NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 13th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 13th 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 13th year?

Playing for the 1996 Houston Rockets, Clyde Drexler averaged 2.6 steals in 8 games — the highest playoff steals per game average by any NBA player in his 13th season.

Steals Per Game, 13th Season

2.6 spg
Clyde Drexler
(1996 Houston Rockets)

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 13th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Clyde Drexler (1996 Rockets)	2.6	21	8	16.6	7.8	5.0	0.5	1.1
2	LeBron James (2016 Cavaliers)	2.3	49	21	26.3	9.5	7.6	1.3	1.5
3	Metta World Peace (2012 Lakers)	2.2	13	6	11.7	3.5	2.3	0.7	2.3
4	Hakeem Olajuwon (1997 Rockets)	2.1	33	16	23.1	10.9	3.4	2.6	0.0
5	Chris Paul (2018 Rockets)	2.0	30	15	21.1	5.9	5.8	0.3	2.5
	Scottie Pippen (2000 Trail Blazers)	2.0	32	16	14.9	7.1	4.3	0.4	1.3
7	Jason Kidd (2007 Nets)	1.8	22	12	14.6	10.9	10.9	0.4	2.8
8	DeMar DeRozan (2022 Bulls)	1.8	9	5	20.8	5.4	4.8	0.4	0.0
	Clifford Robinson (2002 Pistons)	1.8	18	10	13.2	3.0	2.9	1.9	1.8
10	Jrue Holiday (2022 Bucks)	1.8	21	12	19.1	5.6	6.5	0.6	2.1

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Vinnie Johnson (1992 Spurs)	1.7	5	3	8.3	2.7	2.3	0.3	0.7
12	Kobe Bryant (2009 Lakers)	1.7	38	23	30.2	5.3	5.5	0.9	1.6
13	John Stockton (1997 Jazz)	1.7	33	20	16.1	3.9	9.6	0.3	1.0
14	Mike Conley (2020 Jazz)	1.6	8	5	19.8	2.8	5.2	0.2	3.6
	Horace Grant (2000 Supersonics)	1.6	8	5	4.8	6.2	2.0	1.0	0.0
	Kevin Willis (1998 Rockets)	1.6	8	5	11.2	10.6	1.0	0.6	0.0
17	Michael Jordan (1998 Bulls)	1.5	32	21	32.4	5.1	3.5	0.6	0.6
18	Tyrone Corbin (1998 Hawks)	1.5	6	4	3.8	3.8	1.0	0.3	0.3
	Kevin Durant (2021 Nets)	1.5	18	12	34.3	9.3	4.4	1.6	2.8
20	John Havlicek (1975 Celtics)	1.5	16	11	21.1	5.2	4.6	0.1	-

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Draymond Green (2025 Warriors)	1.4	17	12	9.1	5.5	3.8	0.9	1.3
22	Moses Malone (1989 Hawks)	1.4	7	5	21.0	12.0	1.8	0.8	0.2
23	Kevin Garnett (2008 Celtics)	1.3	35	26	20.4	10.5	3.3	1.1	0.1
24	Muggsy Bogues (2000 Raptors)	1.3	4	3	5.3	2.0	1.7	0.0	1.0
	T.R. Dunn (1990 Nuggets)	1.3	4	3	0.0	2.3	0.7	0.3	0.0
	Robert Parish (1989 Celtics)	1.3	4	3	15.7	8.7	2.0	0.7	0.0
	Gary Payton (2003 Bucks)	1.3	8	6	18.5	3.0	8.7	0.2	0.2
	Paul Pierce (2011 Celtics)	1.3	12	9	20.8	5.0	2.8	0.4	2.3
29	Stephen Curry (2022 Warriors)	1.3	29	22	27.4	5.2	5.9	0.4	4.1
30	Kyle Lowry (2019 Raptors)	1.3	31	24	15.0	4.9	6.6	0.3	2.2

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Andre Miller (2012 Nuggets)	1.3	9	7	11.3	5.6	6.0	0.1	0.6
32	Trevor Ariza (2017 Rockets)	1.3	14	11	10.7	5.1	2.1	0.2	2.1
33	Nicolas Batum (2021 Clippers)	1.3	24	19	8.1	5.5	2.1	0.5	1.5
34	Derek Harper (1996 Knicks)	1.3	10	8	10.0	2.1	4.8	0.1	1.4
35	Charles Barkley (1997 Rockets)	1.2	19	16	17.9	12.0	3.4	0.4	0.7
36	Kawhi Leonard (2025 Clippers)	1.1	8	7	25.0	7.6	4.7	0.7	2.1
37	Vlade Divac (2002 Kings)	1.1	18	16	13.5	9.3	1.7	1.3	0.1
38	Rasheed Wallace (2008 Pistons)	1.1	19	17	13.2	6.4	1.6	1.9	1.4
39	Karl Malone (1998 Jazz)	1.1	22	20	26.3	10.9	3.4	1.0	0.0
	Charles Oakley (1998 Knicks)	1.1	11	10	8.1	8.5	1.4	0.2	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Ray Allen (2009 Celtics)	1.1	15	14	18.3	3.9	2.6	0.4	2.5
42	Kyrie Irving (2024 Mavericks)	1.0	23	22	22.1	3.7	5.1	0.3	2.4
	Reggie Miller (2000 Pacers)	1.0	23	22	24.0	2.4	2.7	0.5	2.6
44	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1982 Lakers)	1.0	14	14	20.4	8.5	3.6	3.2	0.0
	Matt Barnes (2016 Grizzlies)	1.0	4	4	10.8	7.3	2.8	0.3	0.8
	Chauncey Billups (2010 Nuggets)	1.0	6	6	20.3	2.3	6.3	0.5	1.8
	Maurice Cheeks (1991 Knicks)	1.0	3	3	10.0	3.0	5.3	0.3	0.3
	Dell Curry (1999 Bucks)	1.0	3	3	3.0	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.3
	Goran Dragic (2021 Heat)	1.0	4	4	16.0	1.8	2.8	0.5	2.3
	Craig Ehlo (1996 Hawks)	1.0	9	9	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.2	0.8
	Danny Green (2022 76ers)	1.0	12	12	8.6	3.1	0.8	0.3	2.6
	Jeff Hornacek (1999 Jazz)	1.0	11	11	12.2	3.7	2.4	0.0	0.6
	Dwight Howard (2017 Hawks)	1.0	6	6	8.0	10.7	1.3	0.8	0.0
	Dennis Johnson (1989 Celtics)	1.0	3	3	2.7	1.3	3.0	0.0	0.0
	Jerome Kersey (1997 Lakers)	1.0	9	9	5.4	5.3	1.6	0.7	0.0
	Dan Majerle (2001 Heat)	1.0	3	3	5.3	3.3	1.7	0.0	1.3
	Sam Perkins (1997 Supersonics)	1.0	12	12	8.4	4.4	1.3	1.0	1.2
	Terry Porter (1998 Timberwolves)	1.0	5	5	15.8	5.0	3.2	0.0	2.0
	Rod Strickland (2001 Trail Blazers)	1.0	2	2	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
	Kiki Vandeweghe (1993 Clippers)	1.0	1	1	4.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
	Chet Walker (1975 Bulls)	1.0	13	13	17.5	4.6	1.8	0.1	-
	Buck Williams (1994 Trail Blazers)	1.0	4	4	12.8	8.8	0.5	0.5	0.0