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

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 10th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 10th year?

Playing for the 1994 Utah Jazz, John Stockton averaged 2.4 steals in 82 games — the highest steals per game average by any NBA player in his 10th season.

Steals Per Game, 10th Season

2.4 spg
John Stockton
(1994 Utah Jazz)

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

Regular Season

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	John Stockton (1994 Jazz)	2.4	199	82	15.1	3.1	12.6	0.3	0.6
2	Jerry Sloan (1975 Bulls)	2.2	171	78	12.2	6.9	2.1	0.2	-
3	Alvin Robertson (1996 Raptors)	2.2	166	77	9.3	4.4	4.2	0.5	0.5
4	Maurice Cheeks (1988 76ers)	2.1	167	79	13.7	3.2	8.0	0.3	0.0
5	Jimmy Butler (2021 Heat)	2.1	108	52	21.5	6.9	7.1	0.3	0.5
6	Terrell Brandon (2001 Timberwolves)	2.1	161	78	16.0	3.8	7.5	0.3	0.4
7	Mookie Blaylock (1999 Hawks)	2.1	99	48	13.3	4.7	5.8	0.2	1.6
8	Kyle Lowry (2016 Raptors)	2.1	158	77	21.2	4.7	6.4	0.4	2.8
9	Marcus Smart (2024 Grizzlies)	2.1	41	20	14.5	2.7	4.3	0.3	2.1
10	James Harden (2019 Rockets)	2.0	158	78	36.1	6.6	7.5	0.7	4.8

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Doug Christie (2002 Kings)	2.0	160	81	12.0	4.6	4.2	0.3	1.1
12	Rajon Rondo (2016 Kings)	2.0	141	72	11.9	6.0	11.7	0.1	0.9
13	Allen Iverson (2006 76ers)	1.9	140	72	33.0	3.2	7.4	0.1	1.0
14	Clyde Drexler (1993 Trail Blazers)	1.9	95	49	19.9	6.3	5.7	0.8	0.6
15	Chris Paul (2015 Clippers)	1.9	156	82	19.1	4.6	10.2	0.2	1.7
16	Calvin Murphy (1980 Rockets)	1.9	143	76	20.0	2.0	3.9	0.1	0.0
17	Scottie Pippen (1997 Bulls)	1.9	154	82	20.2	6.5	5.7	0.5	1.9
18	Gary Payton (2000 Supersonics)	1.9	153	82	24.2	6.5	8.9	0.2	2.2
19	Dwyane Wade (2013 Heat)	1.9	128	69	21.2	5.0	5.1	0.8	0.2
20	Monta Ellis (2015 Mavericks)	1.9	148	80	18.9	2.4	4.1	0.3	1.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Kobe Bryant (2006 Lakers)	1.8	147	80	35.4	5.3	4.5	0.4	2.3
	Russell Westbrook (2018 Thunder)	1.8	147	80	25.4	10.1	10.3	0.3	1.2
23	Kendall Gill (2000 Nets)	1.8	139	76	13.1	3.7	2.8	0.5	0.3
24	Jason Kidd (2004 Nets)	1.8	122	67	15.5	6.4	9.2	0.2	1.4
25	Paul Millsap (2016 Hawks)	1.8	147	81	17.1	9.0	3.3	1.7	0.9
26	Nikola Jokic (2025 Nuggets)	1.8	127	70	29.6	12.7	10.2	0.6	2.0
27	Hersey Hawkins (1998 Supersonics)	1.8	148	82	10.5	4.1	2.7	0.2	1.5
28	Magic Johnson (1989 Lakers)	1.8	138	77	22.5	7.9	12.8	0.3	0.8
29	Ben Wallace (2006 Pistons)	1.8	146	82	7.3	11.3	1.9	2.2	0.0
30	Michael Jordan (1995 Bulls)	1.8	30	17	26.9	6.9	5.3	0.8	0.9

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Walt Frazier (1977 Knicks)	1.7	132	76	17.4	3.9	5.3	0.1	-
32	Sedale Threatt (1993 Lakers)	1.7	142	82	15.1	3.3	6.9	0.1	0.2
33	Nate McMillan (1996 Supersonics)	1.7	95	55	5.0	3.8	3.6	0.3	0.8
34	LeBron James (2013 Heat)	1.7	129	76	26.8	8.0	7.3	0.9	1.4
35	Darrell Armstrong (2004 Hornets)	1.7	133	79	10.6	2.9	3.9	0.2	1.7
36	Baron Davis (2009 Clippers)	1.7	108	65	14.9	3.7	7.7	0.5	1.5
37	Rod Strickland (1998 Wizards)	1.7	126	76	17.8	5.3	10.5	0.3	0.2
38	Tony Allen (2014 Grizzlies)	1.6	90	55	9.0	3.8	1.7	0.3	0.2
	Trevor Ariza (2014 Wizards)	1.6	126	77	14.4	6.2	2.5	0.3	2.3
40	Stephen Jackson (2010 more than 1 team)	1.6	132	81	20.6	5.0	3.7	0.5	1.6

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Jrue Holiday (2019 Pelicans)	1.6	109	67	21.2	5.0	7.7	0.8	1.8
42	Kris Dunn (2026 Clippers)	1.6	42	26	8.1	2.7	2.9	0.2	1.0
43	Hakeem Olajuwon (1994 Rockets)	1.6	128	80	27.3	11.9	3.6	3.7	0.1
44	Doc Rivers (1993 Knicks)	1.6	123	77	7.8	2.5	5.3	0.1	0.5
45	Chris Webber (2003 Kings)	1.6	106	67	23.0	10.5	5.4	1.3	0.1
46	Karl Malone (1995 Jazz)	1.6	129	82	26.7	10.6	3.5	1.0	0.1
47	Isiah Thomas (1991 Pistons)	1.6	75	48	16.2	3.3	9.3	0.2	0.4
48	Ronnie Price (2015 Lakers)	1.6	67	43	5.1	1.6	3.8	0.1	0.7
49	Kawhi Leonard (2021 Clippers)	1.6	81	52	24.8	6.5	5.2	0.4	1.9
50	Charles Barkley (1994 Suns)	1.6	101	65	21.6	11.2	4.6	0.6	0.7