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. Chris Paul 3.33
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 2.90
29. Metta World Peace 2.87
30. Terrell Brandon 2.86
31. Darrell Walker 2.83
32. Clyde Drexler* 2.82
33. Rajon Rondo 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. Manu Ginobili 2.73
40. Bonzi Wells 2.72
41. Allen Leavell 2.71
42. Corey Brewer 2.70
43. Rickey Green 2.69
44. Gary Payton* 2.69
45. Muggsy Bogues 2.67
46. Kevin Edwards 2.67
47. Lloyd Batts 2.63
48. Paul George 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. Trevor Ariza 2.59
56. Lindsey Hunter 2.58
57. Wilbert Robinson 2.57
58. Russell Westbrook 2.57
59. Chris Ford 2.57
60. T.R. Dunn 2.55
61. Gerald Wallace 2.55
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. Stephen Curry 2.50
75. Ruben Patterson 2.50
76. Jerome Kersey 2.49
77. Anfernee Hardaway 2.48
78. Michael Adams 2.47
79. George Karl 2.46
80. Magic Johnson* 2.46
81. Thabo Sefolosha 2.45
82. Paul Pressey 2.45
83. Bobby Jones 2.45
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. Thaddeus Young 2.42
93. Monta Ellis 2.42
94. Kim Hughes 2.42
95. Fred Brown 2.42
96. Jimmy Butler 2.42
97. Dwyane Wade 2.41
98. Ticky Burden 2.41
99. Dee Brown 2.41
100. John Wall 2.40
101. Gerald Henderson 2.40
102. Bill Chamberlain 2.39
103. Mike Conley 2.38
104. Craig Ehlo 2.37
105. Randy Smith 2.37
106. John Lucas 2.36
107. Gilbert Arenas 2.36
108. Bryon Russell 2.35
109. Tom Gugliotta 2.35
110. Fly Williams 2.35
111. Stacey Augmon 2.34
112. Tim Hardaway 2.34
113. Travis Best 2.34
114. Earl Watson 2.33
115. Collis Jones 2.32
116. Monte Towe 2.32
117. Andre Iguodala 2.31
118. Chris Mullin* 2.29
119. Tyrone Corbin 2.28
120. Jrue Holiday 2.28
121. Ben Wallace 2.28
122. Paul Westphal 2.27
123. Nick Anderson 2.27
124. Paul Millsap 2.27
125. Jeff Hornacek 2.26
126. Gar Heard 2.26
127. Steve Mix 2.26
128. Shawn Marion 2.26
129. Jeff Teague 2.24
130. Eric Snow 2.24
131. Jimmy Foster 2.24
132. Calvin Murphy* 2.24
133. Spud Webb 2.24
134. Mike Barr 2.24
135. James Harden 2.23
136. Ralph Simpson 2.23
137. Rafer Alston 2.23
138. Robert Horry 2.22
139. Kyle Lowry 2.22
140. David Wesley 2.22
141. Mike Woodson 2.22
142. DeMarcus Cousins 2.21
143. Devin Harris 2.21
144. Kurt Rambis 2.21
145. Ricky Sobers 2.21
146. LeBron James 2.20
147. Bob Sura 2.20
148. Bobby Jackson 2.19
149. Mack Calvin 2.19
150. Alvan Adams 2.18
151. Jimmy Jones 2.18
152. Terry Porter 2.18
153. Pooh Richardson 2.17
154. Caron Butler 2.17
155. Larry Bird* 2.16
156. Grant Long 2.15
157. John Drew 2.15
158. Brent Barry 2.15
159. Len Elmore 2.14
160. Bo Outlaw 2.14
161. Derek Fisher 2.14
162. John Bagley 2.12
163. Bill Hanzlik 2.12
164. John Starks 2.11
165. Coby Dietrick 2.11
166. Trent Tucker 2.11
167. Stephen Jackson 2.11
168. Kevin Johnson 2.10
169. Nene Hilario 2.10
170. Dell Curry 2.10
171. Jim Paxson 2.10
172. Kevin Porter 2.09
173. Mark Jackson 2.09
174. Charles Barkley* 2.09
175. David Robinson* 2.08
176. Jason Williams 2.08
177. Shawn Kemp 2.08
178. Tyreke Evans 2.08
179. James Posey 2.08
180. Raymond Felton 2.08
181. Rick Fox 2.08
182. Steve Francis 2.08
183. Brandon Jennings 2.07
184. Kobe Bryant 2.07
185. Danny Manning 2.07
186. Darrell Elston 2.07
187. Rodney Rogers 2.07
188. Jimmy O'Brien 2.06
189. Derek Anderson 2.06
