Charles Barkley career playoff steals
193Career Postseason
Charles Barkley has recorded 193 steals over 13 postseasons, 31st among 1,382 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 39 in 1992-93.
- Most recent: 6 in 1998-99.
Sum of 13 postseasons, 1984-85 through 1998-99. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 |  PHI | 194 | 144 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 54.0 | 66.7 | 63.5 | 58.2 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 300 | 189 | 67 | 27 | 15 | 57.8 | 6.7 | 69.5 | 63.1 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 123 | 63 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 57.3 | 12.5 | 80.0 | 64.9 |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 81 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 64.4 | 20.0 | 71.0 | 69.1 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 247 | 155 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 54.3 | 33.3 | 60.2 | 58.9 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 199 | 84 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 59.2 | 10.0 | 65.3 | 63.0 |
| 1992-93 |  PHX | 638 | 326 | 102 | 39 | 25 | 47.7 | 22.2 | 77.1 | 55.2 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 276 | 130 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 50.9 | 35.0 | 76.4 | 57.5 |
| 1994-95 | PHX | 257 | 134 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 50.0 | 25.7 | 73.3 | 58.0 |
| 1995-96 | PHX | 102 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 44.3 | 25.0 | 78.7 | 56.2 |
| 1996-97 |  HOU | 286 | 192 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 43.4 | 28.9 | 76.9 | 55.7 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 36 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 55.8 |
| 1998-99 | HOU | 94 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 52.9 | 28.6 | 66.7 | 57.9 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%