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 June 5, 2023
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- In this case, 'Playoffs' and 'Games' only include playoffs since 1974.
* Players in bold played in the 2023 Playoffs
NBA All-Time Steals Leaders:
Career Totals in the Playoffs - Top 50
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
1. | LeBron James | 471 | 16 | 282 | |||||||
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. | Chris Paul | 287 | 15 | 149 | |||||||
12. | Clyde Drexler | 278 | 15 | 145 | |||||||
13. | Robert Horry | 276 | 16 | 244 | |||||||
14. | Dwyane Wade | 273 | 13 | 177 | |||||||
15. | Derek Fisher | 272 | 16 | 259 | |||||||
16. | James Harden | 267 | 14 | 160 | |||||||
17. | Karl Malone | 258 | 19 | 193 | |||||||
18. | Dennis Johnson | 247 | 13 | 180 | |||||||
19. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 245 | 15 | 145 | |||||||
20. | Kawhi Leonard | 244 | 10 | 137 |
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
21. | Draymond Green | 240 | 9 | 157 | |||||||
22. | Julius Erving | 235 | 11 | 141 | |||||||
23. | Isiah Thomas | 234 | 9 | 111 | |||||||
24. | Rajon Rondo | 228 | 10 | 134 | |||||||
25. | Byron Scott | 226 | 13 | 183 | |||||||
26. | Stephen Curry | 223 | 9 | 147 | |||||||
27. | Andre Iguodala | 217 | 15 | 177 | |||||||
28. | Gary Payton | 216 | 15 | 154 | |||||||
29. | Paul Pierce | 204 | 14 | 170 | |||||||
Russell Westbrook | 204 | 12 | 116 |
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
31. | Michael Cooper | 203 | 11 | 168 | |||||||
32. | Jimmy Butler | 199 | 11 | 116 | |||||||
Ben Wallace | 199 | 8 | 130 | ||||||||
34. | Tony Parker | 198 | 17 | 226 | |||||||
35. | Charles Barkley | 193 | 13 | 123 | |||||||
36. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 189 | 14 | 196 | |||||||
37. | Kevin Garnett | 178 | 14 | 143 | |||||||
Charles Oakley | 178 | 15 | 144 | ||||||||
39. | James Worthy | 177 | 9 | 143 | |||||||
40. | Danny Green | 176 | 13 | 169 |
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
41. | Gus Williams | 174 | 10 | 99 | |||||||
42. | Danny Ainge | 172 | 12 | 193 | |||||||
43. | Horace Grant | 171 | 13 | 170 | |||||||
44. | Kevin Durant | 170 | 12 | 166 | |||||||
Jeff Hornacek | 170 | 11 | 140 | ||||||||
46. | Tim Duncan | 168 | 18 | 251 | |||||||
Jerome Kersey | 168 | 15 | 126 | ||||||||
48. | Paul George | 165 | 10 | 108 | |||||||
49. | Ray Allen | 164 | 11 | 171 | |||||||
Kyle Lowry | 164 | 10 | 127 | ||||||||
Dan Majerle | 164 | 13 | 123 |