| Rank | Player | Position(s) | Playoff team(s) played for (years)[2] | Totalsteals | Games played[3] | Steals per game average[4] |
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| 1 | LeBron James^ | SF | Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010,2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021,2023–2025) | 493 | 292 | 1.69 |
| 2 | Scottie Pippen* | SF | Chicago Bulls (1988–1998) Houston Rockets (1999) Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003) | 395 | 208 | 1.90 |
| 3 | Michael Jordan* | SG | Chicago Bulls (1985–1993,1995–1998) | 376 | 179 | 2.10 |
| 4 | Magic Johnson* | PG | Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1991,1996) | 358 | 190 | 1.88 |
| 5 | John Stockton* | PG | Utah Jazz (1985–2003) | 338 | 182 | 1.86 |
| 6 | Kobe Bryant* | SG | Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004,2006–2012) | 310 | 220 | 1.41 |
| 7 | Jason Kidd* | PG | Phoenix Suns (1997–2001) New Jersey Nets (2002–2007) Dallas Mavericks (2008–2012) New York Knicks (2013) | 302 | 158 | 1.91 |
| 8 | Larry Bird* | SF/PF | Boston Celtics (1980–1988,1990–1992) | 296 | 164 | 1.80 |
| 9 | Maurice Cheeks* | PG | Philadelphia 76ers (1979–1987,1989) New York Knicks (1990–1991) New Jersey Nets (1993) | 295 | 133 | 2.22 |
| 10 | Manu Ginóbili* | SG | San Antonio Spurs (2003–2008,2010–2018) | 292 | 218 | 1.34 |
| 11 | Chris Paul^ | PG | New Orleans Hornets (2008–2009,2011) Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017) Houston Rockets (2018–2019) Oklahoma City Thunder (2020) Phoenix Suns (2021–2023) | 287 | 149 | 1.93 |
| 12 | James Harden^ | SG/PG | Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2013–2020) Brooklyn Nets (2021) Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023) Los Angeles Clippers (2024–2025) | 282 | 173 | 1.63 |
| 13 | Clyde Drexler* | SG | Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1994) Houston Rockets (1995–1998) | 278 | 145 | 1.92 |
| 14 | Robert Horry | PF/SF | Houston Rockets (1993–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2003) San Antonio Spurs (2004–2008) | 276 | 244 | 1.13 |
| 15 | Dwyane Wade* | SG | Miami Heat (2004–2007,2009–2014,2016,2018) Chicago Bulls (2017) | 273 | 177 | 1.54 |
| 16 | Derek Fisher | PG | Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004,2008–2011) Utah Jazz (2007) Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2014) | 272 | 259 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Karl Malone* | PF | Utah Jazz (1986–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2004) | 258 | 193 | 1.34 |
| 18 | Draymond Green^ | PF | Golden State Warriors (2013–2019,2022–2023,2025) | 257 | 169 | 1.52 |
| 19 | Kawhi Leonard^ | SF | San Antonio Spurs (2012–2017) Toronto Raptors (2019) Los Angeles Clippers (2020–2021,2023–2025) | 256 | 146 | 1.75 |
| 20 | Dennis Johnson* | PG/SG | Seattle SuperSonics (1978–1980) Phoenix Suns (1981–1983) Boston Celtics (1984–1990) | 247 | 180 | 1.37 |
| 21 | Hakeem Olajuwon*[5] | C | Houston Rockets (1985–1991,1993–1999) Toronto Raptors (2002) | 245 | 145 | 1.69 |
| 22 | Julius Erving* | SF | Philadelphia 76ers (1977–1987) | 235 | 141 | 1.67 |
| 23 | Isiah Thomas* | PG | Detroit Pistons (1984–1992) | 234 | 111 | 2.11 |
| 24 | Stephen Curry^ | PG | Golden State Warriors (2013–2019,2022–2023,2025) | 231 | 155 | 1.49 |
| 25 | Rajon Rondo | PG | Boston Celtics (2008–2012) Dallas Mavericks (2015) Chicago Bulls (2017) New Orleans Pelicans (2018) Los Angeles Lakers (2020) Los Angeles Clippers (2021) | 228 | 134 | 1.70 |
| Rank | Player | Position(s) | Playoff team(s) played for (years)[6] | Totalsteals | Games played[7] | Steals per game average[8] |
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