NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 14th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 14th 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 14th year?

Playing for the 2001 Portland Trail Blazers, Scottie Pippen averaged 2.7 steals in 3 games — the highest playoff steals per game average by any NBA player in his 14th season.

Steals Per Game, 14th Season

2.7 spg
Scottie Pippen
(2001 Portland Trail Blazers)

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 14th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Scottie Pippen (2001 Trail Blazers)	2.7	8	3	13.7	5.7	2.3	0.7	1.0
2	Chris Paul (2019 Rockets)	2.2	24	11	17.0	6.4	5.5	0.6	1.5
3	LeBron James (2017 Cavaliers)	1.9	35	18	32.8	9.1	7.8	1.3	2.4
4	James Harden (2023 76ers)	1.8	20	11	20.3	6.2	8.3	0.4	2.8
5	Kyle Lowry (2020 Raptors)	1.7	19	11	17.7	6.5	5.8	0.7	2.1
6	Jack Sikma (1991 Bucks)	1.7	5	3	4.7	4.0	2.0	0.3	0.3
7	Clyde Drexler (1997 Rockets)	1.6	26	16	18.1	5.6	4.8	0.4	2.4
8	Mark Jackson (2001 Knicks)	1.6	8	5	9.0	5.2	5.2	0.0	0.4
	Ricky Pierce (1996 Pacers)	1.6	8	5	10.2	0.8	3.0	0.2	0.4
10	John Stockton (1998 Jazz)	1.6	31	20	11.1	3.0	7.8	0.2	0.5

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Paul Pierce (2012 Celtics)	1.5	30	20	18.9	6.1	3.1	0.9	1.4
12	Andre Iguodala (2018 Warriors)	1.4	21	15	8.1	4.5	2.7	0.5	0.9
	Jason Kidd (2008 Mavericks)	1.4	7	5	8.6	6.4	6.8	0.4	1.2
14	Rajon Rondo (2020 Lakers)	1.4	22	16	8.9	4.3	6.6	0.1	1.3
15	Kobe Bryant (2010 Lakers)	1.3	31	23	29.2	6.0	5.5	0.7	2.1
16	Buck Williams (1995 Trail Blazers)	1.3	4	3	8.3	6.3	0.3	0.7	0.0
17	Jimmy Butler (2025 Warriors)	1.3	14	11	19.2	6.6	5.2	0.3	1.0
18	Charles Barkley (1998 Rockets)	1.3	5	4	9.0	5.3	1.0	0.0	0.0
	Vince Carter (2012 Mavericks)	1.3	5	4	8.3	5.5	0.3	0.5	0.8
20	Derek Fisher (2010 Lakers)	1.2	28	23	10.3	2.5	2.8	0.0	1.2

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Karl Malone (1999 Jazz)	1.2	13	11	21.8	11.3	4.7	0.7	0.0
22	Paul George (2024 Clippers)	1.2	7	6	19.5	6.8	4.8	0.5	3.0
	Joe Johnson (2015 Nets)	1.2	7	6	16.5	7.7	4.8	0.0	2.0
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1983 Lakers)	1.1	17	15	27.1	7.7	2.8	3.7	0.0
25	Trevor Ariza (2018 Rockets)	1.1	19	17	8.8	3.8	1.3	0.1	1.5
26	Gary Payton (2004 Lakers)	1.0	23	22	7.8	3.3	5.3	0.2	0.6
27	Stephen Curry (2023 Warriors)	1.0	13	13	30.5	5.2	6.1	0.5	4.4
	Kevin Durant (2022 Nets)	1.0	4	4	26.3	5.8	6.3	0.3	1.8
	Ron Harper (2000 Lakers)	1.0	23	23	8.6	3.7	3.2	0.6	0.4
	Tobias Harris (2025 Pistons)	1.0	6	6	15.7	7.7	0.5	1.2	1.7
	Jrue Holiday (2023 Bucks)	1.0	5	5	17.8	6.6	8.0	0.4	2.4
	Jeff Hornacek (2000 Jazz)	1.0	10	10	11.5	3.0	3.3	0.0	0.9
	Cory Joseph (2025 Magic)	1.0	5	5	5.0	1.8	3.0	0.4	1.0
	Jerome Kersey (1998 Supersonics)	1.0	10	10	7.8	4.0	0.9	1.0	0.0
	Joe Kleine (1999 Suns)	1.0	1	1	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
	Wesley Matthews (2023 Bucks)	1.0	2	2	6.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	2.0
	Hakeem Olajuwon (1998 Rockets)	1.0	5	5	20.4	10.8	2.4	3.2	0.0
	Robert Parish (1990 Celtics)	1.0	5	5	15.8	10.0	2.6	1.4	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
39	J.R. Smith (2018 Cavaliers)	1.0	21	22	8.7	2.7	1.1	0.2	2.0
40	Clifford Robinson (2003 Pistons)	0.9	16	17	9.3	2.7	2.9	0.8	1.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Horace Grant (2001 Lakers)	0.9	15	16	6.0	6.0	1.2	0.8	0.0
	Oscar Robertson (1974 Bucks)	0.9	15	16	14.0	3.4	9.3	0.3	-
43	Jamal Crawford (2014 Clippers)	0.9	12	13	15.5	1.5	2.0	0.2	2.1
44	Ray Allen (2010 Celtics)	0.9	22	24	16.1	3.3	2.6	0.1	2.3
45	Chris Webber (2007 Pistons)	0.9	14	16	9.9	6.3	1.5	0.6	0.0
46	Mike Miller (2014 Grizzlies)	0.9	6	7	7.3	3.7	1.3	0.0	2.0
47	Lamar Odom (2013 Clippers)	0.8	5	6	5.0	3.8	1.8	0.8	0.8
	Dwyane Wade (2017 Bulls)	0.8	5	6	15.0	5.0	4.0	1.3	1.0
	Lou Williams (2019 Clippers)	0.8	5	6	21.7	2.8	7.7	0.2	1.0
50	P.J. Brown (2007 Bulls)	0.8	8	10	8.3	4.7	1.2	0.2	0.0
	Raymond Felton (2019 Thunder)	0.8	4	5	2.2	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.4
	Manu Ginobili (2016 Spurs)	0.8	8	10	6.7	2.7	2.5	0.3	0.9
	John Havlicek (1976 Celtics)	0.8	12	15	13.2	3.7	3.4	0.3	-
	Bob McAdoo (1986 76ers)	0.8	4	5	10.8	2.8	0.4	1.0	0.0
	Jermaine O'Neal (2010 Heat)	0.8	4	5	4.2	5.6	1.0	2.0	0.0