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

Active players are listed in bold
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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Wendell Ladner 3.51
2.Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3.36
3.Wali Jones 3.00
4.Fatty Taylor 2.84
5.Art Williams 2.62
6.Gene Littles 2.61
7.Cason Wallace 2.42
8.Charlie Ward 2.41
9.Darrell Walker 2.41
10.DeJuan Blair 2.41
11.Jose Alvarado 2.34
12.Johnny Moore 2.32
13.Tony Allen 2.29
14.Mike Gale 2.26
15.Don Buse 2.23
16.Fat Lever 2.22
17.Baron Davis 2.22
18.Ennis Whatley 2.22
19.Dudley Bradley 2.21
20.Maurice Cheeks* 2.19
21.Quinn Buckner 2.18
22.Ronnie Price 2.16
23.Nate McMillan 2.16
24.Matisse Thybulle 2.15
25.Mel Counts 2.12
26.Jared Dudley 2.10
27.Rick Barry* 2.10
28.T.R. Dunn 2.09
29.Ted McClain 2.07
30.Alex Caruso 2.06
31.Darwin Cook 2.06
32.Darnell Valentine 2.04
33.Brian Taylor 2.03
34.Kyle Anderson 2.03
35.Butch Beard 2.01
 Charles Dudley 2.01
37.Gary Payton II 2.00
38.Speedy Claxton 2.00
 Robert Covington 2.00
40.Isiah Thomas* 2.00
41.Blue Edwards 1.99
42.Victor Oladipo 1.99
43.Delon Wright 1.97
44.Bill Bridges 1.97
45.Chuck Hayes 1.95
46.Joe Caldwell 1.95
47.Gus Williams 1.95
48.Allen Leavell 1.95
49.Mookie Blaylock 1.93
50.Randy Brown 1.92
51.Charles Johnson 1.92
52.Jerome Williams 1.91
53.Allan Bristow 1.91
54.Patrick McCaw 1.91
55.John Stockton* 1.90
56.Pablo Prigioni 1.90
57.Don Chaney 1.90
58.Robert Pack 1.90
59.Chris Paul 1.90
60.Andre Roberson 1.89
61.Doc Rivers 1.88
62.Sam Lacey 1.88
63.Walt Frazier* 1.87
64.Dave Twardzik 1.85
65.Otis Birdsong 1.85
66.Greg Anthony 1.85
67.Lindsey Hunter 1.85
68.Paul Pressey 1.84
69.Joe Bryant 1.84
70.Charlie Criss 1.83
71.Tyus Jones 1.82
72.Bob Gross 1.82
73.Michael Jordan* 1.81
74.Jamaal Tinsley 1.81
75.Lucius Allen 1.81
76.Kerry Kittles 1.81
77.Rajon Rondo 1.80
78.Clyde Drexler* 1.80
79.Herm Gilliam 1.80
80.Lionel Hollins 1.79
81.Gerald Henderson 1.79
82.Jason Kidd* 1.79
83.Greg Monroe 1.78
84.Mike Bratz 1.78
85.Larry Steele 1.78
86.Jerome Kersey 1.78
87.Haywoode Workman 1.78
88.Kawhi Leonard 1.77
89.Monta Ellis 1.77
90.Doug Christie 1.77
91.Larry Hughes 1.76
92.Kendall Gill 1.76
93.Scottie Pippen* 1.75
94.Ray Williams 1.74
95.James Michael McAdoo 1.73
 Robert Smith 1.73
97.Manu Ginóbili* 1.73
98.Derek Harper 1.72
99.Calvin Murphy* 1.71
100.Sedale Threatt 1.71
101.Magic Johnson* 1.71
102.Thabo Sefolosha 1.69
103.Hersey Hawkins 1.69
104.Ron Harper 1.69
105.Johnny Baum 1.68
 Jevon Carter 1.68
107.Russell Westbrook 1.68
108.Craig Hodges 1.66
109.Donte DiVincenzo 1.66
