Dirk Nowitzki career steals
1,210Career Regular Season
Dirk Nowitzki has recorded 1,210 steals over 21 regular seasons, 87th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 111 in 2002-03.
- Most recent: 9 in 2018-19.
Sum of 21 regular seasons, 1998-99 through 2018-19. 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 |  DAL | 385 | 162 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 40.5 | 20.6 | 77.3 | 49.1 |
| 1999-00 | DAL | 1,435 | 532 | 203 | 63 | 68 | 46.1 | 37.9 | 83.0 | 56.4 |
| 2000-01 | DAL | 1,784 | 754 | 173 | 79 | 101 | 47.4 | 38.7 | 83.8 | 60.1 |
| 2001-02 | DAL | 1,779 | 755 | 186 | 83 | 77 | 47.7 | 39.7 | 85.3 | 59.9 |
| 2002-03 | DAL | 2,011 | 791 | 239 | 111 | 82 | 46.3 | 37.9 | 88.1 | 58.1 |
| 2003-04 | DAL | 1,680 | 670 | 207 | 92 | 104 | 46.2 | 34.1 | 87.7 | 56.1 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 2,032 | 757 | 240 | 97 | 119 | 45.9 | 39.9 | 86.9 | 57.8 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 2,151 | 728 | 226 | 58 | 83 | 48.0 | 40.6 | 90.1 | 58.9 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 1,916 | 693 | 263 | 52 | 62 | 50.2 | 41.6 | 90.4 | 60.5 |
| 2007-08 | DAL | 1,817 | 659 | 266 | 51 | 71 | 47.9 | 35.9 | 87.9 | 58.5 |
| 2008-09 | DAL | 2,094 | 681 | 197 | 61 | 63 | 47.9 | 35.9 | 89.0 | 56.4 |
| 2009-10 | DAL | 2,027 | 620 | 218 | 70 | 79 | 48.1 | 42.1 | 91.5 | 57.8 |
| 2010-11 | DAL | 1,681 | 513 | 190 | 38 | 47 | 51.7 | 39.3 | 89.2 | 61.2 |
| 2011-12 | DAL | 1,342 | 419 | 136 | 42 | 30 | 45.7 | 36.8 | 89.6 | 56.4 |
| 2012-13 | DAL | 917 | 363 | 132 | 38 | 37 | 47.1 | 41.4 | 86.0 | 56.4 |
| 2013-14 | DAL | 1,735 | 498 | 216 | 73 | 45 | 49.7 | 39.8 | 89.9 | 60.3 |
| 2014-15 | DAL | 1,333 | 457 | 143 | 39 | 33 | 45.9 | 38.0 | 88.2 | 56.0 |
| 2015-16 | DAL | 1,372 | 489 | 132 | 52 | 52 | 44.8 | 36.8 | 89.3 | 55.5 |
| 2016-17 | DAL | 769 | 353 | 82 | 30 | 38 | 43.7 | 37.8 | 87.5 | 52.9 |
| 2017-18 | DAL | 927 | 438 | 120 | 43 | 45 | 45.6 | 40.9 | 89.8 | 57.5 |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 373 | 158 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 35.9 | 31.2 | 78.0 | 46.9 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%