most career steals after 2001 season

Since 2001-02, Chris Paul has gotten the most steals, with 2,728 steals.

Interpreted as:
most career steals by a player after 2001 season
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris Paul
C. Paul
2,728
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
2LeBron James
L. James
2,417
1,622
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
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
3Russell 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
4James Harden
J. Harden
1,794
1,221
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
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,449
29,339
6,809
8,873
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
5Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
1,765
1,231
32.1
11.3
4.9
4.2
1.4
0.5
4.1
8.8
46.3
0.9
2.7
33.0
2.3
3.2
70.9
55.3
0.9
4.0
1.8
39,507
13,968
6,047
5,147
633
2,240
2,180
+3024
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,658
900
35.1
11.8
6.3
8.3
1.8
0.3
4.1
10.4
39.7
1.6
4.6
35.9
1.9
2.3
81.0
51.5
1.1
5.2
2.6
31,586
10,602
5,667
7,490
284
2,360
1,588
+2826
7Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,638
1,226
30.7
13.6
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
4.8
10.9
43.6
1.6
4.2
38.7
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.6
0.5
2.4
1.8
37,587
16,715
3,547
6,782
256
2,214
2,354
+2728
8Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
1,628
1,118
29.4
10.4
4.8
2.1
1.5
0.3
3.7
8.8
42.2
1.4
4.1
35.1
1.5
2.1
73.1
53.5
1.0
3.8
1.3
32,912
11,593
5,356
2,379
355
1,473
2,205
+936
9Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
1,620
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
10Thaddeus Young
T. Young
1,612
1,172
28.2
12.1
5.6
1.8
1.4
0.4
5.2
10.4
50.3
0.4
1.4
32.8
1.2
1.8
66.1
54.1
2.0
3.7
1.4
33,012
14,225
6,614
2,135
458
1,641
2,486
-276
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,602
1,069
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
36,303
26,528
4,973
6,743
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
12Paul George
P. George
1,601
945
33.5
20.5
6.2
3.7
1.7
0.4
7.0
15.9
44.0
2.6
6.8
38.4
3.9
4.5
85.2
57.1
0.8
5.4
2.6
31,651
19,338
5,880
3,502
417
2,487
2,502
+3473
13Shawn Marion
S. Marion
1,589
1,033
34.8
15.3
8.6
1.9
1.5
1.0
6.3
13.0
48.5
0.7
2.2
33.5
2.0
2.4
80.9
54.4
2.3
6.3
1.5
35,980
15,811
8,921
1,969
1,072
1,570
2,211
+1579
14Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,529
1,012
37.8
27.1
5.5
5.1
1.5
0.4
9.4
21.1
44.6
1.5
4.7
33.0
6.7
8.0
83.9
55.0
1.1
4.4
3.1
38,275
27,465
5,594
5,165
422
3,182
2,476
+2837
15Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1,526
1,090
32.8
15.9
4.2
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.2
13.4
46.1
1.6
4.2
37.0
1.9
2.4
79.0
54.7
1.0
3.2
2.6
35,718
17,287
4,585
6,762
541
2,819
2,274
+3118
16Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
1,518
957
29.9
9.8
4.5
7.9
1.6
0.1
4.1
8.9
45.6
0.5
1.4
32.4
1.2
1.9
61.1
50.1
1.0
3.6
2.7
28,570
9,337
4,349
7,584
125
2,586
1,997
+1331
17Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
1,501
1,187
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
36,798
16,373
4,970
7,110
353
2,632
3,169
+2796
18Jimmy 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
19Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1,450
843
31.8
13.4
4.6
2.6
1.7
0.5
4.8
11.5
41.6
1.2
3.6
34.3
2.6
3.6
71.6
51.2
1.2
3.3
1.7
26,839
11,285
3,846
2,201
438
1,466
2,173
+2525
20Monta Ellis
M. Ellis
1,409
833
34.8
17.8
3.5
4.6
1.7
0.3
6.9
15.2
45.1
0.9
2.8
31.4
3.2
4.2
77.2
52.3
0.6
2.8
2.7
29,011
14,858
2,874
3,856
281
2,246
1,950
-230
21Jason Terry
J. Terry
1,409
1,247
29.7
13.3
2.3
3.7
1.1
0.2
4.9
10.9
44.6
1.7
4.4
38.1
1.9
2.2
84.7
55.9
0.3
1.9
1.6
37,057
16,605
2,839
4,666
253
2,020
2,240
+2279
22Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
1,392
1,057
25.4
13.3
3.5
3.8
1.3
0.3
4.3
9.7
44.7
1.4
3.8
36.9
3.2
3.9
82.7
58.2
0.6
2.8
2.0
26,859
14,043
3,697
4,001
319
2,116
2,212
+5468
23Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,380
1,140
33.8
19.4
5.5
3.6
1.2
0.5
6.3
14.2
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.7
5.1
6.3
81.6
57.1
0.7
4.8
2.6
38,545
22,108
6,300
4,119
564
2,979
3,016
+3298
24Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1,377
798
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.3
60.7
1.2
5.2
1.7
25,366
16,546
5,075
2,470
498
1,345
1,303
+4937
25Andre Miller
A. Miller
1,343
1,140
31.0
12.3
3.6
6.5
1.2
0.2
4.6
10.0
46.2
0.1
0.7
21.4
3.0
3.7
80.7
53.2
1.0
2.6
2.4
35,327
14,068
4,155
7,391
182
2,690
2,459
+971
StatMuse has season-level data for steals going back to the 1973-74 season.

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