nba most steals by a player first nine seasons

Alvin Robertson had the most steals by a player in his first 9 seasons, with 1,946 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
1,946
702
31.6
14.5
5.3
5.1
2.8
0.4
5.9
12.3
47.8
0.3
0.9
30.0
2.4
3.3
74.8
52.7
2.2
3.2
2.8
22,191
10,164
3,724
3,606
287
1,933
2,370
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,832
734
31.6
13.1
2.5
11.4
2.5
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.0
0.4
1.2
35.8
3.4
4.1
82.4
60.0
0.6
1.9
3.0
23,179
9,634
1,870
8,352
142
2,174
2,066
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,815
667
38.7
32.3
6.3
5.9
2.7
1.0
12.1
23.5
51.6
0.4
1.4
30.1
7.6
9.0
84.6
58.9
1.7
4.6
3.0
25,842
21,541
4,219
3,935
684
2,006
1,944
4Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
1,670
703
33.3
12.1
3.0
7.1
2.4
0.3
4.9
9.1
53.7
0.1
0.2
28.8
2.3
2.9
78.7
58.4
0.7
2.3
2.4
23,414
8,519
2,102
5,023
233
1,694
1,704
5Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
1,643
664
35.9
14.5
4.3
7.0
2.5
0.4
5.7
13.7
41.5
1.5
4.5
33.9
1.6
2.2
74.0
49.6
1.3
3.0
2.5
23,853
9,621
2,841
4,629
245
1,644
1,350
+1000
6Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,603
704
35.2
16.3
3.8
6.8
2.3
0.2
6.6
13.8
47.7
0.8
2.4
30.9
2.4
3.4
71.2
53.3
1.3
2.6
2.5
24,765
11,503
2,706
4,816
151
1,734
1,919
+1272
7Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1,538
707
35.5
17.7
6.9
5.3
2.2
1.0
7.0
14.5
48.6
0.6
1.9
31.7
3.0
4.3
68.7
53.9
2.1
4.9
2.9
25,110
12,490
4,900
3,723
677
2,049
2,167
8Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1,528
709
33.9
21.0
6.1
5.8
2.2
0.7
8.1
16.6
48.9
0.4
1.3
29.3
4.3
5.5
78.3
55.0
2.6
3.5
2.9
24,063
14,857
4,351
4,114
501
2,030
2,221
9Gus Williams
G. Williams
1,525
715
32.0
18.1
2.8
5.6
2.1
0.4
7.4
16.0
46.5
0.2
0.8
22.8
3.1
4.1
75.9
50.8
1.1
1.8
2.6
22,880
12,919
2,016
4,005
271
1,432
1,471
10Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,485
617
36.4
18.6
4.4
9.9
2.4
0.1
6.5
13.8
47.2
1.0
2.8
35.7
4.6
5.3
85.7
57.5
0.7
3.7
2.4
22,448
11,496
2,694
6,112
54
1,493
1,521
+2152
11Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,477
716
36.7
20.0
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.0
0.4
1.3
28.3
4.3
5.7
76.2
52.2
1.0
2.7
3.9
26,269
14,354
2,680
6,985
200
2,759
2,311
12Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
1,463
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
2.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.7
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.3
3.4
69.0
49.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
206
1,854
1,859
13Fat Lever
F. Lever
1,461
640
32.8
14.9
6.4
6.8
2.3
0.3
6.1
13.4
45.2
0.2
0.6
30.0
2.6
3.3
77.2
50.0
2.0
4.3
2.1
20,983
9,531
4,079
4,376
182
1,347
1,575
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,453
610
41.5
27.4
4.1
6.0
2.4
0.2
9.6
23.1
41.8
1.3
4.2
30.9
6.9
8.9
76.9
50.8
1.0
3.1
3.8
25,338
16,738
2,474
3,642
121
2,291
1,318
+538
15Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,380
653
37.6
14.7
6.4
9.4
2.1
0.3
5.3
13.1
40.4
1.1
3.5
32.5
3.0
3.9
77.6
49.8
1.6
4.8
3.4
24,570
9,630
4,157
6,120
211
2,225
1,247
+1885
16Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1,377
686
26.4
6.2
4.2
6.6
2.0
0.5
2.4
5.4
44.8
0.3
0.9
33.1
1.0
1.6
64.7
50.7
1.2
2.9
2.0
18,124
4,227
2,854
4,501
328
1,367
2,146
17Randy Smith
R. Smith
1,347
738
34.3
18.1
3.7
5.0
1.8
0.1
7.4
15.7
47.1
0.1
0.4
15.2
3.3
4.1
79.5
51.6
1.1
2.6
2.6
25,341
13,363
2,742
3,670
57
1,060
1,968
18Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,334
707
32.2
14.7
2.7
6.2
1.9
0.3
5.8
12.0
48.0
0.7
2.1
34.0
2.4
3.3
75.0
54.6
0.7
2.0
2.0
22,774
10,393
1,917
4,358
239
1,449
1,677
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,326
639
36.8
19.1
7.3
11.0
2.1
0.5
7.0
13.2
53.3
0.1
0.5
19.2
5.0
6.1
82.3
60.4
1.9
5.4
3.9
23,531
12,213
4,696
7,037
288
2,488
1,513
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,320
676
37.1
23.2
12.6
2.4
2.0
3.6
9.2
17.9
51.5
0.0
0.1
5.3
4.9
6.9
70.4
55.6
4.1
8.5
3.1
25,054
15,715
8,509
1,593
2,444
2,114
2,665
21Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,319
702
34.6
22.8
7.1
4.0
1.9
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
4.5
3.1
24,285
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,117
1,951
1,953
22Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1,297
687
23.0
8.5
2.8
4.4
1.9
0.1
3.6
7.9
46.0
0.0
0.1
18.9
1.2
1.8
65.6
48.7
0.9
1.9
2.2
15,826
5,812
1,918
3,028
77
1,327
2,017
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,294
711
38.5
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.9
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.7
5.3
87.9
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,371
17,783
7,282
4,367
598
2,250
1,888
24Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1,287
731
34.9
17.0
3.8
3.2
1.8
0.3
5.8
12.4
46.6
1.3
3.3
39.9
4.1
4.7
86.8
58.7
0.9
2.9
2.1
25,490
12,429
2,764
2,310
243
1,527
1,609
+540
25Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
1,277
627
30.2
12.8
3.4
6.5
2.0
0.5
4.5
9.9
45.3
0.3
1.1
31.9
3.5
4.4
78.6
53.9
0.9
2.5
2.2
18,959
7,998
2,147
4,099
295
1,391
2,076
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8.5
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45
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1
46
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.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
21
.638
7.5
4
37
23
.617
8.5
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37
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8.5
6
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10.5
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11.5
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16.5
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