NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 3rd Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 3rd 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 3rd Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Mookie Blaylock (1992 Nets)	3.8	15	4	9.5	4.0	7.8	0.5	0.3
2	Baron Davis (2002 Hornets)	3.6	32	9	22.6	7.0	7.9	0.6	2.3
3	Micheal Ray Richardson (1981 Knicks)	3.5	7	2	11.5	9.5	5.5	0.0	0.0
4	Tim Hardaway (1992 Warriors)	3.3	13	4	24.5	3.8	7.3	0.0	2.5
5	John Stockton (1987 Jazz)	3.0	15	5	10.0	2.2	8.0	0.2	0.8
6	Magic Johnson (1982 Lakers)	2.9	40	14	17.4	11.3	9.3	0.2	0.0
7	Micheal Williams (1991 Pacers)	2.8	14	5	20.6	3.2	8.4	0.0	0.0
8	Metta World Peace (2002 Pacers)	2.6	13	5	11.8	6.0	3.2	0.6	1.2
	Isiah Thomas (1984 Pistons)	2.6	13	5	21.4	3.8	11.0	1.2	0.4
10	Johnny Moore (1983 Spurs)	2.5	28	11	22.5	4.3	14.6	0.3	0.8

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Derek Harper (1986 Mavericks)	2.3	23	10	13.4	1.9	7.6	0.0	0.8
22	Kenny Anderson (1994 Nets)	2.3	9	4	15.8	3.0	6.8	0.0	0.8
	Paul Pressey (1985 Bucks)	2.3	18	8	15.3	6.0	7.6	0.6	0.1
	Rod Strickland (1991 Spurs)	2.3	9	4	18.8	5.3	8.8	0.0	0.0
25	Dwyane Wade (2006 Heat)	2.2	51	23	28.4	5.9	5.7	1.1	0.6
26	Ron Harper (1989 Cavaliers)	2.2	11	5	19.6	4.2	4.0	0.8	0.0
	Jason Kidd (1997 Suns)	2.2	11	5	12.0	6.0	9.8	0.4	1.6
	Josh Richardson (2018 Heat)	2.2	11	5	8.4	3.0	2.8	1.0	1.2
	Kelly Tripucka (1984 Pistons)	2.2	11	5	27.4	4.6	3.0	0.0	0.0
30	Smush Parker (2006 Lakers)	2.1	15	7	8.9	3.0	1.6	0.1	0.6

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Scottie Pippen (1990 Bulls)	2.1	31	15	19.3	7.2	5.5	1.3	0.7
32	Gus Williams (1978 Supersonics)	2.0	45	22	18.3	3.9	4.0	0.5	-
33	Chris Childs (1997 Knicks)	2.0	20	10	10.4	4.9	5.9	0.0	0.9
	Michael Cooper (1981 Lakers)	2.0	6	3	10.7	3.3	2.3	0.0	0.0
	Julius Erving (1979 76ers)	2.0	18	9	25.4	7.8	5.9	1.9	-
	Joe Ingles (2017 Jazz)	2.0	22	11	6.5	3.7	3.3	0.5	1.4
	Clemon Johnson (1981 Pacers)	2.0	4	2	7.5	10.0	1.5	1.0	0.0
	Michael Jordan (1987 Bulls)	2.0	6	3	35.7	7.0	6.0	2.3	0.7
	Brad Lohaus (1990 Bucks)	2.0	8	4	9.5	6.8	1.3	2.3	1.5
	Eric Money (1977 Pistons)	2.0	6	3	18.3	3.0	6.7	0.0	-
	Ja Morant (2022 Grizzlies)	2.0	18	9	27.1	8.0	9.8	0.4	1.9
	Norm Nixon (1980 Lakers)	2.0	32	16	16.9	3.5	7.8	0.2	0.1
	Doc Rivers (1986 Hawks)	2.0	18	9	12.7	4.7	8.7	0.0	0.3
	Anthony Roberson (2009 Bulls)	2.0	2	1	8.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
	Kemba Walker (2014 Bobcats)	2.0	8	4	19.5	3.8	6.0	0.8	3.0
	Slick Watts (1976 Supersonics)	2.0	12	6	11.8	3.0	8.2	0.3	-
	John Williamson (1979 Nets)	2.0	4	2	29.5	3.0	4.0	0.0	-