NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Steals Per 36 Minutes

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Dudley Bradley 3.32
2.Ron Lee 3.26
3.Eddie Jordan 3.24
4.Alvin Robertson 3.08
5.Jerry West* 3.02
6.Slick Watts 3.00
7.Quinn Buckner 2.96
8.Fatty Taylor 2.95
9.Michael Ray Richardson 2.83
10.Rick Adelman* 2.74
11.Johnny Moore 2.73
12.Nate McMillan 2.72
13.Darwin Cook 2.65
14.Don Buse 2.65
15.Lester Conner 2.61
16.Wendell Ladner 2.60
17.Art Williams 2.60
18.Mike Gale 2.56
19.Fat Lever 2.52
20.Eric Murdock 2.51
21.Ted McClain 2.51
22.Larry Steele 2.48
23.Micheal Williams 2.48
24.John Stockton* 2.46
25.Brevin Knight 2.43
26.Mookie Blaylock 2.41
27.Doc Rivers 2.39
28.Maurice Cheeks* 2.39
29.Foots Walker 2.38
30.Gary Grant 2.35
31.Ray Williams 2.34
32.Brian Taylor 2.33
33.Glen Gondrezick 2.31
34.Tony Allen 2.31
35.Joe Ellis 2.31
36.Gus Williams 2.30
37.Darnell Valentine 2.28
38.Jerry Sloan* 2.27
39.Randy Brown 2.25
40.De'Anthony Melton 2.25
41.Kris Dunn 2.23
42.Joe Caldwell 2.22
43.Michael Jordan* 2.21
44.Alex Caruso 2.20
45.Warren Jabali 2.19
46.Elliot Perry 2.17
47.Jim Price 2.17
48.Dave Stallworth 2.17
49.Barry Clemens 2.17
50.Bob Weiss 2.15
51.Doug Christie 2.15
52.Chris Paul 2.14
53.Ricky Rubio 2.13
54.Clyde Drexler* 2.12
55.Charles Johnson 2.12
56.Delon Wright 2.11
57.Darrell Walker 2.11
58.Ronnie Price 2.09
59.Jerry Reynolds 2.09
60.Rickey Green 2.09
61.M.L. Carr 2.06
62.Nerlens Noel 2.06
63.Allen Leavell 2.06
64.Lionel Hollins 2.05
65.T.R. Dunn 2.05
66.T.J. McConnell 2.05
67.Darrell Armstrong 2.05
68.Rick Barry* 2.03
69.Chris Ford 2.02
70.Scottie Pippen* 2.02
71.Sonny Parker 2.02
72.Greg Anthony 2.01
73.George McGinnis* 2.00
74.Gene Littles 2.00
75.Bob Verga 2.00
76.Charlie Ward 1.98
77.Mario Chalmers 1.98
78.Herm Gilliam 1.98
79.Ron Harper 1.98
80.Metta World Peace 1.97
81.Dave Twardzik 1.97
82.Adrian Griffin 1.96
83.Corey Brewer 1.96
84.Julius Erving* 1.96
85.Kawhi Leonard 1.95
86.Butch Beard 1.95
87.Fred Brown 1.95
88.Robert Covington 1.95
89.Bobby Jones* 1.94
90.Ronnie Brewer 1.94
91.Muggsy Bogues 1.94
92.Kevin Edwards 1.94
93.Jamaal Tinsley 1.93
94.Lenny Wilkens* 1.93
95.Jason Kidd* 1.93
96.Baron Davis 1.93
97.Danny Young 1.91
98.Kim Hughes 1.91
99.Rajon Rondo 1.91
100.Terrell Brandon 1.91
101.Michael Adams 1.90
102.Robert Pack 1.90
103.Allen Iverson* 1.90
104.Marcus Smart 1.90
105.Randy Smith 1.89
106.Isiah Thomas* 1.89
107.Norm Van Lier 1.88
108.Jon Barry 1.87
109.Scott Brooks 1.87
110.Gary Payton* 1.87
111.Magic Johnson* 1.87
112.Marko Jarić 1.87
