NBA career steals leaders and perimeter defense records.
Tenth on the all-time steals list with 2,075. Led the league in steals twice (1997, 1998).
Fourth on the all-time steals list with 2,445. Known as "The Glove" for his suffocating defense.
Seventh on the all-time steals list with 2,207 career steals.
Ninth on the all-time steals list with 2,112. Won DPOY in 1986 and recorded one of only five quadruple-doubles in NBA history.
Sixth on the all-time steals list with 2,307.
Second on the all-time steals list with 2,684.
One of the top 5 all-time steals leaders.
Holds the all-time record for career steals with 3,265 — nearly 600 more than #2 (Jason Kidd).
Eighth on the all-time steals list with 2,162.
Third on the all-time steals list with 2,514.
Recorded a quadruple-double (20 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast, 10 stl) on Feb 18, 1986 — one of only 5 in NBA history.
Led the NBA in steals per game twice (1997, 1998). One of the most relentless ball hawks of the 1990s.
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