most playoff steals by a player with 1 mvp

LeBron James has gotten the most career steals in the playoffs when winning the MVP award 1+ time, with 493 steals.

Interpreted as:
most playoff steals by a player with 1 or more mvp
NAME STL MVP GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST BLK TOV PF +/-
1 LeBron James
L. James
493
4
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
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
376
5
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
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
158
546
541
+294
3 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
358
3
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
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
64
696
524
4 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
310
1
220
39.3
25.6
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
8,641
5,640
1,119
1,040
144
647
660
+555
5 Larry Bird
L. Bird
296
3
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
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
145
506
466
6 James Harden
J. Harden
282
1
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
7 Karl Malone
K. Malone
258
2
193
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
4,761
2,062
610
135
550
662
+123
8 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
245
1
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
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
472
424
562
-29
9 Julius Erving
J. Erving
235
1
141
37.5
21.9
7.0
4.2
1.7
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
239
396
403
10 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
231
2
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
11 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
223
1
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
12 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
193
1
123
39.4
23.0
12.9
3.9
1.6
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
108
353
408
+1
13 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
189
3
196
36.0
23.4
9.1
3.2
1.0
2.4
9.5
17.5
54.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.8
75.4
58.4
2.6
6.5
2.6
7,053
4,585
1,778
618
476
447
666
14 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
178
1
143
36.9
18.2
10.7
3.3
1.2
1.3
7.4
15.5
47.8
0.1
0.4
27.3
3.3
4.1
78.9
52.5
2.2
8.5
2.4
5,283
2,601
1,534
471
186
342
431
+298
15 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
172
1
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
16 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
168
2
251
37.3
20.6
11.4
3.0
0.7
2.3
7.9
15.7
50.1
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.8
7.0
68.9
54.8
3.1
8.3
2.5
9,370
5,172
2,859
764
568
633
701
+1090
17 David Robinson
D. Robinson
151
1
123
34.3
18.1
10.6
2.3
1.2
2.5
6.2
13.0
47.9
0.0
0.1
10.0
5.6
7.9
70.8
54.7
3.0
7.6
2.3
4,221
2,221
1,301
280
312
280
423
+362
18 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
149
1
145
40.7
25.3
10.0
2.5
1.0
0.9
8.4
18.2
46.2
1.0
2.8
36.5
7.4
8.3
89.2
57.7
1.5
8.5
2.3
5,895
3,663
1,446
360
129
328
407
+48
19 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
147
1
71
45.1
29.7
3.8
6.0
2.1
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
14
221
157
-138
20 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
117
1
216
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
9.4
16.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
5.4
10.7
50.4
56.5
4.0
7.6
3.0
8,098
5,250
2,508
582
459
649
769
+638
21 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
116
3
94
38.3
27.4
12.3
7.6
1.2
0.9
10.4
19.8
52.5
1.8
4.5
38.8
4.9
5.9
82.6
61.2
3.0
9.3
3.3
3,600
2,580
1,159
712
82
311
314
+138
22 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
85
2
84
36.2
27.0
12.2
5.3
1.0
1.3
10.1
19.1
53.2
0.7
2.8
25.9
6.0
9.6
62.5
58.0
2.4
9.7
3.4
3,041
2,270
1,022
446
110
283
271
+243
23 Moses Malone
M. Malone
84
3
94
40.4
22.1
13.8
1.4
0.9
1.6
8.0
16.7
47.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.1
8.0
76.2
54.7
5.4
8.4
2.6
3,796
2,077
1,295
136
151
215
244
24 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
72
1
94
28.9
18.3
7.6
1.4
0.8
1.6
7.4
15.1
49.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
3.4
4.7
72.4
53.1
1.9
5.6
2.0
2,714
1,718
711
127
151
145
318
25 Steve Nash
S. Nash
66
2
120
35.7
17.3
3.5
8.8
0.6
0.1
6.2
13.2
47.3
1.5
3.7
40.6
3.3
3.7
90.0
58.3
0.6
3.0
3.2
4,289
2,072
422
1,061
14
383
239
+210
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112.2

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38.3

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
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.610
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Clippers Clippers
50
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
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.598
19.0
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
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.780
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Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
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Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
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OKC OKC
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Fri
5/23
IND IND
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NYK NYK
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Sat
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