NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Steals Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold
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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Dudley Bradley 3.32
2.Ron Lee 3.26
3.Eddie Jordan 3.24
4.Alvin Robertson 3.08
5.Jerry West* 3.02
6.Slick Watts 3.00
7.Quinn Buckner 2.96
8.Fatty Taylor 2.95
9.Michael Ray Richardson 2.83
10.Johnny Moore 2.73
11.Nate McMillan 2.72
12.Darwin Cook 2.65
13.Don Buse 2.65
14.Lester Conner 2.61
15.Wendell Ladner 2.60
16.Art Williams 2.60
17.Mike Gale 2.56
18.Fat Lever 2.52
19.Eric Murdock 2.51
20.Ted McClain 2.51
21.Larry Steele 2.50
22.Micheal Williams 2.48
23.John Stockton* 2.46
24.Brevin Knight 2.43
25.Mookie Blaylock 2.41
26.Doc Rivers 2.39
27.Maurice Cheeks* 2.39
28.Foots Walker 2.38
29.Gary Grant 2.35
30.Ray Williams 2.34
31.Brian Taylor 2.33
32.Glen Gondrezick 2.31
33.Tony Allen 2.31
34.Joe Ellis 2.31
35.Gus Williams 2.30
36.Darnell Valentine 2.28
37.Jerry Sloan* 2.27
38.Kris Dunn 2.26
39.Rick Adelman* 2.26
40.Randy Brown 2.25
41.Joe Caldwell 2.22
42.Michael Jordan* 2.21
43.Warren Jabali 2.19
44.Elliot Perry 2.17
45.Jim Price 2.17
46.Dave Stallworth 2.17
47.Alex Caruso 2.16
48.Bob Weiss 2.15
49.Doug Christie 2.15
50.Chris Paul 2.14
51.Ricky Rubio 2.13
52.Clyde Drexler* 2.12
53.Charles Johnson 2.12
54.Delon Wright 2.11
55.Darrell Walker 2.11
56.Ronnie Price 2.09
57.Jerry Reynolds 2.09
58.Rickey Green 2.09
59.M.L. Carr 2.06
60.Nerlens Noel 2.06
61.Allen Leavell 2.06
62.Lionel Hollins 2.05
63.T.R. Dunn 2.05
64.T.J. McConnell 2.05
65.Darrell Armstrong 2.05
66.Barry Clemens 2.04
67.Rick Barry* 2.03
68.Chris Ford 2.02
69.Scottie Pippen* 2.02
70.Sonny Parker 2.02
71.Greg Anthony 2.01
72.George McGinnis* 2.00
73.Gene Littles 2.00
74.Bob Verga 2.00
75.Charlie Ward 1.98
76.Mario Chalmers 1.98
77.Herm Gilliam 1.98
78.Ron Harper 1.98
79.Metta World Peace 1.97
80.Dave Twardzik 1.97
81.Adrian Griffin 1.96
82.Corey Brewer 1.96
83.Julius Erving* 1.96
84.Robert Covington 1.95
85.Bobby Jones* 1.94
86.Ronnie Brewer 1.94
87.Kawhi Leonard 1.94
88.Muggsy Bogues 1.94
89.Kevin Edwards 1.94
90.Jamaal Tinsley 1.93
91.Jason Kidd* 1.93
92.Baron Davis 1.93
93.Danny Young 1.91
94.Kim Hughes 1.91
95.Rajon Rondo 1.91
96.Marcus Smart 1.91
97.Terrell Brandon 1.91
98.Michael Adams 1.90
99.Fred Brown 1.90
100.Robert Pack 1.90
101.Allen Iverson* 1.90
102.Butch Beard 1.89
103.Randy Smith 1.89
104.Isiah Thomas* 1.89
105.Norm Van Lier 1.88
106.Jon Barry 1.87
107.Scott Brooks 1.87
108.Gary Payton* 1.87
109.Magic Johnson* 1.87
