NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Playoffs in Their 9th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 9th 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 9th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	Calvin Murphy (1979 Rockets)	4.0	8	2	13.0	1.5	3.0	0.5	-
2	Chris Paul (2014 Clippers)	2.8	37	13	19.8	4.2	10.3	0.0	2.5
3	Scottie Pippen (1996 Bulls)	2.6	47	18	16.9	8.5	5.9	0.9	1.7
4	Manu Ginobili (2011 Spurs)	2.6	13	5	20.6	4.0	4.2	0.6	1.8
5	Doug Christie (2001 Kings)	2.5	20	8	9.9	4.4	3.3	1.1	0.6
	Hersey Hawkins (1997 Supersonics)	2.5	30	12	15.3	4.5	2.8	0.3	2.3
	Nate McMillan (1995 Supersonics)	2.5	10	4	4.8	4.5	7.3	0.5	0.3
8	John Stockton (1993 Jazz)	2.4	12	5	13.2	2.4	11.0	0.0	1.0
	Russell Westbrook (2017 Thunder)	2.4	12	5	37.4	11.6	10.8	0.4	2.6
10	Kawhi Leonard (2020 Clippers)	2.3	30	13	28.2	9.3	5.5	0.8	1.8

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Mookie Blaylock (1998 Hawks)	2.3	9	4	14.8	5.0	8.3	0.3	2.0
	Hot Rod Williams (1995 Cavaliers)	2.3	9	4	6.8	6.3	2.8	0.8	0.0
13	James Harden (2018 Rockets)	2.2	38	17	28.6	5.2	6.8	0.6	3.1
14	Isiah Thomas (1990 Pistons)	2.2	43	20	20.5	5.5	8.2	0.4	1.6
15	Larry Bird (1988 Celtics)	2.1	36	17	24.5	8.8	6.8	0.8	0.7
16	Michael Jordan (1993 Bulls)	2.1	39	19	35.1	6.7	6.0	0.9	1.5
17	Tony Allen (2013 Grizzlies)	2.0	30	15	10.3	6.1	1.8	0.3	0.1
	Otis Birdsong (1986 Nets)	2.0	6	3	23.0	4.0	3.3	1.0	0.0
	Rolando Blackman (1990 Mavericks)	2.0	6	3	20.0	3.0	4.3	0.7	0.7
	Sherman Douglas (1998 Nets)	2.0	6	3	18.3	2.7	8.3	0.0	0.7
	Tom Gugliotta (2001 Suns)	2.0	8	4	5.8	3.8	0.8	0.3	0.0
	Andre Iguodala (2013 Nuggets)	2.0	12	6	18.0	8.0	5.3	0.3	2.3
	Allen Iverson (2005 76ers)	2.0	10	5	31.2	2.2	10.0	0.4	2.4
	Paul Pressey (1991 Spurs)	2.0	8	4	8.3	2.8	4.0	0.8	0.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
25	Jimmy Butler (2020 Heat)	2.0	41	21	22.2	6.5	6.0	0.7	0.7
26	Julius Erving (1985 76ers)	1.9	25	13	17.1	5.6	3.7	0.8	0.0
27	LeBron James (2012 Heat)	1.9	43	23	30.3	9.7	5.6	0.7	1.0
28	Dirk Nowitzki (2007 Mavericks)	1.8	11	6	19.7	11.3	2.3	1.3	0.7
	Kelly Oubre Jr. (2024 76ers)	1.8	11	6	13.2	4.0	1.7	1.2	1.5
	Josh Smith (2013 Hawks)	1.8	11	6	17.0	7.5	3.5	0.5	0.8

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Maurice Cheeks (1987 76ers)	1.8	9	5	17.6	2.6	8.8	0.8	0.0
	Jason Kidd (2003 Nets)	1.8	36	20	20.1	7.7	8.2	0.2	1.7
	Sam Lacey (1979 Kings)	1.8	9	5	9.4	10.2	4.2	2.0	-
	Dominique Wilkins (1991 Hawks)	1.8	9	5	20.8	6.4	2.6	1.0	0.4
35	Kyle Anderson (2023 Timberwolves)	1.8	7	4	8.5	4.0	4.5	0.5	0.5
	Devin Booker (2024 Suns)	1.8	7	4	27.5	3.3	6.0	0.3	1.8
	Hakeem Olajuwon (1993 Rockets)	1.8	21	12	25.7	14.0	4.8	4.9	0.0
	Anthony Peeler (2001 Timberwolves)	1.8	7	4	8.5	3.5	1.8	0.3	1.5
	Kurt Thomas (2004 Knicks)	1.8	7	4	12.8	11.5	1.5	0.8	0.0
40	Stephen Curry (2018 Warriors)	1.7	26	15	25.5	6.1	5.4	0.7	4.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Ben Wallace (2005 Pistons)	1.7	43	25	10.0	11.3	1.0	2.4	0.0
42	Dwyane Wade (2012 Heat)	1.7	39	23	22.8	5.2	4.3	1.3	0.4
43	Dave Bing (1975 Pistons)	1.7	5	3	16.0	3.7	9.7	0.0	-
	Johnny Davis (1985 Cavaliers)	1.7	5	3	9.3	2.0	5.0	0.0	0.0
	Bill Hanzlik (1989 Nuggets)	1.7	5	3	12.7	6.7	3.0	0.3	1.0
	Devin Harris (2013 Hawks)	1.7	10	6	11.3	2.8	3.7	0.2	0.8
	George McCloud (1999 Suns)	1.7	5	3	14.0	4.3	0.7	0.0	3.0
	Truck Robinson (1983 Knicks)	1.7	10	6	15.7	11.0	2.2	0.3	0.0
49	Charles Barkley (1993 Suns)	1.6	39	24	26.6	13.6	4.3	1.0	0.4
50	Adrian Dantley (1985 Jazz)	1.6	16	10	25.3	7.5	2.0	0.0	0.0
	T.R. Dunn (1986 Nuggets)	1.6	16	10	4.9	5.3	1.3	0.0	0.0
	Jeff Hornacek (1995 Jazz)	1.6	8	5	14.0	1.2	4.0	0.2	1.4
	John Starks (1998 Knicks)	1.6	16	10	16.4	4.0	2.3	0.1	2.5