NBA Series Finals Leaders and Records for Steals

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

Table
Rank Player Finals STL
1. Isiah Thomas* 1988 20
2. LeBron James 2016 18
3. Alex Caruso 2025 17
  Derek Harper 1994 17
5. Larry Bird* 1986 16
  Kobe Bryant* 2008 16
  Julius Erving* 1977 16
  LeBron James 2013 16
  Magic Johnson* 1980 16
  Dwyane Wade* 2006 16
11. Kobe Bryant* 2010 15
  Byron Scott 1985 15
  T.J. McConnell 2025 15
  Magic Johnson* 1982 15
  Kyrie Irving 2016 15
  Maurice Cheeks* 1980 15
  Larry Bird* 1984 15
  Danny Ainge 1986 15
19. Gus Williams 1978 14
  Rasheed Wallace 2005 14
  Scottie Pippen* 1996 14
  Hakeem Olajuwon* 1986 14
  Kawhi Leonard 2013 14
  Michael Jordan* 1991 14
  Magic Johnson* 1987 14
  Magic Johnson* 1984 14
  Tom Henderson 1978 14
  Don Chaney 1974 14
  Larry Bird* 1981 14
  Rick Barry* 1975 14
  Magic Johnson* 1988 14
32. Charlie Ward 1999 13
  Dwyane Wade* 2013 13
  Norm Nixon 1980 13
  Magic Johnson* 1985 13
  Jrue Holiday 2021 13
  John Havlicek* 1974 13
  Manu Ginóbili* 2003 13
  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2025 13
  Luka Dončić 2024 13
  Jimmy Butler 2020 13
  Chris Bosh* 2013 13
  Draymond Green 2015 13
44. Cason Wallace 2025 12
  Ben Wallace* 2005 12
  John Stockton* 1998 12
  John Stockton* 1997 12
  Charlie Scott* 1976 12
  Robert Reid 1981 12
  Scottie Pippen* 1993 12
  Scottie Pippen* 1991 12
  Kawhi Leonard 2019 12
  Dennis Johnson* 1986 12
  Robert Horry 1995 12
  Lionel Hollins 1980 12
  Julius Erving* 1980 12
  Stephen Curry 2022 12
  Maurice Cheeks* 1982 12
  Danny Ainge 1985 12
  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1984 12