most steals by a big man n nba history

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

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most steals by a player by a big man n NBA history
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
1,222
930
28.6
8.7
6.8
5.6
1.3
1.0
3.2
7.2
44.7
0.9
2.7
32.0
1.4
2.0
71.0
54.1
1.1
5.8
2.3
26,585
8,080
6,366
5,200
919
2,158
2,679
+4560
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
1,162
949
26.5
12.2
12.0
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.5
54.0
0.0
0.2
20.1
1.9
4.0
48.8
54.5
4.1
7.9
1.8
25,119
11,602
11,375
1,151
1,186
1,667
2,689
-921
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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