NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Steals

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Steals since 1973-74 (1972-73 for ABA)

NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player STL
1.LeBron James 471
2.Scottie Pippen* 395
3.Michael Jordan* 376
4.Magic Johnson* 358
5.John Stockton* 338
6.Kobe Bryant* 310
7.Jason Kidd* 302
8.Larry Bird* 296
9.Maurice Cheeks* 295
10.Manu Ginóbili* 292
11.Julius Erving* 287
 Chris Paul 287
13.Clyde Drexler* 278
14.Robert Horry 276
15.Dwyane Wade* 273
16.Derek Fisher 272
17.James Harden 267
18.Karl Malone* 258
19.Dennis Johnson* 247
20.Hakeem Olajuwon* 245
21.Kawhi Leonard 244
22.Draymond Green 240
23.Isiah Thomas* 234
24.Rajon Rondo 228
25.Byron Scott 226
26.Stephen Curry 223
27.Andre Iguodala 217
28.Gary Payton* 216
29.Paul Pierce* 204
 Russell Westbrook 204
31.Michael Cooper 203
32.Jimmy Butler 201
33.Ben Wallace* 199
34.Tony Parker* 198
35.Charles Barkley* 193
36.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 189
37.Kevin Garnett* 178
 Charles Oakley 178
39.James Worthy* 177
40.Danny Green 175
41.Gus Williams 174
42.Danny Ainge 172
43.Horace Grant 171
44.Kevin Durant 170
 Jeff Hornacek 170
46.Tim Duncan* 168
 Jerome Kersey 168
 Kyle Lowry 168
49.Paul George 165
50.Ray Allen* 164
 Dan Majerle 164
52.Bobby Jones* 160
53.David Robinson* 151
54.Klay Thompson 150
55.Dirk Nowitzki* 149
56.Chauncey Billups 148
 Derek Harper 148
58.Allen Iverson* 147
59.Reggie Miller* 146
60.Robert Parish* 145
 Rasheed Wallace 145
62.Marcus Smart 144
63.Trevor Ariza 142
64.Ron Harper 141
 Clifford Robinson 141
66.Tony Allen 137
 Al Horford 137
 Terry Porter 137
 Jamaal Wilkes* 137
70.Kevin Johnson 132
71.Metta World Peace 131
 Mark Jackson 131
 Nate McMillan 131
74.Shawn Marion 128
75.J.R. Smith 127
76.Doc Rivers 125
77.George Hill 124
78.Patrick Ewing* 122
 Richard Hamilton 122
80.Kenyon Martin 121
81.John Starks 120
82.Don Buse 119
 Anfernee Hardaway 119
 Hersey Hawkins 119
 Paul Millsap 119
86.Mario Chalmers 118
 Sam Perkins 118
88.Vlade Divac* 117
 Shaquille O'Neal* 117
90.Mookie Blaylock 116
 Paul Pressey 116
92.Baron Davis 114
 Lionel Hollins 114
94.Jason Terry 112
95.Mike Bibby 111
 Derrick McKey 111
97.Bryon Russell 110
98.Tayshaun Prince 109
99.Bruce Bowen 108
100.Rick Barry* 106
 Jrue Holiday 106
 Lindsey Hunter 106
 Sidney Moncrief* 106
 Robert Reid 106
 Dennis Rodman* 106
 Jayson Tatum 106
107.Sam Cassell 105
 Eddie Jones 105
 Charlie Ward 105
110.Kyrie Irving 104
111.Jae Crowder 102
 Avery Johnson 102
113.Carmelo Anthony 100
 Jaylen Brown 100
 Michael Finley 100
 A.C. Green 100
117.Shawn Kemp 99
118.Mike Conley 98
 Terry Cummings 98
 Stephen Jackson 98
 P.J. Tucker 98
122.Elvin Hayes* 97
 Jack Sikma* 97
124.Joe Johnson 96
125.T.R. Dunn 95
 Craig Hodges 95
 Toni Kukoč* 95
128.Vince Carter 94
 Mario Elie 94
 Dwight Howard 94
131.Doug Christie 93
 George McGinnis* 93
 Khris Middleton 93
134.Joe Dumars* 91
 Maurice Lucas 91
 Eric Snow 91
 Chris Webber* 91
 Deron Williams 91
139.Buck Williams 90
140.Fat Lever 89
 Norm Nixon 89