110.Allen Iverson* 1.65
111.John Lucas 1.65
112.Jannero Pargo 1.65
113.Ernie Grunfeld 1.64
114.Anthony Carter 1.64
115.Dana Barros 1.64
116.Rich Kelley 1.63
117.Darrell Griffith 1.63
118.Ron Boone 1.62
119.James Harden 1.62
120.Steve Mix 1.62
121.Anfernee Hardaway 1.62
122.Danny Young 1.62
123.De'Anthony Melton 1.62
124.Paul Reed 1.62
 Elston Turner 1.62
126.Dell Curry 1.62
127.Jimmy Jones 1.61
128.John Wall 1.61
129.Jarred Vanderbilt 1.60
130.Anthony Peeler 1.60
131.George Lynch 1.60
132.Jimmy Butler 1.59
133.Gar Heard 1.59
134.Draymond Green 1.59
135.Tony Smith 1.58
136.Ben Wallace* 1.58
137.Andrei Kirilenko 1.57
138.Dick Garrett 1.57
139.Julius Erving* 1.56
140.Otto Porter Jr. 1.56
141.Mack Calvin 1.55
142.Ron Thomas 1.55
143.David Wingate 1.55
144.Larry Bird* 1.55
145.Marcus Smart 1.54
146.Tim Hardaway* 1.54
147.Darrell Armstrong 1.54
148.Michael Cooper* 1.54
149.Adrian Griffin 1.54
150.De'Aaron Fox 1.54
151.Eric Williams 1.54
152.T.J. McConnell 1.54
153.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1.53
154.Jimmy O'Brien 1.53
155.Larry Wright 1.53
156.C.J. Watson 1.52
157.Jalen Williams 1.52
158.Byron Scott 1.52
159.Ronnie Brewer 1.52
160.Josh Green 1.51
161.James Silas 1.51
162.Trevor Ariza 1.51
163.Cazzie Russell 1.51
164.Kenny Anderson 1.51
165.Metta World Peace 1.50
166.Craig Ehlo 1.50
167.Kent Benson 1.50
 Richard Dumas 1.50
169.Trent Tucker 1.50
170.Mike Dunleavy 1.50
171.Sleepy Floyd 1.49
172.Lawrence Funderburke 1.49
 Spud Webb 1.49
174.Luka Dončić 1.49
175.Billy Cunningham* 1.49
176.Danny Green 1.48
177.Andre Iguodala 1.48
178.Johnny Newman 1.48
179.Thaddeus Young 1.48
180.Bruce Brown 1.48
181.Larry Smith 1.48
182.Mario Chalmers 1.48
183.Norm Van Lier 1.48
184.Eric Bledsoe 1.47
185.Isaac Okoro 1.47
186.Nick Anderson 1.47
187.Dwyane Wade* 1.47
188.Anderson Varejão 1.47
189.Connie Hawkins* 1.47
190.LeBron James 1.46
191.Maurice Harkless 1.46
192.Shelvin Mack 1.46
193.Stephen Jackson 1.46
194.Phil Smith 1.46
195.Robert Horry 1.46
196.Phil Jackson* 1.46
197.Walter Davis* 1.45
198.Chris Morris 1.45
199.Mike Evans 1.45
200.Stephen Curry 1.44
201.Bobby Phills 1.44
202.Larry Nance Jr. 1.44
203.Reggie Lewis 1.44
204.Bogdan Bogdanović 1.43
205.Charles Barkley* 1.43
206.Len Elmore 1.43
207.Raymond Felton 1.43
208.Gilbert Arenas 1.43
209.Warren Jabali 1.43
210.Derek Fisher 1.43
211.O.J. Mayo 1.43
212.Matt Barnes 1.43
213.Hilton Armstrong 1.42
214.John Starks 1.42
215.Gary Payton* 1.42
216.Rich Jones 1.42
217.Jaylin Williams 1.42
218.Rickey Green 1.41
219.Bonzi Wells 1.41
220.Ian Clark 1.41
221.Greg Ballard 1.40