110.Marko Jarić 1.87
111.Manu Ginóbili* 1.87
112.Derek Harper 1.86
113.Don Chaney 1.86
114.John Williams 1.86
115.Mike Bratz 1.86
116.Kendall Gill 1.85
117.Jerome Kersey 1.84
118.Bonzi Wells 1.83
119.Sedale Threatt 1.83
120.Paul Pressey 1.83
121.Nate Williams 1.82
122.Hersey Hawkins 1.82
123.Gar Heard 1.82
124.Paul George 1.82
125.Winston Garland 1.81
126.Dejounte Murray 1.81
127.Reggie Williams 1.80
128.Jay Humphries 1.80
129.Ryan Bowen 1.80
130.Walt Frazier* 1.80
131.Paul Westphal* 1.80
132.Steve Mix 1.80
133.Ralph Simpson 1.80
134.John Lucas 1.79
135.Gerald Henderson 1.79
136.Lucius Allen 1.79
137.Victor Oladipo 1.78
138.Eddie Jones 1.78
139.Trevor Ariza 1.78
140.Larry Nance Jr. 1.78
141.Anthony Carter 1.78
142.Bill Robinzine 1.77
143.Phil Chenier 1.77
144.Billy Cunningham* 1.77
145.Elston Turner 1.77
146.Thabo Sefolosha 1.77
147.Chris Morris 1.76
148.Bob Gross 1.76
149.Eric Bledsoe 1.76
150.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1.76
151.Thaddeus Young 1.76
152.Larry Hughes 1.76
153.Josh Okogie 1.76
154.Kenny Anderson 1.75
155.Jimmy Butler 1.75
156.Kent Bazemore 1.75
157.Monta Ellis 1.75
158.Gerald Wallace 1.75
159.Jerome Williams 1.74
160.Eric Money 1.74
161.Steve Colter 1.74
162.Mack Calvin 1.74
163.Lindsey Hunter 1.73
164.Rod Strickland 1.73
165.Kerry Kittles 1.72
166.Calvin Murphy* 1.72
167.Dave Wohl 1.72
168.Lenny Wilkens* 1.72
169.Wes Matthews 1.72
170.Aaron McKie 1.71
171.Chris Mullin* 1.71
172.Mike Woodson 1.71
173.Dee Brown 1.71
174.Russell Westbrook 1.71
175.Anfernee Hardaway 1.71
176.Alvan Adams 1.71
177.Ricky Sobers 1.70
178.Ruben Patterson 1.69
179.Len Elmore 1.69
180.Craig Ehlo 1.69
181.Bill Hanzlik 1.68
182.Draymond Green 1.68
183.Andre Drummond 1.68
184.Kurt Rambis 1.68
185.Don Adams 1.68
186.Donte DiVincenzo 1.68
187.Tim Hardaway* 1.68
188.Ed Manning 1.68
189.Armond Hill 1.67
190.Kevin Porter 1.67
191.John Wall 1.67
192.Tyus Jones 1.66
193.C.J. Watson 1.66
194.Bill Melchionni 1.66
195.George Lynch 1.66
196.Jimmy Jones 1.66
197.John Drew 1.66
198.Lou Hudson* 1.65
199.Andrei Kirilenko 1.65
200.Tom Gugliotta 1.65
201.Coby Dietrick 1.65
202.Gilbert Arenas 1.64
203.Kyle Anderson 1.64
204.Brian Cardinal 1.64
205.Willie Norwood 1.64
206.Walt Hazzard 1.64
207.Spud Webb 1.64
208.Larry Jones 1.63
209.Dwyane Wade* 1.63
210.Jeff Hornacek 1.63
211.Larry Bird* 1.63
212.Bob Wilkerson 1.62
213.David Wingate 1.62
214.Greg Smith 1.62
215.Stacey Augmon 1.62
216.Robert Traylor 1.61
217.Iman Shumpert 1.61
218.DeMarcus Cousins 1.61
219.DeJuan Blair 1.61
220.Earl Watson 1.61
221.Terry Porter 1.61
