which small forward has most steals in nba history

Scottie Pippen has gotten the most career steals by a small forward, with 2,307 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2,307
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
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
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
2LeBron James
L. James
1,989
1,345
37.6
27.2
7.6
7.6
1.5
0.8
10.0
19.7
50.5
1.7
4.8
34.6
5.6
7.6
73.6
59.0
1.1
6.4
3.5
50,626
36,535
10,174
10,162
1,009
4,713
2,407
+6235
3Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1,721
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
1.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
31,440
13,058
4,448
2,631
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
4Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
1,628
1,118
29.4
10.4
4.8
2.1
1.5
0.3
3.7
8.8
42.2
1.4
4.1
35.1
1.5
2.1
73.1
53.5
1.0
3.8
1.3
32,912
11,593
5,356
2,379
355
1,473
2,205
+936
5Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
1,439
1,153
24.4
10.3
5.5
1.9
1.2
0.7
4.1
8.8
46.5
0.1
0.2
20.1
2.0
2.9
69.0
50.8
2.0
3.5
1.4
28,115
11,825
6,339
2,134
799
1,583
3,455
+523
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,406
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
30,504
19,719
8,031
4,958
664
2,504
2,079
7Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
1,378
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
26,668
7,169
2,677
642
2,669
2,061
-392
8Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1,377
798
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.3
60.7
1.2
5.2
1.7
25,366
16,546
5,075
2,470
498
1,345
1,303
+4937
9Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
1,334
802
34.7
19.5
4.6
3.8
1.7
0.6
7.4
14.3
51.2
0.9
2.4
38.9
3.9
4.5
86.7
59.8
1.2
3.4
2.6
27,813
15,659
3,662
3,047
481
2,058
1,643
+243
10Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,319
702
34.6
22.8
7.1
4.0
1.9
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
4.5
3.1
24,285
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,117
1,951
1,953
11Shawn Marion
S. Marion
1,236
871
33.7
14.4
8.1
1.8
1.4
1.0
6.0
12.5
47.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
53.2
2.3
5.8
1.5
29,363
12,578
7,059
1,600
845
1,311
1,852
+843
12Paul George
P. George
1,226
692
35.5
22.7
6.6
4.0
1.8
0.4
7.7
17.6
44.0
2.8
7.4
38.5
4.4
5.1
85.8
57.2
0.9
5.8
2.9
24,540
15,725
4,599
2,783
297
2,005
1,886
+2969
13Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,194
980
33.2
18.6
5.3
3.4
1.2
0.5
6.1
13.5
45.4
1.5
4.0
37.5
4.8
6.0
80.5
57.6
0.8
4.6
2.4
32,545
18,186
5,236
3,316
501
2,395
2,633
+2898
14Grant Hill
G. Hill
1,187
961
34.1
16.9
6.2
4.3
1.2
0.6
6.2
13.0
48.2
0.2
0.7
31.7
4.1
5.4
76.9
55.0
1.2
5.0
2.4
32,767
16,203
5,932
4,114
551
2,315
2,231
+1865
15Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
1,144
848
31.3
11.2
4.7
4.3
1.3
0.5
4.1
8.9
46.3
0.9
2.8
33.1
2.1
3.0
69.1
55.0
0.8
3.9
1.7
26,555
9,521
4,024
3,639
444
1,414
1,361
+2956
16Rudy Gay
R. Gay
1,140
1,000
32.0
16.3
5.7
2.1
1.1
0.7
6.2
13.6
45.2
1.0
3.0
34.4
2.9
3.7
80.0
53.5
1.3
4.4
2.1
31,971
16,271
5,689
2,119
720
2,102
2,311
-355
17Rick Barry
R. Barry
1,104
554
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
2.0
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
269
574
1,464
18Tyrone Corbin
T. Corbin
1,091
907
27.1
9.5
4.8
1.9
1.2
0.3
3.8
8.5
45.2
0.2
0.7
30.4
1.7
2.1
79.7
50.8
1.6
3.2
1.3
24,613
8,633
4,386
1,709
241
1,144
2,244
+858
19Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
1,069
770
29.0
11.3
5.8
2.0
1.4
0.8
4.0
8.6
47.2
0.4
1.4
31.1
2.8
4.0
70.6
55.0
1.4
4.4
1.7
22,355
8,733
4,465
1,509
623
1,306
1,640
-64
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,045
981
36.9
27.8
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.9
50.6
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.7
7.6
88.5
62.6
0.7
6.6
3.2
36,203
27,300
7,106
4,453
1,121
3,131
1,911
+5422
21Caron Butler
C. Butler
1,036
806
31.8
13.8
4.9
2.3
1.3
0.2
5.1
11.8
43.2
0.9
2.5
34.8
2.7
3.2
84.4
52.1
1.2
3.6
1.8
25,625
11,112
3,921
1,821
198
1,419
1,891
-241
22Alex English
A. English
1,009
1,051
34.1
23.3
5.7
4.0
1.0
0.7
9.7
19.1
50.6
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.9
4.7
83.6
55.0
2.4
3.2
2.6
35,863
24,513
5,975
4,197
760
2,684
2,771
23Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
977
607
32.7
19.2
5.6
4.9
1.6
0.4
6.2
12.7
48.5
0.7
2.2
33.3
6.1
7.2
85.3
60.4
1.9
3.7
1.7
19,871
11,664
3,421
2,947
243
1,010
806
+1810
24Rick Fox
R. Fox
967
930
25.5
9.6
3.8
2.8
1.0
0.4
3.6
8.1
45.0
0.8
2.4
34.9
1.5
2.0
77.0
53.8
1.1
2.7
1.7
23,723
8,966
3,517
2,649
355
1,611
2,739
+1130
25Glen Rice
G. Rice
958
1,000
35.0
18.3
4.4
2.1
1.0
0.3
6.8
14.9
45.6
1.6
3.9
40.0
3.2
3.8
84.6
55.4
0.9
3.4
1.7
34,985
18,336
4,387
2,097
265
1,733
2,361
+1039
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