who has the most stl in an nba playoff run

LeBron James has the most career steals in the playoffs, with 493 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
493
292
41.3
28.4
9.0
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.2
20.5
49.6
1.6
4.9
33.3
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.5
3.6
12,062
8,289
2,628
2,095
284
1,047
663
+1270
2Scottie 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
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
376
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
5,987
1,152
1,022
158
546
541
+294
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
358
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
3,701
1,465
2,346
64
696
524
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
338
182
35.2
13.4
3.3
10.1
1.9
0.3
4.7
9.9
47.3
0.6
1.9
32.6
3.4
4.2
81.0
56.8
0.9
2.5
2.8
6,398
2,436
608
1,839
50
517
539
+105
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
310
220
39.3
25.6
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
8,641
5,640
1,119
1,040
144
647
660
+555
7Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
302
158
38.5
12.9
6.7
8.0
1.9
0.3
4.6
11.7
39.1
1.5
4.6
32.2
2.3
3.0
78.1
49.8
1.4
5.3
2.8
6,088
2,043
1,058
1,263
52
450
348
+110
8Larry Bird
L. Bird
296
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
3,897
1,683
1,062
145
506
466
9Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
295
133
36.5
14.4
3.4
6.9
2.2
0.3
5.8
11.3
51.2
0.0
0.3
9.8
2.7
3.5
77.7
55.7
0.9
2.5
2.4
4,848
1,910
453
922
45
318
324
10Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
292
218
27.9
14.0
4.0
3.8
1.3
0.3
4.4
10.1
43.3
1.5
4.2
35.8
3.8
4.6
81.7
57.6
0.7
3.3
2.2
6,075
3,054
874
827
61
481
588
+951
11Chris Paul
C. Paul
287
149
36.5
20.0
4.9
8.3
1.9
0.2
7.4
15.3
48.4
1.6
4.4
37.3
3.5
4.1
85.4
58.3
0.7
4.2
2.5
5,442
2,981
730
1,233
31
377
437
+130
12James Harden
J. Harden
282
173
36.2
22.5
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.6
6.8
16.0
42.5
2.5
7.4
34.0
6.4
7.4
86.9
58.6
0.7
4.8
3.4
6,268
3,895
948
1,125
98
590
512
+246
13Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
278
145
38.4
20.4
6.9
6.1
1.9
0.7
7.4
16.6
44.7
1.0
3.4
28.8
4.6
5.9
78.7
53.2
2.5
4.4
2.7
5,572
2,963
1,002
891
108
397
486
+52
14Robert Horry
R. Horry
276
244
28.0
7.9
5.6
2.4
1.1
0.9
2.7
6.4
42.6
1.1
3.0
35.9
1.4
2.0
72.2
54.6
1.7
3.9
1.2
6,823
1,939
1,361
575
225
282
717
+590
15Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
273
177
37.8
22.3
5.2
4.9
1.5
1.0
8.2
17.3
47.4
0.6
1.7
33.8
5.4
6.9
78.0
54.9
1.3
3.9
3.3
6,697
3,954
928
870
175
583
467
+432
16Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
272
259
26.5
8.3
2.2
2.3
1.1
0.1
2.8
6.7
42.2
1.1
2.8
39.9
1.5
1.9
80.5
54.9
0.3
1.9
0.9
6,856
2,146
578
598
16
237
645
+725
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
258
193
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
4,761
2,062
610
135
550
662
+123
18Draymond Green
D. Green
257
169
34.5
11.4
8.6
6.0
1.5
1.3
4.1
9.2
44.5
1.0
3.4
30.0
2.2
3.0
72.6
54.2
1.6
7.0
2.6
5,834
1,934
1,457
1,020
225
447
637
+970
19Kawhi 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
20Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
247
180
38.9
17.3
4.3
5.6
1.4
0.6
6.5
14.8
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.6
4.2
5.2
80.2
50.7
1.5
2.9
2.7
6,994
3,116
781
1,006
113
480
575
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
245
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
10.4
19.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.1
7.1
71.9
56.9
3.2
7.9
2.9
5,749
3,755
1,621
458
472
424
562
-29
22Julius Erving
J. Erving
235
141
37.5
21.9
7.0
4.2
1.7
1.7
8.4
17.3
48.6
0.1
0.3
19.4
5.0
6.4
77.9
54.4
2.6
4.5
3.2
5,288
3,088
994
594
239
396
403
23Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
234
111
38.0
20.4
4.7
8.9
2.1
0.3
7.4
16.8
44.1
0.7
2.1
34.6
4.8
6.2
76.9
52.0
1.2
3.5
3.3
4,216
2,261
524
987
38
369
363
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
231
155
37.2
26.8
5.3
6.1
1.5
0.3
9.0
19.7
45.4
4.2
10.6
39.7
4.7
5.2
88.9
60.8
0.7
4.6
3.3
5,772
4,147
828
953
50
516
388
+971
25Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
228
134
34.0
12.5
5.6
8.5
1.7
0.2
5.0
11.4
44.0
0.5
1.5
33.0
1.9
2.9
64.9
49.0
1.4
4.1
2.6
4,559
1,669
744
1,136
24
349
320
+277
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