NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Steals

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Steals since 1973-74 (1972-73 for ABA). Earlier totals were tracked by team, but unofficial

NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player STL
1.LeBron James 506
2.Scottie Pippen* 395
3.Michael Jordan* 376
4.Magic Johnson* 358
5.John Stockton* 338
6.James Harden 313
7.Kobe Bryant* 310
8.Jason Kidd* 302
9.Larry Bird* 296
10.Maurice Cheeks* 295
11.Manu Ginóbili* 292
12.Julius Erving* 287
 Chris Paul 287
14.Clyde Drexler* 278
15.Robert Horry 276
16.Dwyane Wade* 273
17.Derek Fisher 272
18.Karl Malone* 258
19.Draymond Green 257
20.Kawhi Leonard 256
21.Dennis Johnson* 247
22.Hakeem Olajuwon* 245
23.Isiah Thomas* 234
24.Stephen Curry 231
25.Rajon Rondo 228
26.Byron Scott 226
27.Russell Westbrook 223
28.Jimmy Butler 217
 Andre Iguodala 217
30.Gary Payton* 216
31.Paul Pierce* 204
32.Michael Cooper* 203
33.Ben Wallace* 199
34.Tony Parker* 198
35.Charles Barkley* 193
36.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 189
37.Paul George 186
38.Kevin Garnett* 178
 Charles Oakley 178
40.James Worthy* 177
41.Danny Green 176
42.Kyle Lowry 174
 Gus Williams 174
44.Kevin Durant 173
45.Danny Ainge 172
46.Horace Grant 171
47.Jeff Hornacek 170
48.Tim Duncan* 168
 Jerome Kersey 168
 Marcus Smart 168
51.Ray Allen* 164
 Dan Majerle 164
53.Bobby Jones* 160
54.Al Horford 159
55.David Robinson* 151
56.Jayson Tatum 150
 Klay Thompson 150
58.Dirk Nowitzki* 149
59.Chauncey Billups* 148
 Derek Harper 148
61.Allen Iverson* 147
62.Reggie Miller* 146
63.Robert Parish* 145
 Rasheed Wallace 145
65.Trevor Ariza 142
66.Ron Harper 141
 Jrue Holiday 141
 Clifford Robinson 141
69.Jaylen Brown 140
70.Tony Allen 137
 Terry Porter 137
 Jamaal Wilkes* 137
73.Mike Conley 136
74.Don Buse 133
75.Kevin Johnson 132
76.Metta World Peace 131
 Mark Jackson 131
 Nate McMillan 131
79.Kyrie Irving 128
 Shawn Marion 128
81.J.R. Smith 127
82.Doc Rivers 125
83.George Hill 123
84.Patrick Ewing* 122
 Richard Hamilton 122
 Nikola Jokić 122
87.Kenyon Martin 121
88.John Starks 120
89.Anfernee Hardaway 119
 Hersey Hawkins 119
 Paul Millsap 119
92.Mario Chalmers 118
 Sam Perkins 118
94.Vlade Divac* 117
 Shaquille O'Neal* 117
96.Mookie Blaylock 116
 Paul Pressey 116
98.George McGinnis* 115
99.Baron Davis 114
 Lionel Hollins 114
101.Jason Terry 112
102.Mike Bibby 111
 Derrick McKey 111
104.Bryon Russell 110
105.Tayshaun Prince 109
106.Bruce Bowen 108
107.Mike Gale 107
 Donovan Mitchell 107
109.Rick Barry* 106
 Lindsey Hunter 106
 Sidney Moncrief* 106
 Robert Reid 106
 Dennis Rodman* 106
114.Sam Cassell 105
 Eddie Jones 105
 Charlie Ward 105
117.Jae Crowder 102
 Avery Johnson 102
119.Carmelo Anthony* 100
 Michael Finley 100
 A.C. Green 100
122.Shawn Kemp 99
123.Terry Cummings 98
 Stephen Jackson 98
 P.J. Tucker 98
126.Elvin Hayes* 97
 Jack Sikma* 97
128.Joe Johnson 96
 Khris Middleton 96
130.Alex Caruso 95
 T.R. Dunn 95
 Craig Hodges 95
 Toni Kukoč* 95
134.Vince Carter* 94
 Mario Elie 94
 Dwight Howard* 94
 Jamal Murray 94
138.Doug Christie 93
 Dan Issel* 93
140.Joe Dumars* 91
 Maurice Lucas 91
 Eric Snow 91
 Chris Webber* 91
