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). Earlier totals were tracked by team, but unofficial

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player STL%
1.Alvin Robertson 4.12
2.Wendell Ladner 3.80
3.Quinn Buckner 3.79
4.Nate McMillan 3.75
5.Michael Ray Richardson 3.68
6.Fatty Taylor 3.64
7.Brevin Knight 3.53
8.Mookie Blaylock 3.46
9.John Stockton* 3.46
10.Tony Allen 3.37
11.Don Buse 3.34
12.Doc Rivers 3.28
13.Fat Lever 3.23
14.Mike Gale 3.20
15.Maurice Cheeks* 3.18
16.Ted McClain 3.17
17.Michael Jordan* 3.13
18.Doug Christie 3.07
19.Foots Walker 3.07
20.Chris Paul 3.06
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.Ricky Rubio 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.Clyde Drexler* 2.82
34.Warren Jabali 2.81
35.Jason Kidd* 2.80
36.Baron Davis 2.77
37.Ron Harper 2.75
38.Allen Iverson* 2.75
39.T.J. McConnell 2.73
40.Manu Ginóbili* 2.73
41.Rajon Rondo 2.72
42.Corey Brewer 2.72
43.Bonzi Wells 2.72
44.Kawhi Leonard 2.71
45.Allen Leavell 2.71
46.Rickey Green 2.69
47.Gary Payton* 2.69
48.Muggsy Bogues 2.67
49.Kevin Edwards 2.67
50.Lloyd Batts 2.63
51.Lionel Hollins 2.63
52.Kendall Gill 2.63
53.Robert Covington 2.62
54.Eddie Jones 2.62
55.Derek Harper 2.60
56.M.L. Carr 2.60
57.Hersey Hawkins 2.59
58.Marcus Smart 2.58
59.Lindsey Hunter 2.58
60.Wil Robinson 2.57
61.Chris Ford 2.57
62.T.R. Dunn 2.55
63.Gerald Wallace 2.55
64.Ron Thomas 2.55
65.George McGinnis* 2.54
66.Larry Hughes 2.54
67.Gene Littles 2.53
68.Rick Barry* 2.53
69.Sedale Threatt 2.53
70.Dave Twardzik 2.53
71.Paul George 2.52
72.Isiah Thomas* 2.52
73.Aaron McKie 2.52
74.Kerry Kittles 2.52
75.Kenny Anderson 2.51
76.Julius Erving* 2.51
77.Trevor Ariza 2.50
78.Ruben Patterson 2.50
79.Jerome Kersey 2.49
80.Thabo Sefolosha 2.48
81.Victor Oladipo 2.48
82.Anfernee Hardaway 2.48
83.Thaddeus Young 2.47
84.Michael Adams 2.47
85.George Karl* 2.46
86.Magic Johnson* 2.46
87.Paul Pressey 2.45
88.Bobby Jones* 2.45
89.Dejounte Murray 2.44
90.Jimmy Butler 2.44
91.Billy Shepherd 2.44
92.Chris Morris 2.44
93.Andrei Kirilenko 2.44
94.George Lynch 2.43
95.Rod Strickland 2.43
96.Jay Humphries 2.43
97.Reggie Williams 2.43
98.Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.43
99.Monta Ellis 2.42
100.Kim Hughes 2.42
101.Fred Brown 2.42
102.Eric Bledsoe 2.42
103.Ticky Burden 2.41
104.Dee Brown 2.41
105.Gerald Henderson 2.40
106.Bill Chamberlain 2.39
107.Dwyane Wade* 2.38
108.Craig Ehlo 2.37
109.Randy Smith 2.37
110.John Lucas 2.36
111.Gilbert Arenas 2.36
112.Bryon Russell 2.35
113.Tom Gugliotta 2.35
114.Fly Williams 2.35
115.Stacey Augmon 2.34
116.Russell Westbrook 2.34
117.Tim Hardaway* 2.34
118.Travis Best 2.34
119.Earl Watson 2.33
120.John Wall 2.33
121.Collis Jones 2.32
122.Monte Towe 2.32
123.Andre Drummond 2.30
124.Chris Mullin* 2.29
