NBA All-Time Steals Leaders: Career Totals in the Playoffs

List with the stats for the top 50 players with the most career total steals in the Playoffs in NBA history.

Notes: - These stats were updated on November 6, 2025
- Steals were not recorded until 1973-74.
- In this case, 'Playoffs' and 'Games' only include playoffs since 1974.

* Players in bold played in the 2025 Playoffs

NBA All-Time Steals Leaders:
Career Totals in the Playoffs - Top 50

Player
Steals
 Playoffs Games
1. LeBron James 493 18 292
2. Scottie Pippen 395 16 208
3. Michael Jordan 376 13 179
4. Magic Johnson 358 13 190
5. John Stockton 338 19 182
6. Kobe Bryant 310 15 220
7. Jason Kidd 302 17 158
8. Larry Bird 296 12 164
9. Maurice Cheeks 295 13 133
10. Manu Ginobili 292 15 218
Player
Steals
 Playoffs Games
11. Chris Paul 287 15 149
12. James Harden 282 16 173
13. Clyde Drexler 278 15 145
14. Robert Horry 276 16 244
15. Dwyane Wade 273 13 177
16. Derek Fisher 272 16 259
17. Karl Malone 258 19 193
18. Draymond Green 257 10 169
19. Kawhi Leonard 256 12 146
20. Dennis Johnson 247 13 180
Player
Steals
 Playoffs Games
21. Hakeem Olajuwon 245 15 145
22. Julius Erving 235 11 141
23. Isiah Thomas 234 9 111
24. Stephen Curry 231 10 155
25. Rajon Rondo 228 10 134
26. Byron Scott 226 13 183
27. Russell Westbrook 223 14 135
28. Jimmy Butler 217 12 130
Andre Iguodala 217 15 177
30. Gary Payton 216 15 154
Player
Steals
 Playoffs Games
31. Paul Pierce 204 14 170
32. Michael Cooper 203 11 168
33. Ben Wallace 199 8 130
34. Tony Parker 198 17 226
35. Charles Barkley 193 13 123
36. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 14 196
37. Kevin Garnett 178 14 143
Charles Oakley 178 15 144
39. James Worthy 177 9 143
40. Danny Green 176 13 169
Player
Steals
 Playoffs Games
41. Kyle Lowry 174 11 136
Gus Williams 174 10 99
43. Danny Ainge 172 12 193
Kevin Durant 172 13 170
Paul George 172 11 114
46. Horace Grant 171 13 170
47. Jeff Hornacek 170 11 140
48. Tim Duncan 168 18 251
Jerome Kersey 168 15 126
50. Ray Allen 164 11 171
Dan Majerle 164 13 123
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