 Deron Williams 91
145.Buck Williams 90
146.OG Anunoby 89
 Luka Dončić 89
 Fat Lever 89
 Norm Nixon 89
 Paul Westphal* 89
151.Alvan Adams 88
 Walter Davis* 88
 Tim Hardaway* 88
 Charles Johnson 88
155.Mikal Bridges 87
 Richard Jefferson 87
 Kerry Kittles 87
158.Pascal Siakam 86
159.Giannis Antetokounmpo 85
 Matt Barnes 85
 Kurt Rambis 85
 Thabo Sefolosha 85
163.Rick Fox 84
 George Gervin* 84
 Bill Laimbeer 84
 Moses Malone* 84
167.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 83
 Marc Gasol 83
 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 83
170.Greg Anthony 82
 B.J. Armstrong 82
 Kyle Korver 82
173.Aaron McKie 81
 Paul Silas 81
 Hedo Türkoğlu 81
176.Tyrone Corbin 80
 Gar Heard 80
 Larry Hughes 80
179.Dale Davis 79
 Tom Henderson 79
 Calvin Murphy* 79
 Antoine Walker 79
183.Dave Cowens* 78
 Tobias Harris 78
 Gerald Henderson 78
 Damian Lillard 78
187.Shane Battier 77
 Craig Ehlo 77
 Steve Smith 77
190.Anthony Davis 76
 Peja Stojaković 76
192.Fred Brown 74
 Kirk Hinrich 74
 Cedric Maxwell 74
 Chris Mullin* 74
 Josh Smith 74
 David West 74
 Lou Williams 74
199.Chris Bosh* 73
 Caron Butler 73
 Latrell Sprewell 73
 Sedale Threatt 73
 Cason Wallace 73
 Dominique Wilkins* 73
205.Nick Anderson 72
 DeMar DeRozan 72
 Boris Diaw 72
 Josh Hart 72
 Nenê 72
 Bob McAdoo* 72
 Lamar Odom 72
212.Mark Aguirre 71
 Pau Gasol* 71
 Rudy Gobert 71
215.Ron Boone 70
 Johnny Moore 70
 Ricky Pierce 70
 Jeff Teague 70
 Derrick White 70
220.Bradley Beal 69
 Bob Dandridge* 69
 Adrian Dantley* 69
 Rashard Lewis 69
 Anderson Varejão 69
225.Luol Deng 68
 Blake Griffin 68
227.Bam Adebayo 67
 Patrick Beverley 67
 P.J. Brown 67
 George Lynch 67
 Wesley Matthews 67
 Wes Unseld* 67
233.Kyle Anderson 66
 Jalen Brunson 66
 Don Chaney 66
 Josh Howard 66
 Steve Nash* 66
 Brian Shaw 66
 Brian Taylor 66
240.Jamal Crawford 65
 Donte DiVincenzo 65
 Vinnie Johnson 65
 Andrei Kirilenko 65
 Kevin McHale* 65
 Steve Mix 65
 John Paxson 65
 James Posey 65
 Thaddeus Young 65
249.Quinn Buckner 64
 Jimmy Jones 64
 Larry Kenon 64
 Mark Price 64
 Nick Van Exel 64
 John Wall 64

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player STL
1.LeBron James 506
2.Scottie Pippen* 395
3.Michael Jordan* 376
4.Magic Johnson* 358
5.John Stockton* 338
6.James Harden 313
7.Kobe Bryant* 310
8.Jason Kidd* 302
9.Larry Bird* 296
10.Maurice Cheeks* 295
11.Manu Ginóbili* 292
12.Chris Paul 287
13.Clyde Drexler* 278
14.Robert Horry 276
15.Dwyane Wade* 273
16.Derek Fisher 272
17.Karl Malone* 258
18.Draymond Green 257
19.Kawhi Leonard 256
20.Dennis Johnson* 247
21.Hakeem Olajuwon* 245
22.Julius Erving* 235
23.Isiah Thomas* 234
24.Stephen Curry 231
25.Rajon Rondo 228
26.Byron Scott 226
27.Russell Westbrook 223
28.Jimmy Butler 217
 Andre Iguodala 217
30.Gary Payton* 216
31.Paul Pierce* 204
32.Michael Cooper* 203
33.Ben Wallace* 199
34.Tony Parker* 198
35.Charles Barkley* 193
36.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 189
37.Paul George 186
38.Kevin Garnett* 178
 Charles Oakley 178
40.James Worthy* 177
41.Danny Green 176
42.Kyle Lowry 174
 Gus Williams 174
44.Kevin Durant 173
45.Danny Ainge 172
46.Horace Grant 171
47.Jeff Hornacek 170
48.Tim Duncan* 168
