
Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Chris Paul got the most steals per game, with 2.4 per game.
Interpreted as:
NBA total steal with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders in the 2000s| NAME | SPG | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | TPG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Paul | 2.4 | 300 | 11,169 | 5,827 | 1,433 | 2,966 | 726 | 23 | 2,049 | 4,364 | 47.0 | 256 | 745 | 34.4 | 1,473 | 1,736 | 84.9 | 56.8 | 246 | 1,187 | 776 | 769 | +603 | 37.2 | 19.4 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 | |
| 2 | A. Iverson | 2.2 | 682 | 28,534 | 19,154 | 2,471 | 4,227 | 1,521 | 106 | 6,622 | 15,623 | 42.4 | 767 | 2,469 | 31.1 | 5,143 | 6,484 | 79.3 | 51.8 | 462 | 2,009 | 2,450 | 1,198 | +1187 | 41.8 | 28.1 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | |
| 3 | M. Sandiford-Artest | 2.1 | 604 | 21,037 | 9,722 | 3,092 | 1,915 | 1,244 | 375 | 3,454 | 8,193 | 42.2 | 717 | 2,096 | 34.2 | 2,097 | 2,901 | 72.3 | 51.3 | 746 | 2,346 | 1,372 | 1,776 | +923 | 34.8 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | |
| 4 | M. Chalmers | 2.0 | 82 | 2,626 | 818 | 228 | 403 | 160 | 8 | 278 | 662 | 42.0 | 114 | 311 | 36.7 | 148 | 193 | 76.7 | 54.8 | 37 | 191 | 165 | 240 | +30 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | J. Kidd | 1.9 | 760 | 28,311 | 10,649 | 5,327 | 7,029 | 1,472 | 236 | 3,766 | 9,372 | 40.2 | 1,104 | 3,174 | 34.8 | 2,013 | 2,483 | 81.1 | 50.9 | 1,006 | 4,321 | 2,331 | 1,438 | +2576 | 37.3 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 | |
| 6 | B. Davis | 1.9 | 673 | 23,825 | 11,364 | 2,705 | 4,901 | 1,292 | 286 | 4,119 | 10,059 | 40.9 | 1,143 | 3,539 | 32.3 | 1,983 | 2,846 | 69.7 | 50.2 | 662 | 2,043 | 1,875 | 1,947 | +1028 | 35.4 | 16.9 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 2.8 | |
| 7 | T. Brandon | 1.9 | 181 | 6,370 | 2,859 | 629 | 1,476 | 347 | 57 | 1,152 | 2,541 | 45.3 | 90 | 246 | 36.6 | 465 | 516 | 90.1 | 51.6 | 121 | 508 | 382 | 345 | +615 | 35.2 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | |
| 8 | M. Blaylock | 1.9 | 177 | 5,410 | 1,701 | 594 | 1,065 | 333 | 46 | 694 | 1,784 | 38.9 | 189 | 568 | 33.3 | 124 | 179 | 69.3 | 45.7 | 134 | 460 | 308 | 276 | -873 | 30.6 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | |
| 9 | D. Christie | 1.9 | 463 | 15,283 | 4,834 | 1,886 | 1,894 | 868 | 211 | 1,688 | 3,907 | 43.2 | 421 | 1,177 | 35.8 | 1,037 | 1,209 | 85.8 | 54.4 | 405 | 1,481 | 876 | 1,099 | +1774 | 33.0 | 10.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | |
| 10 | S. Marion | 1.8 | 745 | 28,020 | 13,254 | 7,384 | 1,511 | 1,363 | 975 | 5,357 | 11,133 | 48.1 | 670 | 1,989 | 33.7 | 1,870 | 2,281 | 82.0 | 54.6 | 1,919 | 5,465 | 1,192 | 1,869 | +2061 | 37.6 | 17.8 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | |
| 11 | D. Wade | 1.8 | 394 | 14,925 | 9,922 | 1,925 | 2,625 | 720 | 379 | 3,465 | 7,167 | 48.3 | 173 | 608 | 28.5 | 2,819 | 3,650 | 77.2 | 56.5 | 487 | 1,438 | 1,497 | 1,019 | +1026 | 37.9 | 25.2 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | |
| 12 | A. Iguodala | 1.8 | 404 | 15,345 | 6,305 | 2,296 | 1,758 | 727 | 187 | 2,180 | 4,649 | 46.9 | 332 | 1,023 | 32.5 | 1,613 | 2,137 | 75.5 | 56.4 | 460 | 1,836 | 989 | 941 | -99 | 38.0 | 15.6 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 2.4 | |
