NBA & ABA Career Playoff 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.Wendell Ladner 3.51
2.Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3.36
3.Wali Jones 3.00
4.Fatty Taylor 2.84
5.Art Williams 2.62
6.Gene Littles 2.61
7.Charlie Ward 2.41
8.Darrell Walker 2.41
9.DeJuan Blair 2.41
10.Johnny Moore 2.32
11.Tony Allen 2.29
12.Mike Gale 2.26
13.Don Buse 2.23
14.Fat Lever 2.22
15.Baron Davis 2.22
16.Ennis Whatley 2.22
17.Dudley Bradley 2.21
18.Maurice Cheeks* 2.19
19.Quinn Buckner 2.18
20.Matisse Thybulle 2.17
21.Ronnie Price 2.16
22.Nate McMillan 2.16
23.Mel Counts 2.12
24.Jared Dudley 2.10
25.Rick Barry* 2.10
26.T.R. Dunn 2.09
27.Kyle Anderson 2.08
28.Ted McClain 2.07
29.Darwin Cook 2.06
30.Darnell Valentine 2.04
31.Brian Taylor 2.03
32.Butch Beard 2.01
 Charles Dudley 2.01
34.Speedy Claxton 2.00
 Robert Covington 2.00
36.Isiah Thomas* 2.00
37.Blue Edwards 1.99
38.Victor Oladipo 1.99
39.Gary Payton II 1.98
40.Bill Bridges 1.97
41.Chuck Hayes 1.95
 Delon Wright 1.95
43.Joe Caldwell 1.95
44.Gus Williams 1.95
45.Allen Leavell 1.95
46.Mookie Blaylock 1.93
47.Randy Brown 1.92
48.Charles Johnson 1.92
49.Jerome Williams 1.91
50.Allan Bristow 1.91
51.Patrick McCaw 1.91
52.John Stockton* 1.90
53.Pablo Prigioni 1.90
54.Don Chaney 1.90
55.Robert Pack 1.90
56.Chris Paul 1.90
57.Andre Roberson 1.89
58.Doc Rivers 1.88
59.Sam Lacey 1.88
60.Walt Frazier* 1.87
61.Paul Reed 1.87
62.Dave Twardzik 1.85
63.Otis Birdsong 1.85
64.Greg Anthony 1.85
65.Lindsey Hunter 1.85
66.Paul Pressey 1.84
67.Joe Bryant 1.84
68.Charlie Criss 1.83
69.Bob Gross 1.82
70.Michael Jordan* 1.81
71.Jamaal Tinsley 1.81
72.Lucius Allen 1.81
73.Kerry Kittles 1.81
74.Rajon Rondo 1.80
75.Clyde Drexler* 1.80
76.Herm Gilliam 1.80
77.Alex Caruso 1.79
78.Lionel Hollins 1.79
79.Gerald Henderson 1.79
80.Jason Kidd* 1.79
81.Tyus Jones 1.79
82.Greg Monroe 1.78
83.Mike Bratz 1.78
84.Larry Steele 1.78
85.Jerome Kersey 1.78
86.Haywoode Workman 1.78
87.Kawhi Leonard 1.77
88.Monta Ellis 1.77
89.Doug Christie 1.77
90.Larry Hughes 1.76
91.Kendall Gill 1.76
92.Scottie Pippen* 1.75
93.Ray Williams 1.74
94.James Michael McAdoo 1.73
 Robert Smith 1.73
96.Manu Ginóbili* 1.73
97.Derek Harper 1.72
98.Jarred Vanderbilt 1.71
99.Calvin Murphy* 1.71
100.Sedale Threatt 1.71
101.Magic Johnson* 1.71
102.Thabo Sefolosha 1.69
103.Hersey Hawkins 1.69
104.Ron Harper 1.69
105.Russell Westbrook 1.68
106.Johnny Baum 1.68
107.Craig Hodges 1.66
108.Allen Iverson* 1.65
109.John Lucas 1.65
110.Jannero Pargo 1.65
111.Ernie Grunfeld 1.64
112.Anthony Carter 1.64
