playoff steals leaders season by season

Maurice Cheeks has the most steals per game in a single NBA playoff run, with 4.1 per game in his rookie season in 1978-79.

NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
4.1
1978-79
9
36.7
18.8
3.9
7.0
0.4
7.3
13.4
54.5
4.1
6.2
66.1
58.0
1.4
2.4
3.2
330
169
35
63
37
4
29
29
2Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
4.0
1997-98
4
42.8
14.3
5.8
7.8
0.5
5.5
14.5
37.9
0.0
1.8
0.0
3.3
4.0
81.3
43.8
1.3
4.5
3.0
171
57
23
31
16
2
12
13
-35
3Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
4.0
1987-88
3
39.7
23.3
4.7
9.3
0.3
10.0
17.7
56.6
1.0
2.3
42.9
2.3
3.0
77.8
61.4
1.7
3.0
3.0
119
70
14
28
12
1
9
15
4Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
4.0
1978-79
2
41.5
19.0
7.5
8.5
1.5
7.5
19.0
39.5
4.0
4.5
88.9
45.3
3.0
4.5
3.0
83
38
15
17
8
3
6
6
5Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
4.0
1978-79
2
36.5
13.0
1.5
3.0
0.5
4.5
15.5
29.0
4.0
4.5
88.9
37.2
1.0
0.5
1.0
73
26
3
6
8
1
2
9
6Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
4.0
1977-78
2
32.0
15.5
3.0
3.0
0.5
6.0
9.5
63.2
3.5
4.0
87.5
68.8
1.0
2.0
2.5
64
31
6
6
8
1
5
10
7Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
3.8
1991-92
4
37.0
9.5
4.0
7.8
0.5
4.3
13.8
30.9
0.3
1.5
16.7
0.8
1.0
75.0
33.5
1.3
2.8
1.8
148
38
16
31
15
2
7
16
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.7
1988-89
3
46.3
27.3
3.3
13.7
1.7
10.0
19.7
50.8
1.0
1.3
75.0
6.3
7.0
90.5
60.1
0.7
2.7
3.7
139
82
10
41
11
5
11
15
9Steve Mix
S. Mix
3.7
1975-76
3
44.7
14.7
6.0
4.0
0.7
6.0
15.3
39.1
2.7
3.3
80.0
43.7
2.0
4.0
134
44
18
12
11
2
13
10Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
3.7
1974-75
3
41.3
23.7
6.7
7.0
0.0
9.7
15.3
63.0
4.3
5.3
81.3
66.9
1.0
5.7
124
71
20
21
11
0
4
11Baron Davis
B. Davis
3.6
2001-02
9
44.6
22.6
7.0
7.9
0.6
7.9
20.9
37.8
2.3
6.9
33.9
4.4
7.4
59.7
46.7
1.8
5.2
3.0
401
203
63
71
32
5
27
36
+23
12Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
3.5
2016-17
2
33.5
11.5
8.5
10.0
0.5
5.5
13.0
42.3
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
42.8
3.5
5.0
2.0
67
23
17
20
7
1
4
6
+17
13Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.5
1980-81
2
43.0
11.5
9.5
5.5
0.0
4.0
16.5
24.2
0.0
2.0
0.0
3.5
6.0
58.3
30.0
3.0
6.5
4.0
86
23
19
11
7
0
8
8
14John Stockton
J. Stockton
3.4
1987-88
11
43.5
19.5
4.1
14.8
0.3
6.2
12.2
50.7
0.4
1.3
28.6
6.8
8.3
82.4
61.8
1.3
2.8
4.4
478
215
45
163
37
3
48
36
15Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
3.3
1988-89
3
39.0
20.3
8.0
2.3
0.3
7.7
15.7
48.9
0.0
0.7
0.0
5.0
6.3
78.9
55.1
3.7
4.3
1.3
117
61
24
7
10
1
4
12
16Larry Steele
L. Steele
3.3
1978-79
3
24.3
13.3
3.7
2.3
0.0
5.3
9.3
57.1
2.7
3.0
88.9
62.6
2.0
1.7
1.0
73
40
11
7
10
0
3
8
17Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
3.3
1976-77
3
44.7
5.3
5.0
9.7
0.3
1.0
6.3
15.8
3.3
4.0
83.3
32.9
1.7
3.3
134
16
15
29
10
1
14
18Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
3.3
1991-92
4
44.0
24.5
3.8
7.3
0.0
8.0
20.0
40.0
2.5
7.3
34.5
6.0
9.3
64.9
50.9
1.5
2.3
3.5
176
98
15
29
13
0
14
14
19Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
3.1
1990-91
9
44.0
25.2
3.7
11.2
0.8
10.0
20.6
48.6
1.9
5.3
35.4
3.3
4.2
78.9
56.3
0.6
3.1
2.8
396
227
33
101
28
7
25
22
20Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.1
1983-84
11
40.3
16.8
4.9
7.2
0.4
6.3
15.4
40.8
0.5
2.0
27.3
3.7
5.1
73.2
47.8
1.8
3.1
2.7
443
185
54
79
34
4
30
40
21Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3.1
1979-80
16
41.1
18.3
10.5
9.4
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
293
168
151
49
6
65
47
22Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3.0
2012-13
2
34.0
24.0
6.5
7.0
0.0
8.5
20.5
41.5
1.0
4.5
22.2
6.0
7.0
85.7
50.9
0.5
6.0
4.0
68
48
13
14
6
0
8
5
+30
23Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
3.0
2011-12
4
36.0
11.5
6.0
6.0
0.3
3.5
10.3
34.1
2.3
6.5
34.6
2.3
2.5
90.0
50.7
0.8
5.3
2.8
144
46
24
24
12
1
11
7
+2
24Ron Harper
R. Harper
3.0
1992-93
5
34.8
18.0
4.0
3.2
2.0
7.4
15.6
47.4
1.0
2.0
50.0
2.2
3.4
64.7
52.6
0.8
3.2
2.2
174
90
20
16
15
10
11
7
25Lance Blanks
L. Blanks
3.0
1991-92
1
10.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
10
2
1
3
3
0
1
2
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62
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19
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17
65
.207
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WesternWLPCTGB
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64
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62
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54
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.659
10.0
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53
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.646
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52
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.634
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49
33
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