Maurice Cheeks averaged the most steals per game in the playoffs when playing 59+ games, with 2.2 per game.
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highest postseason steals per game by a player with at least 59 games| NAME | SPG | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Cheeks | 2.2 | 133 | 36.5 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 51.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 77.7 | 55.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4,848 | 1,910 | 453 | 922 | 295 | 45 | 318 | 324 | |
| 2 |  | I. Thomas | 2.1 | 111 | 38.0 | 20.4 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 16.8 | 44.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 34.6 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 76.9 | 52.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4,216 | 2,261 | 524 | 987 | 234 | 38 | 369 | 363 | |
| 3 |  | M. Jordan | 2.1 | 179 | 41.8 | 33.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 12.2 | 25.1 | 48.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 33.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 82.8 | 56.8 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 7,474 | 5,987 | 1,152 | 1,022 | 376 | 158 | 546 | 541 | +294 |
| 4 |  | A. Iverson | 2.1 | 71 | 45.1 | 29.7 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 26.5 | 40.1 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 32.7 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 76.4 | 48.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3,203 | 2,111 | 273 | 425 | 147 | 14 | 221 | 157 | -138 |
| 5 |  | C. Paul | 1.9 | 149 | 36.5 | 20.0 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 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 | 287 | 31 | 377 | 437 | +130 |
| 6 |  | C. Drexler | 1.9 | 145 | 38.4 | 20.4 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 16.6 | 44.7 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 28.8 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 78.7 | 53.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 5,572 | 2,963 | 1,002 | 891 | 278 | 108 | 397 | 486 | +52 |
| 7 |  | J. Kidd | 1.9 | 158 | 38.5 | 12.9 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 11.7 | 39.1 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 32.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 78.1 | 49.8 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 6,088 | 2,043 | 1,058 | 1,263 | 302 | 52 | 450 | 348 | +110 |
| 8 |  | S. Pippen | 1.9 | 208 | 39.0 | 17.5 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 14.5 | 44.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 30.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 72.4 | 52.4 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 8,105 | 3,642 | 1,583 | 1,048 | 395 | 185 | 602 | 686 | +232 |
| 9 |  | M. Johnson | 1.9 | 190 | 39.7 | 19.5 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 13.4 | 50.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 24.1 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 83.8 | 59.5 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 7,538 | 3,701 | 1,465 | 2,346 | 358 | 64 | 696 | 524 | |
| 10 |  | A. Hardaway | 1.9 | 64 | 41.3 | 20.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 15.9 | 44.8 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 38.0 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 74.6 | 54.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2,640 | 1,304 | 303 | 394 | 119 | 48 | 188 | 197 | -109 |
| 11 |  | J. Stockton | 1.9 | 182 | 35.2 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 47.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 32.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 81.0 | 56.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 6,398 | 2,436 | 608 | 1,839 | 338 | 50 | 517 | 539 | +105 |
| 12 |  | L. Bird | 1.8 | 164 | 42.0 | 23.8 | 10.3 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 18.8 | 47.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 32.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 89.0 | 55.1 | 2.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 6,886 | 3,897 | 1,683 | 1,062 | 296 | 145 | 506 | 466 | |
| 13 |  | G. Williams | 1.8 | 99 | 32.5 | 19.5 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 16.6 | 47.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 23.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 73.7 | 52.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3,215 | 1,929 | 308 | 469 | 174 | 40 | 201 | 243 | |
| 14 |  | K. Leonard | 1.8 | 146 | 35.6 | 21.5 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 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 | 256 | 99 | 278 | 323 | +643 |
| 15 |  | R. Rondo | 1.7 | 134 | 34.0 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 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 | 228 | 24 | 349 | 320 | +277 |
| 16 |  | H. Olajuwon | 1.7 | 145 | 39.6 | 25.9 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 10.4 | 19.6 | 52.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 22.2 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 71.9 | 56.9 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 5,749 | 3,755 | 1,621 | 458 | 245 | 472 | 424 | 562 | -29 |
| 17 |  | L. James | 1.7 | 302 | 41.2 | 28.2 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 20.4 | 49.5 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 33.2 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 74.1 | 58.3 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 12,446 | 8,521 | 2,695 | 2,168 | 506 | 287 | 1,085 | 679 | +1234 |
| 18 |  | J. Butler III | 1.7 | 130 | 37.8 | 21.1 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 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 | 217 | 71 | 229 | 230 | -28 |
| 19 |  | J. Erving | 1.7 | 141 | 37.5 | 21.9 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 17.3 | 48.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 19.4 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 77.9 | 54.4 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 5,288 | 3,088 | 994 | 594 | 235 | 239 | 396 | 403 | |
| 20 |  | R. Westbrook | 1.7 | 135 | 35.5 | 22.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 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 | 223 | 42 | 501 | 391 | +6 |
| 21 |  | J. Harden | 1.6 | 191 | 36.3 | 22.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 15.8 | 42.4 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 33.7 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 86.6 | 58.4 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 6,940 | 4,240 | 1,040 | 1,224 | 313 | 110 | 674 | 558 | +253 |
| 22 | | H. Hawkins | 1.6 | 74 | 34.2 | 14.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 45.5 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 39.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 90.7 | 60.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2,529 | 1,043 | 286 | 195 | 119 | 29 | 122 | 188 | +50 |
| 23 |  | C. Barkley | 1.6 | 123 | 39.4 | 23.0 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 8.2 | 16.0 | 51.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 25.5 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 71.7 | 58.4 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 4,849 | 2,833 | 1,582 | 482 | 193 | 108 | 353 | 408 | +1 |
| 24 | | P. Pressey | 1.5 | 75 | 30.3 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 47.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 24.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 72.8 | 53.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2,269 | 881 | 316 | 420 | 116 | 49 | 207 | 261 | |
| 25 | | D. Rivers | 1.5 | 81 | 29.5 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 44.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 33.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 76.7 | 55.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2,393 | 926 | 270 | 479 | 125 | 23 | 153 | 265 | |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
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| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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