most steals in first nba playoff run

Rick Barry had the most steals by a player in the playoffs in his first playoff, with 50 steals.

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most steals by a player in first NBA playoff run
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
50
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
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
49
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
3Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
47
19
35.9
17.3
2.7
4.5
2.5
0.3
7.1
16.9
41.7
3.2
4.6
68.2
45.6
0.7
2.1
682
328
52
85
5
74
4Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
45
26
32.0
10.2
4.1
6.6
1.7
0.3
4.1
10.1
40.7
0.2
0.8
25.0
1.8
2.6
69.1
45.4
1.5
2.6
1.8
831
266
107
172
8
47
74
+62
5Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
41
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
6Julius Erving
J. Erving
41
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
7Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
37
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
8Stephen Jackson
S. Jackson
33
24
33.8
12.8
4.1
2.7
1.4
0.4
4.5
10.9
41.4
1.6
4.7
33.6
2.2
2.8
80.3
52.9
0.8
3.3
2.8
811
307
98
65
9
68
53
+47
9Bob Gross
B. Gross
32
19
30.7
14.1
5.9
4.2
1.7
0.8
5.8
9.8
59.1
2.5
2.8
88.9
63.9
2.6
3.3
583
268
112
80
15
84
10Bogdan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
29
18
33.2
14.1
4.2
2.9
1.6
0.3
5.4
13.8
39.0
2.6
7.9
32.9
0.7
0.9
70.6
49.3
0.6
3.6
1.5
598
253
75
52
5
27
50
+33
11Chris Paul
C. Paul
28
12
40.5
24.1
4.9
11.3
2.3
0.2
9.3
18.4
50.2
0.4
1.8
23.8
5.2
6.6
78.5
56.5
1.3
3.6
1.8
486
289
59
135
2
22
43
+57
12Caron Butler
C. Butler
28
13
39.3
12.8
8.5
2.4
2.2
0.5
4.5
11.8
38.6
0.2
0.8
18.2
3.6
4.4
82.5
46.9
1.4
7.1
1.8
511
167
110
31
7
23
45
+12
13Haywoode Workman
H. Workman
28
16
31.9
8.0
3.2
7.0
1.8
0.1
2.8
8.2
34.4
0.4
1.3
28.6
2.0
2.4
84.2
43.3
0.7
2.5
2.4
511
128
51
112
1
38
40
14Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
28
9
44.0
25.2
3.7
11.2
3.1
0.8
10.0
20.6
48.6
1.9
5.3
35.4
3.3
4.2
78.9
56.3
0.6
3.1
2.8
396
227
33
101
7
25
22
15Johnny Davis
J. Davis
28
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
16Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
28
19
38.5
21.2
9.9
4.2
1.5
1.2
8.6
16.6
51.9
3.9
5.3
74.3
55.9
2.3
7.6
731
403
188
79
23
79
17Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
27
16
42.0
24.6
8.6
4.1
1.7
1.3
7.6
18.9
40.3
1.9
6.5
28.8
7.5
9.8
76.4
52.9
1.7
6.9
3.8
672
394
137
66
20
61
52
+63
18James Worthy
J. Worthy
27
21
33.7
17.7
5.0
2.7
1.3
0.5
7.8
13.0
59.9
0.0
0.1
50.0
2.0
3.3
60.9
60.9
1.7
3.3
1.9
708
371
105
56
11
39
57
19Slick Watts
S. Watts
27
9
31.3
11.1
3.7
7.1
3.0
0.4
4.8
10.3
46.2
1.6
2.9
53.8
47.9
1.1
2.6
282
100
33
64
4
30
20Deron Williams
D. Williams
26
17
38.6
19.2
4.3
8.6
1.5
0.2
7.2
15.9
45.2
1.1
3.4
33.3
3.8
4.8
79.0
53.5
0.5
3.8
4.0
657
327
73
146
4
68
49
+11
21Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
26
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
22Eric Williams
E. Williams
25
16
30.4
7.8
4.4
1.3
1.6
0.3
2.9
5.9
50.0
0.9
1.9
46.7
1.1
1.4
73.9
60.0
1.1
3.3
0.7
487
125
70
21
4
11
53
+27
23Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
25
17
29.9
12.5
3.5
2.1
1.5
0.4
5.7
13.6
42.0
1.1
1.4
75.0
43.9
1.1
2.4
508
212
60
35
6
54
24Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
24
20
37.5
16.8
5.8
2.9
1.2
1.3
6.5
15.2
42.4
0.1
0.5
22.2
3.8
5.5
69.1
47.7
1.5
4.3
2.6
749
336
116
57
25
52
86
+21
25Antoine Walker
A. Walker
24
16
43.9
22.1
8.6
3.3
1.5
0.4
8.2
19.9
41.1
2.6
6.8
38.5
3.1
4.0
78.1
51.0
1.4
7.2
3.4
703
354
138
52
6
55
56
+50
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