nba most career steals + blocks before 2000

Before 1999-00, Hakeem Olajuwon had the most steals + blocks, with 5,559.

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NBA most career steals + blocks by a player before 2000
NAMESTL+BLKSTLBLKGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
5,559
1,977
3,582
1,075
37.4
23.6
11.8
2.7
1.8
3.3
9.4
18.2
51.5
0.0
0.1
21.0
4.8
6.7
71.7
55.7
3.5
8.3
3.2
40,250
25,367
12,677
2,859
3,415
4,007
+513
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4,349
1,160
3,189
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
2,527
3,667
3Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
3,699
1,025
2,674
977
36.4
23.3
10.4
2.1
1.0
2.7
9.1
17.9
51.0
0.0
0.1
15.8
5.0
6.8
74.3
55.8
2.5
7.9
3.3
35,551
22,736
10,155
2,030
3,179
3,480
+446
4Robert Parish
R. Parish
3,580
1,219
2,361
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
6.3
2.1
45,704
23,334
14,715
2,180
3,183
4,443
+105
5Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
3,432
368
3,064
875
28.8
6.0
7.9
1.0
0.4
3.5
2.4
5.2
45.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.9
64.9
49.6
2.1
5.8
1.5
25,169
5,216
6,939
840
1,293
2,955
6David Robinson
D. Robinson
3,396
1,073
2,323
685
37.0
24.4
11.5
3.0
1.6
3.4
8.6
16.5
52.3
0.0
0.1
25.8
7.1
9.7
74.0
58.9
3.4
8.1
2.8
25,364
16,715
7,881
2,028
1,944
2,057
+708
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3,134
2,306
828
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
2,589
2,493
+1416
8Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
3,054
512
2,542
1,156
20.8
5.4
5.8
0.6
0.4
2.2
2.2
4.3
52.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.3
70.0
55.5
1.9
4.0
0.9
24,028
6,249
6,750
660
1,057
3,377
9John Stockton
J. Stockton
2,940
2,701
239
1,176
32.4
13.4
2.7
11.1
2.3
0.2
4.8
9.2
51.9
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.3
4.0
82.3
61.1
0.6
2.0
3.0
38,094
15,791
3,145
13,087
3,472
3,163
+1460
10Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2,926
2,207
719
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
2,977
3,285
+434
11Larry Nance
L. Nance
2,899
872
2,027
920
33.4
17.1
8.0
2.6
0.9
2.2
6.9
12.7
54.6
0.0
0.1
14.5
3.2
4.2
75.5
58.6
2.5
5.5
1.9
30,697
15,687
7,352
2,393
1,711
2,703
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
2,822
1,089
1,733
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
3,804
3,076
13Julius Erving
J. Erving
2,801
1,508
1,293
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
2,323
2,286
14Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2,671
1,869
802
883
36.1
17.8
6.8
5.4
2.1
0.9
7.0
14.6
48.0
0.8
2.5
32.9
2.9
4.2
69.5
54.0
2.0
4.8
2.9
31,868
15,713
5,981
4,737
2,531
2,614
+1193
15Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
2,635
864
1,771
894
36.0
18.6
10.9
1.7
1.0
2.0
7.4
16.1
46.0
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.7
5.5
67.6
50.0
3.1
7.8
2.4
32,199
16,600
9,751
1,540
1,358
2,967
16Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
2,604
2,310
294
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
2,268
2,258
17George Johnson
G. Johnson
2,538
456
2,082
848
20.9
5.0
6.8
1.1
0.5
2.5
2.1
4.6
45.2
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.9
1.3
69.8
48.9
2.3
4.5
1.6
17,753
4,280
5,749
921
872
2,667
18Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
2,518
1,634
884
1,053
36.8
22.3
11.7
3.9
1.6
0.8
7.9
14.6
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.7
6.0
8.1
73.6
61.3
4.0
7.7
3.2
38,710
23,468
12,337
4,152
3,332
3,239
+538
19Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
2,496
322
2,174
603
36.7
12.9
12.1
1.5
0.5
3.6
4.6
8.8
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.5
66.3
57.4
3.7
8.3
2.4
22,130
7,762
7,282
900
1,464
2,009
+1078
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
2,477
1,575
902
1,110
37.5
26.1
10.7
3.3
1.4
0.8
9.6
18.3
52.6
0.1
0.2
26.8
6.8
9.3
73.0
58.3
2.7
8.0
3.1
41,661
28,946
11,839
3,700
3,473
3,584
+1707
21Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2,435
2,112
323
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
2,116
2,638
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
2,311
1,556
755
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
2,816
2,279
23Derek Harper
D. Harper
2,261
1,957
304
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
2,334
2,755
-353
24Ron Harper
R. Harper
2,257
1,592
665
882
31.8
14.8
4.3
4.0
1.8
0.8
5.7
12.6
44.8
0.5
1.9
28.8
2.9
4.1
72.2
51.2
1.3
3.0
2.3
28,018
13,046
3,806
3,533
2,057
2,090
+790
25Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
2,217
470
1,747
909
32.7
17.1
10.1
2.0
0.5
1.9
6.3
10.5
59.9
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
6.3
71.3
64.3
2.9
7.2
2.8
29,685
15,579
9,161
1,777
2,347
2,986
StatMuse has season-level data for blocks and steals going back to the 1973-74 season.

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