NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Steal Pct

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

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player STL%
1.Alvin Robertson 4.12
2.Quinn Buckner 3.79
3.Nate McMillan 3.75
4.Micheal Ray Richardson 3.68
5.Fatty Taylor 3.64
6.Brevin Knight 3.53
7.Mookie Blaylock 3.46
8.John Stockton* 3.46
9.Tony Allen 3.37
10.Don Buse 3.35
11.Doc Rivers 3.28
12.Fat Lever 3.23
13.Wendell Ladner 3.23
14.Mike Gale 3.20
15.Chris Paul 3.18
16.Maurice Cheeks* 3.18
17.Ted McClain 3.17
18.Michael Jordan* 3.13
19.Doug Christie 3.07
20.Foots Walker 3.07
21.Ray Williams 3.01
22.Gus Williams 2.99
23.Brian Taylor 2.98
24.Darrell Armstrong 2.97
25.Ricky Rubio 2.97
26.Jim O'Brien 2.96
27.Greg Anthony 2.95
28.Scottie Pippen* 2.92
29.Mario Chalmers 2.90
30.Metta World Peace 2.87
31.Terrell Brandon 2.86
32.Darrell Walker 2.83
33.Kawhi Leonard 2.82
34.Clyde Drexler* 2.82
35.Warren Jabali 2.81
36.Jason Kidd* 2.80
37.Baron Davis 2.77
38.Ron Harper 2.75
39.Allen Iverson* 2.75
40.Manu Ginóbili* 2.73
41.Rajon Rondo 2.72
42.Corey Brewer 2.72
43.Bonzi Wells 2.72
44.Allen Leavell 2.71
45.Rickey Green 2.69
46.Gary Payton* 2.69
47.Muggsy Bogues 2.67
48.Kevin Edwards 2.67
49.Lloyd Batts 2.63
50.Lionel Hollins 2.63
51.Kendall Gill 2.63
52.Eddie Jones 2.62
53.Marcus Smart 2.60
54.Derek Harper 2.60
55.M.L. Carr 2.60
56.Robert Covington 2.60
57.Hersey Hawkins 2.59
58.Lindsey Hunter 2.58
59.Wilbert Robinson 2.57
60.Paul George 2.57
61.Chris Ford 2.57
62.T.R. Dunn 2.55
63.Gerald Wallace 2.55
64.George McGinnis* 2.54
65.Larry Hughes 2.54
66.Gene Littles 2.53
67.Rick Barry* 2.53
68.Sedale Threatt 2.53
69.Dave Twardzik 2.53
70.Ronald Thomas 2.53
71.Isiah Thomas* 2.52
72.Aaron McKie 2.52
73.Kerry Kittles 2.52
74.Kenny Anderson 2.51
75.Julius Erving* 2.51
76.Trevor Ariza 2.50
77.Ruben Patterson 2.50
78.Jerome Kersey 2.49
79.Jimmy Butler 2.49
80.Thabo Sefolosha 2.48
81.Anfernee Hardaway 2.48
82.Victor Oladipo 2.47
83.Michael Adams 2.47
84.George Karl* 2.46
85.Magic Johnson* 2.46
86.Paul Pressey 2.45
87.Bobby Jones* 2.45
88.Thaddeus Young 2.45
89.Billy Shepherd 2.44
90.Chris Morris 2.44
91.Andrei Kirilenko 2.44
92.George Lynch 2.43
93.Rod Strickland 2.43
94.Jay Humphries 2.43
95.Reggie Williams 2.43
96.Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.43
97.Monta Ellis 2.42
98.Kim Hughes 2.42
99.Fred Brown 2.42
100.Eric Bledsoe 2.42
101.Ticky Burden 2.41
102.Dee Brown 2.41
103.Gerald Henderson 2.40
