List of National Basketball Association players with most steals in a game

This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have recorded 9 or more steals in a game.

49 different players have recorded 9 or more steals in a game. It has occurred 70 times in total in NBA history.

Allen Iverson is the only player to record 9 or more steals in a playoff game.

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

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
	Occurred in playoff competition

Steals	Player	Team	Date	Opponent	Score	Minutes played	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Triple-double	Led the league in steals	Notes	Ref.
11	Kenon, LarryLarry Kenon	San Antonio Spurs	01976-12-26December 26, 1976	Kansas City Kings	110–105	44	29	15	4	Yes	No
11	Gill, KendallKendall Gill	New Jersey Nets	01999-04-03April 3, 1999	Miami Heat	88–77	40	15	10	3	Yes	Yes	5 steals in the first half; 6 steals in the second half.
10	West, JerryJerry West*	Los Angeles Lakers	01973-12-07December 7, 1973	Seattle SuperSonics	111–115	37	27	5	5	No	No	6 steals in the first half; 4 steals in the second half.
10	Steele, LarryLarry Steele	Portland Trail Blazers	01974-11-16November 16, 1974	Los Angeles Lakers	112–99	44	12	11	9	Yes	No
10	Brown, FredFred Brown	Seattle SuperSonics	01976-12-03December 3, 1976	Philadelphia 76ers	121–112		29	3	7	No	No	8 steals in a half, tying the NBA record.
10	Williams, GusGus Williams	Seattle SuperSonics	01978-02-22February 22, 1978	New Jersey Nets	94–83	42	31	4	4	No	No
10	Jordan, EddieEddie Jordan	New Jersey Nets	01979-03-23March 23, 1979	Philadelphia 76ers	98–110	39	13	1	1	No	No	Second game of double header (second double header in NBA history).
10	Moore, JohnnyJohnny Moore	San Antonio Spurs	01985-03-06March 6, 1985	Indiana Pacers	108–102	35	16	7	8	No	No
10	Lever, Lafayette "Fat"Lafayette "Fat" Lever	Denver Nuggets	01985-03-09March 9, 1985	Indiana Pacers	126–116	31	13	4	15	Yes	No	8 steals in the third quarter, setting the NBA record; 8 steals in the second half, tying the NBA record.
10	Drexler, ClydeClyde Drexler*	Portland Trail Blazers	01986-01-10January 10, 1986	Milwaukee Bucks	89–95	42	26	9	11	Yes	No
10	Robertson, AlvinAlvin Robertson	San Antonio Spurs	01986-02-18February 18, 1986	Phoenix Suns	120–114	36	20	11	10	Yes	Yes	Second quadruple-double in NBA history; only NBA quadruple-double with steals.
10	Robertson, AlvinAlvin Robertson (2)	San Antonio Spurs	01986-11-22November 22, 1986	Los Angeles Clippers	109–102	39	30	5	6	No	Yes
10	Harper, RonRon Harper	Cleveland Cavaliers	01987-03-10March 10, 1987	Philadelphia 76ers	91–100	44	28	5	7	No	No	Rookie single-game record. Five steals in each half.
10	Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan*	Chicago Bulls	01988-01-29January 29, 1988	New Jersey Nets	120–93	27	32	1	4	No	Yes	6 steals in the third quarter. Left game due to Bulls' comfortable lead.
10	Robertson, AlvinAlvin Robertson (3)	San Antonio Spurs	01989-01-11January 11, 1989	Houston Rockets	117–122	44	20	5	7	No	No	Overtime.
10	Robertson, AlvinAlvin Robertson (4)	Milwaukee Bucks	01990-11-19November 19, 1990	Utah Jazz	114–104	39	16	3	9	No	Yes
10	Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson	Phoenix Suns	01993-12-09December 9, 1993	Washington Bullets	114–95	38	17	3	13	Yes	No
10	Drexler, ClydeClyde Drexler* (2)	Houston Rockets	01996-11-01November 1, 1996	Sacramento Kings	96–85	42	25	10	9	Yes	No	8 steals in the second half, tying the NBA record. First game of season.
10	Blaylock, MookieMookie Blaylock	Atlanta Hawks	01998-04-14April 14, 1998	Philadelphia 76ers	95–94	44	14	8	11	Yes	Yes
10	Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers	01999-05-13May 13, 1999	Orlando Magic	97–85	43	33	5	5	No	–	Quarterly steals of 3, 3, 3 & 1.
