NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Steal Pct

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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. Chris Paul 3.39
10. Tony Allen 3.39
11. Don Buse 3.35
12. Doc Rivers 3.28
13. Fat Lever 3.23
14. Wendell Ladner 3.23
15. Mike Gale 3.20
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. Jim O'Brien 2.96
26. Greg Anthony 2.95
27. Scottie Pippen* 2.92
28. Mario Chalmers 2.91
29. Rajon Rondo 2.89
30. Metta World Peace 2.87
31. Terrell Brandon 2.86
32. Darrell Walker 2.83
33. Clyde Drexler* 2.82
34. Warren Jabali 2.81
35. Jason Kidd 2.80
36. Manu Ginobili 2.78
37. Baron Davis 2.77
38. Ron Harper 2.75
39. Allen Iverson* 2.75
40. Bonzi Wells 2.72
41. Allen Leavell 2.71
42. Rickey Green 2.69
43. Gary Payton* 2.69
44. Muggsy Bogues 2.67
45. Corey Brewer 2.67
46. Kevin Edwards 2.67
47. Trevor Ariza 2.66
48. Lloyd Batts 2.63
49. Lionel Hollins 2.63
50. Kendall Gill 2.63
51. Eddie Jones 2.62
52. Derek Harper 2.60
53. M.L. Carr 2.60
54. Hersey Hawkins 2.59
55. Lindsey Hunter 2.58
56. Wilbert Robinson 2.57
57. Russell Westbrook 2.57
58. Chris Ford 2.57
59. T.R. Dunn 2.55
60. Gerald Wallace 2.55
61. Stephen Curry 2.54
62. George McGinnis* 2.54
63. Larry Hughes 2.54
64. Gene Littles 2.53
65. Rick Barry* 2.53
66. Sedale Threatt 2.53
67. Dave Twardzik 2.53
68. Ronald Thomas 2.53
69. Isiah Thomas* 2.52
70. Aaron McKie 2.52
71. Kerry Kittles 2.52
72. Kenny Anderson 2.51
73. Julius Erving* 2.51
74. Ruben Patterson 2.50
75. Jerome Kersey 2.49
76. Anfernee Hardaway 2.48
77. Michael Adams 2.47
78. George Karl 2.46
79. Magic Johnson* 2.46
80. Paul Pressey 2.45
81. Dwyane Wade 2.45
82. Bobby Jones 2.45
83. John Wall 2.44
84. Billy Shepherd 2.44
85. Chris Morris 2.44
86. Andrei Kirilenko 2.44
87. George Lynch 2.43
88. Rod Strickland 2.43
89. Jay Humphries 2.43
90. Reggie Williams 2.43
91. Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.43
92. Monta Ellis 2.42
93. Kim Hughes 2.42
94. Fred Brown 2.42
95. Mike Conley 2.42
96. Thabo Sefolosha 2.41
97. Ticky Burden 2.41
98. Dee Brown 2.41
99. Thaddeus Young 2.40
100. Gerald Henderson 2.40
101. Bill Chamberlain 2.39
102. Craig Ehlo 2.37
103. Randy Smith 2.37
104. John Lucas 2.36
105. Andre Iguodala 2.36
106. Gilbert Arenas 2.36
107. Bryon Russell 2.35
108. Tom Gugliotta 2.35
109. Fly Williams 2.35
110. Stacey Augmon 2.34
111. Tim Hardaway 2.34
112. Travis Best 2.34
113. Jrue Holiday 2.33
114. Earl Watson 2.33
115. Collis Jones 2.32
116. Monte Towe 2.32
117. Kyle Lowry 2.30
118. Chris Mullin* 2.29
119. Paul Millsap 2.29
120. Tyrone Corbin 2.28
121. Ben Wallace 2.28
122. Paul Westphal 2.27
123. Nick Anderson 2.27
124. Jeff Teague 2.26
125. Jeff Hornacek 2.26
126. Gar Heard 2.26
127. Steve Mix 2.26
128. Shawn Marion 2.26
129. Eric Snow 2.24
130. Jimmy Foster 2.24
131. Calvin Murphy* 2.24
