most steals by a player 1946-47 to 2000-01

Between the 1946-47 and 2000-01 seasons, John Stockton got the most steals, with 2,976 steals.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
2,976
1,340
32.0
13.2
2.7
10.8
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.7
0.6
1.5
38.7
3.2
3.9
82.4
61.0
0.6
2.0
2.9
42,923
17,725
3,587
14,503
275
3,854
3,549
+2534
2Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2,310
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
2.1
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
294
2,268
2,258
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,306
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
4Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2,207
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
2.0
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
719
2,977
3,285
+434
5Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2,112
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
2.7
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.7
0.3
1.0
29.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
52.7
2.1
3.1
2.7
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
323
2,116
2,638
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2,088
1,177
36.4
22.5
11.4
2.5
1.8
3.2
9.0
17.5
51.3
0.0
0.1
20.5
4.6
6.4
71.3
55.5
3.3
8.0
3.0
42,844
26,511
13,382
2,992
3,740
3,569
4,236
+536
7Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2,080
1,029
35.7
17.0
6.6
5.3
2.0
0.9
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.8
2.6
33.0
2.8
4.0
69.8
54.0
1.9
4.8
2.8
36,750
17,456
6,827
5,437
878
2,893
2,980
+1826
8Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2,051
854
35.6
13.9
4.2
6.9
2.4
0.3
5.5
13.3
41.0
1.5
4.4
33.6
1.5
2.0
73.7
48.9
1.2
3.0
2.4
30,427
11,843
3,607
5,858
296
2,030
1,667
+429
9Derek Harper
D. Harper
1,957
1,199
31.5
13.3
2.4
5.5
1.6
0.3
5.2
11.2
46.3
0.9
2.5
35.4
2.1
2.9
74.5
53.7
0.6
1.8
1.9
37,786
16,006
2,884
6,577
304
2,334
2,755
-353
10Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,883
865
36.3
17.7
4.2
7.2
2.2
0.2
7.1
15.0
47.0
0.9
2.9
32.3
2.6
3.6
72.1
53.2
1.2
2.9
2.5
31,434
15,308
3,596
6,190
195
2,167
2,281
+1482
11Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,861
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
1.9
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
249
3,682
2,971
12Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,747
1,273
37.3
25.9
10.4
3.4
1.4
0.8
9.5
18.2
52.4
0.1
0.2
27.0
6.8
9.2
73.8
58.2
2.5
7.9
3.1
47,503
32,919
13,287
4,365
1,035
3,948
4,029
+2569
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,724
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
374
3,506
2,050
14Ron Harper
R. Harper
1,716
1,009
30.9
13.8
4.3
3.9
1.7
0.7
5.3
11.8
44.6
0.5
1.8
28.9
2.7
3.8
72.0
51.1
1.3
3.0
2.2
31,199
13,910
4,309
3,916
729
2,251
2,324
+1199
15Fat Lever
F. Lever
1,666
752
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
2.2
0.3
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
2.4
3.1
77.1
49.6
1.9
4.1
2.0
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
209
1,471
1,803
16Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,648
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
888
3,376
3,287
+532
17Gus 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
18Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1,622
983
32.6
14.7
3.6
2.9
1.7
0.3
5.0
10.8
46.1
1.2
3.2
39.4
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.5
0.8
2.8
1.9
32,034
14,470
3,554
2,860
302
1,828
2,043
+680
19Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
1,563
864
27.3
10.9
3.0
5.7
1.8
0.4
3.8
8.6
44.4
0.4
1.3
32.8
2.8
3.6
78.4
53.4
0.7
2.3
1.9
23,568
9,377
2,625
4,889
351
1,651
2,660
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,556
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
755
2,816
2,279
21Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1,544
796
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
1.9
0.4
2.3
5.2
44.3
0.4
1.1
34.3
1.0
1.5
65.0
50.8
1.2
2.9
1.9
20,462
4,733
3,222
4,893
356
1,486
2,408
+280
22Terry Porter
T. Porter
1,538
1,202
28.3
12.6
3.1
5.8
1.3
0.1
4.4
9.5
46.4
1.0
2.7
38.5
2.8
3.3
83.6
57.6
0.6
2.5
2.1
34,060
15,187
3,708
6,955
165
2,581
2,114
+1037
23Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
1,536
1,077
31.5
14.5
3.4
4.9
1.4
0.2
5.5
11.1
49.6
0.8
1.9
40.3
2.8
3.1
87.7
58.2
0.9
2.5
1.8
33,964
15,659
3,646
5,281
226
1,971
2,364
+1905
24Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
1,530
986
32.6
18.2
4.1
3.5
1.6
0.6
6.8
13.4
50.9
0.8
2.2
38.4
3.7
4.2
86.5
59.4
1.0
3.1
2.3
32,163
17,911
4,034
3,450
549
2,315
2,050
+296
25Julius 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
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60
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Knicks Knicks - x
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Bucks Bucks - e
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Warriors Warriors
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Kings Kings - e
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