NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Steals Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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Table
  Year-by-Year STL/36 MP   Active STL/36 MP   Career STL/36 MP   Single Season STL/36 MP
1973-74Larry Steele 2.95   Art Williams 2.62   Art Williams 2.62   Randy Smith 1.59
1974-75Slick Watts 3.33   Rick Barry* 2.48   Art Williams 2.62   Slick Watts 3.45
1975-76Slick Watts 3.38   Charles Dudley 2.61   Art Williams 2.62   Slick Watts 3.45
1976-77Don Buse 3.43   Rick Barry* 2.26   Art Williams 2.62   Slick Watts 3.45
1977-78Ron Lee 4.20   Rick Barry* 2.26   Art Williams 2.62   Slick Watts 3.45
1978-79Eddie Jordan 3.20   Ted McClain 2.49   Art Williams 2.62   Maurice Cheeks* 4.04
1979-80Dudley Bradley 3.75   Maurice Cheeks* 2.94   Maurice Cheeks* 2.94   Maurice Cheeks* 4.04
1980-81Dudley Bradley 3.59   Maurice Cheeks* 2.89   Maurice Cheeks* 2.89   Maurice Cheeks* 4.04
1981-82Maurice Cheeks* 3.01   Maurice Cheeks* 2.68   Maurice Cheeks* 2.68   Maurice Cheeks* 4.04
1982-83Michael Ray Richardson 3.16   Maurice Cheeks* 2.55   Art Williams 2.62   Maurice Cheeks* 4.04
1983-84Darrell Walker 3.45   Maurice Cheeks* 2.56   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1984-85Johnny Moore 3.07   Maurice Cheeks* 2.53   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1985-86Alvin Robertson 3.77   Maurice Cheeks* 2.31   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1986-87Alvin Robertson 3.47   Fat Lever 2.31   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1987-88John Stockton* 3.07   John Stockton* 2.74   John Stockton* 2.74   Darrell Walker 4.43
1988-89Alvin Robertson 3.10   John Stockton* 2.75   John Stockton* 2.75   Darrell Walker 4.43
1989-90Alvin Robertson 2.87   John Stockton* 2.49   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1990-91Alvin Robertson 3.41   John Stockton* 2.36   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1991-92Alvin Robertson 3.07   Darrell Walker 2.52   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1992-93Nate McMillan 3.15   Darrell Walker 2.41   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1993-94Nate McMillan 4.12   Ennis Whatley 2.39   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1994-95Nate McMillan 2.87   Nate McMillan 2.25   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1995-96Eric Murdock 2.90   Nate McMillan 2.23   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1996-97Randy Brown 2.76   Randy Brown 2.23   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
1997-98Brevin Knight 2.84   Charlie Ward 2.96   Charlie Ward 2.96   Darrell Walker 4.43
1998-99Kendall Gill 3.00   Charlie Ward 2.76   Charlie Ward 2.76   Darrell Walker 4.43
1999-00Eddie Jones 2.46   Charlie Ward 2.48   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2000-01Mookie Blaylock 2.49   Charlie Ward 2.39   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2001-02Allen Iverson* 2.31   Charlie Ward 2.39   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2002-03Metta World Peace 2.47   Baron Davis 2.44   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2003-04Marcus Banks 2.29   Charlie Ward 2.41   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2004-05Larry Hughes 2.69   Charlie Ward 2.41   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2005-06Brevin Knight 2.40   Baron Davis 2.26   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2006-07Rajon Rondo 2.52   Baron Davis 2.34   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2007-08Chris Paul 2.60   Baron Davis 2.34   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2008-09Brevin Knight 2.61   Baron Davis 2.34   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2009-10Rajon Rondo 2.30   Baron Davis 2.34   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2010-11Tony Allen 3.11   Baron Davis 2.34   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2011-12Chris Paul 2.51   Baron Davis 2.22   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2012-13Chris Paul 2.61   Tony Allen 2.23   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2013-14Ricky Rubio 2.61   DeJuan Blair 2.41   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2014-15Tony Allen 2.82   DeJuan Blair 2.41   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2015-16Ricky Rubio 2.51   DeJuan Blair 2.41   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2016-17Manu Ginóbili* 2.29   Tony Allen 2.29   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2017-18Victor Oladipo 2.50   Tony Allen 2.29   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2018-19Marcus Smart 2.34   Delon Wright 2.28   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2019-20Kris Dunn 2.87   Delon Wright 2.42   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2020-21Matisse Thybulle 2.91   Delon Wright 2.42   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2021-22Gary Payton II 2.77   Kyle Anderson 2.23   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2022-23Matisse Thybulle 2.49   Kyle Anderson 2.25   Art Williams 2.62   Darrell Walker 4.43
2023-24Matisse Thybulle 2.74   Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3.36   Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3.36   Darrell Walker 4.43
2024-25Dyson Daniels 3.21   Matisse Thybulle 2.17   Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3.36   Darrell Walker 4.43
2025-26Dru Smith 3.16   Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3.36   Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3.36   Darrell Walker 4.43