| 13 | L. James | 1.8 | 472 | 19,142 | 12,993 | 3,307 | 3,159 | 830 | 405 | 4,647 | 9,875 | 47.1 | 642 | 1,957 | 32.8 | 3,057 | 4,144 | 73.8 | 55.5 | 607 | 2,700 | 1,541 | 951 | +1669 | 40.6 | 27.5 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | |
| 14 | G. Arenas | 1.8 | 433 | 16,175 | 9,853 | 1,828 | 2,387 | 758 | 103 | 3,174 | 7,436 | 42.7 | 906 | 2,530 | 35.8 | 2,599 | 3,214 | 80.9 | 55.7 | 403 | 1,425 | 1,438 | 1,365 | +96 | 37.4 | 22.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 3.3 | |
| 15 | R. Rondo | 1.7 | 235 | 6,779 | 2,268 | 1,030 | 1,349 | 406 | 32 | 922 | 1,922 | 48.0 | 26 | 96 | 27.1 | 398 | 627 | 63.5 | 51.6 | 252 | 778 | 493 | 561 | +1160 | 28.8 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 | |
| 16 | J. Stockton | 1.7 | 328 | 9,670 | 3,920 | 906 | 2,719 | 564 | 76 | 1,401 | 2,791 | 50.2 | 158 | 411 | 38.4 | 960 | 1,143 | 84.0 | 59.5 | 209 | 697 | 772 | 779 | +1481 | 29.5 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 | |
| 17 | C. Butler | 1.7 | 486 | 17,715 | 8,112 | 2,908 | 1,478 | 817 | 142 | 2,985 | 6,743 | 44.3 | 272 | 861 | 31.6 | 1,870 | 2,194 | 85.2 | 52.6 | 845 | 2,063 | 1,124 | 1,356 | -567 | 36.5 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | |
| 18 | K. Bryant | 1.7 | 748 | 29,476 | 21,065 | 4,381 | 3,921 | 1,246 | 431 | 7,327 | 16,048 | 45.7 | 1,051 | 3,071 | 34.2 | 5,360 | 6,352 | 84.4 | 55.9 | 958 | 3,423 | 2,326 | 2,092 | +3470 | 39.4 | 28.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 | |
| 19 | J. Tinsley | 1.7 | 398 | 12,016 | 4,144 | 1,368 | 2,786 | 660 | 128 | 1,560 | 3,946 | 39.5 | 340 | 1,108 | 30.7 | 684 | 959 | 71.3 | 47.4 | 309 | 1,059 | 1,145 | 1,076 | +582 | 30.2 | 10.4 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 2.9 | |
| 20 | L. Hughes | 1.6 | 623 | 20,151 | 9,364 | 2,703 | 2,069 | 994 | 226 | 3,426 | 8,378 | 40.9 | 472 | 1,498 | 31.5 | 2,040 | 2,697 | 75.6 | 49.0 | 631 | 2,072 | 1,399 | 1,468 | -1109 | 32.3 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | |
| 21 | B. Knight | 1.6 | 610 | 14,507 | 4,246 | 1,401 | 3,523 | 963 | 62 | 1,624 | 3,990 | 40.7 | 16 | 107 | 15.0 | 982 | 1,240 | 79.2 | 46.8 | 199 | 1,202 | 1,068 | 1,470 | -1424 | 23.8 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | |
| 22 | P. Pierce | 1.5 | 765 | 28,893 | 17,812 | 4,798 | 3,068 | 1,183 | 480 | 5,812 | 13,113 | 44.3 | 1,274 | 3,509 | 36.3 | 4,914 | 6,135 | 80.1 | 56.3 | 736 | 4,062 | 2,376 | 2,201 | +1925 | 37.8 | 23.3 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 3.1 | |
| 23 | M. Ginobili | 1.5 | 478 | 13,237 | 7,044 | 1,943 | 1,704 | 734 | 162 | 2,252 | 4,964 | 45.4 | 672 | 1,789 | 37.6 | 1,868 | 2,275 | 82.1 | 59.0 | 396 | 1,547 | 999 | 1,115 | +2692 | 27.7 | 14.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | |
| 24 | G. Wallace | 1.5 | 468 | 13,065 | 5,770 | 2,533 | 892 | 708 | 435 | 2,075 | 4,344 | 47.8 | 181 | 597 | 30.3 | 1,439 | 2,068 | 69.6 | 54.9 | 675 | 1,858 | 820 | 1,091 | -531 | 27.9 | 12.3 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | |
| 25 | S. Claxton | 1.5 | 334 | 8,548 | 3,096 | 830 | 1,441 | 503 | 40 | 1,126 | 2,753 | 40.9 | 42 | 218 | 19.3 | 802 | 1,053 | 76.2 | 48.1 | 194 | 636 | 580 | 827 | -201 | 25.6 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 22 | .732 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 8 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | |
| 12 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |