most steals by a player 1946-47 to 1988-89

Between the 1946-47 and 1988-89 seasons, Maurice Cheeks had the most steals, with 1,942 steals.

	NAME	STL	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	1,942	853	33.5	12.2	3.0	7.3	2.3	0.3	4.9	9.3	52.8	0.1	0.2	25.0	2.4	3.0	79.0	57.6	0.7	2.3	2.3	28,583	10,429	2,538	6,212	272	1,970	1,934
2	Gus Williams G. Williams	1,638	825	31.1	17.1	2.7	5.6	2.0	0.4	7.0	15.2	46.1	0.2	0.9	23.8	2.9	3.8	75.6	50.5	1.0	1.7	2.5	25,645	14,093	2,222	4,597	291	1,646	1,637
3	Julius Erving J. Erving	1,508	836	34.3	22.0	6.7	3.9	1.8	1.5	8.7	17.1	50.7	0.1	0.3	26.1	4.6	5.9	77.7	55.8	2.5	4.2	3.1	28,677	18,364	5,601	3,224	1,293	2,323	2,286
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1,464	716	36.9	19.5	7.4	11.2	2.0	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.0	0.2	0.7	23.9	5.2	6.2	83.4	60.6	1.9	5.6	3.9	26,417	13,943	5,303	8,025	310	2,800	1,685
5	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	1,463	556	33.4	14.8	5.5	7.0	2.6	0.4	6.1	13.5	45.7	0.3	1.2	22.0	2.3	3.4	69.0	49.7	1.8	3.7	3.3	18,589	8,253	3,056	3,899	206	1,854	1,859
6	Randy Smith R. Smith	1,403	818	32.7	17.1	3.5	4.7	1.7	0.1	7.0	14.9	47.1	0.1	0.3	15.5	3.1	3.9	79.8	51.7	1.1	2.4	2.4	26,747	14,026	2,838	3,876	57	1,158	2,107
7	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1,396	1,025	33.1	14.6	3.9	4.9	1.4	0.6	5.5	12.3	44.6	0.1	0.6	18.0	3.6	4.5	79.6	51.2	1.4	2.6	2.5	33,918	15,004	4,048	5,014	661	2,331	2,908
8	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1,338	635	36.7	20.3	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	7.7	16.7	46.3	0.3	1.2	27.8	4.4	5.8	76.1	52.5	1.0	2.7	3.8	23,276	12,862	2,372	6,220	181	2,437	2,105
9	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	1,337	719	22.6	8.2	2.7	4.3	1.9	0.1	3.5	7.7	46.1	0.0	0.1	18.4	1.2	1.8	65.7	48.7	0.8	1.9	2.2	16,245	5,929	1,969	3,114	80	1,382	2,097
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	1,300	717	38.4	25.0	10.2	6.1	1.8	0.8	9.8	19.6	50.3	0.6	1.7	37.7	4.6	5.3	88.0	57.0	2.2	8.0	3.2	27,560	17,899	7,319	4,396	603	2,261	1,906
11	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1,289	988	27.5	14.1	7.0	4.1	1.3	0.8	5.8	11.6	49.8	0.0	0.0	13.3	2.5	3.2	78.8	54.1	2.0	5.0	2.6	27,203	13,910	6,937	4,012	808	2,194	3,214
12	Fat Lever F. Lever	1,287	557	32.4	14.5	6.0	6.9	2.3	0.3	5.9	13.1	45.3	0.1	0.6	27.0	2.5	3.2	76.6	49.9	1.9	4.1	2.1	18,065	8,059	3,330	3,847	166	1,181	1,398
13	T.R. Dunn	1,263	911	24.4	5.3	4.6	1.7	1.4	0.3	2.2	4.7	45.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.4	72.5	50.0	1.8	2.8	0.9	22,206	4,867	4,191	1,564	247	789	1,975
14	John Lucas J. Lucas	1,228	879	28.0	11.0	2.3	7.1	1.4	0.1	4.3	9.6	45.2	0.3	1.1	30.3	2.1	2.7	77.6	51.1	0.5	1.8	2.2	24,618	9,665	2,061	6,216	71	1,718	1,632
15	Rickey Green R. Green	1,223	772	25.6	10.0	2.1	5.9	1.6	0.1	4.0	8.6	47.1	0.0	0.2	21.2	1.9	2.4	80.5	52.1	0.6	1.5	1.8	19,729	7,727	1,604	4,558	43	1,395	1,234
