most steals in first 16 seasons

John Stockton had the most steals by a player in his first 16 seasons, with 2,844 steals.

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most steals by a player in first 16 seasons
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
2,844
1,258
32.2
13.3
2.7
11.0
2.3
0.2
4.8
9.2
51.8
0.6
1.5
38.2
3.2
3.9
82.5
61.0
0.6
2.0
2.9
40,526
16,781
3,360
13,790
254
3,651
3,355
+1973
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,514
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
3Gary Payton
G. Payton
2,402
1,267
36.0
16.9
4.1
6.9
1.9
0.2
6.8
14.5
46.7
0.9
2.7
31.9
2.5
3.5
73.0
52.9
1.1
3.0
2.3
45,614
21,455
5,137
8,765
282
2,964
3,100
+2135
4Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
2,343
1,187
37.1
13.6
6.6
9.2
2.0
0.3
4.8
12.0
40.3
1.4
4.0
34.9
2.5
3.2
78.2
50.6
1.4
5.2
3.1
44,036
16,142
7,853
10,923
386
3,657
2,245
+3446
5Chris Paul
C. Paul
2,332
1,090
34.6
18.3
4.5
9.4
2.1
0.1
6.5
13.7
47.2
1.4
3.7
37.1
4.1
4.7
87.3
58.3
0.6
3.9
2.4
37,757
19,978
4,923
10,275
152
2,621
2,666
+5455
6Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2,310
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
2.1
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
294
2,268
2,258
7Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2,286
1,155
35.2
16.3
6.4
5.3
2.0
0.8
6.4
13.5
47.3
0.8
2.6
32.7
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.7
1.8
4.7
2.8
40,657
18,804
7,426
6,085
938
3,228
3,291
+2203
8Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2,207
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
2.0
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
719
2,977
3,285
+434
9Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2,112
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
2.7
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.7
0.3
1.0
29.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
52.7
2.1
3.1
2.7
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
323
2,116
2,638
10Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2,075
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
2.3
0.3
5.3
12.9
40.9
1.4
4.3
33.6
1.4
1.9
73.6
48.8
1.1
3.0
2.3
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
300
2,067
1,687
+347
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2,018
1,119
36.9
23.1
11.6
2.6
1.8
3.3
9.2
17.9
51.3
0.0
0.1
20.7
4.7
6.6
71.6
55.6
3.4
8.2
3.1
41,299
25,822
12,951
2,920
3,652
3,488
4,095
+474
12Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,983
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
164
3,262
1,777
+799
13Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,957
1,199
31.5
13.3
2.4
5.5
1.6
0.3
5.2
11.2
46.3
0.9
2.5
35.4
2.1
2.9
74.5
53.7
0.6
1.8
1.9
37,786
16,006
2,884
6,577
304
2,334
2,755
-353
14LeBron James
L. James
1,937
1,198
38.6
27.2
7.4
7.2
1.6
0.8
9.9
19.6
50.4
1.4
4.2
34.3
6.0
8.1
73.6
58.6
1.2
6.2
3.5
46,236
32,543
8,880
8,662
921
4,163
2,207
+6398
15Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,861
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
1.9
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
249
3,682
2,971
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,849
1,162
33.6
21.7
7.1
8.1
1.6
0.3
7.8
17.8
43.8
1.1
3.6
30.4
5.0
6.5
77.6
52.6
1.6
5.5
3.9
39,080
25,211
8,307
9,468
369
4,587
2,969
+3063
17Shawn Marion
S. Marion
1,759
1,163
34.5
15.2
8.7
1.9
1.5
1.1
6.3
12.9
48.4
0.7
2.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
81.0
54.2
2.3
6.3
1.5
40,097
17,700
10,101
2,198
1,233
1,750
2,535
+1971
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,747
1,273
37.3
25.9
10.4
3.4
1.4
0.8
9.5
18.2
52.4
0.1
0.2
27.0
6.8
9.2
73.8
58.2
2.5
7.9
3.1
47,503
32,919
13,287
4,365
1,035
3,948
4,029
+2569
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,724
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
374
3,506
2,050
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,722
1,161
36.5
25.4
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.5
8.9
19.6
45.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
6.4
7.6
83.8
55.4
1.2
4.1
3.0
42,377
29,484
6,142
5,418
594
3,432
2,991
+4912
21Ron Harper
R. Harper
1,716
1,009
30.9
13.8
4.3
3.9
1.7
0.7
5.3
11.8
44.6
0.5
1.8
28.9
2.7
3.8
72.0
51.1
1.3
3.0
2.2
31,199
13,910
4,309
3,916
729
2,251
2,324
+1199
22James Harden
J. Harden
1,715
1,151
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.1
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
40,011
27,687
6,473
8,316
655
4,260
2,857
+4610
23Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1,711
966
32.4
13.5
4.6
2.7
1.8
0.5
4.8
11.6
41.5
1.2
3.5
34.0
2.7
3.7
71.6
50.9
1.2
3.4
1.8
31,280
13,001
4,428
2,620
520
1,784
2,568
+1876
24Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
1,677
1,129
33.2
12.0
5.1
4.3
1.5
0.5
4.3
9.3
46.5
0.9
2.7
33.3
2.5
3.5
70.9
55.5
0.9
4.1
1.9
37,452
13,552
5,709
4,872
573
2,136
2,045
+2957
25Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,669
1,177
36.1
21.3
5.9
3.8
1.4
0.6
7.0
15.6
44.7
1.6
4.4
37.0
5.7
7.0
80.7
56.9
0.9
5.1
2.9
42,458
25,031
6,999
4,483
699
3,366
3,314
+3099
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