104.Bill Chamberlain 2.39
105.Russell Westbrook 2.38
106.Dwyane Wade 2.38
107.Craig Ehlo 2.37
108.Randy Smith 2.37
109.Draymond Green 2.37
110.John Lucas 2.36
111.Gilbert Arenas 2.36
112.Stephen Curry 2.36
113.Bryon Russell 2.35
114.Tom Gugliotta 2.35
115.Fly Williams 2.35
116.Stacey Augmon 2.34
117.John Wall 2.34
118.Tim Hardaway* 2.34
119.Travis Best 2.34
120.Earl Watson 2.33
121.Collis Jones 2.32
122.Monte Towe 2.32
123.Mike Conley 2.31
124.Andre Drummond 2.30
125.Chris Mullin* 2.29
126.Andre Iguodala 2.29
127.Tyrone Corbin 2.28
128.Ben Wallace* 2.28
129.Paul Westphal* 2.27
130.Nick Anderson 2.27
131.Jrue Holiday 2.27
132.Jeff Hornacek 2.26
133.Gar Heard 2.26
134.Steve Mix 2.26
135.Shawn Marion 2.26
136.Eric Snow 2.24
137.Jimmy Foster 2.24
138.Calvin Murphy* 2.24
139.Spud Webb 2.24
140.Mike Barr 2.24
141.Ralph Simpson 2.23
142.Rafer Alston 2.23
143.DeMarcus Cousins 2.23
144.Robert Horry 2.22
145.David Wesley 2.22
146.Mike Woodson 2.22
147.Paul Millsap 2.22
148.Kurt Rambis 2.21
149.Ricky Sobers 2.21
150.Bob Sura 2.20
151.James Harden 2.19
152.Bobby Jackson 2.19
153.Mack Calvin 2.19
154.Alvan Adams 2.18
155.Jimmy Jones 2.18
156.Terry Porter 2.18
157.Devin Harris 2.18
158.Pooh Richardson 2.17
159.Caron Butler 2.17
160.Larry Bird* 2.16
161.Grant Long 2.15
162.John Drew 2.15
163.Brent Barry 2.15
164.Len Elmore 2.14
165.Bo Outlaw 2.14
166.Jeff Teague 2.14
167.Derek Fisher 2.14
168.LeBron James 2.13
169.John Bagley 2.12
170.Bill Hanzlik 2.12
171.John Starks 2.11
172.Coby Dietrick 2.11
173.Trent Tucker 2.11
174.Stephen Jackson 2.11
175.Kyle Lowry 2.11
176.Kevin Johnson 2.10
177.Dell Curry 2.10
178.Jim Paxson 2.10
179.Nenê 2.09
180.Kevin Porter 2.09
181.Mark Jackson 2.09
182.Charles Barkley* 2.09
183.David Robinson* 2.08
184.Jason Williams 2.08
185.Shawn Kemp 2.08
186.James Posey 2.08
187.Rick Fox 2.08
188.Steve Francis 2.08
189.Brandon Jennings 2.07
190.Kobe Bryant* 2.07
191.Danny Manning 2.07
192.Raymond Felton 2.07
193.Darrell Elston 2.07
194.Rodney Rogers 2.07
195.Jimmy O'Brien 2.06
196.Derek Anderson 2.06
197.Michael Cooper 2.05
198.Tyreke Evans 2.05
199.Billy Harris 2.05
200.Darrell Griffith 2.04
201.Danny Green 2.04
202.Al Skinner 2.04
203.Mark Price 2.03
204.Walter Davis 2.03
205.Blue Edwards 2.03
206.Derrick McKey 2.02
207.Vernon Maxwell 2.02
208.Larry Drew 2.02
209.Norm Nixon 2.02
210.Sleepy Floyd 2.01
211.Bo Lamar 2.01
212.Dan Majerle 2.01
213.Andre Miller 2.01
214.Byron Scott 2.00
215.Jason Terry 1.99
216.Greg Monroe 1.99
