top 10 steals leaders nba history

Alvin Robertson has the most career steals per game, with 2.7 per game.

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top 10 steals with a minimum of 400 games played leaders NBA history
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.7
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.7
0.3
1.0
29.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
52.7
2.1
3.1
2.7
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
2,112
323
2,116
2,638
2Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.6
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.7
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.3
3.4
69.0
49.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
1,463
206
1,854
1,859
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.3
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
0.3
5.3
12.9
40.9
1.4
4.3
33.6
1.4
1.9
73.6
48.8
1.1
3.0
2.3
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
2,075
300
2,067
1,687
+347
5Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.2
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
0.3
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
2.4
3.1
77.1
49.6
1.9
4.1
2.0
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
1,666
209
1,471
1,803
6Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.2
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
7John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.2
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
9Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
10Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.0
554
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
0.5
8.6
19.1
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
3.9
4.2
91.6
50.5
0.9
4.3
2.5
19,585
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
574
1,464
12Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
13Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
0.4
7.0
15.2
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
2.9
3.8
75.6
50.5
1.0
1.7
2.5
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
1,638
291
1,646
1,637
14Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.0
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
15Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.0
520
25.8
9.4
3.0
7.4
0.2
3.8
8.4
46.0
0.2
0.7
25.1
1.5
2.2
71.2
50.5
0.8
2.2
2.2
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
16Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
448
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.5
2.1
70.5
46.6
0.9
1.8
2.1
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
783
1,368
17Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1.9
796
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
0.4
2.3
5.2
44.3
0.4
1.1
34.3
1.0
1.5
65.0
50.8
1.2
2.9
1.9
20,462
4,733
3,222
4,893
1,544
356
1,486
2,408
+280
18Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
20Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
21Doug Christie
D. Christie
1.9
827
31.5
11.2
4.1
3.6
0.5
3.9
9.2
42.6
1.0
2.7
35.4
2.4
3.0
82.1
53.5
1.0
3.1
2.1
26,079
9,301
3,382
2,992
1,555
392
1,721
2,051
+1057
22Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1.9
719
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
0.1
3.5
7.7
46.1
0.0
0.1
18.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
2.2
16,245
5,929
1,969
3,114
1,337
80
1,382
2,097
23Mike Gale
M. Gale
1.9
453
24.7
7.4
2.5
4.3
0.4
3.1
6.6
47.4
0.0
0.1
16.0
1.1
1.4
82.5
51.4
0.5
2.0
1.7
11,189
3,372
1,122
1,965
840
163
647
1,010
24Baron Davis
B. Davis
1.8
835
34.2
16.1
3.8
7.2
0.4
5.9
14.3
40.9
1.6
5.0
32.0
2.8
3.9
71.1
50.2
0.9
2.9
2.8
28,592
13,447
3,183
6,025
1,530
360
2,308
2,361
+866
25Gary Payton
G. Payton
1.8
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
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11.0
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