This article provides two lists:

A list of National Basketball Association players by total career Playoffs steals recorded.

A progressive list of steals leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

Playoff steals leaders This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career Playoffs steals recorded.a National Basketball Association did not record steal statistics until 1973–74 NBA season.

Statistics accurate as of the 2026 NBA playoffs. ^Active NBA player*Inducted into a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

RankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)American Basketball Association (ABA) teams oar than those admitted into an NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. a years listed are only ones in which a player played in a playoff game.Total stealsGames playedGames played in prior seasons where steals were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are ay used in calculating a per game average.Steals per gameaverageAverage is rounded to a nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.1^SFCleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018)Miami Heat (2011–2014)Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2026)5063022*SFChicago Bulls (1988–1998)Houston Rockets (1999)Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)3952081.903*SGChicago Bulls (1985–1993, 1995–1998)3761792.104*PGLos Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996)3581901.885*PGUtah Jazz (1985–2003)3381821.866^SG/PGOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012)Houston Rockets (2013–2020)Brooklyn Nets (2021)Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023)Los Angeles Clippers (2024–2025)Cleveland Cavaliers (2026)3131917*SGLos Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2006–2012)3102201.418*PGPhoenix Suns (1997–2001)New Jersey Nets (2002–2007)Dallas Mavericks (2008–2012)New York Knicks (2013)3021581.919*SF/PFBoston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992)2961641.8010*PGPhiladelphia 76ers (1979–1987, 1989)New York Knicks (1990–1991)New Jersey Nets (1993)2951332.2211*SGSan Antonio Spurs (2003–2008, 2010–2018)29221812†PGNew Orleans Hornets (2008–2009, 2011)Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017)Houston Rockets (2018–2019)Oklahoma City Thunder (2020)Phoenix Suns (2021–2023)28714913*SGPortland Trail Blazers (1984–1994)Houston Rockets (1995–1998)2781451.9214PF/SFHouston Rockets (1993–1996)Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2003)San Antonio Spurs (2004–2008)2762441.1315*SGMiami Heat (2004–2007, 2009–2014, 2016, 2018)Chicago Bulls (2017)27317716PGLos Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2008–2011)Utah Jazz (2007)Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2014)2722591.0517*PFUtah Jazz (1986–2003)Los Angeles Lakers (2004)25819318^PFGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)25716919^SFSan Antonio Spurs (2012–2017)Toronto Raptors (2019)Los Angeles Clippers (2020–2021, 2023–2025)25614620*PG/SGSeattle SuperSonics (1978–1980)Phoenix Suns (1981–1983)Boston Celtics (1984–1990)2471801.3721*Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991.CHouston Rockets (1985–1991, 1993–1999)Toronto Raptors (2002)24514522*SFPhiladelphia 76ers (1977–1987)2351411.6723*PGDetroit Pistons (1984–1992)2341112.1124^PGGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)23115525PGBoston Celtics (2008–2012)Dallas Mavericks (2015)Chicago Bulls (2017)New Orleans Pelicans (2018)Los Angeles Lakers (2020)Los Angeles Clippers (2021)2281341.70RankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)American Basketball Association (ABA) teams oar than those admitted into an NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. a years listed are only ones in which a player played in a playoff game.Total stealsGames playedGames played in prior seasons where steals were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are ay used in calculating a per game average.Steals per gameaverageAverage is rounded to a nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.

Progressive list for steals This is a progressive list of steals leaders showing how the record has increased through the years. ^Active NBA player*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Statistics accurate as of the 2026 NBA playoffs. +Team Abbreviations +Team listed is the one player was on when he established the record.ATLAtlanta Hawks DENDenver Nuggets LALLos Angeles Lakers OKCOklahoma City Thunder WASWashington Wizards BOSBoston Celtics DETDetroit Pistons MEMMemphis Grizzlies ORLOrlando Magic WSBWashington Bullets CHIChicago Bulls GSWGolden State Warriors MIAMiami HeatPOR Portland Trail BlazersCHOCharlotte Hornets HOUHouston Rockets NJNNew Jersey Nets SAS San Antonio SpursCLECleveland Cavaliers INDIndiana Pacers NOPNew Orleans Pelicans UTAUtah JazzDALDallas Mavericks LACLos Angeles Clippers NYKNew York Knicks TORToronto Raptors

Playoff Steals Leaders at the end of every seasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderStlActive leaderStlCareer recordStlSingle-season recordStlSeason Don ChaneyJohn Havlicek*24Don ChaneyJohn Havlicek*24Don ChaneyJohn Havlicek*24Don Chaney &John Havlicek*24 1974–75 Rick Barry*50Rick Barry*50Rick Barry*50Rick Barry*501974–751975–76 Gar Heard3988881975–761976–77 Lionel Hollins471051051976–771977–78 Gus Williams451977–781978–79 Maurice Cheeks*371978–791979–80 Magic Johnson*49Gus Williams132Gus Williams1321979–801980–81 Robert Reid50Julius Erving*Gus WilliamsJulius Erving*Gus WilliamsRick Barry* &Robert Reid1980–811981–82 Maurice Cheeks*48Maurice Cheeks*170Maurice Cheeks*1701981–821982–83 Magic Johnson*341961961982–831983–84 Larry Bird*54209209Larry Bird*541983–841984–85 Byron Scott412402401984–851985–86 Danny Ainge412532531985–861986–87 Isiah Thomas*39Magic Johnson*263Magic Johnson*2631986–871987–88 66297297Isiah Thomas*661987–881988–89 Michael Jordan*423243241988–891989–90 Clyde Drexler*533353351989–901990–91 Scottie Pippen*423583581990–911991–92 Michael Jordan*44Isiah Thomas*2341991–921992–93 Scottie Pippen*41Michael Jordan*2581992–931993–94 Derek Harper42Scottie Pippen*2101993–941994–95 Penny Hardaway40Michael Jordan*2811994–951995–96 Scottie Pippen*47Magic Johnson*3581995–961996–97 Hakeem Olajuwon*John Stockton*33Michael Jordan*3441996–971997–98 Scottie Pippen*45376Michael Jordan*3761997–981998–99 Charlie Ward35Scottie Pippen*3511998–991999–00 Kobe Bryant*Scottie Pippen*32383Scottie Pippen*3831999–002000–01 Allen Iverson*523913912000–012001–02 Jason Kidd*343953952001–022002–03 Ben Wallace*422002–032003–04 442003–042004–05 43Robert Horry2552004–052005–06 Dwyane Wade*512602005–062006–07 LeBron James^342712006–072007–08 Rajon Rondo452762007–082008–09 Kobe Bryant*38Kobe Bryant*2472008–092009–10 Rajon Rondo462782009–102010–11 Jason Kidd*402942010–112011–12 Rajon Rondo453102011–122012–13 LeBron James^412012–132013–14 Paul George^Russell Westbrook^412013–142014–15 Stephen Curry^392014–152015–16 LeBron James^49LeBron James^3542015–162016–17 353892016–172017–18 Draymond Green^41419LeBron James^4192017–182018–19 Kawhi Leonard^402018–192019–20 Jimmy Butler^414454452019–202020–21 Jrue Holiday^384544542020–212021–22 Jimmy Butler^352021–222022–23 40 471 471 2022–232023–24 Luka Dončić^41 483 483 2023–242024–25 Alex Caruso^45 493 493 2024–252025–26 Josh Hart^Cason Wallace^ 32 506 506 2025–26SeasonYear-by-year leaderStlActive player leaderStlCareer recordStlSingle-season recordStlSeason

See also Basketball statistics NBA post-season records

References

External links Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career playoff leaders in steals