NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 15th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 15th 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 15th year?

Playing for the 2009 Dallas Mavericks, Jason Kidd averaged 2.2 steals in 10 games — the highest playoff steals per game average by any NBA player in his 15th season.

Steals Per Game, 15th Season

2.2 spg
Jason Kidd
(2009 Dallas Mavericks)

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 15th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Jason Kidd (2009 Mavericks)	2.2	22	10	11.4	5.8	5.9	0.3	2.1
2	Charles Oakley (2000 Raptors)	2.0	6	3	10.0	7.7	3.7	0.3	0.7
3	Carmelo Anthony (2018 Thunder)	1.7	10	6	11.8	5.7	0.3	0.7	1.0
4	John Stockton (1999 Jazz)	1.6	18	11	11.1	3.3	8.4	0.1	0.4
5	Kobe Bryant (2011 Lakers)	1.6	16	10	22.8	3.4	3.3	0.3	1.2
	Clyde Drexler (1998 Rockets)	1.6	8	5	15.0	5.4	4.6	0.6	1.0
	Reggie Miller (2002 Pacers)	1.6	8	5	23.6	3.2	2.8	0.2	2.6
8	Chris Paul (2020 Thunder)	1.6	11	7	21.3	7.4	5.3	0.4	2.3
9	Charles Barkley (1999 Rockets)	1.5	6	4	23.5	13.8	3.8	0.5	0.5
	Terry Porter (2000 Spurs)	1.5	6	4	5.0	0.3	1.3	0.0	1.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Derek Fisher (2011 Lakers)	1.4	14	10	8.2	2.7	3.6	0.2	0.7
	Brook Lopez (2023 Bucks)	1.4	7	5	19.0	6.4	1.2	1.8	1.4
	Dwyane Wade (2018 Heat)	1.4	7	5	16.6	4.2	3.6	0.2	0.0
14	LeBron James (2018 Cavaliers)	1.4	30	22	34.0	9.1	9.0	1.0	1.8
15	Scottie Pippen (2002 Trail Blazers)	1.3	4	3	16.3	9.3	5.7	0.7	2.0
16	Hakeem Olajuwon (1999 Rockets)	1.3	5	4	13.3	7.3	0.5	0.8	0.0
17	Ray Allen (2011 Celtics)	1.2	11	9	18.9	3.8	2.4	0.1	3.6
18	Maurice Cheeks (1993 Nets)	1.2	6	5	4.4	1.2	2.8	0.2	0.0
	Russell Westbrook (2023 Clippers)	1.2	6	5	23.6	7.6	7.4	1.4	2.0
20	Patrick Ewing (2000 Knicks)	1.1	16	14	14.6	9.5	0.4	1.4	0.0
	Andre Iguodala (2019 Warriors)	1.1	24	21	9.8	4.3	4.0	1.1	1.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
22	Kevin Garnett (2010 Celtics)	1.1	26	23	15.0	7.4	2.5	0.9	0.0
23	Jrue Holiday (2024 Celtics)	1.1	21	19	13.2	6.1	4.4	0.6	1.8
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1984 Lakers)	1.1	23	21	23.9	8.2	3.8	2.1	0.0
25	Manu Ginobili (2017 Spurs)	1.0	16	16	6.6	2.4	2.4	0.1	0.6
	James Harden (2024 Clippers)	1.0	6	6	21.2	4.5	8.0	1.0	3.0
27	Jamal Crawford (2015 Clippers)	0.9	13	14	12.7	2.1	1.9	0.2	1.3
28	Terry Cummings (1997 Supersonics)	0.9	11	12	8.8	6.0	1.2	0.5	0.0
29	John Havlicek (1977 Celtics)	0.9	8	9	18.3	5.4	6.9	0.4	-
30	Shawn Marion (2014 Mavericks)	0.9	6	7	8.4	5.3	1.9	0.1	0.6
	Gary Payton (2005 Celtics)	0.9	6	7	10.3	4.1	4.6	0.1	0.1

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
32	Mike Conley (2022 Jazz)	0.8	5	6	9.2	3.2	4.8	0.3	0.8
	Paul Pierce (2013 Celtics)	0.8	5	6	19.2	5.7	5.3	0.5	1.8
	Thaddeus Young (2022 Raptors)	0.8	5	6	3.3	3.0	1.7	0.2	0.2
35	Al Horford (2022 Celtics)	0.8	19	23	12.0	9.3	3.3	1.3	2.0
36	Kevin Durant (2023 Suns)	0.8	9	11	29.0	8.7	5.5	1.4	1.5
37	Grant Hill (2010 Suns)	0.8	13	16	9.6	5.8	2.3	0.6	0.2
38	Robert Parish (1991 Celtics)	0.8	8	10	15.8	9.2	0.6	0.7	0.0
39	Lou Williams (2020 Clippers)	0.8	10	13	12.8	3.2	4.2	0.2	0.9
40	Horace Grant (2002 Magic)	0.8	3	4	4.5	7.8	2.3	0.3	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Lindsey Hunter (2008 Pistons)	0.7	8	11	1.9	0.9	1.3	0.0	0.5
42	Tim Duncan (2012 Spurs)	0.7	10	14	17.4	9.4	2.8	2.1	0.0
	Jerry Stackhouse (2010 Bucks)	0.7	5	7	7.3	1.7	1.1	0.1	0.7
44	Karl Malone (2000 Jazz)	0.7	7	10	27.2	8.9	3.1	0.7	0.2
45	Marcus Camby (2011 Trail Blazers)	0.7	4	6	3.5	9.7	1.3	1.5	0.2
	Ron Harper (2001 Lakers)	0.7	4	6	2.2	1.3	0.7	0.2	0.2
	Nene (2017 Rockets)	0.7	6	9	10.0	4.7	0.6	0.4	0.0
	Chris Mullin (2000 Pacers)	0.7	6	9	3.4	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.2
	Ricky Pierce (1997 Hornets)	0.7	2	3	7.7	2.7	1.3	0.0	0.3
	Rod Strickland (2003 Timberwolves)	0.7	4	6	4.7	1.0	2.8	0.3	0.0
	Kevin Willis (2000 Raptors)	0.7	2	3	13.0	8.7	0.3	0.0	0.0