most total steals for a center in nba history

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most career steals by a center, with 2,162 steals.

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	NAME	STL	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	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2,162	1,238	44,222	26,946	13,748	3,058	3,830	10,749	20,991	51.2	25	124	20.2	5,423	7,621	71.2	55.3	4,034	9,714	3,667	4,383	+564	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	3.0
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	1,388	987	34,271	20,790	10,497	2,441	2,954	7,365	14,221	51.8	25	100	25.0	6,035	8,201	73.6	58.3	3,083	7,414	2,417	2,835	+2454	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	2.4
3	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1,289	988	27,203	13,910	6,937	4,012	808	5,709	11,464	49.8	2	15	13.3	2,490	3,160	78.8	54.1	2,015	4,922	2,194	3,214		27.5	14.1	7.0	4.1	1.3	0.8	2.6
4	Vlade Divac V. Divac	1,288	1,134	33,838	13,398	9,326	3,541	1,631	5,205	10,510	49.5	100	426	23.5	2,888	4,176	69.2	54.3	2,881	6,445	2,470	3,609	+2228	29.8	11.8	8.2	3.1	1.1	1.4	2.2
5	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1,249	951	28,812	5,699	9,455	1,326	1,932	2,332	4,932	47.3	7	51	13.7	1,028	2,501	41.1	47.2	3,097	6,358	960	1,834	+1643	30.3	6.0	9.9	1.4	1.3	2.0	1.0
6	Robert Parish R. Parish	1,219	1,611	45,704	23,334	14,715	2,180	2,361	9,614	17,914	53.7	0	6	0.0	4,106	5,694	72.1	57.1	4,598	10,117	3,183	4,443	+105	28.4	14.5	9.1	1.4	0.8	1.5	2.1
7	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	1,171	967	25,450	11,696	11,513	1,187	1,197	4,899	9,090	53.9	50	230	21.7	1,848	3,780	48.9	54.4	3,965	7,548	1,683	2,724	-903	26.3	12.1	11.9	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.7
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,160	1,239	43,787	28,316	12,369	4,302	3,189	11,695	20,863	56.1	1	18	5.6	4,925	6,688	73.6	59.5	2,975	9,394	2,527	3,667		35.3	22.9	10.0	3.5	0.9	2.6	2.7
9	Moses Malone M. Malone	1,089	1,329	45,071	27,409	16,212	1,796	1,733	9,435	19,225	49.1	8	80	10.0	8,531	11,090	76.9	56.9	6,731	9,481	3,804	3,076		33.9	20.6	12.2	1.4	0.8	1.3	3.1
10	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	1,047	1,120	38,388	23,459	11,052	2,111	2,747	9,172	18,188	50.4	19	118	16.1	5,096	6,874	74.1	55.3	2,595	8,457	3,308	3,786	+412	34.3	20.9	9.9	1.9	0.9	2.5	3.0
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1,041	810	25,904	18,009	8,977	6,080	589	6,880	12,274	56.1	926	2,559	36.2	3,323	4,030	82.5	64.1	2,175	6,802	2,419	2,168	+4626	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	3.0
12	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	1,001	943	31,782	15,059	9,429	3,075	928	5,540	11,982	46.2	200	604	33.1	3,779	4,458	84.8	54.0	2,151	7,278	2,243	3,263		33.7	16.0	10.0	3.3	1.1	1.0	2.4
13	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	999	761	23,463	7,206	6,873	3,275	1,160	2,928	6,610	44.3	3	16	18.8	1,347	1,795	75.0	48.7	1,647	5,226	978	2,636		30.8	9.5	9.0	4.3	1.3	1.5	2.2
14	Dwight Howard D. Howard	939	1,078	33,744	17,212	12,782	1,476	1,977	6,231	10,458	59.6	22	99	22.2	4,728	8,444	56.0	60.7	3,576	9,206	2,920	3,403	+3033	31.3	16.0	11.9	1.4	0.9	1.8	2.7
15	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	874	654	19,508	12,802	6,664	1,979	742	4,562	9,924	46.0	426	1,288	33.1	3,252	4,411	73.7	53.9	1,692	4,972	2,149	2,421	-553	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	3.3
16	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	860	1,036	32,320	17,684	10,707	3,025	885	7,524	15,132	49.7	998	2,848	35.0	1,638	2,119	77.3	55.0	2,559	8,148	1,754	2,484	-1510	31.2	17.1	10.3	2.9	0.8	0.9	1.7
17	Al Horford A. Horford	844	1,116	34,860	14,279	8,706	3,475	1,290	5,881	11,515	51.1	951	2,511	37.9	1,566	2,050	76.4	57.5	2,110	6,596	1,531	2,325	+3434	31.2	12.8	7.8	3.1	0.8	1.2	1.4
18	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	792	891	28,719	12,514	6,604	2,996	1,254	4,635	9,638	48.1	431	1,197	36.0	2,813	3,625	77.6	55.7	1,411	5,193	1,755	2,551	+1139	32.2	14.0	7.4	3.4	0.9	1.4	2.0
19	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	777	716	23,844	13,984	6,696	2,353	1,100	5,613	10,640	52.8	2	13	15.4	2,756	3,580	77.0	57.2	1,843	4,853	1,112	2,201		33.3	19.5	9.4	3.3	1.1	1.5	2.6
20	Marcus Camby M. Camby	775	790	23,423	7,612	7,923	1,528	1,881	3,085	6,568	47.0	16	79	20.3	1,426	2,082	68.5	50.9	2,057	5,866	1,098	2,195	+280	29.6	9.6	10.0	1.9	1.0	2.4	1.4
21	Zaza Pachulia Z. Pachulia	768	1,098	22,240	7,414	6,315	1,433	378	2,608	5,559	46.9	0	31	0.0	2,198	2,927	75.1	54.1	2,362	3,953	1,444	2,738	+179	20.3	6.8	5.8	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.3
22	Nene	740	706	17,818	7,744	4,279	1,098	574	2,950	5,201	56.7	5	40	12.5	1,839	2,775	66.3	60.3	1,284	2,995	1,123	2,138	+1537	25.2	11.0	6.1	1.6	1.0	0.8	1.6
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	739	1,207	41,918	28,596	13,099	3,026	2,732	11,330	19,457	58.2	1	22	4.5	5,935	11,252	52.7	58.6	4,209	8,890	3,310	4,146	+4887	34.7	23.7	10.9	2.5	0.6	2.3	2.7
24	Dan Issel D. Issel	698	718	22,342	14,659	5,707	1,804	396	5,424	10,711	50.6	19	75	25.3	3,792	4,756	79.7	57.2	1,686	4,021	1,281	2,022		31.1	20.4	7.9	2.5	1.0	0.6	2.0
25	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	678	1,180	35,156	18,151	7,010	1,711	2,147	6,912	13,989	49.4	1,189	3,372	35.3	3,138	3,939	79.7	57.7	2,208	4,802	1,812	3,022	+1029	29.8	15.4	5.9	1.5	0.6	1.8	1.5

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PPG

26.0

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RPG

8.9

Şengün

APG

6.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

Fri 1 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most career steals by a center, with 2,162 steals.

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