190. Michael Cooper 2.05
191. Billy Harris 2.05
192. Darrell Griffith 2.04
193. Al Skinner 2.04
194. Mark Price 2.03
195. Walter Davis 2.03
196. Blue Edwards 2.03
197. Derrick McKey 2.02
198. Vernon Maxwell 2.02
199. Larry Drew 2.02
200. Norm Nixon 2.02
201. Greg Monroe 2.01
202. Sleepy Floyd 2.01
203. Al-Farouq Aminu 2.01
204. Bo Lamar 2.01
205. Dan Majerle 2.01
206. Andre Miller 2.01
207. Kemba Walker 2.00
208. Byron Scott 2.00
209. Jason Terry 1.99
210. Kenyon Martin 1.99
211. Paul Pierce 1.99
212. Ty Lawson 1.98
213. Tom Henderson 1.98
214. Kyrie Irving 1.98
215. Anthony Peeler 1.97
216. Chris Webber 1.97
217. Danny Ainge 1.97
218. Josh Smith 1.96
219. Anthony Davis 1.96
220. Luke Ridnour 1.96
221. Darren Collison 1.95
222. Tracy McGrady* 1.95
223. Avery Johnson 1.95
224. Karl Malone* 1.95
225. Sam Lacey 1.95
226. Toni Kukoc 1.94
227. Kevin Garnett 1.94
228. Tony Campbell 1.94
229. Dennis Johnson* 1.94
230. Luc Mbah a Moute 1.94
231. Dana Barros 1.94
232. Vlade Divac 1.94
233. Joe Hamilton 1.94
234. Frank Brickowski 1.93
235. Lamond Murray 1.93
236. Reggie Evans 1.92
237. Rudy Gay 1.92
238. Mickey Johnson 1.92
239. Sidney Moncrief 1.91
240. Connie Hawkins* 1.91
241. Ed Pinckney 1.91
242. J.R. Smith 1.91
243. Ron Boone 1.90
244. Leandro Barbosa 1.90
245. Latrell Sprewell 1.90
246. Goo Kennedy 1.90
247. Grant Hill* 1.89
248. Anthony Johnson 1.89
249. Greg Ballard 1.88
250. Johnny Newman 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. Tony Allen 3.37
9. Chris Paul 3.33
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 2.90
23. Metta World Peace 2.87
24. Terrell Brandon 2.86
25. Darrell Walker 2.83
26. Clyde Drexler* 2.82
27. Rajon Rondo 2.82
28. Jason Kidd* 2.80
29. Baron Davis 2.77
30. Ron Harper 2.75
31. Allen Iverson* 2.75
32. Manu Ginobili 2.73
33. Bonzi Wells 2.72
34. Allen Leavell 2.71
35. Corey Brewer 2.70
36. Rickey Green 2.69
37. Gary Payton* 2.69
38. Muggsy Bogues 2.67
39. Kevin Edwards 2.67
40. Paul George 2.63
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. Trevor Ariza 2.59
48. Lindsey Hunter 2.58
49. Russell Westbrook 2.57
50. Chris Ford 2.57
51. T.R. Dunn 2.55
52. Gerald Wallace 2.55
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. Stephen Curry 2.50
61. Ruben Patterson 2.50
62. Jerome Kersey 2.49
63. Anfernee Hardaway 2.48
64. Michael Adams 2.47
65. Magic Johnson* 2.46
66. Thabo Sefolosha 2.45
67. Paul Pressey 2.45
68. Julius Erving* 2.45
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. Thaddeus Young 2.42
77. Monta Ellis 2.42
78. Fred Brown 2.42
79. Jimmy Butler 2.42
80. Dwyane Wade 2.41
81. Dee Brown 2.41
82. John Wall 2.40
83. Gerald Henderson 2.40
84. Bobby Jones 2.39
85. Mike Conley 2.38
86. Craig Ehlo 2.37
87. Randy Smith 2.37
88. John Lucas 2.36
89. Gilbert Arenas 2.36
90. Bryon Russell 2.35
91. Tom Gugliotta 2.35
92. Stacey Augmon 2.34
93. Tim Hardaway 2.34
94. Travis Best 2.34
95. Earl Watson 2.33
96. Andre Iguodala 2.31
97. Chris Mullin* 2.29
98. Tyrone Corbin 2.28
99. Jrue Holiday 2.28
100. Ben Wallace 2.28
101. Paul Westphal 2.27
102. Nick Anderson 2.27
103. Paul Millsap 2.27
104. Jeff Hornacek 2.26
105. Gar Heard 2.26
106. Steve Mix 2.26
107. Shawn Marion 2.26
108. Jeff Teague 2.24
109. Eric Snow 2.24
110. Calvin Murphy* 2.24
111. Spud Webb 2.24
112. James Harden 2.23
113. Rafer Alston 2.23
