NBA Players with the Most Steals Recorded in Their 20th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 20th 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 20th year?
Playing for the 2025 San Antonio Spurs, Chris Paul recorded a total of 103 steals in 82 games — the highest total ever by an NBA player in his 20th season.
Total Steals, 20th Season
103 stl
Chris Paul
(2025 San Antonio Spurs)
Total Steals in a Player's 20th Season - Full List
Regular Season
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2025 Spurs) |
103 | 1.3 | 82 | 723 | 296 | 605 | 22 | 140 |
| 2 | (2016 Lakers) |
62 | 0.9 | 66 | 1,161 | 247 | 184 | 13 | 133 |
| 3 | (2023 Lakers) |
50 | 0.9 | 55 | 1,590 | 457 | 375 | 32 | 121 |
| 4 | (2015 more than 1 team) |
46 | 1.0 | 47 | 323 | 311 | 77 | 17 | 1 |
| 5 | (2018 Mavericks) |
43 | 0.6 | 77 | 927 | 438 | 120 | 45 | 138 |
| 6 | (2018 Kings) |
42 | 0.7 | 58 | 313 | 148 | 69 | 26 | 57 |
| 7 | (1989 Lakers) |
38 | 0.5 | 74 | 748 | 334 | 74 | 85 | 0 |
| 8 | (1996 Hornets) |
21 | 0.3 | 74 | 290 | 303 | 29 | 54 | 0 |
| 9 | (2005 Hawks) |
8 | 0.3 | 29 | 87 | 76 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | (2023 Heat) |
1 | 0.1 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
(2026 76ers) |
1 | 0.3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 12 | (2020 Nets) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |