NBA Players with the Most Steals Recorded in Playoffs in Their 19th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 19th NBA season, ranked by playoff total steals. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total steals in the Playoffs in his 19th year?
Playing for the 2004 Los Angeles Lakers, Karl Malone recorded a total of 24 steals in 21 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 19th season.
Total Steals, 19th Season
24 stl
Karl Malone
(2004 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note: 
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Steals in a Player's 19th Season - Full List
Playoffs
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2004 Lakers) |
24 | 1.1 | 21 | 242 | 185 | 72 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | (1988 Lakers) |
15 | 0.6 | 24 | 338 | 131 | 36 | 37 | 0 |
| 3 | (2013 Knicks) |
12 | 1.0 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | (2014 Nets) |
9 | 0.8 | 12 | 83 | 76 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | (2003 Jazz) |
8 | 1.6 | 5 | 56 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | (2017 Grizzlies) |
2 | 0.3 | 6 | 55 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
(2016 Spurs) |
2 | 0.2 | 10 | 59 | 48 | 14 | 13 | 0 | |
(2017 Clippers) |
2 | 0.3 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | (2011 Celtics) |
1 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
(2018 Bucks) |
1 | 0.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
(2004 Spurs) |
1 | 0.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 12 | (2020 Rockets) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(1996 Bulls) |
0 | 0.0 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
(1995 Hornets) |
0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |