most steals in a single postseason by a forward

Larry Bird has the most steals by a forward in a single NBA playoff run, with 54 steals in 1983-84.

	NAME	STL	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	54	1983-84	BOS	23	41.8	27.5	11.0	5.9	2.3	1.2	10.0	19.0	52.4	0.3	0.7	41.2	7.3	8.3	87.9	60.7	2.7	8.3	3.8	961	632	252	136	27	87	71
2	Robert Reid R. Reid	50	1980-81	HOU	21	41.3	16.1	6.8	4.7	2.4	1.1	6.6	14.4	45.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.9	4.4	66.3	49.3	2.7	4.1	2.1	868	339	142	98	24	44	80
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	50	1974-75	GSW	17	42.7	28.2	5.5	6.1	2.9	0.9	11.1	25.1	44.4				5.9	6.5	91.8	50.5	1.3	4.2		726	479	94	103	15		51
4	LeBron James L. James	49	2015-16	CLE	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
5	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	47	1995-96	CHI	18	41.2	16.9	8.5	5.9	2.6	0.9	6.2	15.9	39.0	1.7	5.8	28.6	2.8	4.4	63.8	47.3	3.4	5.1	2.3	742	305	153	107	16	41	51
6	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	45	1997-98	CHI	21	39.8	16.8	7.1	5.2	2.1	1.0	5.8	14.0	41.5	0.9	3.8	22.8	4.3	6.4	67.9	50.0	2.3	4.8	2.4	836	353	150	110	20	51	66	+117
7	LeBron James L. James	43	2011-12	MIA	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
8	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	42	1990-91	CHI	17	41.4	21.6	8.9	5.8	2.5	1.1	8.4	16.6	50.4	0.2	1.0	23.5	4.7	5.9	79.2	56.4	2.2	6.7	3.2	704	368	151	99	19	55	58
9	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	41	2019-20	MIA	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
10	Draymond Green D. Green	41	2017-18	GSW	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
11	Paul George P. George	41	2013-14	IND	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
12	LeBron James L. James	41	2012-13	MIA	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
13	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	41	1992-93	CHI	19	41.5	20.1	6.9	5.6	2.2	0.7	8.0	17.2	46.5	0.2	0.9	17.6	3.9	6.1	63.8	50.4	1.9	5.0	3.7	789	381	132	107	13	71	62
14	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	41	1991-92	POR	21	36.0	16.2	7.7	3.6	2.0	0.9	6.2	12.2	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.8	5.4	69.3	55.5	2.8	4.9	2.5	756	341	162	75	19	53	85
15	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	41	1991-92	CHI	22	40.9	19.5	8.8	6.7	1.9	1.1	6.9	14.8	46.8	0.3	1.1	25.0	5.4	7.0	76.1	54.4	2.7	6.1	3.2	899	428	193	147	25	70	72
16	Julius Erving J. Erving	41	1976-77	PHI	19	39.9	27.3	6.4	4.5	2.2	1.2	10.7	20.5	52.3				5.8	7.1	82.1	57.7	2.2	4.3		758	518	122	85	23		45
17	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	2022-23	MIA	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
18	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	40	2018-19	TOR	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
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	39	2013-14	SAS	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
20	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	39	1992-93	PHX	24	42.8	26.6	13.6	4.3	1.6	1.0	9.6	20.1	47.7	0.4	1.9	22.2	7.0	9.1	77.1	55.2	3.9	9.7	2.1	1,026	638	326	102	25	50	73
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	39	1980-81	BOS	17	44.1	21.9	14.0	6.1	2.3	1.0	8.6	18.4	47.0	0.2	0.5	37.5	4.5	5.0	89.4	53.2	2.9	11.1	3.6	750	373	238	103	17	62	53
22	Gar Heard G. Heard	39	1975-76	PHX	19	37.9	13.9	10.4	1.7	2.1	1.9	5.5	12.5	44.1				2.9	4.3	67.9	48.4	2.8	7.6		721	265	197	33	37		56
23	Draymond Green D. Green	38	2014-15	GSW	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
24	Rick Barry R. Barry	38	1975-76	GSW	13	40.9	24.0	6.5	6.5	2.9	1.1	9.7	22.2	43.6				4.6	5.2	88.2	48.9	1.5	4.9		532	312	84	84	14		40
25	Draymond Green D. Green	37	2015-16	GSW	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

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1	Pistons	45	14	.763
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Wed 3/4	CHA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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Tue 3/10	BOS	@	SAS	8:00 PM
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1	Pistons	45	14	.763
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3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
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