114. Robert Horry 2.22
115. Kyle Lowry 2.22
116. David Wesley 2.22
117. Mike Woodson 2.22
118. DeMarcus Cousins 2.21
119. Devin Harris 2.21
120. Kurt Rambis 2.21
121. Ricky Sobers 2.21
122. LeBron James 2.20
123. Bob Sura 2.20
124. Bobby Jackson 2.19
125. Alvan Adams 2.18
126. Terry Porter 2.18
127. Pooh Richardson 2.17
128. Caron Butler 2.17
129. Larry Bird* 2.16
130. Grant Long 2.15
131. John Drew 2.15
132. Brent Barry 2.15
133. Bo Outlaw 2.14
134. Derek Fisher 2.14
135. John Bagley 2.12
136. Bill Hanzlik 2.12
137. John Starks 2.11
138. Trent Tucker 2.11
139. Stephen Jackson 2.11
140. Kevin Johnson 2.10
141. Nene Hilario 2.10
142. Dell Curry 2.10
143. Jim Paxson 2.10
144. Kevin Porter 2.09
145. Mark Jackson 2.09
146. Charles Barkley* 2.09
147. David Robinson* 2.08
148. Jason Williams 2.08
149. Shawn Kemp 2.08
150. Tyreke Evans 2.08
151. James Posey 2.08
152. Raymond Felton 2.08
153. Rick Fox 2.08
154. Steve Francis 2.08
155. Brandon Jennings 2.07
156. Kobe Bryant 2.07
157. Danny Manning 2.07
158. Rodney Rogers 2.07
159. Derek Anderson 2.06
160. Michael Cooper 2.05
161. Darrell Griffith 2.04
162. Mark Price 2.03
163. Walter Davis 2.03
164. Blue Edwards 2.03
165. Derrick McKey 2.02
166. Vernon Maxwell 2.02
167. Larry Drew 2.02
168. Norm Nixon 2.02
169. Greg Monroe 2.01
170. Sleepy Floyd 2.01
171. Al-Farouq Aminu 2.01
172. Dan Majerle 2.01
173. Andre Miller 2.01
174. Kemba Walker 2.00
175. Byron Scott 2.00
176. Jason Terry 1.99
177. Kenyon Martin 1.99
178. Paul Pierce 1.99
179. Ty Lawson 1.98
180. Tom Henderson 1.98
181. Kyrie Irving 1.98
182. Anthony Peeler 1.97
183. Chris Webber 1.97
184. Danny Ainge 1.97
185. Josh Smith 1.96
186. Anthony Davis 1.96
187. Luke Ridnour 1.96
188. Darren Collison 1.95
189. Tracy McGrady* 1.95
190. Avery Johnson 1.95
191. Karl Malone* 1.95
192. Sam Lacey 1.95
193. Toni Kukoc 1.94
194. Kevin Garnett 1.94
195. Tony Campbell 1.94
196. Dennis Johnson* 1.94
197. Luc Mbah a Moute 1.94
198. Dana Barros 1.94
199. Vlade Divac 1.94
200. Larry Kenon 1.93
201. Frank Brickowski 1.93
202. Lamond Murray 1.93
203. Reggie Evans 1.92
204. Rudy Gay 1.92
205. Mickey Johnson 1.92
206. Sidney Moncrief 1.91
207. Ed Pinckney 1.91
208. J.R. Smith 1.91
209. Leandro Barbosa 1.90
210. Latrell Sprewell 1.90
211. Grant Hill* 1.89
212. Anthony Johnson 1.89
213. Greg Ballard 1.88
214. Johnny Newman 1.88
215. John Long 1.88
216. Anderson Varejao 1.88
217. Courtney Lee 1.88
218. Lou Williams 1.88
219. Christian Laettner 1.88
220. Sherman Douglas 1.88
221. Kirk Hinrich 1.87
222. Bryant Stith 1.87
223. Sam Cassell 1.86
224. Bimbo Coles 1.86
225. Lonnie Shelton 1.85
226. Goran Dragic 1.85
227. Shandon Anderson 1.85
228. Otis Birdsong 1.84
229. Robert Reid 1.84
230. Eddie Johnson 1.84
231. Lucious Harris 1.84
232. Willie Anderson 1.84
233. Mario Elie 1.83
234. Vern Fleming 1.83
235. Josh Howard 1.82
236. Brian Winters 1.82
237. Terry Cummings 1.82
238. Walt Williams 1.81
239. Zaza Pachulia 1.80
240. Eric Williams 1.80
241. Rory Sparrow 1.80
242. Mike Bibby 1.80
243. Howard Eisley 1.79
244. Dominique Wilkins* 1.79
245. Antoine Walker 1.78
246. Jared Dudley 1.78
247. Michael Cage 1.78
248. Rich Kelley 1.77
249. C.J. Miles 1.77
250. Kent Benson 1.77

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

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