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

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 17th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 - Top 50

Regular Season

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Karl Malone (2002 Jazz)	1.9	152	80	22.4	8.6	4.3	0.7	0.1
2	Chris Paul (2022 Suns)	1.9	121	65	14.7	4.4	10.8	0.3	1.0
3	Jason Kidd (2011 Mavericks)	1.7	134	80	7.9	4.4	8.2	0.4	1.7
4	John Stockton (2001 Jazz)	1.6	132	82	11.5	2.8	8.7	0.3	0.7
5	Jrue Holiday (2026 Trail Blazers)	1.6	19	12	16.7	5.3	8.3	0.3	2.6
6	Russell Westbrook (2025 Nuggets)	1.4	106	75	13.3	4.9	6.1	0.5	1.3
7	Kobe Bryant (2013 Lakers)	1.4	106	78	27.3	5.6	6.0	0.3	1.7
8	Stephen Curry (2026 Warriors)	1.3	24	18	29.6	3.7	3.9	0.6	5.2
9	James Harden (2026 Clippers)	1.3	33	25	26.0	5.2	8.1	0.4	3.6
10	DeMar DeRozan (2026 Kings)	1.3	33	26	17.7	3.2	3.4	0.2	0.8

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Hakeem Olajuwon (2001 Rockets)	1.2	70	58	11.9	7.4	1.2	1.5	0.0
12	LeBron James (2020 Lakers)	1.2	78	67	25.3	7.8	10.2	0.5	2.2
13	Mike Conley (2024 Timberwolves)	1.2	88	76	11.4	2.9	5.9	0.2	2.4
14	Kyle Lowry (2023 Heat)	1.0	57	55	11.2	4.1	5.1	0.4	1.9
15	Trevor Ariza (2021 Heat)	1.0	31	30	9.4	4.8	1.8	0.6	1.7
16	Kevin Garnett (2012 Celtics)	0.9	56	60	15.8	8.2	2.9	1.0	0.1
17	Terry Cummings (1999 Warriors)	0.9	46	50	9.1	5.1	1.2	0.2	0.0
18	Scottie Pippen (2004 Bulls)	0.9	21	23	5.9	3.0	2.2	0.4	0.6
19	Andre Iguodala (2021 Heat)	0.9	57	63	4.4	3.5	2.3	0.6	1.0
20	Charles Oakley (2002 Bulls)	0.9	49	57	3.8	6.0	2.0	0.2	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1986 Lakers)	0.8	67	79	23.4	6.1	3.5	1.6	0.0
	Ray Allen (2013 Heat)	0.8	67	79	10.9	2.7	1.7	0.2	1.8
23	Carmelo Anthony (2020 Trail Blazers)	0.8	49	58	15.4	6.3	1.5	0.5	1.5
24	Grant Hill (2012 Suns)	0.8	41	49	10.2	3.5	2.2	0.6	0.3
25	Reggie Miller (2004 Pacers)	0.8	65	80	10.0	2.4	3.1	0.1	1.7
26	Kevin Durant (2025 Suns)	0.8	50	62	26.6	6.0	4.2	1.2	2.6
27	Jamal Crawford (2017 Clippers)	0.7	61	82	12.3	1.6	2.6	0.2	1.4
28	Robert Parish (1993 Celtics)	0.7	57	79	12.6	9.4	0.8	1.4	0.0
29	Zach Randolph (2018 Kings)	0.7	42	59	14.5	6.7	2.2	0.2	0.9
30	Thaddeus Young (2024 more than 1 team)	0.7	23	33	4.2	3.1	1.7	0.2	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
42	Steve Nash (2013 Lakers)	0.6	30	50	12.7	2.8	6.7	0.1	1.1
43	Al Horford (2024 Celtics)	0.6	38	65	8.6	6.4	2.6	1.0	1.7
44	Tim Duncan (2014 Spurs)	0.6	43	74	15.1	9.7	3.0	1.9	0.0
45	Derek Fisher (2013 more than 1 team)	0.6	19	33	5.3	1.1	1.4	0.1	0.9
46	Clifford Robinson (2006 Nets)	0.6	44	80	6.9	3.3	1.1	0.5	0.8
47	Elton Brand (2016 76ers)	0.5	9	17	4.1	3.7	1.1	0.5	0.0
48	Sam Perkins (2001 Pacers)	0.5	33	64	3.8	2.6	0.6	0.3	0.6
49	Tony Parker (2018 Spurs)	0.5	28	55	7.7	1.7	3.5	0.0	0.2
50	Dirk Nowitzki (2015 Mavericks)	0.5	39	77	17.3	5.9	1.9	0.4	1.4