113.Manu Ginóbili* 1.87
114.Derek Harper 1.86
115.Don Chaney 1.86
116.John Williams 1.86
117.Mike Bratz 1.86
118.Kendall Gill 1.85
119.Jerome Kersey 1.84
120.Bonzi Wells 1.83
121.Gar Heard 1.83
122.Sedale Threatt 1.83
123.Paul Pressey 1.83
124.Nate Williams 1.82
125.Hersey Hawkins 1.82
126.Paul George 1.82
127.Dejounte Murray 1.82
128.Winston Garland 1.81
129.Reggie Williams 1.80
130.Jay Humphries 1.80
131.Ryan Bowen 1.80
132.Walt Frazier* 1.80
133.Paul Westphal* 1.80
134.Steve Mix 1.80
135.Ralph Simpson 1.80
136.John Lucas 1.79
137.Gerald Henderson 1.79
138.Lucius Allen 1.79
139.Victor Oladipo 1.78
140.Eddie Jones 1.78
141.Trevor Ariza 1.78
142.Anthony Carter 1.78
143.Larry Nance Jr. 1.77
144.Bill Robinzine 1.77
145.Phil Chenier 1.77
146.Billy Cunningham* 1.77
147.Elston Turner 1.77
148.Thabo Sefolosha 1.77
149.Chris Morris 1.76
150.Bob Gross 1.76
151.Eric Bledsoe 1.76
152.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1.76
153.Thaddeus Young 1.76
154.Larry Hughes 1.76
155.Kenny Anderson 1.75
156.Kent Bazemore 1.75
157.Monta Ellis 1.75
158.Jimmy Butler 1.75
159.Gerald Wallace 1.75
160.Josh Okogie 1.74
161.Terry Dischinger 1.74
162.Jerome Williams 1.74
163.Eric Money 1.74
164.Steve Colter 1.74
165.Mack Calvin 1.74
166.Lindsey Hunter 1.73
167.Rod Strickland 1.73
168.Kerry Kittles 1.72
169.Calvin Murphy* 1.72
170.Dave Wohl 1.72
171.Wes Matthews 1.72
172.Aaron McKie 1.71
173.Chris Mullin* 1.71
174.Mike Woodson 1.71
175.Dee Brown 1.71
176.Anfernee Hardaway 1.71
177.Alvan Adams 1.71
178.Russell Westbrook 1.71
179.Ricky Sobers 1.70
180.Ruben Patterson 1.69
181.Len Elmore 1.69
182.Craig Ehlo 1.69
183.Bill Hanzlik 1.68
184.Kurt Rambis 1.68
185.Don Adams 1.68
186.Tim Hardaway* 1.68
187.Armond Hill 1.67
188.Kevin Porter 1.67
189.John Wall 1.67
190.C.J. Watson 1.66
191.Bill Melchionni 1.66
192.George Lynch 1.66
193.Jimmy Jones 1.66
194.Andre Drummond 1.66
195.John Drew 1.66
196.Kyle Anderson 1.66
197.Lou Hudson* 1.65
198.Andrei Kirilenko 1.65
199.Draymond Green 1.65
200.Tom Gugliotta 1.65
201.Donte DiVincenzo 1.65
202.Tyus Jones 1.65
203.Coby Dietrick 1.65
204.Gilbert Arenas 1.64
205.Brian Cardinal 1.64
206.Willie Norwood 1.64
207.Lee Winfield 1.64
208.Walt Hazzard 1.64
209.Spud Webb 1.64
210.Ed Manning 1.63
211.Larry Jones 1.63
212.Dwyane Wade* 1.63
213.Jeff Hornacek 1.63
214.Larry Bird* 1.63
215.Bob Wilkerson 1.62
216.David Wingate 1.62
217.Greg Smith 1.62
218.Stacey Augmon 1.62
219.Robert Traylor 1.61
220.Iman Shumpert 1.61
221.DeMarcus Cousins 1.61
222.DeJuan Blair 1.61
223.Earl Watson 1.61
