nba's all-time total steals leaders list

Alvin Robertson has gotten the most career steals per game, with 2.7 per game.

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NBA's all-time total steals with a minimum of 400 games played leaders list
NAMESPGGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGBPGTPG
1Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2.7
779
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
2,112
323
4,412
9,245
47.7
236
800
29.5
1,822
2,451
74.3
52.7
1,621
2,445
2,116
2,638
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
0.4
2.7
2Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
2.6
556
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
1,463
206
3,419
7,479
45.7
124
564
22.0
1,291
1,870
69.0
49.7
981
2,075
1,854
1,859
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
0.4
3.3
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.3
1,072
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
12,192
24,537
49.7
581
1,778
32.7
7,327
8,772
83.5
56.9
1,668
5,004
2,924
2,783
+1438
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
0.8
2.7
4Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.3
889
31,026
11,962
3,659
5,972
2,075
300
4,705
11,499
40.9
1,283
3,816
33.6
1,269
1,724
73.6
48.8
1,017
2,642
2,067
1,687
+347
34.9
13.5
4.1
6.7
0.3
2.3
5Fat Lever
F. Lever
2.2
752
23,814
10,433
4,523
4,696
1,666
209
4,244
9,504
44.7
162
523
31.0
1,783
2,312
77.1
49.6
1,442
3,081
1,471
1,803
31.7
13.9
6.0
6.2
0.3
2.0
6Slick Watts
S. Watts
2.2
437
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
1,602
3,876
41.3
697
1,168
59.7
44.4
455
943
239
1,314
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
0.3
1.8
7John Stockton
J. Stockton
2.2
1,504
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
7,039
13,658
51.5
845
2,202
38.4
4,788
5,796
82.6
60.8
966
3,085
4,244
3,942
+2941
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
0.2
2.8
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
914
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
8,467
19,906
42.5
1,059
3,383
31.3
6,375
8,168
78.0
51.8
745
2,649
3,262
1,777
+799
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
0.2
3.6
9Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2.1
1,101
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
4,906
9,374
52.3
52
204
25.5
2,331
2,938
79.3
57.2
713
2,375
2,268
2,258
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
0.3
2.1
10Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2.0
1,086
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
8,335
17,673
47.2
827
2,603
31.8
4,698
5,962
78.8
54.7
2,615
4,062
2,977
3,285
+434
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
0.7
2.7
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
2.0
554
19,585
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
4,759
10,595
44.9
73
221
33.0
2,138
2,334
91.6
50.5
510
2,366
574
1,464
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
0.5
2.5
12Chris Paul
C. Paul
2.0
1,370
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
8,165
17,408
46.9
1,870
5,059
37.0
4,858
5,581
87.0
58.0
798
5,208
3,109
3,208
+6029
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
0.2
2.3
13Gus Williams
G. Williams
2.0
825
25,645
14,093
2,222
4,597
1,638
291
5,793
12,570
46.1
108
454
23.8
2,399
3,173
75.6
50.5
818
1,404
1,646
1,637
31.1
17.1
2.7
5.6
0.4
2.5
14Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2.0
1,178
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
7,420
15,700
47.3
978
3,002
32.6
3,122
4,437
70.4
53.6
2,068
5,426
3,257
3,329
+2022
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
0.8
2.8
15Johnny Moore
J. Moore
2.0
520
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,998
4,343
46.0
94
374
25.1
800
1,123
71.2
50.5
391
1,157
1,163
1,325
25.8
9.4
3.0
7.4
0.2
2.2
16Ron Lee
R. Lee
1.9
448
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
1,296
3,117
41.6
42
131
32.1
651
924
70.5
46.6
397
822
783
1,368
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
0.3
2.1
17Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
1.9
796
20,462
4,733
3,222
4,893
1,544
356
1,833
4,136
44.3
298
870
34.3
769
1,183
65.0
50.8
919
2,303
1,486
2,408
+280
25.7
5.9
4.0
6.1
0.4
1.9
18Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1.9
1,391
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
6,219
15,557
40.0
1,988
5,701
34.9
3,103
3,954
78.5
50.7
1,768
6,957
4,003
2,572
+3868
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
0.3
2.9
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.9
906
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
6,211
11,951
52.0
325
1,074
30.3
4,960
5,850
84.8
61.0
1,601
4,958
3,506
2,050
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
0.4
3.9
20Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1.9
979
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
7,194
15,904
45.2
398
1,373
29.0
4,036
5,316
75.9
51.6
951
2,527
3,682
2,971
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
0.3
3.8
21Doug Christie
D. Christie
1.9
827
26,079
9,301
3,382
2,992
1,555
392
3,238
7,604
42.6
805
2,272
35.4
2,020
2,460
82.1
53.5
797
2,585
1,721
2,051
+1057
31.5
11.2
4.1
3.6
0.5
2.1
22Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1.9
719
16,245
5,929
1,969
3,114
1,337
80
2,546
5,527
46.1
7
38
18.4
830
1,264
65.7
48.7
598
1,371
1,382
2,097
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
0.1
2.2
23Mike Gale
M. Gale
1.9
453
11,189
3,372
1,122
1,965
840
163
1,425
3,006
47.4
4
25
16.0
518
628
82.5
51.4
238
884
647
1,010
24.7
7.4
2.5
4.3
0.4
1.7
24Baron Davis
B. Davis
1.8
835
28,592
13,447
3,183
6,025
1,530
360
4,888
11,951
40.9
1,332
4,159
32.0
2,339
3,292
71.1
50.2
762
2,421
2,308
2,361
+866
34.2
16.1
3.8
7.2
0.4
2.8
25Gary Payton
G. Payton
1.8
1,335
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
8,708
18,698
46.6
1,132
3,570
31.7
3,265
4,480
72.9
52.8
1,392
3,877
3,030
3,217
+1928
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
0.2
2.3
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Thunder Thunder
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Nuggets Nuggets
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Rockets Rockets
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