125.Andre Iguodala 2.29
126.Tyrone Corbin 2.28
127.Ben Wallace* 2.28
128.Paul Westphal* 2.27
129.Nick Anderson 2.27
130.Jeff Hornacek 2.26
131.Gar Heard 2.26
132.Steve Mix 2.26
133.Shawn Marion 2.26
134.Kyle Anderson 2.25
135.Eric Snow 2.24
136.Jimmy Foster 2.24
137.Calvin Murphy* 2.24
138.Spud Webb 2.24
139.Mike Conley 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.Draymond Green 2.22
149.Tyus Jones 2.21
150.Kurt Rambis 2.21
151.Ricky Sobers 2.21
152.Bob Sura 2.20
153.Bobby Jackson 2.19
154.Mack Calvin 2.19
155.Alvan Adams 2.18
156.Jimmy Jones 2.18
157.Terry Porter 2.18
158.Devin Harris 2.18
159.Pooh Richardson 2.17
160.Caron Butler 2.17
161.Larry Bird* 2.16
162.Grant Long 2.15
163.Stephen Curry 2.15
164.John Drew 2.15
165.Fred VanVleet 2.15
166.Brent Barry 2.15
167.Len Elmore 2.14
168.Bo Outlaw 2.14
169.Jeff Teague 2.14
170.Jimmy O'Brien 2.14
171.Derek Fisher 2.14
172.OG Anunoby 2.13
173.John Bagley 2.12
174.Jrue Holiday 2.12
175.Bill Hanzlik 2.12
176.John Starks 2.11
177.Coby Dietrick 2.11
178.Trent Tucker 2.11
179.Stephen Jackson 2.11
180.Kevin Johnson 2.10
181.Dell Curry 2.10
182.Jim Paxson 2.10
183.Nenê 2.09
184.Kevin Porter 2.09
185.Mark Jackson 2.09
186.Charles Barkley* 2.09
187.James Harden 2.09
188.David Robinson* 2.08
189.Jason Williams 2.08
190.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2.08
191.Shawn Kemp 2.08
192.James Posey 2.08
193.Rick Fox 2.08
194.Steve Francis 2.08
195.Brandon Jennings 2.07
196.Kyle Lowry 2.07
197.Kobe Bryant* 2.07
198.Danny Manning 2.07
199.Raymond Felton 2.07
200.Darrell Elston 2.07
201.Rodney Rogers 2.07
202.Derek Anderson 2.06
203.Michael Cooper* 2.05
204.Tyreke Evans 2.05
205.Billy Harris 2.05
206.De'Aaron Fox 2.05
207.Darrell Griffith 2.04
208.Danny Green 2.04
209.LeBron James 2.04
210.Al Skinner 2.04
211.Mark Price 2.03
212.Walter Davis* 2.03
213.Blue Edwards 2.03
214.Derrick McKey 2.02
215.Vernon Maxwell 2.02
216.Larry Drew 2.02
217.Norm Nixon 2.02
218.Sleepy Floyd 2.01
219.Donovan Mitchell 2.01
220.Bo Lamar 2.01
221.Dan Majerle 2.01
222.Andre Miller 2.01
223.Byron Scott 2.00
224.Jason Terry 1.99
225.Greg Monroe 1.99
226.Kenyon Martin 1.99
227.Paul Pierce* 1.99
228.Ty Lawson 1.98
229.Tom Henderson 1.98
230.Darren Collison 1.98
231.Gary Harris 1.98
232.Nikola Jokić 1.97
233.Anthony Peeler 1.97
234.Chris Webber* 1.97
235.Garrett Temple 1.97
236.Danny Ainge 1.97
237.Josh Smith 1.96
238.Luke Ridnour 1.96
239.Al-Farouq Aminu 1.96
240.Tracy McGrady* 1.95
241.Avery Johnson 1.95
242.Karl Malone* 1.95
243.Sam Lacey 1.95
244.Toni Kukoč* 1.94
245.Kevin Garnett* 1.94
246.Luc Mbah a Moute 1.94
247.Tony Campbell 1.94
248.Patrick Beverley 1.94
249.Dennis Johnson* 1.94
250.Dana Barros 1.94

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player STL%
1.Alvin Robertson 4.12
