nba most steals by a player in 2020s decade including playoffs

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Jimmy Butler III got the most steals in the regular-season and playoffs, with 742 steals this decade.

NAMESTLDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
742
2020s
438
34.1
21.2
6.1
5.6
1.7
0.4
6.8
13.9
49.2
0.7
2.2
31.7
6.9
8.1
84.9
60.9
2.0
4.1
1.8
14,953
9,301
2,672
2,469
181
806
585
+1279
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
738
2020s
534
34.8
26.1
12.0
8.6
1.4
0.7
10.0
17.5
57.0
1.4
3.6
37.4
4.7
5.7
82.3
65.0
2.7
9.2
3.3
18,564
13,935
6,390
4,579
397
1,778
1,445
+3250
3Chris Paul
C. Paul
670
2020s
464
30.4
13.6
4.2
8.0
1.4
0.2
5.0
10.6
47.3
1.4
3.9
37.0
2.1
2.4
88.2
58.3
0.4
3.8
2.0
14,087
6,296
1,951
3,733
113
907
983
+1294
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
655
2020s
438
34.8
27.6
5.2
5.6
1.5
0.9
9.5
19.0
50.2
1.5
4.3
35.5
7.0
8.1
86.7
61.1
0.8
4.5
2.4
15,241
12,089
2,299
2,454
380
1,060
1,014
+1841
5Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
648
2020s
395
36.6
18.1
4.0
6.8
1.6
0.6
6.0
15.1
39.9
3.1
8.5
36.9
2.9
3.3
86.9
54.6
0.5
3.5
2.0
14,468
7,142
1,580
2,668
224
778
984
+1187
6Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
646
2020s
389
33.1
18.3
6.3
6.4
1.7
0.3
7.3
16.0
45.5
1.5
4.5
34.2
2.2
2.8
80.6
53.2
0.9
5.4
2.3
12,870
7,134
2,460
2,473
103
899
728
-509
7OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
623
2020s
407
34.5
15.4
5.1
2.0
1.5
0.8
5.8
12.2
47.4
2.1
5.5
37.9
1.8
2.3
77.9
58.4
1.3
3.8
1.6
14,032
6,265
2,067
817
306
637
1,040
+1438
8Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
622
2020s
547
34.2
15.7
4.2
2.9
1.1
0.6
5.9
12.1
48.8
1.8
4.8
37.6
2.0
2.4
84.5
59.5
0.9
3.2
1.3
18,730
8,571
2,273
1,561
345
711
978
+1212
9James Harden
J. Harden
621
2020s
460
36.3
23.4
6.3
9.1
1.4
0.7
6.9
16.0
43.3
3.0
8.3
36.1
6.6
7.5
87.2
60.6
0.7
5.5
3.8
16,704
10,775
2,895
4,191
320
1,746
1,064
+1431
10Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
619
2020s
464
33.5
16.2
4.9
6.1
1.3
0.5
6.3
13.4
46.9
2.0
5.3
37.7
1.7
2.1
79.4
56.7
1.2
3.7
2.3
15,523
7,517
2,285
2,820
254
1,074
878
+2437
11Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
606
2020s
422
23.1
7.1
2.9
2.8
1.4
0.5
2.5
5.7
43.8
1.1
3.0
37.1
1.0
1.3
76.2
56.6
0.6
2.3
1.1
9,737
2,979
1,225
1,191
231
470
906
+1324
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
602
2020s
447
34.2
26.4
4.5
5.0
1.3
0.3
9.2
20.2
45.7
3.3
8.9
37.2
4.7
5.5
84.8
58.4
0.8
3.7
2.7
15,302
11,792
2,017
2,251
137
1,206
1,023
+2026
13Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
K. Caldwell-Pope
600
2020s
523
29.6
10.1
2.6
2.0
1.1
0.4
3.6
8.1
44.2
1.7
4.3
38.4
1.3
1.6
85.6
57.8
0.5
2.1
1.0
15,474
5,302
1,357
1,045
206
511
985
+1163
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
593
2020s
446
35.9
30.3
8.8
8.6
1.3
0.5
10.3
21.8
47.2
3.2
9.2
35.2
6.5
8.6
75.6
59.2
0.9
8.0
4.1
16,033
13,506
3,936
3,818
211
1,816
1,076
+1496
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
583
2020s
519
36.7
26.7
8.2
4.8
1.1
0.7
9.1
20.1
45.4
3.1
8.4
36.3
5.4
6.5
84.1
58.3
0.9
7.3
2.8
19,034
13,877
4,260
2,470
358
1,446
1,141
+3386
16Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
582
2020s
436
35.2
24.3
5.4
4.3
1.3
0.6
8.5
19.0
45.0
2.9
8.0
36.6
4.3
5.3
80.3
57.0
0.8
4.6
2.9
15,342
10,588
2,355
1,876
279
1,246
898
+907
17Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
582
2020s
501
34.1
18.4
9.7
4.1
1.2
0.9
7.1
13.4
53.0
0.3
0.8
32.3
4.0
5.2
76.5
58.8
2.4
7.3
2.5
17,067
9,210
4,839
2,062
439
1,231
1,265
+876
18De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
578
2020s
392
34.8
24.3
4.2
6.3
1.5
0.4
9.0
18.8
47.8
1.8
5.6
32.9
4.6
6.1
75.3
56.8
0.7
3.5
2.8
13,626
9,536
1,641
2,455
162
1,103
1,063
-164
19Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
578
2020s
376
20.6
4.8
2.0
1.1
1.5
0.8
1.8
4.1
44.1
0.8
2.5
34.3
0.3
0.5
65.6
55.3
0.6
1.4
0.5
7,750
1,815
747
400
298
206
703
-137
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
572
2020s
471
30.6
17.3
6.9
7.1
1.2
0.4
6.6
14.8
44.4
1.1
3.7
30.4
3.1
4.5
68.4
51.6
1.5
5.5
3.5
14,418
8,139
3,260
3,323
173
1,670
1,246
-472
21Marcus Smart
M. Smart
567
2020s
371
31.5
12.5
3.5
5.2
1.5
0.4
4.2
10.4
40.6
1.9
5.8
33.6
2.1
2.6
79.9
54.0
0.7
2.8
2.2
11,683
4,648
1,296
1,931
130
800
943
+1282
22Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
561
2020s
489
34.9
23.5
6.2
3.4
1.1
0.4
8.8
18.3
48.4
2.3
6.4
35.6
3.5
4.7
74.6
57.7
1.2
5.0
2.7
17,062
11,488
3,020
1,681
199
1,314
1,330
+2160
23Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
560
2020s
460
26.2
11.0
4.3
3.0
1.2
0.3
3.9
9.1
42.3
2.3
6.0
38.1
1.0
1.3
77.8
56.8
0.9
3.4
1.5
12,043
5,079
1,972
1,366
137
679
865
+1052
24Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
539
2020s
371
33.1
17.6
3.8
8.8
1.5
0.6
6.4
13.4
47.7
2.6
6.7
38.8
2.3
2.6
85.3
60.6
0.6
3.2
2.1
12,291
6,521
1,413
3,267
224
795
493
+165
25Draymond Green
D. Green
527
2020s
410
29.8
8.2
6.8
6.6
1.3
0.9
3.1
6.8
46.1
0.8
2.4
31.0
1.2
1.7
71.0
54.7
1.0
5.8
2.7
12,221
3,368
2,787
2,718
370
1,111
1,293
+1202
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