nba most playoff steals before 26 years old

Kobe Bryant has gotten the most career steals by a player younger than 26 in the playoffs, with 161 steals.

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NBA most playoff steals by a player before 26 years old
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
161
119
38.3
22.6
4.8
4.4
1.4
0.7
8.1
18.8
43.4
1.0
3.2
32.3
5.3
6.7
79.2
52.1
1.2
3.7
2.7
4,556
2,694
577
528
89
319
376
+344
2Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
147
87
33.4
16.5
7.3
1.9
1.7
0.6
6.0
11.7
51.4
1.4
3.4
42.7
3.0
3.7
80.3
61.7
1.7
5.6
1.4
2,908
1,432
636
169
55
122
189
+459
3Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
136
73
37.4
13.8
5.8
8.5
1.9
0.2
5.5
12.6
43.7
0.3
1.0
28.2
2.5
3.9
63.8
48.2
1.6
4.2
2.6
2,728
1,007
426
618
14
190
194
+241
4LeBron James
L. James
117
71
43.5
29.3
8.4
7.3
1.6
1.0
9.7
21.2
45.9
1.5
4.8
31.6
8.4
11.3
74.3
56.1
1.4
7.0
3.7
3,089
2,081
598
520
68
265
170
+254
5Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
112
64
37.8
24.1
6.0
6.7
1.8
0.3
8.4
20.0
42.1
1.0
3.7
28.6
6.2
7.3
85.1
51.9
1.8
4.3
3.6
2,421
1,544
387
428
21
228
185
+180
6James Harden
J. Harden
110
72
33.7
19.1
5.2
4.6
1.5
0.4
5.5
12.9
42.7
1.8
5.2
35.5
6.3
7.2
86.9
59.5
0.6
4.5
2.8
2,429
1,374
373
330
30
198
217
+217
7Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
108
55
39.4
17.9
7.3
13.9
2.0
0.7
6.7
12.8
52.0
0.0
0.5
4.0
4.5
5.4
82.9
58.7
4.0
2,167
983
401
765
36
219
168
8Tony Parker
T. Parker
107
111
36.4
18.4
3.0
4.8
1.0
0.1
7.3
16.1
45.5
0.6
2.0
30.4
3.2
4.5
70.9
51.0
0.5
2.5
2.8
4,046
2,043
337
530
8
313
250
+276
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
106
94
38.7
23.8
7.6
4.6
1.1
0.9
8.0
18.0
44.3
2.4
6.6
35.9
5.4
6.5
83.3
56.9
1.0
6.6
2.9
3,635
2,236
713
430
87
276
243
+265
10Robert Horry
R. Horry
106
65
35.4
12.1
6.4
3.4
1.6
1.2
4.2
9.6
43.9
1.7
4.3
38.3
2.0
2.8
70.9
55.6
1.7
4.7
1.5
2,301
785
415
220
75
95
196
11Paul George
P. George
105
61
38.4
18.4
7.2
3.8
1.7
0.6
5.9
13.8
42.7
1.9
5.4
35.8
4.7
5.8
79.8
56.1
1.0
6.2
2.9
2,340
1,122
437
230
35
175
195
+143
12Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
104
59
37.8
16.6
7.5
4.6
1.8
1.1
6.4
13.1
48.6
0.7
1.9
35.5
3.2
4.4
72.9
55.2
2.2
5.3
2.9
2,229
979
440
273
62
171
216
13Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
95
54
40.8
25.3
5.3
6.0
1.8
0.9
8.8
18.4
47.9
0.3
1.1
30.0
7.3
9.2
79.4
56.3
1.4
3.9
4.2
2,202
1,366
286
323
48
229
172
+184
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
84
50
38.9
30.9
9.4
8.0
1.7
0.5
10.9
23.6
46.2
3.3
9.6
34.7
5.8
8.1
72.0
57.0
0.7
8.7
4.2
1,947
1,546
469
398
23
212
134
+97
15Baron Davis
B. Davis
82
35
37.4
18.1
4.6
6.5
2.3
0.5
6.3
15.2
41.4
2.0
5.8
34.7
3.5
5.2
67.6
51.8
1.1
3.5
2.5
1,309
633
160
226
17
86
116
+102
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
81
73
42.3
28.9
8.2
3.8
1.1
1.2
9.6
20.8
46.2
2.1
6.2
34.1
7.6
9.0
83.9
58.3
1.0
7.3
3.3
3,089
2,109
602
280
88
242
187
+147
17Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
80
36
45.4
30.1
4.3
5.7
2.2
0.3
10.8
27.5
39.2
1.9
5.6
33.0
6.7
8.7
76.7
48.0
1.1
3.2
3.1
1,633
1,083
154
205
9
110
86
+38
18Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
79
85
31.3
17.2
5.5
2.0
0.9
0.4
6.3
13.3
47.4
2.0
5.4
36.4
2.6
3.4
75.3
57.9
1.1
4.4
2.0
2,663
1,458
468
173
33
167
233
+75
19Byron Scott
B. Scott
78
53
27.5
13.5
2.7
2.4
1.5
0.2
5.7
11.5
49.6
0.3
0.9
37.5
1.8
2.3
77.7
54.1
0.8
1.9
1.5
1,459
716
144
126
8
80
124
20Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
77
41
40.9
22.0
4.5
6.6
1.9
0.8
7.8
16.7
46.7
1.9
4.8
39.0
4.6
6.2
74.7
56.8
1.6
2.9
3.1
1,675
903
185
272
32
128
121
-27
21Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
76
52
36.4
23.9
3.1
4.7
1.5
0.6
8.8
18.8
46.5
2.3
5.7
41.5
4.1
4.6
87.6
57.3
0.7
2.3
2.2
1,891
1,243
160
243
32
116
113
+324
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
69
39
38.6
27.8
12.3
2.0
1.8
3.5
10.6
19.3
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.6
9.9
67.3
58.9
4.9
7.4
2.5
1,504
1,085
481
78
136
99
167
23Marcus Smart
M. Smart
67
45
28.9
9.3
4.1
4.3
1.5
0.7
2.9
8.4
35.0
1.3
4.4
29.9
2.2
3.1
68.8
47.8
1.2
2.9
2.1
1,302
420
183
192
32
96
127
-79
24Bradley Beal
B. Beal
62
40
39.9
22.7
4.4
3.7
1.6
0.6
8.2
18.6
44.0
2.4
6.6
36.3
4.0
4.8
82.3
54.7
1.2
3.2
2.3
1,596
907
174
148
24
91
107
+39
25B.J. Armstrong
B.J. Armstrong
62
74
21.2
7.2
1.3
2.4
0.8
0.0
2.8
5.9
47.2
0.4
0.9
43.3
1.2
1.5
84.4
54.9
0.2
1.1
0.8
1,567
535
99
181
3
57
117
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