nba players to get 20 steals in a single playoff run

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 20 steals in 1973-74.

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NBA players to get 20 or more steals in a single playoff run
NAMESTLSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
20
1973-74
16
47.4
32.2
15.8
4.9
1.3
2.4
14.0
25.1
55.7
4.2
5.7
73.6
58.3
4.2
11.6
758
515
253
78
39
41
2Don Chaney
D. Chaney
24
1973-74
18
30.3
9.5
4.3
2.2
1.3
0.5
3.6
7.8
46.1
2.3
2.8
82.0
52.5
2.1
2.2
545
171
77
40
9
64
3Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
21
1973-74
18
42.9
20.5
13.3
3.7
1.2
0.9
8.9
20.6
43.5
2.6
3.3
79.7
46.6
3.3
10.0
772
369
240
66
17
85
4Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
22
1973-74
16
40.5
19.3
7.6
2.8
1.4
0.6
8.5
17.3
49.3
2.3
2.9
76.6
51.9
1.9
5.7
648
308
122
45
10
65
5Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
21
1973-74
12
40.9
22.5
7.9
4.0
1.8
0.3
9.4
18.8
50.2
3.7
4.1
89.8
54.8
1.8
6.2
491
270
95
48
4
41
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
24
1973-74
18
45.1
27.1
6.4
6.0
1.3
0.3
11.1
22.8
48.4
4.9
5.6
88.1
53.5
1.6
4.9
811
487
116
108
6
43
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
50
1974-75
17
42.7
28.2
5.5
6.1
2.9
0.9
11.1
25.1
44.4
5.9
6.5
91.8
50.5
1.3
4.2
726
479
94
103
15
51
8Butch Beard
B. Beard
24
1974-75
17
26.4
9.1
4.2
3.1
1.4
0.1
3.5
8.6
41.1
2.0
3.1
64.2
45.5
1.4
2.9
448
154
72
53
2
64
9Don Chaney
D. Chaney
21
1974-75
11
26.7
10.8
3.5
1.9
1.9
0.5
4.4
9.5
45.7
2.1
2.6
79.3
50.5
2.2
1.3
294
119
38
21
5
46
10Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
22
1974-75
17
40.7
24.2
4.5
3.2
1.3
0.6
9.1
19.4
47.0
6.0
6.7
89.5
54.2
1.1
3.4
692
412
76
54
11
45
11Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
26
1974-75
17
44.2
25.5
10.9
2.2
1.5
2.3
10.2
21.9
46.8
5.1
7.5
67.7
50.7
2.7
8.2
751
434
186
37
39
70
12Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
25
1974-75
17
29.9
12.5
3.5
2.1
1.5
0.4
5.7
13.6
42.0
1.1
1.4
75.0
43.9
1.1
2.4
508
212
60
35
6
54
13Kevin Porter
K. Porter
21
1974-75
17
36.8
14.4
2.4
7.3
1.2
0.0
5.8
11.6
50.3
2.7
4.1
66.7
53.7
0.8
1.6
625
244
41
124
0
73
14Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
20
1974-75
13
36.2
13.1
7.4
2.0
1.5
0.0
5.8
12.5
46.0
1.5
2.8
55.6
47.5
1.8
5.5
470
170
96
26
0
46
15Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
20
1974-75
13
42.1
15.1
5.2
4.7
1.5
0.4
5.2
12.6
40.9
4.8
6.4
74.7
48.9
1.4
3.8
547
196
67
61
5
52
16Slick Watts
S. Watts
27
1974-75
9
31.3
11.1
3.7
7.1
3.0
0.4
4.8
10.3
46.2
1.6
2.9
53.8
47.9
1.1
2.6
282
100
33
64
4
30
17Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
26
1974-75
17
29.6
15.0
7.0
1.6
1.5
0.8
6.5
14.6
44.6
1.9
2.8
70.2
47.3
1.8
5.2
503
255
119
28
14
53
18Alvan Adams
A. Adams
24
1975-76
19
35.2
17.9
10.1
5.2
1.3
1.1
7.2
15.9
45.2
3.5
4.3
81.7
50.3
2.8
7.2
668
341
191
98
20
60
19Rick Barry
R. Barry
38
1975-76
13
40.9
24.0
6.5
6.5
2.9
1.1
9.7
22.2
43.6
4.6
5.2
88.2
48.9
1.5
4.9
532
312
84
84
14
40
20Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
22
1975-76
18
44.3
21.0
16.4
4.6
1.2
0.7
8.7
18.9
45.7
3.7
4.8
75.9
49.8
4.8
11.6
798
378
296
83
13
85
21Charles Dudley
C. Dudley
22
1975-76
13
20.0
6.9
2.8
2.9
1.7
0.1
2.5
4.4
57.9
1.8
2.5
72.7
62.9
1.5
1.2
260
90
36
38
1
29
22Gar Heard
G. Heard
39
1975-76
19
37.9
13.9
10.4
1.7
2.1
1.9
5.5
12.5
44.1
2.9
4.3
67.9
48.4
2.8
7.6
721
265
197
33
37
56
23Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
22
1975-76
13
21.8
9.2
2.7
1.5
1.7
0.0
4.0
9.8
40.9
1.2
1.5
84.2
44.3
1.1
1.6
284
120
35
20
0
39
24Charlie Scott
C. Scott
21
1975-76
18
35.1
15.4
4.2
3.9
1.2
0.4
6.2
15.8
39.1
3.1
4.0
76.4
43.9
1.3
2.9
632
277
76
71
8
97
25Paul Silas
P. Silas
24
1975-76
18
41.2
10.8
13.7
2.3
1.3
0.3
3.8
8.6
44.8
3.1
3.8
81.2
52.6
4.3
9.3
741
194
246
42
6
67
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