113.Dana Barros 1.64
114.Rich Kelley 1.63
115.Darrell Griffith 1.63
116.Ron Boone 1.62
117.Steve Mix 1.62
118.Anfernee Hardaway 1.62
119.Danny Young 1.62
120.James Harden 1.62
121.De'Anthony Melton 1.62
122.Elston Turner 1.62
123.Dell Curry 1.62
124.Jimmy Jones 1.61
125.Jimmy Butler 1.61
126.John Wall 1.61
127.Anthony Peeler 1.60
128.George Lynch 1.60
129.Draymond Green 1.59
130.Gar Heard 1.59
131.Tony Smith 1.58
132.Ben Wallace* 1.58
133.Andrei Kirilenko 1.57
134.Donte DiVincenzo 1.57
135.Dick Garrett 1.57
136.Julius Erving* 1.56
137.Otto Porter Jr. 1.56
138.Mack Calvin 1.55
139.Ron Thomas 1.55
140.David Wingate 1.55
141.Larry Bird* 1.55
142.Tim Hardaway* 1.54
143.Darrell Armstrong 1.54
144.Michael Cooper* 1.54
145.Adrian Griffin 1.54
146.Eric Williams 1.54
147.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1.53
148.Jimmy O'Brien 1.53
149.Larry Wright 1.53
150.C.J. Watson 1.52
151.Byron Scott 1.52
152.Ronnie Brewer 1.52
153.Josh Green 1.51
154.James Silas 1.51
155.Trevor Ariza 1.51
156.Cazzie Russell 1.51
157.Kenny Anderson 1.51
158.Metta World Peace 1.50
159.Craig Ehlo 1.50
160.Kent Benson 1.50
 Richard Dumas 1.50
162.Trent Tucker 1.50
163.Mike Dunleavy 1.50
164.Sleepy Floyd 1.49
165.Lawrence Funderburke 1.49
 Spud Webb 1.49
167.Luka Dončić 1.49
168.Billy Cunningham* 1.49
169.Danny Green 1.48
170.Andre Iguodala 1.48
171.Johnny Newman 1.48
172.Thaddeus Young 1.48
173.Larry Smith 1.48
174.Mario Chalmers 1.48
175.Norm Van Lier 1.48
176.LeBron James 1.47
177.Eric Bledsoe 1.47
178.Nick Anderson 1.47
179.Dwyane Wade* 1.47
180.Anderson Varejão 1.47
181.Connie Hawkins* 1.47
182.Maurice Harkless 1.46
183.Shelvin Mack 1.46
184.Stephen Jackson 1.46
185.Phil Smith 1.46
186.Robert Horry 1.46
187.Phil Jackson* 1.46
188.Marcus Smart 1.45
189.Larry Nance Jr. 1.45
190.Walter Davis* 1.45
191.Chris Morris 1.45
192.Mike Evans 1.45
193.Stephen Curry 1.44
194.Bobby Phills 1.44
195.Reggie Lewis 1.44
196.Bogdan Bogdanović 1.43
197.Charles Barkley* 1.43
198.Len Elmore 1.43
199.Raymond Felton 1.43
200.Gilbert Arenas 1.43
201.Warren Jabali 1.43
202.Derek Fisher 1.43
203.O.J. Mayo 1.43
204.Mitchell Robinson 1.43
205.Matt Barnes 1.43
206.Hilton Armstrong 1.42
207.John Starks 1.42
208.Gary Payton* 1.42
209.Rich Jones 1.42
210.Rickey Green 1.41
211.Bonzi Wells 1.41
212.Ian Clark 1.41
213.Greg Ballard 1.40
214.Kyle Lowry 1.40
215.Fred Brown 1.40
216.Norm Nixon 1.40
217.Ben Simmons 1.40
218.James Posey 1.40
219.Paul George 1.39
220.Frank Johnson 1.39
221.Dan Majerle 1.39
222.Robert Reid 1.39
223.Mike Sanders 1.39
224.Alvan Adams 1.38
