all-time steals leaders after 2016-17 season

Since 2017-18, Dyson Daniels has gotten the most steals per game, with 1.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
all-time steals with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders after 2016-17 season
NAMESPGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
1.9
272
27.5
9.4
5.1
4.0
0.4
4.0
8.2
48.8
0.6
2.1
29.8
0.8
1.3
61.4
53.8
1.5
3.6
1.5
7,491
2,555
1,393
1,080
506
122
406
541
+303
2Paul George
P. George
1.7
497
34.1
22.6
6.2
4.2
0.4
7.7
17.4
44.5
3.1
8.0
39.2
4.0
4.7
85.4
58.1
0.8
5.4
2.7
16,959
11,248
3,064
2,083
861
223
1,346
1,312
+2128
3Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1.7
508
33.6
20.6
5.8
5.3
0.4
6.7
13.6
49.1
0.7
2.3
32.4
6.5
7.6
85.4
60.8
1.9
3.9
1.8
17,092
10,450
2,937
2,703
872
204
897
675
+1927
4Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1.7
400
33.0
25.1
6.5
3.9
0.5
9.0
18.0
50.2
2.1
5.3
39.4
4.9
5.7
87.4
61.3
1.1
5.4
2.0
13,212
10,038
2,606
1,567
672
218
803
606
+2546
5Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
1.6
195
24.7
9.6
5.8
2.5
0.9
4.0
7.8
51.5
0.2
1.0
20.4
1.4
2.3
60.0
54.5
2.0
3.8
1.4
4,807
1,871
1,123
482
312
168
274
537
+232
6Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
1.6
377
20.6
5.0
2.0
1.1
0.8
1.9
4.2
43.8
0.9
2.6
34.9
0.4
0.5
68.3
55.5
0.6
1.5
0.6
7,749
1,872
769
415
602
295
227
689
+61
7Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
1.6
411
25.3
8.3
3.6
4.2
0.4
3.4
7.5
44.9
0.8
2.3
34.0
0.8
1.1
75.8
52.3
0.6
3.0
1.6
10,393
3,419
1,460
1,724
650
149
656
1,125
-420
8Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
1.6
479
30.9
16.5
6.2
5.8
0.3
6.6
14.4
45.4
1.3
3.8
33.8
2.1
2.6
79.5
52.9
0.9
5.2
2.2
14,812
7,907
2,958
2,759
756
136
1,070
905
-304
9Herbert Jones
H. Jones
1.6
296
29.9
9.9
3.7
2.5
0.7
3.6
7.8
45.8
1.1
3.2
35.0
1.6
2.0
82.2
56.9
1.1
2.6
1.3
8,842
2,929
1,105
748
463
200
389
913
+380
10Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1.6
490
29.8
11.0
3.2
4.7
0.4
3.7
9.3
40.1
1.7
5.2
33.6
1.8
2.3
78.7
53.3
0.7
2.5
2.0
14,621
5,398
1,573
2,323
766
181
961
1,222
+1710
11Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
1.5
227
24.7
7.9
2.9
2.2
0.4
3.1
6.7
46.3
1.2
3.2
37.4
0.5
0.6
80.3
56.7
0.8
2.1
0.8
5,614
1,789
654
493
346
100
177
428
+1029
12Chris Paul
C. Paul
1.5
536
30.2
13.9
4.3
8.0
0.2
5.0
10.8
46.1
1.6
4.4
36.9
2.3
2.6
88.4
58.1
0.4
3.9
2.0
16,190
7,448
2,322
4,301
816
132
1,085
1,153
+2013
13Robert Covington
R. Covington
1.5
403
28.1
9.8
5.5
1.4
1.1
3.4
8.1
41.9
1.9
5.3
36.6
1.1
1.4
81.1
56.6
0.8
4.7
1.1
11,314
3,956
2,209
580
607
438
458
1,111
+978
14Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
1.5
322
30.1
10.6
5.3
5.6
0.6
3.9
10.0
39.2
2.2
6.1
35.5
0.6
1.0
60.3
51.0
1.0
4.3
2.3
9,692
3,422
1,705
1,814
483
188
730
648
+200
15Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1.5
383
31.1
13.1
7.4
7.2
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
16Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
1.5
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
10,997
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
17James Harden
J. Harden
1.5
606
35.9
25.9
6.1
8.8
0.7
7.7
17.6
43.6
3.3
9.1
36.4
7.3
8.3
87.1
60.9
0.7
5.4
4.0
21,761
15,721
3,716
5,346
889
408
2,437
1,430
+2457
18Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
1.4
268
26.7
12.6
3.4
3.8
0.6
4.5
10.6
42.3
1.7
5.2
33.1
2.0
2.5
79.2
54.1
0.7
2.7
2.3
7,154
3,384
922
1,010
388
166
623
710
-17
19Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
1.4
513
32.9
15.8
3.6
6.0
0.5
5.3
13.2
40.2
2.7
7.2
37.1
2.5
2.9
86.3
54.5
0.5
3.1
1.7
16,898
8,097
1,842
3,086
741
250
895
1,169
+1848
20Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1.4
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,550
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
21De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
1.4
405
22.9
9.5
3.6
2.7
0.5
3.4
8.2
41.0
1.5
4.2
35.8
1.2
1.5
78.9
53.1
0.8
2.9
1.4
9,272
3,833
1,474
1,113
579
192
579
819
+733
22VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
1.4
75
35.0
16.0
5.6
4.2
0.5
6.0
13.7
43.8
2.0
5.6
35.4
2.0
2.4
81.8
54.0
1.6
4.0
1.8
2,623
1,199
423
315
107
39
137
214
+57
23LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1.4
303
31.0
20.8
5.7
7.3
0.3
7.3
17.5
41.8
3.2
8.8
36.5
2.9
3.4
84.7
54.6
1.2
4.5
3.2
9,391
6,304
1,726
2,224
427
93
971
922
+12
24De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
1.4
603
33.0
21.1
3.9
6.1
0.4
7.8
16.6
47.2
1.6
4.7
33.1
3.9
5.2
74.7
55.9
0.6
3.3
2.7
19,891
12,735
2,352
3,707
845
240
1,613
1,545
-61
25Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
1.4
210
31.3
14.3
7.6
4.0
0.8
5.6
10.4
54.1
0.3
1.3
21.9
2.8
3.8
73.1
59.3
2.7
4.8
2.0
6,566
3,005
1,587
848
294
175
418
483
+681
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