List of NBA single-game steals leaders

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This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have recorded nine or more steals in a game.

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52 players have recorded nine or more steals in a game. It has occurred 72 times in NBA history.

Allen Iverson is the only player to record nine or more steals in a playoff game.

The NBA did not record steals until the 1973–74 season.

Key
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [a]
Occurred in playoff competition
Player's team lost the game
Single-game leaders
StealsPlayerTeamScoreOpponentDateMinutes playedPointsReboundsAssistsNotes
11 Larry Kenon San Antonio Spurs 110–105 Kansas City Kings December 26, 19764429154 [b]
Kendall Gill New Jersey Nets 88–77 Miami Heat April 3, 19994015103 [c]
10 Jerry West * Los Angeles Lakers 111–115 Seattle SuperSonics December 7, 1973372755 [d]
Larry Steele Portland Trail Blazers 112–99 Los Angeles Lakers November 16, 19744412119 [e]
Fred Brown Seattle SuperSonics 121–112 Philadelphia 76ers December 3, 1976402937 [f]
Gus Williams Seattle SuperSonics 94–83 New Jersey Nets February 22, 1978423144
Eddie Jordan New Jersey Nets 98–110 Philadelphia 76ers March 23, 1979391311 [g]
Johnny Moore San Antonio Spurs 108–102 Indiana Pacers March 6, 1985351678
Fat Lever Denver Nuggets 126–116 Indiana Pacers March 9, 19853113415 [h]
Clyde Drexler * Portland Trail Blazers 89–95 Milwaukee Bucks January 10, 19864226911 [i]
Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs 120–114 Phoenix Suns February 18, 198636201110 [j]
Alvin Robertson (2) San Antonio Spurs 109–102 Los Angeles Clippers November 22, 1986393056 [k]
Ron Harper Cleveland Cavaliers 91–100 Philadelphia 76ers March 10, 1987442857 [l]
Michael Jordan * Chicago Bulls 120–93 New Jersey Nets January 29, 1988273214 [m]
Alvin Robertson (3) San Antonio Spurs 117–122 Houston Rockets January 11, 1989442057 [n]
Alvin Robertson (4) Milwaukee Bucks 114–104 Utah Jazz November 19, 1990391639 [o]
Kevin Johnson Phoenix Suns 114–95 Washington Bullets December 9, 19933817313 [p]
Clyde Drexler * (2) Houston Rockets 96–85 Sacramento Kings November 1, 19964225109 [q]
Mookie Blaylock Atlanta Hawks 95–94 Philadelphia 76ers April 14, 19984414811 [r]
Allen Iverson * Philadelphia 76ers 97–85 Orlando Magic May 13, 1999433355 [s]
Michael Finley Dallas Mavericks 98–114 Philadelphia 76ers January 23, 2001452767 [t]
Brandon Roy Portland Trail Blazers 100–87 Washington Wizards January 24, 200939:042257
Draymond Green ^ Golden State Warriors 122–107 Memphis Grizzlies February 10, 20173841210 [u]
Lou Williams † Los Angeles Clippers 113–125 Utah Jazz January 20, 2018403127 [v]
T. J. McConnell ^ Indiana Pacers 114–111 Cleveland Cavaliers March 3, 20213616413 [w]
9 Calvin Murphy * Houston Rockets 106–114 Boston Celtics December 14, 19734321210
Larry Steele (2) Portland Trail Blazers 107–102 Los Angeles Lakers March 5, 19744015510 [x]
Rick Barry * Golden State Warriors 130–101 Buffalo Braves October 29, 197443301011 [y]
Don "Slick" Watts Seattle SuperSonics 100–114 Philadelphia 76ers February 23, 19754313614 [z]
Larry Steele (3) Portland Trail Blazers 120–98 Phoenix Suns March 7, 1975391255
Larry Steele (4) Portland Trail Blazers 114–103 Detroit Pistons March 14, 1976402278
Quinn Buckner Milwaukee Bucks 109–116 Indiana Pacers January 2, 1977331677 [aa]
Slick Watts (2) Seattle SuperSonics 100–121 Phoenix Suns March 27, 1977361438
Earl Tatum Detroit Pistons 105–103 Los Angeles Lakers November 28, 1978331922
Gus Williams (2) Seattle SuperSonics 103–100 Washington Bullets January 23, 1979372476 [ab]
Ron Lee Detroit Pistons 99–102 Houston Rockets March 16, 1980422056 [ac]
Dudley Bradley Indiana Pacers 106–108 Utah Jazz November 10, 1980391426 [ad]
Dudley Bradley (2) Indiana Pacers 117–101 Cleveland Cavaliers November 29, 1980281102 [ae]
Micheal Ray Richardson New York Knicks 114–117 Chicago Bulls December 23, 1980441966
Johnny High Phoenix Suns 98–108 Washington Bullets January 28, 1981261142
