most steals by a big man in nba history

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most career steals by a big man, with 2,162 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem 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
2Karl 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
3Thaddeus 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
4Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,572
1,224
34.3
18.1
10.3
3.8
1.3
1.3
7.3
14.6
49.9
0.1
0.4
26.3
3.4
4.3
79.3
54.9
2.1
8.1
2.2
41,955
22,213
12,562
4,642
1,617
2,665
2,989
+4439
5Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,500
994
36.5
21.9
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.8
14.5
53.6
0.5
1.9
26.9
5.8
7.9
73.3
60.8
3.9
7.8
3.2
36,245
21,768
11,637
3,908
838
3,133
3,037
+532
6David Robinson
D. Robinson
1,388
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
7Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1,369
1,088
29.5
5.7
9.6
1.3
1.3
2.0
2.4
5.0
47.4
0.0
0.0
13.7
1.0
2.5
41.4
47.4
3.2
6.5
1.0
32,085
6,254
10,482
1,437
2,137
1,061
2,078
+2103
8Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
1,351
1,282
31.4
9.7
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
6.5
2.2
40,280
12,417
12,205
3,217
384
2,785
4,421
+171
9Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
1,327
1,085
28.1
13.4
7.1
2.2
1.2
1.0
5.0
10.3
48.9
0.5
1.5
34.1
2.8
3.9
73.6
55.9
2.2
4.9
1.7
30,500
14,536
7,673
2,378
1,045
1,829
3,248
+2789
10Alvan Adams
A. Adams
1,289
988
27.5
14.1
7.0
4.1
1.3
0.8
5.8
11.6
49.8
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.5
3.2
78.8
54.1
2.0
5.0
2.6
27,203
13,910
6,937
4,012
808
2,194
3,214
11Vlade Divac
V. Divac
1,288
1,134
29.8
11.8
8.2
3.1
1.1
1.4
4.6
9.3
49.5
0.1
0.4
23.5
2.5
3.7
69.2
54.3
2.5
5.7
2.2
33,838
13,398
9,326
3,541
1,631
2,470
3,609
+2228
12Draymond Green
D. Green
1,244
949
28.6
8.7
6.8
5.6
1.3
1.0
3.2
7.2
44.7
0.9
2.8
32.1
1.4
2.0
71.0
54.1
1.1
5.7
2.3
27,151
8,235
6,462
5,324
930
2,208
2,733
+4463
13Robert Parish
R. Parish
1,219
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
6.3
2.1
45,704
23,334
14,715
2,180
2,361
3,183
4,443
+105
14Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,210
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
15Chris Webber
C. Webber
1,197
831
37.1
20.7
9.8
4.2
1.4
1.4
8.7
18.1
47.9
0.3
1.1
29.9
3.0
4.7
64.9
51.3
2.7
7.0
2.8
30,847
17,182
8,124
3,526
1,200
2,313
2,700
+1550
16Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
1,185
1,051
27.9
14.6
8.4
1.6
1.1
1.2
5.2
10.7
48.8
0.0
0.1
27.7
4.1
5.5
74.1
55.5
2.9
5.5
2.6
29,293
15,347
8,834
1,704
1,279
2,766
3,826
+468
17Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1,171
967
26.3
12.1
11.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.4
53.9
0.1
0.2
21.7
1.9
3.9
48.9
54.4
4.1
7.8
1.7
25,450
11,696
11,513
1,187
1,197
1,683
2,724
-903
18Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
1,162
1,107
33.4
15.6
9.8
3.2
1.0
0.9
5.8
12.5
46.4
0.2
0.7
32.8
3.9
4.6
84.9
54.0
2.3
7.5
2.3
36,943
17,287
10,816
3,488
1,048
2,586
3,879
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,160
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
0.9
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
7.6
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
3,189
2,527
3,667
20Horace Grant
H. Grant
1,143
1,165
33.2
11.2
8.1
2.2
1.0
1.0
4.7
9.2
50.9
0.0
0.1
6.3
1.8
2.6
69.2
54.0
3.0
5.1
1.1
38,621
12,996
9,443
2,575
1,136
1,303
2,832
+728
21Grant Long
G. Long
1,136
937
28.4
9.7
6.3
1.7
1.2
0.4
3.5
7.5
46.9
0.1
0.3
29.0
2.6
3.4
76.4
53.9
2.3
4.0
1.6
26,646
9,101
5,923
1,580
354
1,525
2,834
-72
22Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,136
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
23Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
1,090
1,109
32.7
14.4
6.7
1.8
1.0
1.3
5.7
12.2
46.7
1.0
2.9
33.6
2.1
2.9
72.1
53.6
1.4
5.3
1.5
36,243
16,006
7,404
1,994
1,460
1,693
3,259
+4390
24Moses Malone
M. Malone
1,089
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,733
3,804
3,076
25Antoine Walker
A. Walker
1,085
893
35.3
17.5
7.7
3.5
1.2
0.5
6.8
16.5
41.4
1.6
4.8
32.5
2.3
3.7
63.3
48.4
2.1
5.6
2.8
31,531
15,647
6,891
3,170
469
2,504
2,516
-1206
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10.2

Sengun

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APG

5.7

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ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns
45
37
.549
19.0
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LAL Lakers

4 - 2

98

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.5

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28.1

Cunningham

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27.6

Brunson

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

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11.7

Wembanyama

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10.7

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9.5

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8.6

Barnes

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8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

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2.5

Eason

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2.4

Smart

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3.8

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1.9

Mobley

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1.8

Allen

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3.6

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3.5

Brooks

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3.3

Hachimura

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

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113.6

Davison

JD Davison

113.6

Proctor

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Thunder

125.2

Knicks

124.0

Spurs

117.1

Celtics

113.7

Cavaliers

112.7

Raptors

111.7
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Knicks

104.8

Spurs

106.9

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
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Thunder

14.1

Spurs

10.2

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Cavaliers

-0.3

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668.4

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629.4

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627.9

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679

Cunningham

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660

Wembanyama

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639.5

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Donovan Mitchell
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40.4

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40.1

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Amari Williams

34.9

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Jordan Goodwin
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44.0

Thompson

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42.0

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41.0

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1.62

Wembanyama

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1.60

Wembanyama

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1.58

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Hornets

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Spurs

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Suns

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Celtics

51-38

Heat

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Pelicans

45-37
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Wizards

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Cavaliers

41-57

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

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36-46

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36-46

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
LAC LAC
@
MIL MIL
127-113
Sun
3/29
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
118-135
Sun
3/29
WAS WAS
@
POR POR
88-123
Sun
3/29
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
114-99
Sun
3/29
SAC SAC
@
BKN BKN
99-116

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/23
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Mon
5/25
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/27
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM