most steals nba small forwards 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Metta Sandiford-Artest had the most steals by a small forward, with 1,244 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1,244
604
34.8
16.1
5.1
3.2
2.1
0.6
5.7
13.6
42.2
1.2
3.5
34.2
3.5
4.8
72.3
51.3
1.2
3.9
2.3
21,037
9,722
3,092
1,915
375
1,372
1,776
+923
2Shawn Marion
S. Marion
915
520
37.1
17.2
9.4
2.1
1.8
1.2
7.0
14.8
47.2
0.8
2.2
34.0
2.5
3.0
83.1
53.4
2.5
6.9
1.6
19,296
8,944
4,867
1,076
634
856
1,297
+773
3James Posey
J. Posey
779
664
28.4
9.4
4.9
1.7
1.2
0.4
3.2
7.7
41.5
1.2
3.4
35.0
1.8
2.2
82.1
54.2
1.0
3.9
1.3
18,869
6,235
3,263
1,148
254
841
1,841
-107
4Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
711
477
37.0
22.2
6.0
3.9
1.5
0.6
7.3
15.9
45.8
1.5
4.1
37.3
6.2
7.8
79.7
57.6
0.9
5.1
2.9
17,656
10,611
2,855
1,854
267
1,392
1,381
+1552
5LeBron James
L. James
700
393
40.8
28.9
7.3
6.9
1.8
0.9
10.2
21.3
48.0
1.5
4.4
33.3
6.9
9.4
73.6
56.7
1.3
6.0
3.2
16,020
11,339
2,875
2,694
347
1,268
802
+1813
6Rashard Lewis
R. Lewis
700
597
34.8
17.1
6.0
1.8
1.2
0.6
6.3
13.6
46.2
1.6
4.2
38.7
2.9
3.6
80.2
56.3
1.7
4.3
1.6
20,776
10,204
3,570
1,047
361
964
1,458
+457
7Caron Butler
C. Butler
690
411
36.5
16.5
5.9
3.1
1.7
0.3
6.1
13.8
44.0
0.6
1.8
31.2
3.8
4.5
84.9
52.5
1.8
4.2
2.3
15,007
6,794
2,442
1,292
124
949
1,118
-686
8Peja Stojakovic
P. Stojakovic
645
661
35.4
18.4
5.0
1.8
1.0
0.1
6.5
14.3
45.7
2.3
5.6
40.6
3.1
3.5
89.6
58.3
1.0
4.1
1.5
23,377
12,181
3,337
1,215
92
964
1,248
+2620
9Ruben Patterson
R. Patterson
643
549
25.0
10.7
4.2
1.8
1.2
0.4
4.2
8.0
52.2
0.1
0.3
20.8
2.4
3.7
63.3
55.9
2.0
2.2
1.8
13,752
5,900
2,285
987
201
999
1,226
-378
10Bruce Bowen
B. Bowen
604
781
28.5
6.2
2.8
1.3
0.8
0.4
2.3
5.6
41.1
1.0
2.6
39.6
0.6
1.1
57.1
51.4
0.5
2.3
0.7
22,252
4,880
2,202
980
297
581
1,705
+2699
11Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
577
406
26.3
11.3
5.3
1.7
1.4
0.9
4.1
8.5
48.5
0.3
0.9
29.3
2.8
4.0
68.7
55.0
1.5
3.8
1.6
10,689
4,570
2,160
676
377
640
902
-419
12Stephen Jackson
S. Jackson
571
438
32.7
15.9
3.9
3.4
1.3
0.3
5.6
13.4
41.7
1.6
4.6
34.3
3.1
3.9
80.9
52.6
0.9
3.0
2.5
14,306
6,977
1,697
1,482
145
1,108
1,089
-56
13Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
552
476
37.9
17.0
3.9
3.6
1.2
0.3
6.4
15.3
41.6
1.1
3.2
34.7
3.1
3.8
82.0
49.9
0.7
3.2
2.4
18,028
8,074
1,843
1,711
128
1,124
863
+334
14Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
533
678
27.9
12.3
4.2
2.7
0.8
0.3
4.3
10.0
42.8
1.2
3.2
38.5
2.5
3.1
80.1
54.1
0.8
3.5
1.7
18,944
8,355
2,859
1,859
198
1,122
1,670
+1951
15Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
504
571
35.8
17.7
5.3
3.0
0.9
0.3
6.1
13.0
46.9
0.7
2.0
35.3
4.8
6.2
78.1
56.4
1.2
4.1
2.2
20,438
10,114
3,001
1,685
197
1,251
1,553
+521
16Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
503
445
36.2
24.2
6.1
3.1
1.1
0.4
8.7
18.9
46.0
0.7
2.3
30.7
6.1
7.7
79.6
54.3
2.0
4.2
3.1
16,113
10,768
2,730
1,367
199
1,375
1,334
+790
17Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
496
373
30.1
11.5
5.5
2.7
1.3
2.2
3.8
8.0
47.5
0.4
1.4
30.3
3.5
4.6
75.0
57.3
1.8
3.7
1.9
11,234
4,273
2,042
1,018
807
722
840
+911
18Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
463
453
37.2
20.4
7.7
1.8
1.0
0.4
8.0
17.3
46.1
0.8
2.3
34.5
3.6
5.0
73.1
52.3
2.8
4.9
1.9
16,873
9,222
3,493
799
175
868
1,087
-762
19Shane Battier
S. Battier
451
400
32.7
9.5
4.6
1.7
1.1
1.0
3.4
7.5
45.8
1.3
3.3
39.1
1.4
1.8
75.2
57.3
1.5
3.1
0.9
13,064
3,816
1,822
672
410
364
1,003
+1147
20Josh Howard
J. Howard
449
400
32.1
15.6
6.2
1.7
1.1
0.6
5.9
12.9
45.8
0.7
2.2
34.6
3.0
3.8
77.5
53.2
1.9
4.4
1.5
12,825
6,226
2,493
691
247
594
1,063
+2059
21Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
438
295
31.2
10.9
5.1
4.7
1.5
0.5
4.1
9.5
43.7
0.9
2.7
31.6
1.8
2.4
75.2
52.0
1.1
4.0
2.5
9,201
3,227
1,513
1,398
145
726
715
+829
22Michael Finley
M. Finley
437
465
35.4
17.0
4.7
3.1
0.9
0.3
6.7
15.0
44.7
1.3
3.6
37.3
2.3
2.8
82.7
52.5
1.0
3.7
1.6
16,462
7,899
2,198
1,455
143
724
752
+1639
23Desmond Mason
D. Mason
425
599
30.9
12.5
4.5
1.7
0.7
0.3
4.7
10.4
44.9
0.1
0.4
26.3
3.0
4.0
74.7
51.2
1.3
3.2
1.6
18,511
7,460
2,693
1,001
199
972
1,331
-426
24Grant Hill
G. Hill
420
361
32.9
17.1
5.5
3.5
1.2
0.6
6.5
13.0
49.8
0.3
0.8
32.0
3.9
4.8
81.1
56.6
1.1
4.4
2.2
11,882
6,156
2,002
1,253
206
790
814
+725
25Vince Carter
V. Carter
415
316
38.2
25.7
5.6
4.2
1.3
0.8
9.4
20.5
45.8
1.7
4.4
39.0
5.2
6.6
78.9
54.9
1.7
3.9
2.3
12,059
8,133
1,785
1,333
252
730
977
+600
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