most total steals since 1989

Since 1988-89, Chris Paul has the most steals, with 2,728 steals.

Interpreted as:
most total steals by a player since 1989
NAMESTLGPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Chris Paul
C. Paul
2,728
1,370
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
222
8,165
17,408
46.9
1,870
5,059
37.0
4,858
5,581
87.0
58.0
798
5,208
3,109
3,208
+6029
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
2.3
2Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
2,684
1,391
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
450
6,219
15,557
40.0
1,988
5,701
34.9
3,103
3,954
78.5
50.7
1,768
6,957
4,003
2,572
+3868
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
2.9
3John Stockton
J. Stockton
2,580
1,176
39,639
16,771
3,379
12,983
264
5,969
11,605
51.4
810
2,071
39.1
4,023
4,845
83.0
61.0
821
2,558
3,500
3,041
+2941
33.7
14.3
2.9
11.0
2.2
0.2
3.0
4Gary Payton
G. Payton
2,445
1,335
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
285
8,708
18,698
46.6
1,132
3,570
31.7
3,265
4,480
72.9
52.8
1,392
3,877
3,030
3,217
+1928
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
2.3
5LeBron James
L. James
2,417
1,622
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
1,185
15,961
31,502
50.7
2,636
7,565
34.8
8,882
12,051
73.7
59.0
1,842
10,253
5,650
2,862
+7508
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
3.5
6Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2,216
1,099
39,419
18,315
7,196
5,966
895
7,159
15,136
47.3
974
2,979
32.7
3,023
4,265
70.9
53.8
1,953
5,243
3,126
3,115
+2022
35.9
16.7
6.5
5.4
2.0
0.8
2.8
7Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2,075
889
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
300
4,705
11,499
40.9
1,283
3,816
33.6
1,269
1,724
73.6
48.8
1,017
2,642
2,067
1,687
+347
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
2.3
0.3
2.3
8Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
2,038
1,301
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
418
9,786
22,329
43.8
1,495
4,856
30.8
6,109
7,928
77.1
52.6
2,054
6,971
5,038
3,304
+2583
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
3.9
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,983
914
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
164
8,467
19,906
42.5
1,059
3,383
31.3
6,375
8,168
78.0
51.8
745
2,649
3,262
1,777
+799
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
3.6
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,944
1,346
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
640
11,719
26,200
44.7
1,827
5,546
32.9
8,378
10,011
83.7
55.0
1,499
5,548
4,010
3,353
+4153
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
3.0
11Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,859
1,462
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
2,037
10,505
21,142
49.7
174
632
27.5
4,887
6,190
78.9
54.6
3,209
11,453
3,179
3,561
+4913
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
2.2
12James Harden
J. Harden
1,794
1,221
42,449
29,339
6,809
8,873
683
8,661
19,733
43.9
3,390
9,323
36.4
8,627
10,002
86.3
60.8
911
5,898
4,505
2,994
+4709
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
3.7
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,786
808
30,824
23,662
5,195
4,237
547
9,038
18,307
49.4
550
1,589
34.6
5,036
6,069
83.0
56.4
1,173
4,022
2,064
1,945
+1438
38.1
29.3
6.4
5.2
2.2
0.7
2.6
14Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
1,765
1,231
39,507
13,968
6,047
5,147
633
5,028
10,870
46.3
1,081
3,278
33.0
2,831
3,994
70.9
55.3
1,118
4,929
2,240
2,180
+3024
32.1
11.3
4.9
4.2
1.4
0.5
1.8
15Shawn Marion
S. Marion
1,759
1,163
40,097
17,700
10,101
2,198
1,233
7,289
15,056
48.4
791
2,390
33.1
2,331
2,877
81.0
54.2
2,732
7,369
1,750
2,535
+1971
34.5
15.2
8.7
1.9
1.5
1.1
1.5
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,759
1,231
46,322
31,678
12,409
4,655
991
11,438
22,122
51.7
85
296
28.7
8,717
11,454
76.1
58.3
2,833
9,576
3,683
3,664
+3010
37.6
25.7
10.1
3.8
1.4
0.8
3.0
17Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,752
1,343
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
745
8,668
19,465
44.5
2,143
5,816
36.8
6,918
8,578
80.6
56.8
1,092
6,435
3,532
3,643
+3345
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
2.6
18Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1,721
991
31,440
13,058
4,448
2,631
522
4,666
11,266
41.4
1,154
3,402
33.9
2,572
3,596
71.5
50.8
1,159
3,289
1,791
2,586
+1818
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
1.7
0.5
1.8
19Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,638
1,226
37,587
16,715
3,547
6,782
256
5,856
13,419
43.6
1,986
5,131
38.7
3,017
3,652
82.6
55.6
576
2,971
2,214
2,354
+2728
30.7
13.6
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
1.8
20Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
1,628
1,118
32,912
11,593
5,356
2,379
355
4,135
9,804
42.2
1,605
4,579
35.1
1,718
2,350
73.1
53.5
1,081
4,275
1,473
2,205
+936
29.4
10.4
4.8
2.1
1.5
0.3
1.3
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,627
934
33,256
20,097
10,176
2,427
2,911
8,058
15,828
50.9
24
115
20.9
3,957
5,414
73.1
55.2
2,644
7,532
2,767
3,150
+564
35.6
21.5
10.9
2.6
1.7
3.1
3.0
22Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1,622
983
32,034
14,470
3,554
2,860
302
4,889
10,612
46.1
1,226
3,108
39.4
3,466
3,985
87.0
58.5
825
2,729
1,828
2,043
+680
32.6
14.7
3.6
2.9
1.7
0.3
1.9
23Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
1,620
1,054
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
885
8,454
17,617
48.0
549
1,874
29.3
5,708
7,463
76.5
55.4
1,258
3,675
3,326
2,328
+2827
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
3.2
24Eddie Jones
E. Jones
1,620
954
32,778
14,155
3,857
2,812
580
4,932
11,286
43.7
1,546
4,147
37.3
2,745
3,394
80.9
55.4
761
3,096
1,507
2,483
+2491
34.4
14.8
4.0
2.9
1.7
0.6
1.6
25Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
1,616
1,094
33,634
14,463
4,084
7,987
215
5,418
11,928
45.4
195
691
28.2
3,432
4,759
72.1
51.6
1,172
2,912
2,862
2,048
-270
30.7
13.2
3.7
7.3
1.5
0.2
2.6
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