16	Ray Williams R. Williams	1,198	655	28.2	15.5	3.6	5.8	1.8	0.3	6.0	13.4	45.1	0.2	0.8	23.7	3.3	4.1	80.2	50.9	1.2	2.4	3.2	18,462	10,158	2,370	3,779	208	2,099	2,165
17	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	1,187	768	35.5	15.7	2.6	8.3	1.5	0.1	6.8	14.1	48.3	0.2	0.6	29.4	2.0	2.6	77.2	51.7	0.6	2.0	3.1	27,250	12,065	1,991	6,386	71	2,368	1,983
18	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	1,165	761	32.0	18.6	1.9	4.5	1.5	0.1	7.7	15.7	48.8	0.0	0.3	13.9	3.3	3.6	90.3	53.9	0.7	1.3	1.9	24,352	14,159	1,451	3,418	51	822	2,478
19	Don Buse D. Buse	1,160	648	26.3	6.9	2.3	4.5	1.8	0.1	2.8	6.4	44.2	0.4	1.3	33.3	1.0	1.3	78.0	49.7	0.6	1.8	1.1	17,070	4,485	1,507	2,920	97	601	967
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,160	1,239	35.3	22.9	10.0	3.5	0.9	2.6	9.4	16.8	56.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.0	5.4	73.6	59.5	2.4	7.6	2.7	43,787	28,316	12,369	4,302	3,189	2,527	3,667
21	Chris Ford C. Ford	1,152	720	28.5	9.5	3.0	3.5	1.6	0.3	4.1	8.9	45.8	0.5	1.5	37.5	1.1	1.5	73.8	49.4	1.1	1.8	1.8	20,506	6,838	2,128	2,525	192	726	1,684
22	Fred Brown F. Brown	1,149	851	25.5	15.1	2.7	3.1	1.4	0.2	6.4	13.3	48.2	0.3	0.8	37.3	2.1	2.4	86.2	52.3	0.8	1.9	1.6	21,743	12,815	2,282	2,662	166	840	1,667
23	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	1,128	389	32.2	16.2	5.4	5.4	2.9	0.5	6.6	13.7	48.2	0.2	0.6	26.8	2.8	3.7	75.4	52.7	2.1	3.3	3.0	12,525	6,285	2,087	2,094	204	1,148	1,336
24	Walter Davis W. Davis	1,112	847	29.5	20.0	3.1	4.2	1.3	0.1	8.3	16.0	51.8	0.2	0.7	28.2	3.2	3.8	84.4	56.5	0.9	2.2	2.7	25,000	16,933	2,623	3,530	120	2,306	2,075
25	Rick Barry R. Barry	1,104	554	35.4	21.2	5.2	5.7	2.0	0.5	8.6	19.1	44.9	1.0	3.1	33.0	3.9	4.2	91.6	50.5	0.9	4.3	2.5	19,585	11,729	2,876	3,163	269	574	1,464

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.0

Embiid

RPG

7.3

Embiid

APG

5.9

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

17th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

3P%

34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

76ers

0 - 4

Sun 10 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.0

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

116.5

114.6

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.4

108.1

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

13.1

3.0

2.9

1.0

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

571.2

Cunningham

475.7

Harden

464.8

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

616.5

Cunningham

493.8

Harden

471.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.2

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.1

Cunningham

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.72

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.72

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

54-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

40-54

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0