NBA All-Time Steals Leaders: Single Playoffs Totals
List with the stats for the top 50 players with the most single playoffs total steals in NBA history.
Notes: - These stats were updated on November 7, 2024
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
NBA All-Time Steals Leaders:
Single Playoffs Totals - Top 50
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
1. | Isiah Thomas | 66 | 1988 | 23 | |||||||
2. | Larry Bird | 54 | 1984 | 23 | |||||||
3. | Clyde Drexler | 53 | 1990 | 21 | |||||||
4. | Allen Iverson | 52 | 2001 | 22 | |||||||
5. | Dwyane Wade | 51 | 2006 | 23 | |||||||
6. | Rick Barry | 50 | 1975 | 17 | |||||||
Robert Reid | 50 | 1981 | 21 | ||||||||
8. | LeBron James | 49 | 2016 | 21 | |||||||
Magic Johnson | 49 | 1980 | 16 | ||||||||
10. | Maurice Cheeks | 48 | 1982 | 21 |
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
11. | Lionel Hollins | 47 | 1977 | 19 | |||||||
Scottie Pippen | 47 | 1996 | 18 | ||||||||
13. | Rajon Rondo | 46 | 2010 | 24 | |||||||
Russell Westbrook | 46 | 2016 | 18 | ||||||||
15. | Maurice Cheeks | 45 | 1980 | 18 | |||||||
Michael Jordan | 45 | 1990 | 16 | ||||||||
Scottie Pippen | 45 | 1998 | 21 | ||||||||
Rajon Rondo | 45 | 2008 | 26 | ||||||||
Rajon Rondo | 45 | 2012 | 19 | ||||||||
Gus Williams | 45 | 1978 | 22 |
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
21. | Michael Jordan | 44 | 1992 | 22 | |||||||
Ben Wallace | 44 | 2004 | 23 | ||||||||
23. | Derek Fisher | 43 | 2008 | 21 | |||||||
LeBron James | 43 | 2012 | 23 | ||||||||
Isiah Thomas | 43 | 1990 | 20 | ||||||||
Ben Wallace | 43 | 2005 | 25 | ||||||||
27. | Kobe Bryant | 42 | 2004 | 22 | |||||||
Derek Harper | 42 | 1994 | 23 | ||||||||
Magic Johnson | 42 | 1984 | 21 | ||||||||
Michael Jordan | 42 | 1989 | 17 | ||||||||
Scottie Pippen | 42 | 1991 | 17 | ||||||||
Ben Wallace | 42 | 2003 | 17 |
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
33. | Danny Ainge | 41 | 1986 | 18 | |||||||
Jimmy Butler | 41 | 2020 | 21 | ||||||||
Luka Doncic | 41 | 2024 | 22 | ||||||||
Julius Erving | 41 | 1977 | 19 | ||||||||
Paul George | 41 | 2014 | 19 | ||||||||
Manu Ginobili | 41 | 2003 | 24 | ||||||||
Draymond Green | 41 | 2018 | 21 | ||||||||
LeBron James | 41 | 2013 | 23 | ||||||||
Jerome Kersey | 41 | 1992 | 21 | ||||||||
Scottie Pippen | 41 | 1993 | 19 | ||||||||
Scottie Pippen | 41 | 1992 | 22 | ||||||||
Byron Scott | 41 | 1985 | 19 | ||||||||
Russell Westbrook | 41 | 2014 | 19 |
Player |
Steals |
Playoffs | Games | ||||||||
46. | Maurice Cheeks | 40 | 1981 | 16 | |||||||
Penny Hardaway | 40 | 1995 | 21 | ||||||||
Magic Johnson | 40 | 1982 | 14 | ||||||||
Michael Jordan | 40 | 1991 | 17 | ||||||||
Jason Kidd | 40 | 2011 | 21 | ||||||||
Kawhi Leonard | 40 | 2019 | 24 | ||||||||
Nate McMillan | 40 | 1993 | 19 | ||||||||
Hakeem Olajuwon | 40 | 1986 | 20 | ||||||||
Hakeem Olajuwon | 40 | 1994 | 23 |