217.Kenyon Martin 1.99
218.Paul Pierce* 1.99
219.Ty Lawson 1.98
220.Tom Henderson 1.98
221.Darren Collison 1.98
222.Kyrie Irving 1.98
223.Anthony Peeler 1.97
224.Chris Webber* 1.97
225.Danny Ainge 1.97
226.Anthony Davis 1.96
227.Josh Smith 1.96
228.Luke Ridnour 1.96
229.Al-Farouq Aminu 1.96
230.Tracy McGrady* 1.95
231.Avery Johnson 1.95
232.Jae Crowder 1.95
233.Karl Malone* 1.95
234.Sam Lacey 1.95
235.Toni Kukoč* 1.94
236.Kevin Garnett* 1.94
237.Luc Mbah a Moute 1.94
238.Tony Campbell 1.94
239.Dennis Johnson* 1.94
240.Dana Barros 1.94
241.Vlade Divac* 1.94
242.Joe Hamilton 1.94
243.P.J. Tucker 1.93
244.Nikola Jokić 1.93
245.Frank Brickowski 1.93
246.Lamond Murray 1.93
247.Reggie Evans 1.92
248.Mickey Johnson 1.92
249.Sidney Moncrief* 1.91
250.Connie Hawkins* 1.91

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player STL%
1.Don Buse 3.91
2.Fatty Taylor 3.64
3.Mike D'Antoni 3.59
4.Ted McClain 3.52
5.Brian Taylor 3.35
6.Wendell Ladner 3.23
7.Mike Gale 3.01
8.Jim O'Brien 2.96
9.Warren Jabali 2.81
10.Joe Caldwell 2.80
11.Monte Towe 2.77
12.Billy Cunningham* 2.77
13.Bobby Jones* 2.66
14.M.L. Carr 2.65
15.Julius Erving* 2.65
16.Lloyd Batts 2.63
17.Wilbert Robinson 2.57
18.Gene Littles 2.53
19.Ronald Thomas 2.53
20.George Karl* 2.51
21.George McGinnis* 2.45
22.Billy Shepherd 2.44
23.Dave Twardzik 2.38
24.Jimmy Jones 2.37
25.Mike Barr 2.36
26.Fly Williams 2.35
27.Mack Calvin 2.34
28.Collis Jones 2.32
29.Ralph Simpson 2.28
30.Len Elmore 2.28
31.Freddie Lewis 2.25
32.Jimmy Foster 2.24
33.Don Adams 2.17
34.Ed Manning 2.16
35.Coby Dietrick 2.12
36.Bill Melchionni 2.12
37.Ticky Burden 2.12
38.Darrell Elston 2.09
39.George Thompson 2.06
40.Jimmy O'Brien 2.06
41.Kim Hughes 2.06
42.Billy Harris 2.05
43.Don Chaney 2.03
44.Bird Averitt 2.03
45.Bruce Seals 2.03
46.Ron Boone 2.02
47.Goo Kennedy 1.96
48.Bo Lamar 1.95
49.Joe Hamilton 1.94
50.Johnny Neumann 1.94
51.Al Skinner 1.92
52.David Thompson* 1.89
53.George Gervin* 1.89
54.Lionel Billingy 1.86
55.Dan Roundfield 1.80
56.Marvin Barnes 1.80
57.Willie Wise 1.79
58.James Silas 1.79
59.Mike Flynn 1.79
60.Oliver Taylor 1.78
61.Charles Edge 1.78
62.Tom Ingelsby 1.78
63.Billy Knight 1.75
64.Patrick McFarland 1.75
65.Charles Jordan 1.72
66.Wil Jones 1.71
67.Chuck Williams 1.69
68.Jim Bradley 1.67
69.Scott English 1.67
70.Kevin Joyce 1.65
71.Rudy Hackett 1.65
72.Al Smith 1.65
73.Rick Mount 1.61
74.John Williamson 1.60
75.Mel Bennett 1.58
76.Wali Jones 1.54
77.Jim Ard 1.54
78.Mike Green 1.52