224.Terry Porter 1.61
225.Nick Anderson 1.61
226.Andre Iguodala 1.61
227.Bo Lamar 1.61
228.Brent Price 1.61
229.John Brisker 1.60
230.Jim Paxson 1.60
231.Tyrone Corbin 1.60
232.Walter Davis* 1.60
233.Kyle Macy 1.59
234.Malik Sealy 1.59
235.Frank Johnson 1.59
236.Bryon Russell 1.59
237.Stephen Curry 1.59
238.John Bagley 1.59
239.Bobby Phills 1.59
240.Elfrid Payton 1.59
241.Fred VanVleet 1.59
242.Jim Davis 1.58
243.Shawn Marion 1.58
244.George Johnson 1.57
245.Otto Porter Jr. 1.57
246.Tony Smith 1.57
247.Michael Cooper* 1.57
248.Travis Best 1.57
249.Phil Ford 1.57
250.Mike Evans 1.57

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Dudley Bradley 3.32
2.Ron Lee 3.26
3.Eddie Jordan 3.24
4.Alvin Robertson 3.08
5.Jerry West* 3.02
6.Slick Watts 3.00
7.Quinn Buckner 2.96
8.Michael Ray Richardson 2.83
9.Rick Adelman* 2.74
10.Johnny Moore 2.73
11.Nate McMillan 2.72
12.Mike Gale 2.70
13.Darwin Cook 2.65
14.Lester Conner 2.61
15.Art Williams 2.57
16.Fat Lever 2.52
17.Eric Murdock 2.51
18.Larry Steele 2.48
19.Micheal Williams 2.48
20.John Stockton* 2.46
21.Don Buse 2.45
22.Brevin Knight 2.43
23.Mookie Blaylock 2.41
24.Doc Rivers 2.39
25.Maurice Cheeks* 2.39
26.Foots Walker 2.38
27.Gary Grant 2.35
28.Ray Williams 2.34
29.Glen Gondrezick 2.31
30.Tony Allen 2.31
31.Joe Ellis 2.31
32.Gus Williams 2.30
33.Darnell Valentine 2.28
34.Jerry Sloan* 2.27
35.Randy Brown 2.25
36.De'Anthony Melton 2.25
37.Kris Dunn 2.23
38.Michael Jordan* 2.21
39.Alex Caruso 2.20
40.Elliot Perry 2.17
41.Jim Price 2.17
42.Dave Stallworth 2.17
43.Barry Clemens 2.17
44.Bob Weiss 2.15
45.Doug Christie 2.15
46.Chris Paul 2.14
47.Ricky Rubio 2.13
48.Clyde Drexler* 2.12
49.Charles Johnson 2.12
50.Delon Wright 2.11
51.Darrell Walker 2.11
52.Ronnie Price 2.09
53.Jerry Reynolds 2.09
54.Rickey Green 2.09
55.Nerlens Noel 2.06
56.Allen Leavell 2.06
57.M.L. Carr 2.06
58.Lionel Hollins 2.05
59.T.R. Dunn 2.05
60.George McGinnis* 2.05
61.T.J. McConnell 2.05
62.Darrell Armstrong 2.05
63.Rick Barry* 2.03
64.Chris Ford 2.02
65.Scottie Pippen* 2.02
66.Sonny Parker 2.02
67.Greg Anthony 2.01
68.Charlie Ward 1.98
69.Mario Chalmers 1.98
70.Herm Gilliam 1.98
71.Ron Harper 1.98
72.Metta World Peace 1.97
73.Adrian Griffin 1.96
74.Corey Brewer 1.96
75.Kawhi Leonard 1.95
76.Butch Beard 1.95
77.Fred Brown 1.95
78.Robert Covington 1.95
79.Ronnie Brewer 1.94
80.Muggsy Bogues 1.94
81.Kevin Edwards 1.94
82.Jamaal Tinsley 1.93
83.Lenny Wilkens* 1.93
84.Jason Kidd* 1.93
85.Baron Davis 1.93
86.Danny Young 1.91
87.Rajon Rondo 1.91
88.Terrell Brandon 1.91
