Steals Leaders
NBA career steals leaders and perimeter defense records.
All-Time Records
#10 All-Time Steals Leader
#10Tenth on the all-time steals list with 2,075. Led the league in steals twice (1997, 1998).
#7 All-Time Steals Leader
#7Seventh on the all-time steals list with 2,207 career steals.
#4 All-Time Steals Leader
#4Fourth on the all-time steals list with 2,445. Known as "The Glove" for his suffocating defense.
#6 All-Time Steals Leader
#6Sixth on the all-time steals list with 2,307.
#9 All-Time Steals Leader
#9Ninth on the all-time steals list with 2,112. Won DPOY in 1986 and recorded one of only five quadruple-doubles in NBA history.
Top 5 All-Time in Steals
#5One of the top 5 all-time steals leaders.
#2 All-Time Steals Leader
#2Second on the all-time steals list with 2,684.
NBA All-Time Steals Leader
#1Holds the all-time record for career steals with 3,265 — nearly 600 more than #2 (Jason Kidd).
#8 All-Time Steals Leader
#8Eighth on the all-time steals list with 2,162.
#3 All-Time Steals Leader
#3Third on the all-time steals list with 2,514.
Achievements
2x League Steals Leader
Led the NBA in steals per game twice (1997, 1998). One of the most relentless ball hawks of the 1990s.
Quadruple-Double
Recorded a quadruple-double (20 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast, 10 stl) on Feb 18, 1986 — one of only 5 in NBA history.