79.Walter Simon 1.52
80.Hank Williams 1.51
81.Bob Warren 1.51
82.Roy Ebron 1.47
83.Clyde Dickey 1.45
84.David Vaughn 1.45
85.Darnell Hillman 1.43
86.Dennis Wuycik 1.43
87.Johnny Baum 1.42
88.Larry Kenon 1.41
89.Stew Johnson 1.40
90.Jan van Breda Kolff 1.40
91.Maurice Lucas 1.40
92.John Roche 1.39
93.Aulcie Perry 1.37
94.Rich Jones 1.35
95.Steve Green 1.33
96.Gus Gerard 1.33
97.Billy Schaeffer 1.33
98.Gene Moore 1.32
99.Chuck Terry 1.31
100.Larry Miller 1.31
101.Barry Parkhill 1.31
102.Flynn Robinson 1.30
103.George Adams 1.30
104.Byron Beck 1.29
105.Roger Brown* 1.29
106.Claude Terry 1.28
107.Donnie Freeman 1.28
108.George Carter 1.28
109.Louie Dampier* 1.26
110.Bill Keller 1.25
111.Glen Combs 1.24
112.Larry Finch 1.24
113.Allan Bristow 1.22
114.Dan Issel* 1.22
115.Willie Long 1.22
116.Zelmo Beaty* 1.22
117.Moses Malone* 1.21
118.Tim Bassett 1.18
119.Donald Washington 1.17
120.Terry Driscoll 1.17
121.Jim Chones 1.15
122.Goose Ligon 1.14
123.Travis Grant 1.14
124.George Lehmann 1.13
125.Marv Roberts 1.12
126.Mark Olberding 1.11
127.Randy Denton 1.10
128.Bill Higgins 1.09
129.Roger Brown 1.09
130.Gerald Govan 1.09
131.Mel Daniels* 1.08
132.Caldwell Jones 1.07
133.Jim Eakins 1.06
134.George Irvine 1.05
135.Henry Ward 1.05
136.Dave Robisch 1.02
137.Jim McDaniels 0.99
138.Billy Paultz 0.98
139.Marvin Webster 0.98
140.Jerry Chambers 0.96
141.Red Robbins 0.95
142.Mike Jackson 0.95
143.Ronnie Robinson 0.95
144.Cincinnatus Powell 0.91
145.Steve Jones 0.91
146.Lee Davis 0.90
147.Artis Gilmore* 0.80
148.Willie Sojourner 0.79
149.Simmie Hill 0.78
150.Tom Owens 0.78
151.Julius Keye 0.73
152.Swen Nater 0.73
153.Lamar Green 0.72
154.John Beasley 0.71
155.Joby Wright 0.70
156.Bob Netolicky 0.63
157.Gary Gregor 0.58

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player STL%
1.Alvin Robertson 4.12
2.Quinn Buckner 3.79
3.Nate McMillan 3.75
4.Micheal Ray Richardson 3.68
5.Brevin Knight 3.53
6.Mookie Blaylock 3.46
7.John Stockton* 3.46
8.Tony Allen 3.37
9.Doc Rivers 3.28
10.Fat Lever 3.23
11.Chris Paul 3.18
12.Maurice Cheeks* 3.18
13.Michael Jordan* 3.13
14.Don Buse 3.10
15.Doug Christie 3.07
16.Foots Walker 3.07
17.Ray Williams 3.01
18.Gus Williams 2.99
19.Darrell Armstrong 2.97
20.Ricky Rubio 2.97
21.Greg Anthony 2.95
22.Scottie Pippen* 2.92
23.Mario Chalmers 2.90
24.Metta World Peace 2.87
25.Terrell Brandon 2.86
26.Darrell Walker 2.83
27.Kawhi Leonard 2.82
28.Clyde Drexler* 2.82
29.Jason Kidd* 2.80
30.Baron Davis 2.77
