most steals in a playoffs after 2009

Since 2009-10, LeBron James has gotten the most steals in a single NBA playoff run, with 49 steals in 2015-16.

Interpreted as:
most steals by a player in a playoffs after 2009
NAMESTLSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
49
2015-16
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
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
46
2015-16
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
3Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
46
2009-10
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
4Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
45
2024-25
23
24.4
9.2
2.7
2.2
2.0
0.6
3.1
7.0
45.0
1.6
3.9
41.1
1.3
1.7
79.5
59.8
0.7
2.0
0.8
562
212
62
51
13
19
63
+106
5Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
45
2011-12
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
6LeBron James
L. James
43
2011-12
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
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
41
2023-24
22
40.9
28.9
9.5
8.1
1.9
0.4
10.2
22.9
44.6
3.1
9.6
32.2
5.3
7.0
76.5
55.6
0.7
8.7
4.1
900
635
208
178
8
90
56
+97
8Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
41
2019-20
21
38.4
22.2
6.5
6.0
2.0
0.7
6.9
14.0
48.8
0.7
2.0
34.9
7.8
9.1
85.9
61.6
2.2
4.3
2.8
806
467
136
127
14
59
37
+52
9Draymond Green
D. Green
41
2017-18
21
39.0
10.8
10.6
8.1
2.0
1.5
4.0
9.1
43.2
1.0
3.8
26.6
1.9
2.3
79.6
52.9
2.0
8.6
3.0
818
226
222
171
31
63
75
+183
10Paul George
P. George
41
2013-14
19
41.1
22.6
7.6
3.8
2.2
0.4
7.3
16.6
43.8
2.7
6.8
40.3
5.3
6.7
78.9
57.8
0.7
6.9
2.6
781
429
145
73
7
49
56
+24
11Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
41
2013-14
19
38.7
26.7
7.3
8.1
2.2
0.3
8.8
20.9
42.0
1.5
5.3
28.0
7.6
8.6
88.4
53.9
2.4
4.9
4.4
735
507
138
153
6
83
62
+41
12LeBron James
L. James
41
2012-13
23
41.7
25.9
8.4
6.6
1.8
0.8
9.2
18.8
49.1
1.6
4.2
37.5
5.9
7.6
77.7
58.5
1.6
6.8
3.0
960
596
193
152
18
70
43
+132
13Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
40
2022-23
22
39.7
26.9
6.5
5.9
1.8
0.6
9.4
20.1
46.8
1.3
3.5
35.9
6.8
8.5
80.6
56.5
2.1
4.3
1.9
874
592
142
129
14
41
37
-11
14Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
40
2018-19
24
39.1
30.5
9.1
3.9
1.7
0.7
10.1
20.7
49.0
2.3
6.0
37.9
8.0
9.0
88.4
61.9
2.3
6.8
3.1
939
732
218
94
17
74
56
+156
15Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
40
2010-11
21
35.4
9.3
4.5
7.3
1.9
0.5
3.0
7.7
39.8
2.0
5.5
37.4
1.1
1.4
80.0
56.0
0.5
4.0
2.7
744
195
95
153
10
56
36
+135
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
39
2014-15
21
39.3
28.3
5.0
6.4
1.9
0.1
9.5
20.9
45.6
4.7
11.0
42.2
4.6
5.5
83.5
60.7
1.0
4.0
3.9
826
594
105
134
3
82
47
+163
17Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
39
2013-14
23
32.0
14.3
6.7
1.7
1.7
0.6
5.3
10.4
51.0
1.3
3.2
41.9
2.3
3.1
73.6
60.6
1.3
5.4
1.3
736
328
155
38
14
29
66
+173
18Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
39
2011-12
23
39.4
22.8
5.2
4.3
1.7
1.3
8.6
18.5
46.2
0.4
1.5
29.4
5.3
7.2
72.9
52.6
1.4
3.8
3.0
907
525
120
100
30
68
65
+183
19Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
38
2024-25
23
37.0
29.9
5.3
6.5
1.7
0.9
10.1
21.9
46.2
1.4
4.9
28.3
8.3
9.4
87.6
57.4
1.0
4.3
2.6
851
688
123
150
20
60
65
+166
20Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
38
2020-21
23
39.7
17.3
5.7
8.7
1.7
0.4
6.9
16.9
40.6
1.9
6.2
30.3
1.7
2.4
71.4
48.2
1.4
4.3
2.4
912
399
132
199
10
56
48
+160
21James Harden
J. Harden
38
2017-18
17
36.5
28.6
5.2
6.8
2.2
0.6
9.3
22.6
41.0
3.1
10.2
29.9
6.9
7.8
88.7
54.8
0.8
4.4
3.8
621
486
89
116
11
65
46
+74
22Draymond Green
D. Green
38
2014-15
21
37.3
13.7
10.1
5.2
1.8
1.2
4.8
11.4
41.7
1.1
4.3
26.4
3.0
4.1
73.6
51.7
2.2
7.9
2.8
784
288
212
109
25
58
89
+192
23Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
38
2012-13
22
35.5
15.9
4.6
4.8
1.7
1.0
6.5
14.3
45.7
0.0
0.2
25.0
2.7
3.6
75.0
49.8
1.7
2.9
2.6
782
349
102
105
23
58
45
+37
24Draymond Green
D. Green
37
2015-16
23
38.2
15.4
9.9
6.0
1.6
1.8
5.2
12.0
43.1
1.7
4.5
36.5
3.4
4.7
73.8
54.9
1.7
8.3
2.4
879
355
228
138
41
56
81
+140
25Chris Paul
C. Paul
37
2013-14
13
36.3
19.8
4.2
10.3
2.8
0.0
7.1
15.2
46.7
2.5
5.4
45.7
3.2
4.1
77.4
58.3
0.9
3.3
3.0
472
257
55
134
0
39
50
+76
StatMuse has season-level data for steals going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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