most total steals in the playoffs since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has the most steals in the playoffs, with 493 steals.

Interpreted as:

most total steals by a player in the playoffs since 1980

	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	LeBron James L. James	493	292	12,062	8,289	2,628	2,095	284	2,971	5,984	49.6	480	1,443	33.3	1,867	2,519	74.1	58.4	442	2,186	1,047	663	+1270	41.3	28.4	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	3.6
2	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	395	208	8,105	3,642	1,583	1,048	185	1,335	3,009	44.4	200	660	30.3	772	1,067	72.4	52.4	466	1,117	602	686	+232	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	2.9
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	376	179	7,474	5,987	1,152	1,022	158	2,188	4,497	48.7	148	446	33.2	1,463	1,766	82.8	56.8	305	847	546	541	+294	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	3.1
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	358	190	7,538	3,701	1,465	2,346	64	1,291	2,552	50.6	51	212	24.1	1,068	1,274	83.8	59.5	349	1,116	696	524		39.7	19.5	7.7	12.3	1.9	0.3	3.7
5	John Stockton J. Stockton	338	182	6,398	2,436	608	1,839	50	855	1,809	47.3	111	341	32.6	615	759	81.0	56.8	162	446	517	539	+105	35.2	13.4	3.3	10.1	1.9	0.3	2.8
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	310	220	8,641	5,640	1,119	1,040	144	2,014	4,499	44.8	292	882	33.1	1,320	1,617	81.6	54.1	230	889	647	660	+555	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	2.9
7	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	302	158	6,088	2,043	1,058	1,263	52	720	1,843	39.1	236	733	32.2	367	470	78.1	49.8	218	840	450	348	+110	38.5	12.9	6.7	8.0	1.9	0.3	2.8
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	296	164	6,886	3,897	1,683	1,062	145	1,458	3,090	47.2	80	249	32.1	901	1,012	89.0	55.1	360	1,323	506	466		42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5	1.8	0.9	3.1
9	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	292	218	6,075	3,054	874	827	61	956	2,209	43.3	324	905	35.8	818	1,001	81.7	57.6	155	719	481	588	+951	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	2.2
10	Chris Paul C. Paul	287	149	5,442	2,981	730	1,233	31	1,106	2,287	48.4	244	654	37.3	525	615	85.4	58.3	106	624	377	437	+130	36.5	20.0	4.9	8.3	1.9	0.2	2.5
11	James Harden J. Harden	282	173	6,268	3,895	948	1,125	98	1,173	2,760	42.5	434	1,275	34.0	1,115	1,283	86.9	58.6	126	822	590	512	+246	36.2	22.5	5.5	6.5	1.6	0.6	3.4
12	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	278	145	5,572	2,963	1,002	891	108	1,076	2,408	44.7	141	489	28.8	670	851	78.7	53.2	359	643	397	486	+52	38.4	20.4	6.9	6.1	1.9	0.7	2.7
13	Robert Horry R. Horry	276	244	6,823	1,939	1,361	575	225	665	1,562	42.6	261	728	35.9	348	482	72.2	54.6	410	951	282	717	+590	28.0	7.9	5.6	2.4	1.1	0.9	1.2
14	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	273	177	6,697	3,954	928	870	175	1,450	3,062	47.4	103	305	33.8	951	1,220	78.0	54.9	234	694	583	467	+432	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	3.3
15	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	272	259	6,856	2,146	578	598	16	735	1,740	42.2	285	715	39.9	391	486	80.5	54.9	74	504	237	645	+725	26.5	8.3	2.2	2.3	1.1	0.1	0.9
16	Karl Malone K. Malone	258	193	7,907	4,761	2,062	610	135	1,743	3,768	46.3	6	37	16.2	1,269	1,725	73.6	52.6	502	1,560	550	662	+123	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	2.8
17	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	258	124	4,518	1,741	418	859	41	706	1,388	50.9	4	41	9.8	325	410	79.3	55.5	101	317	289	295		36.4	14.0	3.4	6.9	2.1	0.3	2.3
18	Draymond Green D. Green	257	169	5,834	1,934	1,457	1,020	225	693	1,557	44.5	174	580	30.0	374	515	72.6	54.2	273	1,184	447	637	+970	34.5	11.4	8.6	6.0	1.5	1.3	2.6
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	256	146	5,193	3,133	1,142	432	99	1,120	2,185	51.3	249	624	39.9	644	766	84.1	62.1	262	880	278	323	+643	35.6	21.5	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.7	1.9
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	245	145	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	472	1,504	2,847	52.8	4	18	22.2	743	1,034	71.9	56.9	471	1,150	424	562	-29	39.6	25.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	2.9
21	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	234	111	4,216	2,261	524	987	38	825	1,869	44.1	81	234	34.6	530	689	76.9	52.0	134	390	369	363		38.0	20.4	4.7	8.9	2.1	0.3	3.3
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	231	155	5,772	4,147	828	953	50	1,388	3,056	45.4	650	1,637	39.7	721	811	88.9	60.8	113	715	516	388	+971	37.2	26.8	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	3.3
23	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	228	134	4,559	1,669	744	1,136	24	674	1,532	44.0	68	206	33.0	253	390	64.9	49.0	189	555	349	320	+277	34.0	12.5	5.6	8.5	1.7	0.2	2.6
24	Byron Scott B. Scott	226	183	5,365	2,451	536	390	30	934	1,937	48.2	134	339	39.5	449	548	81.9	56.3	136	400	266	445	+69	29.3	13.4	2.9	2.1	1.2	0.2	1.5
25	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	223	135	4,787	3,035	905	955	42	1,056	2,609	40.5	187	625	29.9	736	898	82.0	50.5	241	664	501	391	+6	35.5	22.5	6.7	7.1	1.7	0.3	3.7

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Celtics	31	18	.633	5.5
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Wed 2/4	CLE	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Sat 2/7	CLE	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Mon 2/9	CLE	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 2/11	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM

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RPG Leaders

11.8

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APG Leaders

9.8

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SPG Leaders

2.0

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2.0

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2.0

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BPG Leaders

2.7

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2.1

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3PM Leaders

4.5

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TS% Leaders

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121.3

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DRtg Rankings

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109.1

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112.7

112.8

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5.6

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2,451.1

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DraftKings Points Leaders

2,474.8

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USG% Leaders

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1	Pistons	36	12	.750
2	Knicks	31	18	.633	5.5
3	Celtics	31	18	.633	5.5
4	Raptors	30	21	.588	7.5
5	Cavaliers	30	21	.588	7.5
6	76ers	27	21	.563	9.0
7	Heat	27	24	.529	10.5
8	Magic	25	23	.521	11.0
9	Bulls	24	26	.480	13.0
10	Hawks	24	27	.471	13.5
11	Hornets	22	28	.440	15.0
12	Bucks	18	29	.383	17.5
13	Nets	13	35	.271	23.0
14	Wizards	13	35	.271	23.0
15	Pacers	13	36	.265	23.5

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1	Thunder	39	11	.780
2	Spurs	33	16	.673	5.5
3	Nuggets	33	17	.660	6.0
4	Rockets	30	17	.638	7.5
5	Timberwolves	31	19	.620	8.0
6	Lakers	29	19	.604	9.0
7	Suns	30	20	.600	9.0
8	Warriors	27	23	.540	12.0
9	Clippers	23	25	.479	15.0
10	Trail Blazers	23	27	.460	16.0
11	Mavericks	19	30	.388	19.5
12	Grizzlies	18	29	.383	19.5
13	Jazz	15	35	.300	24.0
14	Pelicans	13	38	.255	26.5
15	Kings	12	39	.235	27.5