List of National Basketball Association single-game steals leaders


This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have recorded nine or more steals in a game.
51 different players have recorded nine or more steals in a game. It has occurred 72 times in total in NBA history.
Allen Iverson is the only player to record nine or more steals in a playoff game.
The NBA did not record steals until the 1973–74 season.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Occurred in playoff competition
Player's team lost the game

StealsPlayerTeamScoreOpponentDateMinutes playedPointsReboundsAssistsTriple-doubleLed the league in stealsNotesRef.
11San Antonio Spurs110–105Kansas City Kings4429154YesNo
11New Jersey Nets88–77Miami Heat4015103YesYes
10*Los Angeles Lakers111–115Seattle SuperSonics372755NoNo
10Portland Trail Blazers112–99Los Angeles Lakers4412119YesNo
10Seattle SuperSonics121–112Philadelphia 76ers402937NoNo
10Seattle SuperSonics94–83New Jersey Nets423144NoNo
10New Jersey Nets98–110Philadelphia 76ers391311NoNo
10San Antonio Spurs108–102Indiana Pacers351678NoNo
10Denver Nuggets126–116Indiana Pacers3113415YesNo
10*Portland Trail Blazers89–95Milwaukee Bucks4226911YesNo
10San Antonio Spurs120–114Phoenix Suns36201110YesYes
10 San Antonio Spurs109–102Los Angeles Clippers393056NoYes
10Cleveland Cavaliers91–100Philadelphia 76ers442857NoNo
10*Chicago Bulls120–93New Jersey Nets273214NoYes
10 San Antonio Spurs117–122Houston Rockets442057NoNo
10 Milwaukee Bucks114–104Utah Jazz391639NoYes
10Phoenix Suns114–95Washington Bullets3817313YesNo
10* Houston Rockets96–85Sacramento Kings4225109YesNo
10Atlanta Hawks95–94Philadelphia 76ers4414811YesYes
10*Philadelphia 76ers97–85Orlando Magic433355No–
10Dallas Mavericks98–114Philadelphia 76ers452767NoNo
10Portland Trail Blazers100–87Washington Wizards39:042257NoNo
10^Golden State Warriors122–107Memphis Grizzlies3841210YesYes
10^Los Angeles Clippers113–125Utah Jazz403127NoNo
9*Houston Rockets106–114Boston Celtics4321210NoNo
9 Portland Trail Blazers107–102Los Angeles Lakers4015510NoYes
9*Golden State Warriors130–101Buffalo Braves43301011YesYes
9Seattle SuperSonics100–114Philadelphia 76ers4313614NoNo
9 Portland Trail Blazers120–98Phoenix Suns391255NoNo
9 Portland Trail Blazers114–103Detroit Pistons402278NoNo
9Milwaukee Bucks109–116Indiana Pacers331677NoNo
9 Seattle SuperSonics100–121Phoenix Suns361438NoNo
9Detroit Pistons105–103Los Angeles Lakers331922NoNo
9 Seattle SuperSonics103–100Washington Bullets372476NoNo
9Detroit Pistons99–102Houston Rockets422056NoNo
9Indiana Pacers106–108Utah Jazz391426NoNo
9 Indiana Pacers117–101Cleveland Cavaliers281102NoNo
9New York Knicks114–117Chicago Bulls441966NoNo
9Phoenix Suns98–108Washington Bullets261142NoNo
9*Los Angeles Lakers99–101Phoenix Suns4011716NoYes
9*Seattle SuperSonics110–103Kansas City Kings402093NoNo
9Utah Jazz125–119Denver Nuggets4524511NoNo
9 Utah Jazz113–126Philadelphia 76ers4426712NoNo
9 Golden State Warriors106–102San Antonio Spurs4210511NoYes
9New Jersey Nets122–128Portland Trail Blazers441726NoNo
9 Washington Bullets119–104Atlanta Hawks392359NoNo
9 San Antonio Spurs139–94Golden State Warriors36261113YesNo
9*Boston Celtics110–94Utah Jazz33301210YesNo
9 New Jersey Nets147–138Indiana Pacers54381111YesNo
9*Philadelphia 76ers108–102Los Angeles Clippers4222310NoNo
9Denver Nuggets98–93New Jersey Nets32253NoNo
9* Chicago Bulls110–104Boston Celtics425232NoNo
9Philadelphia 76ers116–94Boston Celtics413886NoNo
9*Utah Jazz113–92Houston Rockets3519311NoNo
9Washington Bullets109–103Indiana Pacers4223413NoNo
9Los Angeles Clippers111–87Phoenix Suns18515NoNo
9* Chicago Bulls118–105New Jersey Nets384077NoYes
9 Dallas Mavericks87–77Washington Bullets34473NoNo
9*Chicago Bulls116–95Atlanta Hawks4239610NoNo
9Milwaukee Bucks96–104Washington Bullets371857NoNo
9 Atlanta Hawks98–127Houston Rockets341805NoYes
9Toronto Raptors124–122Denver Nuggets462753NoNo
9Charlotte Hornets98–89Indiana Pacers362233NoYes
9Boston Celtics96–84Miami Heat382654NoNo
9* Philadelphia 76ers89–85Orlando Magic4218310NoNo
9Cleveland Cavaliers91–94Philadelphia 76ers4414422NoNo
9* Philadelphia 76ers107–104Los Angeles Lakers483225NoYes
9Dallas Mavericks98–101Houston Rockets451811NoNo
9Houston Rockets104–83Charlotte Bobcats41:131418NoNo
9^New Orleans Hornets104–93Dallas Mavericks40:3831511NoYes
9Miami Heat106–83Philadelphia 76ers30:32646NoNo
9^Washington Wizards116–115Philadelphia 76ers44:4829213NoNo
9^Philadelphia 76ers114–110Miami Heat36:1022712NoNo