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.Maurice Cheeks* 3.18
16.Ted McClain 3.17
17.Michael Jordan* 3.13
18.Chris Paul 3.11
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.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.Manu Ginóbili* 2.73
40.Rajon Rondo 2.72
41.Corey Brewer 2.72
42.Bonzi Wells 2.72
43.Allen Leavell 2.71
44.Kawhi Leonard 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.Robert Covington 2.62
53.Eddie Jones 2.62
54.Derek Harper 2.60
55.M.L. Carr 2.60
56.Marcus Smart 2.60
57.Hersey Hawkins 2.59
58.Lindsey Hunter 2.58
59.Wil Robinson 2.57
60.Chris Ford 2.57
61.T.R. Dunn 2.55
62.Gerald Wallace 2.55
63.George McGinnis* 2.54
64.Larry Hughes 2.54
65.Gene Littles 2.53
66.Rick Barry* 2.53
67.Sedale Threatt 2.53
68.Dave Twardzik 2.53
69.Ron Thomas 2.53
70.Isiah Thomas* 2.52
71.Aaron McKie 2.52
72.Kerry Kittles 2.52
73.Kenny Anderson 2.51
74.Julius Erving* 2.51
75.Paul George 2.51
76.Trevor Ariza 2.50
77.Ruben Patterson 2.50
78.Jerome Kersey 2.49
79.Thabo Sefolosha 2.48
80.Victor Oladipo 2.48
81.Anfernee Hardaway 2.48
82.Thaddeus Young 2.47
83.Michael Adams 2.47
84.Jimmy Butler 2.46
85.George Karl* 2.46
86.Magic Johnson* 2.46
87.Paul Pressey 2.45
88.Bobby Jones* 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.Dwyane Wade* 2.38
106.Craig Ehlo 2.37
107.Randy Smith 2.37
108.John Lucas 2.36
109.Gilbert Arenas 2.36
110.Bryon Russell 2.35
111.Tom Gugliotta 2.35
112.Fly Williams 2.35
113.Russell Westbrook 2.35
114.Stacey Augmon 2.34
115.Tim Hardaway* 2.34
116.Travis Best 2.34
117.Andre Drummond 2.34
118.Earl Watson 2.33
119.John Wall 2.33
120.Collis Jones 2.32
121.Monte Towe 2.32
122.Chris Mullin* 2.29
123.Andre Iguodala 2.29
124.Tyrone Corbin 2.28
125.Ben Wallace* 2.28
126.Paul Westphal* 2.27
127.Nick Anderson 2.27
128.Jeff Hornacek 2.26
129.Gar Heard 2.26
130.Steve Mix 2.26
131.Shawn Marion 2.26
132.Mike Conley 2.25
133.Draymond Green 2.25
134.Eric Snow 2.24
135.Jimmy Foster 2.24
136.Calvin Murphy* 2.24
137.Spud Webb 2.24
138.Mike Barr 2.24
139.Ralph Simpson 2.23
140.Rafer Alston 2.23
141.DeMarcus Cousins 2.23
142.Robert Horry 2.22
143.David Wesley 2.22
144.Mike Woodson 2.22
145.Paul Millsap 2.22
146.Kurt Rambis 2.21
147.Ricky Sobers 2.21
148.Bob Sura 2.20
149.Stephen Curry 2.20
150.Bobby Jackson 2.19
151.Mack Calvin 2.19
152.Alvan Adams 2.18
153.Jimmy Jones 2.18
154.Terry Porter 2.18
155.Devin Harris 2.18
156.Pooh Richardson 2.17
157.Jrue Holiday 2.17
158.Caron Butler 2.17
159.Larry Bird* 2.16
160.Grant Long 2.15
161.John Drew 2.15
162.Fred VanVleet 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.John Bagley 2.12
169.Bill Hanzlik 2.12
170.James Harden 2.12
171.John Starks 2.11
172.Coby Dietrick 2.11
173.Trent Tucker 2.11
174.Stephen Jackson 2.11
175.Kevin Johnson 2.10
176.Dell Curry 2.10
177.Jim Paxson 2.10
178.Nenê 2.09
179.Kevin Porter 2.09
180.Mark Jackson 2.09
181.Charles Barkley* 2.09
182.David Robinson* 2.08
183.Jason Williams 2.08
184.Shawn Kemp 2.08
185.James Posey 2.08
186.De'Aaron Fox 2.08
187.Rick Fox 2.08
188.Steve Francis 2.08
189.LeBron James 2.07
190.Brandon Jennings 2.07
191.Kobe Bryant* 2.07
192.Danny Manning 2.07
193.Kyle Lowry 2.07
194.Raymond Felton 2.07
195.Darrell Elston 2.07
196.Rodney Rogers 2.07