222.Nick Anderson 1.61
223.Andre Iguodala 1.61
224.Bo Lamar 1.61
225.Brent Price 1.61
226.Jim Paxson 1.60
227.Stephen Curry 1.60
228.Tyrone Corbin 1.60
229.Walter Davis* 1.60
230.Kyle Macy 1.59
231.Malik Sealy 1.59
232.Frank Johnson 1.59
233.Bryon Russell 1.59
234.John Bagley 1.59
235.Bobby Phills 1.59
236.Elfrid Payton 1.59
237.Fred VanVleet 1.59
238.Jim Davis 1.58
239.Shawn Marion 1.58
240.Mike Conley 1.58
241.George Johnson 1.57
242.Otto Porter Jr. 1.57
243.Tony Smith 1.57
244.Michael Cooper* 1.57
245.Travis Best 1.57
246.Phil Ford 1.57
247.Mike Evans 1.57
248.Norm Nixon 1.57
249.Todd Day 1.57
250.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1.57

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Dudley Bradley 3.32
2.Ron Lee 3.26
3.Eddie Jordan 3.24
4.Alvin Robertson 3.08
5.Jerry West* 3.02
6.Slick Watts 3.00
7.Quinn Buckner 2.96
8.Michael Ray Richardson 2.83
9.Johnny Moore 2.73
10.Nate McMillan 2.72
11.Mike Gale 2.70
12.Darwin Cook 2.65
13.Lester Conner 2.61
14.Art Williams 2.57
15.Fat Lever 2.52
16.Eric Murdock 2.51
17.Larry Steele 2.50
18.Micheal Williams 2.48
19.John Stockton* 2.46
20.Don Buse 2.45
21.Brevin Knight 2.43
22.Mookie Blaylock 2.41
23.Doc Rivers 2.39
24.Maurice Cheeks* 2.39
25.Foots Walker 2.38
26.Gary Grant 2.35
27.Ray Williams 2.34
28.Glen Gondrezick 2.31
29.Tony Allen 2.31
30.Joe Ellis 2.31
31.Gus Williams 2.30
32.Darnell Valentine 2.28
33.Jerry Sloan* 2.27
34.Kris Dunn 2.26
35.Rick Adelman* 2.26
36.Randy Brown 2.25
37.Michael Jordan* 2.21
38.Elliot Perry 2.17
39.Jim Price 2.17
40.Dave Stallworth 2.17
41.Alex Caruso 2.16
42.Bob Weiss 2.15
43.Doug Christie 2.15
44.Chris Paul 2.14
45.Ricky Rubio 2.13
46.Clyde Drexler* 2.12
47.Charles Johnson 2.12
48.Delon Wright 2.11
49.Darrell Walker 2.11
50.Ronnie Price 2.09
51.Jerry Reynolds 2.09
52.Rickey Green 2.09
53.Nerlens Noel 2.06
54.Allen Leavell 2.06
55.M.L. Carr 2.06
56.Lionel Hollins 2.05
57.T.R. Dunn 2.05
58.George McGinnis* 2.05
59.T.J. McConnell 2.05
60.Darrell Armstrong 2.05
61.Barry Clemens 2.04
62.Rick Barry* 2.03
63.Chris Ford 2.02
64.Scottie Pippen* 2.02
65.Sonny Parker 2.02
66.Greg Anthony 2.01
67.Charlie Ward 1.98
68.Mario Chalmers 1.98
69.Herm Gilliam 1.98
70.Ron Harper 1.98
71.Metta World Peace 1.97
72.Adrian Griffin 1.96
73.Corey Brewer 1.96
74.Robert Covington 1.95
75.Ronnie Brewer 1.94
76.Kawhi Leonard 1.94
77.Muggsy Bogues 1.94
78.Kevin Edwards 1.94
79.Jamaal Tinsley 1.93
80.Jason Kidd* 1.93
81.Baron Davis 1.93
82.Danny Young 1.91
83.Rajon Rondo 1.91
84.Marcus Smart 1.91
85.Terrell Brandon 1.91
86.Michael Adams 1.90
