List of NBA career steals leaders
This article provides two lists:
- A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season steals.[a]
- A progressive list of steals leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[1]
Steals leaders
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season leaders in steals.
- Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[b] |
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Progressive list of steals leaders
This is a progressive list of steals leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[1]
- Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[3] |
ATL | Atlanta Hawks | GSW | Golden State Warriors | MIL | Milwaukee Bucks | OKC | Oklahoma City Thunder | SDC | San Diego Clippers |
BOS | Boston Celtics | IND | Indiana Pacers | MIN | Minnesota Timberwolves | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | SEA | Seattle SuperSonics |
CHO | Charlotte Hornets | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers | NJN | New Jersey Nets | PHX | Phoenix Suns | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | NOH | New Orleans Hornets | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | UTA | Utah Jazz |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | MEM | Memphis Grizzlies | NOP | New Orleans Pelicans | SAC | Sacramento Kings | WAS | Washington Wizards |
DAL | Dallas Mavericks | MIA | Miami Heat | NYK | New York Knicks | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | WSB | Washington Bullets |
Season | Year-by-year leader | Steals | Active player leader | Steals | Career record | Steals | Single-season record | Steals | Season |
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1973–74 | Larry Steele000POR | 217 | Larry Steele000POR | 217 | Larry Steele000POR | 217 | Larry Steele000POR | 217 | 1973–74 |
1974–75 | Rick Barry*000GSW | 228 | 400 | 400 | Rick Barry*000GSW | 228 | 1974–75 | ||
1975–76 | Slick Watts000SEA | 261 | Rick Barry*000GSW | 599 | Rick Barry*000GSW | 599 | Slick Watts000SEA | 261 | 1975–76 |
1976–77 | Don Buse000IND | 281 | Slick Watts000SEA | 780 | Slick Watts000SEA | 780 | Don Buse000IND | 281 | 1976–77 |
1977–78 | Ron Lee000PHX | 225 | Rick Barry*000GSW | 929 | Rick Barry*000GSW | 929 | 1977–78 | ||
1978–79 | Norm Nixon000LAL Eddie Jordan000NJN | 201 | 1,024 | 1,024 | 1978–79 | ||||
1979–80 | Micheal Ray Richardson00NYK | 265 | Randy Smith 00CLE 1979–81 000NYK 1981–82 000SDC & ATL 1982–83 | 1,143 | Randy Smith 00CLE 1979–81 000NYK 1981–82 000SDC & ATL 1982–83 | 1,143 | 1979–80 | ||
1980–81 | 232 | 1,256 | 1,256 | 1980–81 | |||||
1981–82 | 213 | 1,347 | 1,347 | 1981–82 | |||||
1982–83 | Rickey Green000UTA | 220 | 1,403 | 1,403 | 1982–83 | ||||
1983–84 | 215 | Gus Williams 000SEA 1983–84 000WSB 1984–86 | 1,347 | 1983–84 | |||||
1984–85 | Micheal Ray Richardson00NJN | 243 | 1,525 | Gus Williams000WSB | 1,525 | 1984–85 | |||
1985–86 | Alvin Robertson000SAS | 301 | 1,621 | 1,621 | Alvin Robertson000SAS | 301 | 1985–86 | ||
1986–87 | 260 | Maurice Cheeks* 00PHI 1986–89 000SAS 1989–90 000NYK 1990–91 000ATL 1991–92 000NJN 1992–93 | 1,670 | Maurice Cheeks* 00PHI 1986–89 000SAS 1989–90 000NYK 1990–91 000ATL 1991–92 000NJN 1992–93 | 1,670 | 1986–87 | |||
1987–88 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 259 | 1,837 | 1,837 | 1987–88 | ||||
1988–89 | John Stockton*000UTA | 263 | 1,942 | 1,942 | 1988–89 | ||||
1989–90 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 227 | 2,066 | 2,066 | 1989–90 | ||||
1990–91 | Alvin Robertson000MIL | 246 | 2,194 | 2,194 | 1990–91 | ||||
