most steals by nba player before 2005

Before 2004-05, John Stockton had the most steals, with 3,265 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
3,265
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,514
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
3Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2,310
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
2.1
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
294
2,268
2,258
4Scottie 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
7,494
6,135
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
5Gary Payton
G. Payton
2,243
1,109
36.8
18.0
4.2
7.2
2.0
0.2
7.2
15.4
46.9
0.9
2.8
32.1
2.7
3.7
72.6
52.9
1.2
3.0
2.4
40,768
19,956
4,668
8,039
260
2,714
2,810
+1960
6Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2,207
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
2.0
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
719
2,977
3,285
+434
7Hakeem 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
8Alvin 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
10,882
4,066
3,929
323
2,116
2,638
9Karl 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
10Mookie 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
11Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,957
1,199
31.5
13.3
2.4
5.5
1.6
0.3
5.2
11.2
46.3
0.9
2.5
35.4
2.1
2.9
74.5
53.7
0.6
1.8
1.9
37,786
16,006
2,884
6,577
304
2,334
2,755
-353
12Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,861
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
1.9
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
249
3,682
2,971
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,724
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
374
3,506
2,050
14Ron 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
2,251
2,324
+1199
15Fat Lever
F. Lever
1,666
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
2.2
0.3
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
2.4
3.1
77.1
49.6
1.9
4.1
2.0
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
209
1,471
1,803
16Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,648
1,073
36.7
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
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
888
3,376
3,287
+532
17Gus Williams
G. Williams
1,638
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
2.0
0.4
7.0
15.2
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
2.9
3.8
75.6
50.5
1.0
1.7
2.5
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
291
1,646
1,637
18Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1,622
983
32.6
14.7
3.6
2.9
1.7
0.3
5.0
10.8
46.1
1.2
3.2
39.4
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.5
0.8
2.8
1.9
32,034
14,470
3,554
2,860
302
1,828
2,043
+680
19Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
1,613
1,078
31.0
13.4
3.8
7.4
1.5
0.2
5.0
11.0
45.5
0.2
0.6
28.2
3.2
4.4
72.1
51.6
1.1
2.7
2.6
33,438
14,435
4,057
7,948
213
2,846
2,033
-283
20Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
1,608
1,296
30.2
9.6
3.8
8.0
1.2
0.1
3.7
8.3
44.7
0.6
1.7
33.2
1.7
2.2
77.0
52.2
1.0
2.8
2.4
39,121
12,489
4,963
10,334
117
3,155
2,230
+402
21Terry Porter
T. Porter
1,583
1,274
27.8
12.2
3.0
5.6
1.2
0.1
4.3
9.2
46.3
1.0
2.6
38.6
2.7
3.2
83.6
57.6
0.6
2.5
2.1
35,354
15,586
3,872
7,160
181
2,666
2,203
+1405
22Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
1,563
864
27.3
10.9
3.0
5.7
1.8
0.4
3.8
8.6
44.4
0.4
1.3
32.8
2.8
3.6
78.4
53.4
0.7
2.3
1.9
23,568
9,377
2,625
4,889
351
1,651
2,660
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,556
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
755
2,816
2,279
24Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1,544
796
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
1.9
0.4
2.3
5.2
44.3
0.4
1.1
34.3
1.0
1.5
65.0
50.8
1.2
2.9
1.9
20,462
4,733
3,222
4,893
356
1,486
2,408
+280
25Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
1,536
1,077
31.5
14.5
3.4
4.9
1.4
0.2
5.5
11.1
49.6
0.8
1.9
40.3
2.8
3.1
87.7
58.2
0.9
2.5
1.8
33,964
15,659
3,646
5,281
226
1,971
2,364
+1905
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