NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 7th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 7th 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 7th year?

Playing for the 1993 Los Angeles Clippers, Ron Harper averaged 3.0 steals in 5 games — the highest playoff steals per game average by any NBA player in his 7th season.

Steals Per Game, 7th Season

3.0 spg
Ron Harper
(1993 Los Angeles Clippers)

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

Steals Per Game in a Player's 7th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Ron Harper (1993 Clippers)	3.0	15	5	18.0	4.0	3.2	2.0	1.0
2	Isiah Thomas (1988 Pistons)	2.9	66	23	21.9	4.7	8.7	0.3	0.6
3	Kyle Anderson (2021 Grizzlies)	2.8	14	5	8.4	5.0	3.2	0.0	0.6
	Brevin Knight (2004 Bucks)	2.8	14	5	4.2	2.2	3.4	0.2	0.0
5	Chris Paul (2012 Clippers)	2.7	30	11	17.6	5.1	7.9	0.1	1.2
6	Alvin Robertson (1991 Bucks)	2.7	8	3	23.7	6.0	5.0	0.0	1.0
7	Gary Trent Jr. (2025 Bucks)	2.6	13	5	18.8	2.2	1.2	0.0	4.4
8	Clyde Drexler (1990 Trail Blazers)	2.5	53	21	21.4	7.2	7.1	0.9	0.4
9	Robert Covington (2020 Rockets)	2.5	30	12	11.2	5.0	1.3	1.1	2.8
	Gus Williams (1983 Supersonics)	2.5	5	2	32.5	3.5	4.0	0.0	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Ben Wallace (2003 Pistons)	2.5	42	17	8.9	16.3	1.6	3.1	0.0
12	Allen Iverson (2003 76ers)	2.4	29	12	31.7	4.3	7.4	0.1	1.6
13	James Harden (2016 Rockets)	2.4	12	5	26.6	5.2	7.6	0.2	2.6
	Scottie Pippen (1994 Bulls)	2.4	24	10	22.8	8.3	4.6	0.7	1.2
15	Maurice Cheeks (1985 76ers)	2.4	31	13	15.2	3.5	5.2	0.4	0.0
16	Michael Jordan (1991 Bulls)	2.4	40	17	31.1	6.4	8.4	1.4	0.6
17	Vince Carter (2005 Nets)	2.3	9	4	26.8	8.5	5.8	0.0	1.5
	Victor Oladipo (2020 Pacers)	2.3	9	4	17.8	3.3	2.5	0.0	3.0
19	Byron Scott (1990 Lakers)	2.2	20	9	13.4	4.1	2.6	0.3	1.4
	John Stockton (1991 Jazz)	2.2	20	9	18.2	4.7	13.8	0.2	1.2

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Mookie Blaylock (1996 Hawks)	2.2	22	10	17.1	4.3	6.4	0.8	3.3
22	Gary Payton (1997 Supersonics)	2.2	26	12	23.8	5.4	8.7	0.3	2.1
23	Nate McMillan (1993 Supersonics)	2.1	40	19	4.8	3.5	5.4	0.6	0.3
24	Danny Green (2016 Spurs)	2.1	21	10	8.6	3.1	0.7	0.8	2.4
25	Larry Bird (1986 Celtics)	2.1	37	18	25.9	9.3	8.2	0.6	1.3
26	Alvan Adams (1982 Suns)	2.0	14	7	16.9	7.3	3.7	1.4	0.0
	Carmelo Anthony (2010 Nuggets)	2.0	12	6	30.7	8.5	3.3	0.5	1.0
	Darrell Armstrong (2001 Magic)	2.0	8	4	13.3	5.5	4.8	0.5	1.8
	Mike Conley (2014 Grizzlies)	2.0	14	7	15.9	4.6	7.9	0.1	0.4
	T.R. Dunn (1984 Nuggets)	2.0	10	5	6.6	7.8	1.6	0.8	0.0
	Sleepy Floyd (1989 Rockets)	2.0	8	4	15.5	4.5	6.5	0.3	2.0
	Larry Hughes (2005 Wizards)	2.0	20	10	20.7	7.1	3.7	0.7	0.7
	Stephen Jackson (2007 Warriors)	2.0	22	11	19.9	3.6	3.6	0.7	2.4
	Jason Kidd (2001 Suns)	2.0	8	4	14.3	6.0	13.3	0.0	1.0
	Kerry Kittles (2004 Nets)	2.0	22	11	14.4	4.3	2.1	0.9	1.5
	Fat Lever (1989 Nuggets)	2.0	4	2	11.0	6.5	9.5	0.0	1.0
	Jameer Nelson (2011 Magic)	2.0	12	6	13.2	4.2	5.0	0.0	1.0
	Cliff Robinson (1986 Bullets)	2.0	10	5	21.4	8.6	3.4	0.6	0.0
	Campy Russell (1981 Knicks)	2.0	4	2	23.0	4.5	4.5	0.5	0.0
	David Wesley (2000 Hornets)	2.0	8	4	11.0	3.0	4.8	0.0	0.8

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Magic Johnson (1986 Lakers)	1.9	27	14	21.6	7.1	15.1	0.1	0.0
42	Tony Allen (2011 Grizzlies)	1.9	25	13	8.8	2.9	1.5	0.4	0.1
43	Nick Anderson (1996 Magic)	1.9	21	11	14.2	5.0	1.9	0.5	1.6
	Don Chaney (1975 Celtics)	1.9	21	11	10.8	3.5	1.9	0.5	-
45	Charles Barkley (1991 76ers)	1.9	15	8	24.9	10.5	6.0	0.4	0.3
46	Paul Pierce (2005 Celtics)	1.9	13	7	22.9	7.7	4.6	1.4	1.0
47	Shawn Marion (2006 Suns)	1.9	37	20	20.4	11.7	1.6	1.2	1.1
48	Otis Birdsong (1984 Nets)	1.8	20	11	15.2	2.4	3.7	0.1	0.0
49	Greg Ballard (1984 Bullets)	1.8	7	4	16.5	6.0	3.5	0.8	0.0
	Walt Frazier (1974 Knicks)	1.8	21	12	22.5	7.9	4.0	0.3	-
	Paul George (2017 Pacers)	1.8	7	4	28.0	8.8	7.3	0.5	4.5
	A.C. Green (1992 Lakers)	1.8	7	4	12.8	9.0	1.8	0.0	0.0
	Jerome Kersey (1991 Trail Blazers)	1.8	28	16	17.9	6.9	3.1	0.4	0.0
	Evan Turner (2017 Trail Blazers)	1.8	7	4	10.3	5.8	3.8	0.5	1.3