1991–92 | John Stockton*000UTA | 244 | 2,277 | 2,277 | 1991–92 | ||||
1992–93 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 221 | 2,310 | 2,310 | 1992–93 | ||||
1993–94 | Nate McMillan000SEA | 216 | John Stockton*000UTA | 2,031 | 1993–94 | ||||
1994–95 | Scottie Pippen*000CHI | 232 | 2,225 | 1994–95 | |||||
1995–96 | Gary Payton*000SEA | 231 | 2,365 | John Stockton*000UTA | 2,365 | 1995–96 | |||
1996–97 | Mookie Blaylock000ATL | 212 | 2,531 | 2,531 | 1996–97 | ||||
1997–98 | Brevin Knight000CLE | 196 | 2,620 | 2,620 | 1997–98 | ||||
1998–99 | Kendall Gill000NJN | 134 | 2,701 | 2,701 | 1998–99 | ||||
1999–00 | Eddie Jones000CHO | 192 | 2,844 | 2,844 | 1999–00 | ||||
2000–01 | Doug Christie000SAC | 183 | 2,976 | 2,976 | 2000–01 | ||||
2001–02 | Jason Kidd*000NJN | 175 | 3,128 | 3,128 | 2001–02 | ||||
2002–03 | Allen Iverson*000PHI | 225 | 3,265 | 3,265 | 2002–03 | ||||
2003–04 | Shawn Marion000PHX | 167 | Scottie Pippen*000CHI | 2,307 | 2003–04 | ||||
2004–05 | Allen Iverson*000PHI | 180 | Gary Payton* 000BOS 2004–05 000MIA 2005–07 | 2,331 | 2004–05 | ||||
2005–06 | Chris Paul^000NOK | 175 | 2,402 | 2005–06 | |||||
2006–07 | Shawn Marion000PHX | 156 | 2,445 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | Chris Paul^000NOH | 217 | Jason Kidd* 000NJN 2007–08 000DAL 2008–12 000NYK 2012–13 | 2,038 | 2007–08 | ||||
2008–09 | 216 | 2,198 | 2008–09 | ||||||
2009–10 | Rajon Rondo†000BOS | 189 | 2,343 | 2009–10 | |||||
2010–11 | Chris Paul^ 000NOH 2010–11 000LAC 2011–12 | 188 | 2,477 | 2010–11 | |||||
2011–12 | 152 | 2,559 | 2011–12 | ||||||
2012–13 | Mike Conley Jr.^000MEM | 174 | 2,684 | 2012–13 | |||||
2013–14 | Ricky Rubio^000MIN | 191 | Kobe Bryant*000LAL | 1,835 | 2013–14 | ||||
2014–15 | Stephen Curry^000GSW | 163 | 1,882 | 2014–15 | |||||
2015–16 | 169 | 1,944 | 2015–16 | ||||||
2016–17 | John Wall†000WAS | 157 | Chris Paul^ 000LAC 2016–17 000HOU 2017–19 000OKC 2019–20 000PHX 2020–23 000GSW 2023– | 1,912 | 2016–17 | ||||
2017–18 | Victor Oladipo^000IND | 177 | 2,008 | 2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | Paul George^000OKC | 170 | 2,122 | 2018–19 | |||||
2019–20 | James Harden^000HOU | 125 | 2,233 | 2019–20 | |||||
2020–21 | T. J. McConnell^000IND | 128 | 2,332 | 2020–21 | |||||
2021–22 | Dejounte Murray^000SAS | 138 | 2,453 | 2021–22 | |||||
2022–23 | OG Anunoby^000TOR | 128 | 2,544 | 2022–23 | |||||
2023–24 | De'Aaron Fox^000SAC Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^000OKC | 150 | 2,614 | 2023–24 | |||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | Steals | Active player leader | Steals | Career record | Steals | Single-season record | Steals | Season |
See also
- Basketball statistics
- NBA regular season records
Basketball portal
Notes
- ^ The National Basketball Association did not record steal statistics until the 1973–74 season.
- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
- ^ Games played in prior seasons where steals were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are they used in calculating the per game average.
- ^ Average is rounded to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.
References
- ^ a b "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Steals". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Chris Paul signs 1-year, $11 million deal with Spurs". NBA.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
External links
- Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career leaders in steals
- National Basketball Association official website enumeration of NBA career leaders in steals