Dirk Nowitzki career playoff steals
149Career Postseason
Dirk Nowitzki has recorded 149 steals over 15 postseasons, 52nd among 1,382 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 25 in 2005-06.
- Most recent: 2 in 2015-16.
Sum of 15 postseasons, 2000-01 through 2015-16. 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 |  DAL | 234 | 81 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 42.3 | 28.3 | 88.3 | 57.3 |
| 2001-02 | DAL | 227 | 105 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 44.5 | 57.1 | 87.8 | 57.7 |
| 2002-03 | DAL | 430 | 196 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 47.9 | 44.3 | 91.2 | 59.3 |
| 2003-04 | DAL | 133 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 45.0 | 46.7 | 85.7 | 56.1 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 308 | 131 | 43 | 18 | 21 | 40.2 | 33.3 | 82.9 | 50.5 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 620 | 268 | 67 | 25 | 14 | 46.8 | 34.3 | 89.5 | 59.6 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 118 | 68 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 38.3 | 21.1 | 84.0 | 50.9 |
| 2007-08 | DAL | 134 | 60 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 47.3 | 33.3 | 80.8 | 58.8 |
| 2008-09 | DAL | 268 | 101 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 51.8 | 28.6 | 92.5 | 63.5 |
| 2009-10 | DAL | 160 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 54.7 | 57.1 | 95.2 | 64.3 |
| 2010-11 | DAL | 582 | 171 | 53 | 12 | 13 | 48.5 | 46.0 | 94.1 | 60.9 |
| 2011-12 | DAL | 107 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 44.2 | 16.7 | 90.5 | 56.0 |
| 2013-14 | DAL | 134 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42.9 | 8.3 | 80.6 | 48.0 |
| 2014-15 | DAL | 106 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 45.2 | 23.5 | 92.9 | 55.0 |
| 2015-16 | DAL | 102 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 49.4 | 36.4 | 94.1 | 56.4 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%