most steals in a game by a center

Dirk Nowitzki and Jack Sikma are tied for the most steals by a center in a game, with 9 steals.

Interpreted as:
most steals in a regular-season game by a center
NAMESTLDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
9
3/7/2004
@
45
18
1
1
2
7
19
36.8
2
4
50.0
2
2
100.0
45.3
1
0
2
2
-3
2Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
9
1/27/1982
@
40
20
9
3
1
6
13
46.2
0
0
8
10
80.0
57.5
2
7
4
3
3Shawn Marion
S. Marion
8
2/6/2006
vs
45
14
12
3
1
5
16
31.3
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
38.5
4
8
2
3
+2
4Chris Webber
C. Webber
8
11/26/1997
@
36
24
6
1
3
11
23
47.8
2
4
50.0
0
2
0.0
50.3
2
4
3
5
+3
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
8
11/27/1990
vs
42
34
20
4
3
14
26
53.8
0
0
6
6
100.0
59.4
6
14
4
3
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
8
4/8/1989
@
47
43
13
1
5
15
29
51.7
0
0
13
19
68.4
57.5
4
9
7
4
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
8
11/19/1987
@
45
27
11
1
5
11
20
55.0
0
0
5
9
55.6
56.3
2
9
8
4
8Alvan Adams
A. Adams
8
12/6/1985
vs
34
17
3
1
2
6
7
85.7
0
0
5
6
83.3
88.2
1
2
2
2
9Alvan Adams
A. Adams
8
11/3/1984
@
34
18
12
6
1
9
16
56.3
0
0
0
0
56.3
4
8
4
4
10Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
8
1/24/1976
@
41
19
16
3
1
6
8
75.0
7
8
87.5
82.5
4
12
4
11Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
8
2/5/1975
vs
45
8
14
7
2
3
11
27.3
2
5
40.0
30.3
2
12
2
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7
1/12/2021
@
34
23
8
11
1
8
17
47.1
1
4
25.0
6
6
100.0
58.6
1
7
1
2
-11
13DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
7
1/14/2018
@
45
15
15
5
3
4
16
25.0
0
5
0.0
7
12
58.3
35.2
3
12
5
5
+14
14Willie Cauley-Stein
W. Cauley-Stein
7
1/6/2018
vs
25
17
4
2
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
1
3
33.3
63.8
1
3
0
4
+11
15Ian Mahinmi
I. Mahinmi
7
3/7/2017
@
26
15
9
1
1
5
8
62.5
0
0
5
8
62.5
65.1
2
7
1
2
+38
16Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
7
1/23/2009
@
40
17
6
2
2
6
17
35.3
0
0
5
5
100.0
44.3
2
4
3
2
+25
17Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
7
3/2/2000
@
42
25
10
1
1
7
18
38.9
0
0
11
12
91.7
53.7
4
6
3
4
+17
18David Robinson
D. Robinson
7
2/18/2000
vs
24
16
6
2
3
5
6
83.3
0
0
6
8
75.0
84.0
1
5
2
3
+25
19Michael Cage
M. Cage
7
1/18/1996
@
41
9
10
1
1
3
3
100.0
0
0
3
3
100.0
104.2
3
7
1
1
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
7
1/3/1989
vs
39
26
13
0
5
10
20
50.0
0
0
6
8
75.0
55.3
5
8
2
2
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
7
3/10/1987
vs
53
38
17
6
12
14
29
48.3
0
0
10
14
71.4
54.0
10
7
4
5
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
7
3/22/1986
@
35
33
23
2
4
12
18
66.7
0
0
9
15
60.0
67.1
9
14
7
4
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
7
1/14/1986
vs
40
23
16
2
5
8
19
42.1
0
0
7
10
70.0
49.1
5
11
4
6
24Dan Issel
D. Issel
7
3/12/1978
vs
39
16
8
4
1
6
14
42.9
4
6
66.7
48.1
4
4
3
3
25Alvan Adams
A. Adams
7
3/26/1977
vs
35
27
8
7
13
24
54.2
1
1
100.0
55.2
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for steals going back to the 1984-85 season.

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