222.Fred Brown 1.40
223.Kyle Lowry 1.40
224.Norm Nixon 1.40
225.Ben Simmons 1.40
226.James Posey 1.40
227.Frank Johnson 1.39
228.Dan Majerle 1.39
229.Robert Reid 1.39
230.Mike Sanders 1.39
231.Alvan Adams 1.38
 Brian Winters 1.38
233.Paul George 1.38
234.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1.38
235.Al Harrington 1.38
236.Rod Higgins 1.38
237.Jim McMillian 1.37
238.Paul Westphal* 1.37
239.Jerry Sloan* 1.37
240.Stacey Augmon 1.37
241.Eddie Jones 1.37
242.Aaron McKie 1.36
243.Tyrese Haliburton 1.36
244.Devean George 1.36
245.Mark Price 1.36
246.M.L. Carr 1.36
247.Kent Bazemore 1.36
248.Francisco Elson 1.36
249.Larry Drew 1.35
250.Mitchell Robinson 1.35

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3.36
2.Art Williams 2.62
3.Ted McClain 2.49
4.Cason Wallace 2.42
5.Charlie Ward 2.41
6.Darrell Walker 2.41
7.DeJuan Blair 2.41
8.Jose Alvarado 2.34
9.Johnny Moore 2.32
10.Tony Allen 2.29
11.Fat Lever 2.22
12.Baron Davis 2.22
13.Ennis Whatley 2.22
14.Dudley Bradley 2.21
15.Maurice Cheeks* 2.19
16.Quinn Buckner 2.18
17.Ronnie Price 2.16
18.Nate McMillan 2.16
19.Matisse Thybulle 2.15
20.Mel Counts 2.12
21.Jared Dudley 2.10
22.Rick Barry* 2.10
23.T.R. Dunn 2.09
24.Alex Caruso 2.06
25.Darwin Cook 2.06
26.Darnell Valentine 2.04
27.Kyle Anderson 2.03
28.Butch Beard 2.01
 Charles Dudley 2.01
30.Gary Payton II 2.00
31.Speedy Claxton 2.00
 Robert Covington 2.00
33.Isiah Thomas* 2.00
34.Blue Edwards 1.99
35.Victor Oladipo 1.99
36.Delon Wright 1.97
37.Bill Bridges 1.97
38.Chuck Hayes 1.95
39.Gus Williams 1.95
40.Allen Leavell 1.95
41.Mookie Blaylock 1.93
42.Dave Twardzik 1.93
43.Mike Gale 1.93
44.Randy Brown 1.92
45.Charles Johnson 1.92
46.Jerome Williams 1.91
47.Patrick McCaw 1.91
48.John Stockton* 1.90
49.Pablo Prigioni 1.90
50.Don Chaney 1.90
51.Robert Pack 1.90
52.Chris Paul 1.90
53.Andre Roberson 1.89
54.Doc Rivers 1.88
55.Sam Lacey 1.88
56.Walt Frazier* 1.87
57.Otis Birdsong 1.85
58.Greg Anthony 1.85
59.Lindsey Hunter 1.85
60.Paul Pressey 1.84
61.Joe Bryant 1.84
62.Charlie Criss 1.83
63.Tyus Jones 1.82
64.Bob Gross 1.82
65.Michael Jordan* 1.81
66.Jamaal Tinsley 1.81
67.Lucius Allen 1.81
68.Kerry Kittles 1.81
69.Rajon Rondo 1.80
70.Clyde Drexler* 1.80
71.Herm Gilliam 1.80
72.Lionel Hollins 1.79
73.Gerald Henderson 1.79
74.Jason Kidd* 1.79
75.Greg Monroe 1.78
76.Mike Bratz 1.78
77.Larry Steele 1.78
78.Jerome Kersey 1.78
79.Haywoode Workman 1.78
80.Kawhi Leonard 1.77
81.Monta Ellis 1.77
82.Doug Christie 1.77
83.Larry Hughes 1.76
84.Kendall Gill 1.76
85.Scottie Pippen* 1.75
86.Ray Williams 1.74
87.James Michael McAdoo 1.73
