most steals before 2007

Before 2006-07, John Stockton had the most steals, with 3,265 steals.

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  • Data note: Steals: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
3,265
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,514
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
3Gary Payton
G. Payton
2,402
1,267
36.0
16.9
4.1
6.9
1.9
0.2
6.8
14.5
46.7
0.9
2.7
31.9
2.5
3.5
73.0
52.9
1.1
3.0
2.3
45,614
21,455
5,137
8,765
282
2,964
3,100
+2135
4Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2,310
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
2.1
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
294
2,268
2,258
5Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2,307
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
6Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2,207
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
2.0
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
719
2,977
3,285
+434
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2,162
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
8Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2,112
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
2.7
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.7
0.3
1.0
29.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
52.7
2.1
3.1
2.7
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
323
2,116
2,638
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
2,085
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
10Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2,075
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
2.3
0.3
5.3
12.9
40.9
1.4
4.3
33.6
1.4
1.9
73.6
48.8
1.1
3.0
2.3
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
300
2,067
1,687
+347
11Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,957
1,199
31.5
13.3
2.4
5.5
1.6
0.3
5.2
11.2
46.3
0.9
2.5
35.4
2.1
2.9
74.5
53.7
0.6
1.8
1.9
37,786
16,006
2,884
6,577
304
2,334
2,755
-353
12Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,861
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
1.9
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
249
3,682
2,971
13Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,775
866
37.4
14.6
6.5
9.2
2.0
0.3
5.2
13.0
40.2
1.3
3.9
33.2
2.9
3.7
77.9
49.9
1.5
5.0
3.2
32,430
12,682
5,653
7,955
263
2,798
1,624
+2750
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,724
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
374
3,506
2,050
15Ron Harper
R. Harper
1,716
1,009
30.9
13.8
4.3
3.9
1.7
0.7
5.3
11.8
44.6
0.5
1.8
28.9
2.7
3.8
72.0
51.1
1.3
3.0
2.2
31,199
13,910
4,309
3,916
729
2,251
2,324
+1199
16Fat Lever
F. Lever
1,666
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
2.2
0.3
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
2.4
3.1
77.1
49.6
1.9
4.1
2.0
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
209
1,471
1,803
17Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,648
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
888
3,376
3,287
+532
18Gus Williams
G. Williams
1,638
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
2.0
0.4
7.0
15.2
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
2.9
3.8
75.6
50.5
1.0
1.7
2.5
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
291
1,646
1,637
19Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1,622
983
32.6
14.7
3.6
2.9
1.7
0.3
5.0
10.8
46.1
1.2
3.2
39.4
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.5
0.8
2.8
1.9
32,034
14,470
3,554
2,860
302
1,828
2,043
+680
20Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
1,616
1,094
30.7
13.2
3.7
7.3
1.5
0.2
5.0
10.9
45.4
0.2
0.6
28.2
3.1
4.4
72.1
51.6
1.1
2.7
2.6
33,634
14,463
4,084
7,987
215
2,862
2,048
-270
21Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
1,608
1,296
30.2
9.6
3.8
8.0
1.2
0.1
3.7
8.3
44.7
0.6
1.7
33.2
1.7
2.2
77.0
52.2
1.0
2.8
2.4
39,121
12,489
4,963
10,334
117
3,155
2,230
+402
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,593
682
41.7
28.0
4.0
6.1
2.3
0.2
9.8
23.3
42.1
1.3
4.1
31.0
7.1
9.2
77.5
51.2
0.9
3.0
3.7
28,441
19,115
2,706
4,174
131
2,539
1,439
+535
23Terry Porter
T. Porter
1,583
1,274
27.8
12.2
3.0
5.6
1.2
0.1
4.3
9.2
46.3
1.0
2.6
38.6
2.7
3.2
83.6
57.6
0.6
2.5
2.1
35,354
15,586
3,872
7,160
181
2,666
2,203
+1405
24Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
1,563
864
27.3
10.9
3.0
5.7
1.8
0.4
3.8
8.6
44.4
0.4
1.3
32.8
2.8
3.6
78.4
53.4
0.7
2.3
1.9
23,568
9,377
2,625
4,889
351
1,651
2,660
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,556
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
755
2,816
2,279
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PPG

