All-Time Steals per Game Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1951–2025. Steals per game

Career rate stats are limited to players with 400+ games, the usual bar for all-time rate leaderboards. Show all players

#	Player	Seasons	GP	MPG	STL	SPG	BLK	BPG	PF
1	Alvin Robertson	1984–1995 (10)	779	31.7	2,112	2.7	323	0.4	2,638
2	Micheal Ray Richardson	1978–1985 (8)	556	33.4	1,463	2.6	206	0.4	1,859
3	Michael Jordan	1984–2002 (15)	1,072	38.3	2,514	2.4	893	0.8	2,783
4	Mookie Blaylock	1989–2001 (13)	889	34.9	2,075	2.3	300	0.3	1,687
5	Lafayette Lever	1982–1993 (11)	752	31.7	1,666	2.2	209	0.3	1,803
6	John Stockton	1984–2002 (19)	1,504	31.8	3,265	2.2	315	0.2	3,942
7	Allen Iverson	1996–2009 (14)	914	41.1	1,983	2.2	164	0.2	1,777
8	Maurice Cheeks	1978–1992 (15)	1,101	31.7	2,310	2.1	294	0.3	2,258
9	Clyde Drexler	1983–1997 (15)	1,086	34.6	2,207	2.0	719	0.7	3,285
10	Chris Paul	2005–2025 (21)	1,370	33.5	2,728	2.0	222	0.2	3,208
11	Gus Williams	1975–1986 (11)	825	31.1	1,638	2.0	291	0.4	1,637
12	Scottie Pippen	1987–2003 (17)	1,178	34.9	2,307	2.0	947	0.8	3,329
13	Johnny Moore	1980–1989 (9)	520	25.8	1,017	2.0	116	0.2	1,325
14	Nate McMillan	1986–1997 (12)	796	25.7	1,544	1.9	356	0.5	2,408
15	Jason Kidd	1994–2012 (19)	1,391	36.0	2,684	1.9	450	0.3	2,572
16	Isiah Thomas	1981–1993 (13)	979	36.3	1,861	1.9	249	0.3	2,971
17	Magic Johnson	1979–1995 (13)	906	36.7	1,724	1.9	374	0.4	2,050
18	Doug Christie	1992–2006 (15)	827	31.5	1,555	1.9	392	0.5	2,051
19	Ray Williams	1977–1986 (9)	608	29.0	1,137	1.9	204	0.3	2,041
20	Quinn Buckner	1976–1985 (10)	719	22.6	1,337	1.9	80	0.1	2,097
21	Gary Payton	1990–2006 (17)	1,335	35.3	2,445	1.8	285	0.2	3,217
22	Baron Davis	1999–2011 (13)	835	34.2	1,530	1.8	360	0.4	2,361
23	Doc Rivers	1983–1995 (13)	864	27.3	1,563	1.8	351	0.4	2,660
24	George McGinnis	1975–1981 (6)	455	30.7	822	1.8	213	0.5	1,681
25	Julius Erving	1976–1986 (11)	836	34.3	1,508	1.8	1,293	1.6	2,286
26	Don Buse	1976–1984 (9)	648	26.3	1,160	1.8	97	0.2	967
27	Ricky Rubio	2011–2022 (12)	698	29.7	1,226	1.8	94	0.1	1,738
28	Hakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001 (18)	1,238	35.7	2,162	1.8	3,830	3.1	4,383
29	Metta World Peace	1999–2016 (17)	991	31.7	1,721	1.7	522	0.5	2,586
30	Micheal Williams	1988–1998 (10)	413	25.2	717	1.7	95	0.2	1,073
31	Larry Bird	1979–1991 (13)	897	38.4	1,556	1.7	755	0.8	2,279
32	Kawhi Leonard	2011–2025 (14)	798	31.8	1,377	1.7	498	0.6	1,303
33	Darwin Cook	1980–1988 (8)	612	23.1	1,044	1.7	203	0.3	1,315
34	Ron Harper	1986–2000 (15)	1,009	30.9	1,716	1.7	729	0.7	2,324
35	Eddie Jones	1994–2007 (14)	954	34.4	1,620	1.7	580	0.6	2,483
36	Paul George	2010–2025 (16)	945	33.5	1,601	1.7	417	0.4	2,502
37	Monta Ellis	2005–2016 (12)	833	34.8	1,409	1.7	281	0.3	1,950
38	Brevin Knight	1997–2008 (12)	729	24.9	1,229	1.7	87	0.1	1,856
39	Michael Adams	1985–1995 (11)	653	31.3	1,081	1.7	67	0.1	1,193
40	Hersey Hawkins	1988–2000 (13)	983	32.6	1,622	1.7	302	0.3	2,043
41	Tim Hardaway	1989–2002 (13)	867	35.3	1,428	1.7	129	0.2	2,027
42	Derek Harper	1983–1998 (16)	1,199	31.5	1,957	1.6	304	0.3	2,755
43	Eric Murdock	1991–1999 (9)	508	23.4	830	1.6	69	0.1	981
44	John Wall	2010–2022 (11)	647	34.9	1,045	1.6	439	0.7	1,394
45	Jimmy Butler III	2011–2025 (15)	907	33.1	1,455	1.6	387	0.4	1,242
46	Anfernee Hardaway	1993–2007 (14)	704	33.7	1,125	1.6	312	0.4	1,562
47	Gilbert Arenas	2001–2011 (11)	552	35.1	884	1.6	134	0.2	1,683
48	Kerry Kittles	1996–2004 (8)	507	33.4	811	1.6	221	0.4	893
49	Victor Oladipo	2013–2022 (10)	504	32.2	805	1.6	230	0.5	1,202
50	Rajon Rondo	2006–2021 (16)	957	29.9	1,518	1.6	125	0.1	1,997