LeBron James has gotten the most career steals in the playoffs, with 476 steals.

who leads the nba playoffs in total steals

NAME	STL	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
LeBron James	476	285	11,775	8,102	2,569	2,052	274	1,027	2,903	5,852	49.6	467	1,406	33.2	1,829	2,470	74.0	651	+1307	41.3	28.4	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	3.6
Scottie Pippen	395	208	8,105	3,642	1,583	1,048	185	602	1,335	3,009	44.4	200	660	30.3	772	1,067	72.4	686	+232	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	2.9
Michael Jordan	376	179	7,474	5,987	1,152	1,022	158	546	2,188	4,497	48.7	148	446	33.2	1,463	1,766	82.8	541	+294	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	3.1
Magic Johnson	358	190	7,538	3,701	1,465	2,346	64	696	1,291	2,552	50.6	51	212	24.1	1,068	1,274	83.8	524		39.7	19.5	7.7	12.3	1.9	0.3	3.7
John Stockton	338	182	6,398	2,436	608	1,839	50	517	855	1,809	47.3	111	341	32.6	615	759	81.0	539	+105	35.2	13.4	3.3	10.1	1.9	0.3	2.8
Kobe Bryant	310	220	8,641	5,640	1,119	1,040	144	647	2,014	4,499	44.8	292	882	33.1	1,320	1,617	81.6	660	+555	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	2.9
Jason Kidd	302	158	6,088	2,043	1,058	1,263	52	450	720	1,843	39.1	236	733	32.2	367	470	78.1	348	+110	38.5	12.9	6.7	8.0	1.9	0.3	2.8
Larry Bird	296	164	6,886	3,897	1,683	1,062	145	506	1,458	3,090	47.2	80	249	32.1	901	1,012	89.0	466		42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5	1.8	0.9	3.1
Maurice Cheeks	295	133	4,848	1,910	453	922	45	318	772	1,509	51.2	4	41	9.8	362	466	77.7	324		36.5	14.4	3.4	6.9	2.2	0.3	2.4
Manu Ginobili	292	218	6,075	3,054	874	827	61	481	956	2,209	43.3	324	905	35.8	818	1,001	81.7	588	+951	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	2.2
Chris Paul	287	149	5,442	2,981	730	1,233	31	377	1,106	2,287	48.4	244	654	37.3	525	615	85.4	437	+130	36.5	20.0	4.9	8.3	1.9	0.2	2.5
Clyde Drexler	278	145	5,572	2,963	1,002	891	108	397	1,076	2,408	44.7	141	489	28.8	670	851	78.7	486	+52	38.4	20.4	6.9	6.1	1.9	0.7	2.7
Robert Horry	276	244	6,823	1,939	1,361	575	225	282	665	1,562	42.6	261	728	35.9	348	482	72.2	717	+590	28.0	7.9	5.6	2.4	1.1	0.9	1.2
Dwyane Wade	273	177	6,697	3,954	928	870	175	583	1,450	3,062	47.4	103	305	33.8	951	1,220	78.0	467	+432	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	3.3
Derek Fisher	272	259	6,856	2,146	578	598	16	237	735	1,740	42.2	285	715	39.9	391	486	80.5	645	+725	26.5	8.3	2.2	2.3	1.1	0.1	0.9
James Harden	268	162	5,831	3,687	891	1,029	88	557	1,103	2,601	42.4	408	1,205	33.9	1,073	1,233	87.0	488	+318	36.0	22.8	5.5	6.4	1.7	0.5	3.4
Karl Malone	258	193	7,907	4,761	2,062	610	135	550	1,743	3,768	46.3	6	37	16.2	1,269	1,725	73.6	662	+123	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	2.8
Kawhi Leonard	248	138	4,905	2,949	1,080	397	94	259	1,050	2,055	51.1	234	587	39.9	615	729	84.4	309	+653	35.5	21.4	7.8	2.9	1.8	0.7	1.9
Dennis Johnson	247	180	6,994	3,116	781	1,006	113	480	1,167	2,661	43.9	26	110	23.6	756	943	80.2	575		38.9	17.3	4.3	5.6	1.4	0.6	2.7
Hakeem Olajuwon	245	145	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	472	424	1,504	2,847	52.8	4	18	22.2	743	1,034	71.9	562	-29	39.6	25.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	2.9
Draymond Green	240	157	5,446	1,825	1,391	974	214	411	651	1,449	44.9	158	520	30.4	365	502	72.7	593	+993	34.7	11.6	8.9	6.2	1.5	1.4	2.6
Julius Erving	235	141	5,288	3,088	994	594	239	396	1,187	2,441	48.6	7	36	19.4	707	908	77.9	403		37.5	21.9	7.0	4.2	1.7	1.7	3.2
Isiah Thomas	234	111	4,216	2,261	524	987	38	369	825	1,869	44.1	81	234	34.6	530	689	76.9	363		38.0	20.4	4.7	8.9	2.1	0.3	3.3
Rajon Rondo	228	134	4,559	1,669	744	1,136	24	349	674	1,532	44.0	68	206	33.0	253	390	64.9	320	+277	34.0	12.5	5.6	8.5	1.7	0.2	2.6
Byron Scott	226	183	5,365	2,451	536	390	30	266	934	1,937	48.2	134	339	39.5	449	548	81.9	445	+69	29.3	13.4	2.9	2.1	1.2	0.2	1.5