89.Michael Adams 1.90
90.Don Chaney 1.90
91.Robert Pack 1.90
92.Allen Iverson* 1.90
93.Marcus Smart 1.90
94.Julius Erving* 1.89
95.Randy Smith 1.89
96.Isiah Thomas* 1.89
97.Norm Van Lier 1.88
98.Bobby Jones* 1.87
99.Jon Barry 1.87
100.Scott Brooks 1.87
101.Gary Payton* 1.87
102.Magic Johnson* 1.87
103.Marko Jarić 1.87
104.Manu Ginóbili* 1.87
105.Derek Harper 1.86
106.John Williams 1.86
107.Mike Bratz 1.86
108.Kendall Gill 1.85
109.Jerome Kersey 1.84
110.Bonzi Wells 1.83
111.Gar Heard 1.83
112.Sedale Threatt 1.83
113.Paul Pressey 1.83
114.Nate Williams 1.82
115.Hersey Hawkins 1.82
116.Paul George 1.82
117.Dejounte Murray 1.82
118.Winston Garland 1.81
119.Reggie Williams 1.80
120.Jay Humphries 1.80
121.Ryan Bowen 1.80
122.Walt Frazier* 1.80
123.Paul Westphal* 1.80
124.Steve Mix 1.80
125.John Lucas 1.79
126.Gerald Henderson 1.79
127.Lucius Allen 1.79
128.Victor Oladipo 1.78
129.Eddie Jones 1.78
130.Trevor Ariza 1.78
131.Anthony Carter 1.78
132.Larry Nance Jr. 1.77
133.Bill Robinzine 1.77
134.Phil Chenier 1.77
135.Elston Turner 1.77
136.Thabo Sefolosha 1.77
137.Chris Morris 1.76
138.Bob Gross 1.76
139.Eric Bledsoe 1.76
140.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1.76
141.Thaddeus Young 1.76
142.Larry Hughes 1.76
143.Kenny Anderson 1.75
144.Kent Bazemore 1.75
145.Monta Ellis 1.75
146.Jimmy Butler 1.75
147.Gerald Wallace 1.75
148.Josh Okogie 1.74
149.Terry Dischinger 1.74
150.Jerome Williams 1.74
151.Eric Money 1.74
152.Steve Colter 1.74
153.Lindsey Hunter 1.73
154.Rod Strickland 1.73
155.Kerry Kittles 1.72
156.Calvin Murphy* 1.72
157.Dave Wohl 1.72
158.Wes Matthews 1.72
159.Aaron McKie 1.71
160.Chris Mullin* 1.71
161.Mike Woodson 1.71
162.Dee Brown 1.71
163.Anfernee Hardaway 1.71
164.Alvan Adams 1.71
165.Russell Westbrook 1.71
166.Ricky Sobers 1.70
167.Ruben Patterson 1.69
168.Craig Ehlo 1.69
169.Bill Hanzlik 1.68
170.Kurt Rambis 1.68
171.Tim Hardaway* 1.68
172.Armond Hill 1.67
173.Don Adams 1.67
174.Kevin Porter 1.67
175.Coby Dietrick 1.67
176.John Wall 1.67
177.C.J. Watson 1.66
178.George Lynch 1.66
179.Andre Drummond 1.66
180.John Drew 1.66
181.Kyle Anderson 1.66
182.Lou Hudson* 1.65
183.Andrei Kirilenko 1.65
184.Draymond Green 1.65
185.Tom Gugliotta 1.65
186.Donte DiVincenzo 1.65
187.Tyus Jones 1.65
188.Gilbert Arenas 1.64
189.Brian Cardinal 1.64
190.Willie Norwood 1.64
191.Lee Winfield 1.64
192.Walt Hazzard 1.64
193.Spud Webb 1.64
194.Dwyane Wade* 1.63
195.Jeff Hornacek 1.63
196.Len Elmore 1.63
197.Larry Bird* 1.63
198.Bob Wilkerson 1.62
199.David Wingate 1.62
200.Greg Smith 1.62
