nba total steals leader this decade

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Dyson Daniels averaged the most steals per game, with 1.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA total steals with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leader this decade
NAMESPGGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGBPGTPG
1Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
1.9
221
5,820
1,922
1,028
775
411
99
800
1,694
47.2
155
497
31.2
167
271
61.6
53.0
276
752
329
438
+69
26.3
8.7
4.7
3.5
0.4
1.5
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.7
367
12,207
7,577
2,190
2,072
611
138
2,410
4,842
49.8
229
732
31.3
2,528
2,966
85.2
61.6
720
1,470
663
465
+1316
33.3
20.6
6.0
5.6
0.4
1.8
3Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
1.7
384
12,680
7,019
2,424
2,439
636
102
2,786
6,128
45.5
586
1,719
34.1
861
1,071
80.4
53.2
339
2,085
889
721
-475
33.0
18.3
6.3
6.4
0.3
2.3
4Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
1.7
373
13,618
6,740
1,491
2,536
616
211
2,246
5,629
39.9
1,155
3,145
36.7
1,093
1,260
86.7
54.5
189
1,302
739
929
+1198
36.5
18.1
4.0
6.8
0.6
2.0
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.6
280
9,321
6,838
1,789
1,155
452
163
2,490
4,955
50.3
578
1,437
40.2
1,280
1,454
88.0
61.1
294
1,495
559
453
+1802
33.3
24.4
6.4
4.1
0.6
2.0
6Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.6
308
9,413
3,691
1,010
1,599
490
111
1,254
3,109
40.3
571
1,717
33.3
612
770
79.5
53.5
199
811
644
766
+1157
30.6
12.0
3.3
5.2
0.4
2.1
7Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
1.6
351
7,318
1,718
714
391
552
279
648
1,476
43.9
303
877
34.5
119
178
66.9
55.3
200
514
200
653
-4
20.8
4.9
2.0
1.1
0.8
0.6
8Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.6
256
7,738
2,585
975
630
398
177
932
1,978
47.1
274
750
36.5
447
545
82.0
58.3
306
669
342
793
+310
30.2
10.1
3.8
2.5
0.7
1.3
9OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
1.5
365
12,445
5,648
1,837
756
565
261
2,118
4,440
47.7
759
1,988
38.2
653
833
78.4
58.8
467
1,370
573
936
+1507
34.1
15.5
5.0
2.1
0.7
1.6
10Paul George
P. George
1.5
312
10,287
6,827
1,833
1,394
481
137
2,380
5,272
45.1
931
2,379
39.1
1,136
1,302
87.3
58.4
190
1,643
876
793
+1325
33.0
21.9
5.9
4.5
0.4
2.8
11Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
1.5
255
5,881
1,789
848
907
387
91
724
1,571
46.1
183
554
33.0
158
210
75.2
53.8
165
683
320
650
-65
23.1
7.0
3.3
3.6
0.4
1.3
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1.5
403
13,884
11,159
2,088
2,240
603
341
3,850
7,602
50.6
614
1,705
36.0
2,845
3,283
86.7
61.7
305
1,783
970
915
+1699
34.5
27.7
5.2
5.6
0.8
2.4
13Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
1.5
333
10,997
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
2,110
4,423
47.7
856
2,184
39.2
766
896
85.5
60.6
210
1,008
711
440
-26
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
0.6
2.1
14Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
206
6,185
2,368
1,037
1,136
302
122
851
2,126
40.0
522
1,399
37.3
144
207
69.6
53.4
181
856
472
403
+225
30.0
11.5
5.0
5.5
0.6
2.3
15De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
1.5
391
13,549
9,506
1,626
2,443
572
160
3,499
7,308
47.9
716
2,172
33.0
1,792
2,374
75.5
56.9
267
1,359
1,098
1,052
-139
34.7
24.3
4.2
6.2
0.4
2.8
16Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
1.5
24
672
379
81
73
35
4
141
320
44.1
30
82
36.6
67
84
79.8
53.1
16
65
54
45
-228
28.0
15.8
3.4
3.0
0.2
2.3
17LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1.4
247
7,837
5,169
1,475
1,846
358
79
1,823
4,350
41.9
744
2,071
35.9
779
928
83.9
54.3
307
1,168
822
776
-395
31.7
20.9
6.0
7.5
0.3
3.3
18Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
1.4
370
8,476
2,579
1,105
1,064
534
199
908
2,068
43.9
405
1,085
37.3
358
473
75.7
56.7
228
877
417
771
+1170
22.9
7.0
3.0
2.9
0.5
1.1
19Chris Paul
C. Paul
1.4
420
12,486
5,461
1,744
3,371
606
100
2,003
4,276
46.8
602
1,633
36.9
853
968
88.1
58.1
157
1,587
805
866
+1214
29.7
13.0
4.2
8.0
0.2
1.9
20Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
1.4
173
4,215
1,323
486
350
248
78
523
1,101
47.5
208
537
38.7
69
87
79.3
58.1
140
346
129
323
+753
24.4
7.6
2.8
2.0
0.5
0.7
21De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
1.4
308
7,201
3,008
1,184
833
438
150
1,061
2,574
41.2
516
1,384
37.3
370
474
78.1
54.1
240
944
417
620
+797
23.4
9.8
3.8
2.7
0.5
1.4
22Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1.4
223
6,478
2,405
1,484
1,483
316
124
992
1,762
56.3
5
19
26.3
416
690
60.3
58.2
324
1,160
599
639
+337
29.0
10.8
6.7
6.7
0.6
2.7
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.4
460
15,731
11,875
5,477
4,050
642
333
4,556
7,866
57.9
595
1,607
37.0
2,168
2,632
82.4
65.8
1,236
4,241
1,524
1,198
+3222
34.2
25.8
11.9
8.8
0.7
3.3
24Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
1.4
230
6,058
2,876
775
787
320
138
1,013
2,398
42.2
374
1,137
32.9
476
603
78.9
54.0
168
607
522
626
-100
26.3
12.5
3.4
3.4
0.6
2.3
25Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
1.4
142
3,470
1,386
824
316
196
112
576
1,129
51.0
37
178
20.8
197
325
60.6
54.5
279
545
192
395
-96
24.4
9.8
5.8
2.2
0.8
1.4
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TEAMWLPCTGB
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Mavericks Mavericks
9
16
.360
14.5
12
Jazz Jazz
8
15
.348
14.5
13
Kings Kings
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17
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14
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18
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15
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21
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NOP NOP
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Thu
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POR POR
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NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
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12/18
HOU HOU
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NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
IND IND
@
NOP NOP
7:00 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

3 - 21

101

Final

119

BKN Nets

6 - 17

Sat 6 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
7.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
MIN MIN
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UTA UTA
120-113
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
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LAC LAC
105-102
Mon
11/10
TOR TOR
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BKN BKN
119-109
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11/10
MEM MEM
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NYK NYK
120-133
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IND IND
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Mon
12/8
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MIN MIN
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Mon
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NOP NOP
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Tue
12/9
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TOR TOR
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