 Robert Smith 1.73
89.Manu Ginóbili* 1.73
90.Derek Harper 1.72
91.Calvin Murphy* 1.71
92.Sedale Threatt 1.71
93.Magic Johnson* 1.71
94.Thabo Sefolosha 1.69
95.Hersey Hawkins 1.69
96.Ron Harper 1.69
97.Jevon Carter 1.68
98.Russell Westbrook 1.68
99.Craig Hodges 1.66
100.Donte DiVincenzo 1.66
101.Allen Iverson* 1.65
102.John Lucas 1.65
103.Jannero Pargo 1.65
104.Ernie Grunfeld 1.64
105.Anthony Carter 1.64
106.Dana Barros 1.64
107.Rich Kelley 1.63
108.Darrell Griffith 1.63
109.James Harden 1.62
110.Steve Mix 1.62
111.Anfernee Hardaway 1.62
112.Danny Young 1.62
113.De'Anthony Melton 1.62
114.Paul Reed 1.62
 Elston Turner 1.62
116.Dell Curry 1.62
117.John Wall 1.61
118.Jarred Vanderbilt 1.60
119.Anthony Peeler 1.60
120.Julius Erving* 1.60
121.George Lynch 1.60
122.Jimmy Butler 1.59
123.Gar Heard 1.59
124.Draymond Green 1.59
125.Tony Smith 1.58
126.Ben Wallace* 1.58
127.Andrei Kirilenko 1.57
128.Dick Garrett 1.57
129.Otto Porter Jr. 1.56
130.David Wingate 1.55
131.Larry Bird* 1.55
132.James Silas 1.55
133.Marcus Smart 1.54
134.Tim Hardaway* 1.54
135.Darrell Armstrong 1.54
136.Michael Cooper* 1.54
137.Adrian Griffin 1.54
138.De'Aaron Fox 1.54
139.Eric Williams 1.54
140.T.J. McConnell 1.54
141.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1.53
142.Larry Wright 1.53
143.C.J. Watson 1.52
144.Jalen Williams 1.52
145.Byron Scott 1.52
146.Ronnie Brewer 1.52
147.Josh Green 1.51
148.Trevor Ariza 1.51
149.Cazzie Russell 1.51
150.Kenny Anderson 1.51
151.Metta World Peace 1.50
152.Craig Ehlo 1.50
153.Kent Benson 1.50
 Richard Dumas 1.50
155.Trent Tucker 1.50
156.Mike Dunleavy 1.50
157.Sleepy Floyd 1.49
158.Lawrence Funderburke 1.49
 Spud Webb 1.49
160.Luka Dončić 1.49
161.Danny Green 1.48
162.Andre Iguodala 1.48
163.Johnny Newman 1.48
164.Thaddeus Young 1.48
165.Bruce Brown 1.48
166.Larry Smith 1.48
167.Mario Chalmers 1.48
168.Norm Van Lier 1.48
169.Eric Bledsoe 1.47
170.Isaac Okoro 1.47
171.Nick Anderson 1.47
172.Dwyane Wade* 1.47
173.Anderson Varejão 1.47
174.LeBron James 1.46
175.Maurice Harkless 1.46
176.Shelvin Mack 1.46
177.Stephen Jackson 1.46
178.Phil Smith 1.46
179.Robert Horry 1.46
180.Phil Jackson* 1.46
181.Walter Davis* 1.45
182.Chris Morris 1.45
183.Mike Evans 1.45
184.Stephen Curry 1.44
185.Bobby Phills 1.44
186.Larry Nance Jr. 1.44
187.Reggie Lewis 1.44
188.Bogdan Bogdanović 1.43
189.Charles Barkley* 1.43
190.Raymond Felton 1.43
191.Gilbert Arenas 1.43
192.Derek Fisher 1.43
193.O.J. Mayo 1.43
194.George McGinnis* 1.43
195.Matt Barnes 1.43
196.Hilton Armstrong 1.42
197.John Starks 1.42
198.Gary Payton* 1.42