201.Stacey Augmon 1.62
202.Robert Traylor 1.61
203.Iman Shumpert 1.61
204.DeMarcus Cousins 1.61
205.DeJuan Blair 1.61
206.Earl Watson 1.61
207.Terry Porter 1.61
208.Nick Anderson 1.61
209.Andre Iguodala 1.61
210.Brent Price 1.61
211.Jim Paxson 1.60
212.Tyrone Corbin 1.60
213.Walter Davis* 1.60
214.Kyle Macy 1.59
215.Malik Sealy 1.59
216.Frank Johnson 1.59
217.Bryon Russell 1.59
218.Stephen Curry 1.59
219.John Bagley 1.59
220.Bobby Phills 1.59
221.Elfrid Payton 1.59
222.Fred VanVleet 1.59
223.Jim Davis 1.58
224.Shawn Marion 1.58
225.George Johnson 1.57
226.Otto Porter Jr. 1.57
227.Tony Smith 1.57
228.Michael Cooper* 1.57
229.Travis Best 1.57
230.Phil Ford 1.57
231.Mike Evans 1.57
232.Mike Conley 1.57
233.Norm Nixon 1.57
234.Todd Day 1.57
235.Alvin Williams 1.57
236.Paul Millsap 1.57
237.Larry Kenon 1.57
238.Darrell Griffith 1.57
239.Marquis Daniels 1.57
240.OG Anunoby 1.56
241.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1.56
242.Trent Tucker 1.56
243.Kevin Johnson 1.55
244.Stanley Johnson 1.55
245.Larry Drew 1.55
246.Tom Henderson 1.55
247.Fred Hoiberg 1.54
248.Connie Hawkins* 1.54
249.Robert Horry 1.54
250.Jrue Holiday 1.54

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Don Buse 3.02
2.Fatty Taylor 2.93
3.Ted McClain 2.77
4.Brian Taylor 2.63
5.Wendell Ladner 2.60
6.Mike Gale 2.36
7.Joe Caldwell 2.22
8.Warren Jabali 2.19
9.Julius Erving* 2.11
10.Gene Littles 2.00
11.George McGinnis* 1.93
12.Mack Calvin 1.86
13.Ralph Simpson 1.83
14.Jimmy Jones 1.75
15.Bill Melchionni 1.66
16.Freddie Lewis 1.57
17.George Thompson 1.54
18.Ron Boone 1.53
19.Johnny Neumann 1.49
20.George Gervin* 1.47
21.Joe Hamilton 1.43
22.James Silas 1.38
23.Chuck Williams 1.34
24.Wil Jones 1.31
25.Al Smith 1.21
26.Willie Wise 1.21
27.Bob Warren 1.14
28.Larry Kenon 1.11
29.Walt Simon 1.09
30.Stew Johnson 1.09
31.Gene Moore 1.07
32.John Roche 1.07
33.Darnell Hillman 1.05
34.Larry Miller 1.03
35.Rich Jones 1.03
36.Louie Dampier* 1.03
37.Roger Brown* 0.99
38.Dan Issel* 0.97
39.George Carter 0.97
40.Byron Beck 0.96
41.Donnie Freeman 0.94
42.Glen Combs 0.93
43.Zelmo Beaty* 0.90
44.Goose Ligon 0.90
45.Marv Roberts 0.88
46.Bill Keller 0.87
47.Caldwell Jones 0.86
48.George Lehmann 0.84
49.Randy Denton 0.83
50.Jim Eakins 0.82
51.Gerald Govan 0.81
52.Billy Paultz 0.77
53.Dave Robisch 0.76
54.Red Robbins 0.75
55.Mel Daniels* 0.75
56.Steve Jones 0.72
57.Cincy Powell 0.71
58.Lee Davis 0.70
59.Artis Gilmore* 0.66
60.Julius Keye 0.63
61.Tom Owens 0.60
62.John Beasley 0.52
63.Bob Netolicky 0.48
64.Mike Lewis 0.00