 Jerome Kersey 168
 Marcus Smart 168
51.Ray Allen* 164
 Dan Majerle 164
53.Al Horford 159
54.David Robinson* 151
55.Jayson Tatum 150
 Klay Thompson 150
57.Dirk Nowitzki* 149
58.Chauncey Billups* 148
 Derek Harper 148
60.Allen Iverson* 147
61.Reggie Miller* 146
62.Robert Parish* 145
 Rasheed Wallace 145
64.Trevor Ariza 142
65.Ron Harper 141
 Jrue Holiday 141
 Clifford Robinson 141
68.Jaylen Brown 140
69.Tony Allen 137
 Terry Porter 137
 Jamaal Wilkes* 137
72.Mike Conley 136
73.Kevin Johnson 132
 Bobby Jones* 132
75.Metta World Peace 131
 Mark Jackson 131
 Nate McMillan 131
78.Kyrie Irving 128
 Shawn Marion 128
80.J.R. Smith 127
81.Doc Rivers 125
82.George Hill 123
83.Patrick Ewing* 122
 Richard Hamilton 122
 Nikola Jokić 122
86.Kenyon Martin 121
87.John Starks 120
88.Anfernee Hardaway 119
 Hersey Hawkins 119
 Paul Millsap 119
91.Mario Chalmers 118
 Sam Perkins 118
93.Vlade Divac* 117
 Shaquille O'Neal* 117
95.Mookie Blaylock 116
 Paul Pressey 116
97.Baron Davis 114
 Lionel Hollins 114
99.Jason Terry 112
100.Mike Bibby 111
 Derrick McKey 111
102.Bryon Russell 110
103.Tayshaun Prince 109
104.Bruce Bowen 108
105.Donovan Mitchell 107
106.Rick Barry* 106
 Lindsey Hunter 106
 Sidney Moncrief* 106
 Robert Reid 106
 Dennis Rodman* 106
111.Sam Cassell 105
 Eddie Jones 105
 Charlie Ward 105
114.Jae Crowder 102
 Avery Johnson 102
116.Carmelo Anthony* 100
 Michael Finley 100
 A.C. Green 100
119.Shawn Kemp 99
120.Terry Cummings 98
 Stephen Jackson 98
 P.J. Tucker 98
123.Elvin Hayes* 97
 Jack Sikma* 97
125.Joe Johnson 96
 Khris Middleton 96
127.Alex Caruso 95
 T.R. Dunn 95
 Craig Hodges 95
 Toni Kukoč* 95
131.Vince Carter* 94
 Mario Elie 94
 Dwight Howard* 94
 Jamal Murray 94
135.Doug Christie 93
136.Joe Dumars* 91
 Eric Snow 91
 Chris Webber* 91
 Deron Williams 91
140.Buck Williams 90
141.OG Anunoby 89
 Luka Dončić 89
 Fat Lever 89
 Norm Nixon 89
 Paul Westphal* 89
146.Alvan Adams 88
 Walter Davis* 88
 Tim Hardaway* 88
 Charles Johnson 88
150.Mikal Bridges 87
 Richard Jefferson 87
 Kerry Kittles 87
153.Pascal Siakam 86
154.Giannis Antetokounmpo 85
 Matt Barnes 85
 Kurt Rambis 85
 Thabo Sefolosha 85
158.Rick Fox 84
 Bill Laimbeer 84
 Moses Malone* 84
161.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 83
 Marc Gasol 83
 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 83
164.Greg Anthony 82
 B.J. Armstrong 82
 Kyle Korver 82
167.Aaron McKie 81
 Paul Silas 81
 Hedo Türkoğlu 81
170.Tyrone Corbin 80
 Gar Heard 80
 Larry Hughes 80
173.Dale Davis 79
 Tom Henderson 79
 Calvin Murphy* 79
 Antoine Walker 79
177.Dave Cowens* 78
 Tobias Harris 78
 Gerald Henderson 78
 Damian Lillard 78
181.Shane Battier 77
 Craig Ehlo 77
 Steve Smith 77
184.Anthony Davis 76
 Peja Stojaković 76
186.Fred Brown 74
 Kirk Hinrich 74
 Cedric Maxwell 74
 Chris Mullin* 74
 Josh Smith 74
 David West 74
 Lou Williams 74
193.Chris Bosh* 73
 Caron Butler 73
 Latrell Sprewell 73
 Sedale Threatt 73
 Cason Wallace 73
 Dominique Wilkins* 73
199.Nick Anderson 72
 DeMar DeRozan 72
 Boris Diaw 72
 Josh Hart 72
 Nenê 72
 Bob McAdoo* 72
 Lamar Odom 72
206.Mark Aguirre 71
 Pau Gasol* 71
 Rudy Gobert 71
 Maurice Lucas 71
210.Johnny Moore 70
 Ricky Pierce 70