2.Quinn Buckner 3.79
3.Nate McMillan 3.75
4.Michael 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.Maurice Cheeks* 3.18
12.Michael Jordan* 3.13
13.Don Buse 3.10
14.Doug Christie 3.07
15.Foots Walker 3.07
16.Chris Paul 3.06
17.Ray Williams 3.01
18.Gus Williams 2.99
19.Darrell Armstrong 2.97
20.Greg Anthony 2.95
21.Ricky Rubio 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.Clyde Drexler* 2.82
28.Jason Kidd* 2.80
29.Baron Davis 2.77
30.Ron Harper 2.75
31.Allen Iverson* 2.75
32.T.J. McConnell 2.73
33.Manu Ginóbili* 2.73
34.Rajon Rondo 2.72
35.Corey Brewer 2.72
36.Bonzi Wells 2.72
37.Kawhi Leonard 2.71
38.Allen Leavell 2.71
39.Rickey Green 2.69
40.Gary Payton* 2.69
41.Muggsy Bogues 2.67
42.Kevin Edwards 2.67
43.Lionel Hollins 2.63
44.Kendall Gill 2.63
45.Robert Covington 2.62
46.Eddie Jones 2.62
47.Derek Harper 2.60
48.George McGinnis* 2.59
49.Hersey Hawkins 2.59
50.Marcus Smart 2.58
51.Lindsey Hunter 2.58
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.Paul George 2.52
59.Isiah Thomas* 2.52
60.Aaron McKie 2.52
61.Kerry Kittles 2.52
62.Kenny Anderson 2.51
63.Trevor Ariza 2.50
64.Ruben Patterson 2.50
65.Jerome Kersey 2.49
66.Thabo Sefolosha 2.48
67.Victor Oladipo 2.48
68.Anfernee Hardaway 2.48
69.Thaddeus Young 2.47
70.Michael Adams 2.47
71.Magic Johnson* 2.46
72.Paul Pressey 2.45
73.Julius Erving* 2.45
74.Dejounte Murray 2.44
75.Jimmy Butler 2.44
76.Chris Morris 2.44
77.Andrei Kirilenko 2.44
78.George Lynch 2.43
79.Rod Strickland 2.43
80.Jay Humphries 2.43
81.Reggie Williams 2.43
82.Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.43
83.Monta Ellis 2.42
84.Fred Brown 2.42
85.Eric Bledsoe 2.42
86.Dee Brown 2.41
87.Gerald Henderson 2.40
88.Bobby Jones* 2.39
89.Dwyane Wade* 2.38
90.Craig Ehlo 2.37
91.Randy Smith 2.37
92.John Lucas 2.36
93.Gilbert Arenas 2.36
94.Bryon Russell 2.35
95.Tom Gugliotta 2.35
96.Stacey Augmon 2.34
97.Russell Westbrook 2.34
98.Tim Hardaway* 2.34
99.Travis Best 2.34
100.Earl Watson 2.33
101.John Wall 2.33
102.Andre Drummond 2.30
103.Chris Mullin* 2.29
104.Andre Iguodala 2.29
105.Tyrone Corbin 2.28
106.Ben Wallace* 2.28
107.Paul Westphal* 2.27
108.Nick Anderson 2.27
109.Jeff Hornacek 2.26
110.Gar Heard 2.26
111.Steve Mix 2.26
112.Shawn Marion 2.26
113.Kyle Anderson 2.25
114.Eric Snow 2.24
115.Calvin Murphy* 2.24
116.Spud Webb 2.24
117.Mike Conley 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.Draymond Green 2.22
125.Tyus Jones 2.21
126.Kurt Rambis 2.21
127.Ricky Sobers 2.21
128.Bob Sura 2.20
129.Bobby Jackson 2.19
130.Alvan Adams 2.18
131.Terry Porter 2.18
132.Devin Harris 2.18
133.Pooh Richardson 2.17
134.Caron Butler 2.17
135.Larry Bird* 2.16
136.Grant Long 2.15
137.Stephen Curry 2.15
138.John Drew 2.15
139.Fred VanVleet 2.15
140.Brent Barry 2.15
141.Bo Outlaw 2.14
