List of National Basketball Association career playoff steals leaders


This article provides two lists:

Playoff steals leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff steals recorded.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration
§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2020

RankPlayerPositionPlayoff team played for Total stealsGames playedSteals per game
average
1^SFCleveland Cavaliers
Miami Heat 		419239
2*SFChicago Bulls
Houston Rockets
Portland Trail Blazers 		3952081.9
3*SGChicago Bulls 3761792.1
4*PGLos Angeles Lakers 3581901.9
5*PGUtah Jazz 3381821.9
6*SGLos Angeles Lakers 3102201.4
7*PGPhoenix Suns
New Jersey Nets
Dallas Mavericks
New York Knicks 		3021581.9
8*SF/PFBoston Celtics 2961641.8
9*PGPhiladelphia 76ers
New York Knicks
New Jersey Nets 		2951332.2
10†SGSan Antonio Spurs 2922181.3
11*SGPortland Trail Blazers
Houston Rockets 		2781451.9
12PF/SFHouston Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers
San Antonio Spurs 		2762441.1
13†SGMiami Heat
Chicago Bulls 		273177
14PGLos Angeles Lakers
Utah Jazz
Oklahoma City Thunder 		2722591.1
15*PFUtah Jazz
Los Angeles Lakers 		2581931.3
16*PG/SGSeattle SuperSonics
Phoenix Suns
Boston Celtics 		2471801.4
17*CHouston Rockets
Toronto Raptors 		2451451.7
18*SFPhiladelphia 76ers 2351411.7
19*PGDetroit Pistons 2341112.1
20SGLos Angeles Lakers
Indiana Pacers 		2261831.2
21^PGNew Orleans Hornets
Los Angeles Clippers
Houston Rockets 		222102
22*PGSeattle SuperSonics
Milwaukee Bucks
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics
Miami Heat 		2161541.4
23^PG/SGOklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets 		205116
24†SF/SGBoston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
Washington Wizards
Los Angeles Clippers 		2041701.2
25SGLos Angeles Lakers 2031681.2
RankPlayerPositionPlayoff team played for Total stealsGames playedSteals per game
average