most steals by an nba player in one playoff run

Isiah Thomas has gotten the most steals in a single NBA playoff run, with 66 steals in 1987-88.

NAME STL SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
66
1987-88
DET DET
23
39.6
21.9
4.7
8.7
2.9
0.3
8.0
18.2
43.7
0.6
1.9
29.5
5.4
6.6
82.8
51.9
1.1
3.5
3.7
911
504
107
201
8
85
71
2 Larry Bird
L. Bird
54
1983-84
BOS BOS
23
41.8
27.5
11.0
5.9
2.3
1.2
10.0
19.0
52.4
0.3
0.7
41.2
7.3
8.3
87.9
60.7
2.7
8.3
3.8
961
632
252
136
27
87
71
3 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
53
1989-90
POR POR
21
40.6
21.4
7.2
7.1
2.5
0.9
8.2
18.6
44.1
0.4
2.0
22.0
4.6
5.9
77.4
50.5
3.0
4.2
3.2
853
449
151
150
18
67
72
4 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
52
2000-01
PHI PHI
22
46.2
32.9
4.7
6.1
2.4
0.3
11.7
30.0
38.9
2.2
6.5
33.8
7.3
9.5
77.4
48.0
0.7
4.0
2.9
1,016
723
104
134
7
63
55
+1
5 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
51
2005-06
MIA MIA
23
41.7
28.4
5.9
5.7
2.2
1.1
9.5
19.2
49.7
0.6
1.6
37.8
8.8
10.9
80.8
59.3
1.2
4.7
3.9
959
654
135
132
26
90
71
+134
6 Robert Reid
R. Reid
50
1980-81
HOU HOU
21
41.3
16.1
6.8
4.7
2.4
1.1
6.6
14.4
45.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.9
4.4
66.3
49.3
2.7
4.1
2.1
868
339
142
98
24
44
80
7 Rick Barry
R. Barry
50
1974-75
GSW GSW
17
42.7
28.2
5.5
6.1
2.9
0.9
11.1
25.1
44.4
5.9
6.5
91.8
50.5
1.3
4.2
726
479
94
103
15
51
8 LeBron James
L. James
49
2015-16
CLE CLE
21
39.1
26.3
9.5
7.6
2.3
1.3
10.4
19.9
52.5
1.5
4.5
34.0
3.9
5.9
66.1
58.5
2.0
7.5
3.6
822
552
200
160
27
75
54
+209
9 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
49
1979-80
LAL LAL
16
41.1
18.3
10.5
9.4
3.1
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
293
168
151
6
65
47
10 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
48
1981-82
PHI PHI
21
36.4
14.3
3.0
8.2
2.3
0.3
6.0
12.6
47.2
0.0
0.4
11.1
2.4
3.1
76.9
51.3
0.7
2.2
2.3
765
301
62
172
6
49
58
11 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
47
1995-96
CHI CHI
18
41.2
16.9
8.5
5.9
2.6
0.9
6.2
15.9
39.0
1.7
5.8
28.6
2.8
4.4
63.8
47.3
3.4
5.1
2.3
742
305
153
107
16
41
51
12 Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
47
1976-77
POR POR
19
35.9
17.3
2.7
4.5
2.5
0.3
7.1
16.9
41.7
3.2
4.6
68.2
45.6
0.7
2.1
682
328
52
85
5
74
13 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
46
2015-16
OKC OKC
18
37.4
26.0
6.9
11.0
2.6
0.1
8.8
21.8
40.5
1.9
5.8
32.4
6.4
7.8
82.9
51.5
2.3
4.6
4.3
674
468
124
198
2
78
43
+119
14 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
46
2009-10
BOS BOS
24
40.6
15.8
5.6
9.3
1.9
0.1
6.3
13.6
46.3
0.4
1.0
37.5
2.8
4.8
59.6
50.4
1.6
4.0
3.0
975
379
134
223
3
72
57
+78
15 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
45
2011-12
BOS BOS
19
42.6
17.3
6.7
11.9
2.4
0.1
7.4
15.8
46.8
0.4
1.6
26.7
2.1
2.9
69.6
50.5
1.8
4.9
3.8
810
329
128
227
2
72
40
+21
16 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
45
2007-08
BOS BOS
26
32.0
10.2
4.1
6.6
1.7
0.3
4.1
10.1
40.7
0.2
0.8
25.0
1.8
2.6
69.1
45.4
1.5
2.6
1.8
831
266
107
172
8
47
74
+62
17 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
45
1997-98
CHI CHI
21
39.8
16.8
7.1
5.2
2.1
1.0
5.8
14.0
41.5
0.9
3.8
22.8
4.3
6.4
67.9
50.0
2.3
4.8
2.4
836
353
150
110
20
51
66
+117
18 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
1989-90
CHI CHI
16
42.1
36.7
7.2
6.8
2.8
0.9
13.7
26.6
51.4
1.0
3.1
32.0
8.3
9.9
83.6
59.2
1.5
5.7
3.5
674
587
115
109
14
56
54
19 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
45
1979-80
PHI PHI
18
37.5
11.6
4.1
6.2
2.5
0.2
4.9
9.7
51.1
0.1
0.3
20.0
1.6
2.3
70.7
54.2
1.2
2.9
2.5
675
208
74
111
4
45
43
20 Gus Williams
G. Williams
45
1977-78
SEA SEA
22
31.9
18.3
3.9
4.0
2.0
0.5
7.4
15.5
47.7
3.5
4.8
72.6
51.8
1.4
2.5
2.5
701
403
86
88
12
54
70
21 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
44
2003-04
DET DET
23
40.2
10.3
14.3
1.9
1.9
2.4
4.0
8.9
45.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
5.1
42.7
46.0
4.1
10.1
1.6
924
236
328
44
56
37
58
+202
22 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
1991-92
CHI CHI
22
41.8
34.5
6.2
5.8
2.0
0.7
13.2
26.4
49.9
0.8
2.0
38.6
7.4
8.6
85.7
57.1
1.7
4.5
3.7
920
759
137
127
16
81
62
23 LeBron James
L. James
43
2011-12
MIA MIA
23
42.7
30.3
9.7
5.6
1.9
0.7
10.9
21.8
50.0
1.0
3.7
25.9
7.5
10.2
73.9
57.6
2.3
7.4
3.5
983
697
224
129
16
81
47
+199
24 Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
43
2007-08
LAL LAL
21
31.6
10.2
2.2
2.5
2.0
0.1
3.1
7.0
45.2
1.0
2.4
44.0
2.9
3.5
83.6
60.4
0.1
2.1
1.0
663
215
47
52
3
20
62
+121
25 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
43
2004-05
DET DET
25
39.2
10.0
11.3
1.0
1.7
2.4
4.1
8.5
48.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.9
4.1
46.1
48.9
3.8
7.5
1.2
979
251
282
25
59
30
65
+83
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