who has the most total steals ever by an active nba player

LeBron James has the most career steals by an active player, with 2,417 steals.

NAMESTLGPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1LeBron James
L. James
2,417
1,622
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
1,185
15,961
31,502
50.7
2,636
7,565
34.8
8,882
12,051
73.7
59.0
1,842
10,253
5,650
2,862
+7508
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
3.5
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
2,038
1,301
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
418
9,786
22,329
43.8
1,495
4,856
30.8
6,109
7,928
77.1
52.6
2,054
6,971
5,038
3,304
+2583
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
3.9
3James Harden
J. Harden
1,794
1,221
42,449
29,339
6,809
8,873
683
8,661
19,733
43.9
3,390
9,323
36.4
8,627
10,002
86.3
60.8
911
5,898
4,505
2,994
+4709
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
3.7
4Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,638
1,226
37,587
16,715
3,547
6,782
256
5,856
13,419
43.6
1,986
5,131
38.7
3,017
3,652
82.6
55.6
576
2,971
2,214
2,354
+2728
30.7
13.6
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
1.8
5Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,602
1,069
36,303
26,528
4,973
6,743
282
9,022
19,155
47.1
4,248
10,073
42.2
4,236
4,645
91.2
62.6
686
4,287
3,308
2,385
+6266
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
3.1
6Paul George
P. George
1,601
945
31,651
19,338
5,880
3,502
417
6,625
15,066
44.0
2,449
6,382
38.4
3,639
4,271
85.2
57.1
770
5,110
2,487
2,502
+3473
33.5
20.5
6.2
3.7
1.7
0.4
2.6
7Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1,526
1,090
35,718
17,287
4,585
6,762
541
6,754
14,637
46.1
1,711
4,621
37.0
2,068
2,618
79.0
54.7
1,069
3,516
2,819
2,274
+3118
32.8
15.9
4.2
6.2
1.4
0.5
2.6
8Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1,455
907
29,972
16,658
4,858
3,957
387
5,387
11,371
47.4
716
2,169
33.0
5,168
6,120
84.4
59.2
1,529
3,329
1,459
1,242
+2678
33.0
18.4
5.4
4.4
1.6
0.4
1.6
9Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1,377
798
25,366
16,546
5,075
2,470
498
5,987
11,994
49.9
1,359
3,472
39.1
3,213
3,722
86.3
60.7
943
4,132
1,345
1,303
+4937
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
1.7
10DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,250
1,264
43,635
26,711
5,434
5,185
416
9,563
20,320
47.1
662
2,194
30.2
6,923
8,209
84.3
55.8
870
4,564
2,475
2,808
-384
34.5
21.1
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
2.0
11Draymond Green
D. Green
1,244
949
27,151
8,235
6,462
5,324
930
3,036
6,790
44.7
843
2,628
32.1
1,320
1,859
71.0
54.1
1,019
5,443
2,208
2,733
+4463
28.6
8.7
6.8
5.6
1.3
1.0
2.3
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,235
1,201
44,076
32,597
8,254
5,280
1,344
11,258
22,376
50.3
2,377
6,070
39.2
7,704
8,738
88.2
62.2
781
7,473
3,799
2,279
+5072
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
3.2
13Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1,171
967
25,450
11,696
11,513
1,187
1,197
4,899
9,090
53.9
50
230
21.7
1,848
3,780
48.9
54.4
3,965
7,548
1,683
2,724
-903
26.3
12.1
11.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.7
14Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
K. Caldwell-Pope
1,100
963
28,124
10,600
2,833
1,790
273
3,777
8,845
42.7
1,588
4,356
36.5
1,458
1,765
82.6
55.1
542
2,291
984
1,743
+859
29.2
11.0
2.9
1.9
1.1
0.3
1.0
15Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1,081
697
20,495
7,314
2,355
3,080
251
2,456
6,319
38.9
1,099
3,387
32.4
1,303
1,672
77.9
51.8
541
1,814
1,290
1,773
+1983
29.4
10.5
3.4
4.4
1.6
0.4
1.9
16Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
1,075
1,205
33,930
11,553
5,656
3,612
720
4,091
9,382
43.6
1,842
4,971
37.1
1,529
1,839
83.1
56.7
1,116
4,540
1,703
2,049
+1642
28.2
9.6
4.7
3.0
0.9
0.6
1.4
17Anthony Davis
A. Davis
1,055
807
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,848
7,269
13,923
52.2
385
1,306
29.5
4,462
5,627
79.3
59.1
2,148
6,489
1,614
1,882
+879
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
2.0
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1,041
810
25,904
18,009
8,977
6,080
589
6,880
12,274
56.1
926
2,559
36.2
3,323
4,030
82.5
64.1
2,175
6,802
2,420
2,169
+4626
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
3.0
19Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
1,022
779
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
337
6,787
14,313
47.4
1,876
4,763
39.4
2,983
3,360
88.8
58.4
638
2,535
1,942
1,770
+1962
34.5
23.7
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
2.5
20Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
995
895
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
1,088
7,898
14,266
55.4
557
1,953
28.5
5,178
7,491
69.1
61.3
1,697
7,185
2,701
2,617
+3110
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
3.0
21Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
944
839
25,261
13,541
3,931
3,242
160
4,915
10,727
45.8
1,476
3,830
38.5
2,235
2,545
87.8
57.2
533
3,398
1,724
2,094
+1721
30.1
16.1
4.7
3.9
1.1
0.2
2.1
22T.J. McConnell
T.J. McConnell
905
762
15,894
5,921
2,178
3,829
143
2,649
5,113
51.8
188
548
34.3
435
556
78.2
55.3
407
1,771
1,190
1,044
-779
20.9
7.8
2.9
5.0
1.2
0.2
1.6
23Al Horford
A. Horford
896
1,183
36,885
15,077
9,162
3,745
1,351
6,200
12,224
50.7
1,050
2,794
37.6
1,627
2,130
76.4
57.3
2,213
6,949
1,611
2,467
+3561
31.2
12.7
7.7
3.2
0.8
1.1
1.4
24Bradley Beal
B. Beal
885
807
27,681
17,306
3,250
3,442
339
6,364
13,712
46.4
1,724
4,588
37.6
2,854
3,475
82.1
56.8
690
2,560
1,947
1,819
+137
34.3
21.4
4.0
4.3
1.1
0.4
2.4
25Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
874
900
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
267
7,266
16,567
43.9
2,804
7,556
37.1
5,262
5,853
89.9
59.0
534
3,311
2,541
1,708
+2415
36.2
25.1
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
2.8
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