132. Spud Webb 2.24
133. Mike Barr 2.24
134. LeBron James 2.24
135. Ralph Simpson 2.23
136. Devin Harris 2.23
137. Rafer Alston 2.23
138. Robert Horry 2.22
139. David Wesley 2.22
140. Mike Woodson 2.22
141. DeMarcus Cousins 2.21
142. Kurt Rambis 2.21
143. Ricky Sobers 2.21
144. Bob Sura 2.20
145. Bobby Jackson 2.19
146. Mack Calvin 2.19
147. James Harden 2.19
148. Alvan Adams 2.18
149. Jimmy Jones 2.18
150. Terry Porter 2.18
151. Pooh Richardson 2.17
152. Caron Butler 2.17
153. Larry Bird* 2.16
154. Grant Long 2.15
155. John Drew 2.15
156. Brent Barry 2.15
157. Len Elmore 2.14
158. Bo Outlaw 2.14
159. Derek Fisher 2.14
160. John Bagley 2.12
161. Bill Hanzlik 2.12
162. Nene Hilario 2.11
163. John Starks 2.11
164. Coby Dietrick 2.11
165. Trent Tucker 2.11
166. Stephen Jackson 2.11
167. Kevin Johnson 2.10
168. Dell Curry 2.10
169. Jim Paxson 2.10
170. Kevin Porter 2.09
171. Raymond Felton 2.09
172. Mark Jackson 2.09
173. Charles Barkley* 2.09
174. David Robinson* 2.08
175. Jason Williams 2.08
176. Shawn Kemp 2.08
177. Kemba Walker 2.08
178. Tyreke Evans 2.08
179. Brandon Jennings 2.08
180. James Posey 2.08
181. Rick Fox 2.08
182. Steve Francis 2.08
183. Kobe Bryant 2.07
184. Danny Manning 2.07
185. Darrell Elston 2.07
186. Rodney Rogers 2.07
187. Jimmy O'Brien 2.06
188. Derek Anderson 2.06
189. Michael Cooper 2.05
190. Billy Harris 2.05
191. Darrell Griffith 2.04
192. Al Skinner 2.04
193. Mark Price 2.03
194. Walter Davis 2.03
195. Blue Edwards 2.03
196. Derrick McKey 2.02
197. Vernon Maxwell 2.02
198. Larry Drew 2.02
199. Norm Nixon 2.02
200. Sleepy Floyd 2.01
201. Bo Lamar 2.01
202. Dan Majerle 2.01
203. Greg Monroe 2.01
204. Andre Miller 2.01
205. Byron Scott 2.00
206. Kenyon Martin 1.99
207. Paul Pierce 1.99
208. Jason Terry 1.98
209. Ty Lawson 1.98
210. Tom Henderson 1.98
211. Anthony Peeler 1.97
212. Chris Webber 1.97
213. Danny Ainge 1.97
214. Josh Smith 1.96
215. Luke Ridnour 1.96
216. Tracy McGrady* 1.95
217. Avery Johnson 1.95
218. Karl Malone* 1.95
219. Lou Williams 1.95
220. Sam Lacey 1.95
221. Toni Kukoc 1.94
222. Kevin Garnett 1.94
223. Tony Campbell 1.94
224. Dennis Johnson* 1.94
225. J.R. Smith 1.94
226. Dana Barros 1.94
227. Vlade Divac 1.94
228. Joe Hamilton 1.94
229. Goran Dragic 1.93
230. Rudy Gay 1.93
231. Frank Brickowski 1.93
232. Lamond Murray 1.93
233. Reggie Evans 1.92
234. Mickey Johnson 1.92
235. Sidney Moncrief 1.91
236. Connie Hawkins* 1.91
237. Ed Pinckney 1.91
238. Ron Boone 1.90
239. Leandro Barbosa 1.90
240. Latrell Sprewell 1.90
241. Goo Kennedy 1.90
242. Courtney Lee 1.90
243. Grant Hill 1.89
244. Anthony Johnson 1.89
245. Greg Ballard 1.88
246. Johnny Newman 1.88
247. John Long 1.88
248. Anderson Varejao 1.88
249. Mike Flynn 1.88
250. Christian Laettner 1.88

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. Chris Paul 3.39
