James Harden career steals
1,794Career Regular Season
James Harden has recorded 1,794 steals over 17 regular seasons, 20th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 158 in 2018-19.
- Most recent: 79 in 2025-26.
Sum of 17 regular seasons, 2009-10 through 2025-26. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 |  OKC | 753 | 244 | 137 | 80 | 20 | 40.3 | 37.5 | 80.8 | 55.1 |
| 2010-11 | OKC | 998 | 255 | 176 | 92 | 24 | 43.6 | 34.9 | 84.3 | 59.8 |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 1,044 | 252 | 229 | 62 | 15 | 49.1 | 39.0 | 84.6 | 66.0 |
| 2012-13 |  HOU | 2,023 | 379 | 455 | 142 | 38 | 43.8 | 36.8 | 85.1 | 60.0 |
| 2013-14 | HOU | 1,851 | 344 | 446 | 115 | 29 | 45.6 | 36.6 | 86.6 | 61.8 |
| 2014-15 | HOU | 2,217 | 459 | 565 | 154 | 60 | 44.0 | 37.5 | 86.8 | 60.5 |
| 2015-16 | HOU | 2,376 | 501 | 612 | 139 | 51 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 86.0 | 59.8 |
| 2016-17 | HOU | 2,356 | 659 | 907 | 121 | 38 | 44.0 | 34.7 | 84.7 | 61.3 |
| 2017-18 | HOU | 2,191 | 389 | 630 | 126 | 50 | 44.9 | 36.7 | 85.8 | 61.9 |
| 2018-19 | HOU | 2,818 | 518 | 586 | 158 | 58 | 44.2 | 36.8 | 87.9 | 61.6 |
| 2019-20 | HOU | 2,335 | 446 | 512 | 125 | 60 | 44.4 | 35.5 | 86.5 | 62.6 |
| 2020-21 |  HOU/BKN | 1,083 | 348 | 475 | 53 | 33 | 46.6 | 36.2 | 86.1 | 61.8 |
| 2021-22 |  BKN/PHI | 1,432 | 500 | 667 | 82 | 36 | 41.0 | 33.0 | 87.7 | 58.3 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 1,216 | 354 | 618 | 71 | 31 | 44.1 | 38.5 | 86.7 | 60.7 |
| 2023-24 |  LAC | 1,192 | 369 | 614 | 77 | 57 | 42.8 | 38.1 | 87.8 | 61.2 |
| 2024-25 | LAC | 1,802 | 456 | 687 | 118 | 55 | 41.0 | 35.2 | 87.4 | 58.2 |
| 2025-26 |  LAC/CLE | 1,652 | 336 | 557 | 79 | 28 | 43.4 | 37.5 | 88.4 | 61.0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%
