highest career steals by active players

LeBron James has gotten the most career steals by an active player, with 2,408 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
2,408
1,619
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,951
43,368
12,077
11,987
1,184
5,640
2,860
+7448
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
2,038
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
3James Harden
J. Harden
1,792
1,219
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,390
29,298
6,804
8,864
683
4,498
2,991
+4742
4Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,634
1,224
30.7
13.6
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
4.8
11.0
43.6
1.6
4.2
38.7
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.6
0.5
2.4
1.8
37,542
16,698
3,544
6,775
256
2,211
2,349
+2696
5Paul George
P. George
1,599
942
33.5
20.5
6.2
3.7
1.7
0.4
7.0
16.0
44.0
2.6
6.8
38.4
3.9
4.5
85.2
57.1
0.8
5.4
2.6
31,572
19,299
5,866
3,497
417
2,481
2,498
+3479
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,598
1,066
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,222
26,476
4,959
6,733
281
3,299
2,385
+6251
7Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1,525
1,087
32.8
15.9
4.2
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.2
13.4
46.2
1.6
4.2
37.1
1.9
2.4
78.9
54.8
1.0
3.2
2.6
35,623
17,242
4,565
6,749
540
2,809
2,268
+3109
8Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
1,501
1,186
31.0
13.8
4.2
6.0
1.3
0.3
4.4
10.5
42.3
1.9
5.1
36.7
3.1
3.8
81.5
56.9
0.8
3.4
2.2
36,793
16,373
4,970
7,110
353
2,632
3,169
+2802
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1,455
907
33.0
18.4
5.4
4.4
1.6
0.4
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.8
2.4
33.0
5.7
6.7
84.4
59.2
1.7
3.7
1.6
29,972
16,658
4,858
3,957
387
1,459
1,242
+2678
10Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1,374
795
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.3
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.4
60.7
1.2
5.2
1.7
25,268
16,468
5,055
2,459
498
1,338
1,300
+4942
11DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,250
1,264
34.5
21.1
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.1
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,635
26,711
5,434
5,185
416
2,475
2,808
-384
12Draymond Green
D. Green
1,241
946
28.6
8.7
6.8
5.6
1.3
1.0
3.2
7.2
44.7
0.9
2.8
32.1
1.4
2.0
71.0
54.1
1.1
5.7
2.3
27,078
8,225
6,447
5,305
929
2,198
2,726
+4474
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,234
1,198
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.6
6.2
3.2
43,964
32,511
8,236
5,265
1,342
3,791
2,273
+5065
14Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1,168
964
26.3
12.1
11.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.4
53.9
0.0
0.2
21.2
1.9
3.9
48.9
54.4
4.1
7.8
1.7
25,369
11,669
11,470
1,178
1,195
1,680
2,716
-960
15Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
K. Caldwell-Pope
1,100
963
29.2
11.0
2.9
1.9
1.1
0.3
3.9
9.2
42.7
1.6
4.5
36.5
1.5
1.8
82.6
55.1
0.6
2.4
1.0
28,124
10,600
2,833
1,790
273
984
1,743
+859
16Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1,078
695
29.4
10.5
3.4
4.4
1.6
0.4
3.5
9.1
38.9
1.6
4.9
32.5
1.9
2.4
77.9
51.9
0.8
2.6
1.8
20,451
7,303
2,348
3,063
250
1,285
1,768
+1965
17Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
1,075
1,202
28.2
9.6
4.7
3.0
0.9
0.6
3.4
7.8
43.6
1.5
4.1
37.0
1.3
1.5
83.1
56.7
0.9
3.8
1.4
33,897
11,541
5,653
3,610
719
1,703
2,043
+1638
18Anthony Davis
A. Davis
1,055
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
19Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1,039
808
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.0
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.4
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
25,855
17,972
8,953
6,069
588
2,418
2,168
+4596
20Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
1,022
779
34.5
23.7
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
21Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
995
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
22Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
944
835
30.2
16.2
4.7
3.9
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.8
45.8
1.8
4.6
38.5
2.7
3.0
87.8
57.2
0.6
4.1
2.1
25,193
13,513
3,922
3,233
160
1,718
2,091
+1738
23P.J. Tucker
P.J. Tucker
943
886
28.2
6.6
5.4
1.4
1.1
0.3
2.4
5.7
42.5
1.0
2.7
36.6
0.8
1.1
75.0
53.9
1.5
3.9
0.9
24,993
5,863
4,778
1,224
263
816
2,152
+509
24T.J. McConnell
T.J. McConnell
905
762
20.9
7.8
2.9
5.0
1.2
0.2
3.5
6.7
51.8
0.2
0.7
34.3
0.6
0.7
78.2
55.3
0.5
2.3
1.6
15,894
5,921
2,178
3,829
143
1,190
1,044
-779
25Al Horford
A. Horford
896
1,181
31.2
12.8
7.8
3.2
0.8
1.1
5.2
10.3
50.7
0.9
2.4
37.6
1.4
1.8
76.4
57.3
1.9
5.9
1.4
36,849
15,062
9,158
3,741
1,350
1,610
2,466
+3561
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