NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 16th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 16th 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 16th year?

Playing for the 2010 Dallas Mavericks, Jason Kidd averaged 2.3 steals in 6 games — the highest playoff steals per game average by any NBA player in his 16th season.

Steals Per Game, 16th Season

2.3 spg
Jason Kidd
(2010 Dallas Mavericks)

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 16th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Jason Kidd (2010 Mavericks)	2.3	14	6	8.0	6.8	7.0	0.2	1.5
2	Kevin Garnett (2011 Celtics)	1.9	17	9	14.9	10.9	2.6	1.0	0.0
3	Jamal Crawford (2016 Clippers)	1.7	10	6	17.3	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.7
4	Manu Ginobili (2018 Spurs)	1.4	7	5	9.0	3.0	3.2	0.2	1.2
5	Kobe Bryant (2012 Lakers)	1.3	16	12	30.0	4.8	4.3	0.2	1.4
6	John Stockton (2000 Jazz)	1.3	13	10	11.2	3.0	10.3	0.2	0.7
7	James Harden (2025 Clippers)	1.3	9	7	18.7	5.4	9.1	1.0	2.3
8	Dell Curry (2002 Raptors)	1.3	5	4	7.0	1.3	1.0	0.5	1.0
	Eric Gordon (2024 Suns)	1.3	5	4	8.0	1.8	1.3	0.5	1.8
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1985 Lakers)	1.2	23	19	21.9	8.1	4.0	1.9	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Kyle Lowry (2022 Heat)	1.2	12	10	7.8	3.6	4.7	0.7	1.3
12	Paul Pierce (2014 Nets)	1.2	14	12	13.7	4.5	2.0	0.3	1.6
	Russell Westbrook (2024 Clippers)	1.2	7	6	6.3	4.2	1.7	0.5	0.7
14	Chris Paul (2021 Suns)	1.2	23	20	19.2	3.5	8.6	0.2	1.5
15	Al Horford (2023 Celtics)	1.1	22	20	6.7	7.2	3.0	1.7	1.4
16	Stephen Curry (2025 Warriors)	1.0	8	8	22.6	5.3	5.1	0.8	4.0
	Jerome Kersey (2000 Spurs)	1.0	2	2	1.0	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.0
	Karl Malone (2001 Jazz)	1.0	5	5	27.6	8.8	3.4	0.8	0.2
	Charles Oakley (2001 Raptors)	1.0	12	12	9.3	6.3	1.8	0.6	0.3
	Shaquille O'Neal (2008 Suns)	1.0	5	5	15.2	9.2	1.0	2.6	0.0
	Gary Payton (2006 Heat)	1.0	23	23	5.8	1.7	1.6	0.1	0.7

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
22	Ray Allen (2012 Celtics)	0.9	17	18	10.7	4.1	1.0	0.1	1.6
23	Jason Terry (2015 Rockets)	0.9	15	17	9.2	2.2	2.8	0.1	1.7
24	Jrue Holiday (2025 Celtics)	0.9	7	8	9.5	4.1	4.0	0.1	1.1
25	Tim Duncan (2013 Spurs)	0.9	18	21	18.1	10.2	1.9	1.6	0.0
	Dirk Nowitzki (2014 Mavericks)	0.9	6	7	19.1	8.0	1.6	0.9	0.1
27	Derek Fisher (2012 Thunder)	0.9	17	20	6.3	1.6	1.3	0.1	0.9
28	Terry Porter (2001 Spurs)	0.8	11	13	8.3	1.8	3.4	0.0	1.0
29	Zach Randolph (2017 Grizzlies)	0.8	5	6	13.2	8.2	0.7	0.3	0.2
30	Andre Iguodala (2020 Heat)	0.8	17	21	3.8	2.6	1.5	0.6	0.7

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Clifford Robinson (2005 Nets)	0.8	3	4	7.0	2.5	1.3	0.3	1.0
32	Robert Parish (1992 Celtics)	0.7	7	10	12.0	9.7	1.4	1.5	0.0
33	Lou Williams (2021 Hawks)	0.7	12	18	7.7	1.4	2.2	0.1	0.7
34	Mike Conley (2023 Timberwolves)	0.6	3	5	12.0	2.6	6.4	0.0	2.0
	Mark Jackson (2003 Jazz)	0.6	3	5	7.2	1.0	3.2	0.0	1.0
	Paul Silas (1980 Supersonics)	0.6	9	15	2.5	5.0	1.0	0.1	0.0
37	Joe Johnson (2017 Jazz)	0.5	6	11	12.9	3.9	2.5	0.1	1.4
38	Terry Cummings (1998 Knicks)	0.5	4	8	4.0	4.4	0.6	0.3	0.0
	Kevin Durant (2024 Suns)	0.5	2	4	26.8	6.5	3.3	1.5	1.3
	DeAndre Jordan (2024 Nuggets)	0.5	1	2	2.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
	Tony Parker (2017 Spurs)	0.5	4	8	15.9	2.5	3.1	0.0	1.4

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
42	Dwight Howard (2020 Lakers)	0.4	8	18	5.8	4.6	0.5	0.4	0.1
43	Pau Gasol (2017 Spurs)	0.4	7	16	7.7	7.1	1.9	0.9	0.4
44	Vince Carter (2014 Mavericks)	0.4	3	7	12.6	3.6	2.4	0.3	2.1
	Al Harrington (2014 Wizards)	0.4	3	7	2.4	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
46	James Johnson (2025 Pacers)	0.4	2	5	1.4	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.0
	Danny Schayes (1997 Magic)	0.4	2	5	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.2	0.0
48	Rashard Lewis (2014 Heat)	0.4	7	18	5.3	2.1	0.3	0.3	1.2
49	A.C. Green (2001 Heat)	0.3	1	3	1.0	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.0
	Robert Horry (2008 Spurs)	0.3	5	15	1.5	2.1	0.5	0.3	0.3
	Lindsey Hunter (2009 Bulls)	0.3	2	6	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.2
	Shawn Marion (2015 Cavaliers)	0.3	2	6	0.3	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
	Tracy McGrady (2013 Spurs)	0.3	2	6	0.0	1.3	1.2	0.5	0.0
	Tree Rollins (1993 Rockets)	0.3	2	6	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0