most steals in decade 1990s

Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, John Stockton had the most steals in a decade, with 1,753 steals in the 1990s.

Interpreted as:
most steals by a player in decade 1990s
NAMESTLDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,753
1990s
766
35.0
14.9
2.9
11.9
2.3
0.2
5.3
10.3
51.6
0.8
2.1
39.9
3.5
4.2
82.2
61.4
0.7
2.2
3.2
26,798
11,451
2,225
9,146
174
2,420
2,021
+1460
2Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
1,742
1990s
712
36.0
14.4
4.3
6.9
2.4
0.4
5.6
13.6
41.3
1.5
4.6
33.7
1.6
2.2
74.1
49.4
1.2
3.1
2.5
25,616
10,261
3,065
4,907
254
1,759
1,411
+1220
3Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1,639
1990s
731
38.0
19.2
7.2
5.9
2.2
0.9
7.6
15.7
48.1
1.0
2.9
33.3
3.1
4.5
70.3
54.4
2.0
5.1
3.0
27,805
14,040
5,238
4,312
689
2,201
2,139
+1193
4Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,603
1990s
704
35.2
16.3
3.8
6.8
2.3
0.2
6.6
13.8
47.7
0.8
2.4
30.9
2.4
3.4
71.2
53.3
1.3
2.6
2.5
24,765
11,503
2,706
4,816
151
1,734
1,919
+1272
5Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1,395
1990s
784
34.6
16.1
3.9
3.1
1.8
0.3
5.4
11.6
46.4
1.4
3.5
39.3
3.9
4.5
87.2
59.1
0.9
3.0
2.0
27,154
12,611
3,074
2,415
241
1,551
1,668
+1130
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,344
1990s
585
38.4
30.8
6.3
5.1
2.3
0.7
11.7
23.4
50.1
0.8
2.4
35.9
6.6
7.9
83.0
57.4
1.5
4.8
2.5
22,445
18,014
3,707
2,966
417
1,439
1,408
+1416
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,229
1990s
689
38.1
23.9
11.6
3.0
1.8
3.5
9.6
18.7
51.3
0.0
0.1
24.0
4.7
6.3
74.7
55.7
2.9
8.7
3.3
26,260
16,484
8,000
2,079
2,381
2,240
2,445
+513
8Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
1,223
1990s
660
37.3
19.4
3.6
9.0
1.9
0.2
7.2
16.3
44.2
1.7
4.8
35.3
3.4
4.3
77.8
53.5
0.7
2.9
3.1
24,613
12,826
2,362
5,925
109
2,051
1,643
+1224
9Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
1,205
1990s
690
34.9
15.7
4.4
8.5
1.7
0.2
5.9
12.7
46.1
0.2
0.8
29.1
3.8
5.3
71.6
52.3
1.3
3.1
3.0
24,074
10,851
3,016
5,885
159
2,084
1,423
+160
10Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
1,164
1990s
760
33.6
16.4
3.6
4.9
1.5
0.2
6.1
12.3
49.7
0.9
2.3
40.7
3.2
3.6
88.4
58.8
0.9
2.7
1.9
25,540
12,447
2,752
3,713
187
1,438
1,746
+1573
11Kendall Gill
K. Gill
1,132
1990s
642
32.8
15.5
4.6
3.5
1.8
0.5
6.0
13.5
44.7
0.4
1.3
31.4
3.0
4.0
76.1
50.7
1.6
3.0
2.1
21,061
9,928
2,929
2,276
341
1,342
1,780
-274
12Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1,106
1990s
608
35.8
20.9
6.4
5.7
1.8
0.7
7.5
16.5
45.6
1.2
3.8
32.9
4.6
5.8
79.4
54.8
2.2
4.2
2.6
21,760
12,711
3,879
3,448
399
1,610
1,741
+434
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,105
1990s
785
38.2
27.2
10.7
3.7
1.4
0.9
9.9
18.7
53.1
0.1
0.3
28.2
7.3
9.7
75.1
59.3
2.5
8.2
3.0
30,005
21,370
8,427
2,888
678
2,347
2,384
+1707
14Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1,094
1990s
568
24.1
5.6
3.8
5.1
1.9
0.4
2.2
5.0
44.0
0.5
1.4
35.6
0.7
1.1
64.5
51.0
1.0
2.8
1.6
13,696
3,204
2,165
2,912
222
931
1,696
+280
15Ron Harper
R. Harper
1,076
1990s
661
30.7
13.3
4.2
3.7
1.6
0.7
5.0
11.6
43.5
0.6
2.1
29.9
2.6
3.5
72.7
50.5
1.2
3.0
2.0
20,273
8,767
2,782
2,424
455
1,324
1,462
+790
16David Robinson
D. Robinson
1,073
1990s
685
37.0
24.4
11.5
3.0
1.6
3.4
8.6
16.5
52.3
0.0
0.1
25.8
7.1
9.7
74.0
58.9
3.4
8.1
2.8
25,364
16,715
7,881
2,028
2,323
1,944
2,057
+708
17Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
1,064
1990s
648
31.3
8.7
2.9
8.3
1.6
0.0
3.6
7.7
46.8
0.1
0.5
28.3
1.3
1.6
83.0
51.6
0.6
2.3
1.8
20,281
5,632
1,879
5,398
25
1,145
1,181
-43
18Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,058
1990s
716
32.3
13.6
2.3
5.2
1.5
0.2
5.2
11.6
44.7
1.1
3.1
36.2
2.2
2.9
74.7
53.0
0.5
1.8
2.0
23,150
9,757
1,614
3,749
122
1,423
1,674
-353
19Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
1,029
1990s
640
34.9
19.0
4.6
3.6
1.6
0.6
7.1
13.8
51.5
1.0
2.6
40.1
3.7
4.3
86.0
60.4
1.1
3.5
2.5
22,313
12,155
2,933
2,323
400
1,587
1,301
+313
20Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,021
1990s
664
36.8
22.4
11.6
4.2
1.5
0.6
8.0
15.3
52.3
0.6
2.2
27.8
5.8
7.9
73.3
59.7
3.6
8.0
2.9
24,413
14,852
7,677
2,775
405
1,893
1,813
+538
21Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
1,004
1990s
692
32.4
15.4
5.3
2.8
1.5
0.5
5.9
13.0
45.4
1.3
3.6
36.3
2.3
3.4
67.3
53.1
1.3
4.0
1.8
22,440
10,650
3,667
1,937
338
1,242
1,354
+265
22Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
984
1990s
390
31.1
11.8
5.1
4.7
2.5
0.3
4.7
10.0
47.0
0.4
1.5
30.6
1.9
2.6
72.9
52.7
2.1
3.0
2.5
12,144
4,597
1,979
1,835
119
968
1,302
23Tyrone Corbin
T. Corbin
970
1990s
756
28.9
10.3
5.1
2.0
1.3
0.3
4.1
9.1
45.6
0.2
0.8
30.9
1.8
2.2
79.4
51.2
1.7
3.4
1.3
21,861
7,803
3,880
1,489
227
1,004
1,957
+851
24Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
965
1990s
772
31.4
10.0
4.0
8.3
1.3
0.1
3.8
8.4
45.5
0.5
1.4
32.1
1.9
2.4
77.6
52.7
1.1
2.9
2.5
24,206
7,694
3,070
6,437
82
1,967
1,280
+574
25Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
958
1990s
722
37.8
23.0
4.0
3.8
1.3
0.3
8.2
17.8
45.9
1.6
4.0
39.3
5.1
6.0
85.0
56.3
0.9
3.1
2.8
27,270
16,613
2,917
2,711
215
2,032
1,942
-342
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