which rookie has the most steals in the playoffs

Magic Johnson has the most steals by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 49 steals in 1979-80.

	NAME	STL	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	49	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	18.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	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	6	65	47
2	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	41	2002-03	SAS	24	27.5	9.4	3.8	2.9	1.7	0.4	3.0	7.7	38.6	1.2	3.0	38.4	2.3	3.1	75.7	52.2	1.2	2.6	1.5	660	226	92	70	9	36	62	+191
3	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	37	1978-79	PHI	9	36.7	18.8	3.9	7.0	4.1	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	4	29	29
4	Johnny Davis J. Davis	28	1976-77	POR	16	27.3	10.5	2.1	3.3	1.8	0.2	4.1	8.3	48.9				2.4	3.3	71.7	53.7	0.6	1.4		436	168	33	52	3		32
5	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	26	1974-75	GSW	17	29.6	15.0	7.0	1.6	1.5	0.8	6.5	14.6	44.6				1.9	2.8	70.2	47.3	1.8	5.2		503	255	119	28	14		53
6	Darrell Walker D. Walker	24	1983-84	NYK	12	16.3	6.8	2.9	1.7	2.0	0.2	2.3	6.1	37.0	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.8	60.9	44.0	1.7	1.3	2.7	195	82	35	20	2	32	29
7	John Lucas J. Lucas	24	1976-77	HOU	12	35.8	14.7	2.8	6.9	2.0	0.3	6.3	11.6	54.0				2.2	2.8	76.5	57.2	0.3	2.4		430	176	33	83	4		33
8	Alvan Adams A. Adams	24	1975-76	PHX	19	35.2	17.9	10.1	5.2	1.3	1.1	7.2	15.9	45.2				3.5	4.3	81.7	50.3	2.8	7.2		668	341	191	98	20		60
9	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23	2017-18	BOS	19	35.9	18.5	4.4	2.7	1.2	0.5	6.5	13.7	47.1	1.2	3.7	32.4	4.3	5.1	84.5	57.8	0.5	3.8	2.2	683	351	83	52	10	41	50	+51
10	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	23	1984-85	PHI	13	31.4	14.9	11.1	2.0	1.8	1.2	5.8	10.7	54.0	0.3	0.5	66.7	3.1	4.8	63.5	58.2	4.0	7.1	2.7	408	194	144	26	15	35	49
11	Dylan Harper D. Harper	22	2025-26	SAS	20	26.0	13.3	5.5	2.6	1.1	0.2	4.9	9.2	52.7	0.9	2.6	33.3	2.8	3.3	84.6	62.6	1.3	4.2	1.6	520	266	110	51	4	32	44	+149
12	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	21	1993-94	HOU	22	21.7	9.4	2.7	4.2	1.0	0.2	2.9	7.3	39.4	0.8	2.0	37.8	2.9	3.4	86.5	53.7	0.9	1.8	2.1	478	207	59	93	5	47	62
13	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	21	1992-93	PHX	23	21.7	10.9	2.8	1.0	0.9	0.6	4.7	8.9	52.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	2.1	75.5	55.6	1.6	1.3	1.2	499	251	65	24	13	27	52
14	Oliver Miller O. Miller	21	1992-93	PHX	24	21.4	7.2	5.2	2.1	0.9	2.5	3.0	5.0	58.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	2.3	56.4	59.6	1.4	3.8	1.8	513	173	124	51	59	42	76
15	Mario Chalmers M. Chalmers	20	2008-09	MIA	7	33.0	7.3	2.7	4.4	2.9	0.1	2.9	7.1	40.0	0.9	3.0	28.6	0.7	1.0	71.4	48.0	0.9	1.9	2.4	231	51	19	31	1	17	21	+1
16	Courtney Lee C. Lee	19	2008-09	ORL	21	26.2	8.0	1.9	1.3	0.9	0.1	3.2	7.3	43.5	0.6	2.1	27.3	1.1	1.2	88.5	51.1	0.3	1.6	1.0	550	169	39	27	3	20	42	+24
17	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	19	1989-90	POR	21	18.6	6.5	4.1	1.1	0.9	1.1	2.6	7.2	35.8	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.4	2.5	55.8	39.4	1.5	2.6	1.2	391	137	87	23	24	25	71
18	Wesley Matthews W. Matthews	18	2009-10	UTA	10	37.1	13.2	4.4	1.7	1.8	0.5	3.9	10.1	38.6	1.5	4.2	35.7	3.9	4.8	81.3	54.0	1.0	3.4	1.5	371	132	44	17	5	15	34	-7
19	Rodney Stuckey R. Stuckey	18	2007-08	DET	17	22.4	8.2	1.9	3.4	1.1	0.1	2.5	6.8	37.1	0.1	0.4	28.6	3.0	3.4	87.9	49.1	0.6	1.2	1.4	380	139	32	58	2	23	35	+7
20	Robert Horry R. Horry	18	1992-93	HOU	12	31.2	10.3	5.2	3.2	1.5	1.3	3.9	8.4	46.5	0.8	2.5	30.0	1.7	2.3	74.1	54.5	1.2	4.0	2.3	374	123	62	38	16	28	30
21	Byron Scott B. Scott	18	1983-84	LAL	20	20.2	8.6	1.9	1.7	0.9	0.1	3.7	8.1	46.0	0.1	0.5	20.0	1.1	1.8	60.0	48.5	0.6	1.3	1.3	404	171	37	34	2	26	39
22	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	18	1977-78	SEA	22	31.9	13.7	8.1	1.2	0.8	0.5	5.2	11.2	46.6				3.2	4.1	78.0	52.4	2.3	5.8	1.6	701	301	178	27	11	35	101
23	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	18	1975-76	PHX	19	29.6	13.0	3.3	4.2	0.9	0.3	5.1	10.8	46.8				2.9	3.5	83.3	52.8	1.1	2.3		563	247	63	79	6		77
24	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	17	2017-18	PHI	10	36.9	16.3	9.4	7.7	1.7	0.8	6.1	12.5	48.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.7	54.1	1.6	7.8	4.4	369	163	94	77	8	44	34	-23
25	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	17	2011-12	SAS	14	27.1	8.6	5.9	0.6	1.2	0.4	3.2	6.4	50.0	1.3	2.9	45.0	0.9	1.1	81.3	62.3	1.3	4.6	0.9	379	121	83	8	6	13	23	+33

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