which guard has the most steals in nba history

John Stockton has the most career steals by a guard, with 3,265 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
3,265
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
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
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
2Chris Paul
C. Paul
2,728
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
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
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
3Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
2,684
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
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
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
4Gary Payton
G. Payton
2,445
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
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
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
5Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2,310
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
2.1
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
294
2,268
2,258
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,306
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
7Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2,207
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
2.0
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
719
2,977
3,285
+434
8Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2,112
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
2.7
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
323
2,116
2,638
9Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2,075
889
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
2.3
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
300
2,067
1,687
+347
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
2,038
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,983
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
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
164
3,262
1,777
+799
12Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,957
1,199
31.5
13.3
2.4
5.5
1.6
0.3
5.2
11.2
46.3
0.9
2.5
35.4
2.1
2.9
74.5
53.7
0.6
1.8
1.9
37,786
16,006
2,884
6,577
304
2,334
2,755
-353
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,882
1,280
36.5
25.4
5.3
4.8
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.6
45.1
1.3
4.0
33.4
6.4
7.6
83.7
55.3
1.1
4.2
3.0
46,774
32,482
6,800
6,122
627
3,881
3,238
+4724
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,861
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
1.9
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
249
3,682
2,971
15James Harden
J. Harden
1,794
1,221
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,449
29,339
6,809
8,873
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
16Ron Harper
R. Harper
1,716
1,009
30.9
13.8
4.3
3.9
1.7
0.7
5.3
11.8
44.6
0.5
1.8
28.9
2.7
3.8
72.0
51.1
1.3
3.0
2.2
31,199
13,910
4,309
3,916
729
2,251
2,324
+1199
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,698
874
36.9
19.7
7.3
11.4
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.3
52.1
0.3
1.2
29.8
5.5
6.5
84.8
60.9
1.8
5.5
3.9
32,287
17,239
6,376
9,921
361
3,403
2,002
18Fat Lever
F. Lever
1,666
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
2.2
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
209
1,471
1,803
19Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,638
1,226
30.7
13.6
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
4.8
10.9
43.6
1.6
4.2
38.7
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.6
0.5
2.4
1.8
37,587
16,715
3,547
6,782
256
2,214
2,354
+2728
20Gus Williams
G. Williams
1,638
825
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
2.0
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
291
1,646
1,637
21Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1,622
983
32.6
14.7
3.6
2.9
1.7
0.3
5.0
10.8
46.1
1.2
3.2
39.4
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.5
0.8
2.8
1.9
32,034
14,470
3,554
2,860
302
1,828
2,043
+680
22Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
1,620
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
23Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
1,616
1,094
30.7
13.2
3.7
7.3
1.5
0.2
5.0
10.9
45.4
0.2
0.6
28.2
3.1
4.4
72.1
51.6
1.1
2.7
2.6
33,634
14,463
4,084
7,987
215
2,862
2,048
-270
24Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
1,608
1,296
30.2
9.6
3.8
8.0
1.2
0.1
3.7
8.3
44.7
0.6
1.7
33.2
1.7
2.2
77.0
52.2
1.0
2.8
2.4
39,121
12,489
4,963
10,334
117
3,155
2,230
+402
25Jason Terry
J. Terry
1,603
1,410
29.8
13.4
2.3
3.8
1.1
0.2
4.9
11.1
44.4
1.6
4.3
38.0
2.0
2.3
84.5
55.4
0.4
2.0
1.7
42,034
18,881
3,274
5,415
275
2,415
2,577
+1718
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8
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45
37
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16.0
10
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43
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62
20
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54
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Pelicans Pelicans - e
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12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
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56
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38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
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Kings Kings - e
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8:30 PM
Fri
5/22
OKC OKC
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5/26
SAS SAS
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OKC OKC
8:30 PM