most total steals by an nba player in a playoff run

Isiah Thomas has gotten the most steals in a single NBA playoff run, with 66 steals in 1987-88.

NAME STL SEASON TM GP MIN PTS REB AST BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/- MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG
1 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
66
1987-88
DET DET
23
911
504
107
201
8
183
419
43.7
13
44
29.5
125
151
82.8
51.9
26
81
85
71
39.6
21.9
4.7
8.7
2.9
0.3
3.7
2 Larry Bird
L. Bird
54
1983-84
BOS BOS
23
961
632
252
136
27
229
437
52.4
7
17
41.2
167
190
87.9
60.7
62
190
87
71
41.8
27.5
11.0
5.9
2.3
1.2
3.8
3 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
53
1989-90
POR POR
21
853
449
151
150
18
172
390
44.1
9
41
22.0
96
124
77.4
50.5
63
88
67
72
40.6
21.4
7.2
7.1
2.5
0.9
3.2
4 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
52
2000-01
PHI PHI
22
1,016
723
104
134
7
257
661
38.9
48
142
33.8
161
208
77.4
48.0
15
89
63
55
+1
46.2
32.9
4.7
6.1
2.4
0.3
2.9
5 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
51
2005-06
MIA MIA
23
959
654
135
132
26
219
441
49.7
14
37
37.8
202
250
80.8
59.3
28
107
90
71
+134
41.7
28.4
5.9
5.7
2.2
1.1
3.9
6 Robert Reid
R. Reid
50
1980-81
HOU HOU
21
868
339
142
98
24
139
303
45.9
0
2
0.0
61
92
66.3
49.3
56
86
44
80
41.3
16.1
6.8
4.7
2.4
1.1
2.1
7 Rick Barry
R. Barry
50
1974-75
GSW GSW
17
726
479
94
103
15
189
426
44.4
101
110
91.8
50.5
22
72
51
42.7
28.2
5.5
6.1
2.9
0.9
8 LeBron James
L. James
49
2015-16
CLE CLE
21
822
552
200
160
27
219
417
52.5
32
94
34.0
82
124
66.1
58.5
42
158
75
54
+209
39.1
26.3
9.5
7.6
2.3
1.3
3.6
9 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
49
1979-80
LAL LAL
16
658
293
168
151
6
103
199
51.8
2
8
25.0
85
106
80.2
59.6
52
116
65
47
41.1
18.3
10.5
9.4
3.1
0.4
4.1
10 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
48
1981-82
PHI PHI
21
765
301
62
172
6
125
265
47.2
1
9
11.1
50
65
76.9
51.3
15
47
49
58
36.4
14.3
3.0
8.2
2.3
0.3
2.3
11 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
47
1995-96
CHI CHI
18
742
305
153
107
16
112
287
39.0
30
105
28.6
51
80
63.8
47.3
62
91
41
51
41.2
16.9
8.5
5.9
2.6
0.9
2.3
12 Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
47
1976-77
POR POR
19
682
328
52
85
5
134
321
41.7
60
88
68.2
45.6
13
39
74
35.9
17.3
2.7
4.5
2.5
0.3
13 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
46
2015-16
OKC OKC
18
674
468
124
198
2
159
393
40.5
34
105
32.4
116
140
82.9
51.5
41
83
78
43
+119
37.4
26.0
6.9
11.0
2.6
0.1
4.3
14 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
46
2009-10
BOS BOS
24
975
379
134
223
3
151
326
46.3
9
24
37.5
68
114
59.6
50.4
38
96
72
57
+78
40.6
15.8
5.6
9.3
1.9
0.1
3.0
15 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
45
2011-12
BOS BOS
19
810
329
128
227
2
141
301
46.8
8
30
26.7
39
56
69.6
50.5
35
93
72
40
+21
42.6
17.3
6.7
11.9
2.4
0.1
3.8
16 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
45
2007-08
BOS BOS
26
831
266
107
172
8
107
263
40.7
5
20
25.0
47
68
69.1
45.4
39
68
47
74
+62
32.0
10.2
4.1
6.6
1.7
0.3
1.8
17 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
45
1997-98
CHI CHI
21
836
353
150
110
20
122
294
41.5
18
79
22.8
91
134
67.9
50.0
49
101
51
66
+117
39.8
16.8
7.1
5.2
2.1
1.0
2.4
18 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
1989-90
CHI CHI
16
674
587
115
109
14
219
426
51.4
16
50
32.0
133
159
83.6
59.2
24
91
56
54
42.1
36.7
7.2
6.8
2.8
0.9
3.5
19 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
45
1979-80
PHI PHI
18
675
208
74
111
4
89
174
51.1
1
5
20.0
29
41
70.7
54.2
22
52
45
43
37.5
11.6
4.1
6.2
2.5
0.2
2.5
20 Gus Williams
G. Williams
45
1977-78
SEA SEA
22
701
403
86
88
12
163
342
47.7
77
106
72.6
51.8
30
56
54
70
31.9
18.3
3.9
4.0
2.0
0.5
2.5
21 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
44
2003-04
DET DET
23
924
236
328
44
56
93
205
45.4
0
3
0.0
50
117
42.7
46.0
95
233
37
58
+202
40.2
10.3
14.3
1.9
1.9
2.4
1.6
22 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
1991-92
CHI CHI
22
920
759
137
127
16
290
581
49.9
17
44
38.6
162
189
85.7
57.1
37
100
81
62
41.8
34.5
6.2
5.8
2.0
0.7
3.7
23 LeBron James
L. James
43
2011-12
MIA MIA
23
983
697
224
129
16
251
502
50.0
22
85
25.9
173
234
73.9
57.6
54
170
81
47
+199
42.7
30.3
9.7
5.6
1.9
0.7
3.5
24 Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
43
2007-08
LAL LAL
21
663
215
47
52
3
66
146
45.2
22
50
44.0
61
73
83.6
60.4
2
45
20
62
+121
31.6
10.2
2.2
2.5
2.0
0.1
1.0
25 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
43
2004-05
DET DET
25
979
251
282
25
59
102
212
48.1
0
4
0.0
47
102
46.1
48.9
95
187
30
65
+83
39.2
10.0
11.3
1.0
1.7
2.4
1.2
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