197.Jimmy O'Brien 2.06
198.Derek Anderson 2.06
199.Michael Cooper 2.05
200.Tyreke Evans 2.05
201.Billy Harris 2.05
202.Darrell Griffith 2.04
203.Danny Green 2.04
204.Al Skinner 2.04
205.Mark Price 2.03
206.Walter Davis 2.03
207.Blue Edwards 2.03
208.Derrick McKey 2.02
209.Vernon Maxwell 2.02
210.Larry Drew 2.02
211.Norm Nixon 2.02
212.Sleepy Floyd 2.01
213.Bo Lamar 2.01
214.Dan Majerle 2.01
215.Andre Miller 2.01
216.Byron Scott 2.00
217.Jason Terry 1.99
218.Greg Monroe 1.99
219.Kenyon Martin 1.99
220.Paul Pierce* 1.99
221.Donovan Mitchell 1.98
222.Gary Harris 1.98
223.Ty Lawson 1.98
224.Tom Henderson 1.98
225.Darren Collison 1.98
226.Anthony Peeler 1.97
227.Chris Webber* 1.97
228.Danny Ainge 1.97
229.Josh Smith 1.96
230.Luke Ridnour 1.96
231.Al-Farouq Aminu 1.96
232.Tracy McGrady* 1.95
233.Avery Johnson 1.95
234.Karl Malone* 1.95
235.Sam Lacey 1.95
236.Toni Kukoč* 1.94
237.Kevin Garnett* 1.94
238.Luc Mbah a Moute 1.94
239.Tony Campbell 1.94
240.Patrick Beverley 1.94
241.Dennis Johnson* 1.94
242.Garrett Temple 1.94
243.Dana Barros 1.94
244.Vlade Divac* 1.94
245.Joe Hamilton 1.94
246.Frank Brickowski 1.93
247.Lamond Murray 1.93
248.Nikola Jokić 1.92
249.Jae Crowder 1.92
250.Reggie Evans 1.92

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.Wil Robinson 2.57
18.Gene Littles 2.53
19.Ron 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.Ollie Taylor 1.78
61.Charles Edge 1.78
62.Tom Ingelsby 1.78
63.Billy Knight 1.75
64.Pat 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.Walt 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.Don 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.Cincy 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.Maurice Cheeks* 3.18
12.Michael Jordan* 3.13
13.Chris Paul 3.11
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.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.Manu Ginóbili* 2.73
33.Rajon Rondo 2.72
34.Corey Brewer 2.72
35.Bonzi Wells 2.72
36.Allen Leavell 2.71
37.Kawhi Leonard 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.Robert Covington 2.62
45.Eddie Jones 2.62
46.Derek Harper 2.60
47.Marcus Smart 2.60
48.George McGinnis* 2.59
49.Hersey Hawkins 2.59
50.Lindsey Hunter 2.58
51.Chris Ford 2.57
52.T.R. Dunn 2.55
53.Gerald Wallace 2.55
54.Larry Hughes 2.54
55.Rick Barry* 2.53
56.Sedale Threatt 2.53
57.Isiah Thomas* 2.52
58.Aaron McKie 2.52
59.Kerry Kittles 2.52
60.Kenny Anderson 2.51
61.Paul George 2.51
62.Trevor Ariza 2.50
63.Ruben Patterson 2.50
64.Jerome Kersey 2.49
65.Thabo Sefolosha 2.48
66.Victor Oladipo 2.48
67.Anfernee Hardaway 2.48
68.Thaddeus Young 2.47
69.Michael Adams 2.47
70.Jimmy Butler 2.46
71.Magic Johnson* 2.46
72.Paul Pressey 2.45
73.Julius Erving* 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.Dwyane Wade* 2.38
88.Craig Ehlo 2.37
89.Randy Smith 2.37
90.John Lucas 2.36
91.Gilbert Arenas 2.36
92.Bryon Russell 2.35
93.Tom Gugliotta 2.35
94.Russell Westbrook 2.35
95.Stacey Augmon 2.34
96.Tim Hardaway* 2.34
97.Travis Best 2.34
98.Andre Drummond 2.34
99.Earl Watson 2.33
100.John Wall 2.33
101.Chris Mullin* 2.29
102.Andre Iguodala 2.29
103.Tyrone Corbin 2.28
104.Ben Wallace* 2.28
105.Paul Westphal* 2.27
106.Nick Anderson 2.27
107.Jeff Hornacek 2.26
108.Gar Heard 2.26