 Paul Westphal* 89
143.Alvan Adams 88
 Walter Davis 88
 Tim Hardaway* 88
 Charles Johnson 88
147.Mike Gale 87
 Richard Jefferson 87
 Kerry Kittles 87
150.Matt Barnes 85
 Kurt Rambis 85
 Thabo Sefolosha 85
153.Rick Fox 84
 George Gervin* 84
 Bill Laimbeer 84
 Moses Malone* 84
157.Marc Gasol 83
158.Greg Anthony 82
 B.J. Armstrong 82
 Kyle Korver 82
161.Aaron McKie 81
 Paul Silas 81
 Hedo Türkoğlu 81
164.Tyrone Corbin 80
 Gar Heard 80
 Larry Hughes 80
167.Giannis Antetokounmpo 79
 Dale Davis 79
 Tom Henderson 79
 Calvin Murphy* 79
 Antoine Walker 79
172.Dave Cowens* 78
 Gerald Henderson 78
174.Shane Battier 77
 Craig Ehlo 77
 Steve Smith 77
177.Peja Stojaković 76
178.Dan Issel* 75
179.Fred Brown 74
 Anthony Davis 74
 Kirk Hinrich 74
 Cedric Maxwell 74
 Chris Mullin* 74
 Josh Smith 74
 David West 74
 Lou Williams 74
187.Chris Bosh* 73
 Caron Butler 73
 Latrell Sprewell 73
 Sedale Threatt 73
 Dominique Wilkins* 73
192.Nick Anderson 72
 DeMar DeRozan 72
 Boris Diaw 72
 Nenê 72
 Damian Lillard 72
 Bob McAdoo* 72
 Lamar Odom 72
199.Mark Aguirre 71
 Pau Gasol* 71
 Nikola Jokić 71
202.Johnny Moore 70
 Ricky Pierce 70
 Jeff Teague 70
205.Bob Dandridge* 69
 Adrian Dantley* 69
 Rashard Lewis 69
 Anderson Varejão 69
209.Luol Deng 68
 Blake Griffin 68
211.P.J. Brown 67
 George Lynch 67
 Wesley Matthews 67
 Wes Unseld* 67
215.Bradley Beal 66
 Don Chaney 66
 Josh Howard 66
 Steve Nash* 66
 Brian Shaw 66
 Brian Taylor 66
221.Jamal Crawford 65
 Vinnie Johnson 65
 Andrei Kirilenko 65
 Kevin McHale* 65
 Steve Mix 65
 John Paxson 65
 James Posey 65
 Thaddeus Young 65
229.Quinn Buckner 64
 Larry Kenon 64
 Mark Price 64
 Nick Van Exel 64
 John Wall 64
234.Steve Kerr 63
 Anthony Peeler 63
 Amar'e Stoudemire 63
 Scott Wedman 63
 Jo Jo White* 63
239.Bam Adebayo 62
 Tom Chambers 62
 Chris Childs 62
 Bob Lanier* 62
 Ted McClain 62
 Jamal Murray 62
 Detlef Schrempf 62
 David Wesley 62
247.Patrick Beverley 61
 Marcus Camby 61
 Serge Ibaka 61
250.Leandro Barbosa 60
 Carlos Boozer 60
 Artis Gilmore* 60
 John Havlicek* 60
 Iman Shumpert 60
 Kevin Willis 60

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player STL
1.Don Buse 82
2.Brian Taylor 66
3.Julius Erving* 52
 George McGinnis* 52
5.Mike Gale 50
6.Ron Boone 44
7.Ralph Simpson 43
8.Ted McClain 41
9.Freddie Lewis 40
10.Louie Dampier* 36
11.Fatty Taylor 35
12.Rich Jones 33
 Dan Issel* 33
 Artis Gilmore* 33
15.Larry Kenon 30
16.Wendell Ladner 29
17.Mack Calvin 28
 Wil Jones 28
 Bobby Jones* 28
20.Jimmy Jones 27
21.Len Elmore 26
22.Willie Wise 25
 Mike Barr 25
24.Kevin Joyce 24
 James Silas 24
26.Jim Eakins 22
 Darnell Hillman 22
28.Chuck Williams 21
 John Williamson 21
 Al Skinner 21
31.Bird Averitt 20
 Marvin Barnes 20
 Maurice Lucas 20
34.Gerald Govan 19
 Billy Knight 19
36.Zelmo Beaty* 18
 Ron Thomas 18
38.Don Adams 17
39.Stew Johnson 16
 George Karl* 16
 David Thompson* 16
42.Coby Dietrick 15
 George Gervin* 15
44.Dave Robisch 14
 Gus Gerard 14
46.Roger Brown* 13
 Bill Keller 13
 Billy Paultz 13
49.Mel Daniels* 12
 John Roche 12
51.Bo Lamar 11
 Billy Shepherd 11
53.Johnny Neumann 10
