nba total steal leaders in the 2000s

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
NAMESPGGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGBPGTPG
1Chris Paul
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
2Allen Iverson
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
3Metta Sandiford-Artest
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
4Mario Chalmers
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
5Jason Kidd
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
6Baron Davis
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
7Terrell Brandon
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
8Mookie Blaylock
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
9Doug Christie
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
10Shawn Marion
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
11Dwyane Wade
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
12Andre Iguodala
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
13LeBron James
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
14Gilbert Arenas
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
15Rajon Rondo
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
16John Stockton
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
17Caron Butler
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
18Kobe Bryant
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
19Jamaal Tinsley
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
20Larry Hughes
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
21Brevin Knight
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
22Paul Pierce
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
23Manu Ginobili
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
24Gerald Wallace
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
25Speedy Claxton
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
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56
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62
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19
63
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64
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.780
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20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
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49
33
.598
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45
37
.549
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8
42
40
.512
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42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
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56
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