nba most playoff steals single decade

Magic Johnson has gotten the most steals in the playoffs, with 324 steals in the 1980s.

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NBA most playoff steals by a player single decade
NAMESTLDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
324
1980s
158
39.3
19.0
7.7
12.4
2.1
0.4
6.8
13.2
51.8
0.1
0.7
20.6
5.1
6.2
82.6
59.4
1.9
5.8
3.6
6,204
2,999
1,220
1,965
63
571
450
2LeBron James
L. James
321
2010s
179
41.5
28.8
9.1
7.0
1.8
1.0
10.5
20.7
50.4
1.6
4.6
34.2
6.3
8.4
74.2
58.8
1.6
7.5
3.6
7,420
5,150
1,626
1,251
184
643
422
+925
3Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
320
1990s
155
40.6
19.1
7.9
5.5
2.1
1.0
7.0
15.7
44.4
0.9
3.2
28.9
4.3
5.9
72.5
52.3
2.4
5.5
3.0
6,287
2,968
1,232
851
150
469
505
+230
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
286
1990s
142
41.5
32.9
6.3
5.5
2.0
0.8
12.2
25.3
48.3
0.9
2.8
33.8
7.6
9.2
82.7
56.2
1.7
4.7
2.8
5,895
4,678
899
776
119
402
399
+294
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
277
1980s
145
42.6
24.5
10.7
6.4
1.9
0.9
9.2
19.3
47.6
0.5
1.4
35.3
5.7
6.4
89.2
55.5
2.4
8.3
3.2
6,176
3,559
1,547
932
135
463
421
6Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
232
1980s
106
37.2
14.7
3.4
7.0
2.2
0.3
6.0
11.7
51.0
0.0
0.3
8.8
2.8
3.5
78.7
55.6
0.8
2.7
2.4
3,947
1,561
364
744
37
255
262
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
226
2000s
147
42.3
27.6
5.5
5.2
1.5
0.7
9.9
22.0
45.0
1.3
4.0
33.4
6.5
7.9
81.5
54.2
1.1
4.4
3.0
6,220
4,053
802
765
103
447
454
+528
8Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
219
1990s
116
39.2
21.0
7.1
6.1
1.9
0.8
7.6
16.8
45.0
1.1
4.0
28.7
4.8
6.0
78.6
54.0
2.4
4.8
2.7
4,552
2,438
827
713
88
312
378
+52
9John Stockton
J. Stockton
217
1990s
125
36.3
13.8
3.3
10.5
1.7
0.3
4.9
10.6
46.6
0.7
2.2
32.0
3.3
4.0
80.4
56.0
0.9
2.5
3.0
4,539
1,727
418
1,312
32
372
352
+115
10James Harden
J. Harden
205
2010s
116
35.1
22.9
5.4
5.6
1.8
0.5
6.8
16.3
41.9
2.4
7.3
33.0
6.8
7.8
86.8
57.9
0.7
4.7
3.4
4,074
2,654
623
650
57
399
360
+253
11Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
199
2000s
130
34.8
7.2
11.2
1.3
1.5
1.9
2.8
5.8
48.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.6
3.9
41.8
48.0
3.6
7.6
1.0
4,524
939
1,454
173
250
136
296
+368
12Draymond Green
D. Green
197
2010s
123
35.6
12.5
9.3
6.1
1.6
1.5
4.4
9.9
44.5
1.2
3.7
31.5
2.5
3.4
73.7
54.9
1.8
7.6
2.6
4,375
1,536
1,149
754
180
325
458
+888
13Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
196
1980s
159
28.7
9.8
3.5
4.3
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.6
47.3
0.8
1.9
39.8
1.8
2.2
82.5
57.1
0.9
2.6
1.5
4,571
1,558
550
678
92
245
453
14Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
194
1980s
136
39.1
17.2
4.1
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.5
14.7
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.1
4.1
4.9
82.8
50.9
1.2
2.9
2.7
5,324
2,337
562
837
62
363
432
15Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
192
2000s
103
40.8
15.3
7.7
8.8
1.9
0.3
5.5
13.7
39.8
1.6
4.9
31.9
2.8
3.6
78.3
50.0
1.8
6.0
3.2
4,206
1,581
796
909
31
327
242
+116
16Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
187
2010s
111
34.7
19.5
7.7
2.4
1.7
0.6
6.9
13.6
50.6
1.6
3.9
41.1
4.1
4.9
83.5
61.8
1.8
5.9
1.8
3,847
2,164
854
263
72
196
245
+615
17Chris Paul
C. Paul
186
2010s
85
36.6
20.7
5.2
8.0
2.2
0.2
7.5
15.7
47.6
1.9
5.1
37.3
3.9
4.5
85.6
58.6
0.7
4.4
2.7
3,113
1,761
438
678
16
227
264
+98
18Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
184
2010s
98
38.0
25.4
7.0
7.9
1.9
0.3
8.8
21.4
41.1
1.4
4.7
30.2
6.4
7.6
84.2
51.3
1.9
5.1
4.0
3,720
2,489
686
778
28
390
284
+235
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
181
2010s
112
37.8
26.5
5.4
6.3
1.6
0.3
8.7
19.4
45.0
4.2
10.5
40.1
4.8
5.3
90.6
60.9
0.8
4.6
3.5
4,234
2,968
604
704
30
390
282
+777
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
174
1990s
125
41.6
26.6
11.4
3.4
1.4
0.8
9.6
20.7
46.2
0.0
0.2
10.3
7.4
10.0
74.1
52.9
2.8
8.6
2.8
5,196
3,325
1,423
421
105
351
438
+184
21Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
173
1980s
73
38.7
22.0
4.6
9.3
2.4
0.4
8.2
18.3
44.6
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.2
6.7
76.9
51.8
1.3
3.3
3.3
2,822
1,606
335
676
29
240
239
22Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
172
2010s
116
36.3
20.6
5.2
4.4
1.5
1.0
7.8
16.5
47.3
0.6
1.7
34.4
4.4
5.7
76.1
54.1
1.3
3.9
2.8
4,210
2,384
607
510
116
329
275
+229
23Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
167
2000s
149
28.3
9.2
2.4
2.4
1.1
0.1
3.1
7.3
42.7
1.2
2.9
42.2
1.8
2.2
81.0
55.8
0.3
2.1
0.9
4,221
1,369
354
355
10
141
383
+483
24Julius Erving
J. Erving
161
1980s
103
36.9
20.6
6.8
4.0
1.6
1.8
7.8
16.5
47.4
0.1
0.3
19.4
4.9
6.3
77.4
53.5
2.4
4.4
3.1
3,800
2,123
705
416
181
323
306
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
159
1990s
97
41.2
26.2
11.0
3.8
1.6
3.3
10.7
20.5
52.1
0.0
0.2
26.7
4.8
6.4
74.9
56.1
2.6
8.4
3.2
3,997
2,541
1,069
366
321
309
369
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