Magic Johnson * Los Angeles Lakers 99–101 Phoenix Suns November 6, 19814011716 [af]
Jack Sikma * Seattle SuperSonics 110–103 Kansas City Kings January 27, 1982402093
Rickey Green Utah Jazz 125–119 Denver Nuggets November 10, 19824524511
Rickey Green (2) Utah Jazz 113–126 Philadelphia 76ers November 27, 19824426712
Micheal Ray Richardson (2) Golden State Warriors 106–102 San Antonio Spurs February 5, 19834210511 [ag]
Darwin Cook New Jersey Nets 122–128 Portland Trail Blazers December 3, 1983441726 [ah]
Gus Williams (3) Washington Bullets 119–104 Atlanta Hawks October 30, 1984392359
Johnny Moore (2) San Antonio Spurs 139–94 Golden State Warriors January 8, 198536261113 [ai]
Larry Bird * Boston Celtics 110–94 Utah Jazz February 18, 198533301210 [aj]
Micheal Ray Richardson (3) New Jersey Nets 147–138 Indiana Pacers October 30, 198554381111 [ak]
Maurice Cheeks * Philadelphia 76ers 108–102 Los Angeles Clippers January 5, 19874222310 [al]
T. R. Dunn Denver Nuggets 98–93 New Jersey Nets January 6, 198832253 [am]
Michael Jordan * (2) Chicago Bulls 110–104 Boston Celtics November 9, 1988425232 [an]
Hersey Hawkins Philadelphia 76ers 116–94 Boston Celtics January 25, 1991413886
John Stockton * Utah Jazz 113–92 Houston Rockets February 12, 19913519311
Michael Adams Washington Bullets 109–103 Indiana Pacers November 1, 19914223413
Doc Rivers Los Angeles Clippers 111–87 Phoenix Suns November 6, 199118515 [ao]
Michael Jordan * (3) Chicago Bulls 118–105 New Jersey Nets April 2, 1993384077 [ap]
Fat Lever (2) Dallas Mavericks 87–77 Washington Bullets February 10, 199434473
Scottie Pippen * Chicago Bulls 116–95 Atlanta Hawks March 8, 19944239610
Eric Murdock Milwaukee Bucks 96–104 Washington Bullets April 2, 1994371857
Mookie Blaylock (2) Atlanta Hawks 98–127 Houston Rockets February 17, 1997341805 [aq]
Doug Christie Toronto Raptors 124–122 Denver Nuggets February 25, 1997462753 [ar]
Eddie Jones Charlotte Hornets 98–89 Indiana Pacers November 4, 1999362233 [as]
Paul Pierce * Boston Celtics 96–84 Miami Heat December 3, 1999382654 [at]
Allen Iverson * (2) Philadelphia 76ers 89–85 Orlando Magic March 19, 20004218310 [au]
Andre Miller Cleveland Cavaliers 91–94 Philadelphia 76ers December 15, 20014414422 [av]
Allen Iverson * (3) Philadelphia 76ers 107–104 Los Angeles Lakers December 20, 2002483225 [aw]
Dirk Nowitzki * Dallas Mavericks 98–101 Houston Rockets March 7, 2004451811
Rafer Alston Houston Rockets 104–83 Charlotte Bobcats February 10, 200741:131418 [ax]
Chris Paul ^ New Orleans Hornets 104–93 Dallas Mavericks February 20, 200840:3831511 [ay]
Mario Chalmers Miami Heat 106–83 Philadelphia 76ers November 5, 200830:32646 [az]
John Wall † Washington Wizards 116–115 Philadelphia 76ers November 2, 201044:4829213 [ba]
Michael Carter-Williams Philadelphia 76ers 114–110 Miami Heat October 30, 201336:1022712 [bb]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
  2. ↑ Kenon finished with a triple-double.
  3. ↑ Gill had quarterly steals of 0, 5, 3 and 3. He had no steals in the first quarter. He finished with a triple-double. He led the league in steals that season.
  4. ↑ West had 6 steals in the first half and 4 steals in the second half.
  5. ↑ Steele barely missed a quadruple-double, by one assist. Regardless, he finished with a triple-double.
  6. ↑ Fred Brown had 8 steals in a half, tying the former NBA record.
  7. ↑ This was the second game of a double header, which was only the second double header in NBA history.
  8. ↑ Lever had 8 steals in the third quarter, setting the NBA record. He had 8 steals in the second half, tying the former NBA record. He finished the game with a triple-double.
  9. ↑ Drexler barely missed a quadruple-double, by one rebound. Regardless, he finished the game with a triple-double.
  10. ↑ Robertson achieved the second quadruple-double in NBA history. It is the only NBA quadruple-double with steals as one of the four statistics in double figures. He led the league in steals this season.
  11. ↑ Robertson led the league in steals this season.