 Mike Green 10
 Jan van Breda Kolff 10
 Kim Hughes 10
57.Rick Mount 9
 Collis Jones 9
 Tim Bassett 9
60.Byron Beck 8
 Joe Caldwell 8
 Claude Terry 8
63.Gene Littles 7
 Bruce Seals 7
65.Donnie Freeman 6
 Tom Owens 6
 Caldwell Jones 6
68.George Carter 5
 Johnny Baum 5
 Marv Roberts 5
 Allan Bristow 5
72.Red Robbins 4
 Bill Melchionni 4
 Walt Simon 4
 Joe Hamilton 4
 George Adams 4
 Billy Cunningham* 4
 Jim Bradley 4
 Swen Nater 4
 Randy Denton 4
 Jimmy Foster 4
 Wali Jones 4
83.Cincy Powell 3
 George Irvine 3
 Jimmy O'Brien 3
 Dave Twardzik 3
 Jim O'Brien 3
 Chuck Terry 3
 Mike Flynn 3
 Jim McDaniels 3
 Mark Olberding 3
92.Steve Jones 2
 Bob Warren 2
 Ollie Taylor 2
 Al Smith 2
 Willie Sojourner 2
 Jim Chones 2
 Charles Jordan 2
 Dan Roundfield 2
100.Goo Kennedy 1
 Barry Parkhill 1
 Don Washington 1
 Monte Towe 1
 Henry Ward 1
 Marvin Webster 1
106.John Beasley 0
 Goose Ligon 0
 Bob Netolicky 0
 Gene Moore 0
 Larry Miller 0
 Simmie Hill 0
 Roger Brown 0
 Ed Manning 0
 Dennis Wuycik 0
 Roy Ebron 0
 Billy Schaeffer 0
 Clyde Dickey 0
 Charles Edge 0
 Bill Franklin 0
 Moses Malone* 0
 Pat McFarland 0
 Fly Williams 0
 Hank Williams 0
 George Bucci 0
 Travis Grant 0

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player STL
1.LeBron James 471
2.Scottie Pippen* 395
3.Michael Jordan* 376
4.Magic Johnson* 358
5.John Stockton* 338
6.Kobe Bryant* 310
7.Jason Kidd* 302
8.Larry Bird* 296
9.Maurice Cheeks* 295
10.Manu Ginóbili* 292
11.Chris Paul 287
12.Clyde Drexler* 278
13.Robert Horry 276
14.Dwyane Wade* 273
15.Derek Fisher 272
16.James Harden 267
17.Karl Malone* 258
18.Dennis Johnson* 247
19.Hakeem Olajuwon* 245
20.Kawhi Leonard 244
21.Draymond Green 240
22.Julius Erving* 235
23.Isiah Thomas* 234
24.Rajon Rondo 228
25.Byron Scott 226
26.Stephen Curry 223
27.Andre Iguodala 217
28.Gary Payton* 216
29.Paul Pierce* 204
 Russell Westbrook 204
31.Michael Cooper 203
32.Jimmy Butler 201
33.Ben Wallace* 199
34.Tony Parker* 198
35.Charles Barkley* 193
36.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 189
37.Kevin Garnett* 178
 Charles Oakley 178
39.James Worthy* 177
40.Danny Green 175
41.Gus Williams 174
42.Danny Ainge 172
43.Horace Grant 171
44.Kevin Durant 170
 Jeff Hornacek 170
46.Tim Duncan* 168
 Jerome Kersey 168
 Kyle Lowry 168
49.Paul George 165
50.Ray Allen* 164
 Dan Majerle 164
52.David Robinson* 151
53.Klay Thompson 150
54.Dirk Nowitzki* 149
55.Chauncey Billups 148
 Derek Harper 148
57.Allen Iverson* 147
58.Reggie Miller* 146
59.Robert Parish* 145
 Rasheed Wallace 145
61.Marcus Smart 144
62.Trevor Ariza 142
63.Ron Harper 141
 Clifford Robinson 141
65.Tony Allen 137
 Al Horford 137
 Terry Porter 137
 Jamaal Wilkes* 137
69.Kevin Johnson 132
 Bobby Jones* 132
71.Metta World Peace 131
 Mark Jackson 131
 Nate McMillan 131
74.Shawn Marion 128
75.J.R. Smith 127
76.Doc Rivers 125
77.George Hill 124
78.Patrick Ewing* 122
 Richard Hamilton 122
80.Kenyon Martin 121
81.John Starks 120
82.Anfernee Hardaway 119
 Hersey Hawkins 119
 Paul Millsap 119
85.Mario Chalmers 118
 Sam Perkins 118
87.Vlade Divac* 117
