Gary Payton career steals
2,445Career Regular Season
Gary Payton has recorded 2,445 steals over 17 regular seasons, 5th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 231 in 1995-96.
- Most recent: 43 in 2006-07.
Sum of 17 regular seasons, 1990-91 through 2006-07. 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 |  OKC | 588 | 243 | 528 | 165 | 15 | 45.0 | 7.7 | 71.1 | 47.6 |
| 1991-92 | OKC | 764 | 295 | 506 | 147 | 21 | 45.1 | 13.0 | 66.9 | 47.8 |
| 1992-93 | OKC | 1,110 | 281 | 399 | 177 | 21 | 49.4 | 20.6 | 77.0 | 52.9 |
| 1993-94 | OKC | 1,349 | 269 | 494 | 188 | 19 | 50.4 | 27.8 | 59.5 | 52.6 |
| 1994-95 | OKC | 1,689 | 281 | 583 | 204 | 13 | 50.9 | 30.2 | 71.6 | 56.4 |
| 1995-96 | OKC | 1,563 | 339 | 608 | 231 | 19 | 48.4 | 32.8 | 74.8 | 55.4 |
| 1996-97 | OKC | 1,785 | 378 | 583 | 197 | 13 | 47.6 | 31.3 | 71.5 | 54.5 |
| 1997-98 | OKC | 1,571 | 376 | 679 | 185 | 18 | 45.3 | 33.8 | 74.4 | 54.4 |
| 1998-99 | OKC | 1,084 | 244 | 436 | 109 | 12 | 43.4 | 29.5 | 72.1 | 51.9 |
| 1999-00 | OKC | 1,982 | 529 | 732 | 153 | 18 | 44.8 | 34.0 | 73.5 | 53.5 |
| 2000-01 | OKC | 1,823 | 361 | 642 | 127 | 26 | 45.6 | 37.5 | 76.6 | 52.2 |
| 2001-02 | OKC | 1,815 | 396 | 737 | 131 | 26 | 46.7 | 31.4 | 79.7 | 52.6 |
| 2002-03 |  OKC/MIL | 1,634 | 334 | 663 | 133 | 20 | 45.4 | 29.7 | 71.0 | 50.4 |
| 2003-04 |  LAL | 1,199 | 342 | 449 | 96 | 19 | 47.1 | 33.3 | 71.4 | 52.8 |
| 2004-05 |  BOS | 873 | 236 | 469 | 88 | 12 | 46.8 | 32.6 | 76.1 | 53.7 |
| 2005-06 |  MIA | 626 | 233 | 257 | 71 | 10 | 42.0 | 28.7 | 79.4 | 52.0 |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 358 | 132 | 201 | 43 | 3 | 39.3 | 26.0 | 66.7 | 45.8 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%