most steals per game in nba playoff history

Lance Blanks has averaged the most career steals per game in the playoffs, with 3.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
most steals per game by a player in NBA playoff history
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Lance Blanks
L. Blanks
3.0
1
10.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
10
2
1
3
3
0
1
2
2Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.8
18
39.6
15.7
5.5
7.2
0.2
6.0
15.6
38.6
0.3
1.6
20.7
3.3
4.8
69.0
44.3
1.8
3.7
2.8
712
282
99
129
50
4
50
63
3Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.8
13
37.7
20.2
5.3
6.2
0.2
7.8
15.2
51.5
0.5
1.3
35.3
4.0
5.3
75.4
57.4
2.1
3.2
3.0
490
262
69
81
36
2
39
53
4Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.5
17
30.7
10.9
3.4
7.1
0.4
4.6
10.4
44.6
1.6
3.1
51.9
46.3
1.1
2.3
3.5
522
185
58
120
43
7
7
66
5Baron Davis
B. Davis
2.3
50
37.0
18.8
4.3
6.2
0.5
6.6
14.9
44.2
2.0
5.7
35.0
3.7
5.2
70.9
54.8
1.0
3.3
2.6
1,851
942
213
311
114
24
131
177
+118
6Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.2
133
36.5
14.4
3.4
6.9
0.3
5.8
11.3
51.2
0.0
0.3
9.8
2.7
3.5
77.7
55.7
0.9
2.5
2.4
4,848
1,910
453
922
295
45
318
324
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.2
48
37.9
23.6
5.2
5.4
0.8
9.5
21.6
44.2
0.5
2.0
25.0
4.5
4.9
91.1
49.7
1.4
3.8
1.5
1,817
1,132
251
258
106
39
12
142
8Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.1
54
40.0
14.2
4.9
6.6
0.4
5.2
14.0
37.0
2.3
6.6
35.0
1.6
2.3
68.3
47.4
1.2
3.7
3.0
2,161
769
266
357
116
24
162
102
+1
9De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
2.1
7
38.6
27.4
5.4
7.7
0.6
10.0
23.6
42.4
3.0
9.0
33.3
4.4
5.9
75.6
52.4
1.7
3.7
4.0
270
192
38
54
15
4
28
23
-20
10Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
2.1
15
41.0
22.7
7.7
4.6
0.3
9.5
18.1
52.4
3.8
4.3
87.7
56.9
1.6
6.1
615
341
115
69
32
4
45
11Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.1
111
38.0
20.4
4.7
8.9
0.3
7.4
16.8
44.1
0.7
2.1
34.6
4.8
6.2
76.9
52.0
1.2
3.5
3.3
4,216
2,261
524
987
234
38
369
363
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.1
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
5,987
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
13Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.1
71
45.1
29.7
3.8
6.0
0.2
10.6
26.5
40.1
1.7
5.3
32.7
6.7
8.8
76.4
48.9
0.8
3.0
3.1
3,203
2,111
273
425
147
14
221
157
-138
14Anthony Roberson
A. Roberson
2.0
1
4.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
4
8
1
0
2
0
1
0
+8
15Bill Robinzine
B. Robinzine
2.0
8
23.4
10.4
6.8
0.4
0.0
4.4
9.4
46.7
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.3
72.2
50.0
2.8
4.0
1.8
187
83
54
3
16
0
14
26
16Ron Lee
R. Lee
2.0
2
20.5
6.0
3.0
1.5
0.0
2.5
8.0
31.3
1.0
1.0
100.0
35.5
1.0
2.0
2.0
41
12
6
3
4
0
4
7
17Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
1.9
29
37.0
9.4
9.9
5.0
1.5
3.7
9.2
40.1
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.0
2.6
77.6
45.6
2.3
7.6
2.9
1,074
274
287
144
56
44
66
113
18Chris Paul
C. Paul
1.9
149
36.5
20.0
4.9
8.3
0.2
7.4
15.3
48.4
1.6
4.4
37.3
3.5
4.1
85.4
58.3
0.7
4.2
2.5
5,442
2,981
730
1,233
287
31
377
437
+130
19Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1.9
145
38.4
20.4
6.9
6.1
0.7
7.4
16.6
44.7
1.0
3.4
28.8
4.6
5.9
78.7
53.2
2.5
4.4
2.7
5,572
2,963
1,002
891
278
108
397
486
+52
20Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
158
38.5
12.9
6.7
8.0
0.3
4.6
11.7
39.1
1.5
4.6
32.2
2.3
3.0
78.1
49.8
1.4
5.3
2.8
6,088
2,043
1,058
1,263
302
52
450
348
+110
21Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1.9
208
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
8,105
3,642
1,583
1,048
395
185
602
686
+232
22Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
3,701
1,465
2,346
358
64
696
524
23Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
1.9
64
41.3
20.4
4.7
6.2
0.8
7.1
15.9
44.8
1.6
4.2
38.0
4.5
6.1
74.6
54.8
1.6
3.2
2.9
2,640
1,304
303
394
119
48
188
197
-109
24Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
1.9
7
36.6
20.9
11.9
5.3
0.4
8.4
18.7
45.0
0.4
1.1
37.5
3.6
5.7
62.5
49.1
3.0
8.9
2.1
256
146
83
37
13
3
15
26
+33
25John Stockton
J. Stockton
1.9
182
35.2
13.4
3.3
10.1
0.3
4.7
9.9
47.3
0.6
1.9
32.6
3.4
4.2
81.0
56.8
0.9
2.5
2.8
6,398
2,436
608
1,839
338
50
517
539
+105
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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107.9

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111.5

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TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Knicks Knicks
2
1
.667
1.0
7
Bucks Bucks
2
1
.667
1.0
8
Pistons Pistons
2
2
.500
1.5
9
Wizards Wizards
1
2
.333
2.0
10
Raptors Raptors
1
3
.250
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/29
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
10:00 PM
Mon
11/3
DET DET
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Wed
11/5
UTA UTA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

3 - 1

116

Final

95

DET Pistons

2 - 2

Mon 27 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
4
0
1.000
3
Warriors Warriors
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
1.5
5
Clippers Clippers
2
1
.667
1.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
2
1
.667
1.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
3
0
1.000
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
1
.667
1.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
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ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/28
PHI PHI
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7:00 PM
Tue
10/28
CHA CHA
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MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Tue
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OKC OKC
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Tue
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NYK NYK
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MIL MIL
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GSW GSW
11:00 PM