9. Tony Allen 3.39
10. Doc Rivers 3.28
11. Fat Lever 3.23
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. Greg Anthony 2.95
21. Scottie Pippen* 2.92
22. Mario Chalmers 2.91
23. Rajon Rondo 2.89
24. Metta World Peace 2.87
25. Terrell Brandon 2.86
26. Darrell Walker 2.83
27. Clyde Drexler* 2.82
28. Jason Kidd 2.80
29. Manu Ginobili 2.78
30. Baron Davis 2.77
31. Ron Harper 2.75
32. Allen Iverson* 2.75
33. Bonzi Wells 2.72
34. Allen Leavell 2.71
35. Rickey Green 2.69
36. Gary Payton* 2.69
37. Muggsy Bogues 2.67
38. Corey Brewer 2.67
39. Kevin Edwards 2.67
40. Trevor Ariza 2.66
41. Lionel Hollins 2.63
42. Kendall Gill 2.63
43. Eddie Jones 2.62
44. Derek Harper 2.60
45. George McGinnis* 2.59
46. Hersey Hawkins 2.59
47. Lindsey Hunter 2.58
48. Russell Westbrook 2.57
49. Chris Ford 2.57
50. T.R. Dunn 2.55
51. Gerald Wallace 2.55
52. Stephen Curry 2.54
53. Larry Hughes 2.54
54. Rick Barry* 2.53
55. Sedale Threatt 2.53
56. Isiah Thomas* 2.52
57. Aaron McKie 2.52
58. Kerry Kittles 2.52
59. Kenny Anderson 2.51
60. Ruben Patterson 2.50
61. Jerome Kersey 2.49
62. Anfernee Hardaway 2.48
63. Michael Adams 2.47
64. Magic Johnson* 2.46
65. Paul Pressey 2.45
66. Dwyane Wade 2.45
67. Julius Erving* 2.45
68. John Wall 2.44
69. Chris Morris 2.44
70. Andrei Kirilenko 2.44
71. George Lynch 2.43
72. Rod Strickland 2.43
73. Jay Humphries 2.43
74. Reggie Williams 2.43
75. Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.43
76. Monta Ellis 2.42
77. Fred Brown 2.42
78. Mike Conley 2.42
79. Thabo Sefolosha 2.41
80. Dee Brown 2.41
81. Thaddeus Young 2.40
82. Gerald Henderson 2.40
83. Bobby Jones 2.39
84. Craig Ehlo 2.37
85. Randy Smith 2.37
86. John Lucas 2.36
87. Andre Iguodala 2.36
88. Gilbert Arenas 2.36
89. Bryon Russell 2.35
90. Tom Gugliotta 2.35
91. Stacey Augmon 2.34
92. Tim Hardaway 2.34
93. Travis Best 2.34
94. Jrue Holiday 2.33
95. Earl Watson 2.33
96. Kyle Lowry 2.30
97. Chris Mullin* 2.29
98. Paul Millsap 2.29
99. Tyrone Corbin 2.28
100. Ben Wallace 2.28
101. Paul Westphal 2.27
102. Nick Anderson 2.27
103. Jeff Teague 2.26
104. Jeff Hornacek 2.26
105. Gar Heard 2.26
106. Steve Mix 2.26
107. Shawn Marion 2.26
108. Eric Snow 2.24
109. Calvin Murphy* 2.24
110. Spud Webb 2.24
111. LeBron James 2.24
112. Devin Harris 2.23
113. Rafer Alston 2.23
114. Robert Horry 2.22
115. David Wesley 2.22
116. Mike Woodson 2.22
117. DeMarcus Cousins 2.21
118. Kurt Rambis 2.21
119. Ricky Sobers 2.21
120. Bob Sura 2.20
121. Bobby Jackson 2.19
122. James Harden 2.19
123. Alvan Adams 2.18
124. Terry Porter 2.18
125. Pooh Richardson 2.17
126. Caron Butler 2.17
127. Larry Bird* 2.16
128. Grant Long 2.15
129. John Drew 2.15
130. Brent Barry 2.15
131. Bo Outlaw 2.14
132. Derek Fisher 2.14
133. John Bagley 2.12
134. Bill Hanzlik 2.12
135. Nene Hilario 2.11
136. John Starks 2.11
137. Trent Tucker 2.11
