most steals before turning 40

John Stockton has gotten the most career steals by a player younger than 40, with 3,103 steals.

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most steals before turning 40 years old by a player
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
3,103
1,410
32.0
13.2
2.7
10.7
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.6
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.5
60.9
0.6
2.1
2.9
45,093
18,623
3,813
15,062
295
4,030
3,724
+2646
2Chris Paul
C. Paul
2,717
1,354
33.7
17.0
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
47.0
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,606
23,011
5,978
12,499
222
3,093
3,185
+6113
3Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
2,663
1,377
36.1
12.7
6.3
8.8
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.3
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.3
2.9
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
49,753
17,478
8,660
12,054
448
3,994
2,543
+3776
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,476
1,042
38.2
30.3
6.2
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.4
23.0
49.8
0.6
1.7
32.8
6.9
8.3
83.5
57.0
1.6
4.6
2.7
39,813
31,621
6,457
5,530
878
2,858
2,724
+1478
5Gary 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
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
2,298
1,520
37.9
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
57,578
41,131
11,405
11,261
1,128
5,319
2,719
+7340
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2,163
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
13,747
3,058
3,825
3,668
4,381
+564
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
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
2,037
1,434
37.3
25.4
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.0
51.7
0.1
0.2
27.5
6.7
9.0
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
53,481
36,374
14,601
5,085
1,125
4,421
4,461
+2791
14Allen 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
15Kobe 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
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
1,859
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
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
1,765
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
39,503
13,968
6,047
5,147
633
2,240
2,180
+3024
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
1,752
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
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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