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

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 15th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 15th year?

Playing for the 2009 Dallas Mavericks, Jason Kidd averaged 2.0 steals in 81 games — the highest steals per game average by any NBA player in his 15th season.

Steals Per Game, 15th Season

2.0 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

Regular Season

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Jason Kidd (2009 Mavericks)	2.0	160	81	9.0	6.2	8.7	0.5	1.6
2	Paul George (2025 76ers)	1.8	75	41	16.2	5.3	4.3	0.5	2.3
3	Clyde Drexler (1998 Rockets)	1.8	126	70	18.4	4.9	5.5	0.6	1.5
4	Hakeem Olajuwon (1999 Rockets)	1.6	82	50	18.9	9.6	1.8	2.5	0.1
5	Scottie Pippen (2002 Trail Blazers)	1.6	101	62	10.6	5.2	5.9	0.6	0.9
6	John Stockton (1999 Jazz)	1.6	81	50	11.1	2.9	7.5	0.3	0.3
7	Chris Paul (2020 Thunder)	1.6	111	70	17.6	5.0	6.7	0.2	1.6
8	Michael Jordan (2003 Wizards)	1.5	123	82	20.0	6.1	3.8	0.5	0.2
9	LeBron James (2018 Cavaliers)	1.4	116	82	27.5	8.6	9.1	0.9	1.8
10	Mike Conley (2022 Jazz)	1.3	96	72	13.7	3.0	5.3	0.3	2.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Trevor Ariza (2019 more than 1 team)	1.3	91	69	12.5	5.4	3.7	0.3	2.1
12	Charles Oakley (2000 Raptors)	1.3	102	80	6.9	6.8	3.2	0.6	0.2
13	Kobe Bryant (2011 Lakers)	1.2	99	82	25.3	5.1	4.7	0.1	1.4
	Derek Fisher (2011 Lakers)	1.2	99	82	6.8	1.9	2.7	0.1	0.8
15	Manu Ginobili (2017 Spurs)	1.2	82	69	7.5	2.3	2.7	0.2	1.3
16	Lenny Wilkens (1975 Trail Blazers)	1.2	77	65	6.5	1.8	3.6	0.1	-
17	Shawn Marion (2014 Mavericks)	1.2	90	76	10.4	6.5	1.6	0.5	0.8
18	Gary Payton (2005 Celtics)	1.1	88	77	11.3	3.1	6.1	0.2	0.5
19	DeMar DeRozan (2024 Bulls)	1.1	90	79	24.0	4.3	5.3	0.6	0.9
20	Reggie Miller (2002 Pacers)	1.1	88	79	16.5	2.8	3.2	0.1	2.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Derek Harper (1998 Magic)	1.1	72	66	8.6	1.6	3.5	0.2	0.9
	Paul Pierce (2013 Celtics)	1.1	84	77	18.6	6.3	4.8	0.4	1.9
23	James Harden (2024 Clippers)	1.1	77	72	16.6	5.1	8.5	0.8	2.6
24	John Havlicek (1977 Celtics)	1.1	84	79	17.7	4.8	5.1	0.2	-
25	Russell Westbrook (2023 more than 1 team)	1.0	76	73	15.9	5.8	7.5	0.5	1.2
26	Thaddeus Young (2022 more than 1 team)	1.0	54	52	6.2	4.0	2.0	0.3	0.3
27	Charles Barkley (1999 Rockets)	1.0	43	42	16.1	12.3	4.6	0.3	0.1
28	Rasheed Wallace (2010 Celtics)	1.0	80	79	9.0	4.1	1.0	0.9	1.0
29	Kendall Gill (2005 Bucks)	1.0	14	14	6.1	2.6	1.9	0.3	0.2
	Derrick McKey (2002 76ers)	1.0	41	41	2.9	3.1	1.1	0.1	0.1
	C.J. Miles (2020 Wizards)	1.0	10	10	6.4	1.2	1.2	0.4	1.1
	J.R. Smith (2019 Cavaliers)	1.0	11	11	6.7	1.6	1.9	0.3	1.1
	Ben Wallace (2011 Pistons)	1.0	54	54	2.9	6.5	1.3	1.0	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
34	Kevin Garnett (2010 Celtics)	1.0	68	69	14.3	7.3	2.7	0.8	0.0
35	Rod Strickland (2003 Timberwolves)	1.0	46	47	6.8	2.0	4.6	0.1	0.0
36	Kyle Lowry (2021 Raptors)	1.0	45	46	17.2	5.4	7.3	0.3	2.8
37	Karl Malone (2000 Jazz)	1.0	79	82	25.5	9.5	3.7	0.9	0.0
38	Ray Allen (2011 Celtics)	1.0	77	80	16.5	3.4	2.7	0.2	2.1
39	Maurice Cheeks (1993 Nets)	0.9	33	35	3.6	1.2	3.1	0.1	0.0
40	Jamal Crawford (2015 Clippers)	0.9	59	64	15.8	1.9	2.5	0.2	1.9

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Vince Carter (2013 Mavericks)	0.9	74	81	13.4	4.1	2.4	0.5	2.0
42	Paul Millsap (2021 Nuggets)	0.9	51	56	9.0	4.7	1.8	0.6	0.9
43	Dwyane Wade (2018 more than 1 team)	0.9	61	67	11.4	3.8	3.4	0.7	0.5
44	Mark Jackson (2002 Knicks)	0.9	74	82	8.4	3.8	7.4	0.0	1.0
45	Andre Iguodala (2019 Warriors)	0.9	61	68	5.7	3.7	3.2	0.8	0.7
46	Jrue Holiday (2024 Celtics)	0.9	61	69	12.5	5.4	4.8	0.8	2.0
47	Otis Thorpe (1999 Wizards)	0.9	42	49	11.3	6.8	2.1	0.4	0.0
48	Nene (2017 Rockets)	0.8	56	67	9.1	4.2	1.0	0.6	0.0
49	Ron Harper (2001 Lakers)	0.8	39	47	6.5	3.5	2.4	0.5	0.4
50	Clifford Robinson (2004 Warriors)	0.8	68	82	11.8	3.9	3.3	0.9	1.4