most steals in nba history before 1999

Before 1998-99, John Stockton got the most steals, with 2,620 steals.

Interpreted as:
most steals by a player in NBA history before 1999
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
2,620
1,126
32.6
13.5
2.7
11.3
2.3
0.2
4.8
9.3
52.0
0.6
1.5
38.5
3.3
4.0
82.3
61.3
0.6
2.0
3.0
36,684
15,238
2,999
12,713
226
3,362
3,056
+1156
2Maurice 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
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,306
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
4Clyde 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
5Alvin 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
6Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,913
1,154
31.8
13.6
2.4
5.5
1.7
0.3
5.3
11.3
46.4
0.9
2.5
35.3
2.2
2.9
74.5
53.8
0.6
1.8
2.0
36,666
15,697
2,817
6,390
300
2,282
2,689
-278
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,895
1,025
37.5
23.8
11.9
2.7
1.8
3.4
9.5
18.4
51.5
0.0
0.1
19.8
4.9
6.8
71.7
55.7
3.6
8.3
3.2
38,466
24,422
12,199
2,771
3,459
3,276
3,847
+452
8Isiah 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
9Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1,771
833
35.8
18.0
6.8
5.3
2.1
0.9
7.1
14.8
48.3
0.8
2.4
32.8
3.0
4.3
69.3
54.0
2.0
4.8
2.8
29,857
14,987
5,658
4,444
765
2,372
2,496
+1131
10Magic 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
11Fat Lever
F. Lever
1,666
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
2.2
0.3
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
2.4
3.1
77.1
49.6
1.9
4.1
2.0
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
209
1,471
1,803
12Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
1,643
664
35.9
14.5
4.3
7.0
2.5
0.4
5.7
13.7
41.5
1.5
4.5
33.9
1.6
2.2
74.0
49.6
1.3
3.0
2.5
23,853
9,621
2,841
4,629
245
1,644
1,350
+1000
13Gus Williams
G. Williams
1,638
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
2.0
0.4
7.0
15.2
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
2.9
3.8
75.6
50.5
1.0
1.7
2.5
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
291
1,646
1,637
14Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,591
1,011
36.8
22.5
11.7
3.9
1.6
0.9
8.0
14.7
54.4
0.5
1.9
26.8
6.0
8.2
73.6
61.5
4.0
7.7
3.2
37,184
22,792
11,821
3,960
871
3,232
3,150
+403
15Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
1,563
864
27.3
10.9
3.0
5.7
1.8
0.4
3.8
8.6
44.4
0.4
1.3
32.8
2.8
3.6
78.4
53.4
0.7
2.3
1.9
23,568
9,377
2,625
4,889
351
1,651
2,660
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,556
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
755
2,816
2,279
17Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1,544
796
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
1.9
0.4
2.3
5.2
44.3
0.4
1.1
34.3
1.0
1.5
65.0
50.8
1.2
2.9
1.9
20,462
4,733
3,222
4,893
356
1,486
2,408
+280
18Ron Harper
R. Harper
1,532
847
31.8
14.9
4.3
4.0
1.8
0.7
5.7
12.7
45.0
0.5
1.8
28.7
3.0
4.1
72.2
51.5
1.3
2.9
2.4
26,911
12,654
3,626
3,418
630
1,992
2,010
+886
19Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,513
1,061
37.5
26.2
10.7
3.3
1.4
0.8
9.7
18.4
52.8
0.1
0.2
27.0
6.7
9.2
72.7
58.3
2.7
8.0
3.1
39,829
27,782
11,376
3,499
874
3,311
3,450
+1352
20Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,508
836
34.3
22.0
6.7
3.9
1.8
1.5
8.7
17.1
50.7
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.7
55.8
2.5
4.2
3.1
28,677
18,364
5,601
3,224
1,293
2,323
2,286
21Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,494
654
34.8
15.9
3.8
6.7
2.3
0.2
6.5
13.5
48.1
0.7
2.2
31.2
2.3
3.2
71.1
53.5
1.3
2.5
2.4
22,757
10,419
2,462
4,380
139
1,580
1,804
+1246
22Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
1,477
1,100
32.7
14.1
3.9
5.0
1.3
0.6
5.3
11.9
44.5
0.1
0.5
17.2
3.4
4.3
79.7
51.1
1.3
2.5
2.4
35,954
15,535
4,249
5,499
675
2,448
3,087
23Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
1,463
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
2.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.7
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.3
3.4
69.0
49.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
206
1,854
1,859
24Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
1,439
869
34.6
19.6
4.3
3.8
1.7
0.6
7.4
14.5
51.3
0.8
2.1
37.6
4.0
4.6
86.5
59.4
1.1
3.2
2.5
30,028
17,047
3,757
3,313
517
2,208
1,861
+184
25Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1,435
813
34.5
16.3
3.8
3.1
1.8
0.3
5.5
11.9
46.5
1.4
3.4
40.1
3.9
4.5
86.8
58.8
0.9
2.9
2.0
28,087
13,291
3,098
2,531
260
1,629
1,762
+1027
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