most steals all-time in the playoffs among active players

LeBron James has gotten the most career steals by an active player in the playoffs, with 505 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
505
300
41.2
28.3
8.9
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.1
20.4
49.6
1.6
4.9
33.2
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.4
3.6
12,369
8,478
2,677
2,157
286
1,078
677
+1275
2James Harden
J. Harden
300
183
36.3
22.3
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.6
6.7
15.8
42.6
2.5
7.3
34.0
6.4
7.3
86.8
58.6
0.7
4.7
3.5
6,638
4,090
1,001
1,185
104
640
535
+262
3Draymond 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
4Kawhi 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
5Stephen 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
6Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
223
135
35.5
22.5
6.7
7.1
1.7
0.3
7.8
19.3
40.5
1.4
4.6
29.9
5.5
6.7
82.0
50.5
1.8
4.9
3.7
4,787
3,035
905
955
42
501
391
+6
7Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
217
130
37.8
21.1
6.2
4.7
1.7
0.5
7.1
15.5
45.9
1.2
3.5
34.4
5.7
6.9
82.7
57.0
1.8
4.4
1.8
4,908
2,745
807
608
71
229
230
-28
8Paul George
P. George
186
124
38.8
20.9
7.2
4.1
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.9
42.5
2.5
6.9
36.5
4.8
5.8
82.3
56.4
0.9
6.3
3.0
4,811
2,589
896
504
67
374
401
+142
9Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
174
138
32.4
13.3
4.2
5.3
1.3
0.3
4.4
10.8
41.1
1.7
5.1
33.8
2.7
3.4
80.3
54.2
0.7
3.5
2.2
4,468
1,836
583
730
48
305
448
+185
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
173
171
40.5
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.7
47.8
2.1
6.0
35.5
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.3
6,934
5,008
1,333
713
205
559
431
+641
11Marcus Smart
M. Smart
165
116
33.2
12.9
4.3
4.9
1.4
0.5
4.2
10.6
39.7
1.9
5.7
33.6
2.5
3.3
76.5
53.4
1.0
3.3
2.4
3,849
1,491
499
569
61
279
326
+37
12Al Horford
A. Horford
159
197
33.7
11.9
7.9
3.2
0.8
1.2
4.8
9.7
49.3
1.0
2.6
39.1
1.4
1.8
77.5
57.0
1.8
6.1
1.3
6,642
2,353
1,561
625
243
260
483
+50
13Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
150
127
38.9
24.2
8.3
5.0
1.2
0.8
8.1
18.4
44.0
2.4
7.0
34.9
5.5
6.6
83.9
56.7
1.0
7.3
2.9
4,943
3,076
1,053
633
106
369
329
+517
14Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
150
158
36.9
19.2
4.0
2.2
0.9
0.5
7.1
16.4
43.6
3.2
7.8
40.5
1.8
2.1
84.5
55.5
0.5
3.5
1.7
5,830
3,032
626
351
85
274
411
+615
15Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
141
102
37.5
16.0
5.3
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.2
14.4
43.1
1.8
5.2
34.5
1.8
2.3
79.3
52.1
1.3
4.0
2.2
3,827
1,634
542
633
50
228
227
+250
16Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
140
142
33.6
19.6
5.7
2.6
1.0
0.5
7.3
15.3
48.0
2.0
5.5
35.7
3.0
4.1
72.6
57.4
1.1
4.6
2.5
4,773
2,788
811
369
64
348
401
+242
17Mike Conley
M. Conley
133
117
32.0
13.1
3.3
5.7
1.1
0.2
4.5
10.9
41.0
1.5
4.2
36.2
2.6
3.2
80.7
53.0
0.5
2.8
1.7
3,744
1,529
388
670
24
194
254
+149
18Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
128
96
37.4
23.0
3.7
4.9
1.3
0.6
8.5
18.6
45.8
2.3
6.0
39.2
3.7
4.2
88.3
56.5
0.9
2.8
2.2
3,595
2,211
353
471
53
215
233
+517
19Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
122
100
38.4
27.4
12.4
7.7
1.2
0.9
10.3
19.9
52.0
1.7
4.6
37.3
5.0
6.0
83.3
60.8
3.0
9.4
3.3
3,837
2,735
1,238
769
87
334
335
+124
20Jae Crowder
J. Crowder
102
115
28.5
10.1
5.2
1.8
0.9
0.5
3.4
8.6
39.2
1.8
5.4
33.3
1.5
2.0
77.0
53.2
0.7
4.5
0.8
3,282
1,158
593
210
54
96
306
-140
21P.J. Tucker
P.J. Tucker
98
105
30.3
6.9
5.7
1.4
0.9
0.4
2.5
5.7
43.6
1.5
3.6
40.4
0.5
0.7
72.2
57.7
1.8
4.0
0.7
3,179
726
602
143
38
73
317
+276
22Khris 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
23Jamal Murray
J. Murray
94
85
39.3
23.7
4.9
6.0
1.1
0.4
8.8
19.5
44.9
2.6
6.8
37.4
3.7
4.0
91.3
55.8
0.9
4.0
2.5
3,338
2,018
416
508
32
213
176
+227
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
94
73
36.7
27.9
5.0
4.6
1.3
0.3
9.8
22.1
44.2
3.1
8.9
35.0
5.2
6.3
82.6
55.9
0.8
4.2
3.0
2,676
2,034
368
333
23
217
183
-11
25Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
89
55
39.2
30.9
9.2
7.8
1.6
0.5
10.8
23.3
46.1
3.3
9.5
34.7
6.0
8.2
73.7
57.3
0.7
8.5
4.2
2,156
1,697
504
427
26
232
150
+73
StatMuse has season-level data for steals going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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PPG

25.1

Mitchell

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RPG

7.8

Mobley

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APG

6.0

Harden

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
5/11
@
8:00 PM
Wed
5/13
@
1:00 PM
Fri
5/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
5/17
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
DET Pistons

2 - 1

109

Final

116

CLE Cavaliers

1 - 2

Sat 9 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
3/27
@
128-149
Fri
3/27
@
102-109
Fri
3/27
@
119-109
Fri
3/27
@
113-131
Fri
3/27
@
106-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/9
@
8:30 PM
Sun
5/10
@
3:30 PM
Sun
5/10
@
7:30 PM
Mon
5/11
@
8:00 PM
Mon
5/11
@
10:30 PM