1987 NBA Playoffs: Total Steals Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more total steals in the 1987 Playoffs, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who had the most total steals in the 1987 Playoffs?
Playing for the Detroit Pistons, Isiah Thomas led the NBA with a total of 39 steals in 15 games.
Total Steals Leaders - TOP 50
1987 Playoffs
| Steals | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 1 | (Pistons) |
39 | 2.6 | 15 |
| 2 | (Lakers) |
31 | 1.7 | 18 |
| 3 | (Bucks) |
28 | 2.3 | 12 |
(Lakers) |
28 | 1.6 | 18 | |
| 5 | (Celtics) |
27 | 1.2 | 23 |
| 6 | (Lakers) |
25 | 1.4 | 18 |
| 7 | (Celtics) |
24 | 1.2 | 20 |
| 8 | (Supersonics) |
21 | 1.5 | 14 |
| 9 | (Rockets) |
19 | 1.9 | 10 |
(Lakers) |
19 | 1.1 | 18 | |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 11 | (Warriors) |
18 | 1.8 | 10 |
(Celtics) |
18 | 0.9 | 21 | |
| 13 | (Celtics) |
16 | 0.7 | 23 |
(Hawks) |
16 | 1.8 | 9 | |
(Supersonics) |
16 | 1.1 | 14 | |
| 16 | (Pistons) |
15 | 1.0 | 15 |
(Bucks) |
15 | 1.3 | 12 | |
(Jazz) |
15 | 3.0 | 5 | |
(Supersonics) |
15 | 1.1 | 14 | |
| 20 | (Warriors) |
14 | 1.4 | 10 |
(Bucks) |
14 | 1.2 | 12 | |
(Supersonics) |
14 | 1.0 | 14 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 23 | (Pistons) |
13 | 0.9 | 15 |
(Bucks) |
13 | 1.1 | 12 | |
(Rockets) |
13 | 1.3 | 10 | |
| 26 | (Supersonics) |
12 | 0.9 | 14 |
(Bucks) |
12 | 1.0 | 12 | |
(Pistons) |
12 | 0.8 | 15 | |
(Supersonics) |
12 | 0.9 | 14 | |
(Warriors) |
12 | 1.2 | 10 | |
(Warriors) |
12 | 1.2 | 10 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 32 | (Warriors) |
11 | 1.1 | 10 |
(Jazz) |
11 | 2.2 | 5 | |
| 34 | (Supersonics) |
10 | 0.7 | 14 |
(Bucks) |
10 | 0.8 | 12 | |
(Trail Blazers) |
10 | 2.5 | 4 | |
(Rockets) |
10 | 1.0 | 10 | |
| 38 | (76ers) |
9 | 1.8 | 5 |
(Celtics) |
9 | 0.4 | 23 | |
(Lakers) |
9 | 0.5 | 18 | |
(Bucks) |
9 | 0.8 | 12 | |
(Pistons) |
9 | 0.6 | 15 | |
(Warriors) |
9 | 0.9 | 10 | |
(Hawks) |
9 | 1.1 | 8 | |
(Celtics) |
9 | 0.4 | 23 | |
(Hawks) |
9 | 1.0 | 9 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 47 | (Lakers) |
8 | 0.4 | 18 |
(Mavericks) |
8 | 2.0 | 4 | |
(Warriors) |
8 | 0.8 | 10 | |
(Lakers) |
8 | 0.5 | 17 | |
(Warriors) |
8 | 0.8 | 10 |