NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 10th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 10th NBA season, ranked by playoff steals per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most steals in the Playoffs in his 10th year?

Kevin Johnson and Sedale Threatt both averaged 2.6 steals in Playoffs in their 10th seasons.

Steals Per Game, 10th Season

2.6 spg
Kevin Johnson
Sedale Threatt

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Steals Per Game in a Player's 10th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Kevin Johnson (1997 Suns)	2.6	13	5	16.8	4.4	6.0	0.0	0.6
	Sedale Threatt (1993 Lakers)	2.6	13	5	18.0	3.4	8.0	0.2	0.6
3	Charles Barkley (1994 Suns)	2.5	25	10	27.6	13.0	4.8	0.9	1.4
4	Alvan Adams (1985 Suns)	2.3	7	3	17.0	5.7	3.7	0.3	0.0
	Artis Gilmore (1986 Spurs)	2.3	7	3	13.3	6.0	1.0	0.3	0.0
	Sam Lacey (1980 Kings)	2.3	7	3	6.7	7.3	4.3	0.7	0.3
7	Michael Jordan (1995 Bulls)	2.3	23	10	31.5	6.5	4.5	1.4	1.1
8	Jason Kidd (2004 Nets)	2.3	25	11	12.6	6.6	9.0	0.5	0.9
9	Nick Anderson (1999 Magic)	2.3	9	4	20.8	6.8	2.3	0.0	2.8
10	Gus Williams (1986 Bullets)	2.2	11	5	18.2	2.0	6.6	0.0	0.2

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	James Harden (2019 Rockets)	2.2	24	11	31.6	6.8	6.6	0.9	4.4
12	Penny Hardaway (2003 Suns)	2.2	13	6	12.7	6.0	4.3	0.8	1.5
	Dennis Johnson (1986 Celtics)	2.2	39	18	16.2	4.2	5.9	0.3	0.3
	Toni Kukoc (2003 Bucks)	2.2	13	6	14.8	4.2	3.7	0.2	1.8
15	Kawhi Leonard (2021 Clippers)	2.1	23	11	30.4	7.7	4.4	0.8	2.2
16	Doug Christie (2002 Kings)	2.1	33	16	11.1	5.8	4.9	0.6	1.1
17	Steve Blake (2013 Lakers)	2.0	4	2	14.0	4.0	2.5	1.5	2.5
	Mookie Blaylock (1999 Hawks)	2.0	18	9	12.6	4.0	4.0	0.2	2.0
	Monta Ellis (2015 Mavericks)	2.0	10	5	26.0	3.2	5.2	0.6	2.2
	Kirk Hinrich (2013 Bulls)	2.0	8	4	11.3	2.8	5.8	0.3	1.0
	Nikola Jokic (2025 Nuggets)	2.0	28	14	26.2	12.7	8.0	0.9	1.9
	Dan Majerle (1998 Heat)	2.0	4	2	4.5	2.5	2.5	0.5	1.0
	Clifford Robinson (1999 Suns)	2.0	6	3	15.7	5.3	2.7	0.3	0.7
	Thaddeus Young (2017 Pacers)	2.0	8	4	12.0	9.0	2.5	0.3	0.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
25	Rick Fox (2001 Lakers)	1.9	31	16	10.0	4.9	3.6	0.4	1.1
26	Doc Rivers (1993 Knicks)	1.9	29	15	10.2	2.6	5.7	0.1	0.7
27	Magic Johnson (1989 Lakers)	1.9	27	14	18.4	5.9	11.8	0.2	0.7
28	Chris Paul (2015 Clippers)	1.8	22	12	22.1	4.4	8.8	0.3	2.3
29	Hersey Hawkins (1998 Supersonics)	1.8	18	10	13.4	5.7	3.6	0.1	1.7
	Gary Payton (2000 Supersonics)	1.8	9	5	25.8	7.6	7.4	0.2	1.8

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	LeBron James (2013 Heat)	1.8	41	23	25.9	8.4	6.6	0.8	1.6
32	Tom Chambers (1991 Suns)	1.8	7	4	17.0	5.8	2.5	1.3	0.0
33	Hakeem Olajuwon (1994 Rockets)	1.7	40	23	28.9	11.0	4.3	4.0	0.1
34	Robert Horry (2002 Lakers)	1.7	33	19	9.3	8.1	3.2	0.8	1.3
35	Charles Oakley (1995 Knicks)	1.7	19	11	13.1	8.5	3.7	0.5	0.4
	Dwyane Wade (2013 Heat)	1.7	38	22	15.9	4.6	4.8	1.0	0.0
37	Tony Allen (2014 Grizzlies)	1.7	12	7	12.3	7.7	1.4	0.1	0.0
38	John Stockton (1994 Jazz)	1.7	27	16	14.4	3.3	9.8	0.5	0.3
39	Mike Conley (2017 Grizzlies)	1.7	10	6	24.7	3.3	7.0	0.5	2.8
	Clyde Drexler (1993 Trail Blazers)	1.7	5	3	19.0	6.3	4.7	1.0	1.7
	Bill Hanzlik (1990 Nuggets)	1.7	5	3	7.0	3.3	3.7	0.7	0.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
42	David Robinson (1999 Spurs)	1.6	28	17	15.6	9.9	2.5	2.4	0.0
43	Vlade Divac (1999 Kings)	1.6	8	5	16.2	10.0	4.6	0.8	0.2
	Kyle Lowry (2016 Raptors)	1.6	32	20	19.1	4.7	6.0	0.2	2.1
	Quentin Richardson (2010 Heat)	1.6	8	5	9.8	3.8	1.6	0.2	1.8
46	Calvin Murphy (1980 Rockets)	1.6	11	7	18.7	1.4	3.7	0.0	0.3
47	Trevor Ariza (2014 Wizards)	1.5	17	11	13.6	8.9	1.7	0.4	2.3
48	Jerry Sloan (1975 Bulls)	1.5	20	13	13.1	7.4	2.0	0.0	-
49	Elvin Hayes (1978 Bullets)	1.5	32	21	21.8	13.3	2.0	2.5	-
50	World B. Free (1985 Cavaliers)	1.5	6	4	26.3	2.5	7.8	0.0	0.0
	Kenyon Martin (2010 Nuggets)	1.5	9	6	10.0	8.3	1.3	1.2	0.0
	Khris Middleton (2022 Bucks)	1.5	3	2	14.5	5.0	7.0	0.0	3.0
	Jusuf Nurkic (2024 Suns)	1.5	6	4	7.8	8.3	2.8	1.5	0.0
	Russell Westbrook (2018 Thunder)	1.5	9	6	29.3	12.0	7.5	0.0	2.5
	Lou Williams (2015 Raptors)	1.5	6	4	12.8	1.8	1.3	0.0	1.0