NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff 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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Year Lg Player STL% Tm
2023 NBA Haywood Highsmith 3.15 MIA
2022 NBA Gary Payton II 3.41 GSW
2021 NBA Matisse Thybulle 3.48 PHI
2020 NBA Robert Covington 3.85 HOU
2019 NBA Joe Ingles 3.55 UTA
2018 NBA Delon Wright 3.53 TOR
2017 NBA Dejounte Murray 4.90 SAS
2016 NBA Danny Green 4.11 SAS
2015 NBA Tony Allen 4.49 MEM
2014 NBA Chris Paul 3.92 LAC
2013 NBA Tony Allen 3.86 MEM
2012 NBA Chris Paul 3.83 LAC
2011 NBA Manu Ginóbili* 3.95 SAS
2010 NBA Manu Ginóbili* 3.90 SAS
2009 NBA Mario Chalmers 5.03 MIA
2008 NBA Derek Fisher 3.36 LAL
2007 NBA Baron Davis 3.62 GSW
2006 NBA Lindsey Hunter 3.91 DET
2005 NBA Andre Iguodala 3.98 PHI
2004 NBA Jamaal Tinsley 3.68 IND
2003 NBA Toni Kukoč* 3.73 MIL
2002 NBA Baron Davis 4.24 CHH
2001 NBA Baron Davis 3.82 CHH
2000 NBA Greg Anthony 3.41 POR
1999 NBA Larry Hughes 4.23 PHI
1998 NBA Jason Kidd* 4.91 PHO
1997 NBA Charlie Ward 3.90 NYK
1996 NBA Clyde Drexler* 3.69 HOU
1995 NBA Michael Jordan* 3.00 CHI
1994 NBA Scottie Pippen* 3.52 CHI
1993 NBA Nate McMillan 5.16 SEA
1992 NBA Greg Anthony 4.26 NYK
1991 NBA B.J. Armstrong 3.79 CHI
1990 NBA Michael Jordan* 3.46 CHI
1989 NBA Sedale Threatt 4.26 SEA
1988 NBA John Stockton* 3.91 UTA
1987 NBA John Stockton* 4.78 UTA
1986 NBA Sedale Threatt 3.60 PHI
1985 NBA Fat Lever 3.36 DEN
1984 NBA Darrell Walker 5.97 NYK
1983 NBA Bob McAdoo* 3.16 LAL
1982 NBA Magic Johnson* 3.31 LAL
1981 NBA Allen Leavell 4.26 HOU
1980 NBA Quinn Buckner 4.51 MIL
1979 NBA Maurice Cheeks* 5.09 PHI
1978 NBA Charles Johnson 3.30 WSB
1977 NBA Bobby Jones* 4.13 DEN
1976 NBA Charles Dudley 3.89 GSW
  ABA Mike Gale 3.95 SAA
1975 NBA Slick Watts 4.39 SEA
  ABA Fatty Taylor 4.54 DNA
1974 NBA Phil Chenier 2.11 CAP
  ABA Don Buse 4.66 INA