Charles Oakley career steals
1,351Career Regular Season
Charles Oakley has recorded 1,351 steals over 19 regular seasons, 67th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 123 in 1997-98.
- Most recent: 0 in 2003-04.
Sum of 19 regular seasons, 1985-86 through 2003-04. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 |  CHI | 740 | 664 | 133 | 68 | 30 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 56.1 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 1,192 | 1,074 | 296 | 85 | 36 | 44.5 | 36.7 | 68.6 | 49.3 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 1,014 | 1,066 | 248 | 68 | 28 | 48.3 | 25.0 | 72.7 | 54.3 |
| 1988-89 |  NY | 1,061 | 861 | 187 | 104 | 14 | 51.0 | 25.0 | 77.3 | 56.0 |
| 1989-90 | NY | 889 | 727 | 146 | 64 | 16 | 52.4 | 0.0 | 76.1 | 58.0 |
| 1990-91 | NY | 853 | 920 | 204 | 62 | 17 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 78.4 | 58.5 |
| 1991-92 | NY | 506 | 700 | 133 | 67 | 15 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 73.5 | 55.8 |
| 1992-93 | NY | 565 | 708 | 126 | 85 | 15 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 72.2 | 55.6 |
| 1993-94 | NY | 969 | 965 | 218 | 110 | 18 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 77.6 | 54.0 |
| 1994-95 | NY | 506 | 445 | 126 | 60 | 7 | 48.9 | 25.0 | 79.3 | 55.1 |
| 1995-96 | NY | 604 | 460 | 137 | 58 | 14 | 47.1 | 26.9 | 83.3 | 55.9 |
| 1996-97 | NY | 864 | 781 | 221 | 111 | 21 | 48.8 | 26.3 | 80.8 | 54.5 |
| 1997-98 | NY | 711 | 724 | 201 | 123 | 22 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 85.1 | 47.5 |
| 1998-99 |  TOR | 348 | 374 | 168 | 46 | 21 | 42.8 | 20.0 | 80.7 | 47.9 |
| 1999-00 | TOR | 548 | 540 | 253 | 102 | 45 | 41.8 | 34.1 | 77.6 | 45.9 |
| 2000-01 | TOR | 748 | 741 | 264 | 76 | 48 | 38.8 | 22.4 | 83.6 | 43.9 |
| 2001-02 | CHI | 216 | 343 | 114 | 49 | 11 | 36.9 | 16.7 | 75.0 | 39.2 |
| 2002-03 |  WSH | 74 | 107 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 41.8 | 0.0 | 82.4 | 52.9 |
| 2003-04 |  HOU | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 52.1 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%