31.Ron Harper 2.75
32.Allen Iverson* 2.75
33.Manu Ginóbili* 2.73
34.Rajon Rondo 2.72
35.Corey Brewer 2.72
36.Bonzi Wells 2.72
37.Allen Leavell 2.71
38.Rickey Green 2.69
39.Gary Payton* 2.69
40.Muggsy Bogues 2.67
41.Kevin Edwards 2.67
42.Lionel Hollins 2.63
43.Kendall Gill 2.63
44.Eddie Jones 2.62
45.Marcus Smart 2.60
46.Derek Harper 2.60
47.Robert Covington 2.60
48.George McGinnis* 2.59
49.Hersey Hawkins 2.59
50.Lindsey Hunter 2.58
51.Paul George 2.57
52.Chris Ford 2.57
53.T.R. Dunn 2.55
54.Gerald Wallace 2.55
55.Larry Hughes 2.54
56.Rick Barry* 2.53
57.Sedale Threatt 2.53
58.Isiah Thomas* 2.52
59.Aaron McKie 2.52
60.Kerry Kittles 2.52
61.Kenny Anderson 2.51
62.Trevor Ariza 2.50
63.Ruben Patterson 2.50
64.Jerome Kersey 2.49
65.Jimmy Butler 2.49
66.Thabo Sefolosha 2.48
67.Anfernee Hardaway 2.48
68.Victor Oladipo 2.47
69.Michael Adams 2.47
70.Magic Johnson* 2.46
71.Paul Pressey 2.45
72.Julius Erving* 2.45
73.Thaddeus Young 2.45
74.Chris Morris 2.44
75.Andrei Kirilenko 2.44
76.George Lynch 2.43
77.Rod Strickland 2.43
78.Jay Humphries 2.43
79.Reggie Williams 2.43
80.Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.43
81.Monta Ellis 2.42
82.Fred Brown 2.42
83.Eric Bledsoe 2.42
84.Dee Brown 2.41
85.Gerald Henderson 2.40
86.Bobby Jones* 2.39
87.Russell Westbrook 2.38
88.Dwyane Wade 2.38
89.Craig Ehlo 2.37
90.Randy Smith 2.37
91.Draymond Green 2.37
92.John Lucas 2.36
93.Gilbert Arenas 2.36
94.Stephen Curry 2.36
95.Bryon Russell 2.35
96.Tom Gugliotta 2.35
97.Stacey Augmon 2.34
98.John Wall 2.34
99.Tim Hardaway* 2.34
100.Travis Best 2.34
101.Earl Watson 2.33
102.Mike Conley 2.31
103.Andre Drummond 2.30
104.Chris Mullin* 2.29
105.Andre Iguodala 2.29
106.Tyrone Corbin 2.28
107.Ben Wallace* 2.28
108.Paul Westphal* 2.27
109.Nick Anderson 2.27
110.Jrue Holiday 2.27
111.Jeff Hornacek 2.26
112.Gar Heard 2.26
113.Steve Mix 2.26
114.Shawn Marion 2.26
115.Eric Snow 2.24
116.Calvin Murphy* 2.24
117.Spud Webb 2.24
118.Rafer Alston 2.23
119.DeMarcus Cousins 2.23
120.Robert Horry 2.22
121.David Wesley 2.22
122.Mike Woodson 2.22
123.Paul Millsap 2.22
124.Kurt Rambis 2.21
125.Ricky Sobers 2.21
126.Bob Sura 2.20
127.James Harden 2.19
128.Bobby Jackson 2.19
129.Alvan Adams 2.18
130.Terry Porter 2.18
131.Devin Harris 2.18
132.Pooh Richardson 2.17
133.Caron Butler 2.17
134.Larry Bird* 2.16
135.Grant Long 2.15
136.John Drew 2.15
137.Brent Barry 2.15
138.Bo Outlaw 2.14
139.Jeff Teague 2.14
140.Derek Fisher 2.14
141.LeBron James 2.13
142.John Bagley 2.12
