Kevin Garnett career steals
1,859Career Regular Season
Kevin Garnett has recorded 1,859 steals over 21 regular seasons, 19th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 139 in 1997-98.
- Most recent: 28 in 2015-16.
Sum of 21 regular seasons, 1995-96 through 2015-16. 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 |  MIN | 835 | 501 | 145 | 86 | 131 | 49.1 | 28.6 | 70.5 | 52.2 |
| 1996-97 | MIN | 1,309 | 618 | 236 | 105 | 163 | 49.9 | 28.6 | 75.4 | 53.7 |
| 1997-98 | MIN | 1,518 | 786 | 348 | 139 | 150 | 49.1 | 18.8 | 73.8 | 52.7 |
| 1998-99 | MIN | 977 | 489 | 202 | 78 | 83 | 46.0 | 28.6 | 70.4 | 49.3 |
| 1999-00 | MIN | 1,857 | 956 | 401 | 120 | 126 | 49.7 | 37.0 | 76.5 | 54.5 |
| 2000-01 | MIN | 1,784 | 921 | 401 | 111 | 145 | 47.7 | 28.8 | 76.4 | 53.1 |
| 2001-02 | MIN | 1,714 | 981 | 422 | 96 | 126 | 47.0 | 31.9 | 80.1 | 53.6 |
| 2002-03 | MIN | 1,883 | 1,102 | 495 | 113 | 129 | 50.2 | 28.2 | 75.1 | 55.3 |
| 2003-04 | MIN | 1,987 | 1,139 | 409 | 120 | 178 | 49.9 | 25.6 | 79.1 | 54.7 |
| 2004-05 | MIN | 1,817 | 1,108 | 466 | 121 | 112 | 50.2 | 24.0 | 81.1 | 56.7 |
| 2005-06 | MIN | 1,656 | 966 | 308 | 104 | 107 | 52.6 | 26.7 | 81.0 | 58.9 |
| 2006-07 | MIN | 1,704 | 975 | 313 | 89 | 126 | 47.6 | 21.4 | 83.5 | 54.6 |
| 2007-08 |  BOS | 1,337 | 655 | 244 | 100 | 89 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 80.1 | 58.8 |
| 2008-09 | BOS | 899 | 485 | 144 | 63 | 68 | 53.1 | 25.0 | 84.1 | 56.3 |
| 2009-10 | BOS | 990 | 506 | 185 | 68 | 57 | 52.1 | 20.0 | 83.7 | 56.9 |
| 2010-11 | BOS | 1,056 | 631 | 171 | 95 | 57 | 52.8 | 20.0 | 86.2 | 57.5 |
| 2011-12 | BOS | 947 | 494 | 175 | 56 | 61 | 50.3 | 33.3 | 85.7 | 55.0 |
| 2012-13 | BOS | 1,004 | 530 | 159 | 78 | 62 | 49.6 | 12.5 | 78.6 | 53.5 |
| 2013-14 |  BKN | 352 | 358 | 82 | 43 | 40 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 80.9 | 46.7 |
| 2014-15 | BKN/MIN | 323 | 311 | 77 | 46 | 17 | 46.7 | 14.3 | 80.0 | 49.6 |
| 2015-16 | MIN | 122 | 150 | 62 | 28 | 10 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 49.1 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%