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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Steals Per Game

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player SPG
1. Alvin Robertson 2.71
2. Micheal Ray Richardson 2.63
3. Fatty Taylor 2.40
4. Chris Paul 2.40
5. Michael Jordan* 2.35
6. Mookie Blaylock 2.33
7. Fat Lever 2.22
8. John Stockton* 2.17
9. Allen Iverson 2.17
10. Maurice Cheeks 2.10
11. Brian Taylor 2.06
12. Don Buse 2.04
13. Clyde Drexler* 2.03
14. Gus Williams 1.99
15. Julius Erving* 1.96
16. Scottie Pippen* 1.96
17. Nate McMillan 1.94
18. Jason Kidd 1.93
19. Magic Johnson* 1.90
20. Isiah Thomas* 1.90
21. George McGinnis 1.88
22. Doug Christie 1.88
23. Quinn Buckner 1.86
24. Metta World Peace 1.85
25. Baron Davis 1.83
26. Gary Payton* 1.83
27. Doc Rivers 1.81
28. Mike Gale 1.77
29. Hakeem Olajuwon* 1.75
30. Larry Bird* 1.73
31. LeBron James 1.73
32. Randy Smith 1.72
33. Ron Harper 1.70
34. Eddie Jones 1.70
35. Ted McClain 1.67
36. Hersey Hawkins 1.65
37. Tim Hardaway 1.65
38. Derek Harper 1.63
39. Shawn Marion 1.59
40. Kendall Gill 1.57
41. Chris Mullin* 1.55
42. Muggsy Bogues 1.54
43. Charles Barkley* 1.54
44. Rod Strickland 1.48
45. Kobe Bryant 1.48
46. Bobby Jones 1.47
47. Kenny Anderson 1.47
48. Paul Pierce 1.44
49. Jeff Hornacek 1.43
50. Dave Twardzik 1.43
51. Rickey Green 1.42
52. Latrell Sprewell 1.42
53. Karl Malone* 1.41
54. David Robinson* 1.41
55. M.L. Carr 1.39
56. John Lucas 1.37
57. Ralph Simpson 1.37
58. David Wesley 1.35
59. Dennis Johnson* 1.34
60. T.R. Dunn 1.33
61. Ron Boone 1.32
62. Kevin Garnett 1.32
63. Alvan Adams 1.30
64. Andre Miller 1.30
65. Dominique Wilkins* 1.28
66. Larry Kenon 1.27
67. Jason Terry 1.26
68. Ben Wallace 1.26
69. Jerome Kersey 1.25
70. George Gervin* 1.25
71. Terry Porter 1.24
72. Mark Jackson 1.24
73. Walter Davis 1.24
74. Ray Allen 1.14
75. Vlade Divac 1.14
76. Reggie Miller* 1.08
77. Derek Fisher 1.06
78. Terry Cummings 1.06
79. Charles Oakley 1.05
80. Clifford Robinson 1.02
81. Billy Knight 1.02
82. Dan Issel* 0.97
83. Coby Dietrick 0.92
84. Dan Roundfield 0.85
85. Moses Malone* 0.82
86. Maurice Lucas 0.79
87. Artis Gilmore* 0.56
88. Caldwell Jones 0.53

NBA

Rank Player SPG
1. Alvin Robertson 2.71
2. Micheal Ray Richardson 2.63
3. Chris Paul 2.40
4. Michael Jordan* 2.35
5. Mookie Blaylock 2.33
6. Fat Lever 2.22
7. John Stockton* 2.17
8. Allen Iverson 2.17
9. Maurice Cheeks 2.10
10. Clyde Drexler* 2.03
11. Gus Williams 1.99
12. Scottie Pippen* 1.96
13. Nate McMillan 1.94
14. Jason Kidd 1.93
15. Magic Johnson* 1.90
16. Isiah Thomas* 1.90
17. Doug Christie 1.88
18. Quinn Buckner 1.86
19. Metta World Peace 1.85
20. Baron Davis 1.83
21. Gary Payton* 1.83
22. Doc Rivers 1.81
23. Julius Erving* 1.80
24. Hakeem Olajuwon* 1.75
25. Larry Bird* 1.73
26. LeBron James 1.73
27. Randy Smith 1.72
28. Ron Harper 1.70
29. Eddie Jones 1.70
30. Hersey Hawkins 1.65
31. Tim Hardaway 1.65
32. Derek Harper 1.63
33. Shawn Marion 1.59
34. Kendall Gill 1.57
35. Chris Mullin* 1.55
36. Muggsy Bogues 1.54
37. Charles Barkley* 1.54
38. Rod Strickland 1.48
39. Kobe Bryant 1.48
40. Kenny Anderson 1.47
41. Paul Pierce 1.44
42. Jeff Hornacek 1.43
43. Rickey Green 1.42
44. Latrell Sprewell 1.42
45. Karl Malone* 1.41
46. David Robinson* 1.41
47. John Lucas 1.37
48. David Wesley 1.35
49. Dennis Johnson* 1.34
50. T.R. Dunn 1.33
51. Kevin Garnett 1.32
52. Alvan Adams 1.30
53. Andre Miller 1.30
54. Dominique Wilkins* 1.28
55. Jason Terry 1.26
56. Ben Wallace 1.26
57. Jerome Kersey 1.25
58. Terry Porter 1.24
59. Mark Jackson 1.24
60. Walter Davis 1.24
61. Ray Allen 1.14
62. Vlade Divac 1.14
63. Reggie Miller* 1.08
64. Derek Fisher 1.06
65. Terry Cummings 1.06
66. Charles Oakley 1.05
67. Clifford Robinson 1.02

ABA

Rank Player SPG
1. Don Buse 2.73
2. Fatty Taylor 2.59
3. Julius Erving* 2.37
4. Ted McClain 2.04