 Brian Winters 1.38
226.Anthony Edwards 1.38
227.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1.38
228.Al Harrington 1.38
229.Rod Higgins 1.38
230.Jim McMillian 1.37
231.Paul Westphal* 1.37
232.Jerry Sloan* 1.37
233.Stacey Augmon 1.37
234.Eddie Jones 1.37
235.Aaron McKie 1.36
236.Devean George 1.36
237.Mark Price 1.36
238.M.L. Carr 1.36
239.Kent Bazemore 1.36
240.Francisco Elson 1.36
241.Jrue Holiday 1.35
242.Larry Drew 1.35
243.Jud Buechler 1.35
244.Quincy Pondexter 1.34
245.George McGinnis* 1.34
246.Bobby Jones* 1.34
247.Frank Brickowski 1.34
248.Ed Nealy 1.34
249.Corey Brewer 1.34
250.Oliver Miller 1.34

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3.36
2.Art Williams 2.62
3.Ted McClain 2.49
4.Charlie Ward 2.41
5.Darrell Walker 2.41
6.DeJuan Blair 2.41
7.Johnny Moore 2.32
8.Tony Allen 2.29
9.Fat Lever 2.22
10.Baron Davis 2.22
11.Ennis Whatley 2.22
12.Dudley Bradley 2.21
13.Maurice Cheeks* 2.19
14.Quinn Buckner 2.18
15.Matisse Thybulle 2.17
16.Ronnie Price 2.16
17.Nate McMillan 2.16
18.Mel Counts 2.12
19.Jared Dudley 2.10
20.Rick Barry* 2.10
21.T.R. Dunn 2.09
22.Kyle Anderson 2.08
23.Darwin Cook 2.06
24.Darnell Valentine 2.04
25.Butch Beard 2.01
 Charles Dudley 2.01
27.Speedy Claxton 2.00
 Robert Covington 2.00
29.Isiah Thomas* 2.00
30.Blue Edwards 1.99
31.Victor Oladipo 1.99
32.Gary Payton II 1.98
33.Bill Bridges 1.97
34.Chuck Hayes 1.95
 Delon Wright 1.95
36.Gus Williams 1.95
37.Allen Leavell 1.95
38.Mookie Blaylock 1.93
39.Dave Twardzik 1.93
40.Mike Gale 1.93
41.Randy Brown 1.92
42.Charles Johnson 1.92
43.Jerome Williams 1.91
44.Patrick McCaw 1.91
45.John Stockton* 1.90
46.Pablo Prigioni 1.90
47.Don Chaney 1.90
48.Robert Pack 1.90
49.Chris Paul 1.90
50.Andre Roberson 1.89
51.Doc Rivers 1.88
52.Sam Lacey 1.88
53.Walt Frazier* 1.87
54.Paul Reed 1.87
55.Otis Birdsong 1.85
56.Greg Anthony 1.85
57.Lindsey Hunter 1.85
58.Paul Pressey 1.84
59.Joe Bryant 1.84
60.Charlie Criss 1.83
61.Bob Gross 1.82
62.Michael Jordan* 1.81
63.Jamaal Tinsley 1.81
64.Lucius Allen 1.81
65.Kerry Kittles 1.81
66.Rajon Rondo 1.80
67.Clyde Drexler* 1.80
68.Herm Gilliam 1.80
69.Alex Caruso 1.79
70.Lionel Hollins 1.79
71.Gerald Henderson 1.79
72.Jason Kidd* 1.79
73.Tyus Jones 1.79
74.Greg Monroe 1.78
75.Mike Bratz 1.78
76.Larry Steele 1.78
77.Jerome Kersey 1.78
78.Haywoode Workman 1.78
79.Kawhi Leonard 1.77
80.Monta Ellis 1.77
81.Doug Christie 1.77
82.Larry Hughes 1.76
83.Kendall Gill 1.76
84.Scottie Pippen* 1.75
85.Ray Williams 1.74
86.James Michael McAdoo 1.73
 Robert Smith 1.73
88.Manu Ginóbili* 1.73