  12. ↑ Harper established the rookie single-game record. He had five steals in each half.
  13. ↑ Jordan had 6 steals within the third quarter. He left the game early due to the Bulls' comfortable lead. He led the league in steals this season.
  14. ↑ The game went to overtime.
  15. ↑ Robertson led the league in steals this season.
  16. ↑ Johnson recorded a triple-double this game.
  17. ↑ Drexler had 8 steals in the second half, tying the former NBA record. It was the first game of the season, marking the most steals in a season opener. For a second time in his career, Drexler barely missed a quadruple-double, this time by one assist. Regardless, he finished the game with a triple-double.
  18. ↑ Blaylock finished the game with a triple-double. He led the league in steals this season.
  19. ↑ Iverson had quarterly steals of 3, 3, 3 and 1.
  20. ↑ Finley had 8 steals in the first half, tying the former NBA record. He had 5 steals in the first quarter.
  21. ↑ Green became the first player in NBA history to record 10 steals and 5 blocks in one game. First triple-double in NBA history without scoring at least 10 points. He led the league in steals this season.
  22. ↑ Williams became the first player in NBA history to record 30 points, 10 steals, and 7 assists in a game since steals became a recorded stat.
  23. ↑ McConnell had 9 steals in the first half, setting the NBA record. He finished the game with a triple-double.
  24. ↑ Steele led the league in steals this season.
  25. ↑ Barry barely missed a quadruple-double, by one steal. Regardless, he finished the game with a triple-double. He led the league in steals this season.
  26. ↑ Watts fouled out of the game.
  27. ↑ Buckner was a rookie. The Bucks combined for 21 steals.
  28. ↑ Williams had 8 steals in the second half, tying the former NBA record.
  29. ↑ Lee shot 6–12 from three-point range, tying the NBA record for three-point attempts at the time.
  30. ↑ Bradley had eight steals in the second half, tying the former NBA record. He had six steals in the fourth quarter.
  31. ↑ Bradley had five steals in the fourth quarter.
  32. ↑ Johnson had five steals in a half and four steals in the other half. He led the league in steals this season.
  33. ↑ Richardson led the league in steals this season.
  34. ↑ The game went to overtime. Cook fouled out.
  35. ↑ Moore barely missed a quadruple-double, by one steal. Regardless, he finished the game with a triple-double.
  36. ↑ Bird did not play in the fourth quarter due to the Celtics' 22 point lead, as well as his own volition. He barely missed a quadruple-double, by one steal. Regardless, he finished the game with a triple-double.
  37. ↑ Richardson registered a triple-double, and nearly reached a quadruple-double. The game went to triple overtime.
  38. ↑ Cheeks had seven steals in a half.
  39. ↑ Dunn did not start the game. Teammate Fat Lever had eight steals in the same game. It is the only time in NBA history that two teammates have both collected eight or more steals in the same game.
  40. ↑ Jordan had 8 steals in the first half, tying the former NBA record.
  41. ↑ Rivers had seven steals in a half.
  42. ↑ Jordan led the league in steals this season.
  43. ↑ Blaylock led the league in steals this season.
  44. ↑ The game went to overtime.
  45. ↑ Jones led the league in steals this season.
  46. ↑ Pierce had six steals in the first quarter and seven steals in the first half.
  47. ↑ Iverson had seven steals in the second half.
  48. ↑ Miller had six steals in the second half.
  49. ↑ The game went to overtime. Iverson led the league in steals this season.
  50. ↑ Alston had eight steals in the second half, tying the former NBA record.
  51. ↑ Paul had seven steals in the first half. He led the league in steals this season.
  52. ↑ Chalmers was a rookie.
  53. ↑ Wall was a rookie. He had seven steals in the second half. The game went to overtime.
  54. ↑ The game was Carter-Williams' NBA debut, marking the most steals in an NBA debut.

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