NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 6th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 6th NBA season, ranked by playoff steals per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most steals in the Playoffs in his 6th year?

Playing for the 1976 Philadelphia 76ers, Steve Mix averaged 3.7 steals in 3 games — the highest playoff steals per game average by any NBA player in his 6th season.

Steals Per Game, 6th Season

3.7 spg
Steve Mix
(1976 Philadelphia 76ers)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Steals Per Game in a Player's 6th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Steve Mix (1976 76ers)	3.7	11	3	14.7	6.0	4.0	0.7	-
2	Micheal Ray Richardson (1984 Nets)	3.1	34	11	16.8	4.9	7.2	0.4	0.5
3	Rick Barry (1976 Warriors)	2.9	38	13	24.0	6.5	6.5	1.1	-
4	Michael Jordan (1990 Bulls)	2.8	45	16	36.7	7.2	6.8	0.9	1.0
5	Muggsy Bogues (1993 Hornets)	2.7	24	9	9.8	4.0	7.8	0.0	0.0
6	Maurice Cheeks (1984 76ers)	2.6	13	5	16.6	2.4	3.8	0.0	0.0
	Allen Iverson (2002 76ers)	2.6	13	5	30.0	3.6	4.2	0.0	1.8
	Isiah Thomas (1987 Pistons)	2.6	39	15	24.1	4.5	8.7	0.3	0.7
9	Eddie Jones (2000 Hornets)	2.5	10	4	17.0	5.0	4.8	0.8	2.3
	Sarunas Marciulionis (1996 Kings)	2.5	10	4	7.3	1.8	3.5	0.0	1.0
	Hakeem Olajuwon (1990 Rockets)	2.5	10	4	18.5	11.5	2.0	5.8	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
12	Rajon Rondo (2012 Celtics)	2.4	45	19	17.3	6.7	11.9	0.1	0.4
13	Penny Hardaway (1999 Magic)	2.3	9	4	19.0	5.0	5.5	0.3	1.5
	George Lynch (1999 76ers)	2.3	18	8	9.0	6.6	2.0	0.3	0.3
	Alvin Robertson (1990 Bucks)	2.3	9	4	23.5	5.8	4.8	0.0	0.0
	T.J. Warren (2020 Pacers)	2.3	9	4	20.0	6.3	3.0	0.3	1.8
17	Scottie Pippen (1993 Bulls)	2.2	41	19	20.1	6.9	5.6	0.7	0.2
	Russell Westbrook (2014 Thunder)	2.2	41	19	26.7	7.3	8.1	0.3	1.5
19	De'Aaron Fox (2023 Kings)	2.1	15	7	27.4	5.4	7.7	0.6	3.0
	Dennis Johnson (1982 Suns)	2.1	15	7	22.3	4.4	4.6	0.6	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Sedale Threatt (1989 Supersonics)	2.1	17	8	12.0	1.6	6.1	0.0	0.1
22	Gar Heard (1976 Suns)	2.1	39	19	13.9	10.4	1.7	1.9	-
23	Mark Aguirre (1987 Mavericks)	2.0	8	4	21.3	6.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
	Anthony Davis (2018 Pelicans)	2.0	18	9	30.1	13.4	1.7	2.3	0.7
	Walter Davis (1983 Suns)	2.0	6	3	26.0	5.0	4.3	1.7	0.3
	Clyde Drexler (1989 Trail Blazers)	2.0	6	3	27.7	6.7	8.3	0.7	0.0
	Sleepy Floyd (1988 Rockets)	2.0	8	4	18.8	1.8	8.5	0.0	1.0
	Paul George (2016 Pacers)	2.0	14	7	27.3	7.6	4.3	0.7	2.6
	Shawn Kemp (1995 Supersonics)	2.0	8	4	24.8	12.0	2.8	1.8	0.3
	Kenyon Martin (2006 Nuggets)	2.0	4	2	4.5	4.5	0.5	1.0	0.0
	Wes Matthews (1986 Spurs)	2.0	6	3	25.3	2.3	8.0	0.0	0.0
	Tracy McGrady (2003 Magic)	2.0	14	7	31.7	6.7	4.7	0.9	2.3
	Andre Miller (2005 Nuggets)	2.0	10	5	16.2	5.2	5.2	0.2	0.4
	Donovan Mitchell (2023 Cavaliers)	2.0	10	5	23.2	5.0	7.2	0.6	2.6
	Dejounte Murray (2023 Hawks)	2.0	10	5	23.0	7.2	6.8	0.2	2.8
	Anthony Peeler (1998 Timberwolves)	2.0	10	5	16.2	7.6	3.6	0.6	3.0
	Roger Phegley (1984 Mavericks)	2.0	2	1	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
	Slick Watts (1979 Rockets)	2.0	4	2	7.0	3.5	3.5	0.5	-

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
39	Draymond Green (2018 Warriors)	2.0	41	21	10.8	10.6	8.1	1.5	1.0
40	Mike Bibby (2004 Kings)	1.9	23	12	20.0	4.2	7.0	0.4	2.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Ben Wallace (2002 Pistons)	1.9	19	10	7.3	16.1	1.2	2.6	0.0
42	Chris Mullin (1991 Warriors)	1.9	15	8	23.8	7.3	2.9	1.5	1.1
43	Luka Doncic (2024 Mavericks)	1.9	41	22	28.9	9.5	8.1	0.4	3.1
44	Stephen Curry (2015 Warriors)	1.9	39	21	28.3	5.0	6.4	0.1	4.7
	Fat Lever (1988 Nuggets)	1.9	13	7	17.0	9.3	7.0	0.6	0.4
46	Caron Butler (2008 Wizards)	1.8	11	6	18.7	5.7	3.8	0.2	0.8
	Jason Kidd (2000 Suns)	1.8	11	6	9.8	6.7	8.8	0.2	1.3
	Chris Paul (2011 Hornets)	1.8	11	6	22.0	6.7	11.5	0.0	1.5
	Peja Stojakovic (2004 Kings)	1.8	22	12	17.5	7.0	1.5	0.3	1.9
50	Bryon Russell (1999 Jazz)	1.8	20	11	12.1	6.1	1.2	0.2	0.8