most steals in the last 9 years in the nba

Between December 8, 2016 and December 8, 2025, Jimmy Butler III has gotten the most steals, with 960 steals.

Interpreted as:
most steals by a player in the last 9 years in the NBA
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
960
546
34.1
20.8
5.8
5.4
1.8
0.4
6.7
13.9
48.5
0.8
2.4
33.2
6.6
7.7
85.3
60.3
1.9
4.0
1.8
18,603
11,370
3,177
2,954
226
981
730
+1925
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
939
652
32.4
20.3
8.2
8.3
1.4
0.4
7.5
17.0
44.3
1.3
4.3
30.9
3.9
5.5
71.7
52.3
1.5
6.6
4.0
21,093
13,257
5,321
5,398
236
2,604
1,735
+534
3James Harden
J. Harden
925
618
36.0
26.6
6.5
9.1
1.5
0.7
7.8
17.9
43.6
3.4
9.3
36.0
7.6
8.7
86.8
61.0
0.8
5.7
4.2
22,273
16,413
3,997
5,634
420
2,623
1,500
+2599
4Paul George
P. George
902
528
34.4
23.1
6.2
4.1
1.7
0.4
7.9
17.7
44.8
3.1
7.9
39.3
4.2
4.8
86.0
58.3
0.8
5.5
2.8
18,185
12,184
3,289
2,175
231
1,468
1,406
+2212
5Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
888
669
33.3
23.8
11.6
8.1
1.3
0.7
9.1
16.1
56.5
1.2
3.4
36.4
4.3
5.2
82.6
64.5
2.7
8.8
3.2
22,264
15,902
7,731
5,394
492
2,128
1,791
+4171
6Chris Paul
C. Paul
878
574
30.3
14.2
4.4
8.1
1.5
0.2
5.1
11.0
46.3
1.7
4.4
37.2
2.4
2.7
88.5
58.4
0.4
3.9
2.1
17,384
8,145
2,505
4,659
135
1,178
1,244
+2366
7Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
850
603
33.6
17.1
4.7
6.3
1.4
0.6
6.7
13.9
47.7
1.9
5.0
37.0
1.9
2.5
78.2
56.9
1.1
3.6
2.5
20,236
10,321
2,839
3,826
380
1,520
1,182
+2672
8Marcus Smart
M. Smart
806
502
30.0
11.1
3.3
4.9
1.6
0.4
3.8
9.5
39.6
1.7
5.1
32.9
2.0
2.5
79.8
52.8
0.7
2.6
2.0
15,054
5,596
1,661
2,469
188
1,021
1,246
+1638
9De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
776
546
33.2
21.5
3.9
6.2
1.4
0.4
7.9
16.9
47.0
1.6
4.7
33.2
4.1
5.5
74.9
55.8
0.6
3.3
2.8
18,151
11,763
2,138
3,360
225
1,502
1,419
-489
10Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
772
562
33.9
25.0
4.3
4.7
1.4
0.3
8.8
19.6
45.1
3.0
8.3
36.7
4.2
5.0
84.0
57.2
0.8
3.5
2.7
19,033
14,022
2,435
2,656
180
1,525
1,355
+2741
11Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
K. Caldwell-Pope
767
674
29.4
11.0
2.9
2.0
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.8
43.5
1.8
4.7
37.8
1.5
1.8
84.6
57.0
0.5
2.4
1.0
19,804
7,389
1,982
1,352
220
700
1,193
+623
12Draymond Green
D. Green
765
559
30.4
8.6
7.1
6.8
1.4
1.0
3.2
7.1
45.3
0.8
2.7
31.0
1.3
1.8
72.3
54.5
1.0
6.1
2.7
16,994
4,810
3,947
3,808
564
1,513
1,663
+2451
13Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
760
599
25.0
11.9
11.8
1.5
1.3
1.1
4.9
9.1
53.5
0.0
0.3
16.0
2.1
3.7
55.9
55.2
3.9
7.9
1.9
14,985
7,110
7,053
906
649
1,156
1,643
-586
14Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
756
545
31.5
15.0
3.5
5.7
1.4
0.5
5.1
12.6
40.1
2.5
6.8
37.1
2.4
2.7
86.2
54.4
0.4
3.0
1.7
17,180
8,197
1,883
3,119
252
909
1,204
+1897
15T.J. McConnell
T.J. McConnell
743
617
21.3
8.0
2.9
5.1
1.2
0.2
3.6
6.9
52.3
0.2
0.7
34.9
0.6
0.8
79.3
55.7
0.5
2.4
1.6
13,155
4,956
1,790
3,142
123
968
850
-264
16Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
741
492
29.9
15.8
5.9
5.5
1.5
0.3
6.3
13.9
45.4
1.2
3.6
34.0
2.0
2.5
79.2
52.7
0.9
5.0
2.1
14,699
7,789
2,919
2,710
139
1,053
894
-287
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
707
618
33.6
28.6
11.4
5.8
1.1
1.3
10.5
18.5
56.7
0.8
2.6
28.8
6.9
10.0
68.6
62.4
2.2
9.2
3.4
20,778
17,685
7,030
3,568
775
2,072
1,817
+3371
18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
699
485
33.1
24.8
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.6
17.2
50.4
1.4
3.8
36.1
6.2
7.2
86.3
61.2
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,057
12,048
2,320
2,510
386
1,111
1,090
+1590
19Robert Covington
R. Covington
697
451
28.6
10.3
5.7
1.5
1.5
1.1
3.6
8.5
42.0
2.0
5.4
36.4
1.2
1.5
81.7
56.5
0.9
4.8
1.2
12,910
4,659
2,549
662
494
558
1,265
+950
20Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
696
579
33.3
14.8
4.0
2.8
1.2
0.6
5.5
11.4
48.6
1.8
4.8
37.3
2.0
2.3
84.2
59.7
0.9
3.1
1.2
19,304
8,583
2,313
1,615
343
714
1,084
+968
21DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
680
669
35.3
23.5
4.7
5.2
1.0
0.4
8.5
17.4
48.7
0.6
2.0
31.3
5.9
6.9
85.5
57.5
0.7
4.0
2.1
23,615
15,698
3,135
3,491
246
1,382
1,456
+289
22LeBron James
L. James
672
563
35.7
26.7
8.1
8.3
1.2
0.7
10.1
19.3
52.2
2.1
5.9
36.1
4.3
6.0
72.0
60.6
1.0
7.0
3.7
20,103
15,009
4,552
4,649
370
2,092
915
+1528
23Kelly Oubre Jr.
K. Oubre Jr.
668
585
29.4
14.6
5.0
1.3
1.1
0.6
5.3
12.1
44.0
1.7
5.1
32.5
2.4
3.1
75.5
54.4
1.2
3.8
1.2
17,194
8,566
2,904
740
328
700
1,625
-1158
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
667
516
34.5
25.4
11.2
3.0
1.3
2.2
9.4
17.9
52.6
0.6
2.1
29.9
5.9
7.4
79.7
59.9
2.7
8.5
2.2
17,786
13,112
5,762
1,562
1,146
1,128
1,170
+1130
25Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
664
401
33.2
24.8
6.4
3.9
1.7
0.6
8.9
17.8
50.0
2.0
5.1
39.3
5.0
5.7
87.2
61.1
1.1
5.3
2.0
13,302
9,930
2,570
1,572
240
810
638
+2544
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