most steals before 39 years old

John Stockton has gotten the most career steals by a player younger than 39, with 2,959 steals.

Interpreted as:
most steals by a player before 39 years old
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
2,959
1,326
32.1
13.2
2.7
10.9
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.7
0.6
1.5
38.8
3.2
3.9
82.4
61.0
0.6
2.0
2.9
42,547
17,563
3,554
14,404
272
3,817
3,517
+2472
2Chris Paul
C. Paul
2,614
1,272
34.1
17.5
4.5
9.4
2.1
0.2
6.2
13.2
47.1
1.4
3.7
36.9
3.8
4.3
87.0
58.1
0.6
3.9
2.3
43,314
22,288
5,682
11,894
200
2,964
3,034
+6109
3Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
2,545
1,304
36.6
13.0
6.4
9.0
2.0
0.3
4.6
11.6
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.8
2.3
3.0
78.5
50.6
1.3
5.1
3.0
47,727
16,985
8,349
11,781
420
3,907
2,426
+3715
4Gary Payton
G. Payton
2,445
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,116
21,813
5,269
8,966
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,380
979
38.5
31.1
6.3
5.4
2.4
0.9
11.7
23.3
50.1
0.6
1.8
32.8
7.2
8.6
83.6
57.4
1.6
4.6
2.8
37,693
30,492
6,134
5,269
852
2,726
2,594
+1461
6Scottie 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
7,493
6,135
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
7LeBron James
L. James
2,227
1,450
38.0
27.2
7.5
7.3
1.5
0.8
9.9
19.7
50.5
1.6
4.6
34.6
5.7
7.7
73.5
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
55,078
39,380
10,888
10,635
1,093
5,063
2,633
+7298
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2,139
1,209
36.1
22.1
11.3
2.5
1.8
3.1
8.8
17.2
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.3
4.5
6.3
71.2
55.4
3.3
7.9
3.0
43,692
26,770
13,606
3,033
3,793
3,634
4,319
+492
9Alvin 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
10,884
4,067
3,929
323
2,116
2,637
10Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2,100
1,004
36.0
21.5
6.4
5.9
2.1
0.7
8.1
17.0
47.2
0.8
2.6
31.8
4.6
5.8
79.0
54.8
2.5
3.9
2.8
36,128
21,567
6,442
5,972
690
2,854
3,076
+434
11Mookie 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
12Russell 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
43,023
27,176
9,025
10,351
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
13Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,983
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,583
24,368
3,394
5,624
164
3,262
1,777
+799
14Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,944
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,638
33,643
7,047
6,306
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
15Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,901
1,353
37.4
25.7
10.3
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.4
18.1
52.0
0.1
0.2
27.8
6.8
9.1
74.1
57.9
2.5
7.8
3.1
50,545
34,707
13,973
4,706
1,094
4,211
4,257
+2619
16Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,861
1,117
32.3
13.9
2.4
5.7
1.7
0.3
5.4
11.6
46.3
1.0
2.7
35.6
2.2
3.0
74.8
54.0
0.6
1.9
2.0
36,074
15,539
2,714
6,342
283
2,217
2,611
-353
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,831
1,424
35.0
18.2
10.2
3.8
1.3
1.4
7.3
14.8
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.4
4.3
79.0
54.6
2.2
7.9
2.2
49,863
25,949
14,512
5,383
2,027
3,163
3,491
+4857
18James 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
42,448
29,339
6,809
8,873
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
19Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
1,762
1,226
32.2
11.4
4.9
4.2
1.4
0.5
4.1
8.9
46.3
0.9
2.7
33.0
2.3
3.3
70.9
55.3
0.9
4.0
1.8
39,433
13,958
6,037
5,133
631
2,236
2,174
+3007
20Shawn Marion
S. Marion
1,759
1,163
34.5
15.2
8.7
1.9
1.5
1.1
6.3
12.9
48.4
0.7
2.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
81.0
54.2
2.3
6.3
1.5
40,098
17,700
10,101
2,198
1,233
1,750
2,535
+1971
21Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,748
1,318
34.6
20.0
5.7
3.6
1.3
0.6
6.6
14.7
44.5
1.6
4.4
36.9
5.2
6.5
80.7
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.7
45,602
26,316
7,479
4,698
740
3,516
3,603
+3317
22Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1,721
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
1.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
31,440
13,058
4,448
2,631
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
23Ron 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
2,246
2,324
+1199
24Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,649
1,073
36.6
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
39,325
23,757
12,546
4,215
888
3,374
3,286
+532
25Mike 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
37,586
16,715
3,547
6,782
256
2,214
2,354
+2728
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Knicks Knicks - x
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Hornets Hornets
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Pelicans Pelicans - e
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Mavericks Mavericks - e
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Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
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