199.Jaylin Williams 1.42
200.Don Buse 1.42
201.Rickey Green 1.41
202.Bonzi Wells 1.41
203.Ian Clark 1.41
204.Greg Ballard 1.40
205.Fred Brown 1.40
206.Kyle Lowry 1.40
207.Norm Nixon 1.40
208.Ben Simmons 1.40
209.James Posey 1.40
210.Frank Johnson 1.39
211.Dan Majerle 1.39
212.Robert Reid 1.39
213.Mike Sanders 1.39
214.Bobby Jones* 1.39
215.Alvan Adams 1.38
 Brian Winters 1.38
217.Paul George 1.38
218.Coby Dietrick 1.38
219.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1.38
220.Al Harrington 1.38
221.Rod Higgins 1.38
222.Jim McMillian 1.37
223.Paul Westphal* 1.37
224.Jerry Sloan* 1.37
225.Stacey Augmon 1.37
226.Eddie Jones 1.37
227.Aaron McKie 1.36
228.Tyrese Haliburton 1.36
229.Devean George 1.36
230.Mark Price 1.36
231.M.L. Carr 1.36
232.Kent Bazemore 1.36
233.Francisco Elson 1.36
234.Larry Drew 1.35
235.Mitchell Robinson 1.35
236.Jud Buechler 1.35
237.Kenrich Williams 1.34
238.Quincy Pondexter 1.34
239.Frank Brickowski 1.34
240.Ed Nealy 1.34
241.Corey Brewer 1.34
242.Oliver Miller 1.34
243.OG Anunoby 1.33
 Gail Goodrich* 1.33
245.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1.33
246.Bill Hanzlik 1.33
247.Jrue Holiday 1.33
248.Willie Anderson 1.33
249.Eric Snow 1.33
250.Travis Best 1.33

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player STL/36 MP
1.Wendell Ladner 3.51
2.Don Buse 2.86
3.Fatty Taylor 2.85
4.Gene Littles 2.61
5.Mike Gale 2.48
6.Brian Taylor 2.03
7.Ted McClain 1.91
8.Mack Calvin 1.72
9.Johnny Baum 1.68
10.Ron Boone 1.66
11.Ron Thomas 1.55
12.Jimmy O'Brien 1.53
13.Warren Jabali 1.43
14.Rich Jones 1.42
15.Julius Erving* 1.40
16.Ralph Simpson 1.37
17.Ollie Taylor 1.32
18.George McGinnis* 1.30
19.Wil Jones 1.30
20.Jimmy Jones 1.29
21.Red Robbins 1.27
22.Freddie Lewis 1.27
23.Jim Eakins 1.19
24.Walt Simon 1.19
25.Bobby Jones* 1.17
26.Larry Kenon 1.14
27.John Roche 1.10
28.Claude Terry 1.09
29.Rick Mount 1.06
30.Louie Dampier* 1.06
31.Kevin Joyce 1.02
32.Zelmo Beaty* 1.01
33.Bob Warren 1.00
34.George Irvine 0.99
35.Bird Averitt 0.99
36.Dave Robisch 0.99
37.Willie Wise 0.99
38.Artis Gilmore* 0.84
39.Dan Issel* 0.84
40.John Williamson 0.84
41.Roger Brown* 0.83
42.Chuck Williams 0.81
43.Bill Keller 0.76
44.Gerald Govan 0.76
45.Bill Melchionni 0.71
46.Donnie Freeman 0.69
47.George Gervin* 0.68
48.Darnell Hillman 0.68
49.Gene Moore 0.64
50.Cincy Powell 0.59
51.Tom Owens 0.58
52.Steve Jones 0.56
53.Byron Beck 0.53
54.Billy Paultz 0.49
55.Mel Daniels* 0.45
56.George Carter 0.42
57.Willie Sojourner 0.33
58.Goose Ligon 0.00
 Bob Netolicky 0.00
 Charlie Williams 0.00
 Glen Combs 0.00
 John Beasley 0.00