NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 17th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 17th NBA season, ranked by playoff steals per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 17th Season - Full List

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	John Stockton (2001 Jazz)	2.0	10	5	9.8	5.6	11.4	0.6	0.0
2	Jason Kidd (2011 Mavericks)	1.9	40	21	9.3	4.5	7.3	0.5	2.0
3	Chris Paul (2022 Suns)	1.5	19	13	17.5	4.2	8.3	0.2	1.5
4	Mike Conley (2024 Timberwolves)	1.4	21	15	11.6	3.9	5.7	0.2	2.0
5	Karl Malone (2002 Jazz)	1.3	5	4	20.0	7.5	4.5	0.8	0.0
6	LeBron James (2020 Lakers)	1.2	26	21	27.6	10.8	8.8	0.9	2.1
7	Kevin Garnett (2012 Celtics)	1.2	23	20	19.2	10.3	1.5	1.5	0.1
8	Reggie Miller (2004 Pacers)	1.1	18	16	10.1	2.3	2.8	0.2	1.5
	Clifford Robinson (2006 Nets)	1.1	9	8	4.5	3.3	0.6	0.4	0.8
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1986 Lakers)	1.1	15	14	25.9	5.9	3.5	1.7	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Kyle Lowry (2023 Heat)	1.0	24	23	9.2	3.5	4.4	0.6	1.4
12	Carmelo Anthony (2020 Trail Blazers)	1.0	5	5	15.2	5.0	2.0	0.4	1.6
	Andre Iguodala (2021 Heat)	1.0	4	4	3.8	3.0	1.3	0.5	0.8
14	Russell Westbrook (2025 Nuggets)	0.9	12	13	11.7	3.7	2.6	0.1	1.5
15	Nicolas Batum (2025 Clippers)	0.9	6	7	5.6	3.9	2.0	1.7	1.9
16	Al Horford (2024 Celtics)	0.8	15	19	9.2	7.0	2.1	0.8	1.8
17	Trevor Ariza (2021 Heat)	0.8	3	4	4.8	5.8	0.5	0.3	1.3
18	Vince Carter (2015 Grizzlies)	0.6	7	11	6.3	4.3	1.0	0.2	0.6
	Derek Fisher (2013 Thunder)	0.6	7	11	8.7	1.5	0.7	0.1	2.2
20	Paul Pierce (2015 Wizards)	0.6	6	10	14.6	4.2	0.9	0.7	3.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Jamal Crawford (2017 Clippers)	0.6	4	7	12.6	1.3	1.9	0.1	0.9
22	Ray Allen (2013 Heat)	0.5	12	23	10.2	2.8	1.3	0.1	1.7
23	Nene (2019 Rockets)	0.4	3	7	3.9	2.0	0.4	0.3	0.0
24	Mark Jackson (2004 Rockets)	0.4	2	5	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.0	0.0
	Dirk Nowitzki (2015 Mavericks)	0.4	2	5	21.2	10.4	2.4	0.4	0.8
	Tony Parker (2018 Spurs)	0.4	2	5	6.6	0.8	1.2	0.0	0.0
	Terry Porter (2002 Spurs)	0.4	4	10	3.3	0.9	0.8	0.0	0.5
	Jason Terry (2016 Rockets)	0.4	2	5	7.0	2.2	1.2	0.2	1.2
29	Tree Rollins (1994 Magic)	0.3	1	3	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
30	Tim Duncan (2014 Spurs)	0.3	7	23	16.3	9.2	2.0	1.3	0.0