21.1

George

Keyonte George

RPG

6.8

Markkanen

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APG

6.4

George

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Team Rankings

ORTG

104.4

29th

DRTG

116.0

23rd

NETRTG

-11.5

26th

3P%

32.2

26th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Pelicans Pelicans
4
7
.364
5.5
12
Suns Suns
3
6
.333
5.5
13
Clippers Clippers
2
7
.222
6.5
14
Kings Kings
1
9
.100
8.0
15
Jazz Jazz
1
9
.100
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/10
MIA MIA
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Wed
11/11
ORL ORL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Fri
11/13
UTA UTA
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Sun
11/15
SAS SAS
@
UTA UTA
5:00 PM
Tue
11/17
UTA UTA
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

1 - 9

100

Final

115

MIN Timberwolves

8 - 3

Sun 8 Nov 2026

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PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

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30.6

Curry

Stephen Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

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RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

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13.6

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

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8.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

8.7

Young

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SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

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2.6

Dunn

Kris Dunn

2.3

George

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BPG Leaders

4.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

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2.3

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.7

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.2

Robinson

Duncan Robinson
TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

73.0

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

72.2

Curry

Stephen Curry

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Lakers

122.4

Warriors

120.9

Celtics

119.6

Trail Blazers

119.4

Spurs

119.2

Rockets

119.1
DRtg Rankings
Thunder

105.5

Timberwolves

106.1

Pistons

106.1

Spurs

107.5

76ers

108.1

Celtics

108.4
NetRtg Rankings
Spurs

11.8

Celtics

11.1

Timberwolves

11.0

Rockets

9.4

Warriors

9.2

Pistons

8.2
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Jazz

1-9

Bucks

1-9

Kings

1-9

Bulls

1-8

Nets

2-8

Magic

2-7

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FanDuel Points Leaders

697.7

Wembanyama

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639.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

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DraftKings Points Leaders

677.3

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673.5

Dončić

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559

Antetokounmpo

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USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

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36.5

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MPG Leaders

37.1

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Murray

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36.5

Maxey

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2.13

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1.76

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1.63

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2.06

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1.86

Dončić

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1.70

Antetokounmpo

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Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

10-1

Lakers

9-3

Rockets

8-3

Warriors

8-3

Grizzlies

7-3

Thunder

7-3
Worst Record ATS
Jazz

1-9

Heat

2-8

Suns

2-7

Cavaliers

3-8

Bucks

3-7

Magic

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
9
2
.818
2
Celtics Celtics
8
2
.800
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
7
3
.700
1.5
4
Hawks Hawks
7
5
.583
2.5
5
Knicks Knicks
5
4
.556
3.0
6
Raptors Raptors
5
5
.500
3.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
5
6
.455
4.0
8
Heat Heat
4
6
.400
4.5
9
Hornets Hornets
4
7
.364
5.0
10
Wizards Wizards
4
7
.364
5.0
11
Pacers Pacers
3
8
.273
6.0
12
Magic Magic
2
7
.222
6.0
13
Nets Nets
2
8
.200
6.5
14
Bulls Bulls
1
8
.111
7.0
15
Bucks Bucks
1
9
.100
7.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
10
2
.833
2
Spurs Spurs
9
2
.818
0.5
3
Thunder Thunder
8
2
.800
1.0
4
Warriors Warriors
8
3
.727
1.5
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
3
.727
1.5
6
Rockets Rockets
8
3
.727
1.5
7
Grizzlies Grizzlies
7
3
.700
2.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
6
3
.667
2.5
9
Mavericks Mavericks
7
4
.636
2.5
10
Nuggets Nuggets
5
4
.556
3.5
11
Pelicans Pelicans
4
7
.364
5.5
12
Suns Suns
3
6
.333
5.5
13
Clippers Clippers
2
7
.222
6.5
14
Kings Kings
1
9
.100
8.0
15
Jazz Jazz
1
9
.100
8.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/10
MIL MIL
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Tue
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
8:00 PM
Tue
11/10
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Tue
11/10
MIA MIA
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Tue
11/10
ORL ORL
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM