most steals recorded nba per decade

Maurice Cheeks has the most steals in a decade, with 1,768 steals in the 1980s.

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most steals recorded NBA per by a player decade
NAMESTLPERDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
1,768
17.4
1980s
771
33.9
12.6
3.0
7.5
2.3
0.3
5.1
9.6
52.9
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.1
79.4
57.8
0.7
2.3
2.3
26,174
9,744
2,284
5,781
260
1,777
1,736
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,753
22.6
1990s
766
35.0
14.9
2.9
11.9
2.3
0.2
5.3
10.3
51.6
0.8
2.1
39.9
3.5
4.2
82.2
61.4
0.7
2.2
3.2
26,798
11,451
2,225
9,146
174
2,420
2,021
+1460
3Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
1,742
17.2
1990s
712
36.0
14.4
4.3
6.9
2.4
0.4
5.6
13.6
41.3
1.5
4.6
33.7
1.6
2.2
74.1
49.4
1.2
3.1
2.5
25,616
10,261
3,065
4,907
254
1,759
1,411
+1220
4Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1,639
20.4
1990s
731
38.0
19.2
7.2
5.9
2.2
0.9
7.6
15.7
48.1
1.0
2.9
33.3
3.1
4.5
70.3
54.4
2.0
5.1
3.0
27,805
14,040
5,238
4,312
689
2,201
2,139
+1193
5Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,603
18.9
1990s
704
35.2
16.3
3.8
6.8
2.3
0.2
6.6
13.8
47.7
0.8
2.4
30.9
2.4
3.4
71.2
53.3
1.3
2.6
2.5
24,765
11,503
2,706
4,816
151
1,734
1,919
+1272
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,521
21.4
2000s
682
41.8
28.1
3.6
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.7
22.9
42.4
1.1
3.6
31.1
7.5
9.5
79.3
51.8
0.7
2.9
3.6
28,534
19,154
2,471
4,227
106
2,450
1,198
+1187
7Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,472
19.1
2000s
760
37.3
14.0
7.0
9.2
1.9
0.3
5.0
12.3
40.2
1.5
4.2
34.8
2.6
3.3
81.1
50.9
1.3
5.7
3.1
28,311
10,649
5,327
7,029
236
2,331
1,438
+2576
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,464
23.8
1980s
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
310
2,800
1,685
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,396
25
2010s
650
34.1
18.1
4.4
9.6
2.1
0.2
6.3
13.5
46.9
1.6
4.1
37.7
3.9
4.4
88.0
58.7
0.6
3.7
2.4
22,181
11,770
2,829
6,215
99
1,528
1,573
+4212
10Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1,395
16.9
1990s
784
34.6
16.1
3.9
3.1
1.8
0.3
5.4
11.6
46.4
1.4
3.5
39.3
3.9
4.5
87.2
59.1
0.9
3.0
2.0
27,154
12,611
3,074
2,415
241
1,551
1,668
+1130
11Shawn Marion
S. Marion
1,363
20.4
2000s
745
37.6
17.8
9.9
2.0
1.8
1.3
7.2
14.9
48.1
0.9
2.7
33.7
2.5
3.1
82.0
54.6
2.6
7.3
1.6
28,020
13,254
7,384
1,511
975
1,192
1,869
+2061
12Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
1,363
17.3
1980s
484
35.9
16.1
5.8
7.6
2.8
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.0
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.5
3.6
70.1
50.1
1.9
4.0
3.5
17,371
7,784
2,823
3,686
188
1,713
1,671
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,344
28.7
1990s
585
38.4
30.8
6.3
5.1
2.3
0.7
11.7
23.4
50.1
0.8
2.4
35.9
6.6
7.9
83.0
57.4
1.5
4.8
2.5
22,445
18,014
3,707
2,966
417
1,439
1,408
+1416
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,338
19.1
1980s
635
36.7
20.3
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.3
1.2
27.8
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
1.0
2.7
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
6,220
181
2,437
2,105
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,332
24.5
2010s
739
34.7
23.8
7.3
8.7
1.8
0.3
8.4
19.2
43.7
1.2
3.9
30.9
5.9
7.3
80.0
53.2
1.6
5.6
4.1
25,661
17,603
5,361
6,462
234
3,052
1,870
+3425
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,300
24.1
1980s
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
603
2,261
1,906
17Baron Davis
B. Davis
1,292
18.1
2000s
673
35.4
16.9
4.0
7.3
1.9
0.4
6.1
14.9
40.9
1.7
5.3
32.3
2.9
4.2
69.7
50.2
1.0
3.0
2.8
23,825
11,364
2,705
4,901
286
1,875
1,947
+1028
18Fat Lever
F. Lever
1,287
18.2
1980s
557
32.4
14.5
6.0
6.9
2.3
0.3
5.9
13.1
45.3
0.1
0.6
27.0
2.5
3.2
76.6
49.9
1.9
4.1
2.1
18,065
8,059
3,330
3,847
166
1,181
1,398
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,246
24.6
2000s
748
39.4
28.2
5.9
5.2
1.7
0.6
9.8
21.5
45.7
1.4
4.1
34.2
7.2
8.5
84.4
55.9
1.3
4.6
3.1
29,476
21,065
4,381
3,921
431
2,326
2,092
+3470
20Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1,244
16.5
2000s
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
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,229
24.5
1990s
689
38.1
23.9
11.6
3.0
1.8
3.5
9.6
18.7
51.3
0.0
0.1
24.0
4.7
6.3
74.7
55.7
2.9
8.7
3.3
26,260
16,484
8,000
2,079
2,381
2,240
2,445
+513
22Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
1,223
19.3
1990s
660
37.3
19.4
3.6
9.0
1.9
0.2
7.2
16.3
44.2
1.7
4.8
35.3
3.4
4.3
77.8
53.5
0.7
2.9
3.1
24,613
12,826
2,362
5,925
109
2,051
1,643
+1224
23Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
1,205
18.8
1990s
690
34.9
15.7
4.4
8.5
1.7
0.2
5.9
12.7
46.1
0.2
0.8
29.1
3.8
5.3
71.6
52.3
1.3
3.1
3.0
24,074
10,851
3,016
5,885
159
2,084
1,423
+160
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,200
23.8
2010s
694
34.4
23.5
4.5
6.6
1.7
0.2
8.1
17.1
47.7
3.6
8.2
43.6
3.7
4.0
90.5
62.4
0.7
3.8
3.1
23,859
16,315
3,132
4,588
154
2,163
1,721
+4715
25James Harden
J. Harden
1,189
24.4
2010s
765
34.1
24.3
5.2
6.2
1.6
0.5
7.2
16.2
44.3
2.6
7.3
36.5
7.3
8.5
85.7
60.9
0.8
4.5
3.6
26,106
18,627
4,000
4,743
383
2,770
1,977
+3136
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