109.Steve Mix 2.26
110.Shawn Marion 2.26
111.Mike Conley 2.25
112.Draymond Green 2.25
113.Eric Snow 2.24
114.Calvin Murphy* 2.24
115.Spud Webb 2.24
116.Rafer Alston 2.23
117.DeMarcus Cousins 2.23
118.Robert Horry 2.22
119.David Wesley 2.22
120.Mike Woodson 2.22
121.Paul Millsap 2.22
122.Kurt Rambis 2.21
123.Ricky Sobers 2.21
124.Bob Sura 2.20
125.Stephen Curry 2.20
126.Bobby Jackson 2.19
127.Alvan Adams 2.18
128.Terry Porter 2.18
129.Devin Harris 2.18
130.Pooh Richardson 2.17
131.Jrue Holiday 2.17
132.Caron Butler 2.17
133.Larry Bird* 2.16
134.Grant Long 2.15
135.John Drew 2.15
136.Fred VanVleet 2.15
137.Brent Barry 2.15
138.Bo Outlaw 2.14
139.Jeff Teague 2.14
140.Derek Fisher 2.14
141.John Bagley 2.12
142.Bill Hanzlik 2.12
143.James Harden 2.12
144.John Starks 2.11
145.Trent Tucker 2.11
146.Stephen Jackson 2.11
147.Kevin Johnson 2.10
148.Dell Curry 2.10
149.Jim Paxson 2.10
150.Nenê 2.09
151.Kevin Porter 2.09
152.Mark Jackson 2.09
153.Charles Barkley* 2.09
154.David Robinson* 2.08
155.Jason Williams 2.08
156.Shawn Kemp 2.08
157.James Posey 2.08
158.De'Aaron Fox 2.08
159.Rick Fox 2.08
160.Steve Francis 2.08
161.LeBron James 2.07
162.Brandon Jennings 2.07
163.Kobe Bryant* 2.07
164.Danny Manning 2.07
165.Kyle Lowry 2.07
166.Raymond Felton 2.07
167.Rodney Rogers 2.07
168.Derek Anderson 2.06
169.Michael Cooper 2.05
170.Tyreke Evans 2.05
171.Darrell Griffith 2.04
172.Danny Green 2.04
173.Mark Price 2.03
174.Walter Davis 2.03
175.Blue Edwards 2.03
176.Derrick McKey 2.02
177.Vernon Maxwell 2.02
178.Larry Drew 2.02
179.Norm Nixon 2.02
180.Sleepy Floyd 2.01
181.Dan Majerle 2.01
182.Andre Miller 2.01
183.Byron Scott 2.00
184.Jason Terry 1.99
185.Greg Monroe 1.99
186.Kenyon Martin 1.99
187.Paul Pierce* 1.99
188.Donovan Mitchell 1.98
189.Gary Harris 1.98
190.Ty Lawson 1.98
191.Tom Henderson 1.98
192.Darren Collison 1.98
193.Anthony Peeler 1.97
194.Chris Webber* 1.97
195.Danny Ainge 1.97
196.Josh Smith 1.96
197.Luke Ridnour 1.96
198.Al-Farouq Aminu 1.96
199.Tracy McGrady* 1.95
200.Avery Johnson 1.95
201.Karl Malone* 1.95
202.Sam Lacey 1.95
203.Toni Kukoč* 1.94
204.Kevin Garnett* 1.94
205.Luc Mbah a Moute 1.94
206.Tony Campbell 1.94
207.Patrick Beverley 1.94
208.Dennis Johnson* 1.94
209.Garrett Temple 1.94
210.Dana Barros 1.94
211.Vlade Divac* 1.94
212.Larry Kenon 1.93
213.Frank Brickowski 1.93
214.Lamond Murray 1.93
215.Nikola Jokić 1.92
216.Jae Crowder 1.92
217.Reggie Evans 1.92
218.Mickey Johnson 1.92
219.Sidney Moncrief* 1.91
220.Kyrie Irving 1.91
221.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1.91
222.Justin Holiday 1.91
223.Ed Pinckney 1.91
224.James Johnson 1.90
225.J.R. Smith 1.90
226.Leandro Barbosa 1.90
227.Latrell Sprewell 1.90
228.Courtney Lee 1.90
229.Grant Hill* 1.89
230.Anthony Davis 1.89
231.Anthony Johnson 1.89
232.Greg Ballard 1.88
233.Johnny Newman 1.88
234.Kemba Walker 1.88
235.John Long 1.88
236.Christian Laettner 1.88
237.Sherman Douglas 1.88
238.Anderson Varejão 1.87
239.Kirk Hinrich 1.87
240.Bryant Stith 1.87
241.Khris Middleton 1.87
242.Sam Cassell 1.86
243.Bimbo Coles 1.86
244.P.J. Tucker 1.86
245.Lonnie Shelton 1.85
246.Shandon Anderson 1.85
247.Otis Birdsong 1.84
248.Robert Reid 1.84
249.Eddie Johnson 1.84
250.Lucious Harris 1.84