which center has the most steals in nba history

Hakeem Olajuwon has gotten the most career steals by a center, with 2,162 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2,162
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
1,388
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
3Alvan Adams
A. Adams
1,289
988
27.5
14.1
7.0
4.1
1.3
0.8
5.8
11.6
49.8
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.5
3.2
78.8
54.1
2.0
5.0
2.6
27,203
13,910
6,937
4,012
808
2,194
3,214
4Vlade Divac
V. Divac
1,288
1,134
29.8
11.8
8.2
3.1
1.1
1.4
4.6
9.3
49.5
0.1
0.4
23.5
2.5
3.7
69.2
54.3
2.5
5.7
2.2
33,838
13,398
9,326
3,541
1,631
2,470
3,609
+2228
5Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1,249
951
30.3
6.0
9.9
1.4
1.3
2.0
2.5
5.2
47.3
0.0
0.1
13.7
1.1
2.6
41.1
47.2
3.3
6.7
1.0
28,812
5,699
9,455
1,326
1,932
960
1,834
+1643
6Robert Parish
R. Parish
1,219
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
6.3
2.1
45,704
23,334
14,715
2,180
2,361
3,183
4,443
+105
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,160
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
0.9
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
7.6
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
3,189
2,527
3,667
8Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1,148
927
26.7
12.4
12.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
5.2
9.6
54.2
0.0
0.2
17.2
2.0
4.0
48.7
54.5
4.1
7.9
1.8
24,713
11,462
11,196
1,125
1,170
1,642
2,649
-805
9Moses Malone
M. Malone
1,089
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,733
3,804
3,076
10Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,047
1,120
34.3
20.9
9.9
1.9
0.9
2.5
8.2
16.2
50.4
0.0
0.1
16.1
4.6
6.1
74.1
55.3
2.3
7.6
3.0
38,388
23,459
11,052
2,111
2,747
3,308
3,786
+412
11Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
1,001
943
33.7
16.0
10.0
3.3
1.1
1.0
5.9
12.7
46.2
0.2
0.7
33.1
4.0
4.7
84.8
54.0
2.3
7.7
2.4
31,782
15,059
9,429
3,075
928
2,243
3,263
12Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
999
761
30.8
9.5
9.0
4.3
1.3
1.5
3.8
8.7
44.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.7
2.2
6.9
2.2
23,463
7,206
6,873
3,275
1,160
978
2,636
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
982
769
31.8
22.0
11.0
7.3
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.3
4.0
4.8
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.3
2.9
24,471
16,917
8,435
5,644
554
2,258
2,063
+4320
14Dwight Howard
D. Howard
939
1,078
31.3
16.0
11.9
1.4
0.9
1.8
5.8
9.7
59.6
0.0
0.1
22.2
4.4
7.8
56.0
60.7
3.3
8.5
2.7
33,744
17,212
12,782
1,476
1,977
2,920
3,403
+3033
15DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
874
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
742
2,149
2,421
-553
16Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
838
995
31.3
17.2
10.4
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.7
49.7
0.9
2.7
35.0
1.6
2.1
77.0
55.0
2.5
7.9
1.7
31,193
17,081
10,381
2,890
852
1,709
2,409
-1569
17Al Horford
A. Horford
827
1,084
31.5
12.9
7.9
3.1
0.8
1.2
5.3
10.4
51.2
0.8
2.2
37.8
1.4
1.9
76.4
57.5
1.9
6.0
1.4
34,170
13,980
8,544
3,385
1,252
1,505
2,293
+3393
18Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
792
891
32.2
14.0
7.4
3.4
0.9
1.4
5.2
10.8
48.1
0.5
1.3
36.0
3.2
4.1
77.6
55.7
1.6
5.8
2.0
28,719
12,514
6,604
2,996
1,254
1,755
2,551
+1139
19Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
777
716
33.3
19.5
9.4
3.3
1.1
1.5
7.8
14.9
52.8
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.8
5.0
77.0
57.2
2.6
6.8
2.6
23,844
13,984
6,696
2,353
1,100
1,112
2,201
20Marcus Camby
M. Camby
775
790
29.6
9.6
10.0
1.9
1.0
2.4
3.9
8.3
47.0
0.0
0.1
20.3
1.8
2.6
68.5
50.9
2.6
7.4
1.4
23,423
7,612
7,923
1,528
1,881
1,098
2,195
+280
21Zaza Pachulia
Z. Pachulia
768
1,098
20.3
6.8
5.8
1.3
0.7
0.3
2.4
5.1
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
75.1
54.1
2.2
3.6
1.3
22,240
7,414
6,315
1,433
378
1,444
2,738
+179
22Nene
Nene
740
706
25.2
11.0
6.1
1.6
1.0
0.8
4.2
7.4
56.7
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.6
3.9
66.3
60.3
1.8
4.2
1.6
17,818
7,744
4,279
1,098
574
1,123
2,138
+1537
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
739
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
24Dan Issel
D. Issel
698
718
31.1
20.4
7.9
2.5
1.0
0.6
7.6
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.2
25.3
5.3
6.6
79.7
57.2
2.3
5.6
2.0
22,342
14,659
5,707
1,804
396
1,281
2,022
25Steven Adams
S. Adams
660
782
25.7
8.8
8.0
1.5
0.8
0.9
3.6
6.2
58.5
0.0
0.0
5.9
1.5
2.8
53.7
58.9
3.6
4.4
1.4
20,125
6,859
6,278
1,173
716
1,103
1,842
+2583
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