NBA Players with the Most Steals Recorded in Playoffs in Their 10th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 10th NBA season, ranked by playoff total steals. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total steals in the Playoffs in his 10th year?
Playing for the 2013 Miami Heat, LeBron James recorded a total of 41 steals in 23 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 10th season.
Total Steals, 10th Season
41 stl
LeBron James
(2013 Miami Heat)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Steals in a Player's 10th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2013 Heat) ![]() |
41 | 1.8 | 23 | 596 | 193 | 152 | 18 | 36 |
| 2 | (1994 Rockets) ![]() |
40 | 1.7 | 23 | 664 | 254 | 98 | 92 | 2 |
| 3 | (1986 Celtics) ![]() |
39 | 2.2 | 18 | 291 | 76 | 107 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | (2013 Heat) ![]() |
38 | 1.7 | 22 | 349 | 102 | 105 | 23 | 1 |
| 5 | (2009 Magic) |
33 | 1.4 | 23 | 281 | 56 | 94 | 4 | 36 |
(2002 Kings) |
33 | 2.1 | 16 | 177 | 92 | 79 | 9 | 17 | |
(2002 Lakers) ![]() |
33 | 1.7 | 19 | 176 | 154 | 61 | 16 | 24 | |
| 8 | (2019 Raptors) ![]() |
32 | 1.3 | 24 | 166 | 87 | 26 | 11 | 39 |
(1978 Bullets) ![]() |
32 | 1.5 | 21 | 457 | 279 | 43 | 52 | - | |
(2016 Raptors) |
32 | 1.6 | 20 | 382 | 94 | 119 | 3 | 42 | |
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2001 Lakers) ![]() |
31 | 1.9 | 16 | 160 | 79 | 57 | 7 | 18 |
| 12 | (1993 Knicks) |
29 | 1.9 | 15 | 153 | 39 | 86 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | (2025 Nuggets) |
28 | 2.0 | 14 | 367 | 178 | 112 | 12 | 27 |
(2008 Celtics) ![]() |
28 | 1.1 | 26 | 511 | 129 | 119 | 8 | 43 | |
(1997 Bulls) ![]() |
28 | 1.5 | 19 | 365 | 129 | 72 | 18 | 39 | |
(1999 Spurs) ![]() |
28 | 1.6 | 17 | 265 | 168 | 43 | 40 | 0 | |
| 17 | (1989 Lakers) |
27 | 1.9 | 14 | 258 | 83 | 165 | 3 | 10 |
(1994 Jazz) |
27 | 1.7 | 16 | 231 | 52 | 157 | 8 | 4 | |
| 19 | (2023 Nuggets) ![]() |
26 | 1.3 | 20 | 212 | 65 | 31 | 13 | 35 |
(2005 Pistons) |
26 | 1.0 | 25 | 341 | 173 | 32 | 44 | 29 | |
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (1994 Suns) |
25 | 2.5 | 10 | 276 | 130 | 48 | 9 | 14 |
(2022 Warriors) ![]() |
25 | 1.1 | 22 | 176 | 159 | 138 | 22 | 8 | |
(1996 Bulls) ![]() |
25 | 1.4 | 18 | 158 | 67 | 45 | 7 | 15 | |
(2004 Nets) |
25 | 2.3 | 11 | 139 | 73 | 99 | 6 | 10 | |
| 25 | (2019 Warriors) |
24 | 1.1 | 22 | 620 | 132 | 126 | 4 | 92 |
(2019 Rockets) |
24 | 2.2 | 11 | 348 | 75 | 73 | 10 | 48 | |
(2006 Pistons) |
24 | 1.3 | 18 | 84 | 189 | 31 | 22 | 0 | |
| 28 | (2013 Heat) ![]() |
23 | 1.0 | 23 | 279 | 167 | 34 | 36 | 15 |
(1995 Bulls) |
23 | 2.3 | 10 | 315 | 65 | 45 | 14 | 11 | |
(1990 Pistons) ![]() |
23 | 1.2 | 20 | 222 | 211 | 28 | 18 | 15 | |
(2021 Clippers) |
23 | 2.1 | 11 | 334 | 85 | 48 | 9 | 24 | |
(1996 Supersonics) |
23 | 1.2 | 19 | 84 | 70 | 52 | 5 | 19 | |
(2006 Heat) ![]() |
23 | 1.0 | 23 | 307 | 129 | 56 | 8 | 48 | |
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 34 | (2015 Clippers) |
22 | 1.8 | 12 | 265 | 53 | 105 | 3 | 27 |
(2021 Bucks) ![]() |
22 | 1.0 | 23 | 98 | 111 | 25 | 3 | 19 | |
| 36 | (2025 Pacers) |
20 | 0.9 | 23 | 218 | 75 | 93 | 2 | 8 |
(1975 Bulls) |
20 | 1.5 | 13 | 170 | 96 | 26 | 0 | - | |
| 38 | (2007 Pistons) |
19 | 1.2 | 16 | 297 | 53 | 91 | 2 | 35 |
(1988 Lakers) ![]() |
19 | 0.8 | 24 | 153 | 58 | 66 | 9 | 25 | |
(2020 Clippers) |
19 | 1.5 | 13 | 263 | 79 | 49 | 7 | 37 | |
(1996 Jazz) |
19 | 1.1 | 18 | 315 | 65 | 60 | 3 | 34 | |
(1995 Knicks) |
19 | 1.7 | 11 | 144 | 93 | 41 | 6 | 4 | |
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 43 | (1999 Hawks) |
18 | 2.0 | 9 | 113 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 18 |
(1998 Supersonics) |
18 | 1.8 | 10 | 134 | 57 | 36 | 1 | 17 | |
(2021 Clippers) |
18 | 0.9 | 19 | 338 | 60 | 65 | 3 | 58 | |
(2004 Heat) |
18 | 1.4 | 13 | 172 | 47 | 29 | 11 | 20 | |
| 47 | (2014 Wizards) |
17 | 1.5 | 11 | 150 | 98 | 19 | 4 | 25 |
(2005 Mavericks) |
17 | 1.3 | 13 | 170 | 56 | 28 | 0 | 24 | |
(1978 Bullets) ![]() |
17 | 0.9 | 18 | 169 | 216 | 79 | 7 | - | |
| 50 | (2009 Lakers) ![]() |
16 | 0.7 | 23 | 283 | 210 | 42 | 31 | 18 |
(2023 Lakers) |
16 | 1.0 | 16 | 118 | 31 | 46 | 3 | 13 | |