nba finals steals leaders for each year

Kyrie Irving has the most steals per game in an NBA Finals, with 4.0 per game.

NAMESPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
4.0
2014-15
NBA Finals
1
43.6
23.0
7.0
6.0
2.0
10.0
22.0
45.5
2.0
8.0
25.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
51.2
2.0
5.0
1.0
44
23
7
6
4
2
1
5
+5
2Rick Barry
R. Barry
3.5
1974-75
NBA Finals
4
43.0
29.5
4.0
5.0
0.8
11.0
24.8
44.4
7.5
8.0
93.8
52.2
1.0
3.0
172
118
16
20
14
3
12
3Robert Horry
R. Horry
3.0
1994-95
NBA Finals
4
46.8
17.8
10.0
3.8
2.3
5.8
13.3
43.4
2.8
7.3
37.9
3.5
5.3
66.7
57.0
2.3
7.8
1.3
187
71
40
15
12
9
5
9
4Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2.9
1987-88
NBA Finals
7
37.4
19.7
4.4
9.0
0.3
7.0
16.4
42.6
0.7
2.4
29.4
5.0
6.0
83.3
51.7
0.7
3.7
3.7
262
138
31
63
20
2
26
23
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.8
1990-91
NBA Finals
5
44.0
31.2
6.6
11.4
1.4
12.6
22.6
55.8
0.4
0.8
50.0
5.6
6.6
84.8
61.2
1.6
5.0
3.6
220
156
33
57
14
7
18
18
6Robert Horry
R. Horry
2.8
2001-02
NBA Finals
4
39.8
8.0
7.3
4.3
1.8
2.8
6.0
45.8
1.3
2.8
45.5
1.3
1.5
83.3
60.1
1.5
5.8
1.5
159
32
29
17
11
7
6
13
+35
7Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.8
1982-83
NBA Finals
4
35.8
15.3
2.3
6.3
0.0
6.5
11.8
55.3
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.8
60.0
56.9
0.8
1.5
2.8
143
61
9
25
11
0
11
10
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2.7
2007-08
NBA Finals
6
43.0
25.7
4.7
5.0
0.2
8.8
21.8
40.5
1.5
4.7
32.1
6.5
8.2
79.6
50.5
1.3
3.3
3.8
258
154
28
30
16
1
23
19
-39
9Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
2.7
2005-06
NBA Finals
6
43.5
34.7
7.8
3.8
1.0
10.8
23.2
46.8
0.5
1.8
27.3
12.5
16.2
77.3
57.2
2.0
5.8
3.7
261
208
47
23
16
6
22
22
+22
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
2.7
1985-86
NBA Finals
6
44.8
24.0
9.7
9.5
0.3
8.8
18.3
48.2
1.2
3.2
36.8
5.2
5.5
93.9
57.8
1.7
8.0
2.7
269
144
58
57
16
2
16
17
11Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2.7
1979-80
NBA Finals
6
42.7
21.5
11.2
8.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
129
67
52
16
2
30
17
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
2.7
1976-77
NBA Finals
6
41.3
30.3
6.8
5.0
1.2
11.7
21.5
54.3
7.0
8.2
85.7
60.4
1.7
5.2
248
182
41
30
16
7
17
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
2.6
2023-24
NBA Finals
5
38.8
29.2
8.8
5.6
0.0
11.8
25.0
47.2
2.2
9.0
24.4
3.4
5.8
58.6
53.0
0.0
8.8
4.6
194
146
44
28
13
0
23
14
+7
14Charlie Ward
C. Ward
2.6
1998-99
NBA Finals
5
29.0
5.8
3.2
3.6
0.4
2.4
5.2
46.2
0.8
2.4
33.3
0.2
0.4
50.0
53.9
1.2
2.0
1.4
145
29
16
18
13
2
7
9
-13
15LeBron James
L. James
2.6
2015-16
NBA Finals
7
41.7
29.7
11.3
8.9
2.3
11.7
23.7
49.4
1.9
5.0
37.1
4.4
6.1
72.1
56.2
2.4
8.9
4.4
292
208
79
62
18
16
31
16
+26
16Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
2.5
1985-86
NBA Finals
6
35.5
14.5
3.5
5.5
0.2
5.8
10.5
55.6
0.5
1.0
50.0
2.3
2.8
82.4
61.7
0.8
2.7
2.3
213
87
21
33
15
1
14
23
17Byron Scott
B. Scott
2.5
1984-85
NBA Finals
6
34.7
11.2
3.7
2.2
0.2
5.0
12.7
39.5
0.3
1.2
28.6
0.8
1.5
55.6
41.9
1.0
2.7
1.3
208
67
22
13
15
1
8
14
18Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
2.5
1982-83
NBA Finals
2
21.0
11.0
7.0
0.5
1.0
4.5
11.0
40.9
1.0
2.0
50.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
48.1
1.5
5.5
3.5
42
22
14
1
5
2
7
8
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2.5
1981-82
NBA Finals
6
41.7
16.2
10.8
8.0
0.3
5.3
10.0
53.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
5.5
6.5
84.6
62.9
3.3
7.5
4.3
250
97
65
48
15
2
26
23
20Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.5
1979-80
NBA Finals
6
36.8
14.7
3.2
6.7
0.2
6.8
11.8
57.7
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
58.7
0.5
2.7
2.0
221
88
19
40
15
1
12
14
21Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
2.5
1974-75
NBA Finals
4
43.3
23.0
5.0
4.8
0.5
7.3
17.3
42.0
8.5
9.0
94.4
54.2
1.5
3.5
173
92
20
19
10
2
10
22Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
2.4
2024-25
NBA Finals
7
28.8
10.1
3.6
1.6
0.9
3.3
7.6
43.4
1.4
3.6
40.0
2.1
2.6
83.3
58.3
1.3
2.3
1.1
202
71
25
11
17
6
8
21
-10
23Derek Harper
D. Harper
2.4
1993-94
NBA Finals
7
38.0
16.4
3.0
6.0
0.1
6.0
12.9
46.7
2.4
5.6
43.6
2.0
2.4
82.4
59.0
1.0
2.0
1.7
266
115
21
42
17
1
12
21
24Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.4
1990-91
NBA Finals
5
43.6
20.8
9.4
6.6
1.0
7.8
17.2
45.3
0.2
1.0
20.0
5.0
5.8
86.2
52.7
3.0
6.4
4.0
218
104
47
33
12
5
20
22
25Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.3
1995-96
NBA Finals
6
41.3
15.7
8.2
5.3
1.3
5.7
16.5
34.3
1.5
6.5
23.1
2.8
4.0
70.8
42.9
3.3
4.8
1.8
248
94
49
32
14
8
11
22
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.344
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.333
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.226
16.5
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6
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.182
18.5
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.848
2
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.719
4.5
3
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
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.667
6.5
5
20
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.667
6.5
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.636
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.594
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12.5
10
14
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