Isiah Thomas career steals
1,861Career Regular Season
Isiah Thomas has recorded 1,861 steals over 13 regular seasons, 18th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 204 in 1983-84.
- Most recent: 68 in 1993-94.
Sum of 13 regular seasons, 1981-82 through 1993-94. 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 |  DET | 1,225 | 209 | 565 | 150 | 17 | 42.4 | 28.8 | 70.4 | 48.7 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 1,854 | 328 | 634 | 199 | 29 | 47.2 | 28.8 | 71.0 | 52.5 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 1,748 | 327 | 914 | 204 | 33 | 46.2 | 33.8 | 73.3 | 52.0 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 1,720 | 361 | 1,123 | 187 | 25 | 45.8 | 25.7 | 80.9 | 52.9 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 1,609 | 277 | 830 | 171 | 20 | 48.8 | 31.0 | 79.0 | 55.4 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 1,671 | 319 | 813 | 153 | 20 | 46.3 | 19.4 | 76.8 | 52.8 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 1,577 | 278 | 678 | 141 | 17 | 46.3 | 30.9 | 77.4 | 52.1 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 1,458 | 273 | 663 | 133 | 20 | 46.4 | 27.3 | 81.8 | 52.8 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 1,492 | 308 | 765 | 139 | 19 | 43.8 | 30.9 | 77.5 | 50.1 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 776 | 160 | 446 | 75 | 10 | 43.5 | 29.2 | 78.2 | 50.7 |
| 1991-92 | DET | 1,445 | 247 | 560 | 118 | 15 | 44.6 | 29.1 | 77.2 | 50.5 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 1,391 | 232 | 671 | 123 | 18 | 41.8 | 30.8 | 73.7 | 48.8 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 856 | 159 | 399 | 68 | 6 | 41.7 | 31.0 | 70.2 | 48.8 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%