142.Jeff Teague 2.14
143.Derek Fisher 2.14
144.OG Anunoby 2.13
145.John Bagley 2.12
146.Jrue Holiday 2.12
147.Bill Hanzlik 2.12
148.John Starks 2.11
149.Trent Tucker 2.11
150.Stephen Jackson 2.11
151.Kevin Johnson 2.10
152.Dell Curry 2.10
153.Jim Paxson 2.10
154.Nenê 2.09
155.Kevin Porter 2.09
156.Mark Jackson 2.09
157.Charles Barkley* 2.09
158.James Harden 2.09
159.David Robinson* 2.08
160.Jason Williams 2.08
161.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2.08
162.Shawn Kemp 2.08
163.James Posey 2.08
164.Rick Fox 2.08
165.Steve Francis 2.08
166.Brandon Jennings 2.07
167.Kyle Lowry 2.07
168.Kobe Bryant* 2.07
169.Danny Manning 2.07
170.Raymond Felton 2.07
171.Rodney Rogers 2.07
172.Derek Anderson 2.06
173.Michael Cooper* 2.05
174.Tyreke Evans 2.05
175.De'Aaron Fox 2.05
176.Darrell Griffith 2.04
177.Danny Green 2.04
178.LeBron James 2.04
179.Mark Price 2.03
180.Walter Davis* 2.03
181.Blue Edwards 2.03
182.Derrick McKey 2.02
183.Vernon Maxwell 2.02
184.Larry Drew 2.02
185.Norm Nixon 2.02
186.Sleepy Floyd 2.01
187.Donovan Mitchell 2.01
188.Dan Majerle 2.01
189.Andre Miller 2.01
190.Byron Scott 2.00
191.Jason Terry 1.99
192.Greg Monroe 1.99
193.Kenyon Martin 1.99
194.Paul Pierce* 1.99
195.Ty Lawson 1.98
196.Tom Henderson 1.98
197.Darren Collison 1.98
198.Gary Harris 1.98
199.Nikola Jokić 1.97
200.Anthony Peeler 1.97
201.Chris Webber* 1.97
202.Garrett Temple 1.97
203.Danny Ainge 1.97
204.Josh Smith 1.96
205.Luke Ridnour 1.96
206.Al-Farouq Aminu 1.96
207.Tracy McGrady* 1.95
208.Avery Johnson 1.95
209.Karl Malone* 1.95
210.Sam Lacey 1.95
211.Toni Kukoč* 1.94
212.Kevin Garnett* 1.94
213.Luc Mbah a Moute 1.94
214.Tony Campbell 1.94
215.Patrick Beverley 1.94
216.Dennis Johnson* 1.94
217.Dana Barros 1.94
218.Vlade Divac* 1.94
219.Larry Kenon 1.93
220.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1.93
221.Frank Brickowski 1.93
222.Lamond Murray 1.93
223.Jae Crowder 1.92
224.Reggie Evans 1.92
225.Mickey Johnson 1.92
226.Sidney Moncrief* 1.91
227.Justin Holiday 1.91
228.Ed Pinckney 1.91
229.Kyrie Irving 1.90
230.J.R. Smith 1.90
231.Leandro Barbosa 1.90
232.Latrell Sprewell 1.90
233.James Johnson 1.90
234.Courtney Lee 1.90
235.Grant Hill* 1.89
236.Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.89
237.Anthony Johnson 1.89
238.Greg Ballard 1.88
239.Johnny Newman 1.88
240.Kemba Walker 1.88
241.John Long 1.88
242.Christian Laettner 1.88
243.Sherman Douglas 1.88
244.Anderson Varejão 1.87
245.Anthony Davis 1.87
246.Kirk Hinrich 1.87
247.Bryant Stith 1.87
248.Jusuf Nurkić 1.86
249.Sam Cassell 1.86
250.Bimbo Coles 1.86

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player STL%
1.Wendell Ladner 3.80
2.Don Buse 3.80
3.Fatty Taylor 3.64
4.Mike D'Antoni 3.59
5.Ted McClain 3.52
6.Brian Taylor 3.35
