most steals in a playoffs by a rookie

Magic Johnson has the most steals by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 49 steals in 1979-80.

NAMESTLSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
49
1979-80
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
2Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
41
2002-03
24
27.5
9.4
3.8
2.9
1.7
0.4
3.0
7.7
38.6
1.2
3.0
38.4
2.3
3.1
75.7
52.2
1.2
2.6
1.5
660
226
92
70
9
36
62
+191
3Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
37
1978-79
9
36.7
18.8
3.9
7.0
4.1
0.4
7.3
13.4
54.5
4.1
6.2
66.1
58.0
1.4
2.4
3.2
330
169
35
63
4
29
29
4Johnny Davis
J. Davis
28
1976-77
16
27.3
10.5
2.1
3.3
1.8
0.2
4.1
8.3
48.9
2.4
3.3
71.7
53.7
0.6
1.4
436
168
33
52
3
32
5Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
26
1974-75
17
29.6
15.0
7.0
1.6
1.5
0.8
6.5
14.6
44.6
1.9
2.8
70.2
47.3
1.8
5.2
503
255
119
28
14
53
6Darrell Walker
D. Walker
24
1983-84
12
16.3
6.8
2.9
1.7
2.0
0.2
2.3
6.1
37.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.8
60.9
44.0
1.7
1.3
2.7
195
82
35
20
2
32
29
7John Lucas
J. Lucas
24
1976-77
12
35.8
14.7
2.8
6.9
2.0
0.3
6.3
11.6
54.0
2.2
2.8
76.5
57.2
0.3
2.4
430
176
33
83
4
33
8Alvan Adams
A. Adams
24
1975-76
19
35.2
17.9
10.1
5.2
1.3
1.1
7.2
15.9
45.2
3.5
4.3
81.7
50.3
2.8
7.2
668
341
191
98
20
60
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23
2017-18
19
35.9
18.5
4.4
2.7
1.2
0.5
6.5
13.7
47.1
1.2
3.7
32.4
4.3
5.1
84.5
57.8
0.5
3.8
2.2
683
351
83
52
10
41
50
+51
10Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
23
1984-85
13
31.4
14.9
11.1
2.0
1.8
1.2
5.8
10.7
54.0
0.3
0.5
66.7
3.1
4.8
63.5
58.2
4.0
7.1
2.7
408
194
144
26
15
35
49
11Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
21
1993-94
22
21.7
9.4
2.7
4.2
1.0
0.2
2.9
7.3
39.4
0.8
2.0
37.8
2.9
3.4
86.5
53.7
0.9
1.8
2.1
478
207
59
93
5
47
62
12Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
21
1992-93
23
21.7
10.9
2.8
1.0
0.9
0.6
4.7
8.9
52.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.6
2.1
75.5
55.6
1.6
1.3
1.2
499
251
65
24
13
27
52
13Oliver Miller
O. Miller
21
1992-93
24
21.4
7.2
5.2
2.1
0.9
2.5
3.0
5.0
58.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
2.3
56.4
59.6
1.4
3.8
1.8
513
173
124
51
59
42
76
14Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
20
2008-09
7
33.0
7.3
2.7
4.4
2.9
0.1
2.9
7.1
40.0
0.9
3.0
28.6
0.7
1.0
71.4
48.0
0.9
1.9
2.4
231
51
19
31
1
17
21
+1
15Courtney Lee
C. Lee
19
2008-09
21
26.2
8.0
1.9
1.3
0.9
0.1
3.2
7.3
43.5
0.6
2.1
27.3
1.1
1.2
88.5
51.1
0.3
1.6
1.0
550
169
39
27
3
20
42
+24
16Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
19
1989-90
21
18.6
6.5
4.1
1.1
0.9
1.1
2.6
7.2
35.8
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.4
2.5
55.8
39.4
1.5
2.6
1.2
391
137
87
23
24
25
71
17Wesley Matthews
W. Matthews
18
2009-10
10
37.1
13.2
4.4
1.7
1.8
0.5
3.9
10.1
38.6
1.5
4.2
35.7
3.9
4.8
81.3
54.0
1.0
3.4
1.5
371
132
44
17
5
15
34
-7
18Rodney Stuckey
R. Stuckey
18
2007-08
17
22.4
8.2
1.9
3.4
1.1
0.1
2.5
6.8
37.1
0.1
0.4
28.6
3.0
3.4
87.9
49.1
0.6
1.2
1.4
380
139
32
58
2
23
35
+7
19Robert Horry
R. Horry
18
1992-93
12
31.2
10.3
5.2
3.2
1.5
1.3
3.9
8.4
46.5
0.8
2.5
30.0
1.7
2.3
74.1
54.5
1.2
4.0
2.3
374
123
62
38
16
28
30
20Byron Scott
B. Scott
18
1983-84
20
20.2
8.6
1.9
1.7
0.9
0.1
3.7
8.1
46.0
0.1
0.5
20.0
1.1
1.8
60.0
48.5
0.6
1.3
1.3
404
171
37
34
2
26
39
21Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
18
1977-78
22
31.9
13.7
8.1
1.2
0.8
0.5
5.2
11.2
46.6
3.2
4.1
78.0
52.4
2.3
5.8
1.6
701
301
178
27
11
35
101
22Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
18
1975-76
19
29.6
13.0
3.3
4.2
0.9
0.3
5.1
10.8
46.8
2.9
3.5
83.3
52.8
1.1
2.3
563
247
63
79
6
77
23Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
17
2017-18
10
36.9
16.3
9.4
7.7
1.7
0.8
6.1
12.5
48.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.7
54.1
1.6
7.8
4.4
369
163
94
77
8
44
34
-23
24Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
17
2011-12
14
27.1
8.6
5.9
0.6
1.2
0.4
3.2
6.4
50.0
1.3
2.9
45.0
0.9
1.1
81.3
62.3
1.3
4.6
0.9
379
121
83
8
6
13
23
+33
25Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
17
2003-04
13
39.2
18.0
4.0
5.6
1.3
0.3
6.6
14.5
45.5
0.2
0.6
37.5
4.5
5.8
78.7
52.7
1.2
2.8
4.2
510
234
52
73
4
54
45
+6
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