10	Finley, MichaelMichael Finley	Dallas Mavericks	02001-01-23January 23, 2001	Philadelphia 76ers	98–114	45	27	6	7	No	No	8 steals in the first half, tying the NBA record. 5 steals in the first quarter.
10	Roy, BrandonBrandon Roy^	Portland Trail Blazers	02009-01-24January 24, 2009	Washington Wizards	100–87	39:04	22	5	7	No	No	Quarterly steals of 3, 2, 2 & 3
9	Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy*	Houston Rockets	01973-12-14December 14, 1973	Boston Celtics	106–114	43	21	2	10	No	No
9	Steele, LarryLarry Steele (2)	Portland Trail Blazers	01974-03-05March 5, 1974	Los Angeles Lakers	107–102	40	15	5	10	No	Yes
9	Barry, RickRick Barry*	Golden State Warriors	01974-10-29October 29, 1974	Buffalo Braves	130–101	43	30	10	11	Yes	Yes
9	Watts, Don "Slick"Don "Slick" Watts	Seattle SuperSonics	01975-02-23February 23, 1975	Philadelphia 76ers	100–114		13		14	No	No	Fouled out of game.
9	Steele, LarryLarry Steele (3)	Portland Trail Blazers	01975-03-07March 7, 1975	Phoenix Suns	120–98	39	12	5	5	No	No
9	Steele, LarryLarry Steele (4)	Portland Trail Blazers	01976-03-14March 14, 1976	Detroit Pistons	114–103	40	22	7	8	No	No
9	Buckner, QuinnQuinn Buckner	Milwaukee Bucks	01977-01-02January 2, 1977	Indiana Pacers	109–116	33	16	7	7	No	No	Rookie. The Bucks combined for 21 steals.
9	Watts, Don "Slick"Don "Slick" Watts (2)	Seattle SuperSonics	01977-03-27March 27, 1977	Phoenix Suns	100–121	36	14	3	8	No	No
9	Tatum, EarlEarl Tatum	Detroit Pistons	01978-11-28November 28, 1978	Los Angeles Lakers	105–103	33	19	2	2	No	No
9	Williams, GusGus Williams (2)	Seattle SuperSonics	01979-01-23January 23, 1979	Washington Bullets	103–100	37	24	7	6	No	No	8 steals in the second half, tying the NBA record.
9	Lee, RonRon Lee	Detroit Pistons	01980-03-16March 16, 1980	Houston Rockets	99–102	42	20	5	6	No	No	Lee shot 6–12 from three-point range, tying the NBA record for three-point attempts at the time.
9	Bradley, DudleyDudley Bradley	Indiana Pacers	01980-11-10November 10, 1980	Utah Jazz	106–108	39	14	2	6	No	No	8 steals in the second half, tying the NBA record. Six steals in the fourth quarter.
9	Bradley, DudleyDudley Bradley (2)	Indiana Pacers	01980-11-29November 29, 1980	Cleveland Cavaliers	117–101	28	11	0	2	No	No	Five steals in the fourth quarter.
9	Richardson, Micheal RayMicheal Ray Richardson	New York Knicks	01980-12-23December 23, 1980	Chicago Bulls	114–117	44	19	6	6	No	No
9	High, JohnnyJohnny High	Phoenix Suns	01981-01-28January 28, 1981	Washington Bullets	98–108	26	11	4	2	No	No
9	Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson*	Los Angeles Lakers	01981-11-06November 6, 1981	Phoenix Suns	99–101	40	11	7	16	No	Yes	5 steals in a half; 4 steals in the other half.
9	Sikma, JackJack Sikma	Seattle SuperSonics	01982-01-27January 27, 1982	Kansas City Kings	110–103		20	9		No	No
9	Green, RickeyRickey Green	Utah Jazz	01982-11-10November 10, 1982	Denver Nuggets	125–119	45	24	5	11	No	No
9	Green, RickeyRickey Green (2)	Utah Jazz	01982-11-27November 27, 1982	Philadelphia 76ers	113–126	44	26	7	12	No	No
9	Richardson, Micheal RayMicheal Ray Richardson (2)	Golden State Warriors	01983-02-05February 5, 1983	San Antonio Spurs	106–102	42	10	5	11	No	Yes
9	Cook, DarwinDarwin Cook	New Jersey Nets	01983-12-03December 3, 1983	Portland Trail Blazers	122–128	44	17	2	6	No	No	Overtime. Fouled out.
9	Williams, GusGus Williams (3)	Washington Bullets	01984-10-30October 30, 1984	Atlanta Hawks	119–104	39	23	5	9	No	No
9	Moore, JohnnyJohnny Moore (2)	San Antonio Spurs	01985-01-08January 8, 1985	Golden State Warriors	139–94	36	26	11	13	Yes	No