 Jeff Teague 70
 Derrick White 70
214.Bradley Beal 69
 Bob Dandridge* 69
 Adrian Dantley* 69
 George Gervin* 69
 Rashard Lewis 69
 Anderson Varejão 69
220.Luol Deng 68
 Blake Griffin 68
222.Bam Adebayo 67
 Patrick Beverley 67
 P.J. Brown 67
 George Lynch 67
 Wesley Matthews 67
 Wes Unseld* 67
228.Kyle Anderson 66
 Jalen Brunson 66
 Don Chaney 66
 Josh Howard 66
 Steve Nash* 66
 Brian Shaw 66
234.Jamal Crawford 65
 Donte DiVincenzo 65
 Vinnie Johnson 65
 Andrei Kirilenko 65
 Kevin McHale* 65
 Steve Mix 65
 John Paxson 65
 James Posey 65
 Thaddeus Young 65
243.Quinn Buckner 64
 Mark Price 64
 Nick Van Exel 64
 John Wall 64
247.Steve Kerr 63
 CJ McCollum 63
 Anthony Peeler 63
 Amar'e Stoudemire 63
 Scott Wedman 63
 Jo Jo White* 63

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player STL
1.Don Buse 96
2.George McGinnis* 74
3.Mike Gale 70
4.Brian Taylor 66
5.Ron Boone 61
6.Freddie Lewis 56
 Wendell Ladner 56
8.Julius Erving* 52
9.Dan Issel* 51
10.Ralph Simpson 46
11.Ted McClain 41
12.Jimmy Jones 38
13.Louie Dampier* 36
14.Fatty Taylor 35
15.Rich Jones 33
 Willie Wise 33
 Artis Gilmore* 33
18.Joe Caldwell 31
19.Larry Kenon 30
20.Roger Brown* 28
 Mack Calvin 28
 Wil Jones 28
 Bobby Jones* 28
24.Darnell Hillman 27
25.Gene Littles 26
 Len Elmore 26
27.Jimmy O'Brien 25
 Mike Barr 25
29.Gerald Govan 24
 Walt Simon 24
 Zelmo Beaty* 24
 Kevin Joyce 24
 James Silas 24
34.Chuck Williams 23
35.Jim Eakins 22
 Billy Cunningham* 22
37.Bill Keller 21
 John Williamson 21
 Al Skinner 21
40.Bird Averitt 20
 Marvin Barnes 20
 Maurice Lucas 20
43.Billy Knight 19
44.Stew Johnson 18
 Ron Thomas 18
46.Donnie Freeman 17
 Dave Robisch 17
 Don Adams 17
49.George Karl* 16
 David Thompson* 16
51.Mel Daniels* 15
 Coby Dietrick 15
 George Gervin* 15
54.Gus Gerard 14
55.Billy Paultz 13
56.John Roche 12
57.Bo Lamar 11
 Billy Shepherd 11
59.Byron Beck 10
 Bob Warren 10
 Claude Terry 10
 Johnny Neumann 10
 Mike Green 10
 Jan van Breda Kolff 10
 Kim Hughes 10
66.Red Robbins 9
 Rick Mount 9
 Collis Jones 9
 Tim Bassett 9
70.Bruce Seals 7
71.Cincy Powell 6
 Ollie Taylor 6
 Al Smith 6
 Tom Owens 6
 Caldwell Jones 6
76.Warren Jabali 5
 George Carter 5
 Johnny Baum 5
 Marv Roberts 5
 Gus Johnson* 5
 Allan Bristow 5
82.Bill Melchionni 4
 Joe Hamilton 4
 George Adams 4
 Jim Bradley 4
 Swen Nater 4
 Randy Denton 4
 Jimmy Foster 4
 Wali Jones 4
90.George Irvine 3
 Simmie Hill 3
 Dave Twardzik 3
 Jim O'Brien 3
 Chuck Terry 3
 Mike Flynn 3
 Jim McDaniels 3
 Mark Olberding 3
98.Steve Jones 2
 Gene Moore 2
 Julius Keye 2
 Willie Sojourner 2
 Henry Bacon 2
 Jim Chones 2
 Charles Jordan 2
 Dan Roundfield 2
106.Goo Kennedy 1
 Willie Long 1
 Garfield Smith 1
 Barry Parkhill 1
 Don Washington 1
 Monte Towe 1
 Henry Ward 1
 Marvin Webster 1
114.John Beasley 0
 Goose Ligon 0
 Bob Netolicky 0
 Charlie Williams 0
 Glen Combs 0
 Larry Miller 0
 Rod McDonald 0
 Bob Arnzen 0
 Roger Brown 0
 David Bustion 0
 Mike Jackson 0
 Ed Manning 0
 Bill Newton 0
 John Trapp 0
 Dennis Wuycik 0
 Roy Ebron 0
 Billy Schaeffer 0
 Clyde Dickey 0
 Charles Edge 0
 Bill Franklin 0
 Moses Malone* 0
 Pat McFarland 0
 Fly Williams 0
 Hank Williams 0
 George Bucci 0
 Travis Grant 0