Houston Rockets ()1,6161,0941.48
36†PFPhiladelphia 76ers (–)
Minnesota Timberwolves ()
Brooklyn Nets (–)
Indiana Pacers (–)
Chicago Bulls (–)
San Antonio Spurs ()
Toronto Raptors (–)
Phoenix Suns ()1,6121,172
37PGNew York Knicks (–, –)
Los Angeles Clippers (–)
Indiana Pacers (–, –)
Denver Nuggets ()
Toronto Raptors ()
Utah Jazz ()
Houston Rockets ()1,6081,296
38SG/PGAtlanta Hawks (–)
Dallas Mavericks (–)
Boston Celtics ()
Brooklyn Nets ()
Houston Rockets (–)
Milwaukee Bucks (–)1,6031,410
39^PGGolden State Warriors (–present)1,5971,0650
40PGPortland Trail Blazers (–)
Minnesota Timberwolves (–)
Miami Heat ()
San Antonio Spurs (–)1,5831,274
41^SFIndiana Pacers (–)
Oklahoma City Thunder (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–present)1,579935
42PGAtlanta Hawks (–)
Los Angeles Clippers ()
New York Knicks (–)
San Antonio Spurs (–)1,5638641.81
43*SF/PFBoston Celtics (–)1,5568971.73
44SGLos Angeles Lakers (–)
New York Knicks (–)
Toronto Raptors (–)
Sacramento Kings (–)
Orlando Magic ()
Dallas Mavericks ()
Los Angeles Clippers ()1,5558271.88
45PGCleveland Cavaliers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers ()
Denver Nuggets (–, –)
Philadelphia 76ers (–)
Portland Trail Blazers (–)
Washington Wizards (–)
Sacramento Kings ()
Minnesota Timberwolves ()
San Antonio Spurs ()1,5461,3041.19
46PG/SGSeattle SuperSonics (–)1,5447961.94
47SGPhoenix Suns (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–)
Utah Jazz (–)1,5361,077
48*SG/SFToronto Raptors (–)
New Jersey Nets (–)
Orlando Magic (–)
Phoenix Suns ()
Dallas Mavericks (–)
Memphis Grizzlies (–)
Sacramento Kings ()
Atlanta Hawks (–)1,5301,5400.99
PGCharlotte Hornets (–)
New Orleans Hornets (–)
Golden State Warriors (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–)
Cleveland Cavaliers ()
New York Knicks ()835
*SF/SGGolden State Warriors (–, )
Indiana Pacers (–)9861.55

Progressive list of steals leaders

This is a progressive list of steals leaders showing how the record increased through the years. :Statistics accurate as of January 31, 2026.

§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026
DALDallas MavericksMIAMiami HeatNYKNew York KnicksSASSan Antonio SpursWSBWashington Bullets
SeasonYear-by-year leaderStealsActive player leaderStealsCareer recordStealsSingle-season recordStealsSeasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderStealsActive player leaderStealsCareer recordStealsSingle-season recordStealsSeason
1973–74Larry SteelePOR217Larry SteelePOR217Larry SteelePOR217Larry SteelePOR2171973–74
1974–75Rick Barry*GSW228400400Rick Barry*GSW2281974–75
1975–76Slick WattsSEA261Rick Barry*GSW599Rick Barry*GSW599Slick WattsSEA2611975–76
1976–77Don BuseIND281Slick WattsSEA780Slick WattsSEA780Don BuseIND2811976–77
1977–78Ron LeePHX225Rick Barry*GSW929Rick Barry*GSW9291977–78
1978–79Norm NixonLAL
Eddie JordanNJN2011,0241,0241978–79
1979–80Micheal Ray RichardsonNYK265Randy Smith
CLE 1979–81
NYK 1981–82
SDC & ATL 1982–831,143Randy Smith
CLE 1979–81
NYK 1981–82
SDC & ATL 1982–831,1431979–80
1980–812321,2561,2561980–81
1981–822131,3471,3471981–82
1982–83Rickey GreenUTA2201,4031,4031982–83
1983–84215Gus Williams
SEA 1983–84
WSB 1984–861,3471983–84
1984–85Micheal Ray RichardsonNJN2431,525Gus WilliamsWSB1,5251984–85
1985–86Alvin RobertsonSAS3011,6211,621Alvin RobertsonSAS3011985–86
1986–87260Maurice Cheeks*
PHI 1986–89
SAS 1989–90
NYK 1990–91
ATL 1991–92
NJN 1992–931,670Maurice Cheeks*
PHI 1986–89
SAS 1989–90
NYK 1990–91
ATL 1991–92
NJN 1992–931,6701986–87
1987–88Michael Jordan*CHI2591,8371,8371987–88
1988–89John Stockton*UTA2631,9421,9421988–89
1989–90Michael Jordan*CHI2272,0662,0661989–90
1990–91Alvin RobertsonMIL2462,1942,1941990–91
1991–92John Stockton*UTA2442,2772,2771991–92
1992–93Michael Jordan*CHI2212,3102,3101992–93
1993–94Nate McMillanSEA216John Stockton*UTA2,0311993–94
1994–95Scottie Pippen*CHI2322,2251994–95
1995–96Gary Payton*SEA2312,365John Stockton*UTA2,3651995–96
1996–97Mookie BlaylockATL2122,5312,5311996–97
1997–98Brevin KnightCLE1962,6202,6201997–98
1998–99Kendall GillNJN1342,7012,7011998–99
1999–00Eddie JonesCHO1922,8442,8441999–00
2000–01Doug ChristieSAC1832,9762,9762000–01
2001–02Jason Kidd*NJN1753,1283,1282001–02
2002–03Allen Iverson*PHI2253,2653,2652002–03
2003–04Shawn MarionPHX167Scottie Pippen*CHI2,3072003–04
2004–05Allen Iverson*PHI180Gary Payton*
BOS 2004–05
MIA 2005–072,3312004–05
2005–06Chris Paul^NOK1752,4022005–06
2006–07Shawn MarionPHX1562,4452006–07
2007–08Chris Paul^NOH217Jason Kidd*
NJN 2007–08
DAL 2008–12
NYK 2012–132,0382007–08
2008–092162,1982008–09
2009–10Rajon RondoBOS1892,3432009–10
2010–11Chris Paul^
NOH 2010–11
LAC 2011–121882,4772010–11
2011–121522,5592011–12
2012–13Mike Conley^MEM1742,6842012–13
2013–14Ricky Rubio†MIN191Kobe Bryant*LAL1,8352013–14
2014–15Stephen Curry^GSW1631,8822014–15
2015–161691,9442015–16
2016–17John Wall§WAS157Chris Paul^
LAC 2016–17
HOU 2017–19
OKC 2019–20
PHX 2020–23
GSW 2023–24
SAS 2024–25
LAC 2025–1,9122016–17
2017–18Victor Oladipo†IND1772,0082017–18
2018–19Paul George^OKC1702,1222018–19
2019–20James Harden^HOU1252,2332019–20
2020–21T. J. McConnell^IND1282,3322020–21
2021–22Dejounte Murray^SAS1382,4532021–22
2022–23OG Anunoby^TOR1282,5442022–23
2023–24De'Aaron Fox^SAC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^OKC1502,6142023–24
2024–25Dyson Daniels^ATL2292,7172024–25
2025–26Dyson Daniels^ATL
Cason Wallace^OKC942,7282025–26

Notes

References

References

  1. "2026 Hall of Fame Candidates".
  2. "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Steals". Basketball-Reference.com.
  3. A player is not eligible for induction into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] until he has been fully retired for two calendar years.
  4. "2026 Hall of Fame Candidates".
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