9	Bird, LarryLarry Bird*	Boston Celtics	01985-02-18February 18, 1985	Utah Jazz	110–94	33	30	12	10	Yes	No	Did not play in the fourth quarter due to Celtics' 22 point lead.
9	Richardson, Micheal RayMicheal Ray Richardson (3)	New Jersey Nets	01985-10-30October 30, 1985	Indiana Pacers	147–138	54	38	11	11	Yes	No	Triple overtime.
9	Cheeks, MauriceMaurice Cheeks	Philadelphia 76ers	01987-01-05January 5, 1987	Los Angeles Clippers	108–102	42	22	3	10	No	No	7 steals in a half.
9	Dunn, T.R.T.R. Dunn	Denver Nuggets	01988-01-06January 6, 1988	New Jersey Nets	98–93	32	2	5	3	No	No	Did not start game. Lever, Lafayette "Fat"Lafayette "Fat" Lever had eight steals in the same game.
9	Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (2)	Chicago Bulls	01988-11-09November 9, 1988	Boston Celtics	110–104	42	52	3	2	No	No	8 steals in the first half, tying the NBA record.
9	Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins	Philadelphia 76ers	01991-01-25January 25, 1991	Boston Celtics	116–94	41	38	8	6	No	No
9	Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton*	Utah Jazz	01991-02-12February 12, 1991	Houston Rockets	113–92	35	19	3	11	No	No
9	Adams, MichaelMichael Adams	Washington Bullets	01991-11-01November 1, 1991	Indiana Pacers	109–103	42	23	4	13	No	No
9	Rivers, Glenn "Doc"Glenn "Doc" Rivers	Los Angeles Clippers	01991-11-06November 6, 1991	Phoenix Suns	111–87	18	5	1	5	No	No	7 steals in a half.
9	Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (3)	Chicago Bulls	01993-04-02April 2, 1993	New Jersey Nets	118–105	38	40	7	7	No	Yes
9	Lever, Lafayette "Fat"Lafayette "Fat" Lever (2)	Dallas Mavericks	01994-02-10February 10, 1994	Washington Bullets	87–77	34	4	7	3	No	No
9	Pippen, ScottieScottie Pippen*	Chicago Bulls	01994-03-08March 8, 1994	Atlanta Hawks	116–95	42	39	6	10	No	No
9	Murdock, EricEric Murdock	Milwaukee Bucks	01994-04-02April 2, 1994	Washington Bullets	96–104	37	18	5	7	No	No
9	Blaylock, MookieMookie Blaylock (2)	Atlanta Hawks	01997-02-17February 17, 1997	Houston Rockets	98–127	34	18	0	5	No	Yes
9	Christie, DougDoug Christie	Toronto Raptors	01997-02-25February 25, 1997	Denver Nuggets	124–122	46	27	5	3	No	No	Overtime.
9	Jones, EddieEddie Jones	Charlotte Hornets	01999-11-04November 4, 1999	Indiana Pacers	98–89	36	22	3	3	No	Yes
9	Pierce, PaulPaul Pierce^	Boston Celtics	01999-12-03December 3, 1999	Miami Heat	96–84	38	26	5	4	No	No	6 steals in the first quarter; 7 steals in the first half.
9	Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson (2)	Philadelphia 76ers	02000-03-19March 19, 2000	Orlando Magic	89–85	42	18	3	10	No	No	7 steals in the second half.
9	Miller, AndreAndre Miller^	Cleveland Cavaliers	02001-12-15December 15, 2001	Philadelphia 76ers	91–94	44	14	4	22	No	No	6 steals in the second half.
9	Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson (3)	Philadelphia 76ers	02002-12-20December 20, 2002	Los Angeles Lakers	107–104	48	32	2	5	No	Yes	Overtime.
9	Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki^	Dallas Mavericks	02004-03-07March 7, 2004	Houston Rockets	98–101	45	18	1	1	No	No
9	Alston, RaferRafer Alston	Houston Rockets	02007-02-10February 10, 2007	Charlotte Bobcats	104–83	41:13	14	1	8	No	No	8 steals in the second half, tying the NBA record.
9	Paul, ChrisChris Paul^	New Orleans Hornets	02008-02-20February 20, 2008	Dallas Mavericks	104–93	40:38	31	5	11	No	Yes	Seven steals in the first half.
9	Chalmers, MarioMario Chalmers^	Miami Heat	02008-11-05November 5, 2008	Philadelphia 76ers	106–83	30:32	6	4	6	No	No	Rookie.
9	Wall, JohnJohn Wall^	Washington Wizards	02010-11-02November 2, 2010	Philadelphia 76ers	116–115	44:48	29	2	13	No	No	Rookie. Overtime. Seven steals in the second half.

See also

• NBA regular season records

References

• Sporting News, The (2005). 2005–06 Official NBA Guide.