138. Stephen Jackson 2.11
139. Kevin Johnson 2.10
140. Dell Curry 2.10
141. Jim Paxson 2.10
142. Kevin Porter 2.09
143. Raymond Felton 2.09
144. Mark Jackson 2.09
145. Charles Barkley* 2.09
146. David Robinson* 2.08
147. Jason Williams 2.08
148. Shawn Kemp 2.08
149. Kemba Walker 2.08
150. Tyreke Evans 2.08
151. Brandon Jennings 2.08
152. James Posey 2.08
153. Rick Fox 2.08
154. Steve Francis 2.08
155. Kobe Bryant 2.07
156. Danny Manning 2.07
157. Rodney Rogers 2.07
158. Derek Anderson 2.06
159. Michael Cooper 2.05
160. Darrell Griffith 2.04
161. Mark Price 2.03
162. Walter Davis 2.03
163. Blue Edwards 2.03
164. Derrick McKey 2.02
165. Vernon Maxwell 2.02
166. Larry Drew 2.02
167. Norm Nixon 2.02
168. Sleepy Floyd 2.01
169. Dan Majerle 2.01
170. Greg Monroe 2.01
171. Andre Miller 2.01
172. Byron Scott 2.00
173. Kenyon Martin 1.99
174. Paul Pierce 1.99
175. Jason Terry 1.98
176. Ty Lawson 1.98
177. Tom Henderson 1.98
178. Anthony Peeler 1.97
179. Chris Webber 1.97
180. Danny Ainge 1.97
181. Josh Smith 1.96
182. Luke Ridnour 1.96
183. Tracy McGrady* 1.95
184. Avery Johnson 1.95
185. Karl Malone* 1.95
186. Lou Williams 1.95
187. Sam Lacey 1.95
188. Toni Kukoc 1.94
189. Kevin Garnett 1.94
190. Tony Campbell 1.94
191. Dennis Johnson* 1.94
192. J.R. Smith 1.94
193. Dana Barros 1.94
194. Vlade Divac 1.94
195. Goran Dragic 1.93
196. Rudy Gay 1.93
197. Larry Kenon 1.93
198. Frank Brickowski 1.93
199. Lamond Murray 1.93
200. Reggie Evans 1.92
201. Mickey Johnson 1.92
202. Sidney Moncrief 1.91
203. Ed Pinckney 1.91
204. Leandro Barbosa 1.90
205. Latrell Sprewell 1.90
206. Courtney Lee 1.90
207. Grant Hill 1.89
208. Anthony Johnson 1.89
209. Greg Ballard 1.88
210. Johnny Newman 1.88
211. John Long 1.88
212. Anderson Varejao 1.88
213. Christian Laettner 1.88
214. Darren Collison 1.88
215. Sherman Douglas 1.88
216. Kirk Hinrich 1.87
217. Bryant Stith 1.87
218. Sam Cassell 1.86
219. Bimbo Coles 1.86
220. Lonnie Shelton 1.85
221. Shandon Anderson 1.85
222. Otis Birdsong 1.84
223. Robert Reid 1.84
224. Eddie Johnson 1.84
225. Lucious Harris 1.84
226. Willie Anderson 1.84
227. Mario Elie 1.83
228. Vern Fleming 1.83
229. Josh Howard 1.82
230. Brian Winters 1.82
231. Terry Cummings 1.82
232. Jared Dudley 1.81
233. Walt Williams 1.81
234. Eric Williams 1.80
235. Rory Sparrow 1.80
236. Mike Bibby 1.80
237. Howard Eisley 1.79
238. Zaza Pachulia 1.79
239. Dominique Wilkins* 1.79
240. Antoine Walker 1.78
241. Michael Cage 1.78
242. Wesley Matthews 1.78
243. Rich Kelley 1.77
244. Shaun Livingston 1.77
245. Kent Benson 1.77
246. Craig Hodges 1.76
247. Phil Smith 1.76
248. Brian Shaw 1.76
249. Marques Johnson 1.76
250. Morris Peterson 1.76

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. Willard 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

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