which small forward has the most steals in nba playoff history

LeBron James has gotten the most career steals by a small forward in the playoffs, with 407 steals.

	NAME	STL	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	LeBron James L. James	407	243	41.6	28.8	9.3	7.4	1.7	1.0	10.3	21.0	49.3	1.6	5.0	32.2	6.5	8.9	73.5	57.9	1.6	7.7	3.7	10,115	7,005	2,251	1,800	253	891	567	+1068
2	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	395	208	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	3,642	1,583	1,048	185	602	686	+232
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	282	150	42.6	24.5	10.6	6.5	1.9	0.9	9.2	19.3	47.5	0.5	1.5	34.5	5.7	6.4	89.2	55.5	2.3	8.3	3.2	6,383	3,681	1,593	976	140	481	431
4	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	256	146	35.6	21.5	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.7	7.7	15.0	51.3	1.7	4.3	39.9	4.4	5.2	84.1	62.1	1.8	6.0	1.9	5,193	3,133	1,142	432	99	278	323	+643
5	Julius Erving J. Erving	217	124	37.7	22.5	7.3	4.3	1.8	1.8	8.6	17.6	49.2	0.0	0.2	15.8	5.1	6.6	78.0	54.8	2.6	4.7	3.3	4,675	2,785	899	527	217	348	352
6	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	187	162	29.4	9.2	4.3	3.5	1.2	0.5	3.3	7.4	45.4	1.0	2.9	34.6	1.5	2.6	57.7	54.0	0.9	3.3	1.3	4,760	1,489	693	566	79	210	322	+239
7	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	178	105	38.2	22.1	6.5	5.1	1.7	0.6	7.4	16.0	46.4	1.1	3.3	33.0	6.2	7.5	82.9	57.4	2.0	4.6	1.9	4,010	2,323	684	539	61	200	180	-40
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	172	170	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.8	47.7	2.2	6.1	35.6	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.2	6,893	4,985	1,327	709	204	550	427	+643
9	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	168	126	26.9	12.4	5.7	1.8	1.3	0.6	4.8	10.1	46.9	0.0	0.2	9.5	2.8	3.9	72.7	52.1	2.2	3.4	1.3	3,394	1,557	717	233	80	163	427	+100
10	James Worthy J. Worthy	150	122	37.6	21.7	5.3	3.3	1.2	0.7	9.0	16.8	53.7	0.1	0.5	20.0	3.5	4.8	74.1	57.3	1.8	3.5	2.1	4,589	2,651	642	407	85	259	295
11	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	142	106	32.0	10.1	5.0	1.8	1.3	0.2	3.6	8.4	42.3	1.6	4.3	36.5	1.4	2.0	72.2	54.5	1.0	4.0	1.1	3,389	1,074	528	194	26	121	278	-37
12	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	137	128	35.8	17.7	5.2	3.2	1.1	0.5	5.8	13.4	43.0	1.6	4.4	36.9	4.6	5.5	84.1	56.1	0.6	4.6	2.5	4,582	2,268	669	412	69	326	401	+169
13	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	131	85	36.9	13.9	4.8	2.8	1.5	0.7	5.1	13.0	38.9	1.5	4.9	30.8	2.2	3.1	71.4	48.2	1.4	3.4	1.7	3,135	1,180	408	234	56	141	244	+98
14	Paul George P. George	128	85	40.7	23.7	8.0	4.6	1.5	0.5	7.6	17.6	43.1	2.6	7.3	36.4	5.9	7.2	81.9	57.2	0.9	7.1	3.4	3,461	2,016	677	393	41	286	284	+113
15	Robert Horry R. Horry	116	74	34.9	11.4	6.3	3.1	1.6	1.1	3.9	9.0	43.9	1.6	4.2	38.7	1.9	2.7	71.6	56.2	1.6	4.6	1.4	2,580	845	463	233	82	106	223	-30
16	Tayshaun Prince T. Prince	109	140	35.6	11.4	5.2	2.6	0.8	0.6	4.4	10.3	42.7	0.7	2.1	34.3	1.9	2.4	77.4	50.2	1.6	3.6	1.3	4,977	1,602	732	368	86	181	244	+451
17	Bruce Bowen B. Bowen	108	135	31.0	6.0	2.7	1.3	0.8	0.5	2.1	5.4	39.4	1.2	2.9	42.2	0.5	0.9	55.3	51.8	0.4	2.3	0.6	4,191	808	366	177	64	84	363	-31
18	Bryon Russell B. Russell	106	101	29.3	10.0	4.2	1.3	1.0	0.3	3.4	7.6	44.9	1.2	3.3	36.4	2.0	2.6	75.6	57.0	0.8	3.4	0.8	2,961	1,010	427	128	28	76	234	+63
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	106	48	37.9	23.6	5.2	5.4	2.2	0.8	9.5	21.6	44.2	0.5	2.0	25.0	4.5	4.9	91.1	49.7	1.4	3.8	1.5	1,817	1,132	251	258	39	12	142
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	103	91	38.8	23.3	7.7	4.8	1.1	0.8	7.9	17.8	44.2	2.2	6.6	33.7	5.3	6.4	83.6	56.5	0.9	6.7	2.9	3,528	2,121	698	441	72	265	241	+378
21	Derrick McKey D. McKey	101	123	28.2	9.0	4.7	2.5	0.8	0.7	3.3	7.0	47.5	0.3	1.0	29.7	2.0	2.7	74.3	54.6	1.8	2.9	1.7	3,467	1,103	577	304	80	213	379	+3
22	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	96	80	37.6	20.6	6.5	4.8	1.2	0.2	7.4	16.7	44.1	2.5	6.3	39.0	3.4	3.9	86.6	55.9	0.8	5.7	2.7	3,004	1,650	521	383	15	216	250	+261
23	Robert Reid R. Reid	89	62	33.5	13.3	5.1	4.4	1.4	0.6	5.5	12.3	45.0	0.1	0.5	10.3	2.2	3.0	73.1	48.9	1.5	3.6	1.9	2,080	827	314	270	36	118	218
24	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	88	91	32.9	19.7	5.5	3.0	1.0	0.4	7.4	15.3	48.5	1.8	5.2	34.5	3.1	4.3	71.7	57.3	1.2	4.4	2.7	2,995	1,789	505	271	35	243	244	+238
25	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	87	140	27.4	10.8	4.3	1.7	0.6	0.3	3.8	8.1	47.3	0.5	1.4	32.5	2.7	3.7	73.1	55.6	0.8	3.5	1.6	3,838	1,511	608	241	44	225	323	+30

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

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RPG

9.0

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APG

5.7

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Team Rankings

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119.2

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DRTG

115.1

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3P%

36.0

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/18	TOR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 4/20	TOR	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 4/23	CLE	@	TOR	8:00 PM
Sun 4/26	CLE	@	TOR	1:00 PM
Wed 4/29	TOR	@	CLE	1:00 PM

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Cavaliers

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

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1.71

Dončić

1.52

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49-33

47-35-1

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47-35

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

34-48

35-47

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0