143.Bill Hanzlik 2.12
144.John Starks 2.11
145.Trent Tucker 2.11
146.Stephen Jackson 2.11
147.Kyle Lowry 2.11
148.Kevin Johnson 2.10
149.Dell Curry 2.10
150.Jim Paxson 2.10
151.Nenê 2.09
152.Kevin Porter 2.09
153.Mark Jackson 2.09
154.Charles Barkley* 2.09
155.David Robinson* 2.08
156.Jason Williams 2.08
157.Shawn Kemp 2.08
158.James Posey 2.08
159.Rick Fox 2.08
160.Steve Francis 2.08
161.Brandon Jennings 2.07
162.Kobe Bryant* 2.07
163.Danny Manning 2.07
164.Raymond Felton 2.07
165.Rodney Rogers 2.07
166.Derek Anderson 2.06
167.Michael Cooper 2.05
168.Tyreke Evans 2.05
169.Darrell Griffith 2.04
170.Danny Green 2.04
171.Mark Price 2.03
172.Walter Davis 2.03
173.Blue Edwards 2.03
174.Derrick McKey 2.02
175.Vernon Maxwell 2.02
176.Larry Drew 2.02
177.Norm Nixon 2.02
178.Sleepy Floyd 2.01
179.Dan Majerle 2.01
180.Andre Miller 2.01
181.Byron Scott 2.00
182.Jason Terry 1.99
183.Greg Monroe 1.99
184.Kenyon Martin 1.99
185.Paul Pierce* 1.99
186.Ty Lawson 1.98
187.Tom Henderson 1.98
188.Darren Collison 1.98
189.Kyrie Irving 1.98
190.Anthony Peeler 1.97
191.Chris Webber* 1.97
192.Danny Ainge 1.97
193.Anthony Davis 1.96
194.Josh Smith 1.96
195.Luke Ridnour 1.96
196.Al-Farouq Aminu 1.96
197.Tracy McGrady* 1.95
198.Avery Johnson 1.95
199.Jae Crowder 1.95
200.Karl Malone* 1.95
201.Sam Lacey 1.95
202.Toni Kukoč* 1.94
203.Kevin Garnett* 1.94
204.Luc Mbah a Moute 1.94
205.Tony Campbell 1.94
206.Dennis Johnson* 1.94
207.Dana Barros 1.94
208.Vlade Divac* 1.94
209.P.J. Tucker 1.93
210.Nikola Jokić 1.93
211.Larry Kenon 1.93
212.Frank Brickowski 1.93
213.Lamond Murray 1.93
214.Reggie Evans 1.92
215.Mickey Johnson 1.92
216.Sidney Moncrief* 1.91
217.Ed Pinckney 1.91
218.J.R. Smith 1.90
219.Leandro Barbosa 1.90
220.Latrell Sprewell 1.90
221.Khris Middleton 1.90
222.Courtney Lee 1.90
223.James Johnson 1.89
224.Grant Hill* 1.89
225.Kemba Walker 1.89
226.Anthony Johnson 1.89
227.Greg Ballard 1.88
228.Johnny Newman 1.88
229.John Long 1.88
230.Christian Laettner 1.88
231.Sherman Douglas 1.88
232.Anderson Varejão 1.87
233.Kirk Hinrich 1.87
234.Bryant Stith 1.87
235.Sam Cassell 1.86
236.Bimbo Coles 1.86
237.Lonnie Shelton 1.85
238.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1.85
239.Shandon Anderson 1.85
240.Otis Birdsong 1.84
241.Robert Reid 1.84
242.Eddie Johnson 1.84
243.Lucious Harris 1.84
244.Willie Anderson 1.84
245.Mario Elie 1.83
246.Rudy Gay 1.83
247.Vern Fleming 1.83
248.Josh Howard 1.82
249.Brian Winters 1.82
250.Terry Cummings 1.82