most steals made by a small forward in a finals series

LeBron James has gotten the most steals by a small forward in an NBA Finals, with 18 steals.

Interpreted as:
most steals field goal made by a small forward in a finals series
NAME STL FGM SEASON SERIES TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST BLK TOV PF +/-
1 LeBron James
L. James
18
82
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
7
41.7
29.7
11.3
8.9
2.6
2.3
23.7
49.4
1.9
5.0
37.1
4.4
6.1
72.1
56.2
2.4
8.9
4.4
292
208
79
62
16
31
16
+26
2 Larry Bird
L. Bird
16
53
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
44.8
24.0
9.7
9.5
2.7
0.3
18.3
48.2
1.2
3.2
36.8
5.2
5.5
93.9
57.8
1.7
8.0
2.7
269
144
58
57
2
16
17
3 Julius Erving
J. Erving
16
70
1976-77
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
41.3
30.3
6.8
5.0
2.7
1.2
21.5
54.3
7.0
8.2
85.7
60.4
1.7
5.2
248
182
41
30
7
17
4 Larry Bird
L. Bird
15
62
1983-84
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
43.6
27.4
14.0
3.6
2.1
1.1
18.3
48.4
0.6
0.9
66.7
9.1
10.9
84.2
59.5
3.7
10.3
3.6
305
192
98
25
8
25
24
5 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
14
41
2012-13
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
7
36.5
14.6
11.1
0.9
2.0
0.4
11.4
51.3
1.1
3.3
34.8
1.7
2.4
70.6
58.3
3.0
8.1
1.0
255
102
78
6
3
7
16
+12
6 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
14
34
1995-96
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
41.3
15.7
8.2
5.3
2.3
1.3
16.5
34.3
1.5
6.5
23.1
2.8
4.0
70.8
42.9
3.3
4.8
1.8
248
94
49
32
8
11
22
7 Larry Bird
L. Bird
14
39
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
42.8
15.3
15.3
7.0
2.3
0.5
15.5
41.9
0.2
0.5
33.3
2.2
2.7
81.3
46.0
2.7
12.7
3.2
257
92
92
42
3
19
16
8 Rick Barry
R. Barry
14
44
1974-75
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
43.0
29.5
4.0
5.0
3.5
0.8
24.8
44.4
7.5
8.0
93.8
52.2
1.0
3.0
172
118
16
20
3
12
9 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
13
53
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
43.0
26.2
8.3
9.8
2.2
0.8
16.0
55.2
0.7
2.2
30.8
7.8
8.8
88.7
65.8
2.5
5.8
3.0
258
157
50
59
5
18
8
-21
10 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
13
72
1973-74
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
47.1
26.4
7.7
4.7
1.9
0.0
24.0
42.9
5.9
6.7
87.2
49.0
1.6
6.1
330
185
54
33
0
22
11 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
12
49
2018-19
NBA Finals
TOR TOR
6
40.5
28.5
9.8
4.2
2.0
1.2
18.8
43.4
2.5
7.0
35.7
9.7
10.7
90.6
60.6
2.7
7.2
3.0
243
171
59
25
7
18
15
+15
12 Robert Horry
R. Horry
12
23
1994-95
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
4
46.8
17.8
10.0
3.8
3.0
2.3
13.3
43.4
2.8
7.3
37.9
3.5
5.3
66.7
57.0
2.3
7.8
1.3
187
71
40
15
9
5
9
13 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
12
54
1992-93
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
44.3
21.2
9.2
7.7
2.0
1.0
20.5
43.9
0.0
1.0
0.0
3.2
5.8
54.3
45.9
2.7
6.5
4.3
266
127
55
46
6
26
19
14 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
12
39
1990-91
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
5
43.6
20.8
9.4
6.6
2.4
1.0
17.2
45.3
0.2
1.0
20.0
5.0
5.8
86.2
52.7
3.0
6.4
4.0
218
104
47
33
5
20
22
15 Robert Reid
R. Reid
12
36
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
6
40.7
14.7
7.5
3.2
2.0
0.8
16.0
37.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.7
3.8
69.6
41.5
3.8
3.7
2.0
244
88
45
19
5
12
24
16 Julius Erving
J. Erving
12
59
1979-80
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
40.7
25.5
7.0
5.0
2.0
2.3
18.8
52.2
0.2
0.7
25.0
5.7
8.0
70.8
57.0
1.8
5.2
2.8
244
153
42
30
14
17
16
17 Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
11
39
1991-92
NBA Finals
POR POR
6
38.0
14.8
8.7
3.3
1.8
0.2
13.5
48.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.8
2.5
73.3
50.8
4.3
4.3
4.0
228
89
52
20
1
24
25
18 Larry Bird
L. Bird
11
53
1984-85
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
40.2
23.8
8.8
5.0
1.8
0.7
19.7
44.9
0.5
1.5
33.3
5.7
6.7
85.0
52.7
2.7
6.2
2.2
241
143
53
30
4
13
14
19 Julius Erving
J. Erving
11
57
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
38.3
25.0
8.2
3.3
1.8
1.3
17.5
54.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
6.0
8.3
72.0
59.1
3.2
5.0
3.2
230
150
49
20
8
19
12
20 Bob Gross
B. Gross
11
46
1976-77
NBA Finals
POR POR
6
27.7
17.3
5.7
3.5
1.8
0.3
11.5
66.7
2.0
2.3
85.7
69.2
3.3
2.3
166
104
34
21
2
26
21 Steve Mix
S. Mix
11
16
1976-77
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
18.7
6.5
2.8
2.2
1.8
0.2
5.5
48.5
1.2
1.5
77.8
52.8
1.0
1.8
112
39
17
13
1
13
22 Jae Crowder
J. Crowder
10
21
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
37.2
11.7
8.5
1.7
1.7
1.0
8.5
41.2
2.7
6.5
41.0
2.0
2.3
85.7
61.2
0.7
7.8
1.2
223
70
51
10
6
7
20
+10
23 Danny Green
D. Green
10
17
2013-14
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
5
21.1
9.2
2.0
1.2
2.0
0.4
6.4
53.1
1.8
4.0
45.0
0.6
0.8
75.0
68.1
0.4
1.6
1.2
106
46
10
6
2
6
14
+5
24 LeBron James
L. James
10
43
2010-11
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
43.6
17.8
7.2
6.8
1.7
0.5
15.0
47.8
1.5
4.7
32.1
2.0
3.3
60.0
54.1
1.0
6.2
4.0
262
107
43
41
3
24
20
-36
25 Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
10
26
2009-10
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
35.9
10.6
4.6
1.3
1.4
0.6
10.3
36.1
1.6
4.6
34.4
1.6
2.9
55.0
45.8
1.7
2.9
1.6
251
74
32
9
4
11
24
+40
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TEAM W L PCT GB
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
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3
Knicks Knicks
51
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.610
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Bucks Bucks
48
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
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3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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61
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.744
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Knicks Knicks
51
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.622
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