87.Don Chaney 1.90
88.Fred Brown 1.90
89.Robert Pack 1.90
90.Allen Iverson* 1.90
91.Julius Erving* 1.89
92.Butch Beard 1.89
93.Randy Smith 1.89
94.Isiah Thomas* 1.89
95.Norm Van Lier 1.88
96.Bobby Jones* 1.87
97.Jon Barry 1.87
98.Scott Brooks 1.87
99.Gary Payton* 1.87
100.Magic Johnson* 1.87
101.Marko Jarić 1.87
102.Manu Ginóbili* 1.87
103.Derek Harper 1.86
104.John Williams 1.86
105.Mike Bratz 1.86
106.Kendall Gill 1.85
107.Jerome Kersey 1.84
108.Bonzi Wells 1.83
109.Sedale Threatt 1.83
110.Paul Pressey 1.83
111.Nate Williams 1.82
112.Hersey Hawkins 1.82
113.Gar Heard 1.82
114.Paul George 1.82
115.Winston Garland 1.81
116.Dejounte Murray 1.81
117.Reggie Williams 1.80
118.Jay Humphries 1.80
119.Ryan Bowen 1.80
120.Walt Frazier* 1.80
121.Paul Westphal* 1.80
122.Steve Mix 1.80
123.John Lucas 1.79
124.Gerald Henderson 1.79
125.Lucius Allen 1.79
126.Victor Oladipo 1.78
127.Eddie Jones 1.78
128.Trevor Ariza 1.78
129.Larry Nance Jr. 1.78
130.Anthony Carter 1.78
131.Bill Robinzine 1.77
132.Phil Chenier 1.77
133.Elston Turner 1.77
134.Thabo Sefolosha 1.77
135.Chris Morris 1.76
136.Bob Gross 1.76
137.Eric Bledsoe 1.76
138.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1.76
139.Thaddeus Young 1.76
140.Larry Hughes 1.76
141.Josh Okogie 1.76
142.Kenny Anderson 1.75
143.Jimmy Butler 1.75
144.Kent Bazemore 1.75
145.Monta Ellis 1.75
146.Gerald Wallace 1.75
147.Jerome Williams 1.74
148.Eric Money 1.74
149.Steve Colter 1.74
150.Lindsey Hunter 1.73
151.Rod Strickland 1.73
152.Kerry Kittles 1.72
153.Calvin Murphy* 1.72
154.Dave Wohl 1.72
155.Lenny Wilkens* 1.72
156.Wes Matthews 1.72
157.Aaron McKie 1.71
158.Chris Mullin* 1.71
159.Mike Woodson 1.71
160.Dee Brown 1.71
161.Russell Westbrook 1.71
162.Anfernee Hardaway 1.71
163.Alvan Adams 1.71
164.Ricky Sobers 1.70
165.Ruben Patterson 1.69
166.Craig Ehlo 1.69
167.Bill Hanzlik 1.68
168.Draymond Green 1.68
169.Andre Drummond 1.68
170.Kurt Rambis 1.68
171.Donte DiVincenzo 1.68
172.Tim Hardaway* 1.68
173.Armond Hill 1.67
174.Don Adams 1.67
175.Kevin Porter 1.67
176.Coby Dietrick 1.67
177.John Wall 1.67
178.Tyus Jones 1.66
179.C.J. Watson 1.66
180.George Lynch 1.66
181.John Drew 1.66
182.Lou Hudson* 1.65
183.Andrei Kirilenko 1.65
184.Tom Gugliotta 1.65
185.Gilbert Arenas 1.64
186.Kyle Anderson 1.64
187.Brian Cardinal 1.64
188.Willie Norwood 1.64
189.Walt Hazzard 1.64
190.Spud Webb 1.64
191.Dwyane Wade* 1.63
192.Jeff Hornacek 1.63
193.Len Elmore 1.63
194.Larry Bird* 1.63
195.Bob Wilkerson 1.62
196.David Wingate 1.62
197.Greg Smith 1.62
198.Stacey Augmon 1.62
199.Robert Traylor 1.61
