Rank Name             Steals

1.   John Stockton     3265
2.   Michael Jordan    2514
3.   Gary Payton       2445
4.   Maurice Cheeks    2310
5.   Scottie Pippen    2307
6.   Clyde Drexler     2207
7.   Hakeem Olajuwon   2162
8.   Alvin Robertson   2112
9.   Karl Malone       2085
10.  Mookie Blaylock   2075
11.  Jason Kidd        2038
12.  Derek Harper      1957
13.  Allen Iverson     1876
14.  Isiah Thomas      1861
15.  Magic Johnson     1724
16.  Ron Harper        1716
17.  Lafayette Lever   1666
18.  Charles Barkley   1648
19.  Gus Williams      1638
20.  Hersey Hawkins    1622
21.  Eddie Jones       1620
22.  Rod Strickland    1616
23.  Mark Jackson      1608
24.  Terry Porter      1583
25.  Doc Rivers        1563
26.  Larry Bird        1556
27.  Doug Christie     1555
28.  Nate McMillan     1544
29.  Jeff Hornacek     1536
30.  Chris Mullin      1530
31.  Kendall Gill      1519
32.  Julius Erving     1508
33.  Reggie Miller     1504
34.  Dennis Johnson    1477
35.  M. R. Richardson  1463
36.  Jerome Kersey     1439
37.  Tim Hardaway      1428
38.  Randy Smith       1403 *
39.  Cliff Robinson    1402
40.  David Robinson    1388
41.  Kevin Garnett     1382
42.  Dominique Wilkins 1378
43.  Muggsy Bogues     1369
44.  Charles Oakley    1351
45.  Rickey Green      1348
46.  Quinn Buckner     1337
47.  Kobe Bryant       1321
48.  T. R. Dunn        1316
49.  Latrell Sprewell  1294
50.  Alvan Adams       1289
51.  Vlade Divac       1288
52.  Walter Davis      1280
     David Wesley      1280
54.  Shawn Marion      1275
55.  John Lucas        1273
56.  Kenny Anderson    1258
57.  Terry Cummings    1255
58.  Tyrone Corbin     1226
59.  Byron Scott       1224
60.  Robert Parish     1219
61.  Mitch Richmond    1211
62.  Reggie Theus      1206
63.  Grant Long        1199
64.  Ray Williams      1198
65.  Chris Webber      1197
66.  Dan Majerle       1194
67.  Norm Nixon        1187

 * Played part of career before
   stat was kept in 1973-74

Closing in:
Paul Pierce            1185
Baron Davis            1184
Brevin Knight          1161
Robert Horry           1158
Ron Artest             1139
Ben Wallace            1134
Ray Allen              1071
Sam Cassell            1021
Stephon Marbury        1012
Andre Miller           1012
Tracy McGrady           997