Karl Malone career steals
2,085Career Regular Season
Karl Malone has recorded 2,085 steals over 19 regular seasons, 12th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 152 in 2001-02.
- Most recent: 50 in 2003-04.
Sum of 19 regular seasons, 1985-86 through 2003-04. 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 |  UTAH | 1,203 | 718 | 236 | 105 | 44 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 48.1 | 50.4 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | 1,779 | 855 | 158 | 104 | 60 | 51.2 | 0.0 | 59.8 | 53.6 |
| 1987-88 | UTAH | 2,268 | 986 | 199 | 117 | 50 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 56.8 |
| 1988-89 | UTAH | 2,326 | 853 | 219 | 144 | 70 | 51.9 | 31.3 | 76.6 | 59.2 |
| 1989-90 | UTAH | 2,540 | 911 | 226 | 121 | 50 | 56.2 | 37.2 | 76.2 | 62.6 |
| 1990-91 | UTAH | 2,382 | 967 | 270 | 89 | 79 | 52.7 | 28.6 | 77.0 | 59.6 |
| 1991-92 | UTAH | 2,272 | 909 | 241 | 108 | 51 | 52.6 | 17.6 | 77.8 | 59.9 |
| 1992-93 | UTAH | 2,217 | 919 | 308 | 124 | 85 | 55.2 | 20.0 | 74.0 | 61.2 |
| 1993-94 | UTAH | 2,063 | 940 | 328 | 125 | 126 | 49.7 | 25.0 | 69.4 | 55.0 |
| 1994-95 | UTAH | 2,187 | 871 | 285 | 129 | 85 | 53.6 | 26.8 | 74.2 | 59.0 |
| 1995-96 | UTAH | 2,106 | 804 | 345 | 138 | 56 | 51.9 | 40.0 | 72.3 | 57.5 |
| 1996-97 | UTAH | 2,249 | 809 | 368 | 113 | 48 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 75.5 | 60.0 |
| 1997-98 | UTAH | 2,190 | 834 | 316 | 96 | 70 | 53.0 | 33.3 | 76.1 | 59.7 |
| 1998-99 | UTAH | 1,164 | 463 | 201 | 62 | 28 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 78.8 | 57.7 |
| 1999-00 | UTAH | 2,095 | 779 | 304 | 79 | 71 | 50.9 | 25.0 | 79.7 | 58.2 |
| 2000-01 | UTAH | 1,878 | 669 | 361 | 93 | 62 | 49.8 | 40.0 | 79.3 | 57.2 |
| 2001-02 | UTAH | 1,788 | 686 | 341 | 152 | 59 | 45.4 | 36.0 | 79.7 | 53.2 |
| 2002-03 | UTAH | 1,667 | 628 | 379 | 136 | 31 | 46.2 | 21.4 | 76.3 | 53.4 |
| 2003-04 |  LAL | 554 | 367 | 163 | 50 | 20 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 74.7 | 55.5 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%