200.Iman Shumpert 1.61
201.DeMarcus Cousins 1.61
202.DeJuan Blair 1.61
203.Earl Watson 1.61
204.Terry Porter 1.61
205.Nick Anderson 1.61
206.Andre Iguodala 1.61
207.Brent Price 1.61
208.Jim Paxson 1.60
209.Stephen Curry 1.60
210.Tyrone Corbin 1.60
211.Walter Davis* 1.60
212.Kyle Macy 1.59
213.Malik Sealy 1.59
214.Frank Johnson 1.59
215.Bryon Russell 1.59
216.John Bagley 1.59
217.Bobby Phills 1.59
218.Elfrid Payton 1.59
219.Fred VanVleet 1.59
220.Jim Davis 1.58
221.Shawn Marion 1.58
222.Mike Conley 1.58
223.George Johnson 1.57
224.Otto Porter Jr. 1.57
225.Tony Smith 1.57
226.Michael Cooper* 1.57
227.Travis Best 1.57
228.Phil Ford 1.57
229.Mike Evans 1.57
230.Norm Nixon 1.57
231.Todd Day 1.57
232.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1.57
233.Alvin Williams 1.57
234.Paul Millsap 1.57
235.Larry Kenon 1.57
236.Darrell Griffith 1.57
237.Marquis Daniels 1.57
238.Trent Tucker 1.56
239.Kevin Johnson 1.55
240.Stanley Johnson 1.55
241.Jrue Holiday 1.55
242.Larry Drew 1.55
243.Tom Henderson 1.55
244.Fred Hoiberg 1.54
245.OG Anunoby 1.54
246.James Harden 1.54
247.Connie Hawkins* 1.54
248.De'Aaron Fox 1.54
249.Robert Horry 1.54
250.Ben Wallace* 1.54

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Don Buse 3.02
2.Fatty Taylor 2.93
3.Ted McClain 2.77
4.Brian Taylor 2.63
5.Wendell Ladner 2.60
6.Mike Gale 2.36
7.Joe Caldwell 2.22
8.Warren Jabali 2.19
9.Julius Erving* 2.11
10.Gene Littles 2.00
11.George McGinnis* 1.93
12.Mack Calvin 1.86
13.Ralph Simpson 1.83
14.Jimmy Jones 1.75
15.Bill Melchionni 1.66
16.Freddie Lewis 1.57
17.George Thompson 1.54
18.Ron Boone 1.53
19.Johnny Neumann 1.49
20.George Gervin* 1.47
21.Joe Hamilton 1.43
22.James Silas 1.38
23.Willie Wise 1.36
24.Chuck Williams 1.34
25.Wil Jones 1.31
26.Al Smith 1.21
27.Bob Warren 1.14
28.Larry Kenon 1.11
29.Walt Simon 1.09
30.Stew Johnson 1.09
31.Gene Moore 1.07
32.John Roche 1.07
33.Darnell Hillman 1.05
34.Larry Miller 1.03
35.Rich Jones 1.03
36.Louie Dampier* 1.03
37.Roger Brown* 0.99
38.Dan Issel* 0.97
39.George Carter 0.97
40.Byron Beck 0.96
41.Donnie Freeman 0.94
42.Glen Combs 0.93
43.Zelmo Beaty* 0.90
44.Goose Ligon 0.90
45.Marv Roberts 0.88
46.Bill Keller 0.87
47.Caldwell Jones 0.86
48.George Lehmann 0.84
49.Randy Denton 0.83
50.Jim Eakins 0.82
51.Gerald Govan 0.81
52.Billy Paultz 0.77
53.Dave Robisch 0.76
54.Red Robbins 0.75
55.Mel Daniels* 0.75
56.Steve Jones 0.72
57.Cincy Powell 0.71
58.Lee Davis 0.70
59.Artis Gilmore* 0.66
60.Julius Keye 0.63
61.Tom Owens 0.60
62.John Beasley 0.52
63.Bob Netolicky 0.48
64.Mike Lewis 0.00