NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 12th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 12th 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 12th year?

Playing for the 2019 Indiana Pacers, Thaddeus Young averaged 2.8 steals in 4 games — the highest playoff steals per game average by any NBA player in his 12th season.

Steals Per Game, 12th Season

2.8 spg
Thaddeus Young
(2019 Indiana Pacers)

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 12th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Thaddeus Young (2019 Pacers)	2.8	11	4	10.5	7.0	3.8	0.8	0.5
2	Trevor Ariza (2016 Rockets)	2.6	13	5	6.6	4.2	0.8	0.2	0.8
3	Charles Oakley (1997 Knicks)	2.2	22	10	9.8	8.8	1.6	0.3	0.0
4	Dan Majerle (2000 Heat)	2.1	21	10	9.0	7.0	3.2	0.1	2.0
5	Derek Fisher (2008 Lakers)	2.0	43	21	10.2	2.2	2.5	0.1	1.0
6	Kawhi Leonard (2024 Clippers)	2.0	4	2	12.0	8.0	2.0	0.5	0.0
	Vladimir Radmanovic (2013 Bulls)	2.0	2	1	9.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
8	Hakeem Olajuwon (1996 Rockets)	1.9	15	8	22.4	9.1	3.9	2.1	0.0
9	Doug Christie (2004 Kings)	1.8	22	12	13.8	6.2	3.9	0.4	1.1
10	Jimmy Butler (2023 Heat)	1.8	40	22	26.9	6.5	5.9	0.6	1.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Scottie Pippen (1999 Rockets)	1.8	7	4	18.3	11.8	5.5	0.8	1.5
12	Chris Paul (2017 Clippers)	1.7	12	7	25.3	5.0	9.9	0.1	2.0
13	Maurice Cheeks (1990 Knicks)	1.7	17	10	12.8	3.9	8.5	0.2	0.0
14	Kobe Bryant (2008 Lakers)	1.7	35	21	30.1	5.7	5.6	0.4	1.5
	James Harden (2021 Nets)	1.7	15	9	20.2	6.3	8.6	0.7	2.7
	Lou Hudson (1978 Lakers)	1.7	5	3	11.7	3.0	3.0	0.0	-
	Zaza Pachulia (2015 Bucks)	1.7	10	6	6.7	6.7	1.5	0.5	0.0
18	Jrue Holiday (2021 Bucks)	1.7	38	23	17.3	5.7	8.7	0.4	1.9
19	LeBron James (2015 Cavaliers)	1.7	33	20	30.1	11.3	8.5	1.1	1.3
20	Latrell Sprewell (2004 Timberwolves)	1.6	29	18	19.8	4.4	4.0	0.7	2.1
	John Stockton (1996 Jazz)	1.6	29	18	11.1	3.2	10.8	0.4	0.6

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
22	Rudy Gay (2018 Spurs)	1.6	8	5	12.2	5.6	2.2	0.2	0.8
	Taj Gibson (2021 Knicks)	1.6	8	5	5.0	7.0	0.8	1.0	0.0
24	Michael Jordan (1997 Bulls)	1.6	30	19	31.1	7.9	4.8	0.9	0.7
25	Manu Ginobili (2014 Spurs)	1.6	36	23	14.3	3.3	4.1	0.1	1.8
26	Jason Kidd (2006 Nets)	1.5	17	11	12.0	7.6	9.6	0.2	1.4
27	Clyde Drexler (1995 Rockets)	1.5	33	22	20.5	7.0	5.0	0.7	1.4
	Kyle Lowry (2018 Raptors)	1.5	15	10	17.4	4.3	8.5	0.0	2.8
	Clifford Robinson (2001 Suns)	1.5	6	4	15.0	4.0	1.0	0.5	1.0
	Russell Westbrook (2020 Rockets)	1.5	12	8	17.9	7.0	4.6	0.3	1.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Rajon Rondo (2018 Pelicans)	1.4	13	9	10.3	7.6	12.2	0.2	0.9
32	Matt Barnes (2015 Clippers)	1.4	20	14	7.6	5.1	1.6	0.7	1.1
	Kyle Korver (2015 Hawks)	1.4	20	14	11.1	5.0	2.4	1.1	2.8
34	Dennis Johnson (1988 Celtics)	1.4	24	17	15.9	4.5	8.2	0.5	0.4
35	Bill Bridges (1974 Lakers)	1.4	7	5	6.0	6.0	1.2	0.0	-
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (2025 Magic)	1.4	7	5	5.0	3.0	1.8	0.6	1.2
37	Karl Malone (1997 Jazz)	1.4	27	20	26.0	11.4	2.9	0.8	0.1
38	John Havlicek (1974 Celtics)	1.3	24	18	27.1	6.4	6.0	0.3	-
	Bob Lanier (1982 Bucks)	1.3	8	6	16.0	7.5	3.7	0.8	0.0
	Paul Silas (1976 Celtics)	1.3	24	18	10.8	13.7	2.3	0.3	-

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	David Robinson (2001 Spurs)	1.3	17	13	16.6	11.8	1.7	2.4	0.0
42	Larry Bird (1991 Celtics)	1.3	13	10	17.1	7.2	6.5	0.3	0.3
43	David Wesley (2005 Rockets)	1.3	9	7	8.1	3.0	3.3	0.1	1.4
44	Anthony Peeler (2004 Kings)	1.3	14	11	4.5	3.2	1.4	0.2	0.6
45	Tony Allen (2016 Grizzlies)	1.3	5	4	7.5	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.3
	Chauncey Billups (2009 Nuggets)	1.3	20	16	20.6	3.8	6.8	0.3	2.8
	Terry Cummings (1994 Spurs)	1.3	5	4	8.0	6.3	0.5	0.8	0.0
48	J.R. Smith (2016 Cavaliers)	1.2	26	21	11.5	3.2	1.4	0.2	3.1
	Jason Terry (2011 Mavericks)	1.2	26	21	17.5	1.9	3.2	0.1	2.0
50	Magic Johnson (1991 Lakers)	1.2	23	19	21.8	8.1	12.6	0.0	1.1