most steals in playoffs by a center

Hakeem Olajuwon has gotten the most career steals by a center in the playoffs, with 245 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
245
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
10.4
19.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.1
7.1
71.9
56.9
3.2
7.9
2.9
5,749
3,755
1,621
458
472
424
562
-29
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
189
196
36.0
23.4
9.1
3.2
1.0
2.4
9.5
17.5
54.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.8
75.4
58.4
2.6
6.5
2.6
7,053
4,585
1,778
618
476
447
666
3Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
187
103
39.3
8.6
12.9
1.5
1.8
2.3
3.3
6.9
47.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
4.7
42.6
47.9
4.0
8.9
1.2
4,044
882
1,332
154
232
126
257
+386
4Al Horford
A. Horford
158
193
33.8
12.0
7.9
3.2
0.8
1.2
4.8
9.7
49.3
1.0
2.6
39.4
1.4
1.8
77.9
57.1
1.8
6.1
1.3
6,514
2,325
1,532
616
238
257
469
+93
5David Robinson
D. Robinson
151
123
34.3
18.1
10.6
2.3
1.2
2.5
6.2
13.0
47.9
0.0
0.1
10.0
5.6
7.9
70.8
54.7
3.0
7.6
2.3
4,221
2,221
1,301
280
312
280
423
+362
6Robert Parish
R. Parish
145
184
33.6
15.3
9.6
1.3
0.8
1.7
6.2
12.2
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.2
72.2
54.7
3.1
6.5
2.1
6,177
2,820
1,765
234
309
365
617
-3
7Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
122
139
37.5
20.2
10.3
2.0
0.9
2.2
7.9
16.9
46.9
0.1
0.2
34.8
4.3
6.0
71.8
51.7
2.4
7.9
2.5
5,207
2,813
1,435
275
303
345
522
+8
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
117
216
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
9.4
16.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
5.4
10.7
50.4
56.5
4.0
7.6
3.0
8,098
5,250
2,508
582
459
649
769
+638
9Vlade Divac
V. Divac
117
121
30.8
12.1
7.5
2.4
1.0
1.4
4.5
9.3
48.0
0.1
0.4
24.1
3.1
4.2
73.1
54.3
2.5
5.0
2.1
3,728
1,468
913
286
165
260
439
+43
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
116
94
38.3
27.4
12.3
7.6
1.2
0.9
10.4
19.8
52.5
1.8
4.5
38.8
4.9
5.9
82.6
61.2
3.0
9.3
3.3
3,600
2,580
1,159
712
82
311
314
+138
11Dwight Howard
D. Howard
94
125
31.6
15.3
11.8
1.2
0.8
2.0
5.4
9.2
58.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.4
8.0
54.8
59.9
3.5
8.3
2.6
3,945
1,909
1,473
149
248
323
467
-77
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
88
133
34.4
17.5
10.2
2.6
0.7
1.9
7.0
14.2
49.8
0.0
0.1
16.7
3.4
5.2
66.6
53.4
2.8
7.4
1.9
4,569
2,334
1,360
340
250
255
334
+513
13Alvan Adams
A. Adams
88
78
29.3
13.8
7.5
4.1
1.1
0.9
5.6
11.9
47.3
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.3
76.6
51.6
2.2
5.4
2.6
2,288
1,076
588
320
71
154
251
14Moses Malone
M. Malone
84
94
40.4
22.1
13.8
1.4
0.9
1.6
8.0
16.7
47.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.1
8.0
76.2
54.7
5.4
8.4
2.6
3,796
2,077
1,295
136
151
215
244
15Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
83
99
34.3
13.4
7.5
3.2
0.8
1.4
4.7
10.6
44.4
0.5
1.5
36.6
3.5
4.3
80.8
53.7
1.5
6.1
1.4
3,394
1,331
747
321
140
141
336
+40
16Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
78
65
42.0
18.9
14.1
3.9
1.2
0.9
8.2
18.4
44.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
3.2
79.5
47.7
3.7
10.4
0.9
2,729
1,229
917
252
56
8
294
17Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
77
75
35.6
14.2
9.4
2.7
1.0
0.9
5.4
12.3
43.8
0.2
0.7
26.2
3.2
3.8
84.6
50.6
2.0
7.4
2.1
2,667
1,065
705
204
65
159
308
18Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
68
89
29.7
18.7
7.8
1.4
0.8
1.6
7.6
15.6
48.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
3.4
4.8
71.8
52.8
1.9
5.9
2.1
2,641
1,664
697
125
146
143
305
19Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
67
79
40.6
9.5
13.3
4.0
0.8
0.7
3.9
7.5
51.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
1.8
2.9
61.0
54.2
3.9
9.4
1.8
3,209
751
1,048
313
55
69
238
20Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
62
74
34.8
16.4
9.2
3.4
0.8
0.6
6.5
12.4
52.1
0.1
0.5
24.3
3.4
4.5
75.6
57.1
2.5
6.7
2.3
2,573
1,216
678
253
47
169
216
+44
21Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
62
67
35.2
18.6
9.6
3.5
0.9
1.5
7.6
14.3
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.4
76.8
57.3
2.7
7.0
2.3
2,361
1,244
645
235
99
105
233
22Joakim Noah
J. Noah
58
62
33.9
9.3
10.6
2.7
0.9
1.7
3.7
7.9
46.5
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
67.6
50.8
3.8
6.8
1.7
2,103
579
659
167
106
106
218
-145
23Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
57
84
32.4
12.3
10.6
1.1
0.7
1.5
4.5
7.1
64.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
5.2
60.8
65.3
3.3
7.2
1.4
2,724
1,031
889
94
127
117
288
+43
24Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
57
89
30.5
14.1
5.8
0.9
0.6
1.7
5.4
10.6
51.3
1.1
3.2
33.1
2.2
2.6
82.8
60.0
2.1
3.7
1.2
2,718
1,252
515
76
149
104
223
+76
25Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
56
78
33.6
12.4
9.8
1.9
0.7
0.7
5.0
10.6
47.4
0.3
1.0
31.2
2.1
2.6
80.4
52.9
2.2
7.6
1.4
2,622
968
764
148
53
110
277
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