highest playoff steals since 2004

Since 2003-04, LeBron James has gotten the most steals in the playoffs, with 493 steals.

Interpreted as:
highest playoff steals by a player since 2004
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
493
292
41.3
28.4
9.0
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.2
20.5
49.6
1.6
4.9
33.3
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.5
3.6
12,062
8,289
2,628
2,095
284
1,047
663
+1270
2Chris Paul
C. Paul
287
149
36.5
20.0
4.9
8.3
1.9
0.2
7.4
15.3
48.4
1.6
4.4
37.3
3.5
4.1
85.4
58.3
0.7
4.2
2.5
5,442
2,981
730
1,233
31
377
437
+130
3James Harden
J. Harden
282
173
36.2
22.5
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.6
6.8
16.0
42.5
2.5
7.4
34.0
6.4
7.4
86.9
58.6
0.7
4.8
3.4
6,268
3,895
948
1,125
98
590
512
+246
4Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
273
177
37.8
22.3
5.2
4.9
1.5
1.0
8.2
17.3
47.4
0.6
1.7
33.8
5.4
6.9
78.0
54.9
1.3
3.9
3.3
6,697
3,954
928
870
175
583
467
+432
5Draymond Green
D. Green
257
169
34.5
11.4
8.6
6.0
1.5
1.3
4.1
9.2
44.5
1.0
3.4
30.0
2.2
3.0
72.6
54.2
1.6
7.0
2.6
5,834
1,934
1,457
1,020
225
447
637
+970
6Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
256
146
35.6
21.5
7.8
3.0
1.8
0.7
7.7
15.0
51.3
1.7
4.3
39.9
4.4
5.2
84.1
62.1
1.8
6.0
1.9
5,193
3,133
1,142
432
99
278
323
+643
7Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
251
194
27.9
14.6
4.0
3.9
1.3
0.3
4.6
10.4
43.7
1.5
4.3
35.6
3.9
4.8
82.2
58.1
0.6
3.4
2.3
5,415
2,828
782
757
52
445
526
+760
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
231
155
37.2
26.8
5.3
6.1
1.5
0.3
9.0
19.7
45.4
4.2
10.6
39.7
4.7
5.2
88.9
60.8
0.7
4.6
3.3
5,772
4,147
828
953
50
516
388
+971
9Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
228
134
34.0
12.5
5.6
8.5
1.7
0.2
5.0
11.4
44.0
0.5
1.5
33.0
1.9
2.9
64.9
49.0
1.4
4.1
2.6
4,559
1,669
744
1,136
24
349
320
+277
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
223
135
35.5
22.5
6.7
7.1
1.7
0.3
7.8
19.3
40.5
1.4
4.6
29.9
5.5
6.7
82.0
50.5
1.8
4.9
3.7
4,787
3,035
905
955
42
501
391
+6
11Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
217
130
37.8
21.1
6.2
4.7
1.7
0.5
7.1
15.5
45.9
1.2
3.5
34.4
5.7
6.9
82.7
57.0
1.8
4.4
1.8
4,908
2,745
807
608
71
229
230
-28
12Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
217
177
29.8
9.4
4.4
3.5
1.2
0.5
3.4
7.5
45.8
1.0
2.9
35.5
1.5
2.6
58.3
54.5
1.0
3.4
1.3
5,266
1,661
776
618
88
237
351
+185
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
191
123
41.1
28.3
5.3
5.1
1.6
0.5
10.0
22.2
45.3
1.6
4.9
32.3
6.7
8.0
83.6
55.2
0.9
4.4
3.2
5,058
3,485
646
633
62
389
343
+241
14Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
181
96
36.8
10.1
6.4
7.3
1.9
0.4
3.4
9.1
38.0
1.7
4.7
35.4
1.6
2.0
76.8
50.9
1.2
5.2
2.4
3,534
972
616
701
34
235
199
+139
15Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
177
164
26.4
8.1
2.1
2.1
1.1
0.1
2.8
6.6
41.7
1.0
2.7
37.6
1.5
1.8
83.4
54.2
0.3
1.8
0.9
4,335
1,322
340
341
12
146
426
+430
16Danny Green
D. Green
176
169
25.3
7.9
3.2
1.2
1.0
0.7
2.8
7.0
40.4
1.9
4.8
38.8
0.4
0.6
74.5
54.9
0.7
2.5
0.8
4,271
1,338
541
200
125
143
347
+602
17Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
