Rank | Name | Years Played | Steals | Championships |
1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 3652 | 2 |
2. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1969-70 - 1988-89 | 3189 * | 6 |
3. | Mark Eaton | 1982-83 - 1992-93 | 3064 | 0 |
4. | Patrick Ewing | 1985-86 - 1999-00 | 2758 | 0 |
5. | Tree Rollins | 1977-78 - 1994-95 | 2542 | 0 |
6. | David Robinson | 1989-90 - 1999-00 | 2506 | 1 |
7. | Dikembe Mutombo | 1991-92 - 1999-00 | 2443 | 0 |
8. | Robert Parish | 1976-77 - 1996-97 | 2361 | 4 |
9. | Manute Bol | 1985-86 - 1994-95 | 2086 | 0 |
10. | George Johnson | 1972-73 - 1985-86 | 2082 * | 1 |
11. | Larry Nance | 1981-82 - 1993-94 | 2027 | |
12. | Elvin Hayes | 1968-69 - 1983-84 | 1771 * | |
13. | Artis Gilmore | 1976-77 - 1987-88 | 1747 | |
14. | Moses Malone | 1976-77 - 1994-95 | 1733 | |
15. | Kevin McHale | 1980-81 - 1992-93 | 1690 | |
16. | Alonzo Mourning | 1992-93 - 1999-00 | 1666 | |
17. | Herb Williams | 1981-82 - 1998-99 | 1605 | |
18. | Benoit Benjamin | 1985-86 - 1999-00 | 1605 | |
19. | Wayne Cooper | 1978-79 - 1991-92 | 1535 | |
20. | Shawn Bradley | 1993-94 - 1999-00 | 1520 | |
21. | Caldwell Jones | 1976-77 - 1989-90 | 1517 | |
22. | Alton Lister | 1981-82 - 1997-98 | 1473 | |
23. | John Williams | 1986-87 - 1998-99 | 1456 | |
24. | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 - 1999-00 | 1436 | |
25. | Mark West | 1983-84 - 1999-00 | 1403 | |
26. | Terry Tyler | 1978-79 - 1988-89 | 1342 | |
27. | Julius Erving | 1976-77 - 1986-87 | 1293 | |
28. | James Donaldson | 1980-81 - 1994-95 | 1267 | |
29. | Vlade Divac | 1989-90 - 1999-00 | 1261 | |
30. | Elden Campbell | 1990-91 - 1999-00 | 1229 | |
31. | Harvey Catchings | 1974-75 - 1984-85 | 1227 | |
32. | Shawn Kemp | 1989-90 - 1999-00 | 1190 | |
33. | Elmore Smith | 1971-72 - 1978-79 | 1183 * | |
34. | Sam Lacey | 1970-71 - 1982-83 | 1160 * | |
35. | Bob McAdoo | 1972-73 - 1985-86 | 1147 * | |
36. | Charles Jones | 1983-84 - 1997-98 | 1134 | |
37. | Joe Barry Carroll | 1980-81 - 1990-91 | 1122 | |
38. | Dan Roundfield | 1976-77 - 1986-87 | 1117 | |
39. | Rik Smits | 1988-89 - 1999-00 | 1111 | |
40. | Bob Lanier | 1970-71 - 1983-84 | 1100 * | |
Buck Williams | 1981-82 - 1997-98 | 1100 | ||
42. | Andrew Lang | 1988-89 - 1999-00 | 1099 | |
43. | Mychal Thompson | 1978-79 - 1990-91 | 1073 | |
44. | Thurl Bailey | 1983-84 - 1993-94 | 1058 | |
45. | Jack Sikma | 1977-78 - 1990-91 | 1048 | |
46. | Bill Walton | 1974-75 - 1986-87 | 1034 | |
47. | Darryl Dawkins | 1975-76 - 1988-89 | 1023 | |
48. | Rick Mahorn | 1980-81 - 1998-99 | 1007 | |
49. | Horace Grant | 1987-88 - 1999-00 | 1005 | |
50. | Mike Gminski | 1980-81 - 1993-94 | 989 | |
* Played part of career before stat was kept in 1973-74 | ||||
Closing in: | ||||
Chris Dudley | 1988-89 - 1999-00 | 984 | ||
Karl Malone | 1985-86 - 1999-00 | 973 | ||
Antoine Carr | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 925 | ||
Sam Perkins | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 915 | ||
Derrick Coleman | 1990-91 - 1999-00 | 884 |