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.Wil Robinson 2.57
18.Ron Thomas 2.55
19.Gene Littles 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.Jimmy Foster 2.24
32.Don Adams 2.17
33.John Trapp 2.16
34.Ed Manning 2.16
35.Jimmy O'Brien 2.14
36.Coby Dietrick 2.12
37.Bill Melchionni 2.12
38.Ticky Burden 2.12
39.Darrell Elston 2.09
40.George Thompson 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.Freddie Lewis 2.00
48.Goo Kennedy 1.96
49.Bo Lamar 1.95
50.Joe Hamilton 1.94
51.Johnny Neumann 1.94
52.Al Skinner 1.92
53.David Thompson* 1.89
54.George Gervin* 1.89
55.Lionel Billingy 1.86
56.Dan Roundfield 1.80
57.Marvin Barnes 1.80
58.Willie Wise 1.79
59.James Silas 1.79
60.Pierre Russell 1.79
61.Mike Flynn 1.79
62.Ollie Taylor 1.78
63.Charles Edge 1.78
64.Tom Ingelsby 1.78
65.Billy Knight 1.75
66.Pat McFarland 1.75
67.Charles Jordan 1.72
68.Wil Jones 1.71
69.Chuck Williams 1.69
70.Jim Bradley 1.67
71.Scott English 1.67
72.Kevin Joyce 1.65
73.Rudy Hackett 1.65
74.John Williamson 1.60
75.Al Smith 1.59
76.Mel Bennett 1.58
77.Wali Jones 1.54
78.Jim Ard 1.54
79.Mike Green 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.Rick Mount 1.44
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.Walt Simon 1.40
92.Maurice Lucas 1.40
93.John Roche 1.39
94.Aulcie Perry 1.37
95.Claude Terry 1.35
96.Rich Jones 1.35
97.Claude Virden 1.34
98.Steve Green 1.33
99.Gus Gerard 1.33
100.Billy Schaeffer 1.33
101.Darnell Hillman 1.32
102.Gene Moore 1.32
103.Louie Dampier* 1.32
104.Chuck Terry 1.31
105.Larry Miller 1.31
106.Barry Parkhill 1.31
107.Flynn Robinson 1.30
108.George Adams 1.30
109.Roger Brown* 1.28
110.George Carter 1.28
111.Glen Combs 1.24
112.Larry Finch 1.24
113.Dan Issel* 1.23
114.Allan Bristow 1.22
115.Zelmo Beaty* 1.22
116.Moses Malone* 1.21
117.Donnie Freeman 1.21
118.Byron Beck 1.20
119.Tim Bassett 1.18
120.Don Washington 1.17
121.Terry Driscoll 1.17
122.Willie Long 1.17
123.Jim Chones 1.15
124.Goose Ligon 1.14
125.Travis Grant 1.14
126.Marv Roberts 1.13
127.George Lehmann 1.13
128.Mark Olberding 1.11
129.Bill Keller 1.10
130.Randy Denton 1.10
131.Bill Higgins 1.09
132.Roger Brown 1.09
133.Gerald Govan 1.09
134.Caldwell Jones 1.07
135.Jim Eakins 1.06
136.George Irvine 1.05
137.Henry Ward 1.05
138.David Bustion 1.04
139.Gus Johnson* 1.02
140.Jim McDaniels 0.99
141.Billy Paultz 0.98
142.Marvin Webster 0.98
143.Mel Daniels* 0.97
144.Dave Robisch 0.96
145.Jerry Chambers 0.96
146.Red Robbins 0.95
147.Mike Jackson 0.95
148.Ronnie Robinson 0.95
149.Cincy Powell 0.91
150.Steve Jones 0.91
151.Lee Davis 0.90
152.Artis Gilmore* 0.85
153.Julius Keye 0.81
154.Willie Sojourner 0.79
155.Simmie Hill 0.78
156.Tom Owens 0.78
157.Swen Nater 0.73
158.Lamar Green 0.72
159.John Beasley 0.71
160.Joby Wright 0.70
161.Bob Netolicky 0.63
162.Gary Gregor 0.58