nba career steals leader including playoffs

Alvin Robertson has gotten the most career steals per game in the regular-season and playoffs, with 2.7 per game.

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  • Data note: Steals Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.7
792
31.8
14.1
5.2
5.1
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.8
0.3
1.0
29.6
2.4
3.2
74.4
52.8
2.1
3.1
2.7
25,159
11,144
4,135
4,010
2,148
325
2,155
2,691
2Kadary Richmond
K. Richmond
2.7
3
22.3
8.3
3.3
2.7
0.3
3.3
5.3
62.5
0.7
1.3
50.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
72.2
0.3
3.0
0.7
67
25
10
8
8
1
2
2
+5
3Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.6
574
33.6
14.9
5.5
7.0
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.5
0.3
1.2
21.9
2.4
3.4
69.0
49.5
1.8
3.7
3.3
19,301
8,535
3,155
4,028
1,513
210
1,904
1,922
4Jerry West
J. West
2.5
32
30.7
19.8
3.7
6.5
0.7
7.3
16.5
44.3
5.2
6.2
83.3
51.5
0.9
2.8
981
633
118
207
81
23
81
5Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
943
35.2
13.5
4.2
6.7
0.3
5.3
13.0
40.7
1.5
4.4
33.7
1.4
2.0
73.3
48.7
1.1
3.0
2.4
33,187
12,731
3,925
6,329
2,191
324
2,229
1,789
+348
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.3
1,251
38.8
30.6
6.3
5.3
0.8
11.5
23.2
49.5
0.6
1.8
32.8
7.0
8.4
83.4
56.8
1.6
4.7
2.8
48,485
38,279
7,824
6,655
2,890
1,051
3,470
3,324
+1732
7Bez Mbeng
B. Mbeng
2.3
15
32.8
8.1
3.8
4.1
0.3
3.3
6.7
50.0
0.4
2.1
19.4
1.1
1.7
64.0
55.0
1.2
2.6
1.5
492
122
57
62
34
5
22
46
-149
8Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.2
454
26.5
9.0
3.2
6.2
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.5
1.6
2.7
59.3
44.5
1.0
2.2
1.8
12,035
4,086
1,456
2,798
1,004
118
246
1,380
9Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.2
800
31.6
13.8
6.0
6.2
0.3
5.6
12.6
44.5
0.2
0.7
31.7
2.4
3.1
77.1
49.5
1.9
4.1
1.9
25,255
11,029
4,799
4,993
1,755
218
1,552
1,921
10Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
985
41.4
26.9
3.7
6.1
0.2
9.4
22.1
42.3
1.2
3.8
31.4
7.0
8.9
77.9
51.6
0.8
2.9
3.5
40,787
26,479
3,667
6,049
2,130
178
3,483
1,934
+661
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.1
1,686
32.1
13.1
2.8
10.5
0.2
4.7
9.2
51.0
0.6
1.5
37.6
3.2
3.9
82.4
60.3
0.7
2.1
2.8
54,162
22,147
4,659
17,645
3,603
365
4,761
4,481
+3046
12Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,234
32.2
11.4
2.9
6.7
0.3
4.6
8.8
52.2
0.0
0.2
22.9
2.2
2.8
79.1
57.0
0.7
2.2
2.1
39,693
14,105
3,541
8,314
2,605
339
2,586
2,582
13Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
2.1
196
34.5
12.6
7.0
1.9
0.2
5.1
11.5
44.1
2.5
3.4
71.8
48.4
2.1
4.9
6,764
2,464
1,368
370
408
33
678
14Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1,231
35.0
20.4
6.2
5.7
0.7
7.6
16.3
46.9
0.8
2.5
31.3
4.4
5.5
78.8
54.5
2.4
3.8
2.7
43,109
25,158
7,679
7,016
2,485
827
3,374
3,771
+486
15Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.0
602
35.6
21.4
5.2
5.7
0.5
8.7
19.3
44.8
1.0
3.0
32.6
3.9
4.3
91.6
50.4
1.0
4.2
2.4
21,402
12,861
3,127
3,421
1,210
308
586
1,606
16Renaldo Major
R. Major
2.0
1
27.0
5.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
10.0
20.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
23.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
27
5
2
0
2
0
1
4
+15
17Ralph Jackson
R. Jackson
2.0
1
12.0
2.0
1.0
4.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.0
0.0
1.0
12
2
1
4
2
0
1
1
18Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,519
33.8
17.1
4.4
9.1
0.2
6.1
13.0
47.1
1.4
3.8
37.0
3.5
4.1
86.9
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
51,278
26,039
6,736
13,785
3,015
253
3,486
3,645
+6159
19Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
924
31.2
17.3
2.7
5.5
0.4
7.1
15.4
46.3
0.2
0.9
23.7
3.0
4.0
75.4
50.6
1.0
1.7
2.5
28,860
16,022
2,530
5,066
1,812
331
1,847
1,880
20Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1.9
1,386
35.5
16.3
6.5
5.2
0.8
6.3
13.5
46.8
0.8
2.6
32.2
2.8
4.0
70.7
53.4
1.8
4.7
2.8
49,174
22,582
9,077
7,183
2,702
1,132
3,859
4,015
+2254
21Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
450
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.5
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.5
2.1
70.5
46.6
0.9
1.8
2.1
9,627
3,297
1,225
1,691
873
122
787
1,375
22Johnny Moore
J. Moore
1.9
561
25.9
9.5
3.0
7.5
0.2
3.9
8.4
46.3
0.2
0.7
25.6
1.5
2.2
71.0
50.8
0.8
2.2
2.2
14,514
5,355
1,680
4,210
1,087
129
1,237
1,446
23Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,549
36.3
12.6
6.3
8.6
0.3
4.5
11.2
39.9
1.4
4.2
34.6
2.2
2.9
78.4
50.6
1.3
5.0
2.9
56,199
19,572
9,783
13,354
2,986
502
4,453
2,920
+3978
24Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
1,090
36.5
19.3
3.7
9.2
0.3
7.4
16.3
45.1
0.4
1.5
29.8
4.2
5.5
76.0
51.6
1.0
2.7
3.7
39,732
21,083
4,002
10,048
2,095
287
4,051
3,334
25Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
1.9
374
38.1
18.9
5.5
5.6
0.2
7.7
16.0
48.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.5
4.2
82.1
52.8
1.1
4.3
2.1
14,241
7,072
2,041
2,097
713
67
139
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