174
136
32.8
13.5
4.3
5.4
1.3
0.4
4.5
10.9
41.1
1.8
5.2
33.8
2.8
3.4
80.3
54.2
0.7
3.6
2.2
4,465
1,836
582
730
48
305
447
+188
18Paul George
P. George
172
114
39.0
21.2
7.5
4.1
1.5
0.5
6.8
16.2
42.3
2.4
6.9
35.2
5.1
6.2
82.6
56.1
0.9
6.6
3.1
4,444
2,416
854
473
62
354
376
+174
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
172
170
40.5
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.8
47.7
2.2
6.1
35.6
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.2
6,893
4,985
1,327
709
204
550
427
+643
20Tony Parker
T. Parker
167
192
34.4
18.4
3.0
5.3
0.9
0.1
7.4
15.8
46.7
0.5
1.6
31.1
3.2
4.4
73.2
52.1
0.5
2.5
2.7
6,603
3,538
571
1,018
15
525
356
+509
21Al Horford
A. Horford
159
197
33.7
11.9
7.9
3.2
0.8
1.2
4.8
9.7
49.3
1.0
2.6
39.1
1.4
1.8
77.5
57.0
1.8
6.1
1.3
6,642
2,353
1,561
625
243
260
483
+50
22Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
156
144
35.5
17.5
5.3
3.1
1.1
0.5
5.7
13.3
42.9
1.6
4.4
36.6
4.4
5.3
83.9
55.8
0.6
4.7
2.6
5,112
2,515
758
446
77
371
457
+110
23Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
150
158
36.9
19.2
4.0
2.2
0.9
0.5
7.1
16.4
43.6
3.2
7.8
40.5
1.8
2.1
84.5
55.5
0.5
3.5
1.7
5,830
3,032
626
351
85
274
411
+615
24Marcus Smart
M. Smart
144
108
33.1
12.8
4.3
4.9
1.3
0.5
4.2
10.6
39.6
1.9
5.8
33.4
2.4
3.2
76.2
53.2
1.0
3.3
2.3
3,572
1,377
469
524
51
252
304
+46
25Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
143
121
39.0
24.3
8.2
4.9
1.2
0.9
8.1
18.5
43.9
2.4
6.9
34.8
5.6
6.7
84.1
56.6
1.0
7.2
2.9
4,725
2,936
989
592
106
352
318
+489
StatMuse has season-level data for steals going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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TEAMWLPCTGB
2
54
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

45 - 35

116

Final

122

CLE Cavaliers

51 - 29

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
58
22
.725
2
54
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
7
44
36
.550
14.0
8
43
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.544
14.5
9
43
37
.538
15.0
10
41
38
.519
16.5
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31
49
.388
27.0
12
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30
49
.380
27.5
13
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20
59
.253
37.5
14
18
61
.228
39.5
15
17
62
.215
40.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
16
.800
2
Spurs Spurs - x
61
19
.763
3.0
3
52
28
.650
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.5
5
50
29
.633
13.5
6
47
33
.588
17.0
7
44
36
.550
20.0
8
41
39
.513
23.0
9
40
40
.500
24.0
10
37
42
.468
26.5
11
26
54
.325
38.0
12
25
55
.313
39.0
13
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55
.313
39.0
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21
59
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43.0
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21
59
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108-119
Fri
3/13
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97-104
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99-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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