NBA All-Time Steals Leaders: Career Totals in the Playoffs
List with the stats for the top 50 players with the most career total steals in the Playoffs in NBA history.
Notes:
- These stats were updated on October 26, 2021
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- In this case, 'Playoffs' and 'Games' only include playoffs since 1974.
NBA All-Time Steals Leaders:
Career Totals in the Playoffs - Top 50
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
| 1. | LeBron James | 454 | 15 | 266 | |||||||
| 2. | Scottie Pippen | 395 | 16 | 208 | |||||||
| 3. | Michael Jordan | 376 | 13 | 179 | |||||||
| 4. | Magic Johnson | 358 | 13 | 190 | |||||||
| 5. | John Stockton | 338 | 19 | 182 | |||||||
| 6. | Kobe Bryant | 310 | 15 | 220 | |||||||
| 7. | Jason Kidd | 302 | 17 | 158 | |||||||
| 8. | Larry Bird | 296 | 12 | 164 | |||||||
| 9. | Maurice Cheeks | 295 | 13 | 133 | |||||||
| 10. | Manu Ginobili | 292 | 15 | 218 |
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
| 11. | Clyde Drexler | 278 | 15 | 145 | |||||||
| 12. | Robert Horry | 276 | 16 | 244 | |||||||
| 13. | Dwyane Wade | 273 | 13 | 177 | |||||||
| 14. | Derek Fisher | 272 | 16 | 259 | |||||||
| 15. | Karl Malone | 258 | 19 | 193 | |||||||
| 16. | Chris Paul | 256 | 13 | 129 | |||||||
| 17. | Dennis Johnson | 247 | 13 | 180 | |||||||
| 18. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 245 | 15 | 145 | |||||||
| 19. | Kawhi Leonard | 240 | 9 | 135 | |||||||
| 20. | James Harden | 238 | 12 | 137 | |||||||
| 21. | Julius Erving | 235 | 11 | 141 | |||||||
| 22. | Isiah Thomas | 234 | 9 | 111 | |||||||
| 23. | Rajon Rondo | 228 | 10 | 134 | |||||||
| 24. | Byron Scott | 226 | 13 | 183 | |||||||
| 25. | Andre Iguodala | 217 | 14 | 170 | |||||||
| 26. | Gary Payton | 216 | 15 | 154 | |||||||
| 27. | Paul Pierce | 204 | 14 | 170 | |||||||
| 28. | Michael Cooper | 203 | 11 | 168 | |||||||
| 29. | Ben Wallace | 199 | 8 | 130 | |||||||
| 30. | Tony Parker | 198 | 17 | 226 | |||||||
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
| Russell Westbrook | 198 | 11 | 111 | ||||||||
| 32. | Draymond Green | 197 | 7 | 123 | |||||||
| 33. | Charles Barkley | 193 | 13 | 123 | |||||||
| 34. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 189 | 14 | 196 | |||||||
| 35. | Stephen Curry | 181 | 7 | 112 | |||||||
| 36. | Kevin Garnett | 178 | 14 | 143 | |||||||
| Charles Oakley | 178 | 15 | 144 | ||||||||
| 38. | James Worthy | 177 | 9 | 143 | |||||||
| 39. | Gus Williams | 174 | 10 | 99 | |||||||
| 40. | Danny Ainge | 172 | 12 | 193 | |||||||
| 41. | Horace Grant | 171 | 13 | 170 | |||||||
| 42. | Jeff Hornacek | 170 | 11 | 140 | |||||||
| 43. | Tim Duncan | 168 | 18 | 251 | |||||||
| Jerome Kersey | 168 | 15 | 126 | ||||||||
| 45. | Paul George | 165 | 10 | 108 | |||||||
| 46. | Ray Allen | 164 | 11 | 171 | |||||||
| Dan Majerle | 164 | 13 | 123 | ||||||||
| 48. | Danny Green | 162 | 11 | 153 | |||||||
| 49. | Kevin Durant | 157 | 10 | 151 | |||||||
| 50. | David Robinson | 151 | 12 | 123 |
* Players in bold played in the 2021 Playoffs