NBA Players with the Most Steals Recorded in Their 19th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 19th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 19th year?
Playing for the 2003 Utah Jazz, John Stockton recorded a total of 137 steals in 82 games — the highest total ever by an NBA player in his 19th season.
Total Steals, 19th Season
137 stl
John Stockton
(2003 Utah Jazz)
Note: 
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Steals in a Player's 19th Season - Full List
Regular Season
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2003 Jazz) |
137 | 1.7 | 82 | 884 | 201 | 629 | 16 | 29 |
| 2 | (2013 Knicks) |
125 | 1.6 | 76 | 458 | 323 | 249 | 25 | 114 |
| 3 | (2022 Lakers) |
73 | 1.3 | 56 | 1,695 | 459 | 349 | 59 | 161 |
| 4 | (2024 Warriors) |
70 | 1.2 | 58 | 533 | 225 | 393 | 6 | 78 |
| 5 | (2017 Grizzlies) |
60 | 0.8 | 73 | 586 | 227 | 133 | 36 | 112 |
| 6 | (2004 Lakers) |
50 | 1.2 | 42 | 554 | 367 | 163 | 20 | 0 |
| 7 | (1988 Lakers) |
48 | 0.6 | 80 | 1,165 | 478 | 135 | 92 | 0 |
| 8 | (2022 Lakers) |
47 | 0.7 | 69 | 919 | 288 | 68 | 52 | 149 |
(2015 Lakers) |
47 | 1.3 | 35 | 782 | 199 | 197 | 7 | 54 | |
(2016 Spurs) |
47 | 0.8 | 61 | 522 | 447 | 163 | 78 | 0 | |
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2014 Nets) |
43 | 0.8 | 54 | 352 | 358 | 82 | 40 | 0 |
| 12 | (2018 Bucks) |
42 | 0.8 | 51 | 166 | 48 | 59 | 13 | 40 |
| 13 | (2019 Suns) |
33 | 0.5 | 64 | 508 | 85 | 229 | 12 | 67 |
(2025 76ers) |
33 | 0.9 | 35 | 138 | 67 | 96 | 11 | 29 | |
| 15 | (2017 Mavericks) |
30 | 0.6 | 54 | 769 | 353 | 82 | 38 | 79 |
| 16 | (1995 Hornets) |
27 | 0.3 | 81 | 389 | 350 | 44 | 36 | 0 |
| 17 | (2004 Spurs) |
21 | 0.4 | 48 | 164 | 98 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | (2011 Celtics) |
16 | 0.4 | 37 | 341 | 178 | 26 | 42 | 0 |
| 19 | (2026 Timberwolves) |
14 | 0.6 | 24 | 127 | 44 | 77 | 3 | 26 |
| 20 | (2026 Warriors) |
13 | 1.0 | 13 | 73 | 57 | 26 | 13 | 17 |
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (2020 Rockets) |
6 | 0.2 | 26 | 34 | 66 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | (2023 Warriors) |
4 | 0.5 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
(2017 Clippers) |
4 | 0.2 | 25 | 81 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| 24 | (1995 Spurs) |
2 | 0.1 | 17 | 49 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | (1996 Bulls) |
1 | 0.0 | 28 | 98 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
(2022 Heat) |
1 | 0.1 | 13 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 | (2013 Heat) |
0 | 0.0 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
(2004 Rockets) |
0 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |