most steals by nba player before age 26

Chris Paul has the most career steals by a player younger than 26, with 1,010 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,010
425
37.1
18.7
4.6
9.9
2.4
0.1
6.6
14.0
47.1
0.9
2.5
35.9
4.6
5.4
85.3
57.1
0.7
3.9
2.5
15,761
7,936
1,951
4,228
36
1,065
1,083
+868
2LeBron James
L. James
1,003
582
40.2
27.6
7.0
7.0
1.7
0.9
9.8
20.6
47.5
1.4
4.2
33.1
6.7
8.9
74.4
56.3
1.2
5.8
3.3
23,378
16,081
4,089
4,057
496
1,929
1,144
+2601
3Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
931
324
31.6
15.9
5.3
5.3
2.9
0.5
6.5
13.5
48.2
0.2
0.6
28.4
2.8
3.7
76.0
52.9
2.0
3.3
2.8
10,238
5,165
1,704
1,701
168
917
1,076
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
884
312
38.9
33.0
6.0
5.5
2.8
1.2
12.1
23.6
51.3
0.2
0.8
19.0
8.6
10.2
84.6
58.7
1.9
4.1
3.3
12,150
10,288
1,858
1,726
382
1,021
987
5Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
826
561
34.4
21.8
5.0
4.3
1.5
0.6
7.7
16.9
45.4
0.9
2.6
33.1
5.5
6.6
83.4
54.8
1.3
3.8
2.7
19,273
12,215
2,817
2,390
348
1,510
1,499
+2329
6Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
811
449
38.2
15.8
5.8
4.5
1.8
0.5
5.5
11.8
46.3
0.9
2.7
32.4
4.0
5.3
75.7
55.9
1.1
4.7
2.5
17,147
7,088
2,603
2,014
214
1,107
1,018
-205
7Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
784
406
32.2
10.9
4.4
7.7
1.9
0.1
4.5
9.3
48.6
0.1
0.6
24.3
1.8
2.8
62.2
51.9
1.2
3.3
2.6
13,081
4,424
1,794
3,113
54
1,055
925
+1943
8Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
781
318
35.5
21.2
6.1
6.5
2.5
0.7
8.4
16.9
49.6
0.1
0.6
21.4
4.2
5.4
77.9
54.7
2.8
3.4
3.1
11,304
6,733
1,948
2,074
237
994
1,066
9Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
778
565
34.6
22.0
6.4
4.3
1.4
1.1
8.0
18.0
44.4
1.2
3.5
34.8
4.8
6.3
75.9
53.0
1.8
4.5
2.2
19,557
12,423
3,599
2,455
622
1,268
1,132
+461
10Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
765
345
40.6
26.2
4.0
5.6
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.6
1.4
4.2
32.3
6.2
8.4
74.5
51.4
1.1
2.9
3.5
14,017
9,025
1,384
1,937
81
1,215
840
+155
11Baron Davis
B. Davis
759
405
34.7
15.6
3.9
6.8
1.9
0.4
5.7
13.9
41.0
1.7
5.1
32.8
2.5
3.8
66.7
50.0
1.0
2.8
2.7
14,044
6,298
1,561
2,747
165
1,082
1,156
+819
12Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
752
426
37.6
22.9
4.2
5.5
1.8
0.2
7.4
17.3
42.7
2.1
5.9
35.8
6.0
7.5
80.9
55.7
0.9
3.3
3.3
16,003
9,754
1,803
2,348
102
1,427
1,353
+79
13Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
750
358
33.0
14.5
4.7
3.0
2.1
0.6
5.1
12.2
41.9
0.9
2.8
31.9
3.4
4.7
72.2
50.9
1.2
3.6
2.3
11,799
5,204
1,698
1,065
231
825
1,109
+193
14Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
735
529
37.6
18.9
9.9
4.1
1.4
1.7
7.7
15.9
48.4
0.2
0.6
31.3
3.3
4.3
75.7
53.0
2.7
7.2
2.5
19,910
9,994
5,252
2,155
924
1,339
1,357
+1227
15Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
726
542
30.8
14.1
13.7
1.2
1.3
1.6
6.0
11.0
54.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
2.1
4.8
44.8
53.8
4.8
8.9
1.8
16,710
7,661
7,424
626
845
969
1,706
-367
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
722
442
33.9
20.1
4.9
6.9
1.6
0.3
7.1
16.4
43.3
0.7
2.4
30.5
5.1
6.3
81.6
52.3
1.6
3.3
3.5
14,973
8,874
2,174
3,055
132
1,552
1,047
+1338
17John Wall
J. Wall
713
422
36.0
18.0
4.5
9.0
1.7
0.6
6.6
15.3
42.9
0.8
2.5
31.9
4.1
5.2
78.9
51.3
0.6
3.9
3.8
15,195
7,614
1,891
3,779
273
1,590
987
-75
18Thaddeus Young
T. Young
708
516
30.1
13.7
5.5
1.4
1.4
0.4
5.8
11.7
50.0
0.4
1.3
32.1
1.6
2.3
70.0
53.9
2.0
3.5
1.4
15,516
7,078
2,845
704
204
717
1,125
-65
19Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
705
398
30.5
16.4
6.2
2.3
1.8
0.7
6.0
12.1
49.5
1.3
3.4
38.8
3.1
3.7
84.7
59.8
1.3
4.9
1.4
12,154
6,508
2,469
903
280
542
697
+2391
20Mike Conley
M. Conley
697
438
32.6
12.4
2.8
5.5
1.6
0.2
4.6
10.5
44.0
1.0
2.7
37.5
2.1
2.7
78.8
53.0
0.4
2.4
2.0
14,261
5,415
1,234
2,420
75
892
895
+518
21Antoine Walker
A. Walker
687
450
39.1
20.9
8.9
4.0
1.5
0.6
8.1
19.4
41.6
1.6
4.8
33.5
3.2
4.8
67.1
48.8
2.6
6.3
3.2
17,592
9,425
4,021
1,822
260
1,452
1,426
-913
22Kevin Durant
K. Durant
681
542
38.2
27.4
6.9
3.5
1.3
1.0
9.2
19.2
47.9
1.6
4.4
37.7
7.4
8.4
88.2
60.0
0.8
6.1
3.2
20,717
14,851
3,751
1,892
529
1,759
1,036
+1149
23Gary Payton
G. Payton
677
327
31.3
11.7
3.3
5.9
2.1
0.2
5.0
10.5
48.1
0.1
0.4
21.0
1.5
2.2
67.4
50.8
1.3
2.0
2.1
10,221
3,811
1,088
1,927
76
675
974
24Shawn Marion
S. Marion
671
371
37.2
17.9
9.4
2.2
1.8
1.2
7.2
15.7
46.0
0.8
2.3
35.6
2.6
3.1
83.9
52.4
2.6
6.9
1.7
13,816
6,650
3,493
803
446
637
949
+203
25Josh Smith
J. Smith
670
534
33.8
14.6
7.7
3.0
1.3
2.2
5.6
12.0
46.6
0.3
1.2
28.2
3.1
4.6
67.5
52.2
2.1
5.6
2.5
18,065
7,805
4,136
1,592
1,189
1,325
1,568
-323
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