89.Derek Harper 1.72
90.Jarred Vanderbilt 1.71
91.Calvin Murphy* 1.71
92.Sedale Threatt 1.71
93.Magic Johnson* 1.71
94.Thabo Sefolosha 1.69
95.Hersey Hawkins 1.69
96.Ron Harper 1.69
97.Russell Westbrook 1.68
98.Craig Hodges 1.66
99.Allen Iverson* 1.65
100.John Lucas 1.65
101.Jannero Pargo 1.65
102.Ernie Grunfeld 1.64
103.Anthony Carter 1.64
104.Dana Barros 1.64
105.Rich Kelley 1.63
106.Darrell Griffith 1.63
107.Steve Mix 1.62
108.Anfernee Hardaway 1.62
109.Danny Young 1.62
110.James Harden 1.62
111.De'Anthony Melton 1.62
112.Elston Turner 1.62
113.Dell Curry 1.62
114.Jimmy Butler 1.61
115.John Wall 1.61
116.Anthony Peeler 1.60
117.Julius Erving* 1.60
118.George Lynch 1.60
119.Draymond Green 1.59
120.Gar Heard 1.59
121.Tony Smith 1.58
122.Ben Wallace* 1.58
123.Andrei Kirilenko 1.57
124.Donte DiVincenzo 1.57
125.Dick Garrett 1.57
126.Otto Porter Jr. 1.56
127.David Wingate 1.55
128.Larry Bird* 1.55
129.James Silas 1.55
130.Tim Hardaway* 1.54
131.Darrell Armstrong 1.54
132.Michael Cooper* 1.54
133.Adrian Griffin 1.54
134.Eric Williams 1.54
135.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1.53
136.Larry Wright 1.53
137.C.J. Watson 1.52
138.Byron Scott 1.52
139.Ronnie Brewer 1.52
140.Josh Green 1.51
141.Trevor Ariza 1.51
142.Cazzie Russell 1.51
143.Kenny Anderson 1.51
144.Metta World Peace 1.50
145.Craig Ehlo 1.50
146.Kent Benson 1.50
 Richard Dumas 1.50
148.Trent Tucker 1.50
149.Mike Dunleavy 1.50
150.Sleepy Floyd 1.49
151.Lawrence Funderburke 1.49
 Spud Webb 1.49
153.Luka Dončić 1.49
154.Danny Green 1.48
155.Andre Iguodala 1.48
156.Johnny Newman 1.48
157.Thaddeus Young 1.48
158.Larry Smith 1.48
159.Mario Chalmers 1.48
160.Norm Van Lier 1.48
161.LeBron James 1.47
162.Eric Bledsoe 1.47
163.Nick Anderson 1.47
164.Dwyane Wade* 1.47
165.Anderson Varejão 1.47
166.Maurice Harkless 1.46
167.Shelvin Mack 1.46
168.Stephen Jackson 1.46
169.Phil Smith 1.46
170.Robert Horry 1.46
171.Phil Jackson* 1.46
172.Marcus Smart 1.45
173.Larry Nance Jr. 1.45
174.Walter Davis* 1.45
175.Chris Morris 1.45
176.Mike Evans 1.45
177.Stephen Curry 1.44
178.Bobby Phills 1.44
179.Reggie Lewis 1.44
180.Bogdan Bogdanović 1.43
181.Charles Barkley* 1.43
182.Raymond Felton 1.43
183.Gilbert Arenas 1.43
184.Derek Fisher 1.43
185.O.J. Mayo 1.43
186.Mitchell Robinson 1.43
187.George McGinnis* 1.43
188.Matt Barnes 1.43
189.Hilton Armstrong 1.42
190.John Starks 1.42
191.Gary Payton* 1.42
192.Don Buse 1.42
193.Rickey Green 1.41
194.Bonzi Wells 1.41
195.Ian Clark 1.41
196.Greg Ballard 1.40
197.Kyle Lowry 1.40
198.Fred Brown 1.40
