NBA Players with the Most Steals Recorded in Their 13th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 13th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 13th year?
Playing for the 1997 Utah Jazz, John Stockton recorded a total of 166 steals in 82 games — the highest total ever by an NBA player in his 13th season.
Total Steals, 13th Season
166 stl
John Stockton
(1997 Utah Jazz)
Note: = NBA champion in this season.
Total Steals in a Player's 13th Season - Top 50
Regular Season
Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
1 | (1997 Jazz) |
166 | 2.0 | 82 | 1,183 | 228 | 860 | 15 | 76 |
2 | (2017 Rockets) |
147 | 1.8 | 80 | 936 | 458 | 175 | 20 | 191 |
3 | (1998 Bulls) ![]() |
141 | 1.7 | 82 | 2,357 | 475 | 283 | 45 | 30 |
4 | (2003 more than 1 team) |
133 | 1.7 | 80 | 1,634 | 334 | 663 | 20 | 54 |
5 | (1996 Knicks) |
131 | 1.6 | 82 | 1,149 | 202 | 352 | 5 | 121 |
6 | (1991 Knicks) |
128 | 1.7 | 76 | 592 | 173 | 435 | 10 | 5 |
7 | (2007 Nets) |
127 | 1.6 | 80 | 1,041 | 655 | 736 | 23 | 124 |
8 | (1998 Knicks) |
123 | 1.6 | 79 | 711 | 724 | 201 | 22 | 0 |
9 | (2009 Lakers) ![]() |
120 | 1.5 | 82 | 2,201 | 429 | 399 | 37 | 118 |
10 | (1997 Lakers) |
119 | 1.7 | 70 | 476 | 363 | 89 | 49 | 17 |
Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
11 | (1997 Rockets) |
117 | 1.5 | 78 | 1,810 | 716 | 236 | 173 | 5 |
(2000 Trail Blazers) |
117 | 1.4 | 82 | 1,022 | 513 | 406 | 41 | 86 | |
13 | (2017 Grizzlies) |
115 | 1.6 | 71 | 643 | 391 | 98 | 29 | 15 |
14 | (1975 Celtics) |
110 | 1.3 | 82 | 1,573 | 484 | 432 | 16 | - |
15 | (2022 Bucks) |
108 | 1.6 | 67 | 1,225 | 301 | 457 | 29 | 132 |
16 | (1998 Hawks) |
105 | 1.3 | 79 | 806 | 362 | 173 | 7 | 49 |
(1996 Rockets) |
105 | 2.0 | 52 | 1,005 | 373 | 302 | 24 | 78 | |
18 | (2016 Cavaliers) ![]() |
104 | 1.4 | 76 | 1,920 | 565 | 514 | 49 | 87 |
19 | (2006 76ers) |
103 | 1.4 | 75 | 1,518 | 741 | 256 | 62 | 21 |
20 | (2008 Celtics) ![]() |
100 | 1.4 | 71 | 1,337 | 655 | 244 | 89 | 0 |
Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
21 | (2025 Warriors) |
99 | 1.5 | 68 | 613 | 414 | 383 | 70 | 80 |
22 | (1998 Jazz) |
96 | 1.2 | 81 | 2,190 | 834 | 316 | 70 | 2 |
(2018 Rockets) |
96 | 1.7 | 58 | 1,081 | 313 | 457 | 14 | 144 | |
24 | (2009 Lakers) ![]() |
95 | 1.2 | 82 | 814 | 188 | 261 | 6 | 120 |
(1998 Pacers) |
95 | 1.2 | 82 | 927 | 249 | 186 | 39 | 107 | |
26 | (1989 Celtics) |
94 | 1.3 | 72 | 721 | 190 | 472 | 21 | 7 |
27 | (2020 Bulls) |
92 | 1.4 | 64 | 659 | 315 | 117 | 23 | 79 |
28 | (2019 Raptors) ![]() |
91 | 1.4 | 65 | 926 | 312 | 564 | 31 | 157 |
(2008 Pistons) |
91 | 1.2 | 77 | 979 | 511 | 137 | 129 | 112 | |
30 | (2002 Pistons) |
89 | 1.1 | 80 | 1,166 | 386 | 202 | 95 | 115 |
(2021 Wizards) |
89 | 1.4 | 65 | 1,445 | 750 | 763 | 23 | 86 |
Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
32 | (2009 more than 1 team) |
88 | 1.5 | 57 | 995 | 173 | 283 | 6 | 28 |
33 | (2002 Spurs) |
86 | 1.1 | 78 | 951 | 647 | 94 | 140 | 0 |
34 | (2022 Warriors) ![]() |
85 | 1.3 | 64 | 1,630 | 335 | 404 | 23 | 285 |
(1996 Hawks) |
85 | 1.1 | 79 | 669 | 256 | 138 | 9 | 82 | |
(2000 Pacers) |
85 | 1.0 | 81 | 1,470 | 239 | 187 | 25 | 165 | |
(1991 Nets) |
85 | 1.0 | 81 | 1,510 | 229 | 378 | 35 | 52 | |
(2018 Clippers) |
85 | 1.1 | 79 | 1,782 | 198 | 417 | 19 | 186 | |
39 | (2023 Clippers) |
83 | 1.5 | 56 | 1,332 | 342 | 288 | 20 | 158 |
(2019 Nuggets) |
83 | 1.2 | 70 | 883 | 505 | 141 | 54 | 58 |
Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
41 | (1988 Suns) |
82 | 1.0 | 82 | 611 | 365 | 183 | 41 | 1 |
(2010 Nuggets) |
82 | 1.1 | 73 | 1,427 | 228 | 409 | 9 | 157 | |
(1978 Jazz) |
82 | 1.0 | 81 | 1,304 | 177 | 388 | 22 | - | |
(2022 more than 1 team) |
82 | 1.3 | 65 | 1,432 | 500 | 667 | 36 | 148 | |
45 | (2005 more than 1 team) |
80 | 1.5 | 52 | 345 | 177 | 199 | 18 | 15 |
(2011 Celtics) |
80 | 1.0 | 80 | 1,511 | 430 | 260 | 51 | 111 | |
47 | (2024 Heat) |
79 | 1.3 | 60 | 1,246 | 318 | 298 | 17 | 60 |
(2013 Clippers) |
79 | 1.0 | 76 | 1,255 | 128 | 193 | 13 | 149 | |
(2002 Kings) |
79 | 1.0 | 80 | 888 | 671 | 297 | 94 | 3 | |
(1989 Hawks) |
79 | 1.0 | 81 | 1,637 | 956 | 112 | 100 | 0 | |
(1989 Celtics) |
79 | 1.0 | 80 | 1,486 | 996 | 175 | 116 | 0 | |
(2016 Heat) |
79 | 1.1 | 74 | 1,409 | 302 | 344 | 42 | 7 |