Gary Payton career playoff steals
216Career Postseason
Gary Payton has recorded 216 steals over 15 postseasons, 27th among 1,382 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 37 in 1995-96.
- Most recent: 0 in 2006-07.
Sum of 15 postseasons, 1990-91 through 2006-07. 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 |  OKC | 24 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 43.0 |
| 1991-92 | OKC | 61 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 48.2 |
| 1992-93 | OKC | 234 | 63 | 70 | 34 | 3 | 44.3 | 16.7 | 67.6 | 46.6 |
| 1993-94 | OKC | 79 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 49.3 | 33.3 | 42.1 | 51.1 |
| 1994-95 | OKC | 71 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 47.8 | 20.0 | 41.7 | 49.1 |
| 1995-96 | OKC | 434 | 108 | 143 | 37 | 7 | 48.5 | 41.0 | 63.3 | 56.8 |
| 1996-97 | OKC | 285 | 65 | 104 | 26 | 4 | 41.2 | 33.3 | 82.0 | 50.6 |
| 1997-98 | OKC | 240 | 34 | 70 | 18 | 1 | 47.5 | 38.0 | 94.0 | 58.5 |
| 1999-00 | OKC | 129 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 44.2 | 39.1 | 76.9 | 51.8 |
| 2001-02 | OKC | 111 | 43 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 42.5 | 26.7 | 58.6 | 46.7 |
| 2002-03 |  MIL | 111 | 18 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 42.9 | 6.7 | 70.0 | 45.9 |
| 2003-04 |  LAL | 171 | 72 | 116 | 23 | 4 | 36.6 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 43.1 |
| 2004-05 |  BOS | 72 | 29 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 44.6 | 7.1 | 83.3 | 47.0 |
| 2005-06 |  MIA | 133 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 42.2 | 29.3 | 72.0 | 52.4 |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%