 Shaquille O'Neal* 117
89.Mookie Blaylock 116
 Paul Pressey 116
91.Baron Davis 114
 Lionel Hollins 114
93.Jason Terry 112
94.Mike Bibby 111
 Derrick McKey 111
96.Bryon Russell 110
97.Tayshaun Prince 109
98.Bruce Bowen 108
99.Rick Barry* 106
 Jrue Holiday 106
 Lindsey Hunter 106
 Sidney Moncrief* 106
 Robert Reid 106
 Dennis Rodman* 106
 Jayson Tatum 106
106.Sam Cassell 105
 Eddie Jones 105
 Charlie Ward 105
109.Kyrie Irving 104
110.Jae Crowder 102
 Avery Johnson 102
112.Carmelo Anthony 100
 Jaylen Brown 100
 Michael Finley 100
 A.C. Green 100
116.Shawn Kemp 99
117.Mike Conley 98
 Terry Cummings 98
 Stephen Jackson 98
 P.J. Tucker 98
121.Elvin Hayes* 97
 Jack Sikma* 97
123.Joe Johnson 96
124.T.R. Dunn 95
 Craig Hodges 95
 Toni Kukoč* 95
127.Vince Carter 94
 Mario Elie 94
 Dwight Howard 94
130.Doug Christie 93
 Khris Middleton 93
132.Joe Dumars* 91
 Eric Snow 91
 Chris Webber* 91
 Deron Williams 91
136.Buck Williams 90
137.Fat Lever 89
 Norm Nixon 89
 Paul Westphal* 89
140.Alvan Adams 88
 Walter Davis 88
 Tim Hardaway* 88
 Charles Johnson 88
144.Richard Jefferson 87
 Kerry Kittles 87
146.Matt Barnes 85
 Kurt Rambis 85
 Thabo Sefolosha 85
149.Rick Fox 84
 Bill Laimbeer 84
 Moses Malone* 84
152.Marc Gasol 83
153.Greg Anthony 82
 B.J. Armstrong 82
 Kyle Korver 82
156.Aaron McKie 81
 Paul Silas 81
 Hedo Türkoğlu 81
159.Tyrone Corbin 80
 Gar Heard 80
 Larry Hughes 80
162.Giannis Antetokounmpo 79
 Dale Davis 79
 Tom Henderson 79
 Calvin Murphy* 79
 Antoine Walker 79
167.Dave Cowens* 78
 Gerald Henderson 78
169.Shane Battier 77
 Craig Ehlo 77
 Steve Smith 77
172.Peja Stojaković 76
173.Fred Brown 74
 Anthony Davis 74
 Kirk Hinrich 74
 Cedric Maxwell 74
 Chris Mullin* 74
 Josh Smith 74
 David West 74
 Lou Williams 74
181.Chris Bosh* 73
 Caron Butler 73
 Latrell Sprewell 73
 Sedale Threatt 73
 Dominique Wilkins* 73
186.Nick Anderson 72
 DeMar DeRozan 72
 Boris Diaw 72
 Nenê 72
 Damian Lillard 72
 Bob McAdoo* 72
 Lamar Odom 72
193.Mark Aguirre 71
 Pau Gasol* 71
 Nikola Jokić 71
 Maurice Lucas 71
197.Johnny Moore 70
 Ricky Pierce 70
 Jeff Teague 70
200.Bob Dandridge* 69
 Adrian Dantley* 69
 George Gervin* 69
 Rashard Lewis 69
 Anderson Varejão 69
205.Luol Deng 68
 Blake Griffin 68
207.P.J. Brown 67
 George Lynch 67
 Wesley Matthews 67
 Wes Unseld* 67
211.Bradley Beal 66
 Don Chaney 66
 Josh Howard 66
 Steve Nash* 66
 Brian Shaw 66
216.Jamal Crawford 65
 Vinnie Johnson 65
 Andrei Kirilenko 65
 Kevin McHale* 65
 Steve Mix 65
 John Paxson 65
 James Posey 65
 Thaddeus Young 65
224.Quinn Buckner 64
 Mark Price 64
 Nick Van Exel 64
 John Wall 64
228.Steve Kerr 63
 Anthony Peeler 63
 Amar'e Stoudemire 63
 Scott Wedman 63
 Jo Jo White* 63
233.Bam Adebayo 62
 Tom Chambers 62
 Chris Childs 62
 Bob Lanier* 62
 Jamal Murray 62
 Detlef Schrempf 62
 David Wesley 62
240.Patrick Beverley 61
 Marcus Camby 61
 Serge Ibaka 61
243.Leandro Barbosa 60
 Carlos Boozer 60
 John Havlicek* 60
 Iman Shumpert 60
 Kevin Willis 60
248.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 59
 Phil Chenier 59
 Sean Elliott 59
 Larry Nance 59