199.Norm Nixon 1.40
200.Ben Simmons 1.40
201.James Posey 1.40
202.Paul George 1.39
203.Frank Johnson 1.39
204.Dan Majerle 1.39
205.Robert Reid 1.39
206.Mike Sanders 1.39
207.Bobby Jones* 1.39
208.Alvan Adams 1.38
 Brian Winters 1.38
210.Anthony Edwards 1.38
211.Coby Dietrick 1.38
212.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1.38
213.Al Harrington 1.38
214.Rod Higgins 1.38
215.Jim McMillian 1.37
216.Paul Westphal* 1.37
217.Jerry Sloan* 1.37
218.Stacey Augmon 1.37
219.Eddie Jones 1.37
220.Aaron McKie 1.36
221.Devean George 1.36
222.Mark Price 1.36
223.M.L. Carr 1.36
224.Kent Bazemore 1.36
225.Francisco Elson 1.36
226.Jrue Holiday 1.35
227.Larry Drew 1.35
228.Jud Buechler 1.35
229.Quincy Pondexter 1.34
230.Frank Brickowski 1.34
231.Ed Nealy 1.34
232.Corey Brewer 1.34
233.Oliver Miller 1.34
234.Gail Goodrich* 1.33
235.Bill Hanzlik 1.33
236.Willie Anderson 1.33
237.Eric Snow 1.33
238.Travis Best 1.33
239.Rafer Alston 1.33
240.Avery Bradley 1.32
241.Kirk Hinrich 1.32
242.Eddie House 1.32
243.D.J. Mbenga 1.32
244.Luke Walton 1.32
245.Jordan Farmar 1.32
246.Darren Collison 1.31
247.Wes Matthews 1.31
248.Johnny Davis 1.31
249.Cory Joseph 1.31
250.Ty Lawson 1.31
 Cameron Payne 1.31

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Wendell Ladner 3.51
2.Don Buse 2.86
3.Fatty Taylor 2.85
4.Gene Littles 2.61
5.Mike Gale 2.48
6.Brian Taylor 2.03
7.Ted McClain 1.91
8.Mack Calvin 1.72
9.Johnny Baum 1.68
10.Ron Boone 1.66
11.Ron Thomas 1.55
12.Jimmy O'Brien 1.53
13.Warren Jabali 1.43
14.Rich Jones 1.42
15.Julius Erving* 1.40
16.Ralph Simpson 1.37
17.Ollie Taylor 1.32
18.George McGinnis* 1.30
19.Wil Jones 1.30
20.Jimmy Jones 1.29
21.Red Robbins 1.27
22.Freddie Lewis 1.27
23.Jim Eakins 1.19
24.Walt Simon 1.19
25.Bobby Jones* 1.17
26.Larry Kenon 1.14
27.John Roche 1.10
28.Claude Terry 1.09
29.Rick Mount 1.06
30.Louie Dampier* 1.06
31.Kevin Joyce 1.02
32.Zelmo Beaty* 1.01
33.Bob Warren 1.00
34.George Irvine 0.99
35.Bird Averitt 0.99
36.Dave Robisch 0.99
37.Willie Wise 0.99
38.Artis Gilmore* 0.84
39.Dan Issel* 0.84
40.John Williamson 0.84
41.Roger Brown* 0.83
42.Chuck Williams 0.81
43.Bill Keller 0.76
44.Gerald Govan 0.76
45.Bill Melchionni 0.71
46.Donnie Freeman 0.69
47.George Gervin* 0.68
48.Darnell Hillman 0.68
49.Gene Moore 0.64
50.Cincy Powell 0.59
51.Tom Owens 0.58
52.Steve Jones 0.56
53.Byron Beck 0.53
54.Billy Paultz 0.49
55.Mel Daniels* 0.45
56.George Carter 0.42
57.Willie Sojourner 0.33
58.Goose Ligon 0.00
 Bob Netolicky 0.00
 Charlie Williams 0.00
 Glen Combs 0.00
 John Beasley 0.00